Official ARIA CHARTS News

8th December 2018

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On this week’s ARIA Charts:
Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga
& Bradley Cooper maintain stranglehold
on Number One

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CHECK OUT THE FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE 


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Singles:

Top 5:

1. Ariana Grande ‘Thank U, Next’ 

2. Halsey ‘Without Me’

3. George Ezra ‘Shotgun’

4. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper ‘Shallow’ 

5. Post Malone & Swae Lee ‘Sunflower’ 

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Singles Chartifacts: 

#1: Ariana Grande ‘Thank U, Next’ – It’s week four at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart for Ariana Grande’s ‘Thank U, Next’. The track has had added attention this week after the release of its movie-referencing music video

#2: Halsey ‘Without Me’ – In its ninth week in the chart, Halsey’s ‘Without Me’ moves up two spots to score a new peak at #2. 

#7: Travis Scott & Drake ‘Sicko Mode’ – 17 weeks after debuting at #7, Travis Scott & Drake’s ‘Sicko Mode’ jumps up seven spots to return to its previous peak.

#8: Ava Max ‘Sweet But Psycho’ – Moving up five spots to #8, Ava Max cracks the Singles Chart Top Ten for the first time with ‘Sweet But Psycho’.

#14: Mariah Carey ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ – Mariah Carey’s 1994 festive classic ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ returns to the Singles Chart at #14. The single peaked at #2 for two weeks in December 1994 and has gone on to spend a total of 27 weeks in the Top 50.

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Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE


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Albums:

Top 5:

1. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper ‘A Star Is Born’ 

2. Queen ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

3. Queen ‘Greatest Hits’

4. The 1975 ‘A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships’ (Debut)

5. Michael Bublé ‘Christmas’

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Albums Chartifacts:

#1: Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper ‘A Star Is Born’ – For the seventh consecutive week, the soundtrack to A Star Is Born, featuring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, is #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart. 

#4: The 1975 ‘A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships’ (Debut) – British band The 1975 take out a second Top Ten on the ARIA Albums Chart with A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships. The group’s third album comes more than two years on from previous release, I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It (#1 Mar. ’16). A fourth album by The 1975, Notes On A Conditional Form, is expected in May 2019.

#5: Michael Bublé ‘Christmas’ Christmas by Michael Bublé continues its climb back up the chart, jumping four spots to #5 in its 49th week in the Top 50.

#10 Amy Shark ‘Love Monster’ – Continuing its chart resurgence after winning multiple ARIA Awards, Amy Shark’s Love Monster moves up two spots to return to the Top Ten for a sixth week.

#13: John Farnham & Olivia Newton-John ‘Friends For Christmas’ – In its 18th week in the Top 50, Friends For Christmas, the former #1 from ARIA Hall Of Fame members John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John climbs up 16 spots. It’s one of seven Christmas albums in this week’s chart.

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Streaming Singles:

Top 5:

1. Ariana Grande ‘Thank U, Next’ 

2. Halsey ‘Without Me’

3. Post Malone & Swae Lee ‘Sunflower’ 

4. Travis Scott & Drake ‘Sicko Mode’

5. Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey and Khalid ‘Eastside’

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go HERE at 5pm Saturday

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Each Saturday at 5pm The HIT Network
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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