Official ARIA CHARTS News

for 16-22 March 2020

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Lil Uzi Vert scores first #1 album.

The Weeknd holds #1 single for eighth week.

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CHECK OUT THE FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE 

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Singles:

Top 5:

1. The Weeknd – ‘Blinding Lights’

2. Dua Lipa – ‘Don’t Start Now’

3. Justin Bieber feat. Quavo – ‘Intentions’

4. Halsey – ‘You Should Be Sad’

5. Doja Cat – ‘Say So’

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Singles Chartifacts: 

#1: The Weeknd ‘Blinding Lights’ – ‘Blinding Lights’ by The Weeknd makes it eight weeks at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The Canadian artist was the musical guest on this week’s Saturday Night Live, where he performed ‘Blinding Lights’ and new track ‘Scared To Live’.

#2: Dua Lipa ‘Don’t Start Now’ – Dua Lipa’s ‘Don’t Start Now’ holds #2 for a tenth non-consecutive week. It joins Maroon 5’s ‘Moves Like Jagger’ (#2 Sept. ’11) at equal second for most weeks spent at #2 on the ARIA Singles Chart without hitting #1. The current record holder is The Weeknd’s ‘Starboy’ (#2 Dec. ’16), which spent twelve non-consecutive weeks at #2.

#5: Doja Cat ‘Say So’ – After storming into the Top Ten last week, Doja Cat’s ‘Say So’ moves up a further three spots this week and into the Top Five for the first time. The single has also become a Top Ten hit in the UK and New Zealand, and a Top 20 in the US. Her album Hot Pink has another new peak this week at #19.

#11: Benee Feat. Gus Dapperton ‘Supalonely’ – New Zealand artist Benee takes out a new Singles Chart peak as she hits #11 with ‘Supalonely’. Featuring American artist Gus Dapperton, the song comes from Benee’s second EP, Stella & Steve, which was released in November 2019. Benee first appeared on the chart with ‘Glitter’ (#21 Mar. ’20).

#12: SAINt JHN ‘Roses’ – As it notches up its fourth week in the Top 50, SAINt JHN’s ‘Roses’ climbs 18 spots to land a new peak at #12. The track hit #2 in the UK last week.

#17: Powfu ‘Death Bed’ – In its second week in the chart, Powfu’s ‘Death Bed’ jumps 15 spots to #17. Even before its official release, the track was a viral sensation, being streamed over 5 million times on SoundCloud and over 24 million views on YouTube. Since its official release in mid-February it has taken off on social media platform TikTok.

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Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE

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Albums:

Top 5:

1. Lil Uzi Vert –  ‘Eternal Atake’ (Debut)

2. BTS – ‘Map Of The Soul: 7’

3. Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

4. Harry Styles – ‘Fine Line’

5. Lauv – ‘~how i’m feeling~’ (Debut)

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Albums Chartifacts:

#1: Lil Uzi Vert ‘Eternal Atake’ – American rapper Lil Uzi Vert takes out his first #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart with Eternal Atake. The Philadelphia artist’s second album comes three years on from his debut, Luv Is Rage 2 (#22 Sept. ’17), which went to #1 in the US. The album’s opening track, ‘Baby Pluto’ debuted at #48 on this week’s Singles Chart.

#5: Lauv ‘~how i’m feeling~’ – Releasing his debut album, ~how i’m feeling~, American singer-songwriter Lauv hits the Albums Chart Top 50 for the first time. The album includes the Troye Sivan-featured ‘I’m So Tired…’ (#11 Mar. ’19), the Anne-Marie-featured ‘F**k, I’m Lonely’ (#19 Aug. ’19) and the LANY-featured ‘Mean It’ (#42 Nov. ’19).

#27: Body Count ‘Carnivore’ – The IceT-fronted metal band Body Count take out a fourth Top 50 entry with Carnivore. The band’s seventh album comes three years on from Bloodlust (#12 Apr. ’17) and includes a cover of Motorhead’s ‘Ace of Spades’. Evanescence’s Amy Lee and Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta are among the guests on Carnivore.

#29: Jhené Aiko ‘Chilombo’ – Jhené Aiko scores her first chart entry in Australia with Chilombo. It’s the third album from the American singer-songwriter/rapper, the follow-up to 2017’s Trip. In 2016, Aiko and rapper Big Sean teamed up to release a self-titled album as Twenty88.

#30: G Flip ‘About Us’ – G Flip’s ARIA-nominated debut album About Usreturns to the Top 50 at #30. It comes on the back of the announcement of a run of dates in regional Australia during May.

#33: #1 Dads ‘Golden Repair’ – Melbourne’s #1 Dads make their debut Top 50 appearance as they release their third album Golden Repair. The project of Big Scary’s Tom Ianek, #1 Dads last released an album six years ago: 2014’s About Face. As #1 Dads, Ianek was nominated for Best Male Artist at the 2015 ARIA Awards.

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Australian Artist Singles:

Top 5:

1. Tones And I – ‘Dance Monkey’

2. Tones And I – ‘Never Seen The Rain’

3. Flume Feat. Vera Blue – ‘Rushing Back’

4. The Rubens – ‘Live In Life’

5. 5 Second Of Summer – ‘Old Me’ (Debut)

 

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Australian Artist Albums:

Top 5:

1. Tame Impala – ‘The Slow Rush’

2. Tones And I – ‘The Kids Are Coming – EP’

3. Dean Lewis – ‘A Place We Knew’

4. G Flip – ‘About Us’

5. #1 Dads – ‘Golden Repair’ (debut)

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Vinyl Albums:

Top 5:

1. Tame Impala – ‘The Slow Rush’

2. Slowly Slowly – ‘Race Car Blues’

3. Def Leppard – ‘Hysteria’

4. Lauv – ‘~how i’m feeling~’ (Debut)

5. Nirvana – ‘Nevermind’

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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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