Official ARIA CHARTS News
23rd June 2018
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5 SECONDS OF SUMMER debuts at number one with new album YOUNGBLOOD achieves rare chart double with ‘YOUNGBLOOD’ single holding at the top for a fifth week.
The last time an Australian artist held No. 1 on both charts was August 2011 when Gotye was No. 1 on the Singles Chart with ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ and No. 1 on the Albums Chart with Making Mirrors.
This is the 33rd week in ARIA Charts history that the same Australian artist has held No. 1 on both the Albums and Singles charts
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CHECK OUT THE FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE
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Singles:
Top 5:
1. 5 Seconds Of Summer ‘Youngblood’
2. Maroon 5 Feat. Cardi B ‘Girls Like You’
3. Post Malone ‘Better Now’
4. Anne-Marie ‘2002’
5. Ariana Grande ‘No Tears Left To Cry’
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Singles Chartifacts:
#1: 5 Seconds Of Summer ‘Youngblood’ – In the week they pick up their third #1 on the Albums Chart with Youngblood, the title track to 5 Seconds Of Summer’s third album spends a fifth straight week at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart.
#2: Maroon 5 Feat. Cardi B ‘Girls Like You’ – Moving up one spot from last week, ‘Girls Like You’ becomes Maroon 5’s fourth track to peak at #2 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The band has previously reached the same peak with ‘Moves Like Jagger’ (#2 Aug. ’11), ‘Payphone’ (#2 Jun. ’12) and ‘One More Night’ (#2 Aug. ’12). They’ve only peaked higher with ‘She Will Be Loved’ (#1 Sept. ’04).
#4: Anne-Marie ‘2002’ – In its third week in the Top Ten, Anne-Marie’s ‘2002’ jumps up four spots to grab a new peak at #4. It matches the British artist’s highest chart peak, previously reached with the Marshmello collaboration ‘Friends’ (#4 Apr. ’18).
#8: XXXTentacion ‘Sad!’ – Following the death of XXXTentacion at the age of 20, two of the rapper’s tracks have re-entered the Top 50 this week. The highest re-entry comes for ‘Sad!’, which picks up a new peak at #8. Further down the chart, ‘Changes’ is back in at #34.
#17: Nicki Minaj Feat. Ariana Grande ‘Bed’ (Debut) – Nicki Minaj scores a second Top 50 entry for 2018 with ‘Bed’. The track is the second single released from Minaj’s forthcoming Queen album, set for release in August. Earlier in the year she charted with the non-album single ‘Barbie Tingz’ (#41 Apr. ’18). Minaj and Grande have previously appeared together on the Singles Chart with ‘Bang Bang’ (alongside Jessie J) (#4 Sept. ’14) and Grande’s ‘Side To Side’ (#3 Sept. ’16).
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Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE
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Albums:
Top 5:
1. 5 Seconds Of Summer ‘Youngblood’ (Debut)
2. Soundtrack ‘The Greatest Showman’
3. Post Malone ‘Beerbongs & Bentleys’
4. Ed Sheeran ‘÷’
5. XXXTentacion ‘?’
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Albums Chartifacts:
#1: 5 Seconds Of Summer ‘Youngblood’ (Debut) – Sydney band 5 Seconds Of Summer score their third #1 debut on the ARIA Albums Chart with Youngblood. The group’s third studio album is their first since Sounds Good Feels Good (#1 Nov. ’15) and features the singles ‘Want You Back’ (#32 Mar. ’18) and ‘Youngblood’, which is spending its fifth consecutive week at #1 on the Singles Chart this week. 5SOS first topped the Albums Chart with their self-titled debut (#1 Jul. ’14).
Youngblood is the sixth Australian #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart in 2018 after Sheppard’s Watching The Sky, Parkway Drive’s Reverence, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu’s Djarimirri (Child Of The Rainbow), Kylie Minogue’s Golden and Vance Joy’s Nation Of Two.
#5: XXXTentacion ‘?’ – The second album from XXXTentacion jumps 21 spots to #5 in light of the rapper’s death. The album previously peaked at #3.
#6: The Carters ‘Everything Is Love’ (Debut) – One of music’s most powerful couples, Beyoncé and Jay-Z, release their first album as The Carters, Everything Is Love. Released to coincide with their On The Run II tour of Europe and North America, the album is Beyoncé’s first to chart since Lemonade (#1 May ’16) and Jay-Z’s first since 4:44 (#3 Jul. ’17).
#7: Calum Scott ‘Only Human’ – Following the announcement of his first Australian tour, British artist Calum Scott returns to the Top 50 this week with Only Human. As well his re-entry on the Albums Chart, Scott has returned to the Top 50 on the Singles Chart with two tracks: ‘You Are The Reason’ (#37) and ‘Dancing On My Own’ (#49).
#9: Christina Aguilera ‘Liberation’ (Debut) – Christina Aguilera returns with her first album in six years, Liberation. The follow-up to Lotus (#19 Nov. ’12), Aguilera’s eighth studio album becomes her first to hit the Top Ten since Bionic (#3 Jun. ’10). Liberation features several tracks produced by Kanye West, as well as contributions from Demi Lovato, 2 Chainz, Ty Dolla $ign and Anderson .Paak.
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Streaming Singles:
Top 5:
1. 5 Seconds Of Summer ‘Youngblood’
2. Post Malone ‘Better Now’
3. Maroon 5 Feat. Cardi B ‘Girls Like You’
4. XXXTentacion ‘Sad!’
5. Selena Gomez ‘Back To You’
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5SOS WITH THEIR ARIA NO. 1 CHART AWARDS
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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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