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Can I interest you in 0 debuts and 4 re-entries, where the newest one has spent roughly as many weeks in the top 50 than all 4 of the songs that dropped out combined? The demon of Christmas is no longer keeping us from what we all really want.

The people are loving it, the exciting new hits of December can finally thrive (for the purposes of online communication, this is sarcasm)

08/12/2025 Singles 01 01 16 01 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean 02 02 09 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift 03 03 24 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna 04 05 43 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren 05 06 11 05 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Raye 06 04 10 04 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean 07 07 25 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe 08 08 26 08 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean 09 NE 01 09 I RUN Kaitlin Aragon, HVN. 10 11 19 06 12 TO 12 sombr 11 09 09 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift 12 12 37 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr 13 16 98 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone 14 14 23 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 15 15 21 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber 16 18 36 02 UNDRESSED sombr 17 17 09 13 A COUPLE MINUTES Olivia Dean 18 13 10 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae 19 21 40 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae 20 23 24 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax 21 22 86 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey 22 20 10 20 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean 23 24 81 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish 24 10 02 10 DO IT Stray Kids 25 25 10 25 LET ALONE THE ONE YOU LOVE Olivia Dean 26 28 68 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars 27 26 23 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 28 27 23 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 29 30 26 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter 30 40 05 30 PHANTOM EsDeeKid & Rico Ace 31 29 22 27 GABRIELA Katseye 32 32 27 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae 33 33 10 28 DRACULA Tame Impala 34 35 23 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 35 39 82 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen 36 34 59 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams 37 38 51 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal 38 19 02 19 NOBODY'S GIRL Tate McRae 39 42 59 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars 40 66 03 40 CHANEL Tyla 41 36 45 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae 42 37 09 03 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift 43 50 53 01 MESSY Lola Young 44 43 14 03 TEARS Sabrina Carpenter 45 44 60 23 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims 46 51 86 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter 47 45 18 40 FOLDED Kehlani 48 51 86 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE! Chappell Roan 49 41 11 41 REIN ME IN Sam Fender, Olivia Dean 50 53 89 01 TOO SWEET Hozier Bubbling Under 15 (19) CENTURY EsDeeKid 16 (16) TALK OF THE TOWN Fred again.., Sammy Virji, Reggie 17 (14) WHEN DID YOU GET HOT? Sabrina Carpenter 18 (18) DANCING2 Keli Holiday 19 (10) ANYTHING BUT LOVE Tate McRae 20 (NE) CHOOSIN' TEXAS Ella Langley Albums 01 03 09 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift 02 02 10 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean 03 05 24 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack 04 07 14 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter 05 06 41 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae 06 01 02 01 WICKED: FOR GOOD Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande 07 08 67 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter 08 09 51 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren 09 10 15 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr 10 13 50 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator 11 11 81 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish 12 12 29 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen 13 19 12 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran 14 NE 01 14 MOONRISE Pierce Brothers 15 17 76 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams 16 21 85 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift 17 24 38 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga 18 NE 01 18 SCRIPTS OF FATE Jemma Siles 19 15 31 03 WICKED: THE SOUNDTRACK Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande 20 NE 01 20 BEDTIME STORIES - THE UNTOLD CHAPTER Madonna 21 40 51 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar 22 27 07 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala 23 NE 01 23 GODSPEED These New South Whales 24 30 78 01 BRAT Charli XCX 25 29 90 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande 26 28 99 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae 27 18 03 01 EVERYONE'S A STAR! 5 Seconds of Summer 28 NE 01 28 SEARCHING FOR YOU IN THE DARKNESS Dellacoma 29 37 15 27 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model 30 26 15 03 KARMA Stray Kids 31 38 30 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token 32 39 10 06 VIE Doja Cat 33 35 15 05 HICKEY Royel Otis 34 23 06 06 WEST END GIRL Lily Allen 35 RE 10 11 I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING BUT THERAPY (COMPLETE EDITION) Teddy Swims 36 43 23 02 ADDISON Addison Rae 37 25 19 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph 38 NE 01 38 YOU'RE MISSING THE BEST PART Chris Lanzon 39 36 21 02 SWAG Justin Bieber 40 46 05 04 EVERYBODY SCREAM Florence + the Machine 41 33 04 02 SEVENTY Paul Kelly 42 20 02 20 ANTHOLOGY 4 The Beatles 43 48 11 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley 44 53 26 04 CHARM Clairo 45 47 62 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone 46 34 08 17 PEOPLE WATCHING Sam Fender 47 51 15 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey 48 55 23 01 VIRGIN Lorde 49 81 57 01 50 YEARS - THE BEST OF Cold Chisel 50 52 39 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake "Man I Need" is #1 for a 3rd week. Don't expect that to change this year. It's abundantly clear that there will be no Christmas shenanigans on this watch, unless some new blood comes along, but it probably won't contend for the top spot. Our no Christmas policy has brought in that chart salvation that everyone has wanted I believe, 3 re-entries from 3 of the oldest possible hits that are still able to appear on the chart. Well we do also get Tyla getting a 3rd ever top 50 hit. We've missed out on the funny run of 08-out-out-09 with the return of "I Run" being marked as a new entry, but we get some other comedy as it seems like the "Golden" state of just chucking all the names in reverse alphabetical order has been enacted again. Congrats Kaitlyn Aragon on the lead artist hit.

Enjoying this match. England absolutely will be kicking themselves with all the missed opportunities. Makes me feel less certain of the result even if Australia are definitely in control for now.

To play devil's advocate, is the notion of songs getting sabotaged by Christmas even really true? I think we get a little side-tracked by the positions and don't look at the numbers, which I can bet is what the labels are doing. I see a pretty meagre dip that pales in comparison to what comes after in January when less people are listening to music anyway, if anything that's the thing that would be more pressing (I'm using this example because it's late enough in the year that I don't think Spotify Wrapped or any associated end of year festivities would be propelling this song, which might push it down some chart positions, but won't necessarily take many streams away from it) If there is a problem, it's not with Christmas, but just the end of the year, because I think we'd like to stop and smell the roses for a while and not perpetually feel obligated to cycle our music playlists 52 weeks a year for eternity. I love that things calm down a bit in December, and it lets me look back on the year that was, which again is more statistical noise that makes it feel like nothing's happening than Christmas. I welcome everyone to check out the ARIA Charts in a few weeks time where (I believe) there will be no Wham!, no Mariah, (maybe Laufey instead?), and look at how all the movement will be not just stagnant, but actively negative because all the kinda old songs will temporarily leap ahead of the newer ones. But then I guess I don't know what the general aim is. Do we want chart movement just cuz? Do we want to hear new music we like, except we're not content with it unless everyone else is also listening to it? Or is it just this petty annoyance that these weird exception cases that shouldn't count are ruining all kinds of interesting chart records without even trying? It sounds all well and good to want chart movement, but as someone whose interest in charts is predicated on letting accurate data do its thing (it's why we care more about the Official Chart than any 'fake' charts, right?), I find it hard to join the chart movement, movement.

01/12/2025 Singles 01 01 15 01 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean 02 02 08 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift 03 03 23 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna 04 05 09 04 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean 05 04 42 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren 06 07 10 06 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Raye 07 06 24 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe 08 09 25 09 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean 09 08 08 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift 10 NE 01 10 DO IT Stray Kids 11 10 18 06 12 TO 12 sombr 12 11 36 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr 13 22 09 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae 14 12 22 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 15 14 20 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber 16 15 97 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone 17 13 08 13 A COUPLE MINUTES Olivia Dean 18 16 35 02 UNDRESSED sombr 19 NE 01 19 NOBODY'S GIRL Tate McRae 20 26 09 20 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean 21 17 39 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae 22 21 85 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey 23 20 23 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax 24 23 80 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish 25 36 09 25 LET ALONE THE ONE YOU LOVE Olivia Dean 26 19 22 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 27 24 22 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 28 31 67 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars 29 30 21 27 GABRIELA Katseye 30 29 25 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter 31 NE 01 31 ANYTHING BUT LOVE Tate McRae 32 25 26 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae 33 28 09 28 DRACULA Tame Impala 34 34 58 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams 35 27 22 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 36 45 44 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae 37 18 08 03 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift 38 37 50 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal 39 39 81 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen 40 52 04 40 PHANTOM EsDeeKid & Rico Ace 41 50 10 41 REIN ME IN Sam Fender, Olivia Dean 42 42 58 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars 43 35 13 03 TEARS Sabrina Carpenter 44 49 59 23 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims 45 40 17 40 FOLDED Kehlani 46 NE 01 46 TRYING ON SHOES Tate McRae 47 57 09 41 LADY LADY Olivia Dean 48 33 08 06 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift feat. Sabrina Carpenter 49 32 08 04 FATHER FIGURE Taylor Swift 50 44 52 01 MESSY Lola Young Bubbling Under 14 (12) WHEN DID YOU GET HOT? Sabrina Carpenter 15 (NE) FOR GOOD Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande 16 (11) TALK OF THE TOWN Fred again.., Sammy Virji, Reggie 17 (15) CHANEL Tyla 18 (14) DANCING2 Keli Holiday 19 (17) CENTURY EsDeeKid 20 (NE) NO GOOD DEED Cynthia Erivo Albums 01 NE 01 01 WICKED: FOR GOOD Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande 02 04 09 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean 03 03 08 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift 04 NE 01 04 SO MUCH FOR SECOND CHANCES SoSo 05 05 23 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack 06 07 40 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae 07 06 13 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter 08 08 66 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter 09 09 50 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren 10 10 14 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr 11 12 80 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish 12 11 28 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen 13 14 49 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator 14 NE 01 14 ONCE I WAS WILD The Smith Street Band 15 30 30 03 WICKED: THE SOUNDTRACK Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande 16 NE 01 16 AFTERGLOW Midnight Til Morning 17 16 75 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams 18 01 02 01 EVERYONE'S A STAR! 5 Seconds of Summer 19 18 11 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran 20 NE 01 20 ANTHOLOGY 4 The Beatles 21 20 84 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift 22 NE 01 22 DEAR FRIEND Swim 23 13 05 06 WEST END GIRL Lily Allen 24 26 37 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga 25 24 18 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph 26 46 14 03 KARMA Stray Kids 27 23 06 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala 28 22 98 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae 29 29 89 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande 30 21 77 01 BRAT Charli XCX 31 47 05 07 THE BOY WHO PLAYED THE HARP Dave 32 NE 01 32 ANTHOLOGY COLLECTION The Beatles 33 17 03 02 SEVENTY Paul Kelly 34 33 07 17 PEOPLE WATCHING Sam Fender 35 31 14 05 HICKEY Royel Otis 36 37 20 02 SWAG Justin Bieber 37 32 14 27 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model 38 35 29 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token 39 44 09 06 VIE Doja Cat 40 38 50 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar 41 27 03 15 LUX Rosalía 42 19 02 19 FINALLY OVER IT Summer Walker 43 28 22 02 ADDISON Addison Rae 44 39 09 03 INHALE / EXHALE Rüfüs Du Sol 45 NE 01 45 BLINK (AND YOU'LL MISS IT) Lennon Wells 46 34 04 04 EVERYBODY SCREAM Florence + the Machine 47 40 61 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone 48 41 10 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley 49 51 06 02 CARTOON DARKNESS Amyl And The Sniffers 50 42 22 19 BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN Jelly Roll "Man I Need" is #1 for a second week. Probably on the way down now, but so is everything else, so it's a wide chasm. Of most note this week is the massive arrival of Stray Kids, who score their first top 50 hit in style. The big physical sales they're known for are utilised with their "Do It" EP and send it soaring into the top 10. I don't think it'll last long, but Stray Kids have had a habit of maintaining better than you'd expect on the album chart, so anyone's guess where they are next week. Tate McRae also deluxes her way all over the chart, though you'd be forgiven for not noticing it on the album chart. EsDeeKid also scores his first ever top 50 hit in Australia, "Phantom" leading a growing pack of entries for him. The Wicked: For Good soundtrack hits #1. I don't even need to tell you how the first one went because there it is on the chart still, it peaked at #3. If the name didn't tip you off, SoSo, call themselves an 'aggressively average' pop punk band, possibly going for the Lewis Capaldi marketing. To a non-hellish extent, it's worked as they arrive in the top 5. Eventual main characters of my blog (they'll pop up like 5 or 6 times), The Smith Street Band score their 9th top 50 album this week. I didn't mention before but Stray Kids are partially Australian, and the same is true of Midnight Til Morning, who enter for the first time this week.

You'll have to forgive me, I'm not sure what you're talking about here? Is it just a matter of the occasional unexplained reset, or is there more?

I'd say it 'works' if the purpose is to give emerging hits a leg up, turning an otherwise #110 hit into a #40 hit and so on. Quirky edge cases don't necessarily stop the bigger picture. Maybe though it creates a chart environment where we might feel compelled to say so-and-so is overdue ACR, unwittingly creating villains of the chart. Not a big fan of the implementation (would be nice to have some clarity on the OCC website about what is/isn't on ACR on a given week, dropouts too, why not?)*, but I do think it does what it sets out to do. *Obviously do appreciate this as a resource when the chart gets posted here

24/11/2025 Singles 01 02 14 01 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean 02 01 07 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift 03 03 22 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna 04 04 41 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren 05 07 08 05 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean 06 05 23 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe 07 09 09 07 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND? Raye 08 06 07 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift 09 12 24 09 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean 10 10 17 06 12 TO 12 sombr 11 11 35 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr 12 13 21 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 13 25 07 13 A COUPLE MINUTES Olivia Dean 14 15 19 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber 15 19 96 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone 16 16 34 02 UNDRESSED sombr 17 17 38 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae 18 14 07 03 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift 19 18 21 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 20 22 22 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax 21 20 84 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey 22 23 08 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae 23 29 79 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish 24 21 21 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 25 26 25 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae 26 31 08 26 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean 27 24 21 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 28 34 08 28 DRACULA Tame Impala 29 30 24 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter 30 35 20 27 GABRIELA Katseye 31 36 66 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars 32 27 07 04 FATHER FIGURE Taylor Swift 33 28 07 06 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift feat. Sabrina Carpenter 34 39 57 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams 35 33 12 03 TEARS Sabrina Carpenter 36 51 08 36 LET ALONE THE ONE YOU LOVE Olivia Dean 37 50 49 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal 38 32 07 09 WI$H LI$T Taylor Swift 39 44 80 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen 40 41 16 40 FOLDED Kehlani 41 37 21 10 FREE Rumi, Jinu, Ejae, Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 42 40 57 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars 43 38 21 11 TAKEDOWN Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 44 48 51 01 MESSY Lola Young 45 47 43 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae 46 53 84 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE! Chappell Roan 47 54 02 47 TALK OF THE TOWN Fred again.., Sammy Virji, Reggie 48 43 12 13 WHEN DID YOU GET HOT? Sabrina Carpenter 49 56 58 23 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims 50 71 09 50 REIN ME IN Sam Fender, Olivia Dean Bubbling Under 13 (NE) FEAR NF 14 (RE) DANCING2 Keli Holiday 15 (NE) CHANEL Tyla 16 (18) HOUSE TOUR Sabrina Carpenter 17 (NE) CENTURY EsDeeKid 18 (NE) DIE ON THIS HILL Sienna Spiro 19 (NE) WGFT Gunna feat. Burna Boy 20 (NE) WHO I WAS NF, mgk Albums 01 NE 01 01 EVERYONE'S A STAR! 5 Seconds of Summer 02 RE 62 01 FOR THE WORKING CLASS MAN (40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) Jimmy Barnes 03 01 07 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift 04 04 08 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean 05 03 22 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack 06 06 12 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter 07 11 39 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae 08 08 65 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter 09 07 49 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren 10 05 13 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr 11 12 27 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen 12 13 79 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish 13 10 04 06 WEST END GIRL Lily Allen 14 14 48 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator 15 NE 01 15 THE DOLLOP & THE WALLOP: THE BEST OF You Am I 16 16 74 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams 17 02 02 02 SEVENTY Paul Kelly 18 19 10 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran 19 NE 01 19 FINALLY OVER IT Summer Walker 20 23 83 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift 21 22 76 01 BRAT Charli XCX 22 21 97 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae 23 18 05 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala 24 35 17 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph 25 NE 01 25 GIVE ME ALL YOUR LOVE Don West 26 24 36 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga 27 15 02 15 LUX Rosalía 28 30 21 02 ADDISON Addison Rae 29 26 88 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande 30 40 29 03 WICKED: THE SOUNDTRACK Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande 31 28 13 05 HICKEY Royel Otis 32 27 13 27 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model 33 45 06 17 PEOPLE WATCHING Sam Fender 34 20 03 04 EVERYBODY SCREAM Florence + the Machine 35 29 28 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token 36 NE 01 36 ALL THAT WE KNOW Mini Skirt 37 36 19 02 SWAG Justin Bieber 38 37 49 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar 39 47 08 03 INHALE / EXHALE Rüfüs Du Sol 40 46 60 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone 41 44 09 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley 42 39 21 19 BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN Jelly Roll 43 48 13 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey 44 52 08 06 VIE Doja Cat 45 54 24 04 CHARM Clairo 46 41 13 03 KARMA Stray Kids 47 34 04 07 THE BOY WHO PLAYED THE HARP Dave 48 49 37 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake 49 42 04 16 SON OF SPERGY Daniel Caesar 50 NE 01 50 VOYEUR Alessi Rose It's finally happened, Summer Walker is over it. Also, "Man I Need" has climbed to #1 some 2 months after first hitting #2. This is probably pretty expected at this point. I want to highlight the other quirk on the opposite end of the chart. The combination of Olivia Dean being in the country and being the zeitgeist, as well as Sam Fender being in the country, and we have to acknowledge the disappearance of one track of note from DSPs a week ago means that "Rein Me In" is able to sneak into the top 50. The sheer amount of things needed in its favour just shows how foreign the concept of Sam Fender having a top 50 single in Australia is. I am reminded of another UK act whose 2nd album houses their most famous hit which was unlucky not to reach the top 50, and then their 3rd album getting a very late top 50 hit. Yes, Sam Fender is the new Kaiser Chiefs. 5 Seconds Of Summer score their 6th #1 album, it's just what they do. They get in ahead of a re-issue from Jimmy Barnes, the album that has his most famous solo song on it, Australia's unofficial national anthem "Working Class Man". The ARIA Awards happened last week, though you won't see much happening on the charts from it because it's not nearly as publicised as it once was, and also it happens on a Wednesday night. Something to take away from it is that You Am I were inducted into the ARIA Hall Of Fame, now there's a fantastic band. They were the first Australian band to have 3 consecutive #1 debuts on the album chart. You might have heard of them if you've ever looked at the Wikipedia article for "Cathy's Clown" where it asks you if you might possibly have been looking for the You Am I song of the same name. Some 20 odd years ago, they released a compilation called the Cream & The Crock, and now they've expanded it with The Dollop & The Wallop. It includes some of their newer singles and a couple of older ones that weren't on the original collection. Check them out if you get the chance, I envy the possibility to listen to "Berlin Chair" for the first time ever.

It does seem like in the pursuit of information, there's a game of telephone where any valid information gets mixed in with bad faith interpretations that exaggerate the truth because somewhere in the chain is someone who wants it to be true. In this case, not because they like the idea of an AI record, but the opposite, and so they want to smear every facet of the two together to associate a record they don't like with an unpopular buzz word. I always see people saying things that aren't true to justify disliking someone (because there aren't enough true reasons I guess?) and it's hard to tell if they know it's false or not. It's a big credibility blow to anyone I see parroting this stuff without regard. Similarly, I thought the very rapid rise around the world was unusual, but it didn't feel suspect to me. The climbs were always pretty uniform across different countries in a manner that's difficult to fake. I don't claim to know how the TikTok machine spins its wheels and how an unknown producer can make it there, but that kind of virality has existed since the early days of YouTube and before that. Things can spread very quickly, and this song's hook got stuck in my head very quickly too. Not a fan of deep fake voice impersonation filters if that's what it is, but maybe this can all be a blueprint for the way this is all treated in the future. It's very annoying to have to consider that someone can have a social media page and only be sure they're a real person because their posts date back to more than a year ago. It's the sheer 'name is mud' aspect that makes me think AI is gonna have a hard time getting past the 'tricking people into listening to it' angle after the current novelty has passed. I await the bubble burst.

Now what will I do with my Sunday?! Outstanding for Travis Head.

Gonna be at Day 3...would like them to ease up on the wickets tomorrow to allow that to happen 😅

17/11/2025 Singles 01 01 06 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift 02 02 13 02 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean 03 03 21 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna 04 06 40 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren 05 05 22 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe 06 04 06 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift 07 07 07 07 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean 08 NE 01 08 I RUN Haven 09 10 08 09 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND? Raye 10 08 16 06 12 TO 12 sombr 11 11 34 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr 12 12 23 10 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean 13 09 20 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 14 13 06 03 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift 15 15 18 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber 16 16 33 02 UNDRESSED sombr 17 19 37 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae 18 14 20 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 19 17 95 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone 20 21 83 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey 21 18 20 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 22 24 21 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax 23 23 07 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae 24 22 20 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 25 28 06 25 A COUPLE MINUTES Olivia Dean 26 26 24 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae 27 20 06 04 FATHER FIGURE Taylor Swift 28 25 06 06 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift feat. Sabrina Carpenter 29 27 78 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish 30 29 23 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter 31 41 07 31 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean 32 31 06 09 WI$H LI$T Taylor Swift 33 30 11 03 TEARS Sabrina Carpenter 34 37 07 34 DRACULA Tame Impala 35 33 19 27 GABRIELA Katseye 36 34 65 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars 37 36 20 10 FREE Rumi, Jinu, Ejae, Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 38 35 20 11 TAKEDOWN Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 39 45 56 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams 40 43 56 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars 41 42 15 41 FOLDED Kehlani 42 32 06 05 WOOD Taylor Swift 43 40 11 13 WHEN DID YOU GET HOT? Sabrina Carpenter 44 46 79 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen 45 44 06 11 RUIN THE FRIENDSHIP Taylor Swift 46 38 06 08 ACTUALLY ROMANTIC Taylor Swift 47 49 42 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae 48 52 50 01 MESSY Lola Young 49 39 06 07 CANCELLED! Taylor Swift 50 54 48 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal Bubbling Under 14 (13) SUGAR ON MY TONGUE Tyler, The Creator 15 (NE) TALK OF THE TOWN Fred again.., Sammy Virji, Reggie 16 (NE) DESIRE Olly Alexander, Ian Asher 17 (14) PUSSY PALACE Lily Allen 18 (16) HOUSE TOUR Sabrina Carpenter 19 (NE) PAST WON'T LEAVE MY BED Joji 20 (NE) SHE WILL Hooligan Hefs with Day1 Albums 01 01 06 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift 02 NE 01 02 SEVENTY Paul Kelly 03 02 21 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack 04 03 07 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean 05 13 12 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr 06 06 11 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter 07 09 48 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren 08 10 64 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter 09 NE 01 09 GLORY Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers 10 08 03 06 WEST END GIRL Lily Allen 11 11 38 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae 12 14 26 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen 13 16 78 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish 14 05 47 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator 15 NE 01 15 LUX Rosalía 16 18 73 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams 17 24 02 17 EGO DEATH AT A BACHELORETTE PARTY Hayley Williams 18 17 04 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala 19 19 09 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran 20 04 02 04 EVERYBODY SCREAM Florence + the Machine 21 23 96 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae 22 20 75 01 BRAT Charli XCX 23 21 82 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift 24 26 35 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga 25 NE 01 25 PATIENCE WINS James Blundell 26 29 87 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande 27 33 12 27 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model 28 28 12 05 HICKEY Royel Otis 29 31 27 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token 30 35 20 02 ADDISON Addison Rae 31 NE 01 31 LOVE AND FORTUNE Stella Donnelly 32 NE 01 32 I REALLY LIKE BEER Cosmic Psychos 33 NE 01 33 WINGS Paul McCartney & Wings 34 22 03 07 THE BOY WHO PLAYED THE HARP Dave 35 39 16 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph 36 34 18 02 SWAG Justin Bieber 37 38 48 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar 38 NE 01 38 GIANT FOX PINEAPPLE TREE Icecream Hands 39 30 20 19 BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN Jelly Roll 40 53 28 03 WICKED: THE SOUNDTRACK Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande 41 46 12 03 KARMA Stray Kids 42 27 03 16 SON OF SPERGY Daniel Caesar 43 07 76 01 TEA & SYMPATHY [ 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION ] Bernard Fanning 44 37 08 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley 45 47 05 17 PEOPLE WATCHING Sam Fender 46 42 59 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone 47 RE 07 03 INHALE / EXHALE Rüfüs Du Sol 48 41 12 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey 49 45 36 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake 50 NE 01 50 GOOSENECK PARTY Wade Forster "The Fate of Ophelia" is #1 for a 6th week. This is feeling even more incredulous than last week, so unless you believe in the magic wizardry of the select few seemingly being always able to pull the necessary sales out of their pockets and testing the limits of plausible deniability...this surely has to be the last week. Olivia Dean is probably in Australia right now because she's going to be at the ARIA Awards tomorrow and doing a single show in Sydney on Thursday. She's asserted the role of the artist who is taking up all of the precious Fleetwood Mac & Teddy Swims real estate as she's now got 8 songs in the Spotify top 50, just gains across the board. No need to jump the gun though, because she's taken it slowly enough to secure the chart classic with a full run of 07s for "So Easy (To Fall In Love)". It was very early in my chart watching life that I witnessed Mumford & Sons and "Little Lion Man" land the incredulous 16 16 16 16, and I've been starved for something of that scale ever since, even with streaming providing a new avenue for these kinds of slow crawls, it just hasn't been matched. The other thing I should probably address is Haven. It was the first game released by The Game Bakers after the breakout success of Furi, which as many would know is the video game that I hold dozens and dozens of speedrunning world records in...oh wait this should say HAVEN.. You're probably familiar with the story, but for future scholars, let it be known that you are all very handsome and loved for your tireless efforts, and also let it be known that "I Run" vaulted up to a cosy #3 on the Spotify chart by the end of last week. No one yet knows how far it could have gone, because 2 days later it stopped being available to stream and looks likely to join luminaries like Francesca's "Way of the World", Nirvana's "About A Girl (Acoustic)", and triple j's "Christmas Number 1" as singles that have debuted in the top 10 and disappeared from the top 50 the week after. There is one note that I just want to add to this whole story: If you, like me, are an enjoyer of perusing the internet, potentially gathering information that you trust to be correct, you've got to return the favour. Don't go around presenting unsubstantiated information just because you heard it from someone else, or worse, you want it to be true to propel your point of view, so you delude yourself and others into believing it. I've heard no shortage of discussion around this HAVEN. track, about how it's Al generated. This could mean many different things. Sometimes it's just a vocal filter being used, when it's not specified it tends to imply the whole thing was generated from scratch, and I've even seen suggestion that HAVEN. himself does not exist. I'm not here to make a statement on what the truth is, because I don't know! Perhaps it'll come to light in the wash, but presenting vague telephoned statements provides nothing but noise surrounding the truth. It's why 13 years ago after a final inquest ruled her not guilty, you'll still find people who think that Lindy Chamberlain was involved in foul play back in 1980 when she said a dingo ate her baby. The reason I say this, is that if you truly despise the thought of a future world of Al music, don't give it power. There's too much performative over-reaction to what it's doing so far (I guess because clicks), but this is playing entirely into the Al tech bro's hand. What better coup than to prove that they were able to slip into instant virality and score a monster hit, only banished on a technicality. Consider the implication of your words, and don't make people waste time correcting you, fruitless to the impact they've already had, like a Community Note or appended tweet a day later. The damage is already done, and it'll only diminish your own credibility. Taylor Swift is #1 for a 6th week on the album chart. I think she's primed to be upended because the streaming margins are starting to get challenged by KPop Demon Hunters and Olivia Dean, and failing that, I think 5 Seconds Of Summer have historically been very good at scoring #1 albums. It hadn't even crossed my mind until I saw how far ahead they were in the UK midweeks and I figure Australia still has some love. On the other hand, if the Taylor Swift campaign couldn't move aside for an Australian legend like Paul Kelly, then maybe the same thing will happen next week. I should always note that despite being a pretty notable figure since the 1980s, Paul Kelly didn't get his first #1 album until the late 2010s, and he notched up 3 in quick succession. I've made a shocking revelation this week that enough people are invested in the sombr experience to buy vinyl and send the album back into the top 5. Also making a big splash this week is Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers. Their debut album landed in the top 10 a couple of years ago and netted them a Best New Artist ARIA Award. I'll likely have some good words to say about them on my blog at some point in the next 46 weeks. Rosalía makes the top 50 for the first time ever and leaves plenty of space on the tarmac. A big name in the early '90s, James Blundell once had a #2 single in Australia. He's now charting for the first time since 1995, living up to the album title. West Australian icon Stella Donnelly returns with her 3rd album and 3rd to make the top 50. Cosmic Psychos have released a few more albums than that but are also charting for the 3rd time. They had a beer coloured vinyl variant for this one.

wanting them to somehow stay together. Doves say here we are, and there goes the FEAR.

It reminds me of someone I had the displeasure with talking to the other day, someone who was steadfast about the idea that someone could only be a one hit wonder if they think most people (or they) only know one song, just based on vibes. I feel like once you start disregarding high charting, potentially platinum selling hits, you're either serving an audience that isn't very interested in music, or exposing your own ignorance on the subject. A one hit wonder should be someone whose entire discourse is derived from one song (note: don't get me started on regional pockets of success). If people are still writing & talking about their subsequent releases, then they aren't a one hit wonder, beyond a whimsical 'technically they only had one top x hit, isn't that interesting?'.

10/11/2025 Singles 01 01 05 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift 02 02 12 02 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean 03 03 20 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna 04 04 05 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift 05 06 21 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe 06 05 39 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren 07 07 06 07 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean 08 08 15 06 12 TO 12 sombr 09 11 19 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 10 13 07 10 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND? Raye 11 10 33 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr 12 12 22 10 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean 13 09 05 03 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift. 14 15 19 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 15 17 17 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber 16 18 32 02 UNDRESSED sombr 17 27 94 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone 18 20 19 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 19 24 36 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae 20 14 05 04 FATHER FIGURE Taylor Swift 21 26 82 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey 22 22 19 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 23 19 06 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae 24 31 20 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax 25 16 05 06 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift feat. Sabrina Carpenter 26 29 23 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae 27 33 77 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish 28 41 05 28 A COUPLE MINUTES Olivia Dean 29 35 22 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter 30 34 10 03 TEARS Sabrina Carpenter 31 21 05 09 WI$H LI$T Taylor Swift 32 23 05 05 WOOD Taylor Swift 33 40 18 27 GABRIELA Katseye 34 37 64 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars 35 38 19 11 TAKEDOWN Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 36 36 19 10 FREE Rumi, Jinu, Ejae, Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 37 50 06 37 DRACULA Tame Impala 38 25 05 08 ACTUALLY ROMANTIC Taylor Swift 39 28 05 07 CANCELLED! Taylor Swift 40 42 10 13 WHEN DID YOU GET HOT? Sabrina Carpenter 41 44 06 39 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean 42 51 14 42 FOLDED Kehlani 43 45 55 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars 44 30 05 11 RUIN THE FRIENDSHIP Taylor Swift 45 49 55 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams 46 48 78 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen 47 32 05 10 ELDEST DAUGHTER Taylor Swift 48 47 15 19 SUGAR ON MY TONGUE Tyler, The Creator 49 43 41 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae 50 81 02 50 PUSSY PALACE Lily Allen Bubbling Under 15 (RE) THE SUBWAY Chappell Roan 16 (NE) HOUSE TOUR Sabrina Carpenter 17 (NE) WEST END GIRL Lily Allen 18 (NE) DANCING2 Keli Holiday 19 (18) NOW OR NEVER Tkandz 20 (NE) MADELINE Lily Allen Albums 01 01 05 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift 02 02 20 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack 03 03 06 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean 04 NE 01 04 EVERYBODY SCREAM Florence + the Machine 05 54 46 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator 06 04 10 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter 07 RE 75 01 TEA & SYMPATHY [ 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION ] Bernard Fanning 08 06 02 06 WEST END GIRL Lily Allen 09 09 47 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren 10 11 63 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter 11 12 37 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae 12 NE 01 12 VITRIOL Cloning 13 13 11 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr 14 14 25 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen 15 NE 01 15 HAIL TO THE THIEF (LIVE RECORDINGS 2003-2009) Radiohead 16 15 77 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish 17 10 03 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala 18 18 72 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams 19 20 08 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran 20 19 74 01 BRAT Charli XCX 21 22 81 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift 22 07 02 07 THE BOY WHO PLAYED THE HARP Dave 23 23 95 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae 24 NE 01 24 EGO DEATH AT A BACHELORETTE PARTY Hayley Williams 25 NE 01 25 AGAIN The Belair Lip Bombs 26 26 34 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga 27 16 02 16 SON OF SPERGY Daniel Caesar 28 17 11 05 HICKEY Royel Otis 29 27 86 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande 30 31 19 19 BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN Jelly Roll 31 28 26 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token 32 NE 01 32 THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 18: THROUGH THE OPEN WINDOW, 1956-1963 Bob Dylan 33 32 11 32 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model 34 29 17 02 SWAG Justin Bieber 35 46 19 02 ADDISON Addison Rae 36 30 26 01 I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING BUT THERAPY (PART 2) Teddy Swims 37 34 07 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley 38 39 47 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar 39 40 15 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph 40 33 06 06 VIE Doja Cat 41 41 11 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey 42 37 58 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone 43 NE 01 43 ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT Headwreck 44 47 52 03 THE FIRST TIME The Kid Laroi 45 42 35 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake 46 36 11 03 KARMA Stray Kids 47 51 04 17 PEOPLE WATCHING Sam Fender 48 49 22 04 CHARM Clairo 49 35 02 35 IT'S NOT THAT DEEP Demi Lovato 50 57 19 01 VIRGIN Lorde "The Fate of Ophelia" is #1 for a 5th week. I'll admit I expected things to change hands based on Spotify trends but I guess I forgot about the variants. The trajectories are continuing, and Olivia Dean's local promo tour is imminent, so it's only a matter of time. RAYE scores her 3rd top 10 hit this week. It's a relatively quiet week but we've drawn first Showgirl blood as "Honey" falls out, so expect a courteous uptick in re-entries as I don't think there are particularly close songs hunting their first top 50 appearance. Actually we've only had two new songs pop up in the Spotify chart in the past 2 weeks, HAVEN looks to make a big arrival next week. Lily Allen just narrowly sneaks into the top 50 but will likely wind back next week. This is not a discouraging pattern, it's just very normal behaviour for a new album whose activity peaked just slightly later than day 1. Taylor Swift is #1 on the albums chart for a 5th week, I'm used to this, you're used to this. Florence + The Machine have once again chosen a less ideal release week with three streaming juggernauts in tow. This makes it their first album to miss the top 3. Tyler, The Creator goes crazy on the physical sales to return to the top 5, while the best selling album on the chart this week is from Bernard Fanning. For the non-Australians, he's the lead singer of Powderfinger, probably the best selling Australian band of the last 30 years. "Tea & Sympathy" was Bernard's first solo album and a huge success, thanks to having the most overplayed song of 2005, "Wish You Well" on it (a song that never got a physical single and never charted). Local band Cloning chart for the first time, and it's actually on the back of formats other than vinyl where they don't crack that particular chart. The same can't be said of the other arrivals. Radiohead continue their haphazard pattern of releasing things that aren't new studio albums, it's almost like they don't want another #2 peaker. Hayley Williams scores a second top 50 album through a peculiar release pattern, her previous album in 2020 reached the top 10. We've also got another new Australian band, one with a decent amount of streaming traction behind them, The Belair Lip Bombs. Possibly ones to watch in the future.

Spotify must 'underweight' it relatively speaking, right? Like in Australia a while back it overcame a 400K deficit on Spotify to be the #1 single anyway, because it's so strong elsewhere. I assume the UK is similar.

03/11/2025 Singles 01 01 04 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift 02 02 11 02 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean 03 03 19 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna 04 04 04 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift 05 05 38 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren 06 06 20 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe 07 10 05 07 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean 08 09 14 06 12 TO 12 sombr 09 07 04 03 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift. 10 14 32 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr 11 12 18 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 12 16 21 10 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean 13 18 06 13 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND? Raye 14 08 04 04 FATHER FIGURE Taylor Swift 15 20 18 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 16 11 04 06 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift feat. Sabrina Carpenter 17 25 16 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber 18 27 31 02 UNDRESSED sombr 19 19 05 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae 20 24 18 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 21 13 04 09 WI$H LI$T Taylor Swift 22 26 18 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 23 15 04 05 WOOD Taylor Swift 24 29 35 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae 25 17 04 08 ACTUALLY ROMANTIC Taylor Swift 26 31 81 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey 27 30 93 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone 28 21 04 07 CANCELLED! Taylor Swift 29 34 22 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae 30 22 04 11 RUIN THE FRIENDSHIP Taylor Swift 31 32 19 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax 32 23 04 10 ELDEST DAUGHTER Taylor Swift 33 37 76 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish 34 35 09 03 TEARS Sabrina Carpenter 35 38 21 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter 36 33 18 10 FREE Rumi, Jinu, Ejae, Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 37 45 63 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars 38 36 18 11 TAKEDOWN Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 39 28 04 12 HONEY Taylor Swift 40 44 17 27 GABRIELA Katseye 41 67 04 41 A COUPLE MINUTES Olivia Dean 42 42 09 13 WHEN DID YOU GET HOT? Sabrina Carpenter 43 43 40 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae 44 39 05 39 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean 45 47 54 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars 46 46 55 23 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims 47 41 14 19 SUGAR ON MY TONGUE Tyler, The Creator 48 48 77 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen 49 49 54 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams 50 40 05 40 DRACULA Tame Impala Bubbling Under 15 (18) ETERNITY Alex Warren 16 (19) YUKON Justin Bieber 17 (RE) NOBODY'S SON Sabrina Carpenter 18 (20) NOW OR NEVER Tkandz 19 (NE) BITTERSWEET Madison Beer 20 (NE) PUSSY PALACE Lily Allen Albums 01 01 04 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift 02 03 19 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack 03 04 05 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean 04 05 09 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter 05 NE 01 05 WHERE YOU'LL FIND ME James Johnston 06 NE 01 06 WEST END GIRL Lily Allen 07 NE 01 07 THE BOY WHO PLAYED THE HARP Dave 08 NE 01 08 SHOTGUN KARAOKE VOL.II Paul Dempsey 09 08 46 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren 10 02 02 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala 11 10 62 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter 12 11 36 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae 13 09 10 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr 14 12 24 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen 15 13 76 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish 16 NE 01 16 SON OF SPERGY Daniel Caesar 17 22 10 05 HICKEY Royel Otis 18 17 71 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams 19 18 73 01 BRAT Charli XCX 20 19 07 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran 21 RE 11 08 NEBRASKA 82: EXPANDED EDITION Bruce Springsteen 22 21 80 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift 23 23 94 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae 24 24 105 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift 25 RE 04 04 FOREVER Bon Jovi 26 28 33 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga 27 25 85 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande 28 32 25 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token 29 29 16 02 SWAG Justin Bieber 30 26 25 01 I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING BUT THERAPY (PART 2) Teddy Swims 31 41 18 19 BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN Jelly Roll 32 35 10 32 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model 33 27 05 06 VIE Doja Cat 34 34 06 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley 35 NE 01 35 IT'S NOT THAT DEEP Demi Lovato 36 38 10 03 KARMA Stray Kids 37 39 57 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone 38 52 05 38 THE HARD WAY Cameron Whitcomb 39 37 46 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar 40 36 14 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph 41 42 10 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey 42 44 34 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake 43 NE 01 43 CREATURE IN THE BLACK NIGHT Dayseeker 44 43 11 02 WISHBONE Conan Gray 45 06 02 06 KICKING MY FEET Ruel 46 40 18 02 ADDISON Addison Rae 47 47 51 03 THE FIRST TIME The Kid Laroi 48 48 14 01 AMERICAN HEART Benson Boone 49 49 21 04 CHARM Clairo 50 NE 01 50 QUINTESSENTIAL BLACK SORROWS The Black Sorrows "The Fate Of Ophelia" is #1 for a 4th week. It looks likely to be the last week but I suppose you can never count out chicanery (and she gets to be a musician! etc). It's now just a question whether the Halloween boost for "Golden" could upset the expected ascension of "Man I Need" for yet another week. RAYE scores a new peak this week and might be top 10 bound. We've got a peculiar situation with regards to the top 40 this week. "WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!" is the lowest peaking song in the top 39! Death of the moderate hit combined with some quirky chart pile ups. We've only got one new entry this week and it's another Olivia Dean. If not for this, we could have potentially had a second unchanged top 50 this year, something I still believe that the new rules will more likely cause than prevent. Taylor Swift is #1 for a 4th week on the album chart as well. I'm not sure who has the clout to do anything to change that, so maybe it'll be a case of KPop Demon Hunters returning to #1 eventually. It's funny to think that Sabrina Carpenter is #4 this week, when earlier this year she was coasting an uncontested #1 spot under similar conditions. Not all chart weeks are created equally. A surprise late runner as one of the most successful contestants from the last season of the original Australian Idol run is James Johnston. It took him over a decade to release his first album, but now he's got two top 10s to his name. Probably doesn't beat Stan Walker's Aotearoa career, appearing in "Hunt For The Wilderpeople" has a lot of good will for me. What I suspect is a late bloomer for Lily Allen has her debuting at #6, and retaining a perfect top 10 record with all 5 of her albums. West Australian local Kito co-wrote most of the tracks on the album. I'm not sure she'll score any top 50 hits from the album though as they all seem to be trending backwards on Spotify. She had 6 songs in the top 200 a few days ago, but now barely has 2. Next is Dave who scores his 2nd top 10 album but has done the opposite to James Johnston, going from #5 to #7. "Raindance" was the highest new entry on Spotify this week but appears to be missing from the ARIA Chart (I'd expect it in the Bubbling Under chart), in case you thought the new rules might change that situation. I love any opportunity I get to talk about Something For Kate, one of Australia's best kept secrets, but one that I will willingly offer to introduce to others. If "Hallways" or "Monsters" were made by a US or UK band, they'd be analysed endlessly for their introspective lyrical prose. Anyway, they're a band that loves to do a cover, something that extends to very tall frontman Paul Dempsey. Back in 2013, he did a whole album like this called "Shotgun Karaoke". By popular demand, he's done it again with a Vol. II, and it's managed to reach the top 10 (which the original did not). I said on my blog a few months ago, if Paul Dempsey considers your song worthy of being covered, there are few greater honours. Speaking of very good singers, Daniel Caesar continues to score new highs with each successive album, hitting the top 20 for the first time now. Demi Lovato is saved by the new chart rules and continues to make the top 50 with every one of her albums. Dayseeker's 6th album is their first to make the top 50.

My suspicion in any case is that it's a relative drop in the bucket, or something we wouldn't notice anyway mixed in with shops playing secular hit songs as well that all just cancels out together. I just feel like there's always this temptation to connect an unapproved chart development as a fix being up, rather than just the reasonable possibility that other Spotify users have different priorities to oneself. Auto-play, playlists & inorganic TikTok trends help everything except my faves, etc.

How many tens of thousands of shopping centres do you have that it makes a noticeable difference? I'd think the sharp movements feel more in line with general streaming though. Shops aren't going to go up and down with the amount of Christmas music they play for the next 2 months. It's not even legal for shops to use regular Spotify though so they'd have to either use their auxiliary service (which might not count), or something else.

+30 Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine +29 Fat Dog - King of the Slugs +28 Kali Uchis - Moonlight +27 JVKE - Golden Hour +26 Lana Del Rey - A&W +25 Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire +24 Daughter - Be On Your Way +23 Temples - Cicada +22 Madison Beer - Home To Another One +21 underscores (feat. gabby start) - Locals (Girls like us) +20 Olivia Rodrigo - Bad Idea Right? +19 Fred Again.. & Obongjayar - Adore U +18 Chappell Roan - Hot To Go! +17 Dave & Central Cee - Sprinter +16 SZA - Kill Bill +15 Kenya Grace - Strangers +14 Becky Hill & Chase & Status - Disconnect +13 Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova +12 George Clanton - I Been Young +11 Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha +10 Dua Lipa - Houdini +9 Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam +8 cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe - Prada +7 Dua Lipa - Dance The Night +6 Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red +5 Peggy Gou - (It Goes Like) Nanana +4 Troye Sivan - Rush +3 Charli XCX - Speed Drive +2 Chase & Status & Bou (feat. Irah, Flowdan, Trigga & Takura) - Baddadan +1 Last Dinner Party - Nothing Matters

Got to #5 back when Spotify was a weekly chart, kworb

27/10/2025 Singles 01 01 03 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift 02 04 10 02 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean 03 03 18 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna 04 02 03 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift 05 11 37 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren 06 12 19 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe 07 05 03 03 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift 08 06 03 04 FATHER FIGURE Taylor Swift 09 16 13 06 12 TO 12 sombr 10 22 04 10 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean 11 07 03 06 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift feat. Sabrina Carpenter 12 18 17 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 13 09 03 09 WI$H LI$T Taylor Swift 14 20 31 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr 15 08 03 05 WOOD Taylor Swift 16 23 20 10 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean 17 10 03 08 ACTUALLY ROMANTIC Taylor Swift 18 24 05 16 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND? Raye 19 19 04 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae 20 21 17 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 21 13 03 07 CANCELLED! Taylor Swift 22 14 03 11 RUIN THE FRIENDSHIP Taylor Swift 23 15 03 10 ELDEST DAUGHTER Taylor Swift 24 26 17 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 25 25 15 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber 26 28 17 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 27 27 30 02 UNDRESSED sombr 28 17 03 12 HONEY Taylor Swift 29 29 34 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae 30 32 92 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone 31 36 80 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey 32 30 18 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax 33 31 17 10 FREE Rumi, Jinu, Ejae, Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 34 35 21 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae 35 34 08 03 TEARS Sabrina Carpenter 36 33 17 11 TAKEDOWN Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast 37 40 75 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish 38 39 20 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter 39 41 04 39 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean 40 67 04 40 DRACULA Tame Impala 41 37 13 19 SUGAR ON MY TONGUE Tyler, The Creator 42 38 08 13 WHEN DID YOU GET HOT? Sabrina Carpenter 43 43 39 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae 44 42 16 27 GABRIELA Katseye 45 44 62 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars 46 46 54 23 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims 47 45 53 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars 48 48 76 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen 49 52 53 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams 50 51 12 42 FOLDED Kehlani Bubbling Under 15 (NE) PIXELATED KISSES Joji 16 (NE) MY OLD WAYS Tame Impala 17 (14) EYES CLOSED Jisoo & Zayn 18 (16) ETERNITY Alex Warren 19 (15) YUKON Justin Bieber 20 (20) NOW OR NEVER Tkandz Albums 01 01 03 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift 02 NE 01 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala 03 02 18 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack 04 03 04 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean 05 04 08 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter 06 NE 01 06 KICKING MY FEET Ruel 07 NE 01 07 FROM THE PYRE The Last Dinner Party 08 06 45 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren 09 07 09 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr 10 08 61 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter 11 10 35 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae 12 11 23 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen 13 14 75 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish 14 NE 01 14 LEGENDS Sabaton 15 NE 01 15 SMOOCHIES Ashnikko 16 NE 01 16 EASIER SAID THAN DONE The Southern River Band 17 17 70 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams 18 12 72 01 BRAT Charli XCX 19 15 06 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran 20 NE 01 20 LIVE AT SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE Camp Cope 21 16 79 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift 22 22 09 05 HICKEY Royel Otis 23 19 93 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae 24 20 104 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift 25 23 84 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande 26 26 24 01 I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING BUT THERAPY (PART 2) Teddy Swims 27 18 04 06 VIE Doja Cat 28 24 32 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga 29 21 15 02 SWAG Justin Bieber 30 RE 43 05 MARS NEEDS GUITARS! Hoodoo Gurus 31 NE 01 31 BLOOM Wilsn 32 27 24 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token 33 NE 01 33 LUCKY STARS Andrew Swift 34 25 05 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley 35 40 09 35 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model 36 34 13 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph 37 35 45 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar 38 28 09 03 KARMA Stray Kids 39 41 56 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone 40 36 17 02 ADDISON Addison Rae 41 50 17 19 BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN Jelly Roll 42 38 09 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey 43 66 10 02 WISHBONE Conan Gray 44 42 33 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake 45 57 12 01 FALL FROM THE LIGHT Hilltop Hoods 46 48 17 01 VIRGIN Lorde 47 49 50 03 THE FIRST TIME The Kid Laroi 48 44 13 01 AMERICAN HEART Benson Boone 49 47 20 04 CHARM Clairo 50 37 06 02 BREACH Twenty One Pilots "The Fate Of Ophelia" is #1 for a 3rd consecutive week. I thought it was bound for the floor, but so far this week, she's managed to keep it copacetic so I'm leaning to a 4th and final week next week. Crucial to Olivia Dean is that she's managed to overcome her long standing "Golden" hurdle, so might be ready for the top spot soon. She's also got a 3rd top 10 hit now with "So Easy (To Fall In Love)", taking a similar leap up to "Nice To Each Other" under different circumstances. Taylor Swift has kept her entire track list in the top 50 for a 3rd week, certainly a record, and I think she's a good chance for a 4th week. Something I didn't mention last week because it's often a revolving sequence, but last week's top 50 entries from Olivia Dean & JISOO have both dropped out, potentially marking them as equal holders of the distinction of being the first songs to reach the top 50 solely as a consequence of the new rules. Climbing into the top 50 this week is Tame Impala with a 3rd top 50 hit, all of which have arrived after the release of "The Slow Rush". Prior to this, Tame Impala had an endless supply of top 100 hits that didn't make the top 50. Taylor Swift secures a 3rd consecutive week at #1. Tame Impala's fallen for the classic blunder, only slightly less famous than that of going into a land war in Asia. Never compete with a relatively new Taylor Swift album, when a #1 album streak is on the line. This is not the greatest L suffered by Tame Impala this year as Kevin Parker's favourite football team (he's the #1 ticket holder) was put in great shame by the state of Queensland. Firstly getting demolished at home by eventual premiers Brisbane, but then earning the ignobility of being the first (and so far only) club to lose a final to the Gold Coast Suns, once again at home, but this time they lost by 1 point after leading by a goal in the dying minutes. In this particular instance, pretend that Kevin Parker is Josh Treacy (Fremantle #35) and Taylor Swift is Ryan Lester (Brisbane #35), squandering a sure-fire goal due to hubris. I was at the game at this end of the stadium when it happened, funniest thing I've seen. Returning to the chart also this week is Ruel, reaching the top 10 for a 3rd time. While The Last Dinner Party have fallen short of their previous mark in the UK, they've actually improved quite a bit here, their debut album got to #35, now they're up at #7. Sabaton come through with their highest charting album this decade, while Ashnikko is seeing a new high. The Southern River Band are from Perth, and south of the river if you can believe it. They've released 5 albums now, and their 4th saw their chart breakthrough, while their 5th has them reaching the top 20 for the first time. Camp Cope has been disbanded for a couple of years now but return to the chart with the 2023 recording of their last ever show. Let's see if they don't LCD Soundsystem us, I'll have words on the band on my blog (which is now halfway complete!) at some point in the next 49 and a half weeks. Local singer WILSN charts for the first time. She's a powerhouse singer whose voice I've always likened to Jessica Mauboy. Lastly we've got country singer Andrew Swift who returns to the top 50 after his last album didn't quite get there.

+30 Lizzy McAlpine - ceilings +29 My Chemical Romance - The Foundations of Decay +28 Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 5 +27 Metric - Doomscroller +26 Nilüfer Yanya - Midnight Sun +25 Ethel Cain - American Teenager +24 Alvvays - Easy On Your Own? +23 Let's Eat Grandma - Happy New Year +22 Beyoncé - Break My Soul +21 Paramore - This Is Why +20 Fred Again - Delilah (Pull Me Out Of This) +19 MUNA - What I Want +18 Beyoncé - Cuff It +17 Eliza Rose & Interplanetary Criminal - B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All) +16 Tate McRae - She's All I Wanna Be +15 bbno$ (feat. Rich Brian) - edamame +14 LF System - Afraid To Feel +13 Arctic Monkeys - There'd Better Be a Mirrorball +12 Kendrick Lamar - N95 +11 Joji - Glimpse Of Us +10 Zach Bryan - Something in the Orange +9 Djo - End of Beginning +8 Gorillaz (feat. Tame Impala & Bootie Brown) - New Gold +7 RAYE (feat. 070 Shake) - Escapism. +6 Florence + The Machine - King +5 Beyoncé - Alien Superstar +4 Steve Lacy - Bad Habit +3 Lizzo - About Damn Time +2 Röyksopp (feat. Susanne Sundfør) - Oh, Lover +1 Caroline Polachek - Billions

I also love to point out that way back in the day, James Blake had "Retrograde" get to #7 on Australia's weekly Spotify charts (and #5 on the official streaming chart)