. . . . . . . . . . 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 CHARTSPolaris take pole position
The Paper Kites and MAY-A debut
An Australian band is at #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart for a second week in a row, as Polaris debuts in the top spot with Fatalism.
Fatalism marks the third studio album and a chart peak for the Aussie metalcore act. The Mortal Coil peaked at #6 in 2017 and The Death Of Me climbed to #3 in 2020, while EP The Guilt & The Grief hit #34 in 2016.
ARIA CEO, Annabelle Herd, said: “Congratulations to Polaris for their first #1, it’s an incredible achievement and very well deserved. How exciting to be celebrating a second week with a local band on top, and three recent Australian #1 albums between Polaris, Powderfinger and G Flip. ”
The announcement of The Weeknd’s Australian tour in November continues to pump up his chart performance, with The Highlights rising from #3 to #2, while his former #1 album Starboy holds at #4.
The soundtrack to the documentary Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story reverses direction, rising from #46 to #29. The album peaked at #18 four weeks ago.
In more Australian success, the sixth studio album from The Paper Kites, At The Roadhouse, debuts at #68 while Analysis Paralysis, the second EP from MAY-A, is new at #70. Her first, Don’t Kiss Ur Friends, peaked at #31 in 2021.
On the Singles Chart, Doja Cat’s Paint The Town Red sits at #1 for the third week.
American country-rock star Zach Bryan is knocking on the door of the top 10, with his duet with Kacey Musgraves, I Remember Everything, rising to #11 in its second week and Something In The Orange holding at #12 in its 60th week on the chart.
Kylie Minogue is new at #46 with Tension, the title track from her new album, which drops on 22 September. It’s the follow up to Padam Padam, which peaked at #19 earlier this year, and her 56th top 100 hit in Australia.
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Check Out The FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE
Albums:
Top 5:
1. Polaris – Fatalism (Debut)
2. The Weeknd – The Highlights
3. Travis Scott – Utopia|
4. The Weeknd – Starboy
5. Zach Bryan – Zach BryanSingles:
Top 5:
1. Doja Cat – Paint The Town Red
2. Taylor Swift – Cruel Summer
3. Morgan Wallen – Last Night
4. Dua Lipa – Dance The Night
5. Dave & Central Cee – SprinterNew Music Chart Singles:
Top 5:
1. Doja Cat – Paint The Town Red
2. Dua Lipa – Dance The Night
3. Dave & Central Cee – Sprinter
4. Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire
5. The Weeknd Feat. Playboi Carti, Madonna – PopularCheck out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE
Australian Artist Albums:
Top 5:
1. Polaris – Fatalism (Debut)
2. G Flip – Drummer
3. Soundtrack – Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story – Music From The Feature Documentary
4. Powderfinger – Vulture Street (20th Anniversary Edition)
5. The Paper Kites – At The Roadhouse (Debut)Australian Artist Singles:
Top 5:
1. Troye Sivan – Rush
2. Vance Joy – Riptide
3. Kylie Minogue – Tension
4. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – Stay
5. Kylie Minogue – Padam PadamVinyl Albums:
Top 5:
1. Polaris – Fatalism (Debut)
2. The 1975 – The 1975 (10th Anniversary Edition)
3. Slowdive – Everything Is Alive
4. May-A – Analysis Paralysis
5. Powderfinger – Vulture Street (20th Anniversary Edition)For 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