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This week’s

ARIA CHARTS

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#1 double for Adele
British star has three albums in Top Ten, 11 songs in Top 50
Top Ten debuts for Paul Kelly and Bruce Springsteen

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CHECK OUT THE FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE 

Albums:

Top 5:

1. Adele – ‘30’ (Debut)

2. Paul Kelly – ‘Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train’ (Debut)
3. Taylor Swift – ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’
4. Ed Sheeran – ‘=’
5. ABBA – ‘Voyage’

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Album Highlights: 

#1: Adele ‘30’ – British pop megastar Adele takes out her third #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart as she returns with 30. The singer-songwriter’s fourth album comes six years on from 25 (#1 Nov. ’15), which spent eight weeks in the top spot. The album includes the chart-topping single ‘Easy On Me’ (#1 Oct. ’21), which this week returns to #1. Nine tracks from the album have debuted in this week’s ARIA Top 50 including the Top Tens ‘Oh My God’ (#6) and ‘I Drink Wine’ (#10). Adele also previously hit the top with 21 (#1 May ’11), which spent 32 weeks in the top spot, the second most weeks at #1 in ARIA Charts history.

On the back of 30’s success, this week Adele sits at #7 with 25, #10 with 21 and #29 with 19.

#2: Paul Kelly ‘Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train’ – Paul Kelly debuts at #2 with Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train. The ARIA Hall Of Fame member’s first festive season collection features a host of guests including Kasey Chambers, Dan Kelly, Emma Donovan, Lior, Vika & Linda Bull, Kate Miller-Heidke, Marlon Williams and more. The album includes a new version of Kelly’s 1996 Australian Christmas classic ‘How To Make Gravy’ (#37 Dec. ’18). It’s the singer-songwriter’s eighth studio album in six years and the fifth of those to hit the Top Ten: Seven Sonnets and a Song (#9 May ’16), Life Is Fine (#1 Aug. ’17), Nature (#1 Oct. ’18) and Please Leave Your Light On (#3 Aug. ’20).

#6: Bruce Springsteen ‘The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts’ – Bruce Springsteen debuts at #6 with the live album The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts. Recorded with the E Street Band at the September 1979 MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy) benefit concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, the set includes 13 songs performed over two nights. Springsteen last appeared on the chart with a live album three years ago with Springsteen On Broadway (#6 Dec. ’18).

#13: Delta Goodrem ‘Only Santa Knows’ – Delta Goodrem’s 2020 Christmas album Only Santa Knows returns to the chart at #13. Its move back up the chart comes thanks to the release of a deluxe edition featuring four additional tracks. Spending seven weeks in the Top 50 last year, the album peaked at #2.

#18: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss ‘Raise The Roof’ – Debuting at #18, former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant and Alison Krauss reunite for Raise The Roof. It’s the second collaborative effort from the duo after Raising Sand (#45 Mar. ’09), which won Album of the Year at the 2009 Grammy Awards. Plant last charted with Carry Fire (#16 Oct. ’17).

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Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE

Singles:

Top 5:

1. Adele – ‘Easy On Me’

2. Taylor Swift – ‘All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)’
3. Elton John & Dua Lipa – ‘Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)’
4. The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – ‘Stay’
5. Ed Sheeran – ‘Shivers’

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Singles Highlights:

#1: Adele ‘Easy On Me’ – Topping the ARIA Albums Chart this week with 30, Adele also returns to the top of the Singles Chart with ‘Easy On Me’. The British star’s third #1 single in Australia spent two straight weeks in the top spot on debut and has only dropped as low as #3 during its run on the chart. Adele has nine debuts in this week’s Top 50: ‘Oh My God’ (#6), ‘I Drink Wine’ (#10), ‘My Little Love’ (#11), ‘Can I Get It’ (#15), ‘Strangers By Nature’ (#18), ‘Cry Your Heart Out’ (#21), ‘To Be Loved’ (#25), ‘Hold On’ (#31) and ‘All Night Parking’ featuring the late American jazz pianist Erroll Garner (#33). Previous hit ‘Rolling In The Deep’ (#3 May ’11) has re-entered at #46.

#16: Acraze Feat. Cherish ‘Do It To It’ – In its second week on the chart, American DJ/producer Acraze’s remix of Cherish’s 2006 single ‘Do It To It’ has climbed 23 spots to hit #16. The original only peaked at #67 in Australia on release.

#17: Gayle ‘ABCDEFU’ – American singer-songwriter Gayle debuts at #17 with the single ‘ABCDEFU’. It’s the first ARIA Top 50 entry for the Nashville-based 17-year-old.

#35: Imagine Dragons, JID & League of Legends ‘Enemy’ – American band Imagine Dragons debut at #35 as they team up with rapper JID for ‘Enemy’ The track comes from the soundtrack of the animated streaming television series Arcane, which is set in the League of Legends universe. It’s Imagine Dragons’ first Top 50 entry since ‘Bad Liar’ (#20 Jan. ’19).

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Australian Artist Singles:

Top 5:

1. The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – ‘Stay’

2. Vance Joy – ‘Missing Piece’
3. Shouse – ‘Love Tonight’
4. Jolyon Petch – ‘Dreams’
5. The Kid Laroi with Miley Cyrus – ‘Without You’

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Australian Artist Albums:

Top 5:

1. Paul Kelly – ‘Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train’ (Debut)

2. Delta Goodrem – ‘Only Santa Knows’
3. The Kid Laroi – ‘F*ck Love (Over You)’
4. Rüfüs Du Sol – ‘Surrender’
5. Frenzal Rhomb – ‘Not So Tough Now’ (Debut)

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Vinyl Albums:

Top 5:

1. Adele – ‘30’ (Debut)

2. Paul Kelly – ‘Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train’ (Debut)
3. Frenzal Rhomb – ‘Not So Tough Now’ (Debut)
4. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – ‘Raise The Roof’ (Debut)
5. Thornhill – Butterfly (EP) (Debut)

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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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