. . . . . . . . . . . My nickname is “The Amnplifier”. Why? Because around here my focus is on being a conduit for providing greater outcomes that people come here for. My day to day “work” is living in the moment, and I love helping others concentrate on finding their connection to themselves through their experiences. Why start a music environment? The truth is I love music, I love writing, and I love life. I work with musicians every day, and I feel certain that I will be until they put me in the ground. I have been managing people in businesses of some sort for over thirty five years so along the way I have developed some “wisdom” from my regular and constant “observations”. Amnplify your experience. That is what we want you to do here, and if you want to let me know why you do, or don’t, shoot me a message on Facebook. Hope you enjoy yourself here and find something that hits you somewhere.This week’s
ARIA CHARTSNo GUTS no glory
Grinspoon make an Easy return to the Charts
Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album, GUTS, has stormed its way up the ARIA Albums Chart for a chart #1 debut this week, while Grinspoon’s impending Easy Detention tour sees the band surge back.
Rodrigo’s much-anticipated follow-up to SOUR, which spent eight non-consecutive weeks at #1 in 2021, also lands all 12 tracks in the top 50 on the Singles Charts. Vampire jumps back from #7 to #2 – it spent one week at #1 in July – while the album’s second single, Bad Idea Right?, flies from #24 to a new peak at #3.
Olivia scores another two tracks in the top 10, with Get Him Back! at #6 and All-American Bitch at #10, lifting her tally of top 10 hits to eight since January 2021, including three chart toppers: Drivers Licence, Good 4 U and Vampire. This week also SOUR bounces back up the Albums Chart, from #18 to #8.
Hype is building for Grinspoon’s Easy Detention tour kicking off on the Gold Coast Sunday, 29 October, as both Easy and New Detention return to the Albums Chart at #46 and #47 respectively. The return coincides with the reissue of New Detention on vinyl, celebrating the album’s 20th anniversary last year and featuring a special edition of Easy. Easy hit #4 in 1999, while New Detention topped out at #2 in 2022. Grinspoon have racked up eight top 10 albums and won two ARIA Awards.
Doja Cat’s Paint The Town Red holds back Olivia Rodrigo’s rampage to retain the top spot on the Singles Chart for a fourth consecutive week, while BTS’ V debuts at #54 with Slow Dancing.
Check Out The FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE
Albums:
Top 5:
1. Olivia Rodrigo – Guts (Debut)
2. The Weeknd – The Highlights
3. Travis Scott – Utopia|
4. The Weeknd – Starboy
5. Zach Bryan – Zach BryanSingles:
Top 5:
1. Doja Cat – Paint The Town Red
2. Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire
3. Olivia Rodrigo – Bad Idea Right?
4. Taylor Swift – Cruel Summer
5. Morgan Wallen – Last NightNew Music Chart Singles:
Top 5:
1. Doja Cat – Paint The Town Red
2. Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire
3. Olivia Rodrigo – Bad Idea Right?
4. Olivia Rodrigo – Get Him Back!
5. Dave & Central Cee – SprinterCheck out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE
Australian Artist Albums:
Top 5:
1. Polaris – Fatalism (Debut)
2. Soundtrack – Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story – Music From The Feature Documentary
3. Grinspoon – Easy
4. Grinspoon – New Detention
5. G Flip – DrummerAustralian Artist Singles:
Top 5:
1. Vance Joy – Riptide
2. Troye Sivan – Rush
3. Jessica Mauboy Feat. Jason Derulo – Give You Love
4. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – Stay
5. Skux – Throw Away BarsVinyl Albums:
Top 5:
1. Olivia Rodrigo – Guts (Debut)
2. Grinspoon – Easy
3. Grinspoon – New Detention
4. Taylor Swift – Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)
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.
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AMNPLIFY – DB