Official ARIA CHARTS News

27th January 2018

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Ed Sheeran’s ‘Perfect’ and ‘The Greatest Showman’ Soundtrack maintain a stronghold at the top of the ARIA Charts

Drake and Fall Out Boy debut Top 5

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CHECK OUT THE FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE 

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Singles:

Top 5:

1. Ed Sheeran ‘Perfect’

2. Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line ‘Meant To Be’

3. Post Malone ‘I Fall Apart’

4. Eminem Feat. Ed Sheeran ‘River’ 

5. Drake ‘God’s Plan’ (Debut)

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Singles Chartifacts: 

#1: Ed Sheeran ‘Perfect’ – It’s week eight at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart for Ed Sheeran’s ‘Perfect’.

#2: Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line ‘Meant To Be’ – In its ninth week in the top 50, ‘Meant To Be’ jumps up three spots to hit #2.

#5: Drake ‘God’s Plan’ (Debut) – Drake returns to the Singles Chart with ‘God’s Plan’. It’s one of two new tracks released by the Canadian rapper this week; the other being ‘Diplomatic Immunity’. Both songs come from a mini EP called Scary Hours. It’s Drake’s seventh top ten single as a lead artist on the ARIA Charts. He last charted with ‘Signs’ (#32 Jul. ’17).

#12: Camila Cabello ‘Never Be The Same’ – A week after debuting, ‘Never Be The Same’ jumps up five spots to claim a new peak at #12.

#18: Rudimental Feat. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen ‘These Days’ (Debut)– ‘These Days’ is the second single released from Rudimental’s forthcoming third album. It becomes the British group’s first Singles Chart appearance since ‘Lay It All On Me’ (#7 Oct. ’15).

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Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE

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Albums:

Top 5:

1. Soundtrack ‘The Greatest Showman’ 

2. Ed Sheeran ‘÷’

3. Fall Out Boy ‘Mania’ (Debut)

4. Sam Smith ‘The Thrill Of It All’ 

5. P!nk ‘Beautiful Trauma’

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Albums Chartifacts:

#1: Soundtrack ‘The Greatest Showman’ – The soundtrack to The Greatest Showman notches up its fourth consecutive week at #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

#3: Fall Out Boy ‘Mania’ (Debut) – Fall Out Boy score their fifth top ten debut on the Albums Chart with Mania. The American band’s seventh studio release comes three years on from American Beauty/American Psycho (#3 Jan. ’15). They’ve also previously hit the top ten with Infinity On High (#4 Feb. ’07), Folie A Deux (#9 Dec. ’08) and Save Rock And Roll (#2 Apr. ’13).

#4: Sam Smith ‘The Thrill Of It All’ – Sam Smith’s second album moves up six spots to #4 in its 12th week in the top 50. Its jump back up the chart coincides with tickets for Smith’s November tour going on sale and high profile promotional visit.

#11: Foo Fighters ‘Greatest Hits’ – With their Australian tour in full swing, Foo Fighters’ career-spanning compilation from 2009 moves back up 19 spots. The group’s most recent studio album, Concrete And Gold, is up three to #15.

#13: First Aid Kit ‘Ruins’ (Debut) – Swedish indie folk duo First Aid Kit take out a third top 50 appearance on the ARIA Albums Chart with Ruins. It’s the sibling duo’s fourth album, following Stay Gold (#9 Jun. ’14) and The Lion’s Roar (#36 Feb. ’12).

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Streaming Singles:

Top 5:

1. Ed Sheeran ‘Perfect’

2. Post Malone ‘I Fall Apart’

3. Eminem Feat. Ed Sheeran ‘River’ 

4. Drake ‘God’s Plan’ (Debut)

5. NF ‘Let You Down’

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will countdown the biggest 10 songs on the ARIA Charts.

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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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