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This week’s

ARIA CHARTS

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The Weeknd holds #1 album for second week
Elton John & Dua Lipa hit eight weeks at singles #1
Top Ten debuts for The Wombats, Bonobo, Lime Cordiale & Idris Elba

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CHECK OUT THE FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE 

Albums:

Top 5:

1. The Weeknd – ‘Dawn FM’ (Debut)

2. The Wombats – ‘Fix Yourself, Not The World’ (Debut)
3. Adele – ‘30’
4. Soundtrack – ‘Encanto’
5. Ed Sheeran – ‘=’

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Album Highlights: 

#1: The Weeknd ‘Dawn FM’ – The Weeknd holds #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart for a second week with Dawn FM. It’s the first of the Canadian singer-songwriter four #1s to spend more than one week in the top spot.

#2: The Wombats ‘Fix Yourself, Not The World’ – British trio The Wombats take out their fourth Top Ten album on the ARIA Charts with Fix Yourself, Not The World. It’s the band’s first album in four years, following on from Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life (#5 Feb. ’18). The album was recorded during COVID-19 lockdowns with each band member in a different location: Los Angeles, Oslo and London. The Wombats have also previously peaked at #2 with The Wombats Proudly Present… This Modern Glitch (#2 May ’11) and Glitterbug (#2 Apr. ’15).

#6: Bonobo ‘Fragments’ – Debuting at #6, Bonobo takes out his highest career peak with Fragments. The British DJ/producer’s seventh studio album comes five years on from previous album Migration (#12 Jan. ’17), which was his first to appear in the ARIA Top 50. Fragments includes collaborations with Jordan Rakei and Joji, among others.

#9: Lime Cordiale & Idris Elba ‘Cordi Elba’ – Sydney band Lime Cordiale and British actor/musician Idris Elba hit this week’s chart at #9 with the collaboration Cordi Elba. Recorded in Sydney while Elba was in town shooting a movie, the mini album includes a new version of Lime’s ‘Unnecessary Things’, plus the current single ‘Apple Crumble’. It’s Lime Cordiale’s first release since 14 Steps To A Better You (#1 Jul. ’20), which won them Breakthrough Artist at the 2020 ARIA Awards.

#17: Lee Kernaghan ‘The Very Best Of Lee Kernaghan: Three Decades Of Hits’ – Australian country veteran Lee Kernaghan marks 30 years since his debut album The Outback Club with the compilation The Very Best Of Lee Kernaghan: Three Decades Of Hits. It’s Kernaghan’s third compilation to chart after The Big Ones: Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (#16 Oct. ’14) and Ultimate Hits (#8 Oct. ’11). During Kernaghan’s 30 years in music, eight of his studio albums have appeared in the Top Ten including the chart-topper Spirit Of The Anzacs(#1 Apr. ’15).

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Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE

Singles:

Top 5:

1. Elton John & Dua Lipa – ‘Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)’

2. Gayle – ‘abcdefu’
3. The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – ‘Stay’
4. Glass Animals – ‘Heat Waves’
5. Ed Sheeran – ‘Bad Habits’

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Singles Highlights:

#1: Elton John & Dua Lipa ‘Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)’ – ‘Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)’ by Elton John and Dua Lipa notches up eight weeks at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart. This week marks the track’s 23rd week in the Top Ten.

#9: Lost Frequencies & Calum Scott ‘Where Are You Now’ – Seven weeks into its run in the chart, Lost Frequencies and Calum Scott’s collaboration ‘Where Are You Now’ hits a new peak at #9. This week, the single was accredited Platinum.

#10: Carolina Gaitan, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’ – As the Encantosoundtrack moves to a new peak at #4, ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’ hits the Top Ten for the first time at #10. Jessica Darrow’s ‘Surface Pressure’ moves from #24 to #20.

#14: Luude Feat. Colin Hay ‘Down Under’ – Gold Coast producer Luude continues his race up the chart with his reworking of Men At Work’s ‘Down Under’. Landing at #19 last week, the track moves up five spots this week to hit #14.

#32: Frank Ocean ‘Lost’ – Nearly a decade on from its solitary week in the Top 50, Frank Ocean’s ‘Lost’ returns to the chart on the back of going viral on TikTok. Appearing on Ocean’s debut album, channel ORANGE (#9 Feb. ’13), ‘Lost’ originally peaked at #46 in February 2013.

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Australian Artist Singles:

Top 5:

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

2. Luude Feat. Colin Hay – ‘Down Under’
3. Vance Joy – ‘Missing Piece’
4. Havana Brown – ‘We Run The Night’
5. Shouse – ‘Love Tonight’

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Australian Artist Albums:

Top 5:

1. Lime Cordiale & Idris Elba – ‘Cordi Elba’ (Debut)

2. The Kid Laroi – ‘F*ck Love (Over You)’
3. Lee Kernaghan – ‘The Very Best Of Lee Kernaghan: Three Decades Of Hits’ (Debut)
4. Dope Lemon – ‘Rose Pink Cadillac’
5. Rüfüs Du Sol – ‘Surrender’

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Vinyl Albums:

Top 5:

1. The Wombats – ‘Fix Yourself, Not The World’ (Debut)

2. Lime Cordiale & Idris Elba – ‘Cordi Elba’ (Debut)
3. Bonobo – ‘Fragments’ (Debut)
4. Pridelands – ‘Light Bends’ (Debut)
5. Oasis – ‘Knebworth 1996 (Live)’ (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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