Official ARIA CHARTS News

20th April 2019

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New number ones feature on this week’s ARIA Charts:

Lil Nas X and BTS reach the peak for the first time,
BTS create ARIA chart history

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CHECK OUT THE FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE 

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Singles:

Top 5:

1. Lil Nas X ‘Old Town Road’  

2. Billie Eilish ‘Bad Guy’ 

3. Jonas Brothers ‘Sucker’  

4. Khalid ‘Talk’ 

5. Dominic Fike ‘3 Nights’

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Singles Chartifacts: 

#1: Lil Nas X ‘Old Town Road’ – ‘Old Town Road’ by American rapper Lil Nas X climbs to #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The track – which has spent two weeks at #1 in the US – hits the top spot in Australia in its fourth week in the Top 50. A remix of the song was recently released featuring Billy Ray Cyrus.

#4: Khalid ‘Talk’ – In its tenth week in the Top 50, Khalid’s ‘Talk’ moves up one spot to claim a new peak at #4.

#10: BTS Feat. Halsey ‘Boy With Luv’ (Debut) – As well as debuting at #1 on this week’s Albums Chart, BTS hit the Singles Chart with ‘Boy With Luv’. Featuring American artist Halsey, the track is the fourth to appear in the Top 50 for the Korean pop stars and a new peak. Their previous best was with ‘Idol’ (#35 Sept. ’18).

#11: Avicii Feat. Aloe Blacc ‘SOS’ (Debut) – The late Swedish producer Avicii features on this week’s Singles Chart with the Aloe Blacc-featured single ‘SOS’. The track is the first to be released from the forthcoming posthumous album, Tim, which is set for release in June. Aloe Blacc previous collaborated with Avicii on the single ‘Wake Me Up’ (#1 Jul. ’13).

#13: Lewis Capaldi ‘Someone You Loved’ – Moving up six spots, Lewis Capaldi’s ‘Someone You Loved’ secures a new peak at #13 in its fourth week on the chart.

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Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE

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Albums:

Top 5:

1. BTS ‘Map Of The Soul: Persona’ (Debut) 

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

3. Khalid ‘Free Spirit’ 

4. The Seekers ‘Farewell’ (Debut)

5. Queen ‘Greatest Hits’

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Albums Chartifacts:

#1: BTS ‘Map Of The Soul: Persona’ (Debut) – Korean pop juggernaut BTS land their first #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart with Map Of The Soul: Persona. The EP is the seven-member group’s fourth Top Ten on the chart after Love Yourself 承 ‘Her’ (#8 Sept. ’17), Love Yourself 轉 ‘Tear’(#6 May ’18) and Love Yourself 結 ‘Answer’ (#9 Sept. ’18). One track from the EP, the Halsey-featured ‘Boy With Luv’, has debuted on this week’s Singles Chart at #10.

Map Of The Soul: Persona becomes the first release sung in an Asian language to hit #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

#4: The Seekers ‘Farewell’ (Debut) – 1995 ARIA Hall Of Fame inductees The Seekers release the live album, Farewell. Recorded in Melbourne in 2013 during the quartet’s Golden Jubilee tour, it’s their first chart entry since compilation album The Golden Jubilee Album (#10 Dec. ’12).

#14: Norah Jones ‘Begin Again’ (Debut) – American singer-songwriter Norah Jones returns with her seventh studio album, Begin Again. The follow-up to Day Breaks (#4 Oct. ’16) is also Jones’ seventh release to hit the Top 50. Jones played a run of dates in the country this week before performing at Bluesfest over the Easter weekend. Jones’ debut Come Away With Me spent nine weeks at #1 in 2003.

#17: The Chemical Brothers ‘No Geography’ (Debut) – The Chemical Brothers score a ninth ARIA Top 50 entry with No Geography. The British big beat duo’s ninth studio album comes four years on from Born In The Echoes (#5 Jul. ’15). They previously hit #1 with Come With Us (#1 Feb. ’02).

#19: Anderson .Paak ‘Ventura’ (Debut) – Less than a year on from Oxnard (#20 Nov. ’18), Anderson .Paak hits the chart again with Ventura. The album is the American rapper’s fourth and features appearances by Smokey Robinson, Andre 3000, Brandy and more.

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Streaming Singles:

Top 5:

1. Lil Nas X ‘Old Town Road’ 

2. Billie Eilish ‘Bad Guy’

3. Khalid ‘Talk’ 

4. Post Malone ‘Wow.’ 

5. Dominic Fike ‘3 Nights’

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Vinyl Albums:

Top 5:

1. The Presets ‘Apocalypso’ 

2. Clowns ‘Nature/Nurture’

3. The Presets ‘Beams’ 

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

 5. Queen ‘Greatest Hits’

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will countdown the biggest 10 songs on the ARIA Charts.

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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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