ARIA Top 50 Singles weekending 12th November 2007

 

1 (4) Hook Me Up – The Veronicas

2 (1) The Way I Are - Timbaland

3 (5) Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s

4 (2) Beautiful Girls – Sean Kingston

5 (3) In This Life – Delta Goodrem

6 (6) Into The Night – Santana ft Chad Kroeger

7 (7) Gimme More – Britney Spears

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

9 (10) Apologize – Timbaland/One Republic

10 (9) Stronger – Kanye West

11 (New) Funky Tonight (Live 2007 ARIAS) – John Butler Trio & Keith Urban

12 (11) Don’t You Wanna Feel – Rogue Traders

13 (37) No One – Alicia Keys

14 (16) Let Me Think About It – Ida Corr vs Fedde Le Grand

15 (14) Ayo Technology – 50 Cent

16 (17) Big Girls Don’t Cry – Fergie

17 (12) I’m Your Funny Bear – Gummi Bear

18 (18) Shut Up And Drive - Rihanna

19 (20) The Pretender – Foo Fighters

20 (19) Teenagers – My Chemical Romance

21 (13) 1973 – James Blunt

22 (15) UFO – Sneaky Sound System

23 (25) The Take Over, The Breaks Over – Fall Out Boy

24 (21) Can’t Touch It – Ricki-Lee

25 (26) Don’t Hold Back – The Potbelleez

26 (27) Better Than – John Butler Trio

27 (40) Get What You Want – Operator Please

28 (22) Straight Lines – Silverchair

29 (23) Dance Floor Anthem – Good Charlotte

30 (24) Love Today - Mika

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

32 (New) Happy Ending - Mika

33 (28) I Got It From My Mama – will.i.am

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

35 (34) Sorry, Blame It On Me - Akon

36 (32) Bleed It Out – Linkin Park

37 (33) Goodbye – Sneaky Sound System

38 (35) Do It Well – Jennifer Lopez

39 (36) Thnks Fr Th Mmrs – Fall Out Boy

40 (38) Umbrella - Rihanna

41 (39) Pictures – Sneaky Sound System

42 (43) Destination Calabria – Alex Gaudino ft Crystal Waters

43 (41) Wake Up Call – Maroon 5

44 (45) Wall To Wall – Chris Brown

45 (New) What If - Cog

46 (46) Lost And Running - Powderfinger

47 (47) Not Me – Amy Pearson

48 (49) Give It To Me - Timbaland

49 (48) Loud – Shannon Noll

50 (42) I Love It – Sneaky Sound System

 

ARIA Top 50 Albums weekending 12th November 2007

 

1 (1) Long Road Out Of Eden – The Eagles

2 (New) Hook Me Up – The Veronicas

3 (2) Delta – Delta Goodrem

4 (3) Blackout – Britney Spears

5 (4) Exile On Mainstream – Matchbox 20

6 (New) The Swing Sessions 2 – David Campbell

7 (8) Future Sex/Love Sounds – Justin Timberlake

8 (15) Shock Value - Timbaland

9 (5) Sneaky Sound System – Sneaky Sound System

10 (6) Grand National – John Butler Trio

11 (17) Vivere: The Best Of – Andrea Bocelli

12 (10) Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace – Foo Fighters

13 (7) All The Lost Souls – James Blunt

14 (11) Young Modern - Silverchair

15 (9) Ultimate Santana - Santana

16 (12) On A Clear Night – Missy Higgins

17 (16) Hairspray – Original Soundtrack

18 (New) Exclusive – Chris Brown

19 (22) High School Musical 2 – Original Soundtrack

20 (20) The Dutchess - Fergie

21 (13) Magic – Bruce Springsteen

22 (14) Better In The Dark – Rogue Traders

23 (23) Infinity On High – Fall Out Boy

24 (18) Dream Days At The Hotel Existence - Powderfinger

25 (21) Minutes To Midnight – Linkin Park

26 (24) I’m Not Dead - Pink

27 (29) Life In Cartoon Motion - Mika

28 (30) Still On Top: The Greatest Hits – Van Morrison

29 (36) Hannah Montana 2 – Miley Cyrus

30 (28) Good Morning Revival – Good Charlotte

31 (34) Back To Black – Amy Winehouse

32 (33) Call Me Irresponsible – Michael Buble

33 (32) Turn It Up – Shannon Noll

34 (26) So Many Nights – The Cat Empire

35 (New) I-Empire – Angels & Airwaves

36 (49) Good Girl Gone Bad - Rihanna

37 (New) Avenged Sevenfold – Avenged Sevenfold

38 (39) Where We Land – Damien Leith

39 (46) Little Eve – Kate Miller-Heidke

40 (19) Elect The Dead – Serj Tankian

41 (31) Sun Dirt Water – The Waifs

42 (43) Sean Kingston – Sean Kingston

43 (40) Like Drawing Blood - Gotye

44 (44) The Moon Looked On – Clare Bowditch & The Feeding Set

45 (37) Curtis – 50 Cent

46 (35) In Our Nature – Jose Gonzalez

47 (Re) Time On Earth – Crowded House

48 (27) V Is For Vagina – Puscifer

49 (New) Noel – Josh Groban

50 (New) Hvarf/Heim – Sigur Ros

 

Chartifacts

Source: ariacharts.com.au

 

Singles

After seven weeks bubbling inside the Top 5, The Veronicas take out the top spot. Hook Me Up knocks off The Way I Are leaving Timbaland at No.2 this week. Hey There Delilah moves up two places, to take out the last podium spot, giving Plain White T’s the bronze. Sean Kingston’s Beautiful Girls tumbles down two places and settles for No.4, meanwhile positions 6, 7, and 8 all remain glued to their spots for another week. Timbaland and Kanye West trade places – Apologize is at No.9 and Stronger sits at No.10 for this week.

 

FUNKY TONIGHT (LIVE 2007 ARIAS) - The John Butler Trio & Keith Urban No.11

Two of the biggest names in Australia’s music business – The John Butler Trio and Keith Urban, came together for Australia’s biggest night of nights – The ARIA Awards. Together they brought the house down and were voted the hottest performance on the night by the public.

 

HAPPY ENDING - Mika

No.32

This is the third offering from 24 year old Mika. Happy Ending follows Grace Kelly (No.2 Apr. ’07) and Love Today (No.3 Aug ’07). All three singles have been lifted from Mika’s debut album Life In Cartoon Motion, which peaked at No.5 on the ARIA Albums Chart in August this year and is still in the Top 40 this week after thirty-four weeks.

 

WHAT IF - Cog No.45

Hailing from Sydney’s Bondi Beach – Cog consists of Flynn Gower (lead vocals / guitar), Luke Gower (bass) and Lucius Borich (drums). Lead man Gower and Borich have been friends since high school and formed Cog in 1998. Cog made their debut on the ARIA Singles Chart in 2002 with Just Waiting Part 2, which peaked at No.90. This was followed by Open Up (No.81 Mar. ’03) and Run (No.75 Aug. ’05). What If is the bands highest charting single to date.

 

KISS KISS - Chris Brown No.52

Dominating the US charts for the second week is Chris Brown’s new single Kiss Kiss. Brown enjoyed worldwide success with his debut single Run It! (No.1 Jan. ’06), which held the top spot for three weeks and went on to be accredited gold. Brown cites Michael Jackson as one of his inspirations – which you can certainly tell by Brown’s dance moves! Brown’s new album, Exclusive debuts at No.18 this week on the ARIA Albums Chart. The album features Kiss Kiss and Wall To Wall (No.21 Sep. ’07).

 

TAKING CHANCES - Celine Dion

No.60

She has a voice that will blow you away, Celine Dion is making a comeback after a four year hiatus from our chart and stint in Las Vegas. Dion made her first steps onto the ARIA Chart back in 1991, with the single Where Does My Heart Beat Now. The single peaked at No.62 in April that year and was a taste of greater things to come. Power Of Love was Dion’s first No.1 single, hitting the top spot in April 1994. This was followed by two more – Because You Loved Me (Aug. ’96) and who can forget, My Heart Will Go On (Feb. ’98).

 

BABY LOVE - Nicole Scherzinger Feat. Will.I.Am No.64

Best known for her work as the head Pussycat Doll, Nicole Scherzinger has gone out on a limb for her debut solo release. Featuring Black Eyed Peas member Will.I.Am, Baby Love peaked at No.14 on the UK chart recently and hopefully will be a Top 40 hit for Scherzinger on our shores. Prior to her Pussycat Dolls role, Scherzinger won a spot in Eden’s Crush, an all girl pop group founded by America’s series of Popstars. Eden’s Crush released Get Over Yourself, but the single failed to make an impact within ARIA Top 100.

 

STRANGER - Hilary Duff No.68

Actress, singer, songwriter and entrepreneur – Hilary Duff is no Stranger to our charts. Duff has enjoyed sweet success on our shores since making her debut in 2003 with Why Not? (No.14 July ’03). Other singles to chart well include So Yesterday (No.8 Sep. ’03), Our Lips Are Sealed (#9 Sep. ’04) – a duet Duff did with her sister, Haylie and Beat Of My Heart (No.13 Jan. ’06).

 

HOT - Avril Lavigne

No.59

From punk chick to Hot lady, Avril Lavigne has reinvented herself to become quite a fox. Hailing from Canada and now living in the US with her husband, Deryck Whibley of Sum 41, Lavigne releases her tenth single. Standout singles include her debut Complicated (No.1 Aug. ’02), Sk8er Boi (No.3 Nov. ’02) and more recently, Girlfriend (No.1 Apr. ’07). Hot is the third single to be lifted from Lavigne’s current album The Best Damn Thing (No.2 Apr. ’07).

 

TRANQUILIZE - The Killers Feat. Lou Reed No.84

The Killers are a rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada and recently played two sold out concerts in Sydney to thousands of adorning fans. The band consists of Brandon Flowers (vocals, keyboards), Dave Keuning (guitar), Mark Stoermer (bass guitar) and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (drums). This is the first single to be lifted from the band’s new album Sawdust – which features a host of tracks including B-sides, rarities and new material.

 

CRANK THAT - Soulja Boy Tell'em No.91

Born DeAndre Way, 17 year old Soulja Boy Tell’Em knew at a very young age she was destined for fame. Born in Chicago, Soulja moved around from the Windy City to the deep south of Mississippi, but now calls Atlanta home – a hub for rappers! Crank That has already hit the big time in the US, with the single spending seven weeks at No.1 and is currently No.21 on this week’s ARIA Urban Singles Chart.

 

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Albums

The Eagles stay strong at No.1 for another week, with their album, Long Road Out Of Eden. No.2 is a new entry, Hook Me Up by The Veronicas, which has pushed Delta Goodrem’s Delta down to No.3. Britney Spear’s Blackout follows on No.4, while moving up from No.8 to No.5 is Future Love / Sex Sounds by Justin Timberlake. A big mover up the charts is Timbaland Presents: Shock Value by Timbaland, from No.13 to No.6! No.7 is Matchbox Twenty’s Exile On Mainstream. Yet another new entry at No.8 see’s The Swing Sessions 2 by David Campbell. No.9 is Sneaky Sound System’s self titles and lastly at No.10 is John Butler Trio’s Grand National.

 

HOOK ME UP - The Veronicas No.2

Identical twins, Lisa and Jessica are about to start a tour through Australia at the end of this month. This album has managed to match the chart position of their first album – The Secret Life Of… which also reached No.2 in April, 2006. The Secret Life Of… attained platinum status, 4 times over, while the new album has already achieved gold! The girls have taken their name from Veronica Lodge, a character in the Archie comics. This has led to the girls even being featured in a few issues of the comic.

 

THE SWING SESSIONS 2 - David Campbell No.8

This is the follow-up to the successful The Swing Sessions which peaked at No.7 in November, 2006. This album was born out of Campbell’s recent Swing Sessions Tour, where he found that the band and himself were continually adding classics to the set list – songs that had the audience singing along to every word. The majority of the recording for the 14 tracks was completed in only 2 days. For this album, Campbell has again teamed up with Chong Lim, the music director from the TV series, It Takes Two, which Campbell recently won, with actress Jolene Anderson. Other releases of Campbell’s to chart well include the singles Hope (No.8 Jul. ’03) and When She’s Gone (No.25 Oct. ’03).

 

EXCLUSIVE - Chris Brown No.18

He may only be eighteen, but Brown has already accomplished quite a lot! Two of his singles peaked inside the Top 10 - Run It! which attained the No.1 spot in January, 2006 and Yo (Excuse Me Miss) which reached No.10 in May 2006. On this album, he has collaborated with Black Eyed Peas, Will.I.Am and T-Pain. Brown also wants to be known as an all-round entertainer, and has been seen acting in The OC.

 

I-EMPIRE - Angels & Airwaves No.31

This band is made up of 4 musicians – Atom Willard (previously of The Offspring and Rocket From The Crypt), David Kennedy (previously of Box Car Racer), Matt Wachter (previously of 30 Seconds To Mars) and Tom De Longe (previously of Blink 182 and Box Car Racer). Their first album, We Don’t Need To Whisper peaked at No.8 in May, 2006. Of this album, De Longe has said that “It reflects an idea that the world is yours for the taking, and all that exists, exists inside you.”

 

AVENGED SEVENFOLD - Avenged Sevenfold No.37

From California, this band consists of; M. Shadows – vocals, Zacky Vengeance – guitar, Synyster Gates – guitar, The Reverend – drums and Johnny Christ – bass. For this album, they wanted to combine the different sounds they have heard since touring, from country music through to hip hop. They have also decided to produce it by themselves.

 

HVARF/HEIM - Sigur Ros No.49

Hailing from Iceland, this band comprises of Jón Bor Birgisson (vocals, guitars), Kjartan Sveinsson (keyboards), Orri Páll Dýrason (drums) and Georg Holm (bass). You may have unknowingly heard their music before as it was used in the TV series CSI and CSI Miami, and in 2003 they joined Radiohead to compose music for a dance for Merce Cunningham. They have also previously released Takk… (No.20 Sep. ’05) and ( ) (No.49 Nov. ’02).

 

SILVER SKIES - Sara Storer No.60

This is Storer’s fourth album which has also made an impression in the ARIA Country Charts this week, where it debut at No.3. Her second album, Beautiful Circle was No.50 in March 2004, (No.2 Feb. ’04 on the ARIA Country Charts) and also won seven Golden Guitars at the Tamworth Country Music Festival and if all of that wasn’t enough, it has also been accredited gold! Her next album, Firefly (No.24 Aug. ’05), peaked at No.1 in July 2005 on the ARIA Country Charts. Silver Skies features Josh Cunningham of The Waifs fame who came on board to co-produce it.

 

TOGETHER AGAIN - Daniel O'Donnell & Mary Duff No.66

Another album which also debuted on the ARIA Country Chart this week, Together Again came in at No.4. O’Donnell and Duff are Irish singers that have successful careers both as solo artists and together. Their partnership has lasted over 20 years and the two featured on albums including The Juke Box Years (No.36 May ’05) and From Daniel With Love (No.32 Feb. ’06).