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This week’s
ARIA CHARTS
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Four weeks at #1 for Adele’s 30
Elton John & Dua Lipa hold #1 single for fourth week
New peak for Australian Bird Calls
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CHECK OUT THE FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE
Albums:
Top 5:
1. Adele – ‘30’ (Debut)
2. Ed Sheeran – ‘=’
3. Australian Bird Calls – ‘Songs Of Disappearance’
4. Taylor Swift – ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’
5. Paul Kelly – ‘Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train’
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Album Highlights:
#1: Adele ‘30’ – Adele’s 30 takes out the #1 spot on the ARIA Albums Chart for the fourth straight week. The British pop superstar’s fourth album has now spent half as much time in the pole position as previous album 25 (#1 Nov. ’15) and an eighth as much as blockbuster 21 (#1 May ’11). 30 tops the ARIA Vinyl Albums Chart, also giving it four weeks at #1 on that chart.
#3: Australian Bird Calls ‘Songs Of Disappearance’ – After debuting at #5 last week, the Australian Bird Calls album Songs Of Disappearance has moved up two spots to score a new peak at #3. Featuring the birdsong of 53 of the most threatened species of Australian native birds, the project is collaboration between the nature recordist David Stewart, Nature Sound, the Bowerbird Collective, BirdLife Australia, Charles Darwin University and Mervyn Street of Mangkaja Arts. Proceeds from the album go towards BirdLife Australia’s conservation efforts.
#7: Juice WRLD ‘Fighting Demons’ – Juice WRLD takes out the week’s highest debut at #7 with Fighting Demons. It’s the second posthumous album from the late American rapper, who passed away in December 2019, after Legends Never Die (#1 Jul. ’20). Fighting Demons includes the singles ‘Already Dead’ (#29 Nov. ’21) and ‘Wandered To LA’ (#44 Dec. ’21), as well as contributions from Justin Bieber, Polo G, Trippie Redd and Suga of BTS. The album serves as a tie-in for documentary Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss, which was released in the US on 16 December.
#26: Norah Jones ‘I Dream Of Christmas’ – American singer-songwriter Norah Jones releases her first festive season album, I Dream Of Christmas. The collection features originals as well as Jones’ take on Christmas classics including ‘White Christmas’, ‘Blue Christmas’, ‘Run Rudolph Run’ and ‘Christmas Time Is Here’. Jones last appeared on the ARIA Albums Chart with Pick Me Up Off The Floor (#21 Jun. ’20).
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Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE
Singles:
Top 5:
1. Elton John & Dua Lipa – ‘Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)’
2. Gayle – ‘abcdefu’
3. The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – ‘Stay’
4. Adele – ‘Easy On Me’
5. Glass Animals – ‘Heat Waves’
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Singles Highlights:
#1: Elton John & Dua Lipa ‘Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)’ – Elton John and Dua Lipa take out their fourth week at #1 with ‘Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)’. It’s the track’s second run of two straight weeks at #1, following a two-week run in November.
2: Gayle ‘abcdefu’ – Four weeks into its residency in the chart, Gayle’s ‘abcdefu’ moves up two spots to claim a new peak at #2. It matches the peak already hit by the single in the UK and Ireland.
#9: Acraze Feat. Cherish ‘Do It To It’ – After two weeks at #11, Acraze’s remix of Cherish’s ‘Do It To It’ moves up two spots to hit the Top Ten for the first time at #9. The track has peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart in the US.
#12: Wham ‘Last Christmas’ – While Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ remains steady at #8 for a second week, Wham’s festive season classic ‘Last Christmas’ has raced up this week’s chart, moving from #18 to #12. The 1984 track hit #2 at the end of 2020, its highest ever peak.
Rounding out the Christmas tracks this week: Michael Bublé’s ‘It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas’ (#13), Ariana Grande’s ‘Santa Tell Me’ (#21), Ed Sheeran & Elton John’s ‘Merry Christmas’ (#29), Brenda Lee’s ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’ (#34) and Bobby Helms’ ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ (#39).
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Australian Artist Singles:
Top 5:
1. The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – ‘Stay’
2. Vance Joy – ‘Missing Piece’
3. The Kid Laroi with Miley Cyrus – ‘Without You’
4. Shouse – ‘Love Tonight’
5. Jolyon Petch – ‘Dreams’
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Australian Artist Albums:
Top 5:
1. Australian Bird Calls – ‘Songs Of Disappearance’
2. Paul Kelly – ‘Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train’
3. The Kid Laroi – ‘F*ck Love (Over You)’
4. Delta Goodrem – ‘Only Santa Knows’
5. Rüfüs Du Sol – ‘Surrender’
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Vinyl Albums:
Top 5:
1. Adele – ‘30’ (Debut)
2. Nirvana – ‘Nevermind’
3. Arctic Monkeys – ‘AM’
4. Fleetwood Mac – ‘Rumours’
5. Taylor Swift – ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’
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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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