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This week’s

ARIA CHARTS

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The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber hold Singles Chart #1 for fifth week
Second week at #1 for Billie Eilish
Top Ten debuts for Youngn Lipz, The Weeknd

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CHECK OUT THE FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE 

Albums:

Top 5:

1. Billie Eilish – ‘Happier Than Ever’ (Debut)

2. Olivia Rodrigo – ‘SOUR’
3. Doja Cat – ‘Planet Her’
4. The Kid Laroi – ‘F*ck Love (Over You)’
5. Dua Lipa – ‘Future Nostalgia’

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Album Highlights: 

#1: Billie Eilish ‘Happier Than Ever’ – Billie Eilish holds #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart for a second week with her second album, Happier Than Ever. Since last week, the album has topped charts around the world, including in the US, UK, New Zealand and Sweden. The title track has moved to #3 on this week’s Singles Chart.

#6: Youngn Lipz ‘Area Baby’ – Youngn Lipz scores his first chart appearance with Area Baby. The South West Sydney rapper’s debut album comes two years after he released his debut single ‘Misunderstood’ (which is included on Area Baby). The single was awarded Most Performed Hip Hop / Rap Work at the 2021 APRA Awards.

#9: George Harrison ‘All Things Must Pass’ – Reissued to mark its 50th anniversary, George Harrison’s classic All Things Must Pass returns to the chart. Released in November 1970, the third solo album from the Beatles’ lead guitarist – the first released after the band’s split – spent eight weeks at #1 in Australia in the first half of 1971. The new edition of the album was originally intended for a 2020 release but was delayed because of COVID-19. It includes multiple extra discs featuring alternate takes and demos.

#15: Barbra Streisand ‘Release Me 2’ – The iconic Barbra Streisand hits the chart with Release Me 2. The rarities collection is the second in the series after 2012’s Release Me. It features collaborations with Barry Gibb, Willie Nelson and Kermit The Frog. Streisand last charted with the studio album Walls (#7 Nov. ’18).

#28: Nas ‘King’s Disease II’ – Hip hop veteran Nas takes out his first Top 50 entry in nearly a decade with his 13th studio album, King’s Disease II. The sequel to 2020’s King’s Disease includes collaborations with Eminem, Lauryn Hill, YG and more. Nas last charted with Life Is Good (#27 Jul. ’12).

#31: MAY-A ‘Don’t Kiss Ur Friends’ – Sydney singer-songwriter MAY-A makes her ARIA Charts debut at #31 with Don’t Kiss Ur Friends. The 19-year-old’s debut EP follows the release of seven singles since 2019.

#40: Tom Cardy ‘Artificial Intelligence’ – Tom Cardy makes his chart debut with Artificial Intelligence. It’s the debut album from the Sydney comedian and musician, known for his Song Sequels segment on Triple J and who has over 10.8 million likes on TikTok. As well as originals, Artificial Intelligence includes a cover of ‘Carol Brown’ by Flight Of The Conchords.

Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE

Singles:

Top 5:

1. The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – ‘Stay’

2. Ed Sheeran – ‘Bad Habits’
3. Billie Eilish – ‘Happier Than Ever’
4. Olivia Rodrigo – ‘Good 4 U’
5. Maneskin – ‘Beggin’’

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Singles Highlights:

#1: The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber ‘Stay’ – The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber’s collaboration ‘Stay’ notches up its fifth week at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart. This week, the single hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first US chart-topper by an Australian male solo artist since Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ in 2012.

#3: Billie Eilish ‘Happier Than Ever’ – The title track from Billie Eilish’s chart-topping second album climbs up three spots to hit #3 in its second week on the chart. ‘Happier Than Ever’ becomes the third single from the album to peak at #3 after ‘My Future’ (#3 Aug. ’20) and ‘Therefore I Am’ (#3 Nov. ’20).

#9: The Weeknd ‘Take My Breath’ – The Weeknd scores his tenth Top Ten on the ARIA Singles Chart as he debuts at #9 with ‘Take My Breath’. It’s the first single released from the Canadian artist’s fifth studio album, the follow-up to After Hours (#1 Mar. ’20). It becomes The Weeknd’s second Top Ten for 2021 after ‘Save Your Tears’ (#3 Jun. ’21).

#10: Doja Cat ‘Need To Know’ – Climbing up seven spots, Doja Cat’s ‘Need To Know’ hits #10. It becomes the American artist’s third Top Ten after ‘Say So’ (#4 Mar. ’20) and ‘Kiss Me More’ (#2 May ’21), which sits at #7 this week.

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Australian Artist Singles:

Top 5:

1. The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – ‘Stay’ (Debut)

2. The Kid Laroi with Miley Cyrus – ‘Without You’
3. Vance Joy – ‘Missing Piece’
4. Masked Wolf – ‘Astronaut In The Ocean’
5. Jolyon Petch – ‘Dreams’

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Australian Artist Albums:

Top 5:

1. The Kid Laroi – ‘F*ck Love (Over You)’

2. Youngn Lipz – ‘Area Baby’ (Debut)
3. The Jungle Giants – ‘Love Signs’
4. Jimmy Barnes – ‘Flesh And Blood’
5. Tones And I – ‘Welcome To The Madhouse’

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Vinyl Albums:

Top 5:

1. Billie Eilish – ‘Happier Than Ever’ (Debut)

2. George Harrison – ‘All Things Must Pass’ (Debut)
3. The Jungle Giants – ‘Love Signs’
4. Harry Styles – ‘Harry Styles’
5. Queen – ‘Greatest Hits’

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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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AMNPLIFY – DB