ARIA Top 50 Singles weekending 3rd December 2007

 

1 (1) Apologize – Timbaland/One Republic

2 (New) Here I Am – Natalie Gauci

3 (3) Clumsy - Fergie

4 (2) The Way I Are – Timbaland ft Keri Hilson

5 (4) Into The Night – Santana ft Chad Kroeger

6 (5) No One – Alicia Keys

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

8 (7) Hook Me Up – The Veronicas

9 (8) 2 Hearts – Kylie Minogue

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

11 (15) Happy Ending - Mika

12 (10) Don’t Hold Back – The Potbelleez

13 (12) In This Life – Delta Goodrem

14 (11) Beautiful Girls – Sean Kingston

15 (21) Turn Me Loose – Young Divas

16 (14) Stronger – Kanye West

17 (16) Gimme More – Britney Spears

18 (49) Hate That I Love You - Rihanna

19 (17) Let Me Think About It – Ida Corr vs Fedde Le Grand

20 (18) Ayo Technology – 50 Cent

21 (New) Shadow Of The Day – Linkin Park

22 (20) Me Love – Sean Kingston

23 (13) Love Is All Around – Ricki-Lee

24 (22) Teenagers – My Chemical Romance

25 (19) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

26 (New) In Pieces – Shannon Noll

27 (35) Won’t Go Home Without You – Maroon 5

28 (24) I’m Your Funny Bear – Gummi Bear

29 (39) Hot Stuff (Let’s Dance) – Craig David

30 (28) Hot – Avril Lavigne

31 (30) Sorry, Blame It On Me - Akon

32 (23) Don’t You Wanna Feel – Rogue Traders

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

34 (32) Kiss Kiss – Chris Brown

35 (26) The Pretender – Foo Fighters

36 (43) Good Life – Kanye West

37 (27) Shut Up And Drive - Rihanna

38 (29) 1973 – James Blunt

39 (34) Love Today - Mika

40 (36) When You’re Gone – Avril Lavigne

41 (42) Misery – Good Charlotte

42 (40) Dance Floor Anthem – Good Charlotte

43 (31) Can’t Touch It – Ricki-Lee

44 (37) UFO – Sneaky Sound System

45 (New) Superstar – Lupe Fiasco

46 (44) Better Than – John Butler Trio

47 (38) I Got It From My Mama – will.i.am

48 (New) This Is For Real – Motion City Soundtrack

49 (45) Thnks Fr Th Mmrs – Fall Out Boy

50 (41) Goodbye – Sneaky Sound System

 

ARIA Top 50 Albums weekending 3rd December 2007

 

1 (New) X – Kylie Minogue

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

3 (New) Out In The Blue – Jimmy Barnes

4 (4) Shock Value – Timbaland

5 (2) Get Ready – Human Nature

6 (5) Delta – Delta Goodrem

7 (3) Greatest Hits – Spice Girls

8 (6) The Memphis Album – Guy Sabastian

9 (7) Greatest Hits – Keith Urban

10 (New) New Attitude – Young Divas

11 (8) Hook Me Up – The Veronicas

12 (9) Future Sex/Love Sounds – Justin Timberlake

13 (11) The Swing Sessions 2 – David Campbell

14 (17) Exile On Mainstream – Matchbox 20

15 (10) Mothership – Led Zeppelin

16 (16) Ultimate Santana - Santana

17 (12) As I Am – Alicia Keys

18 (20) Call Me Irresponsible – Michael Buble

19 (15) Taking Chances – Celine Dion

20 (23) Three’s A Crowd – Matt Tilley

21 (14) The Promise – David Hobson

22 (21) Life – Marcia Hines

23 (22) Grand National – John Butler Trio

24 (30) The Ultimate Hits – Garth Brooks

25 (19) Sneaky Sound System – Sneaky Sound System

26 (24) The Dutchess – Fergie

27 (13) Sawdust – The Killers

28 (27) Infinity On High – Fall Out Boy

29 (28) Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace – Foo Fighters

30 (26) Vivere: The Best Of – Andrea Bocelli

31 (18) Blackout – Britney Spears

32 (29) All The Lost Souls – James Blunt

33 (31) High School Musical 2 – Original Soundtrack

34 (25) On A Clear Night – Missy Higgins

35 (33) Life In Cartoon Motion - Mika

36 (39) Hairspray – Original Soundtrack

37 (32) Hannah Montana 2 – Miley Cyrus

38 (41) Still On Top: The Greatest Hits – Van Morrison

39 (New) The Ultimate Collection – Whitney Houston

40 (Re) The Best Damn Thing – Avril Lavigne

41 (44) Turn It Up – Shannon Noll

42 (38) Young Modern - Silverchair

43 (34) Exclusive – Chris Brown

44 (Re) Choir Of Hard Knocks – Choir Of Hard Knocks

45 (36) Dream Days At The Hotel Existence - Powderfinger

46 (40) I’m Not Dead - Pink

47 (50) Where We Land – Damien Leith

48 (47) Good Morning Revival – Good Charlotte

49 (35) Back To Black – Amy Winehouse

50 (New) Alive 2007 – Daft Punk

 

Chartifacts

Source: ariacharts.com.au

 

Singles

Keeping Natalie Gauci out of the top spot is Timbaland’s Apologize, which leaves Here I Am settling for No.2 this week. Clumsy leaves Fergie stationed at No.3, meanwhile The Way I Are takes a tumble and sets Timbaland down at No.4. As for the rest of the Top 10 they all take a dive from last week’s positions. A special mention goes to I Love It by Sneaky Sound System which is now in its 69th week within the Top 100. This matches the ARIA record of most weeks in the top 100 for a Single which is held by The Living End’s Second Solution / Prisoner Of Society which charted from 1997 through 1999. Although since the inclusion of digital sales late last year, long charting singles are now more common. Sneaky’s long run is still an accomplishment especially considering that they currently have four singles within the top 100 including Pictures which has also been on the chart for a year (52 weeks).

 

HERE I AM - Natalie Gauci No.2

The lovely Melbournian has taken out the crown in this year’s Australian Idol competition. Natalie Gauci is the first wildcard contestant, and the third female to win it. BI (before Idol), Gauci was a session singer in Melbourne and a music teacher. AI (after Idol), Gauci is set to tour Australia and also might be making a special appearance at this year’s Carols By Candlelight. Gauci’s debut album – The Winner’s Journey is out now.

 

SHADOW OF THE DAY - Linkin Park

No.21

Hard as nails rock outfit – Linkin Park take it down a few notches with their new release, Shadow Of The Day. This is the Grammy award winning band’s third track to be lifted from their former #1 and double platinum album, Minutes To Midnight. Shadow Of The Day follows What I’ve Done (No.13 May ’07) and Bleed It Out (No.24 Sep. ‘07). Lead singer Chester Bennington was voted in at 46th on Hit Paraders list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" and Mike Shinoda, the band’s MC, was placed at No.72.

 

IN PIECES - Shannon Noll No.26

Australian singer-songwriter Shannon Noll, has come a long way since he graced the Australian Idol stage. Noll is the most successful contestant to come out of Idol, having released two No.1 multi-platinum selling albums – That’s What I’m Talking About (Feb. ’04) and Lift (Oct. ’05), three No.1 singles and not to mention a swag of hits including Come On Aussie Come On (No.2 Dec. ’04), Don’t Give Up featuring the beautiful Natalie Bassingthwaighte (No.2 Dec. ’06) and more recently Loud (No.3 Sep. ’07).

 

SUPERSTAR - Lupe Fiasco No.45

25 year old Lupe Fiasco releases his third Top 100 single. Fiasco’s previous singles were Kick Push which peaked at No.64 in October 2006 and Daydreamin’ which peaked at No.40 in February this year. In the span of Fiasco’s short career so far, he has been nominated for three Grammy Awards at this year’s ceremony and a Soul Train Award. Fiasco cites Nas as a major influence on his approach to writing music.

 

THIS IS FOR REAL - Motion City Soundtrack

No.48

This pop-punk band from Minnesota, USA consists of Joshua Cain, Jesse Johnson, Justin Pierre, Matthew Taylor and Tony Thaxton. The band formed in 1997 and This Is For Real is their debut to the ARIA Singles Chart. The new single is the first track to be lifted from their debut album here in Australia – Even If It Kills, which peaked at No.52 in September this year. Calling all fans - Motion City Soundtrack will be heading to our shores in February for the Soundwave Festival playing all major cities.

 

TO SIR WITH LOVE - Tina Arena No.70

She was been in show business since the age of seven and Tina Arena was a performer on Johnny Young’s Young Talent Time where Arena performed for nine years. Trying to break the stigma of being a childhood star, Arena reinvented herself as a sexy siren. I Need Your Body was Arena’s debut single, it peaked at No.3 in June 1990. Seventeen years multi-ARIA Award winner Arena is still pumping out the hits. To Sir With Love is a cover of Lulu’s 1967 track and is the first single to be lifted from Arena’s new album, Songs Of Love & Loss, which is a collection of cover songs accompanied by two of Arena’s original songs.

 

TROUBLE IN THE JUNGLE - Bindi Irwin No.85

Daughter of the late and great conservationist Steve Irwin, Bindi Irwin makes her debut to the ARIA Singles Chart. Irwin has been left to fill the big shoes her late father left behind and is doing it with a great response from fans and well wishers. Irwin is the star of her own 26-part television series titled Bindi The Jungle Girl. Did you know Bindi Irwin is the youngest person in the 104 year history of New Idea to grace the cover of the magazine?

 

Albums

An exciting week for Australian music – 7 of the top 10 albums are home-grown! This has only happened 3 times before. No.1 is Kylie Minogue’s brand new album X; No.3 is Out Of The Blue by Jimmy Barnes; No.5 is Human Nature’s Motown album – Get Ready; No.6 is Delta; No.8 is The Memphis Album by Guy Sebastian; No.9 is Keith Urbans’ Greatest Hits: 18 Kids and rounding it all off at No.10 is New Attitude by Young Divas. All of this goes to show the diverse range of talents on offer from our incredible country. Also filling out the top 10 this week is Long Road Out Of Eden by the Eagles at No.2, at No.4 for another week is Timbaland Presents: Shock Value and down to No.7 is the Spice Girls’ Greatest Hits.

 

X - Kylie Minogue No.1

This is Minogue’s tenth studio album and just one from a long list of hit albums including her debut, Kylie (No.2 Jul. ’88) which was accredited with 4 x platinum sales, also Enjoy Yourself (No.9 Nov. ’89), Rhythm Of Love (No.10 Mar. ’91), Kylie Minogue (No.3 Oct. ’94), Impossible Princess (No.4 Jan. ’98), Light Years (No.1 Oct. ’00), Fever (No.1 Oct. ’01) – which has been accredited 7x platinum and Body Language (No.2 Nov. ’03). Minogue’s new album features thirteen brand new tracks, including 2 Hearts which debuted at No.1 three weeks ago.

 

OUT IN THE BLUE - Jimmy Barnes No.3

This is Barnes’ 13th studio album since he embarked on a solo career shortlysoon after Cold Chisel broke up in 1983. Most of the material was written while recovering from his open heart surgery. The album features his son Jackie Barnes on drums, as well as the talents of Kasey Chambers, Neil Finn and Tex Perkins. This is Barnes’ 10th album to hit the Top 3; which includes Barnestorming (No.1 Nov. ’88), Two Fires (No.1 Sept. ’90) and Soul Deep (No.1 Nov. ’91) amongst others.

 

NEW ATTITUDE - Young Divas No.10

Paulini, Jessica, Kate and Emily’s new album, New Attitude, has also debuted on the ARIA Dance Charts at No.2 this week. The first album, Young Divas debuted at No.4 in November 2006 and was accredited double platinum. Tracks lifted off the album were - This Time I know It’s For Real (No.2 May ’06), Happenin’ All Over Again (No.9 No. ’06) and Searchin’ (No.40 Mar. ’07). Turn Me Loose is the first single from their current album and is currently at No.15 this week.

 

TRUST ME - Craig David No.59

David recorded his fourth album in Cuba, where the local rhythm and beats impacted his music. The album was produced by Martin Terefe who has also worked with Kt Tunstall and James Morrison. His first album Born To Do It reached No.2 in January, 2001 after nearly 20 weeks sitting in the charts. David’s other two albums are Slicker Than Your Average (No.5 Nov. ’02) and The Story Goes… (No.9 Aug. ’05).

 

GREATEST HITS - David Gray No.61

Most popular for his track Babylon (No.51 Apr. ’01), Gray blends a mixture of folk and electronic music while still using predominantly acoustic instruments. Gray has enjoyed success with his albums releases, which include; White Ladder (No.34 Jun. ’01) which went double platinum, A New Day At Midnight (No.22 Nov. ’02) and Life In Slow Motion (No.8 Sep. ’05). While this album is a collection of his greatest hits, it also includes a few new tracks. Gray is reportedly working on a new album with a scheduled release date of 2008.

 

Y34RZ3R0R3NIX3D - Nine Inch Nails No.87

This album is a remix of tracks from Year Zero (No.5 May ’07) with the remixes done by Saul Williams, The Faint, Ladytron, Modwheelmood, Stephen Morris & Gillian Gilbert from New Order, Olof Dreijer from The Knife and Kronos Quartet, to name but a few. Nine Inch Nail’s chart history includes Downward Spiral (No.12 Oct. ’94), The Fragile (No.2 Sep. ’99) and With Teeth (No.10 May ’05).

 

ANDRE RIEU IN WONDERLAND - Andre Rieu No.90

In his own words, Rieu’s “dream is to make the whole of classical music accessible for everyone”, which gives an indication to how informal Rieu likes to keep his concerts. Audiences that clap, hum and sway to the music are encouraged. Other albums that Rieu has released include Strauss & Co. (No.82 May ’96) and New York Memories (No.66 Oct. ’07). Next year he will be returning to Australia to tour with a replication of the Imperial Shonbrunn Palace from Vienna, along with his orchestra, dancers and horses!