Official ARIA CHARTS News
7th April 2018
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The Weeknd scores six new entries on the ARIA Singles Chart, ‘My Dear Melancholy,’ debuts at #3 on Albums Chart
Drake notches up tenth week at #1 with ‘God’s Plan’
Ed Sheeran rounds out AU/NZ tour with 27th week at #1 for ‘÷’
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CHECK OUT THE FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE
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Singles:
Top 5:
1. Drake ‘God’s Plan’
2. Post Malone Feat. Ty Dolla $ign ‘Psycho’
3. The Weeknd ‘Call Out My Name’ (Debut)
4. Lil Dicky Feat. Chris Brown ‘Freaky Friday’
5. Marshmello & Anne Marie ‘Friends’
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Singles Chartifacts:
#1: Drake ‘God’s Plan’ – For the tenth consecutive week Drake sits at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart with the track ‘God’s Plan’.
#3: The Weeknd ‘Call Out My Name’ (Debut) – The Weeknd scores six debuts in the top 50 of this week’s Singles Chart. The highest entry, ‘Call Out My Name’ becomes the Canadian artist’s fourth top three and sixth top ten single. It joins ‘The Hills’ (#3 Oct. ’15) as The Weeknd’s second-highest peak. The Weeknd has also debuted this week with ‘Wasted Times’ (#23), ‘Try Me’ (#24), ‘Hurt You’ (#37), ‘I Was Never There’ (#40) and ‘Privilege’ (#45). All six tracks come from the new release My Dear Melancholy,.
#4: Lil Dicky Feat. Chris Brown ‘Freaky Friday’ – After hitting the top ten last week, ‘Freaky Friday’ has slid up one spot to claim a new peak at #4. It’s the track’s third week in the top 50.
#8: Khalid & Normani ‘Love Lies’ – Seven weeks into its chart run, Khalid & Normani’s ‘Love Lies’ moves up two spots to a new peak of #8.
#31: Taylor Swift ‘Delicate’ – A week on from debuting at #38, the sixth track to chart from Taylor Swift’s Reputation (#1 Nov. ’17) climbs up seven spots to clock up a new peak at #31.
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Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE
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Albums:
Top 5:
1. Ed Sheeran ‘÷’
2. Soundtrack ‘The Greatest Showman’
3. The Weeknd ‘My Dear Melancholy,’ (Debut)
4. Ed Sheeran ‘X’
5. Bruno Mars ‘24K Magic’
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Albums Chartifacts:
#1: Ed Sheeran ‘÷’ – With his massive Australia/NZ tour coming to a close this week, Ed Sheeran holds #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart for a 27th week with ÷. Sheeran’s previous albums, X and +, are at #4 and #7, respectively.
#3: The Weeknd ‘My Dear Melancholy,’ (Debut) – The Weeknd scores his third top three entry on the ARIA Albums Chart with My Dear Melancholy,. The six-track release includes collaborations with Skrillex, French techno artist Gesaffelstein and Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, among others. Every track from My Dear Melancholy, has charted in the top 50 of this week’s ARIA Singles Chart including ‘Call Out My Name’ at #3. The Weeknd has previously topped the ARIA Albums Chart with Beauty Behind The Madness (#1 Sept. ’15) and Starboy (#1 Dec. ’16).
#8: Dua Lipa ‘Dua Lipa’ – Scoring its first appearance in the top ten two weeks ago, Dua Lipa’s self-titled debut album dropped back four spots to #13 last week. This week, it’s up five spots to hit a new peak at #8. It’s the album’s 13th week in the chart.
#20: Hayley Kiyoko ‘Expectations’ (Debut) – American musician/actress Hayley Kiyoko makes her ARIA Charts debut with Expectations. Prior to the release of her debut album, Kiyoko released three EPs between 2013 and 2016. Expectations includes a guest appearance by Kehlani.
#23: Rag’N’Bone Man ‘Human’ – A return to the Top 50 for Rag’N’Bone Man’s debut album this week on the back of the British artist’s national tour. It’s the 31st week Human has appeared in the chart.
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Streaming Singles:
Top 5:
1. Drake ‘God’s Plan’
2. Post Malone Feat. Ty Dolla $ign ‘Psycho’
3. The Weeknd ‘Call Out My Name’ (Debut)
4. Lil Dicky Feat. Chris Brown ‘Freaky Friday’
5. Khalid & Normani ‘Love Lies
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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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