Official ARIA CHARTS News
18th August 2018
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Sydney’s Dean Lewis scores first No.1 of his career as ‘Be Alright’ jumps to the top of the singles chart, and Drake’s ‘Scorpion’ returns to the peak, on this week’s ARIA Charts
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CHECK OUT THE FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE
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Singles:
Top 5:
1. Dean Lewis ‘Be Alright’
2. Drake ‘In My Feelings’
3. 5 Seconds Of Summer ‘Youngblood’
4. Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid ‘Eastside’
5. Maroon 5 Feat. Cardi B ‘Girls Like You’
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Singles Chartifacts:
#1: Dean Lewis ‘Be Alright’ – Sydney singer-songwriter Dean Lewis claims his first #1 on the ARIA Charts with the single ‘Be Alright’. The track hits the top spot in its seventh week in the Top 50 and its sixth week in the Top Ten.
‘Be Alright’ is the second Australian #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart in 2018 after 5 Seconds Of Summer’s ‘Youngblood’.
#4: Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid ‘Eastside’ – Five weeks into its run in the Top 50, Benny Blanco’s ‘Eastside’ moves up one spot to claim a new peak at #4.
#7: Panic! At The Disco ‘High Hopes’ – Jumping up seven spots, Panic! At The Disco’s ‘High Hopes’ hits #7. It becomes the American group’s first ever Top Ten on the ARIA Singles Chart. Their previous highest peak was with ‘I Write Sins Not Tragedies’ (#12 Aug. ’06).
#8: Jonas Blue ‘Rise’ – A week on from cracking the Top Ten for the first time, Jonas Blue’s fourth Top Ten single moves up one spot to claim a new peak at #8.
#11: George Ezra ‘Shotgun’ – In its third week in the chart, George Ezra moves up 16 spots to #11 with ‘Shotgun’. The single’s parent album, Staying At Tamara’s, has re-entered this week’s Albums Chart at #45.
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Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE
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Albums:
Top 5:
1. Drake ‘Scorpion’
2. Travis Scott ‘Astroworld’
3. Soundtrack ‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’
4. Nicki Minaj ‘Queen’ (Debut)
5. Soundtrack ‘The Greatest Showman’
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Albums Chartifacts:
#1: Drake ‘Scorpion’ – After four weeks away from the top spot, Drake’s Scorpion returns to #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart for a third week. His return to #1 on the Albums Chart comes in the same week the Canadian rapper’s ‘In My Feelings’ has slipped from the top of the Singles Chart.
#4: Nicki Minaj ‘Queen’ (Debut) – Returning with her fourth studio album Nicki Minaj takes out a new peak on the ARIA Albums Chart. Queen comes four years on from the American rapper’s previous release, The Pinkprint (#19 Dec. ’14). The album features the singles ‘Barbie Tingz’ (#41 Apr. ’18) and ‘Bed’ (#18 Jun. ’18), as well as guest appearances from Ariana Grande, Eminem, The Weeknd, Foxy Brown, Lil Wayne and more. Minaj’s previous peak was with Pink Friday…Roman Reloaded (#5 Apr. ’12).
#14: Trippie Redd ‘Life’s A Trip’ (Debut) – The debut album from Trippie Redd becomes the American rapper’s first entry on the ARIA Charts. Life’s A Trip features collaborations with Diplo, Travis Scott and Young Thug among others. Prior to the album, Redd had released two EPs and a handful of mixtapes.
#15: Elvis Presley ‘Where No One Stands Alone’ (Debut) – Featuring newly-recorded instrumentation and backing vocals, tracks from Elvis Presley’s gospel catalogue get collected on Where No One Stands Alone. The bulk of the album’s vocal tracks are taken from the albums How Great Thou Art (1967) and He Touched Me (1972). The title track is a newly recorded duet with Presley’s daughter, Lisa Marie. The album is the follow-up to the posthumous festive collection Christmas with Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (#7 Dec. ’17).
#19: Aled Jones ‘One Voice: Believe’ – As it hits its third week in the Top 50, Aled Jones’ third release in the One Voice series moves up 18 spots to claim a new peak at #19.
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Streaming Singles:
Top 5:
1. Drake ‘In My Feelings’
2. Dean Lewis ‘Be Alright’
3. Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid ‘Eastside’
4. 5 Seconds Of Summer ‘Youngblood’
5. DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber & Quavo Feat. Chance the Rapper ‘No Brainer’
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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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