Harry Styles debuts at No. 1 on the ARIA Singles Chart,

dislodging Ed Sheeran after 13 weeks

Sheeran continues to hold at top of albums chart with ‘÷’

Singles:

Top 5:

  1. Harry Styles ‘Sign Of The Times’ (debut)
  2. Ed Sheeran ‘Shape Of You’
  3. The Chainsmokers & Coldplay ‘Something Just Like This’
  4. Ed Sheeran ‘Galway Girl’
  5. Zedd Feat. Alessia Cara ‘Stay’

 

Singles Chartifacts: 

#1: Harry Styles ‘Sign Of The Times’ (debut) – The debut solo single from Harry Styles gives the One Direction member his second career #1 on the ARIA Charts. ‘Sign Of The Times’ is Styles’ first chart appearance since One Direction’s ‘History’ (#25 Feb. ’16). His first #1 single was with the One Direction hit ‘Drag Me Down’ (#1 Aug. ’15). Styles becomes the second One Direction member to have a solo #1, following Zayn’s ‘Pillowtalk’ (#1 Feb. ’16).

#9: Clean Bandit Feat. Zara Larsson ‘Symphony’ – In its fourth week in the top 50, Clean Bandit’s ‘Symphony’ moves up five spots to hit the top ten for the first time. The track becomes the British trio’s third top ten single.

#21: Halsey ‘Now Or Never’ (debut) – American singer-songwriter Halsey picks up her first appearance in the ARIA top 50 as a lead artist with ‘Now Or Never’. The track is the first single released from Halsey’s forthcoming second album Hopeless Fountain Kingdom, due in June. She previously topped the Singles Chart as featured artist on The Chainsmokers’ ‘Closer’ (#1 Aug. ’16).

#25: Dean Lewis ‘Waves’ – After debuting at #50 last week, Sydney artist Dean Lewis jumps 25 spots with his debut single ‘Waves’.

#42: Kyle ‘iSpy’ (debut) – The top 50 debut from LA rapper Kyle. ‘iSpy’, which features fellow rapper Lil Yachty, is currently sitting in the top ten in the US at #4.

  Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE 

Albums:

Top 5:

  1. Ed Sheeran ‘÷’
  2. Tina Arena ‘Tina Arena (Greatest Hits & Interpretations)’ (debut)
  3. The Smith Street Band ‘More Scared Of You Than You Are Of Me’ (debut)
  4. The Chainsmokers ‘Memories…Do Not Open’ (debut)
  5. Adele ‘25’

 

Albums Chartifacts:

#1: Ed Sheeran ‘÷’ – He may have dropped from #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart but Ed Sheeran maintains the top spot on the ARIA Albums Chart for a sixth consecutive week with ÷.

#2: Tina Arena ‘Tina Arena (Greatest Hits & Interpretations)’ (debut) – A double disc retrospective from 2015 ARIA Hall Of Fame inductee Tina Arena. The first disc features highlights from Arena’s career, from Singles Chart debut ‘I Need Your Body’ (#3 Jun. ’90), through to most recent album Eleven (#2 Nov. ’15). The second disc features interpretations of songs from Arena’s back catalogue by the likes of Jimmy Barnes, Katie Noonan, Kate-Miller Heidke and Dannii Minogue, as well as Arena’s 2015 ARIA Awards performance of ‘Chains’ with Jessica Mauboy and The Veronicas (#14 Dec. ’15).

#3: The Smith Street Band ‘More Scared Of You Than You Are Of Me’ (debut) – With their fourth studio album, Melbourne group The Smith Street Band pick up their first top ten on the ARIA Albums Chart. More Scared Of You Than You Are Of Me is the follow-up to the band’s first top 50 album Throw Me In The River (#18 Nov. ’14).

#4: The Chainsmokers ‘Memories…Do Not Open’ (debut) – American EDM act The Chainsmokers make their ARIA Albums Chart debut with Memories…Do Not Open. The duo’s debut album includes the singles ‘Paris’ (#4 Jan. ’17), the Coldplay collaboration ‘Something Just Like This’ (#2 Mar. ’17) and ‘The One’ (#36 Apr. ’17).

#10: Pentatonix ‘PTX, Vol. 4’ (debut) – A new EP from Pentatonix gives the American a cappella group their second top ten entry on the ARIA Albums Chart. The seven-track release features the quintet’s takes on tracks by Queen, John Lennon and A-ha, as well as a cover of ‘Jolene’ featuring Dolly Parton. Their self-titled fourth album remains their highest peak (#5 Oct. ’15).

 

Streaming Singles:

Top 5:

  1. Ed Sheeran ‘Shape Of You’
  2. The Chainsmokers & Coldplay ‘Something Just Like This’
  3. Ed Sheeran ‘Galway Girl’
  4. Drake ‘Passionfruit’
  5. Kendrick Lamar ‘Humble’

 

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ABOUT THE ARIA CHART:

The national ARIA Chart is Australia’s pre-eminent music chart representing a broad cross section of retail outlets. More than 1200 music retailers, including department stores, chain stores, independent retailers, streaming outlets, and digital providers contribute their data to ARIA to ensure that comprehensive charts are compiled across various genres and categories during any given week.

 

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