Official ARIA CHARTS News

for w/c 10th February 2020

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Dune Rats scores second #1 Album

Sydney Hip Hop artist ChillinIt debuts at #2

The Weeknd tops ARIA Singles Chart For Third Week

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CHECK OUT THE FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE 

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Singles:

Top 5:

1. The Weeknd – ‘Blinding Lights’

2. Dua Lipa – ‘Don’t Start Now’

3. Tones And I – ‘Dance Monkey’

4. Roddy Ricch – ‘The Box’

5. Eminem feat. Juice WRLD – ‘Godzilla’

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Singles Chartifacts: 

#1: The Weeknd ‘Blinding Lights’ – ‘Blinding Lights’ by Canadian artist The Weeknd holds the top spot on the ARIA Singles Chart for a third straight week. The track has also gone to #1 in multiple European markets including Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium.

#2: Dua Lipa ‘Don’t Start Now’ – Following the announcement of her second album, Future Nostalgia (set for release in April), Dua Lipa jumps back up to #2 with ‘Don’t Start Now’. It previously hit #2 for two weeks in December 2019, shortly after her appearance at the 2019 ARIA Awards, and again for another two weeks in January of this year. A new Dua Lipa single, ‘Physical’, debuts this week at #30.

#8: Halsey ‘You Should Be Sad’ – Jumping seven spots to #8, Halsey’s ‘You Should Be Sad’ becomes the American singer-songwriter’s second solo appearance in the Top Ten. She first hit the Top Ten with ‘Without Me’ (#2 Dec. ’18).

#9: Lewis Capaldi ‘Before You Go’ – Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi claims his second Top Ten entry with ‘Before You Go’. The single moves up five spots to claim the new peak in its eleventh week in the chart. Capaldi first hit the Top Ten with ‘Someone You Loved’ which spent 20 weeks in the Top Ten, peaking at #4 for three straight weeks in June 2019.

#23: Benee ‘Glitter’ – As it hits its sixth week in the chart, Benee’s ‘Glitter’ moves up two to claim a new peak at #23. The New Zealand artist’s track hit #19 in the Triple J Hottest 100.

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Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE

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Albums:

Top 5:

1. Dune Rats – ‘Hurry Up And Wait’ (Debut)

2. ChillinIt – ‘The Octagon’ (Debut)

3. Eminem – ‘Music To Be Murdered By’

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

5. Harry Styles – ‘Fine Line’ 

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Albums Chartifacts:

#1: Dune Rats ‘Hurry Up And Wait’ – Brisbane’s Dune Rats become the first Australian act to hit #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart in 2020 as they notch up their second #1 album with Hurry Up And Wait. The garage punk trio’s third LP comes three years on from their first #1, The Kids Know It’s Bullshit (#1 Feb. ’17). The single ‘No Plans’ snuck into the Triple J Hottest 100 at #100. The live circuit favourites will be touring nationally in February/March in support of the album. Hurry Up And Wait has also topped this week’s Vinyl Albums Chart.

#2: Chillinit ‘The Octagon’ – Chillinit picks up his first appearance in the ARIA Top Ten with The Octagon. The Sydney rapper’s second album follows on from his 2018 debut Women Weed & Wordplay (#18 Nov. ’19). Chillinit, aka Blake James Turnell, grew up in the Sydney suburb of Hurstville. Starting out in the local underground hip-hop scene, Chillinit has built a devoted fanbase through his social media channels. He was the first Australian artist to appear on iconic UK hip hop radio show Fire In The Booth.

#6: Louis Tomlinson ‘Walls’ – Former One Direction member Louis Tomlinson releases his debut solo album Walls. The album comes four years on from Tomlinson’s former group entering a hiatus. He becomes the last One Direction member to release a solo album. Tomlinson previously made his Singles Chart debut with ‘Back To You’ (#11 Aug. ’17).

#13: Meghan Trainor ‘Treat Myself’ – American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor returns with her first album in four years Treat Myself. Trainor’s third album features collaborations with The Pussycat Dolls, Nicki Minaj and more. She’s also charted with the albums Title (#1 Jan. ’15) and Thank You (#3 May ’16).

#20: James Blunt ‘Once Upon A Mind’ – James Blunt’s sixth studio album races back into the Top 50 following his promotional visit to Australia during the week. Once Upon A Mind debuted at #5 in November 2019. Blunt returns to our shores in this November for a national tour.

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Australian Artist Singles:

Top 5:

1. Tones And I – ‘Dance Monkey’

2. Tones And I – ‘Never Seen The Rain’

3. Flume Feat. Vera Blue – ‘Rushing Back’

4. No Money Enterprise – ‘German’

5. The Rubens – ‘Live In Life’

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Australian Artist Albums:

Top 5:

1. Dune Rats – ‘Hurry Up And Wait’ (Debut)

2. ChillinIt – ‘The Octagon’ (Debut)

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

4. Cold Chisel – ‘The Best Of Cold Chisel: All For You’

5. Dean Lewis – ‘A Place We Knew’

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Vinyl Albums:

Top 5:

1. Dune Rats – ‘Hurry Up And Wait’ (Debut)

2. Harry Styles – ‘Fine Line’

3. Louis Tomlinson – ‘Walls’ (Debut)

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

5. Tyler, The Creator – ‘Igor’

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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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