Official ARIA CHARTS News

22nd September 2018

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CHECK OUT THE FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE 

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Singles:

Top 5:

1. George Ezra ‘Shotgun’

2. Dean Lewis ‘Be Alright’ 

3. Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid ‘Eastside’ 

4. Lil Pump & Kanye West ‘I Love It’ 

5. Calvin Harris & Sam Smith ‘Promises’ 

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Singles Chartifacts: 

#1: George Ezra ‘Shotgun’ – British singer-songwriter George Ezra hits #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart with ‘Shotgun’. In its eighth week in the Top 50, the track moves up two spots to give Ezra his first Australian #1. The track spent four non-consecutive weeks at #1 in the UK between July and September.

#4: Lil Pump & Kanye West ‘I Love It’ – In its second week on the chart, Lil Pump and Kanye West’s ‘I Love It’ moves up three spots to claim a new peak at #4.

#8: Marshmello & Bastille ‘Happier’ – Jumping up five spots, Marshmello and Bastille’s ‘Happier’ hits the Top Ten for the first time at #8. It’s the American DJ/producer’s fourth Top Ten after ‘Wolves’ (#5 Dec. ’17), ‘Silence’ (#5 Jan. ’18) and ‘Friends’ (#4 Apr. ’18). For British group Bastille, it’s their third Top Ten and first since ‘Of The Night’ (#6 Nov. ’13)

#14: Loud Luxury ‘Body’ – Six weeks into its chart run, ‘Body’ jumps up eleven spots to give Canadian house duo Loud Luxury a new peak at #14.

#15: Khalid ‘Better’ (Debut) – Khalid picks up a third entry as a lead artist on the Singles Chart in 2018 with ‘Better’. The track was released to coincide with two shows the American singer-songwriter performed in his hometown of El Paso, Texas last weekend. He’s also charted this year with ‘Love Lies’ (#3 Apr. ’18) and OTW (#27 Jun. ’18). Khalid is a featured artist on three tracks in this week’s Top 50: Benny Blanco’s ‘Eastside’ (#2), Martin Garrix’s ‘Ocean’ (#18) and Billie Eilish’s ‘Lovely’ (#48).

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Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE

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Albums:

Top 5:

1. Eminem ‘Kamikaze’ 

2. Drake ‘Scorpion’ 

3. Ariana Grande ‘Sweetener’

4. Carrie Underwood ‘Cry Pretty’ (Debut)

5. Ed Sheeran ‘÷’ 

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Albums Chartifacts:

#1: Eminem ‘Kamikaze’ – For the third consecutive week, Eminem sits at #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart with Kamikaze. Of the rapper’s nine #1 albums, only two have spent more weeks at #1: The Eminem Show (#1 Jun. ’02 – seven weeks) and Recovery (#1 Jun. ’10 – nine weeks).

#4: Carrie Underwood ‘Cry Pretty’ (Debut) – American country star Carrie Underwood takes out a third Top Ten and third #4 peak on the ARIA Albums Chart with Cry Pretty. Underwood’s sixth studio album comes three years on from Storyteller (#4 Nov. ’15). The bonus track ‘Champion’ features a collaboration with rapper Ludacris. Underwood first hit the Top Ten with Blown Away(#4 May ’12).

#6: 6lack ‘East Atlanta Love Letter’ (Debut) – With his second album, Atlanta singer-songwriter/rapper 6lack makes his debut appearance on the ARIA Albums Chart. East Atlanta Love Letter is the follow-up to 2016’s Free 6lack and includes collaborations with Future, J. Cole, Migos’ Offset and Khalid. 6lack and Khalid previously hit the Singles Chart together, along with Ty Dolla $ign, with ‘OTW’ (#27 Jun. ’18).

#9: David Guetta ‘7’ (Debut) – David Guetta releases 7, his first album in four years. The French producer’s first album since Listen (#11 Dec. ’14) features the singles ‘2U’ (#2 Jun. ’17), ‘Dirty Sexy Money’ (#18 Jan. ’18), ‘Flames’ (#19 May ’18), Don’t Leave Me Alone’ (#43 Aug. ’18) and ‘Goodbye’ (#36 Sept. ’18). There are appearances by a plethora of guests including Sia, Anne-Marie, Bebe Rexha, Jason Derulo, Justin Bieber and Jess Glynne. It’s Guetta’s first Top Ten album since Nothing But The Beat (#3 Sept. ’11).

#11: Vance Joy ‘Nation Of Two’ – As he wraps up his national tour in support of it, Vance Joy moves up seven spots with former #1 Nation Of Two. The Melbourne singer-songwriter’s debut, Dream Your Life Away, is at #36 this week.

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Streaming Singles:

Top 5:

1. Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid ‘Eastside’  

2. Lil Pump & Kanye West ‘I Love It’ 

3. Dean Lewis ‘Be Alright’ 

4. George Ezra ‘Shotgun’ 

5. Marshmello & Bastille ‘Happier’ 

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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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