Official ARIA CHARTS News

8th September 2018

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CHECK OUT THE FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE 

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Singles:

Top 5:

1. Dean Lewis ‘Be Alright’ 

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

3. George Ezra ‘Shotgun’ 

4. Eminem ‘Lucky You’ (Debut)

5. Eminem ‘The Ringer’ (Debut)

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Singles Chartifacts: 

#1: Dean Lewis ‘Be Alright’ – ‘Be Alright’ by Dean Lewis holds #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart for a fourth consecutive week.

#3: George Ezra ‘Shotgun’ – British singer-songwriter George Ezra scores a new peak on the ARIA Singles Chart with ‘Shotgun’. The single’s jump of three spots takes it past ‘Budapest’ (#5 Aug. ’14) as Ezra’s highest-charting track.

#4: Eminem ‘Lucky You’ (Debut) – Scoring a ninth #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart with tenth album, Kamikaze, Eminem snares eleven entries in the Top 50 of this week’s ARIA Singles Chart. Debuting at #4 and #5 with ‘Lucky You’ and ‘The Ringer’, respectively, the American rapper brings his tally of Top Tens as lead artist to 20. Further down the chart, Eminem has also debuted with ‘Kamikaze’ (#13), ‘Greatest’ (#15), ‘Fall’ (#22), ‘Not Alike’ (#23), ‘Normal’ (#33), ‘Stepping Stone’ (#34), ‘Venom’ (#37), ‘Good Guy’ (#46) and ‘Nice Guy’ (#48).

#12: Calvin Harris & Sam Smith ‘Promises’ – Calvin Harris and Sam Smith’s collaboration ‘Promises’ hits at new peak at #12. The track has moved up two spots in its third week in the Top 50.

#19: Marshmello & Bastille ‘Happier’ – In its third week in the chart, the collaboration between American DJ/producer Marshmello and British band Bastille jumps up six spots to hit the Top 20 for the first time.

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Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE

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Albums:

Top 5:

1. Eminem ‘Kamikaze’ (Debut) 

2. Tash Sultana ‘Flow State’ (Debut)

3. Troye Sivan ‘Bloom’ (Debut) 

4. Ariana Grande ‘Sweetener’

5. Drake ‘Scorpion’ 

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Albums Chartifacts:

#1: Eminem ‘Kamikaze’ (Debut) – Following the surprise release of his tenth studio album last Friday, Eminem takes out his ninth #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Kamikaze comes less than a year on from Revival (#1 Dec. ’17) and includes guest appearances by Joyner Lucas, Royce da 5’9″, Jessie Reyez, and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon. Eminem has also topped the ARIA Albums Chart with The Marshall Mathers LP (#1 Mar. ’01), The Eminem Show (#1 Jun. ’02), Encore (#1 Nov. ’04), Curtain Call: The Hits (#1 Dec. ’05), Relapse (#1 May ’09) and Recovery (#1 Jun. ’10), and The Marshall Mathers LP2 (#1 Nov. ‘13).

#2: Tash Sultana ‘Flow State’ (Debut) – Tash Sultana releases her debut album, Flow State. The Melbourne singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist wrote, performed, produced and arranged all of the album’s 15 tracks. Flow State is Sultana’s second release to appear on the chart, following on from the EP Notion (#8 Feb. ’17). 

#3: Troye Sivan ‘Bloom’ (Debut) – Returning with Bloom, his second studio album, Troye Sivan takes out a third Top Ten entry on the ARIA Albums Chart. The follow-up to debut album Blue Neighbourhood (#6 Dec. ’15) features the singles ‘My My My!’ (#14 Jan. ’18), ‘Bloom’ (#34 May ’18) and the Ariana Grande collaboration ‘Dance To This’ (#39 Jun. ’18). The singer-songwriter first appeared on the chart with the EP Wild (#1 Sept. ’15).

#7: Passenger ‘Runaway’ (Debut) – British singer-songwriter Passenger scores a fifth Top Ten entry on the ARIA Albums Chart with Runaway. It’s the ninth studio album from the solo artist also known as Mike Rosenberg and was recorded in Australia and the UK. Passenger has previously charted with All The Little Lights (#2 Apr. ’13), Whispers (#2 Jun. ’14), Young As The Morning Old As The Sea (#1 Oct. ’16) and The Boy Who Cried Wolf (#6 Aug. ’17).

#10: Why Don’t We ‘8 Letters’ (Debut) – American boy band Why Don’t We make their first chart appearance with debut album, 8 Letters. The quintet formed in 2016 and released five EPs in their first two years. In the week prior to the release of 8 Letters, the group played their first Australian shows in Sydney and Melbourne.

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Streaming Singles:

Top 5:

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

2. Dean Lewis ‘Be Alright’ 

3. Eminem ‘Lucky You’ (Debut)

4. Eminem ‘The Ringer’ (Debut)

5. 5 Seconds Of Summer ‘Youngblood’ 

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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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