Official ARIA CHARTS News

for 18th-24th May 2020

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Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber single goes Top 3.
Drake mixtapes holds #1 for second week.
SAINt JHN remains on top of the ARIA Singles Chart.

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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. Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber – ‘Stuck WIth U’ (Debut)

4. DaBaby Feat. Roddy Ricch – ‘Rockstar’

5. Doja Cat – ‘Say So’

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Singles Chartifacts: 

#1: SAINt JHN ‘Roses’ – SAINt Jhn’s ‘Roses’ holds #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart for a sixth week. Last week the single reached double platinum status in Australia.

#3: Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber ‘Stuck With U’ – Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber release the duet ‘Stuck With U’. After four Top Ten singles in 2019 – including the #1 ‘7 Rings’ (Jan. ’19) – it’s Ariana Grande’s first chart entry for 2020. The collaboration is Bieber’s four entry in the Top 50 this year after ‘Yummy’ (#4 Jan. ’20), ‘Intentions’ (#2 Mar. ’20) and ‘Forever’ (#29 Feb. ’20). Proceeds from the single will go to the First Responders Children’s Foundation, which will fund scholarships for children of frontline workers who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

#4: DaBaby Feat. Roddy Ricch ‘Rockstar’ – For the second week in a row DaBaby’s ‘Rockstar’ has jumped up five spots on the chart, this time taking it to #4. As well as in Australia, it’s also been a Top Ten hit in the US, UK, Canada and New Zealand.

#14: 6ix9ine ‘Gooba’ – 6ix9ine releases ‘Gooba’, his first new single since coming out of prison. It becomes the American rapper’s first chart entry since ‘Mama’ (#22 Dec. ’18) and ‘Kika’ (#30 Dec. ’18) charted in the same week. Sentenced to two years in prison in December 2019, 6ix9ine was released and put under house arrest in April due to COVID-19.

#34: Onefour Feat. A$AP Ferg ‘Say It Again’ – Sydney’s Onefour take out their third Top 50 entry with ‘Say It Again’. Featuring American rapper A$AP Ferg, it’s the follow-up single to ‘Welcome to Prison’ (#33 Feb. ’20). The controversial group first charted with ‘In The Beginning’ (#39 Nov. ’19). 

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Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE

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Albums:

Top 5:

1. Drake – ‘Dark Lane Demo Tapes’ (Debut)

2. Dua Lipa – ‘Future Nostalgia’

3. Harry Styles – ‘Fine Line’

4. Billie Eilish – ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’

5. The Weeknd – ‘After Hours’

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Albums Chartifacts:

#1: Drake ‘Dark Lane Demo Tapes’ – For the second straight week, Drake tops the ARIA Albums Chart with the mixtape Dark Lane Demo Tapes. Of the Canadian rapper’s chart-toppers, Scorpion has spent the most weeks at #1, staying there for three weeks in July/August 2018.

#6: Hayley Williams ‘Petals For Armor’ – Paramore singer Hayley Williams releases her debut solo album Petals For Armor. Williams’ first solo activity away from the group other than being a featured artist comes three years on from Paramore’s last album, After Laughter (#3 May ’17). Prior to the release of Petals For Armor, Williams released two EPs featuring tracks from the album. The album tops this week’s ARIA Vinyl Albums Chart.

#7: HP Boyz ‘6 To The World EP’ – Melbourne hip hop group HP Boyz make their first Top 50 appearance with the 6 To The World EP. It’s the trio’s debut EP, coming just over a year on from their formation. They released their debut single ‘Blueprint’ in May 2019, with three more following before the EP.

#17: Kehlani ‘It Was Good Until It Wasn’t’ – American artist Kehlani picks up her highest peak on the Albums Chart with It Was Good Until It Wasn’t. Coming three years on from her debut album, SweetSexySavage (#32 Feb. ’17), it includes collaborations with James Blake and Tory Lanez, among others. Between albums, she released the mixtape While We Wait (#29 Mar. ’19).

#29: Chris Brown & Young Thug ‘Slime & B’ – Chris Brown and Young Thug join forces for the mixtape Slime & B. It becomes Brown’s ninth appearance in the Top 50 and the first since Indigo (#3 Jul. ’19). For Young Thug, it’s his second chart entry after So Much Fun (#36 Sept. ’19).

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Australian Artist Singles:

Top 5:

1. Tones And I – ‘Dance Monkey’

2. Sam Fischer – ‘This City’

3. Tones And I – ‘Bad Child’

4. The Rubens – ‘Live In Life’

5. Onefour Feat. A$AP Ferg ‘Say It Again’ (Debut)

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Australian Artist Albums:

Top 5:

1. HP Boyz – ‘6 To The World EP’ (Debut)

2. Birds Of Tokyo – ‘Human Design’

3. 5 Seconds Of Summer – ‘CALM’

4. Tame Impala – ‘The Slow Rush’

5. Tones And I – ‘The Kids Are Coming – EP’

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Vinyl Albums:

Top 5:

1. Hayley Williams – ‘Petals For Armor’ (Debut)

2. Tame Impala – ‘The Slow Rush’

3. Kanye West – ‘Jesus Is King’ (Debut)

4. Car Seat Headrest – ‘Making A Door Less Open’

5. Pink Floyd – ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’

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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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