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This week’s
ARIA CHARTSTravis puts the charts in Meltdown
Barbie-mania continues
Travis Scott is back in a big way this week as Utopia takes the #1 position on the ARIA Albums Chart, while the Singles Chart has a new #1 with Billie Eilish.
Utopia is Scott’s second #1 album here after Astroworld hit the top spot in 2018. The highly-anticipated album includes guest vocals from Beyonce, Playboy Carti, 21 Savage, Future, SZA, Sampha, Bon Iver and more; while the producers include James Blake, Kanye West, Pharrell Williams and Metro Boomin.
An enormous 18 tracks from the 19-track album debut on the singles chart this week, led by Meltdown at #6.
Following at #2 is the debut of Austin by Post Malone, his fifth studio album and the first to not feature any guest appearances. He went to #1 here in 2018 with Beerbongs & Bentleys and again in 2019 with Hollywood’s Bleeding. Austin also sees Posty return to #17 with The Diamond Collection, which peaked at #14 earlier this year.
On the Singles Chart, the Barbie-effect continues as Billie Eilish climbs from #2 to #1 with What Was I Made For?, marking the first single from the Barbie soundtrack to reach #1. It’s her second chart-topper here and 15th top 10: Bad Guy spent two weeks at #1 in 2019. Two other songs from Barbie are in the top five: Barbie World by Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice and Aqua holds at #3, while Dua Lipa’s Dance The Night steps up from #6 to #4.
The late Sinead O’Connor’s Nothing Compares 2 U also returns to the chart at #62; it hit #1 in 1990 for eight weeks and was the best-selling single of the year. It was her only top 10 hit in Australia, apart from appearing on Band Aid 30’s remake of Do They Know It’s Christmas, which reached #3 in 2014.
Check Out The FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE
Albums:
Top 5:
1. Travis Scott – Utopia (Debut)
2. Post Malone – Austin (Debut)
3. Soundtrack – Barbie The Album
4. Taylor Swift – Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)
5. Taylor Swift – MidnightsSingles:
Top 5:
1. Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For?
2. Dave & Central Cee – Sprinter
3. Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice & Aqua – Barbie World
4. Dua Lipa – Dance The Night
5. Olivia Rodrigo – VampireNew Music Chart Singles:
Top 5:
1. Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For?
2. Dave & Central Cee – Sprinter
3. Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice & Aqua – Barbie World
4. Dua Lipa – Dance The Night
5. Olivia Rodrigo – VampireCheck out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE
Australian Artist Albums:
Top 5:
1. John Farnham – Greatest Hits
2. Soundtrack – John Farnham: Finding The Voice (Music From The Feature Documentary)
3. INXS – The Very Best
4. Tame Impala – Currents
5. John Farnham – Whispering JackAustralian Artist Singles:
Top 5:
1. Troye Sivan – Rush (Debut)
2. Vance Joy – Riptide
3. Hooligan Hefs – And We (Debut)
4. Kylie Minogue – Padam Padam
5. The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – StayVinyl Albums:
Top 5:
1. Post Malone – Austin (Debut)
2. Taylor Swift – Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)
3. Travis Scott – Utopia (Debut)
4. Soundtrack – Barbie The Album
5. Taylor Swift – MidnightsFor all of this week’s charts go to aria.com.au/charts
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.
We acknowledge First Nations people as the Traditional Owners and sovereign custodians of the lands on which we work and live. We recognise their continuing connection to Country and their respective nations across this continent and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. We also celebrate the unique and inspiring creativity and songlines of the world’s oldest living culture and give thanks for the immeasurable influence First Nations people continue to have over the music and art we all enjoy.
AMNPLIFY – DB
