. . . . . . . . . . . CLICK THE PIC TO VIEW THE NEWS My nickname is “The Amnplifier”. Why? Because around here my focus is on being a conduit for providing greater outcomes that people come here for. My day to day “work” is living in the moment, and I love helping others concentrate on finding their connection to themselves through their experiences. Why start a music environment? The truth is I love music, I love writing, and I love life. I work with musicians every day, and I feel certain that I will be until they put me in the ground. I have been managing people in businesses of some sort for over thirty five years so along the way I have developed some “wisdom” from my regular and constant “observations”. Amnplify your experience. That is what we want you to do here, and if you want to let me know why you do, or don’t, shoot me a message on Facebook. Hope you enjoy yourself here and find something that hits you somewhere.
This week’s
ARIA CHARTSGenesis breaks the top 5
Three Aussie debuts in the top 20
Four-time ARIA Award winner Genesis Owusu is back. The second studio album from the homegrown hero, Struggler, makes a top 5 debut on the ARIA Albums Chart this week, while the Barbie soundtrack marks a second non-consecutive week on top.
Genesis’ first album, Smiling With No Teeth, won ARIA Album of the Year and peaked at #27 in 2021. The debut of Struggler marks a chart peak and the first time he has broken the top 10.
Barbie The Album rises from #2 to #1 this week, with three songs from the soundtrack sitting in the top 10 on the Singles Chart: Dua Lipa’s Dance The Night at #5, Billie Eilish’s former #1 What Was I Made For? at #7, and Barbie World by Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice and Aqua at #9.
Hozier’s Unreal Unearth is new at #13. It is the Irish singer-songwriter’s third album. His first, Hozier, peaked at #3 here in 2014, while the follow-up, Wasteland, Baby!, reached #8 in 2019.
Dan Sultan’s eponymous album debuts at #15, marking the Australian singer’s eighth album. To date, his best performer was Blackbird, which hit #4 in 2014. Sultan has won four ARIA Awards, most recently in 2019, when Nali & Friends won Best Children’s Album.
Continuing the local success, Gretta Ray’s second studio album Positive Spin debuts at #17, while Australian metalcore legends Parkway Drive enter at #32 with Don’t Close Your Eyes. The expanded version of the two-time ARIA Award winning band’s 2004 debut includes the original eight tracks, plus bonus tracks included from their split album with I Killed The Prom Queen and compilation albums What We’ve Built and True Til Death, Volume 1.
ISTJ – The 3rd Album by NCT Dream also debuts at #20, marking the first release by the sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT to chart in Australia. Another NCT sub-unit, NCT 127, has charted twice here, with 2 Baddies reaching #3 last year.
On the singles chart, Doja Cat’s Paint The Town Red jumps from #6 to #1, marking her first #1 in Australia. Her previous best was Kiss Me More featuring SZA, which reached #2 in 2020.
On the back of his Australian tour, Luke Combs’ Fast Car bounces to a new peak of #2, up from #8 last week. It reached #3 in June, topping the original version by Tracy Chapman, which peaked at #4 in 1988. Luke’s The Kind Of Love We Make climbs to a new peak of #16 in its 62nd week on the chart while several other Luke tracks also rise, including When It Rains It Pours (#24) and Beautiful Crazy (#34).
Check Out The FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE
Albums:
Top 5:
1. Soundtrack – Barbie The Album
2. Taylor Swift – Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)
3. The Weeknd – The Highlights
4. Genesis Owusu – Struggler (Debut)
5. Travis Scott – UtopiaSingles:
Top 5:
1. Doja Cat – Paint The Town Red
2. Luke Combs – Fast Car
3. Dave & Central Cee – Sprinter
4. Taylor Swift – Cruel Summer
5. Dua Lipa – Dance The NightNew Music Chart Singles:
Top 5:
1. Doja Cat – Paint The Town Red
2. Dave & Central Cee – Sprinter
3. Dua Lipa – Dance The Night
4. Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For?
5. Olivia Rodrigo – VampireCheck out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE
Australian Artist Albums:
Top 5:
1. Genesis Owusu – Struggler (Debut)
2. Dan Sultan – Dan Sultan (Debut)
3. Gretta Ray – Positive Spin (Debut)
4. Parkway Drive – Don’t Close Your Eyes
5. G Flip – DrummerAustralian Artist Singles:
Top 5:
1. Troye Sivan – Rush
2. Vance Joy – Riptide
3. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – Stay
4. Hooligan Hefs – And We
5. Kylie Minogue – Padam PadamVinyl Albums:
Top 5:
1. Genesis Owusu – Struggler (Debut)
2. Parkway Drive – Don’t Close Your Eyes (Debut)
3. Gretta Ray – Positive Spin (Debut)
4. Dan Sultan – Dan Sultan (Debut)
5. Soundtrack – Barbie The AlbumFor all of this week’s charts go to aria.com.au/charts
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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AMNPLIFY – DB
