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26/01/2026 Singles 01 01 23 01 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean 02 02 16 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift 03 06 18 03 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Raye 04 03 56 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo 05 04 31 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna 06 05 17 04 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean 07 07 50 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren 08 10 03 08 RAINDANCE Dave, Tems 09 08 32 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe 10 11 02 10 I JUST MIGHT Bruno Mars 11 09 26 06 12 TO 12 sombr 12 12 33 08 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean 13 13 44 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr 14 14 08 09 I RUN Kaitlin Aragon, HVN. 15 15 16 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift 16 18 105 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone 17 17 47 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae 18 16 16 13 A COUPLE MINUTES Olivia Dean 19 29 07 19 DIE ON THIS HILL Sienna Spiro 20 71 02 20 STATESIDE PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson 21 22 10 21 4 RAWS EsDeeKid 22 21 43 02 UNDRESSED sombr 23 20 28 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber 24 30 08 24 CHOOSIN' TEXAS Ella Langley 25 24 93 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey 26 23 88 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish 27 26 31 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax 28 25 17 20 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean 29 31 18 29 REIN ME IN Sam Fender, Olivia Dean 30 28 66 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams 31 19 02 19 SLEEPLESS IN A HOTEL ROOM Luke Combs 32 32 75 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars 33 33 58 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal 34 27 10 15 CHANEL Tyla 35 42 52 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae 36 34 17 25 LET ALONE THE ONE YOU LOVE Olivia Dean 37 40 34 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae 38 35 89 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen 39 38 66 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars 40 39 12 21 PHANTOM EsDeeKid & Rico Ace 41 44 75 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez 42 41 25 38 FOLDED Kehlani 43 51 02 43 PLASTIC CIGARETTE Zach Bryan 44 36 17 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae 45 37 29 27 GABRIELA Katseye 46 43 33 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter 47 45 93 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter 48 46 30 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 49 47 93 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE! Chappell Roan 50 49 60 01 MESSY Lola Young Bubbling Under 10 (13) THINK ABOUT US Sonny Fodera, D.O.D, Poppy Baskcomb 11 (NE) HELICOPTER A$AP Rocky 12 (19) ZOO Shakira 13 (16) CENTURY EsDeeKid 14 (17) TALK OF THE TOWN Fred again.., Sammy Virji, Reggie 15 (NE) STAY HERE 4 LIFE A$AP Rocky 16 (18) INTERNET GIRL Katseye 17 (NE) STOLE YA FLOW A$AP Rocky 18 (15) RATHER BE The Kid Laroi feat. Lithe 19 (RE) GONE GONE GONE David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones And I 20 (RE) ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift Albums 01 12 11 01 IDOLS Yungblud 02 01 17 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean 03 NE 01 03 LOCKET Madison Beer 04 03 31 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack 05 NE 01 05 DON'T BE DUMB A$AP Rocky 06 05 16 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift 07 06 48 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae 08 08 74 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter 09 07 21 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter 10 09 58 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren 11 04 02 04 WITH HEAVEN ON TOP Zach Bryan 12 02 02 02 BEFORE I FORGET The Kid Laroi 13 10 22 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr 14 11 36 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen 15 NE 01 15 THE SIN: VANISH Enhypen 16 13 88 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish 17 15 92 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift 18 14 14 04 USB Fred Again.. 19 16 83 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams 20 21 19 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran 21 19 85 01 BRAT Charli XCX 22 NE 01 22 BRITPOP Robbie Williams 23 22 24 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph 24 20 57 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator 25 18 45 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga 26 58 16 26 OLDER Lizzy McAlpine 27 24 22 21 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model 28 RE 02 18 WHO IS THE SKY? David Byrne 29 25 97 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande 30 26 37 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token 31 29 30 02 ADDISON Addison Rae 32 27 22 05 HICKEY Royel Otis 33 28 14 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala 34 32 18 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley 35 33 69 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone 36 NE 01 36 THE DEMISE OF PLANET X Sleaford Mods 37 31 58 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar 38 23 08 23 THE CRUX Djo 39 39 76 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris 40 45 30 16 DEBI TIRAR MAS FOTOS Bad Bunny 41 38 46 41 RESTLESS MIND Sam Barber 42 47 12 22 GETTING KILLED Geese 43 35 28 02 SWAG Justin Bieber 44 NE 01 44 EASING OUT OF CONTROL DZ Deathrays 45 64 03 12 FANCY THAT PinkPantheress 46 30 09 01 WICKED: FOR GOOD Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande 47 36 15 17 PEOPLE WATCHING Sam Fender 48 40 46 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake 49 52 12 12 I LOVE MY COMPUTER Ninajirachi 50 41 30 19 BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN Jelly Roll "Man I Need" is #1 for a 10th week. We arrive at the big question for the week, which is whether or not she can make it to 11 next week. I'll talk more on it next week but suffice to say, Harry Styles may have chosen a bad week to release his new single here. He had a highly impressive first day, the 8th highest Spotify count for any non-Christmas or Taylor Swift songs. He's receded considerably behind the pack in the days since, not helped by Australians being distracted by triple j's Hottest 100, Australia Day and the awful weather. As expected, Olivia Dean did come in at #1 for the Hottest 100 and that's gonna probably lock her for #1 this week, while possibly adding some curiosities to the chart next week. Given there are no Australian songs in the top 50, we could probably use the help. RAYE takes "WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!" to #3 this week, which means she's hit this peak position 3 times now, with "Escapism." & "Prada" previously. "Lush Life" continues to not be on the chart so Bruno Mars scores a probably fake top 10 hit. "Beautiful Things" hits 105 weeks on the chart so I believe it will be ousted next week. I forgot to mention Sienna Spiro debuting last week, but now she's into the top 20. Also making that move though from a little further back is PinkPantheress with the remix of "Stateside". I must admit as a massive fan of the original version, I don't like this one anywhere near as much, and it couldn't even pull the song into the Hottest 100 so I have no use for this. We get to witness the funny experience of delayed gratification on the upper UTC parts of the world, because while Zach Bryan's "Plastic Cigarettes" peaked on week 1 in most places, here it actually had a slightly improved second week and gets to climb into the top 50. Always keep these stunted debuts in mind when you find yourself wondering why Australia's charts don't have as many new entries as others do. I don't know what it's like around the rest of the world but the boomers seem to love YUNGBLUD. The token 'I don't listen to new music very often, but this guy gets it' demographic that can be very lucrative for word of mouth. He's managed to belatedly hit #1 with his latest album, which gives him two career #1's to date, his self-titled album managing to debut there back in 2022. Madison Beer fares a little better than her boyfriend did this month and scores her highest charting album by far at #3, previously only getting as high as #36 and also crowning her as the definitive Madison of the album chart (Madison Avenue got to #4). Don't trust anyone who doesn't acknowledged the poorly timed streaming & radio peaks for "Make You Mine" when they mock it for never making the Hot 100, imagine paying dust to an absolute banger because of chart eccentricities. In a similar vein to RAYE, A$AP Rocky also meets his peak position for the 3rd time, as "AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP" and "TESTING" both peaked at #5. Rihanna's last album also peaked at #5 but it would be unfair to pretend that I'm not selling it short with that description. ENHYPEN score their first ever album chart entry with their latest EP that has a lot of tracks per minute. Robbie Williams arrives at a modest #22 while we wait for the physical versions to come through. An album whose physical versions did come through this week was Lizzy McAlpine's re-packaged "Older (and Wiser)" set, which means that after several near misses and hovering around below the chart for nearly 2 years at this point, she's finally gotten her first ever top 50 album. I'm starting to think "Staying" won't be the smash hit of 2026 but you've gotta hand it to a song that with little promotion is just casually getting about 700,000 streams a day on Spotify. A hit without the chart credentials. Sleaford Mods are helped by the new chart rules to score their highest ever peak, they'd only ever had one top 50 album before this. Lastly we have what I believe to be a serious muck up, as the latest album by Brisbane's DZ Deathrays enters at #44. For context, this is a band who usually debut in the top 10, and this week they have a big vinyl & catalogue re-entry for their previous album, "R.I.F.F.". I'm positive that ARIA have attributed all their vinyl sales to the wrong album. They probably should have made the top 30 if not top 20. Mind you, EsDeeKid's album has just been missing from both Australia and NZ's charts and nothing looks to be done about this. What's worse, a missing position or one that's just wrong? There's (dis)advantages to both.

I assume whenever sales only is advocated, it's by someone who's unaware of the culture war nonsense that constantly plagues it, otherwise...🤔

If we wanna draw the comparison, "Sign of the Times" was a risky song for the streaming market at the time, and it showed. Never hit the top 5 on Spotify, only spent a week at #1. Its chart run was buoyed by sales. In reality, the song has been a massive streaming hit. Just recently crossed 2 billion on Spotify, his 3rd most. It's just that there are two separate streaming demographics. You've got the people who are tuned into the top 40 and those who aren't, and there's a different scope for what they're into, the latter group evidently love it (or it's very algorithm friendly to them), while it doesn't fit the taste of the former as much. At the end of the day, he's gotten his cake and eaten it because the song was a #1 hit, and it's gone triple platinum. The fact that it only spent 13 weeks in the top 75 no longer feels relevant. I don't know if this is the future "Aperture" is primed for (just listening to it now for the first time), but I reckon if he gets the #1 spot*, that's all that matters for now. (and I took too long to type it up, Joseph's said basically the same thing 😄) *might have something to say about this when I do my Aus charts post though, potential oof

You'd be looking at a #3 peak there.

19/01/2026 Singles 01 01 22 01 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean 02 02 15 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift 03 04 55 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo 04 03 30 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna 05 07 16 04 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean 06 05 17 05 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Raye 07 06 49 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren 08 08 31 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe 09 09 25 06 12 TO 12 sombr 10 18 02 10 RAINDANCE Dave, Tems 11 NE 01 11 I JUST MIGHT Bruno Mars 12 10 32 08 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean 13 11 43 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr 14 12 07 09 I RUN Kaitlin Aragon, HVN. 15 13 15 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift 16 16 15 13 A COUPLE MINUTES Olivia Dean 17 15 46 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae 18 14 104 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone 19 NE 01 19 SLEEPLESS IN A HOTEL ROOM Luke Combs 20 17 27 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber 21 19 42 02 UNDRESSED sombr 22 28 09 22 4 RAWS EsDeeKid 23 21 87 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish 24 20 92 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey 25 25 16 20 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean 26 24 30 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax 27 22 09 15 CHANEL Tyla 28 23 65 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams 29 68 06 29 DIE ON THIS HILL Sienna Spiro 30 46 07 30 CHOOSIN' TEXAS Ella Langley 31 40 17 31 REIN ME IN Sam Fender, Olivia Dean 32 37 74 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars 33 27 57 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal 34 39 16 25 LET ALONE THE ONE YOU LOVE Olivia Dean 35 29 88 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen 36 38 16 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae 37 31 28 27 GABRIELA Katseye 38 26 65 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars 39 34 11 21 PHANTOM EsDeeKid & Rico Ace 40 44 33 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae 41 42 24 38 FOLDED Kehlani 42 36 51 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae 43 30 32 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter 44 43 74 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez 45 33 92 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter 46 35 29 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 47 41 92 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE! Chappell Roan 48 52 05 48 THINK ABOUT US Sonny Fodera, D.O.D, Poppy Baskcomb 49 32 59 01 MESSY Lola Young 50 47 16 28 DRACULA Tame Impala Bubbling Under 14 (NE) PLASTIC CIGARETTE Zach Bryan 15 (NE) RATHER BE The Kid Laroi feat. Lithe 16 (13) CENTURY EsDeeKid 17 (14) TALK OF THE TOWN Fred again.., Sammy Virji, Reggie 18 (9) INTERNET GIRL Katseye 19 (17) ZOO Shakira 20 (NE) STATESIDE PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson Albums 01 01 16 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean 02 NE 01 02 BEFORE I FORGET The Kid Laroi 03 02 30 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack 04 NE 01 04 WITH HEAVEN ON TOP Zach Bryan 05 03 15 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift 06 05 47 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae 07 04 20 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter 08 06 73 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter 09 07 57 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren 10 08 21 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr 11 09 35 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen 12 69 10 04 IDOLS Yungblud 13 10 87 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish 14 14 13 04 USB Fred Again.. 15 11 91 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift 16 13 82 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams 17 NE 01 17 FEEL ALIVE Steph Strings 18 15 44 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga 19 17 84 01 BRAT Charli XCX 20 16 56 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator 21 18 18 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran 22 22 23 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph 23 30 07 23 THE CRUX Djo 24 21 21 21 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model 25 19 96 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande 26 25 36 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token 27 24 21 05 HICKEY Royel Otis 28 29 13 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala 29 26 29 02 ADDISON Addison Rae 30 23 08 01 WICKED: FOR GOOD Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande 31 27 57 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar 32 31 17 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley 33 32 68 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone 34 NE 01 34 SECRET LOVE Dry Cleaning 35 33 27 02 SWAG Justin Bieber 36 34 14 17 PEOPLE WATCHING Sam Fender 37 40 12 06 WEST END GIRL Lily Allen 38 41 45 41 RESTLESS MIND Sam Barber 39 36 75 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris 40 39 45 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake 41 38 29 19 BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN Jelly Roll 42 37 41 01 HURRY UP TOMORROW The Weeknd 43 45 34 02 RUBY Jennie 44 28 21 03 KARMA Stray Kids 45 49 29 16 DEBI TIRAR MAS FOTOS Bad Bunny 46 RE 05 07 FROM THE PYRE The Last Dinner Party 47 57 11 22 GETTING KILLED Geese 48 42 16 38 THE HARD WAY Cameron Whitcomb 49 46 39 03 THE GREAT AMERICAN BAR SCENE Zach Bryan 50 NE 01 50 ALTER BRIDGE Alter Bridge "Man I Need" is #1 for a 9th week. I am once again reporting that nothing is getting close, and even though we saw some notable declines on Spotify yesterday, I'm going to pre-emptively declare that "Man I Need" probably has triple j's Hottest 100 on lock. At a bare minimum it's gonna be top 3 and its closest competition I don't think are troubling the pointy end of the ARIA Chart, so she's got another couple weeks of free equilibrium at this stage. Only a big new entry could stop her I think. Djo has climbed back to his original 2024 peak of #3, giving us the first change in the top 3 in over 3 months, though technically we haven't had a new top 3 hit since Taylor Swift's album dropped. I wouldn't put it past RAYE to have a strong Hottest 100 performance to get her over the line. Maybe not as strong a factor in that (not impossible though), we've got a fast rising Dave and "Raindance" reaching the top 10. It's his 3rd top 10 hit from 4 top 50 entries (the other one is "Clash") which are pretty good innings, while it's also Tems' first ever top 10 hit as "WAIT FOR U" peaked at #12. Arriving just behind Dave is Bruno Mars who might be considered the king of second week climbs. Before "Die With A Smile" and "APT.", he'd never had a top 10 debut in his career, which includes an unfortunate coincidence when "Uptown Funk" debuted at #11 on the same week streaming was added to the charts (it would have been top 10 otherwise). So he's still never done it as a lead artist and has been denied it once more, though in fairness I still must note that "Lush Life" should probably be in the top 10. Pretty good on the debut front though he's never done it in the top 10 either, Luke Combs notches up yet another top 20 hit, instantly matching the peak of his very big hit "Ain't No Love In Oklahoma", though it'll be a tough time matching it for longevity. Our first Australian top 50 entry of 2026 has arrived courtesy of Sonny Fodera, who might be priming to have the biggest Australian hit of 2026 given that he managed it last year with "Somedays" despite a pretty unremarkable chart run on the surface (it peaked at #26 and spent 6 weeks in the top 50). Maybe triple j's Hottest 100 could net us some more soon as Playlunch & Keli Holiday discourse gets a shot in the arm. At the very least I'll have a rant to make if my blog doesn't get to it first. Our discourse is so bad. Olivia Dean makes it 7 weeks at #1 on the album chart. She's entered the world of party spoiling as she blocks The Kid LAROI from the top spot. It is at least a slight improvement on his previous album's peak of #2, and I suppose I should note that he does have a #1 album via "F*CK LOVE", but then that's not a studio album is it? Cake and the eating of it situation right here. Less in contention, Zach Bryan arrives at #4, his 3rd album to make the top 5, though he's never had a #1. YUNGBLUD has been in the country lately and getting a lot of publicity I assume from people who haven't been keeping up with new music but might discovery that this is their guy. Last week Fred again.. had a big re-entry I couldn't really explain, and now that he's at #14 for a second week, I have to conclude that he's had a track list update on the database that's propelling his incidental streams through the roof. I'll confess I hadn't heard of Steph Strings until her debut album appeared on my new album release schedules, but that lack of publicity has not stopped her from entering the top 20. Dry Cleaning chart in the top 50 for the first time ever. The Last Dinner Party also re-enter thanks to their local tour, and Alter Bridge appear incredibly low down the chart given their last album hit the top 10. I am not 100% certain their physicals were all distributed properly otherwise that's just a colossal drop off.

It's *bleep*in good

I suspect I'm going to be living on moment-to-moment best guesses based on the newest information. It's possible that the 10 year layoff is optional and to be discarded if something's made the top 30, or alternatively, they're only counting that for subsequent re-entries in an 'everyone gets one' kinda way. Maybe it's all just meaningless and labels can do what they want, because otherwise I have to pretend it's consistent when "Lush Life" isn't charting. Might nearly be top 10. 12/01/2026 Singles 01 01 21 01 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean 02 02 14 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift 03 03 29 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna 04 14 54 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo 05 06 16 05 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Raye 06 04 48 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren 07 07 15 04 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean 08 05 30 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe 09 08 24 06 12 TO 12 sombr 10 09 31 08 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean 11 10 42 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr 12 11 06 09 I RUN Kaitlin Aragon, HVN. 13 12 14 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift 14 13 103 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone 15 15 45 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae 16 19 14 13 A COUPLE MINUTES Olivia Dean 17 17 26 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber 18 NE 01 18 RAINDANCE Dave, Tems 19 21 41 02 UNDRESSED sombr 20 16 91 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey 21 20 86 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish 22 18 08 15 CHANEL Tyla 23 23 64 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams 24 25 29 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax 25 33 15 20 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean 26 22 64 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars 27 31 56 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal 28 36 08 28 4 RAWS EsDeeKid 29 30 87 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen 30 24 31 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter 31 34 27 27 GABRIELA Katseye 32 35 58 01 MESSY Lola Young 33 27 91 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter 34 32 10 21 PHANTOM EsDeeKid & Rico Ace 35 26 28 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 36 44 50 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae 37 29 73 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars 38 28 15 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae 39 39 15 25 LET ALONE THE ONE YOU LOVE Olivia Dean 40 40 16 36 REIN ME IN Sam Fender, Olivia Dean 41 41 91 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE! Chappell Roan 42 38 23 38 FOLDED Kehlani 43 43 73 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez 44 49 32 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae 45 NE 01 45 INTERNET GIRL Katseye 46 60 06 46 CHOOSIN' TEXAS Ella Langley 47 37 15 28 DRACULA Tame Impala 48 42 28 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 49 48 36 22 MYSTICAL MAGICAL Benson Boone 50 52 11 50 I'VE SEEN IT Olivia Dean Bubbling Under 12 (15) THINK ABOUT US Sonny Fodera, D.O.D, Poppy Baskcomb 13 (11) CENTURY EsDeeKid 14 (13) TALK OF THE TOWN Fred again.., Sammy Virji, Reggie 15 (16) DIE ON THIS HILL Sienna Spiro 16 (14) ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift 17 (NE) ZOO Shakira 18 (18) GONE GONE GONE David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones And I 19 (17) THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift feat. Sabrina Carpenter 20 (19) NOBODY'S GIRL Tate McRae Albums 01 01 15 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean 02 03 29 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack 03 02 14 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift 04 04 19 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter 05 06 46 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae 06 05 72 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter 07 11 56 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren 08 14 20 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr 09 13 34 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen 10 09 86 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish 11 07 90 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift 12 36 10 12 I LOVE MY COMPUTER Ninajirachi 13 12 81 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams 14 RE 12 04 USB Fred Again.. 15 16 43 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga 16 10 55 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator 17 15 83 01 BRAT Charli XCX 18 20 17 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran 19 19 95 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande 20 08 50 01 WISH YOU WERE HERE (50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) Pink Floyd 21 31 20 21 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model 22 27 22 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph 23 17 07 01 WICKED: FOR GOOD Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande 24 29 20 05 HICKEY Royel Otis 25 23 35 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token 26 24 28 02 ADDISON Addison Rae 27 25 56 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar 28 21 20 03 KARMA Stray Kids 29 18 12 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala 30 77 06 30 THE CRUX Djo 31 44 16 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley 32 34 67 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone 33 33 26 02 SWAG Justin Bieber 34 26 13 17 PEOPLE WATCHING Sam Fender 35 32 02 32 THY WILL BE DONE $uicideBoy$ 36 45 74 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris 37 30 40 01 HURRY UP TOMORROW The Weeknd 38 52 28 19 BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN Jelly Roll 39 38 44 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake 40 47 11 06 WEST END GIRL Lily Allen 41 61 44 41 RESTLESS MIND Sam Barber 42 76 15 38 THE HARD WAY Cameron Whitcomb 43 28 08 01 EVERYONE'S A STAR! 5 Seconds of Summer 44 46 28 02 IF THAT MAKES SENSE Spacey Jane 45 53 33 02 RUBY Jennie 46 71 38 03 THE GREAT AMERICAN BAR SCENE Zach Bryan 47 42 28 01 VIRGIN Lorde 48 57 22 48 TYLA Tyla 49 64 28 16 DEBI TIRAR MAS FOTOS Bad Bunny 50 40 31 04 CHARM Clairo "Man I Need" is #1 for an 8th week. Again, it really could have been one for the record books if it got into gear a little sooner. Still absolutely blitzing the competition, though not with the sort of remarkable/unsustainable figures that suggest a collapse is on the way. Djo is attempting to validate the re-entry with a new peak though he'll have to overcome the reliably stopping all close-comers "The Fate of Ophelia". At the very least, we'll finally have a different song in the top 3 for the first time in 14 weeks. Speaking of new songs, we got them. It's a further feather in the cap of my theory that no attention seems to get paid until something makes the top 20 sometimes. After months of being ignored from the chart, Dave's "Raindance" finally arrives. It's actually only his 4th ever top 50 entry but that includes a #1 hit and another top 10 so he tends to seize his moment when he has it. He should climb further next week. Katseye have the exciting honour of having the first 2026 song on the chart thanks to "Internet Girl", and just behind them is Ella Langley scoring her first top 50 hit, though "you look like you love me" has hung around for so long it may as well have been one. Olivia Dean also re-enters with "I've Seen It". Perhaps she'll end You Am I's reign of obscure stats as "Mr. Milk" is the only song to ever peak at #50 for 3 weeks (because the chart was frozen for 2 weeks). Again I have to report that if you were hoping taking out Christmas music would provide new chart hits, you're now down to just EsDeeKid's "Century" as the only song that charted because of the omissions. Well, in about a month we're gonna see some of those 2024 songs start to retire from the chart, maybe that'll do it. Olivia Dean has the #1 album for a 6th time. Our pattern of the top 3 singles & albums being identical is interrupted as #2 & #3 switch places. Of note this week, Ninajirachi & ROLE MODEL score new peaks, the former thanks to a vinyl release, and the latter just continuing the general momentum of the past 8 months. Djo re-enters the top 50 a little bit higher than he debuted, as does Sam Barber, while Tyla very belatedly makes her first entry here. Yes, that's her album that came out nearly 2 years ago, and it's so old that the deluxe version doesn't even have "CHANEL" on it. She's a beneficiary of the tremendously lowered bar for entry since she released it, so it's a bit of a fake new peak, but she's done it with a couple months left on the ticker. I believe Shaboozey & Lizzy McAlpine are also trying to do the same with their nearing 2 year old albums.

2025 End Of Year Charts Singles 1. (NE) Alex Warren - Ordinary 2. (NE) Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna - Golden 3. (58) Rosé, Bruno Mars - APT. 4. (92) Gracie Abrams - That's So True 5. (31) Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile 6. (6) Billie Eilish - Birds Of A Feather 7. (1) Benson Boone - Beautiful Things 8. (NE) Lola Young - Messy 9. (2) Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) 10. (NE) Chrystal - The Days - NOTION Remix 11. (NE) Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not 12. (NE) Sombr - Back To Friends 13. (NE) Kendrick Lamar - Luther 14. (NE) sombr - Undressed 15. (NE) Olivia Dean - Man I Need 16. (7) Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help 17. (NE) Disco Lines, Tinashe - No Broke Boys 18. (13) Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! 19. (3) Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso 20. (NE) Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club 21. (NE) Gigi Perez - Sailor Song 22. (NE) Tate McRae - Sports car 23. (28) Sabrina Carpenter - Taste 24. (5) Teddy Swims - Lose Control 25. (23) Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us 26. (NE) Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams 27. (NE) Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia 28. (NE) Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Soda Pop 29. (NE) Alex Warren - Carry You Home 30. (8) Hozier - Too Sweet 31. (NE) The Weeknd, Playboi Carti - Timeless 32. (27) Myles Smith - Stargazing 33. (70) Billie Eilish - Wildflower 34. (NE) Justin Bieber - Daisies 35. (NE) Drake - Nokia 36. (NE) Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Your Idol 37. (NE) Sam Barber feat. Avery Anna - Indigo 38. (NE) Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild 39. (37) Goo Goo Dolls - Iris 40. (86) Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry 41. (42) Zach Bryan - Pink Skies 42. (NE) Teddy Swims - The Door 43. (NE) Luke Combs - Ain't No Love In Oklahoma 44. (36) Fleetwood Mac - Dreams 45. (74) Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All The Stars 46. (NE) Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters - How It's Done 47. (12) Dasha - Austin 48. (NE) Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax - Victory Lap 49. (NE) Olivia Dean - Nice To Each Other 50. (NE) Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast - What It Sounds Like 51. (NE) BL3SS x CamrinWatsin feat. bbyclose - Kisses 52. (NE) sombr - 12 to 12 53. (14) Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please 54. (NE) Tate McRae - Just Keep Watching 55. (33) Benson Boone - Slow It Down 56. (NE) Tate McRae - Revolving Door 57. (NE) Leon Thomas - Mutt 58. (15) Zach Bryan - Something in the Orange 59. (11) Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves - I Remember Everything 60. (NE) Kendrick Lamar - TV Off 61. (NE) The Marias - No One Noticed 62. (NE) Sonny Fodera, D.O.D. & Jazzy - Somedays 63. (NE) Lady Gaga - Abracadabra 64. (NE) Doechii - Anxiety 65. (34) The Killers - Mr Brightside 66. (NE) Morgan Wallen - I'm The Problem 67. (NE) Rumi, Jinu, Ejae, Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Free 68. (24) Vance Joy - Riptide 69. (4) Noah Kahan - Stick Season 70. (68) Luke Combs - Where The Wild Things Are 71. (26) Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love) 72. (NE) Shaboozey - Good News 73. (100) Charli XCX feat. Billie Eilish - Guess 74. (NE) Addison Rae - Diet Pepsi 75. (NE) Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Takedown 76. (NE) Doechii - Denial Is A River 77. (NE) Alex Warren - Burning Down 78. (NE) Taylor Swift - Opalite 79. (NE) Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else 80. (NE) Benson Boone - Mystical Magical 81. (54) Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours 82. (NE) Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem 83. (NE) Morgan Wallen - What I Want 84. (30) Luke Combs - Fast Car 85. (NE) Ed Sheeran - Azizam 86. (NE) Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You 87. (NE) Tate McRae - It's ok I'm ok 88. (78) Coldplay - Yellow 89. (16) Tate McRae - Greedy 90. (NE) Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody 91. (NE) Royel Otis - Linger (SiriusXM Session) 92. (NE) Billie Eilish - Chihiro 93. (29) Cyril - Stumblin' In 94. (57) Hozier - Take Me To Church 95. (72) Journey - Don't Stop Believin' 96. (NE) Kane Brown & Marshmello - Miles On It 97. (9) Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer 98. (RE) Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over 99. (NE) Alex Warren, Jelly Roll - Bloodline 100. (10) Tommy Richman - Million Dollar Baby Albums 1. (NE) Taylor Swift - The Life of a Showgirl 2. (NE) Soundtrack - KPop Demon Hunters (From The Netflix Film) 3. (3) Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet 4. (2) Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft 5. (NE) Tate McRae - So Close To What 6. (NE) Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend 7. (20) Gracie Abrams - The Secret Of Us 8. (NE) Alex Warren - You'll Be Alright, Kid 9. (NE) Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving 10. (6) SZA - SOS 11. (85) Ed Sheeran - +-=÷x (Tour Collection) 12. (NE) Morgan Wallen - I'm The Problem 13. (18) Charli XCX - BRAT 14. (4) The Weeknd - The Highlights 15. (1) Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department 16. (NE) Kendrick Lamar - GNX 17. (14) Chappell Roan - The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess 18. (NE) Lady Gaga - Mayhem 19. (NE) Sleep Token - Even In Arcadia 20. (21) Ariana Grande - Eternal Sunshine 21. (16) Luke Combs - This One's For You 22. (NE) The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow 23. (46) Pitbull - Greatest Hits 24. (19) Maroon 5 - Singles Collection 25. (12) Post Malone - The Diamond Collection 26. (13) Olivia Rodrigo - Sour 27. (74) Tyler, The Creator - Chromakopia 28. (8) Morgan Wallen - One Thing At A Time 29. (24) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 30. (51) Hozier - Hozier (10th Anniversary Edition) 31. (17) Noah Kahan - Stick Season 32. (27) Katy Perry - Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection 33. (34) Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? 34. (35) Arctic Monkeys - AM 35. (33) Linkin Park - Papercuts 36. (NE) PartyNextDoor, Drake - $ome $exy $ongs 4 U 37. (11) Taylor Swift - Folklore 38. (NE) sombr - I Barely Know Her 39. (NE) Justin Bieber - SWAG 40. (5) Taylor Swift - 1989 (Taylor's Version) 41. (23) Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits 42. (9) Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS 43. (15) Taylor Swift - Reputation 44. (49) Tate McRae - Think Later 45. (NE) Calvin Harris - 96 Months 46. (NE) Ed Sheeran - Play 47. (7) Taylor Swift - Lover 48. (43) Ed Sheeran - ÷ 49. (NE) Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande - Wicked: The Soundtrack 50. (30) Kanye West - Graduation 51. (62) Post Malone - F-1 Trillion 52. (71) Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever 53. (60) Lady Gaga - The Fame 54. (36) Luke Combs - What You See Ain't Always What You Get 55. (48) Rihanna - Good Girls Gone Bad 56. (26) Elton John - Diamonds 57. (66) Benson Boone - Fireworks & Rollerblades 58. (NE) Central Cee - Can't Rush Greatness 59. (44) Cold Chisel - 50 Years - The Best Of 60. (NE) Jennie - Ruby 61. (NE) Teddy Swims - I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2) 62. (NE) Lorde - Virgin 63. (40) Green Day - Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band 64. (32) Foo Fighters - The Essential 65. (10) Taylor Swift - Midnights 66. (69) Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa 67. (25) The Weeknd - Starboy 68. (NE) Spacey Jane - If That Makes Sense 69. (NE) Rosé - Rosie 70. (22) Travis Scott - Utopia 71. (NE) Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal 72. (65) ABBA - Studio Albums 73. (38) Morgan Wallen - Dangerous: The Double Album 74. (NE) Sam Barber - Restless Mind 75. (58) Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia (5th Anniversary Edition) 76. (59) Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans 77. (NE) Hilltop Hoods - Fall From The Light 78. (NE) Flo Rida - Now Playing 79. (64) Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE 80. (75) Tyler, The Creator - Igor 81. (47) Travis Scott - Astroworld 82. (NE) Playboi Carti - Music 83. (55) Luke Combs - Gettin' Old 84. (RE) Jeff Buckley - Grace 85. (56) Kendrick Lamar - DAMN. 86. (NE) Luke Combs - Fathers & Sons 87. (81) INXS - The Very Best 88. (41) Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (The Original Soundtrack) 89. (NE) Drake - Take Care 90. (77) Nirvana - Nevermind 91. (78) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Greatest Hits 92. (67) The Kid Laroi - The First Time 93. (NE) Clairo - Charm 94. (RE) Drake - Views 95. (RE) Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour (10th Anniversary Edition) 96. (NE) Stray Kids - KARMA 97. (NE) Addison Rae - Addison 98. (NE) Jelly Roll - Beautifully Broken 99. (80) Linkin Park - Meteora 100. (93) Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism Highlighted in red are Australian artists and/or artists who recently lost a court case against anonymous Redditors. Depending on your perspective, this is either the most meaningless EOY list, or the last one that has even a semblance of meaning. Based on my scientific study of just looking at it and hashing out vibes, I would say that the expected result has happened. We've got an EOY chart that just adheres to each weekly chart as they were seen, so there are still old entries here, but they're missing the last third of their data and are slightly languishing for it. Only not too much because that would require there being ample new hits to take their place and we didn't really get that at the end of the year. It serves as a great reality check for the end of the year, especially on the album chart, where for instance, Laufey's #2 peaking album from 4-5 months ago that's generally stayed within the top 50 since release is unable to crack the list. If you're somehow able to compare the chart runs of "Kids" by MGMT in 2008 (which made the list) and "Gabriela" by KATSEYE (which did not), you might find it elucidating. The luck is transferred though. Look at The Marias, making it all the way up to #61 with their song that never cracked the top 50 (but would have if the rules were around sooner). We've also got a first ever appearance for Drake's "Take Care", which might not have made the list if the rules stayed in place. It will probably be remarked upon in the future that Taylor Swift has taken the top album spot easily for the 4th time in a row with 4 different albums. The way 2026 is going, she may need another new one to do it again. It is perhaps fitting that in this dying gasp of the old chart rules that we get an appearance from a Flo Rida album that doesn't even exist on streaming services and barely exists at all. At the very least, I may have to change up my formatting a little next year because I expect overlaps to be a little rarer. That's 2027 Dirca's problem though.

She said 'Hello, you fool, I love you. Come join the new thread, join the new thread' 05/01/2026 Singles 01 01 20 01 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean 02 02 13 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift 03 03 28 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna 04 04 47 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren 05 07 29 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe 06 06 15 05 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Raye 07 05 14 04 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean 08 08 23 06 12 TO 12 sombr 09 09 30 08 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean 10 11 41 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr 11 10 05 09 I RUN Kaitlin Aragon, HVN. 12 12 13 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift 13 13 102 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone 14 RE 53 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo 15 17 44 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae 16 19 90 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey 17 18 25 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber 18 15 07 15 CHANEL Tyla 19 14 13 13 A COUPLE MINUTES Olivia Dean 20 20 85 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish 21 16 40 02 UNDRESSED sombr 22 32 63 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars 23 26 63 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams 24 35 30 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter 25 22 28 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax 26 23 27 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 27 43 90 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter 28 24 14 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae 29 27 72 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars 30 30 86 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen 31 33 55 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal 32 21 09 21 PHANTOM EsDeeKid & Rico Ace 33 25 14 20 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean 34 37 26 27 GABRIELA Katseye 35 34 57 01 MESSY Lola Young 36 28 07 28 4 RAWS EsDeeKid 37 41 14 28 DRACULA Tame Impala 38 44 22 38 FOLDED Kehlani 39 31 14 25 LET ALONE THE ONE YOU LOVE Olivia Dean 40 36 15 36 REIN ME IN Sam Fender, Olivia Dean 41 42 90 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE! Chappell Roan 42 38 27 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 43 39 72 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez 44 48 49 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae 45 40 27 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 46 46 64 23 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims 47 47 93 01 TOO SWEET Hozier 48 59 35 22 MYSTICAL MAGICAL Benson Boone 49 49 31 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae 50 51 27 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast Bubbling Under 11 (11) CENTURY EsDeeKid 12 (12) CHOOSIN' TEXAS Ella Langley 13 (15) TALK OF THE TOWN Fred again.., Sammy Virji, Reggie 14 (13) ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift 15 (18) THINK ABOUT US Sonny Fodera, D.O.D, Poppy Baskcomb 16 (16) DIE ON THIS HILL Sienna Spiro 17 (17) THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift feat. Sabrina Carpenter 18 (NE) GONE GONE GONE David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones And I 19 (20) NOBODY'S GIRL Tate McRae 20 (19) WHITE KEYS Dominic Fike Albums 01 01 14 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean 02 02 13 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift 03 03 28 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack 04 04 18 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter 05 05 71 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter 06 06 45 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae 07 09 89 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift 08 07 49 01 WISH YOU WERE HERE (50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) Pink Floyd 09 10 85 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish 10 08 54 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator 11 13 55 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren 12 14 80 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams 13 16 33 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen 14 12 19 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr 15 18 82 01 BRAT Charli XCX 16 15 42 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga 17 11 06 01 WICKED: FOR GOOD Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande 18 19 11 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala 19 22 94 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande 20 17 16 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran 21 31 19 03 KARMA Stray Kids 22 20 04 11 LIVE FROM GLASTONBURY (A BBC RECORDING) Olivia Rodrigo 23 21 34 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token 24 26 27 02 ADDISON Addison Rae 25 24 55 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar 26 27 12 17 PEOPLE WATCHING Sam Fender 27 35 21 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph 28 30 07 01 EVERYONE'S A STAR! 5 Seconds of Summer 29 32 19 05 HICKEY Royel Otis 30 40 39 01 HURRY UP TOMORROW The Weeknd 31 36 19 27 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model 32 NE 01 32 THY WILL BE DONE $uicideBoy$ 33 34 25 02 SWAG Justin Bieber 34 45 66 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone 35 49 28 01 FROM ZERO Linkin Park 36 28 09 18 I LOVE MY COMPUTER Ninajirachi 37 37 19 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey 38 50 43 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake 39 39 22 01 FALL FROM THE LIGHT Hilltop Hoods 40 33 30 04 CHARM Clairo 41 29 61 01 50 YEARS - THE BEST OF Cold Chisel 42 42 27 01 VIRGIN Lorde 43 25 09 22 GETTING KILLED Geese 44 46 15 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley 45 61 73 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris 46 48 27 02 IF THAT MAKES SENSE Spacey Jane 47 54 10 06 WEST END GIRL Lily Allen 48 43 09 04 EVERYBODY SCREAM Florence + the Machine 49 56 14 06 VIE Doja Cat 50 62 23 01 AMERICAN HEART Benson Boone Welcome to a new year of assorted ramblings! "Man I Need" is #1 for a 7th week. Not only is there no threat to this on the horizon, but we must consider the looming Hottest 100 which I suspect can only help Olivia Dean when it comes down to it. The race for #2 is at least interesting though. I expect Taylor Swift to retain it, but Olivia Dean's second entry is making headway, as is the surprise re-entry for Djo. ARIA's initial briefing of the new rules suggested this was only allowed if a song has gone 10 years without charting, but in our first possible chance to witness it, they've allowed a song that last appeared on the chart about 6 months ago. Ironically, The Police's "Every Breath You Take" which hasn't charted in 40 years and would very likely be in the top 30 is also missing, as is Dave's "Raindance" which has finally propelled itself into the top 50 except it hasn't. I also think The Killers might have reached a new peak for "Mr. Brightside" which would have made it the highest charting song on "Hot Fuss", but I guess they'll have to wait until 2036. If you're one of those people glad to (almost) not have any Christmas songs on the chart because they might be blocking other entries, you might have an actual leg to stand on! On the other hand, if you were looking for gaining top 50 hits that aren't an EsDeeKid single and an Olivia Dean album track, I'm sorry because they're the only songs that hit the top 50 because of it, and there's every chance they might re-enter later and take that away too. Kehlani scores the only new peak across both charts this week. Olivia Dean is also #1 on the album chart for a 5th week. I'd have more to say here if there were debuts by artists who don't have awful, awful names that preclude me from ever wanting to acknowledge them.

I feel the same can be said of both of them, right from the first innings at Perth, Starc just immediately demoralises England from the first over, and almost singlehandedly gets them all out in half a day's play. Then in Brisbane, England could be looking a bit better but he gets another 6 wickets in the first innings (3 ducks on his own) and when the middle order for Australia starts to slide and make England look a chance, he pulls out a cheeky 77 run effort from 9th to sink the morale once more. I'll admit though I'm not sure how these things usually go, but do dead rubbers figure as strongly when thinking about this? I know for instance in the AFL Grand Final last year, there was a player who dominated in the last quarter (when the game was already decided) and only got 1 vote out of a possible 15 for best on ground. One of the voters later said on a podcast that they put more focus on performance when the game's in the balance.

Definitely on the podium but I reckon Starc did it all to wrap it up in the first two tests

Thing is that it was already climbing before that, and has maintained its momentum well over a week later. (Bamonte wasn't in the band until a decade after that song came out anyway)

My assumption is that they're just going to take the data directly from the published charts, so every chart point counts until you're kicked off. Can't see them retroactively applying the rules to the earlier charts unless they already had it developed in-house all year.

I reckon for an artist of her stature it's hard to make that push without a remix because the whole thing has already been pored over track by track. Single pushes months after album release can only do so much so probably makes sense to just stick with a track whose baseline performance is already solid because it's proven to be liked.

29/12/2025 Singles 01 01 19 01 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean 02 02 12 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift 03 03 27 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna 04 04 46 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren 05 05 13 04 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean 06 06 14 05 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Raye 07 07 28 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe 08 08 22 06 12 TO 12 sombr 09 10 29 08 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean 10 09 04 09 I RUN Kaitlin Aragon, HVN. 11 11 40 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr 12 12 12 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift 13 14 101 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone 14 15 12 13 A COUPLE MINUTES Olivia Dean 15 22 06 15 CHANEL Tyla 16 13 39 02 UNDRESSED sombr 17 17 43 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae 18 16 24 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber 19 20 89 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey 20 23 84 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish 21 31 08 21 PHANTOM EsDeeKid & Rico Ace 22 18 27 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax 23 21 26 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 24 24 13 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae 25 25 13 20 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean 26 26 62 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams 27 19 71 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars 28 54 06 28 4 RAWS EsDeeKid 29 NE 01 29 IT FEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS Fall Out Boy 30 30 85 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen 31 28 13 25 LET ALONE THE ONE YOU LOVE Olivia Dean 32 29 62 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars 33 27 54 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal 34 34 56 01 MESSY Lola Young 35 32 29 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter 36 44 14 36 REIN ME IN Sam Fender, Olivia Dean 37 37 25 27 GABRIELA Katseye 38 38 26 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 39 40 71 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez 40 36 26 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 41 35 13 28 DRACULA Tame Impala 42 45 89 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE! Chappell Roan 43 43 89 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter 44 46 21 40 FOLDED Kehlani 45 60 05 45 CENTURY EsDeeKid 46 49 63 23 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims 47 47 92 01 TOO SWEET Hozier 48 39 48 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae 49 42 30 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae 50 52 09 50 I'VE SEEN IT Olivia Dean Bubbling Under 12 (14) CHOOSIN' TEXAS Ella Langley 13 (11) ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift 14 (17) DO IT Stray Kids 15 (13) TALK OF THE TOWN Fred again.., Sammy Virji, Reggie 16 (19) DIE ON THIS HILL Sienna Spiro 17 (NE) THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift feat. Sabrina Carpenter 18 (20) THINK ABOUT US Sonny Fodera, D.O.D, Poppy Baskcomb 19 (NE) WHITE KEYS Dominic Fike 20 (16) NOBODY'S GIRL Tate McRae Albums 01 01 13 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean 02 02 12 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift 03 03 27 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack 04 06 17 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter 05 08 70 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter 06 07 44 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae 07 05 48 01 WISH YOU WERE HERE (50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) Pink Floyd 08 11 53 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator 09 15 88 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift 10 12 84 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish 11 16 05 01 WICKED: FOR GOOD Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande 12 09 18 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr 13 10 54 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren 14 17 79 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams 15 04 41 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga 16 14 32 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen 17 19 15 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran 18 20 81 01 BRAT Charli XCX 19 21 10 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala 20 27 03 11 LIVE FROM GLASTONBURY (A BBC RECORDING) Olivia Rodrigo 21 22 33 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token 22 25 93 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande 23 33 03 04 KYLIE CHRISTMAS (FULLY WRAPPED) Kylie Minogue 24 18 54 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar 25 56 08 22 GETTING KILLED Geese 26 32 26 02 ADDISON Addison Rae 27 24 11 17 PEOPLE WATCHING Sam Fender 28 39 08 18 I LOVE MY COMPUTER Ninajirachi 29 45 60 01 50 YEARS - THE BEST OF Cold Chisel 30 34 06 01 EVERYONE'S A STAR! 5 Seconds of Summer 31 28 18 03 KARMA Stray Kids 32 36 18 05 HICKEY Royel Otis 33 37 29 04 CHARM Clairo 34 29 24 02 SWAG Justin Bieber 35 35 20 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph 36 31 18 27 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model 37 44 18 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey 38 42 07 02 SEVENTY Paul Kelly 39 55 21 01 FALL FROM THE LIGHT Hilltop Hoods 40 49 38 01 HURRY UP TOMORROW The Weeknd 41 30 34 03 WICKED: THE SOUNDTRACK Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande 42 51 26 01 VIRGIN Lorde 43 59 08 04 EVERYBODY SCREAM Florence + the Machine 44 93 08 04 THE BIG FIVE-0 Cold Chisel 45 47 65 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone 46 53 14 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley 47 40 09 07 THE BOY WHO PLAYED THE HARP Dave 48 43 02 IF THAT MAKES SENSE Spacey Jane 49 58 27 01 FROM ZERO Linkin Park 50 46 42 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake "Man I Need" is #1 for a 6th week. Once again we must ponder if we have solved music with a #9 & #10 switch being the only change in the top 10. It's very much in keeping with what we would have gotten last year if all the Christmas music was omitted, for now the gaps between these songs are too pronounced, and the movement too slight and uniform to change anything. It's possible the general weirdness of New Year's Eve could cause an impact. I'm seeing "No Broke Boys" & "Abracadabra" pretty high up on the first NYE Spotify playlist I found. As far as songs moving up this week, Tyla has jumped into the top 20 now with "CHANEL" and it's a big week for EsDeeKid with all of his songs vaulting, including his simultaneous second & third top 50 hits. In accordance with the new rules, we have just one Christmas song in the chart this week, Fall Out Boy scoring their first lead artist entry in over a decade with their Spotify exclusive. I believe Laufey's "Santa Baby" should also be in the top 50 but it's missing. Speaking of which, It's never been a top 50 threat before, but Dave's "Raindance" is seeing serious second wind at the moment, so if it continues to be left out of the chart now, it'll start to be genuinely noticeable. Olivia Dean also scores another top 50 hit for good measure. I didn't realise it but last week the Bubbling Under chart did a funny thing. If you look at it now you'll see that "So Easy (To Fall In Love)" is the highest new song at the moment, which feels odd doesn't it? You're right to think that, because ARIA have prematurely shafted "The Fate of Ophelia", because it would seem that someone put the wrong date into the database. For the time being it means she gets a revolving door of new entries at the bottom of her allowed ration for the New Music chart, but it also means that should the song stick around for its entire allowed tenure (see you all in late 2027), I suspect it's going to be removed from the chart several weeks early. Given the nature of Taylor Swift streaming cycles, it'll probably depend on if she has another particularly big album that puts "The Life Of A Showgirl" into the ever expanding past region of her discography, just one of the bygone albums. This comment doesn't work very well while "The Tortured Poets Department" climbs into the top 10 but I suspect that's on the back of Christmas sales and not streams. Olivia Dean gets a 4th week at #1 on the album chart. This week the entire top 10 are #1 peaking albums. There are no debuts this week so all we can do is speculate which albums got given out on Christmas. I suspect a lot of excited unwrapping of Cold Chisel and Geese occurred this year, I wonder how much overlap there is in that audience. I feel like Jimmy Barnes & Cameron Winter have a similar approach to singing. That also wraps up this year's charts. I will return to this thread in a week or so when the Year End charts come out, but until then, thanks for reading, I'll see you in the new thread.

Also think this is an example of the way ACR makes everything seem old hat quicker than it probably should. There are like 10-15 songs max in the Spotify top 200 older than the Taylor Swift album. Let's put 95% of the chart on ACR and watch as it starts to look a lot like a chart without ACR

It's best to temper expectation with in memorium climbs during Christmas, even if they're Christmas related. We're dealing with monumentally higher numbers than any other time of year and it's very difficult to disrupt the pre-established pecking order through deliberate searches. Even a very large 100K increase is going to look underwhelming when the top song is doing a million a day.

22/12/2025 Singles 01 01 18 01 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean 02 02 11 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift 03 03 26 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna 04 04 45 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren 05 06 12 04 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean 06 07 13 05 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Raye 07 05 27 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe 08 09 21 06 12 TO 12 sombr 09 10 03 09 I RUN Kaitlin Aragon, HVN. 10 08 28 08 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean 11 11 39 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr 12 12 11 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift 13 13 38 02 UNDRESSED sombr 14 14 100 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone 15 20 11 13 A COUPLE MINUTES Olivia Dean 16 15 23 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber 17 17 42 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae 18 19 26 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax 19 18 70 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars 20 21 88 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey 21 16 25 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 22 31 05 22 CHANEL Tyla 23 22 83 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish 24 23 12 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae 25 24 12 20 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean 26 25 61 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams 27 27 53 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal 28 28 12 25 LET ALONE THE ONE YOU LOVE Olivia Dean 29 30 61 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars 30 33 84 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen 31 43 07 30 PHANTOM EsDeeKid & Rico Ace 32 26 28 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter 33 29 23 12 ABRACADABRA Lady Gaga 34 34 55 01 MESSY Lola Young 35 40 12 28 DRACULA Tame Impala 36 32 25 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 37 38 24 27 GABRIELA Katseye 38 35 25 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 39 36 47 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae 40 48 70 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez 41 37 56 02 LUTHER Kendrick Lamar 42 41 29 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae 43 45 88 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter 44 52 13 41 REIN ME IN Sam Fender, Olivia Dean 45 42 88 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE! Chappell Roan 46 50 20 40 FOLDED Kehlani 47 46 91 01 TOO SWEET Hozier 48 39 25 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 49 44 62 23 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims 50 53 22 10 ETERNITY Alex Warren Bubbling Under 10 (11) TEARS Sabrina Carpenter 11 (12) ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift 12 (16) CENTURY EsDeeKid 13 (17) TALK OF THE TOWN Fred again.., Sammy Virji, Reggie 14 (18) CHOOSIN' TEXAS Ella Langley 15 (15) WHEN DID YOU GET HOT? Sabrina Carpenter 16 (13) NOBODY'S GIRL Tate McRae 17 (14) DO IT Stray Kids 18 (NE) FATHER FIGURE Taylor Swift 19 (20) DIE ON THIS HILL Sienna Spiro 20 (NE) THINK ABOUT US Sonny Fodera, D.O.D, Poppy Baskcomb Albums 01 01 12 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean 02 02 11 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift 03 03 26 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack 04 05 40 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga 05 RE 47 01 WISH YOU WERE HERE (50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) Pink Floyd 06 06 16 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter 07 08 43 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae 08 09 69 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter 09 10 17 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr 10 12 53 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren 11 16 52 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator 12 14 83 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish 13 NE 01 13 TRIPPING OVER TIME Boy & Bear 14 15 31 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen 15 18 87 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift 16 13 04 01 WICKED: FOR GOOD Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande 17 17 78 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams 18 07 53 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar 19 19 14 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran 20 20 80 01 BRAT Charli XCX 21 25 09 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala 22 26 32 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token 23 NE 01 23 WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STREETS? 21 Savage 24 24 10 17 PEOPLE WATCHING Sam Fender 25 23 92 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande 26 NE 01 26 THUNK Jim Moginie & The Family Dog 27 11 02 11 LIVE FROM GLASTONBURY (A BBC RECORDING) Olivia Rodrigo 28 29 17 03 KARMA Stray Kids 29 31 23 02 SWAG Justin Bieber 30 27 33 03 WICKED: THE SOUNDTRACK Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande 31 28 17 27 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model 32 30 25 02 ADDISON Addison Rae 33 04 02 04 KYLIE CHRISTMAS (FULLY WRAPPED) Kylie Minogue 34 32 05 01 EVERYONE'S A STAR! 5 Seconds of Summer 35 33 21 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph 36 34 17 05 HICKEY Royel Otis 37 41 28 04 CHARM Clairo 38 35 32 29 ALLIGATOR BITES NEVER HEAL Doechii 39 38 07 18 I LOVE MY COMPUTER Ninajirachi 40 36 08 07 THE BOY WHO PLAYED THE HARP Dave 41 37 08 06 WEST END GIRL Lily Allen 42 45 06 02 SEVENTY Paul Kelly 43 50 25 02 IF THAT MAKES SENSE Spacey Jane 44 40 17 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey 45 52 59 01 50 YEARS - THE BEST OF Cold Chisel 46 44 41 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake 47 47 64 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone 48 NE 01 48 JUNKDRAWERS Benjamin Stewart 49 46 37 01 HURRY UP TOMORROW The Weeknd 50 39 13 24 LOVED Parcels "Man I Need" is #1 for a 5th week. We'd be looking at a heck of a run at the top if it didn't spent 2 months getting blocked. In any case, the Spotify Wrapped effect is done, so now we can all enjoy an exciting chart with all that interesting movement that Christmas was robbing from us. Oh. Olivia Dean is #1 for a 3rd week. There's a bit more action here courtesy of a Pink Floyd re-issue, rest in piece to the burning man on the album cover. Boy & Bear also return with their latest album. I got an email from them asking to help them get a #1 album. If you count the Australian artist chart, then they did it! Unfortunately because of these two albums, 21 Savage's plead to Mike Skinner only enters at #23. Then we've got Jim Moginie entering at #26 for his first ever solo entry. He's the guitarist from Midnight Oil. Speaking of solo projects, sneaking in is Slowly Slowly's lead singer Benjamin Stewart.

It's a well that I seem to tap every six months. I wouldn't entirely call it proof because it's just a smaller specific subset of listeners, and the greater picture can reveal unusual results, but I am inclined to think last fm users are more active and on the pulse listeners than average (as well as receiving less new users per capita than streaming services), so the whole story would probably be one of less repeat plays, and more delayed discovery, to amplify the point. I suspect that there is maybe enough data given by Spotify in its daily play counts and monthly listener stats to discover some interesting info (eg. the different monthly listeners spike a new Taylor Swift album generates for her and the lucky artists who get to be featured on it), but I'm probably not the one to do it. 😄 For an update a year and a half later, "Mr. Brightside" is up to 13.5 scrobbles per listener (up from 12), while "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" is up to 25 scrobbles per listener (up from 15). Also roughly a third of listeners to the Billie track only first recorded it in the past year. I wish I could say what it is for The Killers but the Wayback Machine is down as I'm writing this. Let's pick some new song ratios to look at! 21 - Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia 17 - KATSEYE - Gabriela 16 - sombr - back to friends 10 - Alex Warren - Ordinary 10 - Alex Warren - Eternity 10 - EsDeeKid - Century 10 - sombr - 12 to 12 9 - RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! 8 - Olivia Dean - Man I Need 8 - Tyla - CHANEL 7.5 - Dave - Raindance 7 - Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love) Not sure it correlates to much of anything! "Mood" by 24kGoldn is also just languishing ahead of the peloton at 10.5, a smash hit from 5 years ago!

I think in all seriousness if you want to talk about a paradigm shift through playlists for Christmas music, is there really an 'organic' way for it to happen? We're all talking about arbitrary (to us) songs benefitting over the original favourites. How did those songs get there in the first place? Probably radio stations decided to play them. For all we know, the current state of affairs should've always been what it was like but those older songs weren't given the proper chance. Now it's been going so long that there are young listeners who've only known the Bobby Helms revival era, and so forth. I agree there should be better regulations for local content quotas on playlists, but I don't think we can safely say these songs aren't genuinely popular just because they didn't have the correct rite of passage. I didn't know "Feliz Navidad" when I was a kid. I know it now, think it's great and will willingly listen to it. I'm sure there are many such cases. Just having a bit of fun! Christmas discourse in both senses of that phrase can get oddly heated lmao.

Can't believe the Australification of the charts. Kylie Minogue at #1, "Snowman" becoming an annual top 40 staple. Before you know it, all the disappointed cricket fans are gonna fly back after a month in Australia and start celebrating Gravy Day on the 21st of December next year😔

Haven't been able to watch as much as the first two tests (day games are not made for WA night owls 😅) but England looked a lot more threatening in this one. That missed catch on 99 for Head is a huge what-if that could've completely changed momentum. Also was thinking back to 2005 and thought they might be able to hold out and squeeze for a draw.

So under the radar that his label still haven't gotten around to putting in on the ARIA survey, so it's still not charting in Australia.

15/12/2025 Singles 01 01 17 01 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean 02 02 10 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift 03 03 25 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna 04 04 44 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren 05 07 26 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe 06 06 11 04 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean 07 05 12 05 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Raye 08 08 27 08 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean 09 10 20 06 12 TO 12 sombr 10 09 02 09 I RUN Kaitlin Aragon, HVN. 11 12 38 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr 12 11 10 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift 13 16 37 02 UNDRESSED sombr 14 13 99 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone 15 15 22 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber 16 14 24 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 17 19 41 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae 18 26 69 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars 19 20 25 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax 20 17 10 13 A COUPLE MINUTES Olivia Dean 21 21 87 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey 22 23 82 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish 23 18 11 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae 24 22 11 20 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean 25 36 60 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams 26 29 27 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter 27 37 52 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal 28 25 11 25 LET ALONE THE ONE YOU LOVE Olivia Dean 29 95 22 12 ABRACADABRA Lady Gaga 30 39 60 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars 31 40 04 31 CHANEL Tyla 32 27 24 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 33 35 83 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen 34 43 54 01 MESSY Lola Young 35 28 24 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 36 41 46 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae 37 55 55 02 LUTHER Kendrick Lamar 38 31 23 27 GABRIELA Katseye 39 34 24 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 40 33 11 28 DRACULA Tame Impala 41 32 28 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae 42 48 87 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE! Chappell Roan 43 30 06 30 PHANTOM EsDeeKid & Rico Ace 44 45 61 23 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims 45 46 87 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter 46 50 90 01 TOO SWEET Hozier 47 44 15 03 TEARS Sabrina Carpenter 48 57 69 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez 49 73 77 01 NOT LIKE US Kendrick Lamar 50 47 19 40 FOLDED Kehlani Bubbling Under 12 (13) ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift 13 (11) NOBODY'S GIRL Tate McRae 14 (9) DO IT Stray Kids 15 (17) WHEN DID YOU GET HOT? Sabrina Carpenter 16 (15) CENTURY EsDeeKid 17 (16) TALK OF THE TOWN Fred again.., Sammy Virji, Reggie 18 (20) CHOOSIN' TEXAS Ella Langley 19 (NE) THE DEAD DANCE Lady Gaga 20 (RE) DIE ON THIS HILL Sienna Spiro Albums 01 02 11 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean 02 01 10 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift 03 03 25 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack 04 NE 01 04 KYLIE CHRISTMAS (FULLY WRAPPED) Kylie Minogue 05 17 39 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga 06 04 15 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter 07 21 52 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar 08 05 42 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae 09 07 68 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter 10 09 16 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr 11 NE 01 11 LIVE FROM GLASTONBURY (A BBC RECORDING) Olivia Rodrigo 12 08 52 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren 13 06 03 01 WICKED: FOR GOOD Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande 14 11 82 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish 15 12 30 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen 16 10 51 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator 17 15 77 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams 18 16 86 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift 19 13 13 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran 20 24 79 01 BRAT Charli XCX 21 26 100 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae 22 NE 01 22 LIVE GOD Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 23 25 91 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande 24 46 09 17 PEOPLE WATCHING Sam Fender 25 22 08 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala 26 31 31 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token 27 19 32 03 WICKED: THE SOUNDTRACK Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande 28 29 16 27 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model 29 30 16 03 KARMA Stray Kids 30 36 24 02 ADDISON Addison Rae 31 39 22 02 SWAG Justin Bieber 32 27 04 01 EVERYONE'S A STAR! 5 Seconds of Summer 33 37 20 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph 34 33 16 05 HICKEY Royel Otis 35 57 31 29 ALLIGATOR BITES NEVER HEAL Doechii 36 55 07 07 THE BOY WHO PLAYED THE HARP Dave 37 34 07 06 WEST END GIRL Lily Allen 38 85 06 18 I LOVE MY COMPUTER Ninajirachi 39 54 12 24 LOVED Parcels 40 47 16 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey 41 44 27 04 CHARM Clairo 42 NE 01 42 GHOST WORLD Alison Wonderland 43 43 12 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley 44 50 40 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake 45 41 05 02 SEVENTY Paul Kelly 46 53 36 01 HURRY UP TOMORROW The Weeknd 47 45 63 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone 48 48 24 01 VIRGIN Lorde 49 32 11 06 VIE Doja Cat 50 64 24 02 IF THAT MAKES SENSE Spacey Jane "Man I Need" is #1 for a 4th week. There's absolutely no competition so you can lock it in for next week as well. That would perhaps be considered the Christmas chart and in case you're wondering, "Man I Need" would certainly be #1 no matter what. Mariah Carey usually (though not always) climbed to #1 the week after, and I suspect if allowed on the chart, "All I Want For Christmas Is You" would be fighting a close battle for #2, and probably losing it. I was alerted to an curiosity that the top 3 singles & albums are the same artists in the same order, which might not have ever happened before. Otherwise, we're looking at the Spotify Wrapped chart this week, discovering what songs everyone listened to in January and February, and then forgot about. Only we've been reading these charts since at least that far back, so we already know what everyone was listening to then. "That's So True", "The Days - NOTION Remix" and "APT." are among the greatest gainers this week. Kendrick Lamar & Lady Gaga are also probably benefitting from this, but they've also been in Australia in this time frame so that's the other big thing. An amusing side effect of this is that "The Dead Dance" has finally reached the New Music chart for the first time, despite previously reaching the ARIA top 50 on release. The only new peak this week is for Tyla's "CHANEL", as most new songs are having a rough week. If you want my rough estimate, I think there should be about 6-7 Christmas songs in the top 50 this week. Ayy he said the thing, but genuinely that's what I think. I've already told you what happened on the album chart, but I will say that Olivia Dean has returned to #1 for the first time since debuting there. Potentially she's setting a pecking order with streaming though I suspect Taylor Swift's pure sales might contest her for a while yet. The two albums have 8 and 3 songs respectively in the Spotify top 200, but 7 and 12 songs respectively in the Apple Music top 200. Kylie Minogue's expanded Christmas album debuts at #4. The original version was a perennial re-charter that peaked at #7. Olivia Rodrigo keeps her charting discography covered in 1's, as she adds two more of them with her Glastonbury set. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds had a #47 charting live album back in 1993, and now they've gotten just a bit higher with another one at #22. Pepperidge Farm remembers when Alison Wonderland was more popular than Ninajirachi. Now she's got a guest spot on the new Alison Wonderland album, but it ends up debuting lower than "I Love My Computer" is this week.

I'll be honest, I don't even know if Amazon is a big wheel for the charts over here. It's not something I've ever felt the need to keep track of. Everything can always be largely explained through Spotify, Apple & YouTube. If such a radical force does exist, we won't see it until the last Christmas chart, because as it stands, there'd probably be only 6 or maybe 7 Christmas songs in the ARIA top 50 under normal circumstances this week. Takes a while to kick into gear.