Official ARIA CHARTS News
for 13th-19th April 2020
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Violent Soho returns to #1 with Everything Is A-OK.
New Drake single scores Top 3 debut.
Sydney rapper Kerser lands seventh Top 10 album.
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CHECK OUT THE FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE
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Singles:
Top 5:
1. SAINt JHN – ‘Roses’
2. The Weeknd – ‘Blinding Lights’
3. Drake – ‘Toosie Slide’
4. Dua Lipa – ‘Don’t Start Now’
5. Powfu – ‘death bed’
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Singles Chartifacts:
#1: SAINt JHN ‘Roses’ – ‘Roses’ by SAINt JHN holds the top spot on the ARIA Singles Chart for a second week. After holding #1 in the UK for two weeks, it dropped back to #2 last week, being replaced by The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’, the song it displaced from the top.
#3: Drake ‘Tootsie Slide’ – Canadian star Drake returns to the Top 50 with ‘Tootsie Slide’. The rapper’s 13th Top Ten single is his first chart entry as a lead artist since ‘Money In The Grave’ (#7 Jul. ’19). The song went viral on TikTok before its official release, when it became the soundtrack to a dance challenge on the social media platform. Earlier in 2020, Drake featured on the Future single ‘Life Is Good’ (#11 Jan. ’20).
#19: Megan Thee Stallion ‘Savage’ – In its second week in the Top 50, Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Savage’ jumps up four places to crack the Top 20. ‘Savage’ also became viral thanks to a dance challenge on TikTok with users dancing to the song’s chorus.
#24: Doja Cat ‘Boss B**ch’ – While her ‘Say So’ single sits in the Top Ten for a sixth week at #7, Doja Cat jumps up 22 spots to #24 with ‘Boss B**ch’. The track was released on Birds of Prey: The Album (#9 Feb. ’20). It’s the first song from the album to appear in the Top 50.
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Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE
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Albums:
Top 5:
1. Violent Soho – ‘Everything Is A-OK’ (Debut)
2. Dua Lipa – ‘Future Nostalgia’ (Debut)
3. Kerser – ‘Roll The Dice’ (Debut)
4. Various – ‘Artists Unite For Fire Fight’
5. The Weeknd – ‘After Hours’
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Albums Chartifacts:
#1: Violent Soho ‘Everything Is A-OK’ – Releasing their fifth album, Everything Is A-OK, Brisbane band Violent Soho grab their second #1 on the ARIA Charts. It’s the follow-up to Waco, which became their first #1 in March 2016. Their previous album also earned Violent Soho their first two ARIA Awards – winning Best Group and Best Rock Album in 2016. Everything Is A-OK is also #1 on the ARIA Vinyl Albums Chart this week.
Everything Is A-OK is the fourth Australian #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart in 2020.
Violent Soho had this to say: “We’re stoked!”
ARIA CEO Dan Rosen said: “Congratulations to James, Luke, Luke, Michael and the entire Violent Soho team on their return to #1 on the ARIA Charts. Everything Is A-OK is the album title we all need to believe in right now. It’s an incredible achievement to reach #1, especially by a band who is known for their hard work on the road, and direct connection to their fans. I also want to congratulate Kerser on his sixth Top 5 album in just seven years. It goes to show that despite the crisis, great Australian music finds a way to connect with music fans around the country.”
#3: Kerser ‘Roll The Dice’ – Kerser takes out his seventh Top Ten as he returns with Roll The Dice. The Sydney rapper’s ninth studio album debuts one spot below his all-time chart peak set by previous album Lifestyle (#2 Mar. ’19). Every one of Kerser’s albums since S.C.O.T. (#5 Nov. ’13) has debuted in the Top Ten.
#10: Elton John ‘Diamonds’ – Elton John’s hits collection Diamonds moves back into the Top Ten for a 28th week. In the last week, the music icon hosted and performed in the live-streamed event Concert For America, as well as launching a $1 million COVID-19 emergency fund.
#12: All Time Low ‘Wake Up, Sunshine’ – American band All Time Low score their sixth Top 50 entry in Australia with Wake Up, Sunshine. The Baltimore group’s eighth album comes three years on from Last Young Renegade (#5 Jun. ’17). The track ‘Monsters’ features blackbear, who had a Singles Chart hit last year with ‘Hot Girl Bummer’ (#8 Oct. ’19).
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Australian Artist Singles:
Top 5:
1. Tones And I – ‘Dance Monkey’
2. Tones And I – ‘Bad Child’
3. The Rubens – ‘Live In Life’
4. Flume Feat. Vera Blue – ‘Rushing Back’
5. Tones And I – ‘Never Seen The Rain’
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Australian Artist Albums:
Top 5:
1. Violent Soho – ‘Everything Is A-OK’ (Debut)
2. Kerser – ‘Roll The Dice’ (Debut)
3. 5 Seconds Of Summer – ‘CALM’
4. Tame Impala – ‘The Slow Rush’
5. The Chats – ‘High Risk Behaviour’
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Vinyl Albums:
Top 5:
1. Violent Soho – ‘Everything Is A-OK’ (Debut)
2. The Chats – ‘High Risk Behaviour’
3. Dua Lipa – ‘Future Nostalgia’
4. Def Leppard – ‘Hysteria’
5. Tame Impala – ‘The Slow Rush’
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