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03/03/2025 Singles 01 03 19 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars 02 02 14 02 LUTHER Kendrick Lamar 03 04 13 01 MESSY Lola Young 04 01 42 01 NOT LIKE US Kendrick Lamar 05 05 19 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams 06 07 41 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish 07 06 28 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars 08 09 26 07 PINK PONY CLUB Chappell Roan 09 25 05 09 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae 10 10 58 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone 11 11 11 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal 12 08 82 02 ALL THE STARS Kendrick Lamar & SZA 13 NE 01 13 REVOLVING DOOR Tate McRae 14 13 46 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan 15 14 46 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey 16 20 41 14 WILDFLOWER Billie Eilish 17 NE 01 17 I KNOW LOVE Tate McRae feat. The Kid Laroi 18 15 07 13 DENIAL IS A RIVER Doechii 19 12 13 12 TV OFF Kendrick Lamar 20 28 02 20 NOKIA Drake 21 18 46 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter 22 19 42 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen 23 16 27 01 TASTE Sabrina Carpenter 24 21 28 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez 25 23 67 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims 26 NE 01 26 DEAR GOD Tate McRae 27 29 03 27 ORDINARY Alex Warren 28 24 04 12 ABRACADABRA Lady Gaga 29 26 22 11 TIMELESS The Weeknd, Playboi Carti 30 27 29 01 GUESS Charli XCX feat. Billie Eilish 31 22 02 22 BUSY WOMAN Sabrina Carpenter 32 17 38 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter 33 NE 01 33 PURPLE LACE BRA Tate McRae 34 NE 01 34 MISS POSSESSIVE Tate McRae 35 32 188 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls 36 31 38 19 AIN'T NO LOVE IN OKLAHOMA (FROM TWISTERS: THE ALBUM) Luke Combs 37 RE 18 14 IT'S OK I'M OK Tate McRae 38 33 49 01 TOO SWEET Hozier 39 37 79 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves 40 RE 07 14 2 HANDS Tate McRae 41 34 31 07 I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY Gracie Abrams 42 36 10 23 INDIGO Sam Barber feat. Avery Anna 43 35 33 21 THE DOOR Teddy Swims 44 55 02 44 DIE TRYING PartyNextDoor, Drake & Yebba 45 67 19 07 CHIHIRO Billie Eilish 46 45 20 30 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims 47 NE 01 47 BLOODONMYHANDS Tate McRae feat. FloMilli 48 51 242 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac 49 48 113 22 WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS Luke Combs 50 49 40 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan Bubbling Under 12 (16) I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen 13 (14) DREAMIN Dom Dolla feat. Daya 14 (13) BMF SZA 15 (09) SQUABBLE UP Kendrick Lamar 16 (12) 30 FOR 30 SZA, Kendrick Lamar 17 (NE) EXTRAL Jennie, Doechii 18 (18) 15 MINUTES Sabrina Carpenter 19 (NE) CALL ME WHEN YOU BREAK UP Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco, Gracie Abrams 20 (20) CRY FOR ME The Weeknd Albums 01 NE 001 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae 02 01 027 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter 03 04 041 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish 04 05 116 01 SOS SZA 05 03 014 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar 06 02 002 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake 07 07 046 03 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan 08 09 036 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams 09 NE 001 09 RECENCY BIAS Rum Jungle 10 10 022 04 +-=÷× (TOUR COLLECTION) Ed Sheeran 11 08 004 01 HURRY UP TOMORROW The Weeknd 12 11 212 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd 13 06 038 01 BRAT Charli XCX 14 14 309 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish 15 24 187 01 HAPPIER THAN EVER Billie Eilish 16 13 363 05 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs 17 NE 001 17 PEOPLE WATCHING Sam Fender 18 NE 001 18 NEW LOVE Ziggy Alberts 19 16 097 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone 20 17 104 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen 21 19 143 03 HOZIER Hozier 22 15 045 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift 23 20 403 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5 24 18 197 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo 25 21 090 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan 26 31 458 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry 27 22 277 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs 28 28 475 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem 29 29 348 01 AM Arctic Monkeys 30 30 240 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift 31 25 077 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo 32 23 005 02 CAN'T RUSH GREATNESS Central Cee 33 33 520 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac 34 32 120 02 GRADUATION Kanye West 35 38 046 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park 36 34 288 01 LOVER Taylor Swift 37 39 018 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator 38 26 280 02 DAMN. Kendrick Lamar 39 27 027 15 TAKE CARE Drake 40 52 233 40 GREATEST HITS Pitbull 41 46 207 02 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD Rihanna 42 40 381 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift 43 37 070 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift 44 NE 001 44 BIG OLE ALBUM VOL. 1 A Day To Remember 45 48 351 03 DIAMONDS Elton John 46 49 083 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott 47 43 434 02 DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS Bruno Mars 48 41 046 17 FIREWORKS & ROLLERBLADES Benson Boone 49 47 291 01 STARBOY The Weeknd 50 63 343 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day First thing's first, I've been tagging these posts with '2024' for 2 months now, what a shambles. "APT." returns to #1 for a 12th week at the top. I suspect it was very close because "luther" held a solid lead over it all week on Spotify, but lacks the sales to combine with that. It's possible that "HUMBLE." also missed out on #1 due to sales, it's been a hot minute, but that also did get to #1 on Spotify. Tate McRae debuts many songs in the chart this week, and gets "Sports car" just a little bit higher than before in the process. She's also responsible for kicking out the last Australian song in the top 50, but she brings The Kid LAROI in with her so it balances out I guess. Billie Eilish's Australian tour isn't quite lighting up the chart like I expected, or at least it can't fight off the inevitable decline for a song that's been sitting around the top 5 for 9 months now. With that in mind, "APT." looks most likely to stay at #1 next week. Tate McRae scores her first ever #1 album. Last time she was so close, debuting behind incumbent Taylor Swift, but this week she achieves the what. Australian music does make it over to the album chart this week though. For once it's also a relatively new act. Rum Jungle charting for the first time ever and landing in the top 10 to boot. That puts them ahead of streaming stalwart and occasional bad opinion haver Ziggy Alberts. Sam Fender makes some inroads as well. His last album just snuck into the top 50, now he's sneaking into the top 20. A Day To Remember once had a #1 album, but they've also had a history of dodgy release patterns. I remember years ago when they charted in the top 100 on one or two days of sales, and then had a stunted climb into the top 50 the week after. This time they're charting low just on physical sales with an album that's not out on streaming just yet, guess only Adele can pull it off. In case you were wondering, that's not a new peak for Pitbull but maybe he gets there next week.

Going to out myself as responsible for this sort of thing: I don't listen to new music on Saturdays generally. I do that on the Friday, and won't put new stuff into rotation until after the weekend. If we want to subscribe to the idea of New Music Friday as a concept, you're inevitably going to see declines like this, even for the biggest of hits. "As It Was" by Harry Styles remained at #1 but declined from 1.2 million streams to 0.8 million streams in a single Saturday when it first came out, a very similar decline percentage-wise to Benson going #61->#201 in a single day.

Not quite that low I think. #100 on sales in Australia is usually around 30-40 a week so in the UK it might be 60-100. Definitely a lot of ties though.

Alright so to look further at it, something I find myself habitually doing is sorting the kworb chart by days charting and see how old the 45th-ish (about as much as fits on my monitor) newest song is on the chart. When we're in real dire straits, I've seen the Australian one get to around 100 days charting (maybe 80 in the UK). Currently in the UK it's 35 which is really good. A lot of Tate McRae album tracks but they're still new songs people are listening to whatever way you look at it. Anyway, I did make that graph I wanted to make I couldn't go back further because my old tweets wouldn't load, but the chart starts in February 2023 and ends at present. I've been keeping track of this very specific stat on a weekly basis for several years now because it fascinates me and is a solid barometer on the state of new music. I remember it was a big moment around 2019/2020 when it started to go over 100 for the first time, and it seemed the trend would keep up, but it just hasn't. This week, we nearly hit the lowest number of 'old' songs in the chart in about 6 years! The only time it was ever lower was last year when Taylor Swift (and to a lesser extent Billie Eilish) was taking up pristine real estate with her new album for several weeks. Yes, this isn't the UK chart although I do think it follows a very similar pattern. Yes, it's not everyone's definition of new music, but I think the core principle, that less of the chart is made up of oldies listened to by people will no interest in new music, is more important to the perpetuation of new music than whether or not some songs that may well take off in the weeks to come have charged right out the gate to do so.

There's a graph I want to make (it'll take a while), but I feel like new music is really thriving lately?? I've been surprised at the rate in which some immovable objects have been getting booted down the charts. Also those Tate McRae & Sam Fender albums that came out only a week ago have done very well I think. If you need a constant IV drip of new hits every single week, or think a song is old news because it's a couple of months old, you're gonna run into this issue, but I'm not seeing it right now.

People are free to do that if they want, but I fall on the other side of it. Records are made to be broken. I think too many people cling to records of yesteryear and invent excuses to stop it from actually counting when they are broken. They want the prestige of an 'all time' record, but they only want the 'all time' to include the time period that's convenient to them. They want everyone else to acknowledge the achievements and prestige accomplished by those that they're interested, but they won't return the favour the other way around. They're not actually interested in the records as a concept, but the fact that the records they choose to consider important help embolden their perspective. Once someone does that, it's no surprise that they'll cling onto it in perpetuity. What should be a celebration of accomplishment and intrigue just turns into more generational superiority wars. It sure is convenient that the people who complain about the nature of the charts nowadays seem to have a strong Venn diagram overlap with the people who complain about the quality of the music nowadays. The two shouldn't be linked, and yet one view seems to galvanise the other.

If we're calling hip-hop sales into question, then don't forget that "4X4" by Travis Scott is probably the best selling single of the year in America, and maybe even globally(?) by a country mile. Comparing sales numbers & streaming often gets into territory akin to the millionaire vs. billionaire (ie the literal magnitudes of difference) shock realisation. If we were given the iTunes chart in the same way as the Spotify chart, the general insignificance of it would be more blatantly highlighted. Really though, comparing eras, getting into the kinds of stan wars that entails, it's just a fool's gambit. Different eras are more conducive to different kinds of milestones and achievements, and those who are holding onto the ones of the past will move the goal posts anyway. 15 years ago digital sales were considered cheating by some, the idea that infinite shelf-life could (and did) produce higher sales figures than had ever been achieved before. When sales are held up as the standard even now, the people doing so generally choose to ignore how much of it is boosted through double-triple purchasing, or rather just prefer to sweep it under the rug in the long term. That's ignoring how incongruous it is to compare different eras with drastically different populations (there are 2.5x as many people in the world now than during the height of Beatlemania), different accessibility, and different lifestyles that cultivate different levels of interest. I'll be the first to point out the various shortcomings & issues with the collation of streams, and the way most pundits tend to interpret it, but I think it's very good that we now have a very wide audience from which to cast this net. Leaving everything in charge of just the people who have disposable income is not going to survey the population in a particularly useful way when most revenue comes elsewhere. Signed a person who still does purchase everything I listen to.

Reckon it's still banking via its early streaming success. When you combine both versions, it's not even making Kendrick's top 40 on daily global Spotify streams (same with the Maroon 5 track), so you have to figure it's destined to just slip away as the years go by.

Step 1: Pick a chart Step 2: Click on the earliest possible year that has a bar (in this case 2018) Step 3: Mouse over a date on the calender that has a circle, and click an available snapshot Step 4: Bear with the loading screen Step 5: Success, I believe.

Always with the binaries. Her last album debuted at #2 in the US & Aus, and #6 in the UK. That's a fanbase.

24/02/2024 Singles 01 01 41 01 NOT LIKE US Kendrick Lamar 02 08 13 02 LUTHER Kendrick Lamar 03 02 18 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars 04 03 12 01 MESSY Lola Young 05 04 18 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams 06 06 27 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars 07 05 40 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish 08 22 81 02 ALL THE STARS Kendrick Lamar & SZA 09 07 25 07 PINK PONY CLUB Chappell Roan 10 09 57 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone 11 11 10 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal 12 16 12 12 TV OFF Kendrick Lamar 13 10 45 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan 14 14 45 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey 15 13 06 13 DENIAL IS A RIVER Doechii 16 19 26 01 TASTE Sabrina Carpenter 17 39 37 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter 18 15 45 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter 19 18 41 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen 20 23 40 14 WILDFLOWER Billie Eilish 21 21 27 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez 22 NE 01 22 BUSY WOMAN Sabrina Carpenter 23 24 66 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims 24 12 03 12 ABRACADABRA Lady Gaga 25 17 04 10 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae 26 20 21 11 TIMELESS The Weeknd, Playboi Carti 27 25 28 01 GUESS Charli XCX feat. Billie Eilish 28 NE 01 28 NOKIA Drake 29 27 02 27 ORDINARY Alex Warren 30 35 10 09 SQUABBLE UP Kendrick Lamar 31 26 37 19 AIN'T NO LOVE IN OKLAHOMA (FROM TWISTERS: THE ALBUM) Luke Combs 32 41 187 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls 33 29 48 01 TOO SWEET Hozier 34 36 30 07 I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY Gracie Abrams 35 42 32 21 THE DOOR Teddy Swims 36 44 09 23 INDIGO Sam Barber feat. Avery Anna 37 34 78 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves 38 NE 01 38 CN TOWER PartyNextDoor, Drake 39 53 08 39 30 FOR 30 SZA, Kendrick Lamar 40 59 106 02 HUMBLE. Kendrick Lamar & Skrillex 41 37 08 16 BMF SZA 42 28 38 24 WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Luke Combs 43 33 02 33 DREAMIN Dom Dolla feat. Daya 44 NE 01 44 GIMME A HUG Drake 45 56 19 30 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims 46 38 03 21 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen 47 43 41 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith 48 30 112 22 WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS Luke Combs 49 51 39 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan 50 45 70 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan Bubbling Under 17 (NE) DIE TRYING PartyNextDoor, Drake & Yebba 18 (NE) 15 MINUTES Sabrina Carpenter 19 (NE) MOTH BALLS PartyNextDoor, Drake 20 (11) CRY FOR ME The Weeknd Albums 01 04 026 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter 02 NE 001 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake 03 01 013 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar 04 03 040 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish 05 05 115 01 SOS SZA 06 07 037 01 BRAT Charli XCX 07 06 045 03 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan 08 02 003 01 HURRY UP TOMORROW The Weeknd 09 08 035 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams 10 11 021 04 +-=÷× (TOUR COLLECTION) Ed Sheeran 11 10 211 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd 12 NE 001 12 OH! THE OCEAN The Wombats 13 09 362 05 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs 14 25 308 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish 15 16 044 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift 16 18 096 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone 17 17 103 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen 18 19 196 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo 19 21 142 03 HOZIER Hozier 20 22 402 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5 21 20 089 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan 22 12 276 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs 23 15 004 02 CAN'T RUSH GREATNESS Central Cee 24 49 186 01 HAPPIER THAN EVER Billie Eilish 25 26 076 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo 26 36 279 02 DAMN. Kendrick Lamar 27 34 026 15 TAKE CARE Drake 28 32 474 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem 29 30 347 01 AM Arctic Monkeys 30 33 239 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift 31 31 457 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry 32 28 119 02 GRADUATION Kanye West 33 27 519 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac 34 39 287 01 LOVER Taylor Swift 35 NE 001 35 LIGHT HIT MY FACE LIKE A STRAIGHT RIGHT Mallrat 36 NE 001 36 ATMOSPHERICS Hands Like Houses 37 43 069 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift 38 40 045 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park 39 29 017 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator 40 41 380 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift 41 35 045 17 FIREWORKS & ROLLERBLADES Benson Boone 42 23 099 02 GETTIN' OLD Luke Combs 43 52 433 02 DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS Bruno Mars 44 42 011 02 ROSIE Rosé 45 37 105 01 VIEWS Drake 46 50 206 02 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD Rihanna 47 48 290 01 STARBOY The Weeknd 48 46 350 03 DIAMONDS Elton John 49 44 082 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott 50 38 013 03 WICKED: THE SOUNDTRACK Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande "Not Like Us" is #1 for a second week. I wish to pay respect to my tradition of putting stupid jokes and references in the subheader each week when I post the new chart. Let it be known that the last one was a joke at Drake's expense. Speaking of which, he dropped a new album on us and then left the country pre-maturely without finishing his tour. I'm trying to catch up on my usual weekly business so I'm not going to say too much here, just that "luther" or "APT." will probably be #1 next week. Also Skrillex's egregious crediting on "HUMBLE." will probably survive the heat death of the universe.

Thank you, I'm very bored at my computer on a Sunday night :P I'll stop now.

Can't believe people are listening to those Tate McRae & Sam Fender albums, don't they know they were recorded back in 2024, so old. :drama:

Update: I have played UFO 50 now and it deserves all those accolades given to it by me. Genuine 'makes everyone else look bad by comparison' vibes.

17/02/2024 Singles 01 27 40 01 NOT LIKE US Kendrick Lamar 02 02 17 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars 03 01 11 01 MESSY Lola Young 04 03 17 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams 05 06 39 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish 06 04 26 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars 07 22 24 07 PINK PONY CLUB Chappell Roan 08 16 12 03 LUTHER Kendrick Lamar 09 09 56 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone 10 07 44 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan 11 05 09 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal 12 50 02 12 ABRACADABRA Lady Gaga 13 18 05 13 DENIAL IS A RIVER Doechii 14 08 44 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey 15 12 44 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter 16 47 11 12 TV OFF Kendrick Lamar 17 10 03 10 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae 18 13 40 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen 19 15 25 01 TASTE Sabrina Carpenter 20 11 20 11 TIMELESS The Weeknd, Playboi Carti 21 14 26 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez 22 58 80 02 ALL THE STARS Kendrick Lamar & SZA 23 25 39 14 WILDFLOWER Billie Eilish 24 17 65 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims 25 40 27 01 GUESS Charli XCX feat. Billie Eilish 26 19 36 19 AIN'T NO LOVE IN OKLAHOMA (FROM TWISTERS: THE ALBUM) Luke Combs 27 NE 01 27 ORDINARY Alex Warren 28 24 37 24 WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Luke Combs 29 28 47 01 TOO SWEET Hozier 30 26 111 22 WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS Luke Combs 31 23 98 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs 32 37 46 21 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone 33 NE 01 33 DREAMIN Dom Dolla feat. Daya 34 43 77 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves 35 RE 09 09 SQUABBLE UP Kendrick Lamar 36 30 29 07 I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY Gracie Abrams 37 33 07 16 BMF SZA 38 21 02 21 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen 39 39 36 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter 40 20 02 20 CRY FOR ME The Weeknd 41 36 186 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls 42 29 31 21 THE DOOR Teddy Swims 43 35 40 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith 44 41 08 23 INDIGO Sam Barber feat. Avery Anna 45 34 69 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan 46 32 82 32 BEAUTIFUL CRAZY Luke Combs 47 57 33 19 HOT TO GO! Chappell Roan 48 NE 01 48 BORN AGAIN Lisa feat. Doja Cat & Raye 49 44 240 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac 50 42 27 26 KISSES BL3SS x CamrinWatsin feat. bbyclose Bubbling Under 14 (17) 30 FOR 30 SZA, Kendrick Lamar 15 (12) GBP Central Cee, 21 Savage 16 (19) LIKE HIM Tyler, The Creator 17 (14) FAT JUICY & WET Sexyy Red & Bruno Mars 18 (10) SÃO PAULO The Weeknd feat. Anitta 19 (18) STICKY Tyler, The Creator 20 (26) GOOD NEWS Shaboozey Albums 01 15 012 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar 02 01 002 01 HURRY UP TOMORROW The Weeknd 03 03 039 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish 04 02 025 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter 05 04 114 01 SOS SZA 06 07 044 03 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan 07 12 036 01 BRAT Charli XCX 08 06 034 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams 09 05 361 05 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs 10 08 210 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd 11 13 020 04 +-=÷× (TOUR COLLECTION) Ed Sheeran 12 10 275 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs 13 11 026 03 FATHERS & SONS Luke Combs 14 NE 001 14 LOVER - LIVE FROM PARIS Taylor Swift 15 09 003 02 CAN'T RUSH GREATNESS Central Cee 16 14 043 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift 17 16 102 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen 18 19 095 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone 19 21 195 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo 20 22 088 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan 21 18 141 03 HOZIER Hozier 22 20 401 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5 23 17 098 02 GETTIN' OLD Luke Combs 24 NE 001 24 PARASOMNIA Dream Theater 25 28 307 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish 26 24 075 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo 27 32 518 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac 28 36 118 02 GRADUATION Kanye West 29 34 016 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator 30 25 346 01 AM Arctic Monkeys 31 27 456 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry 32 29 473 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem 33 26 238 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift 34 51 025 15 TAKE CARE Drake 35 46 044 17 FIREWORKS & ROLLERBLADES Benson Boone 36 69 278 02 DAMN. Kendrick Lamar 37 55 104 01 VIEWS Drake 38 23 012 03 WICKED: THE SOUNDTRACK Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande 39 30 286 01 LOVER Taylor Swift 40 35 044 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park 41 31 379 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift 42 38 010 02 ROSIE Rosé 43 33 068 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift 44 42 081 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott 45 57 003 45 ALLIGATOR BITES NEVER HEAL Doechii 46 40 349 03 DIAMONDS Elton John 47 47 026 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone 48 37 289 01 STARBOY The Weeknd 49 54 185 01 HAPPIER THAN EVER Billie Eilish 50 41 205 02 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD Rihanna For nearly 10 years I've had to roll with the fact that Kendrick Lamar's only #1 hit in Australia is "Bad Blood". In what must have been a reasonably close call, "Not Like Us" ascends to the top spot after having previously peaked at #5 in 2024. We found out that it merely had the same peak as "The Days" by Chrystal and took that personally. This is the sort of impact that's never been experience from a Super Bowl half-time show. I will shout out Rihanna's "We Found Love" for landing some very impressive longevity after the fact, but this is something else. The big question is what will happen next week. "Not Like Us" holds a strong start, but "luther" is making some ground too, and will attempt to improve its #3 peak position, or at least make it feel like less of a fluke than it was last year. In the midst of this, something I wasn't sure might ever happen is that Chappell Roan's highest song on the chart isn't "Good Luck, Babe!", as "Pink Pony Club" overtakes it en route to becoming her second top 10 hit. Alongside all of this, Lady Gaga has the biggest climb of the week with "Abracadabra", although it'll need a jolt somewhere to stop it from going right back down next week. Alex Warren has the highest debut of the week which is also his second top 50 hit in a quick burst. It was not a good week for Australian music as "Somedays" and "Riptide" both dropped out, we'd have nothing across both charts if not for Dom Dolla. We must raise the 🚨 NEW AUSTRALIAN MUSIC KLAXON 🚨 once more for "Dreamin", which will hope to grab more weeks in the top 50 but looks like having a "Rhyme Dust" kind of trajectory. The other day (or months ago if you're up to date on syndication) on Jeopardy! all three contestants names started with the letter D and Ken said something like 'good luck to the D's', coincidentally (only for me), we have a very D-infused debut, which is also Daya's first top 50 hit since 2016. Once again, the relatively recent addition of YouTube streams to the ARIA Chart is beneficial to members of BLACKPINK, as LISA scores a top 50 hit that probably wouldn't have gotten there otherwise. Kendrick Lamar returns for a second week at #1 for "GNX". You might think 'Oh, that's interesting, the same artist is #1 with a single that's not on the album they're at #1 with'. It definitely doesn't happen very often, but it's not even been a year since Taylor Swift did the same thing with "Cruel Summer" and "Midnights". Incidentally, "Midnights" falls out of the top 50 for the first time ever this week. It's not all bad news for her though, she has the highest debut with "Lover (Live From Paris)". Dream Theatre score an 8th top 50 album, a touch higher than their last one that only made #42. It's not super common we get an album climbing into the top 50, but Doechii's gone and done that this week. I also just have to remind everyone that it's made incredibly funny that "Not Like Us" is #1 on the charts because Drake spent that very week touring Australia. He doesn't have any singles chart entries to show for it, but does return with "Take Care" and "Views", they're sitting right next to "DAMN.". Speaking of Australian tours, Billie Eilish plays her first show here tonight and she'll be in the country for a few weeks. This is the part where I make a disparaging joke about how she wasn't able to come to Perth and so as far as I'm concerned she isn't here, but I suspect she'll be Luke Combsing up the charts soon enough.

Sigmund!

10/02/2024 Singles 01 01 10 01 MESSY Lola Young 02 02 16 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars 03 03 16 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams 04 04 25 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars 05 05 08 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal 06 07 38 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish 07 06 43 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan 08 08 43 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey 09 13 55 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone 10 10 02 10 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae 11 17 19 11 TIMELESS The Weeknd, Playboi Carti 12 12 43 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter 13 09 39 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen 14 11 25 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez 15 14 24 01 TASTE Sabrina Carpenter 16 16 11 03 LUTHER Kendrick Lamar 17 15 64 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims 18 39 04 18 DENIAL IS A RIVER Doechii 19 23 35 19 AIN'T NO LOVE IN OKLAHOMA (FROM TWISTERS: THE ALBUM) Luke Combs 20 NE 01 20 CRY FOR ME The Weeknd 21 NE 01 21 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen 22 64 23 22 PINK PONY CLUB Chappell Roan 23 20 97 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs 24 29 36 24 WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Luke Combs 25 41 38 14 WILDFLOWER Billie Eilish 26 22 110 22 WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS Luke Combs 27 45 39 05 NOT LIKE US Kendrick Lamar 28 18 46 01 TOO SWEET Hozier 29 21 30 21 THE DOOR Teddy Swims 30 25 28 07 I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY Gracie Abrams 31 24 235 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy 32 35 81 32 BEAUTIFUL CRAZY Luke Combs 33 19 06 16 BMF SZA 34 28 68 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan 35 27 39 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith 36 46 185 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls 37 31 45 21 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone 38 26 12 26 SOMEDAYS Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Jazzy 39 37 35 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter 40 47 26 01 GUESS Charli XCX feat. Billie Eilish 41 32 07 23 INDIGO Sam Barber feat. Avery Anna 42 34 26 26 KISSES BL3SS x CamrinWatsin feat. bbyclose 43 50 76 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves 44 30 239 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac 45 RE 03 32 SÃO PAULO The Weeknd feat. Anitta 46 33 17 30 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims 47 48 10 12 TV OFF Kendrick Lamar 48 42 134 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan 49 36 03 36 GBP Central Cee, 21 Savage 50 NE 01 50 ABRACADABRA Lady Gaga Bubbling Under 14 (16) FAT JUICY & WET Sexyy Red & Bruno Mars 15 (NE) WAKE ME UP The Weeknd 16 (15) LOVE SOMEBODY Morgan Wallen 17 (20) 30 FOR 30 SZA, Kendrick Lamar 18 (14) STICKY Tyler, The Creator 19 (18) LIKE HIM Tyler, The Creator 20 (12) SMILE Morgan Wallen Albums 01 NE 001 01 HURRY UP TOMORROW The Weeknd 02 04 024 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter 03 07 038 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish 04 03 113 01 SOS SZA 05 06 360 05 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs 06 05 033 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams 07 10 043 03 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan 08 09 209 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd 09 02 002 02 CAN'T RUSH GREATNESS Central Cee 10 12 274 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs 11 13 025 03 FATHERS & SONS Luke Combs 12 16 035 01 BRAT Charli XCX 13 15 019 04 +-=÷× (TOUR COLLECTION) Ed Sheeran 14 17 042 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift 15 20 011 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar 16 18 101 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen 17 22 097 02 GETTIN' OLD Luke Combs 18 21 140 03 HOZIER Hozier 19 23 094 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone 20 24 400 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5 21 25 194 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo 22 26 087 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan 23 19 011 03 WICKED: THE SOUNDTRACK Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande 24 34 074 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo 25 27 345 01 AM Arctic Monkeys 26 33 237 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift 27 31 455 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry 28 49 306 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish 29 29 472 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem 30 28 285 01 LOVER Taylor Swift 31 37 378 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift 32 32 517 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac 33 36 067 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift 34 38 015 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator 35 45 043 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park 36 43 117 02 GRADUATION Kanye West 37 46 288 01 STARBOY The Weeknd 38 40 009 02 ROSIE Rosé 39 39 123 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift 40 44 348 03 DIAMONDS Elton John 41 48 204 02 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD Rihanna 42 42 080 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott 43 35 005 16 DEBÍ TIRAR MÁS FOTOS Bad Bunny 44 56 213 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen 45 01 002 01 I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING BUT THERAPY (PART 2) Teddy Swims 46 53 043 17 FIREWORKS & ROLLERBLADES Benson Boone 47 51 025 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone 48 55 011 09 ARCANE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: SEASON 2 Soundtrack 49 50 025 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris 50 58 430 02 DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS Bruno Mars "Messy" is #1 for a second week. Once again it's difficult to say it could've gotten there without the Hottest 100, and more fun to think that way. Once again, it's difficult to say what'll be #1 next week. "APT." is closing the gap once again. Amusingly, I'm not counting the last two songs to be #1 on Spotify, "That's So True" and "Not Like Us", although in the latter's case, that's possibly an incidence of Australia being a day behind international news cycles. It's not leading by as much as it is in the UK, but it's possible it'll have a better day tomorrow relatively speaking. A peculiar side-product of GRAMMY discourse, is that all discussion of Benson Boone related manners always escapes my periphery, but it must exist, he's gone and jumped back into the top 10, in a manner that can only be described as ultimate Weeknd trolling. "Timeless" spent its first 3 weeks in the top 10, and in what should have been a sure bet to make the top 10, has returned to #11. On The Weeknd, he only has one debut in the top 50, with "Cry For Me". I haven't heard enough people say this, but "Cry For Me" by Magdalena Bay is an excellent pop song that was released last year, I'm planning on seeing them live next month. Getting new peaks in the top 20, we've got Doechii being 1 position shy (pick your least favourite song in the top 10 to no longer exist) of a Fetty Wap climb (also annoyingly it seems like ARIA are not counting "Again", it previously peaked at #53). Luke Combs also very belatedly makes the top 20 this week with "Ain't No Love In Oklahoma", a truly random winner of most popular Luke Combs song currently. Morgan Wallen arrives at #21, looking to be frontloaded like his recent entries for now. What will certainly not be frontloaded in terms of the first tracking week is Lady Gaga's "Abracadabra", just sneaking in at #50 and looking at a decent climb next week. The Weeknd scores his 5th #1 album. I continue to yell at the clouds in praise of "Trilogy". I neglected to mention Luke Combs' new peak on the album chart last week but I am remembering it now. "This One's For You" is making serious headway to becoming the longest charting studio album ever. It's about a year off the mark but being helped by Ed Sheeran & Taylor Swift's particular efforts no longer guaranteeing their standings in the top 50. I hate to report that there are zero Australian albums in the top 50 this week.

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I actually found the game pretty fun to watch despite how one-sided it was. I'm always going to be an Aussie rules purist when it comes to football (only 23 days to go!), but there's an excitement to be had with seeing the best of the best do their things. Those 50+ yard touchdowns & field goals are wonderful, and the result is a great reminder of how hard it is to 3peat. Collingwood supporters, do not reply to this message. All the flowers to Kendrick too. Only person who's made it fun to hate on Drake :D in over a decade.

Haha, I hadn't seen your post but I just made a reddit post on this very subject.

03/02/2024 Singles 01 03 09 01 MESSY Lola Young 02 01 15 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars 03 02 15 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams 04 04 24 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars 05 05 07 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal 06 12 42 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan 07 06 37 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish 08 07 42 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey 09 08 38 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen 10 NE 01 10 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae 11 13 24 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez 12 11 42 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter 13 10 54 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone 14 09 23 01 TASTE Sabrina Carpenter 15 14 63 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims 16 15 10 03 LUTHER Kendrick Lamar 17 16 18 11 TIMELESS The Weeknd, Playboi Carti 18 18 45 01 TOO SWEET Hozier 19 17 05 16 BMF SZA 20 26 96 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs 21 19 29 21 THE DOOR Teddy Swims 22 30 109 22 WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS Luke Combs 23 34 34 21 AIN'T NO LOVE IN OKLAHOMA (FROM TWISTERS: THE ALBUM) Luke Combs 24 22 234 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy 25 25 27 07 I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY Gracie Abrams 26 31 11 26 SOMEDAYS Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Jazzy 27 20 38 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith 28 24 67 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan 29 35 35 29 WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Luke Combs 30 28 238 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac 31 21 44 21 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone 32 23 06 23 INDIGO Sam Barber feat. Avery Anna 33 33 16 30 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims 34 27 25 26 KISSES BL3SS x CamrinWatsin feat. bbyclose 35 42 80 35 BEAUTIFUL CRAZY Luke Combs 36 47 02 36 GBP Central Cee, 21 Savage 37 29 34 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter 38 32 47 10 AUSTIN Dasha 39 44 03 39 DENIAL IS A RIVER Doechii 40 37 240 19 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers 41 39 37 14 WILDFLOWER Billie Eilish 42 36 133 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan 43 40 12 37 LINGER (SIRIUSXM SESSION) Royel Otis 44 38 36 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan 45 65 38 05 NOT LIKE US Kendrick Lamar 46 43 184 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls 47 70 25 01 GUESS Charli XCX feat. Billie Eilish 48 46 09 12 TV OFF Kendrick Lamar 49 41 97 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift 50 45 75 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves Bubbling Under 10 (NE) 4X4 Travis Scott 11 (10) PUSH 2 START Tyla 12 (09) SMILE Morgan Wallen 13 (19) 2 HANDS Tate McRae 14 (12) STICKY Tyler, The Creator 15 (14) LOVE SOMEBODY Morgan Wallen 16 (NE) FAT JUICY & WET Sexyy Red & Bruno Mars 17 (13) TWEAKER Gelo 18 (16) LIKE HIM Tyler, The Creator 19 (11) DTMF Bad Bunny 20 (15) 30 FOR 30 SZA, Kendrick Lamar Albums 01 NE 001 01 I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING BUT THERAPY (PART 2) Teddy Swims 02 NE 001 02 CAN'T RUSH GREATNESS Central Cee 03 02 112 01 SOS SZA 04 03 023 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter 05 01 032 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams 06 08 359 06 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs 07 07 037 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish 08 NE 001 08 FORGIVING SPREE Slowly Slowly 09 06 208 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd 10 09 042 03 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan 11 NE 001 11 SCARS Sisters Doll 12 18 273 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs 13 20 024 03 FATHERS & SONS Luke Combs 14 RE 003 14 THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND Bad Omens 15 10 018 04 +-=÷× (TOUR COLLECTION) Ed Sheeran 16 17 034 01 BRAT Charli XCX 17 11 041 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift 18 15 100 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen 19 13 010 03 WICKED: THE SOUNDTRACK Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande 20 14 010 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar 21 27 139 03 HOZIER Hozier 22 33 096 02 GETTIN' OLD Luke Combs 23 21 093 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone 24 16 399 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5 25 22 193 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo 26 26 086 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan 27 25 344 01 AM Arctic Monkeys 28 28 284 01 LOVER Taylor Swift 29 29 471 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem 30 57 024 01 50 YEARS - THE BEST OF Cold Chisel 31 31 454 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry 32 35 516 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac 33 37 236 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift 34 34 073 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo 35 23 004 16 DEBÍ TIRAR MÁS FOTOS Bad Bunny 36 32 066 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift 37 30 377 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift 38 36 014 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator 39 38 122 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift 40 39 008 02 ROSIE Rosé 41 NE 001 41 THE HIGH ROAD Kane Brown 42 41 079 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott 43 42 116 02 GRADUATION Kanye West 44 43 347 03 DIAMONDS Elton John 45 40 042 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park 46 50 287 01 STARBOY The Weeknd 47 69 646 01 THE VERY BEST INXS 48 45 203 02 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD Rihanna 49 44 305 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish 50 46 024 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris We've got a potentially interesting chart first this week. For decades we've witnessed the first hand response to triple j's Hottest 100, rebounding past hits, thrusting new ones into the spotlight and whatnot. Something I don't think we've ever seen before though is a song actually reaching #1 as a result of this initial burst. We've had some close calls, like "Heat Waves" looking to have the gumption if not for Olivia Rodrigo's unprecedented numbers (Glass Animals did get to #1 but not until a while later), ditto Amy Shark having to compete with the Ed Sheeran quinella. But I was surprised on Friday to see Lola Young take the top spot given the chart positions I was witnessing. From that it can be concluded to be a fairly close margin and one where "Messy"'s #4 finish to "APT."'s non-entry is enough of a swing to change the course of chart history. What makes it more potent is that there's every possibility that "APT." just gets back to #1 next week. Much like N-Trance's "Stayin' Alive" hitting #1 for a week because "Gangsta's Paradise" ran out of stock in shops on its second week, resulting in a 5-16-1-1-1-1... chart run, Lola Young has managed to shoot her shot with ideal timing. Otherwise this week, Tate McRae gets her 3rd top 10 hit. The massive Luke Combs Australian tour marches on and "When It Rains It Pours" actually manages a new peak. He's still got a couple of shows to go at Marvel Stadium so even if Damien Hardwick won't be in attendance, he could climb again and get that illusive top 20 peak. Teddy Swims scores his first ever #1 album. Part 1 debuted at #4 but you can imagine a few genuine crossover hits later (just the biggest hit of 2024 in the US, nbd) and he's grown to have a slightly bigger fanbase. Central Cee is also on the up, previously peaking at #6, but will have to settle for #2 as the UK rap scene continues to wait for its first ever #1 (I am not counting 21 Savage). Australian pop punk or thereabouts band Slowly Slowly score their 3rd top 10 album this week. I'm less familiar with the glam rock band Sisters Doll despite them being from my home state, but they're charting for the first time ever with their 3rd album at #11. Also charting for the first time is Bad Omens. Well, actually their album has been hovering below the chart for years but now with a new vinyl release, reaches the top 50 for the first time ever. Kane Brown returns with his 3rd top 50 album too.

27/01/2024 Singles 01 01 14 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars 02 02 14 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams 03 03 08 03 MESSY Lola Young 04 04 23 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars 05 06 06 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal 06 05 36 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish 07 07 41 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey 08 09 37 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen 09 08 22 01 TASTE Sabrina Carpenter 10 12 53 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone 11 10 41 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter 12 11 41 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan 13 13 23 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez 14 14 62 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims 15 15 09 03 LUTHER Kendrick Lamar 16 17 17 11 TIMELESS The Weeknd, Playboi Carti 17 16 04 16 BMF SZA 18 18 44 01 TOO SWEET Hozier 19 21 28 21 THE DOOR Teddy Swims 20 19 37 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith 21 24 43 21 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone 22 22 233 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy 23 28 05 23 INDIGO Sam Barber feat. Avery Anna 24 20 66 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan 25 23 26 07 I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY Gracie Abrams 26 33 95 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs 27 26 24 26 KISSES BL3SS x CamrinWatsin feat. bbyclose 28 27 237 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac 29 25 33 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter 30 40 108 25 WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS Luke Combs 31 31 10 31 SOMEDAYS Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Jazzy 32 29 46 10 AUSTIN Dasha 33 30 15 30 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims 34 52 33 21 AIN'T NO LOVE IN OKLAHOMA (FROM TWISTERS: THE ALBUM) Luke Combs 35 53 34 35 WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Luke Combs 36 35 132 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan 37 32 239 19 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers 38 34 35 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan 39 38 36 14 WILDFLOWER Billie Eilish 40 37 11 37 LINGER (SIRIUSXM SESSION) Royel Otis 41 39 96 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift 42 63 79 35 BEAUTIFUL CRAZY Luke Combs 43 48 183 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls 44 66 02 44 DENIAL IS A RIVER Doechii 45 46 74 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves 46 44 08 12 TV OFF Kendrick Lamar 47 NE 01 47 GBP Central Cee, 21 Savage 48 42 03 36 SMILE Morgan Wallen 49 43 09 43 CARRY YOU HOME Alex Warren 50 50 57 05 YELLOW Coldplay Bubbling Under 10 (12) PUSH 2 START Tyla 11 (NE) DTMF Bad Bunny 12 (13) STICKY Tyler, The Creator 13 (08) TWEAKER Gelo 14 (11) LOVE SOMEBODY Morgan Wallen 15 (16) 30 FOR 30 SZA, Kendrick Lamar 16 (14) LIKE HIM Tyler, The Creator 17 (15) SQUABBLE UP Kendrick Lamar 18 (19) NICE TO MEET YOU Myles Smith 19 (18) 2 HANDS Tate McRae 20 (17) DEFYING GRAVITY Cynthia Erivo feat. Ariana Grande Albums 01 06 031 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams 02 02 111 01 SOS SZA 03 01 022 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter 04 NE 001 04 TOY Dear Seattle 05 NE 001 05 BETTER MAN (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) Robbie Williams 06 04 207 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd 07 03 036 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish 08 11 358 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs 09 09 041 03 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan 10 08 017 04 +-=÷× (TOUR COLLECTION) Ed Sheeran 11 07 040 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift 12 NE 001 12 BALLOONERISM Mac Miller 13 05 009 03 WICKED: THE SOUNDTRACK Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande 14 10 009 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar 15 13 099 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen 16 15 398 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5 17 12 033 01 BRAT Charli XCX 18 31 272 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs 19 51 041 17 FIREWORKS & ROLLERBLADES Benson Boone 20 77 023 03 FATHERS & SONS Luke Combs 21 14 092 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone 22 17 192 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo 23 16 003 16 DEBÍ TIRAR MÁS FOTOS Bad Bunny 24 RE 006 03 TEN DAYS Fred Again.. 25 20 343 01 AM Arctic Monkeys 26 18 085 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan 27 34 138 03 HOZIER Hozier 28 21 283 01 LOVER Taylor Swift 29 25 470 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem 30 26 376 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift 31 29 453 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry 32 23 065 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift 33 53 095 02 GETTIN' OLD Luke Combs 34 22 072 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo 35 24 515 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac 36 27 013 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator 37 28 235 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift 38 32 121 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift 39 19 007 02 ROSIE Rosé 40 33 041 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park 41 36 078 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott 42 38 115 02 GRADUATION Kanye West 43 35 346 03 DIAMONDS Elton John 44 37 304 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish 45 45 202 02 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD Rihanna 46 41 023 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris 47 30 009 09 ARCANE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS SEASON 2 Soundtrack 48 43 228 40 GREATEST HITS Pitbull 49 39 023 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone 50 44 286 01 STARBOY The Weeknd "APT." has managed 11 weeks at #1. The last song to spend as long at #1 was "Flowers" back in 2023 that got to 12, so that's the next target for Rosé. She'll probably manage it but there has been a spanner in the works as promised. We did have triple j's Hottest 100 over the weekend and I'm still recovering. If you wish to learn more about the Hottest 100, my blog powers on. Last week I wrote a particularly lengthy entry ranting about a misconception of an extremely Australian song I was quite proud of. In any case, Lola Young's #4 finish has granted her a certain amount of interest that hasn't really been extended to Gracie Abrams' #5 finish, curious that. It's turning this thing into a three horse race on Spotify, although I still trust the incumbent elsewhere. The big news of the week otherwise is that Luke Combs is back here again. We get a slight variation on the rule of the same songs re-entering every time this happens because "Where The Wild Things Are" actually re-enters at a new peak. You could very well expect him to keep climbing next week. In vaguely new news, Doechii gets her first ever top 50 hit with "DENIAL IS A RIVER", I am very much endorsing this message. Cench & 21 also give us another new 2025 entry which should at least last a second week with the album release. I await to see if 2024's highly touted status as a year in music also makes it very difficult to unseat in the coming weeks. On a related note, I have to point out that ARIA re-tagged "Tweaker" because that's not something that happens very often. I worry that somewhere down the line, someone's gonna misremember the dates and think that it's thanks to triple j's Hottest 100, but no, Gracie Abrams is back at #1 for a second week thanks to a vinyl re-issue. She's not alone this week, we've also got Benson Boone & Fred again.. benefitting. In a week where Australian music struggles are being highlighted a lot, let's put some attention onto the successes, specifically the top debut this week from Dear Seattle. They've previously made the top 50 twice before but no higher than #31, so they're making the big jump to #4 this time around. They're just ahead of Robbie Williams which might almost still count as Australian content. Not because Robbie's spent the last 2 years as a raging Carlton fan (I suspect this doesn't show up in the movie) but because "Better Man" is arguably his best selling song in Australia on pure sales. I have no idea what the perception of this song is in the UK, where it must be at least somewhat known since it's a likeable cut from a very successful album, but one that didn't get its chart tenure properly. Our two countries don't always agree on everything, but I think we definitely should work together in making fun of the incuriosity of Americans regarding this biopic. Mac Miller's latest posthumous full release of an old mixtape arrives at #12, a few spots higher than "Faces" landed.

20/01/2024 Singles 01 01 13 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars 02 02 13 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams 03 03 07 03 MESSY Lola Young 04 04 22 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars 05 05 35 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish 06 07 05 06 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal 07 06 40 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey 08 09 21 01 TASTE Sabrina Carpenter 09 10 36 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen 10 08 40 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter 11 11 40 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan 12 12 52 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone 13 14 22 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez 14 13 61 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims 15 15 08 03 LUTHER Kendrick Lamar 16 17 03 16 BMF SZA 17 16 16 11 TIMELESS The Weeknd, Playboi Carti 18 18 43 01 TOO SWEET Hozier 19 19 36 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith 20 20 65 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan 21 24 27 21 THE DOOR Teddy Swims 22 21 232 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy 23 22 25 07 I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY Gracie Abrams 24 27 42 21 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone 25 23 32 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter 26 31 23 26 KISSES BL3SS x CamrinWatsin feat. bbyclose 27 26 236 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac 28 38 04 28 INDIGO Sam Barber feat. Avery Anna 29 25 45 10 AUSTIN Dasha 30 39 14 30 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims 31 34 09 34 SOMEDAYS Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Jazzy 32 28 238 19 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers 33 30 94 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs 34 32 34 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan 35 33 131 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan 36 42 20 10 BED CHEM Sabrina Carpenter 37 37 10 37 LINGER (SIRIUSXM SESSION) Royel Otis 38 35 35 14 WILDFLOWER Billie Eilish 39 29 95 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift 40 40 107 25 WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS Luke Combs 41 NE 01 41 TWEAKER Ball Brothers 42 36 02 36 SMILE Morgan Wallen 43 66 08 43 CARRY YOU HOME Alex Warren 44 49 07 12 TV OFF Kendrick Lamar 45 41 48 15 STUMBLIN' IN Cyril 46 43 73 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves 47 76 11 26 LOVE SOMEBODY Morgan Wallen 48 47 182 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls 49 57 135 02 TAKE ME TO CHURCH Hozier 50 58 56 05 YELLOW Coldplay Bubbling Under 12 (09) PUSH 2 START Tyla 13 (11) STICKY Tyler, The Creator 14 (13) LIKE HIM Tyler, The Creator 15 (15) SQUABBLE UP Kendrick Lamar 16 (16) 30 FOR 30 SZA, Kendrick Lamar 17 (14) DEFYING GRAVITY Cynthia Erivo feat. Ariana Grande 18 (17) 2 HANDS Tate McRae 19 (21) NICE TO MEET YOU Myles Smith 20 (18) TOXIC TILL THE END Rosé Albums 01 01 021 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter 02 02 110 01 SOS SZA 03 03 035 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish 04 06 206 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd 05 04 008 03 WICKED: THE SOUNDTRACK Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande 06 07 030 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams 07 05 039 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift 08 09 016 04 +-=÷× (TOUR COLLECTION) Ed Sheeran 09 08 040 03 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan 10 10 008 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar 11 18 357 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs 12 12 032 01 BRAT Charli XCX 13 11 098 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen 14 13 091 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone 15 14 397 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5 16 99 002 16 DEBÍ TIRAR MÁS FOTOS Bad Bunny 17 15 191 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo 18 17 084 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan 19 16 006 02 ROSIE Rosé 20 25 342 01 AM Arctic Monkeys 21 20 282 01 LOVER Taylor Swift 22 21 071 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo 23 26 064 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift 24 24 514 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac 25 31 469 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem 26 28 375 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift 27 22 012 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator 28 23 234 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift 29 30 452 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry 30 29 008 09 ARCANE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS SEASON 2 Soundtrack 31 41 271 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs 32 27 120 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift 33 32 040 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park 34 40 137 03 HOZIER Hozier 35 33 345 03 DIAMONDS Elton John 36 34 077 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott 37 36 303 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish 38 38 114 02 GRADUATION Kanye West 39 35 022 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone 40 NE 001 40 ATAVISTA Childish Gambino 41 37 022 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris 42 46 116 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters 43 45 227 40 GREATEST HITS Pitbull 44 43 285 01 STARBOY The Weeknd 45 49 201 02 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD Rihanna 46 47 411 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran 47 39 022 01 50 YEARS - THE BEST OF Cold Chisel 48 44 427 02 DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS Bruno Mars 49 54 193 03 IGOR Tyler, The Creator 50 48 311 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott "APT." has landed a 10th week at #1, getting to seriously rare air. That'd be around when you think it's going to wind down but actually it took back the #1 spot on Spotify so it's looking pretty safe. The one thing that could throw a spanner in the works is triple j's Hottest 100. I'm avoiding spoilers so please don't tell me, but if I were making predictions, I think Gracie Abrams & Lola Young polling, and "APT." not polling is a pretty safe bet. If they poll particularly high (which they could well), that could be a difference maker. Last week I said that "Kisses" got a new peak. It actually didn't, but it did this week. Ball Brothers gives us a rare new entry at this time of year, and we also have Alex Warren jumping back up for unclear reasons. We've had the song floating around since July, and it made the new music chart too during that brief window where ARIA put Ella Henderson's name on it. They've taken it off which is a rare move in these parts. Sabrina Carpenter also gets a 10th week at #1. Not much to report really except that Bad Bunny has vaulted up to score his first top 50 album. His previous album never quite got there but spent a long time hovering around below the chart, so it probably did better numbers than a lot of #1 albums did. Childish Gambino scores a debut with a re-issue of his #11 peaking album "3.15.20". Also keep an eye on Luke Combs as he gets into his Australian tour here, we could see his debut album finally score a new peak.

Was literally watching a video about Twin Peaks and heard the news minutes later. :cry: Woefully ignorant of much of his filmography, but the aforementioned show (and film) is one of my favourite things ever. Lynch's own character manages to be one of the best parts of it against some stacked competition, his loud voice lives rent free in my head. Will be greatly missed.

13/01/2024 Singles 01 01 12 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars 02 02 12 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams 03 06 06 03 MESSY Lola Young 04 03 21 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars 05 04 34 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish 06 05 39 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey 07 18 04 07 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal 08 08 39 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter 09 10 20 01 TASTE Sabrina Carpenter 10 09 35 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen 11 11 39 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan 12 07 51 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone 13 13 60 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims 14 12 21 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez 15 15 07 03 LUTHER Kendrick Lamar 16 16 15 11 TIMELESS The Weeknd, Playboi Carti 17 27 02 17 BMF SZA 18 17 42 01 TOO SWEET Hozier 19 19 35 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith 20 20 64 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan 21 25 231 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy 22 22 24 07 I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY Gracie Abrams 23 21 31 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter 24 29 26 24 THE DOOR Teddy Swims 25 14 44 10 AUSTIN Dasha 26 23 235 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac 27 51 41 21 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone 28 26 237 19 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers 29 32 94 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift 30 34 93 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs 31 60 22 31 KISSES BL3SS x CamrinWatsin feat. bbyclose 32 37 33 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan 33 24 130 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan 34 54 08 34 SOMEDAYS Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Jazzy 35 38 34 14 WILDFLOWER Billie Eilish 36 NE 01 36 SMILE Morgan Wallen 37 46 09 37 LINGER (SIRIUSXM SESSION) Royel Otis 38 62 03 38 INDIGO Sam Barber feat. Avery Anna 39 39 13 39 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims 40 36 106 25 WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS Luke Combs 41 30 47 15 STUMBLIN' IN Cyril 42 42 19 10 BED CHEM Sabrina Carpenter 43 28 72 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves 44 61 02 44 PUSH 2 START Tyla 45 33 28 19 HOT TO GO! Chappell Roan 46 43 46 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo 47 31 181 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls 48 47 40 47 DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' Journey 49 52 06 12 TV OFF Kendrick Lamar 50 64 10 33 STICKY Tyler, The Creator Bubbling Under 12 (11) LOVE SOMEBODY Morgan Wallen 13 (14) LIKE HIM Tyler, The Creator 14 (16) DEFYING GRAVITY Cynthia Erivo feat. Ariana Grande 15 (13) SQUABBLE UP Kendrick Lamar 16 (12) 30 FOR 30 SZA, Kendrick Lamar 17 (18) 2 HANDS Tate McRae 18 (15) TOXIC TILL THE END Rosé 19 (23) BURNING DOWN Alex Warren 20 (22) GOOD NEWS Shaboozey Albums 01 01 020 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter 02 02 109 01 SOS SZA 03 04 034 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish 04 05 007 03 WICKED: THE SOUNDTRACK Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande 05 03 038 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift 06 09 205 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd 07 08 029 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams 08 07 039 03 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan 09 06 015 04 +-=÷× (TOUR COLLECTION) Ed Sheeran 10 12 007 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar 11 15 097 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen 12 11 031 01 BRAT Charli XCX 13 23 090 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone 14 27 396 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5 15 13 190 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo 16 20 005 02 ROSIE Rosé 17 33 083 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan 18 18 356 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs 19 10 004 04 HOP Stray Kids 20 17 281 01 LOVER Taylor Swift 21 16 070 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo 22 29 011 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator 23 24 233 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift 24 21 513 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac 25 22 341 01 AM Arctic Monkeys 26 19 063 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift 27 14 119 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift 28 26 374 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift 29 28 007 09 ARCANE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS SEASON 2 Soundtrack 30 34 451 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry 31 35 468 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem 32 31 039 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park 33 37 344 03 DIAMONDS Elton John 34 32 076 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott 35 36 021 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone 36 30 302 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish 37 41 021 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris 38 42 113 02 GRADUATION Kanye West 39 25 021 01 50 YEARS - THE BEST OF Cold Chisel 40 45 136 03 HOZIER Hozier 41 40 270 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs 42 NE 001 42 WHAM Lil Baby 43 48 284 01 STARBOY The Weeknd 44 43 426 02 DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS Bruno Mars 45 44 226 40 GREATEST HITS Pitbull 46 47 115 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters 47 50 410 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran 48 39 310 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott 49 51 200 02 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD Rihanna 50 46 325 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen "APT." makes it 9 weeks at #1. I think it'll be #1 again next week. Chrystal also climbs into the top 10. ARIA is not yet counting it as a Dance song, so BL3SS & co. are back to #1 on that chart, with a new peak here too. The jig is very immediately up for "Beautiful Things" after living on borrowed time in the top 10 for months, but its power is transferred over to "Slow It Down" which is taking another stab at reaching the top 20. Morgan Wallen replaces his old song with his new song, though Spotify suggests that his somewhat new song is the top dog in the future. Tyla gets her second top 50 hit and we have an actual 🚨 AUSTRALIAN MUSIC KLAXON 🚨 because Sonny Fodera has finally made the top 50 for the first time with "Somedays". It's hardly him just getting a hit now, the song is already gold, and "Asking" went platinum, but we have to take these tangible results when we can get them. As for why it's climbing so suddenly now, I can only guess that Hot Hits Australia is getting a bit more of a rinsing in this January doldrums period, as a lot of climbing/higher-than-you-would-expect songs trace their lineage to it. Sabrina Carpenter gets a 9th week at #1. You can really tell it's January because we have our annual rapid ascent of Maroon 5 even amongst the usual crowd. Lil Baby gives us our first actual 2025 content on the chart.