ARIA Top 50 Singles weekending 8th October 2007

 

1 (1) Beautiful Girls – Sean Kingston

2 (2) In This Life – Delta Goodrem

3 (3) The Way I Are - Timbaland

4 (5) Hook Me Up – The Veronicas

5 (4) Stronger – Kanye West

6 (6) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

7 (7) Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s

8 (10) How Far We’ve Come – Matchbox 20

9 (8) Shut Up And Drive - Rihanna

10 (New) Don’t You Wanna Feel – Rogue Traders

11 (9) Can’t Touch It – Ricki-Lee

12 (12) The Pretender – Foo Fighters

13 (16) Ayo Technology – 50 Cent

14 (11) Thnks Fr Th Mmrs – Fall Out Boy

15 (15) When You’re Gone – Avril Lavigne

16 (14) Dance Floor Anthem – Good Charlotte

17 (13) Love Today - Mika

18 (New) Do It Well – Jennifer Lopez

19 (17) The Take Over, The Breaks Over – Fall Out Boy

20 (18) Loud – Shannon Noll

21 (20) I Got It From My Mama – will.i.am

22 (21) Teenagers – My Chemical Romance

23 (19) Destination Calabria – Alex Gaudino ft Crystal Waters

24 (27) Bleed It Out – Linkin Park

25 (22) Wake Up Call – James Blunt

26 (23) 1973 – James Blunt

27 (25) Umbrella - Rihanna

28 (26) Kiss Your Mama! – Vanessa Amorosi

29 (24) Love Me Like The World Is Ending – Ben Lee

30 (50) Never Again – Kelly Clarkson

31 (30) Wall To Wall – Chris Brown

32 (New) Shining Star – The Noll Brothers

33 (28) Dear Mr. President - Pink

34 (31) Clothes Off! – Gym Class Heroes

35 (29) Just A Song About Ping Pong – Operator Please

36 (41) One Minute – Kelly Clarkson

37 (36) No Longer There – The Cat Empire

38 (32) Sound Of Freedom – Bob Sinclar

39 (New) Now That You Got It – Gwen Stefani

40 (35) What Time Is It – High School Musical 2

41 (33) Opinions Won’t Keep You Warm At Night - Kisschasy

42 (39) F.R.E.S.H. – Scribe

43 (34) Lovestoned – Justin Timberlake

44 (Re) Straight Lines – Silverchair

45 (49) Candyman – Christina Aguilera

46 (47) Glamorous - Fergie

47 (37) Girlfriend – Avril Lavigne

48 (44) Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin’) – T-Pain

49 (45) Give It To Me - Timbaland

50 (38) UFO – Sneaky Sound System

 

ARIA Top 50 Albums weekending 8th October 2007

 

1 (New) Exile On Mainstream – Matchbox 20

2 (1) Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace – Foo Fighters

3 (2) So Many Nights – The Cat Empire

4 (3) All The Lost Souls – James Blunt

5 (8) Hairspray – Original Soundtrack

6 (5) Infinity On High – Fall Out Boy

7 (4) High School Musical 2 – Original Soundtrack

8 (10) The Dutchess - Fergie

9 (New) Rhyme Book - Scribe

10 (7) Turn It Up – Shannon Noll

11 (6) Graduation – Kanye West

12 (9) Curtis – 50 Cent

13 (11) In Our Nature – Jose Gonzalez

14 (New) Guns Babes Lemonade - Muscles

15 (12) Sun Dirt Water – The Waifs

16 (17) Future Sex/Love Sounds – Justin Timberlake

17 (16) Dream Days At The Hotel Existence - Powderfinger

18 (15) Back To Black – Amy Winehouse

19 (19) I’m Not Dead - Pink

20 (13) Ripe – Ben Lee

21 (18) Grand National – John Butler Trio

22 (24) Shock Value - Timbaland

23 (20) Life In Cartoon Motion - Mika

24 (New) White Chalk – PJ Harvey

25 (New) Dylan – Bob Dylan

26 (22) Call Me Irresponsible – Michael Buble

27 (21) Sean Kingston – Sean Kingston

28 (14) One Chance – Paul Potts

29 (46) My December – Kelly Clarkson

30 (23) A Book Like This – Angus & Julia Stone

31 (30) Minutes To Midnight – Linkin Park

32 (29) Where We Land – Damien Leith

33 (26) Good Morning Revival – Good Charlotte

34 (27) On A Clear Night – Missy Higgins

35 (28) Sneaky Sound System – Sneaky Sound System

36 (25) Pavarotti Forever – Luciano Pavarotti

37 (35) Young Modern - Silverchair

38 (31) The Best Damn Thing – Avril Lavigne

39 (32) The Collection – Travelling Wilburys

40 (33) Good Girl Gone Bad – Rihanna

41 (New) The Luxury Of Hysteria – Tim Rogers

42 (New) Dark Passion Play - Nightwish

43 (50) Back To Bedlam – James Blunt

44 (New) Revival – John Fogerty

45 (Re) Here Come The Drums – Rogue Traders

46 (37) The Very Best Of – Fleetwood Mac

47 (47) Skin – Katie Noonan

48 (41) The King – Elvis Presley

49 (New) Let’s All Get Together – Ian Moss

50 (42) It Won’t Be Soon Before Long – Maroon 5

 

Chartifacts

Source: ariacharts.com.au

 

Singles

They say you can’t keep a good guy down and that is true in Sean Kingston’s case as Beautiful Girls remains at No.1 again this week, as do the next two positions, Delta Goodrem’s In This Life and The Way I Are by Timbaland, stationed at No.2 and No.3 respectively. The Veronicas move up a place to No.4 with Hook Me Up, meanwhile Kanye West’s Stronger, falls a place to No.5. How Far We’ve Come takes Matchbox Twenty up two places to No.8 and Rihanna takes a dive to No.9 with Shut Up And Drive. Lastly, new at No.10 is the Rogue Traders with Don’t You Wanna Feel.

 

DON'T YOU WANNA FEEL - Rogue Traders No.10

Forming in 1989 by founding members James Ash and Steve Davis, the pair released their debut single, Need To Show Me in April 2002, but the track did not make an impact within the Top 100. Give In To Me was their first Top 100 single, peaking at #67 in November 2002 and One Of My Kind (No.10 Mar. ’03) was the band’s first Top 10 hit, which also won them an ARIA Award for Best Dance Release. In 2005 Rogue Traders revamped their look by enlisting Natalie Bassingthwaighte on vocals, Danny Spencer on guitar and Cameron McGlinchey on drums. James Ash remained on keyboards while Steve Davis took the backseat, but is still heavily involved in the writing process for the band. Don’t You Wanna Feel is the band’s fifth Top 10 single – others included are Voodoo Child (No.4 Aug. ’05), Way To Go! (No.7 Nov. ’05) and Watching You (No.5 Feb. ’06).

 

DO IT WELL - Jennifer Lopez

No.18

Making a superb return to the ARIA Singles chart after a two year hiatus, Jennifer Lopez releases her seventeenth ARIA Top 40 Single. J-Lo is currently sitting on an empire that includes her own signature fragrances, a clothing line, a restaurant, television producer and of course being a singer-songwriter / producer… Where does she find the time for all this? Lopez started off as a one time back-up dancer for New Kids On The Block and then for Janet Jackson (Lopez is featured in Jackson’s film That’s The Way Love Goes (No.1 May ‘93). After years in others shadows, Lopez made a stellar debut to the ARIA Singles Chart in 1999, gaining her first No.1 single with If You Had My Love. The single reached the top spot in July that year. Other hits for J-Lo include All I Have (No. 2 Apr. ’03), Get Right (No. Feb. ’05) and Waiting For Tonight (No.4 Jan. ’00).

 

SHINING STAR - The Noll Brothers No.32

Set to light the Australian country scene right up, singer-songwriters Adam and Damian Noll make their debut to the ARIA Singles Chart. Following the footsteps of younger brother Shannon Noll, The Noll Brothers are no rookies in the entertainment business. Already having over twenty years of experience, Adam and Damian have been playing in Shannon’s band for the past three years. Shinning Star was written by Damian, who also shares writing credits on Shannon’s debut album, That’s What I’m Talking About (No.1 Feb. ’04), for the track The Way That I Feel. The Noll Brothers are set to release their debut album in early 2008.

 

NOW THAT YOU GO IT - Gwen Stefani No.39

Trendsetter, fashionista, icon are just a few words that can some up the multi-talented Gwen Stefani. Now That You Got It is Stefani’s ninth solo ARIA Top 40 single, since her debut solo hit, What You Waiting For? (No. 1 Nov. ’04). The new single follows The Sweet Escape (No.2 Feb. ‘07), Wind It Up (No.5 Jan. ‘07) and 4 In The Morning (No.9 July ’07) all of which are lifted from Stefani’s current album, The Sweet Escape (No.2 Mar. ’07). Stefani is also member of pop-rock band No Doubt, which are rumoured to be releasing a new album next year.

 

I WANT YOUR SOUL - Armand Van Helden

No.85

Dance music maestro, Armand Van Helden whips up yet another dance floor bomb! I Want Your Soul has already topped the ARIA Club Chart, holding the No.1 spot for five consecutive weeks recently. Van Helden’s previous track, NYC Beat also made a splash in the clubs – taking out the No.1 spot on the ARIA Club Chart for six consecutive weeks and peaking at No.36 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Both tracks are found on Van Helden’s current album Ghettoblaster, which has yet to make an impact on the ARIA Albums Chart.

 

THE CREEPS - Freaks No.91

Founding members Luke Solomon and Justin Harris have been releasing top notch dance music for a little over a decade, but Australia is just getting their first taste now, after the release of The Creeps. Originally the track was an instrumental but was recently given a reworking and a vocal hook was added by Freak vocalist, Stella Attar. The Creeps has been doing the rounds of Aussie nightspots and has peaked at No.17 on the ARIA Club Chart.

 

Albums

Brand new entry to the charts this week is Matchbox Twenty, with their new album Exile on Mainstream at No.1. Down from the top spot are the Foo Fighters with Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace at No.2. Also moving down a spot is The Cat Empire whose album So Many Nights is at No.3. All The Lost Souls by James Blunt is on No.4, while the Soundtrack from Hairspray has moved up to No.5 from No.8. Fall Out Boy’s Infinity On High has moved down from No.5 to No.6, and also moving down is another soundtrack – High School Musical 2, from No.4 to No.7. Fergie’s The Dutchess has moved up two spots – from No.10 to No.8. No.9 is a new entry – Rhyme Book by Scribe and from No.7 to No.10 is Shannon Noll’s Turn It Up.

 

EXILE ON MAINSTREAM - Matchbox Twenty No.1

t’s been five years since we’ve heard from this band. Since their last album, the band members have been busy pursuing side projects. Rob Thomas released his solo album ...Something To Be (No.1 May. ’05). Hits from his album include Lonely No More (No.3 May. ’05) and This Is How A Heart Breaks (No.13 Jun. ’05). Thomas also recorded a track for the Disney film Meet The Robinsons - Little Wonders (No.20 May. ’07). Keeping with the cartoon theme, fellow band member Paul Doucette scored the music for the Nickelodeon film Shredderman Rules and has also recorded a yet to be released album with another band, The Break and Repair Method. Kyle Cook has been filling in time by recording an album with his side project band, The New Left. Their album is set to be released later this year. Exile On Mainstream was originally intended as a greatest hits album, however when the boys got back together they found that they had a few new songs they wanted to record. This album has 6 new songs, and 11 old hits including Push (No.8 Dec. ’97), 3AM (No.31 Feb. ’98), Bent (No.19 May. ’00) and Unwell (No.12 Jul. ’03) as well as new single How Far We’ve Come which is No.8 this week.

 

RHYME BOOK - Scribe No.9

This is the second album from the New Zealand hip hop artist, whose real name is Malo Luafutu. His first album The Crusader (No.12 Jun. ’05) was accredited platinum and had the track Dreaming (No.23 Jan. ’05). His new album is a bit of a family affair, with his father, originally from Samoa, playing guitar and his cousin Tyra Hammond lending her vocal talents to some of the tracks. The songs on this album reflect Scribe’s life at the moment, with songs about his children, being able to afford to buy his own home and dealing with the pressures of fame.

 

GUNS BABES LEMONADE - Muscles No.14

Muscles is the stage name of Chris, a boy originally from Shepparton, Victoria. He has been described as a one man orchestra. This is his debut album, which was a feature album on Triple J in September.

 

WHITE CHALK - P.J. Harvey No.24

P.J. Harvey decided to concentrate mostly on her piano playing for this album, and has also chosen to sing in a register higher than her usual. Originally from Dorset in the UK, this multi-instrumentalist has amassed a great deal of awards in her career. Rolling Stone named her best songwriter and best new female singer in 1992, she was nominated three times for a Mercury Prize, and won it once for her album Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea in 2001. She has been nominated for two Grammys in 1995 and 1998 and was also nominated for The Brits in 1998. Harvey is not only an accomplished musician, but also exhibits sculpture and publishes poems.

 

DYLAN - Bob Dylan No.25

This 3 CD release spans over 5 decades of hits. Dylan has written over 500 songs, and some recent albums have included The Best of Bob Dylan (No.15 Sep. ’97), Time Out Of Mind (No.24 Sep. ’95), Modern Times (No.1 Sep. ’06) and Love and Theft (No.6 Sep. ’01). On this album the following tracks are included: Blowin’ In The Wind, The Times They Are A-Changin', Mr. Tambourine Man and Knockin' On Heaven's Door.

 

THE LUXURY OF HYSTERIA - Tim Rogers No.41

Rogers, of the band’s You Am I, Temperance Union and The Twin Set has released his first solo album. Originally from Kalgoorlie, WA, he started studying law in Canberra, before realising he wanted to pursue a music career. The album he released with The Twin Set, What Rhymes With Cars and Girls (No.14 Mar.’99) also won him an ARIA award for Best Male Artist in 1999. In 2006, Rogers teamed up with Tex Perkins and they released the album My Better Half (No.31 Sep. ’06) under the name T ‘N’ T.

 

DARK PASSION PLAY - Nightwish No.42

This album is Finland’s most expensive album ever produced to date. The 6th album from Nightwish uses over 175 additional musicians in orchestras, choirs and soloists. Their music has been dubbed as being symphonic metal. This is their first Australian chart entry.

 

REVIVAL - John Fogerty No.44

Fogerty has recorded all new music for this album, which is also No.1 on the ARIA Country Chart this week. Previously of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fogerty has also forged a solo career of his own. His previous solo albums have included Long Road Home: The Ultimate John Fogerty / Creedence Collection (No.26 Nov. ’05), Blue Moon Swamp (No.8 Jul. ’97) and Premonition (No.25 Aug. ’98).

 

DEDICATED - Renee Geyer No.64

Geyerwas inducted into the ARIA Hall Of Fame in 2006. This is the Australian jazz, blues and soul singer’s 22nd album. In the past she has collaborated with other Australians Paul Kelly and Joe Camilleri. One of her previous albums, Tenderland (No.11 Aug. ’03), saw her being nominated for two ARIA awards.

 

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT STAGE MUSICAL - Australian Cast No.68

This is the stage version of the original movie. The show first started its run at Sydney’s Star City Casino, and has now moved to Melbourne. It will be making its West End debut in 2008. This has the original hits of the show as sung by the Australian cast.

 

COWBOY TOWN - Brooks & Dunn No.78

This American country duo have collaborated and toured with Keith Urban and Reba McEntyre. Their names are actually Kix Brookes and Ronnie Dunn. Their albums have done very well on the country charts – Hillbilly Deluxe (No.2 Nov. ’05), Red Dirt Road (No.4 Aug. ’03), Steers and Stripes (No.8 Jul. ’01) and If You See Her (No.8 Aug. ’98). This is their fourth album to reach the main ARIA Albums charts.

 

THE SHADE OF POISON TREES - Dashboard Confessional No.83

Dashboard Confessional started as a solo project by singer/songwriter Chris Carrabba, though he did begin with the intention of finding a full band. That band has now been formed, comprising Scott Schoenbeck – bass, John Lefler – guitar and Mike Marsh on drums. They have had Ben Lee perform as a guest on tour. Previous albums for this Florida band have included Dusk and Summer (No.22 Jul. ’06) and A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar (No.61 Aug. ’03).

 

OVER THE UNDER - Down No.84

This New Orleans band originally started off as a side project for heavy metal vocalist Phil Anselmo of Pantera. This is the band’s third album and the first in five years. Their previous two albums being Nola (No.75 Oct. 1995) and Down II: A Bustle In Your Hedgerow (No.45 Apr 2002). The album has songs which are about the effects of Hurricane Katrina.

 

THE RESCUE - Horsell Common No.100

Luke Cripps on bass, Mark Stewart with vocals and guitar and Leigh Pengelly on drums make-up this Australian band from Melbourne. This is their debut album. Previous singles that they have released have included Satellite Wonderland (No.57 Oct. ’06).