This week’s

ARIA CHARTS

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Taylor Swift dominates with #1 album and single.

Cub Sport, The Kid Laroi and Jasmine Rae lead local debuts.

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CHECK OUT THE FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE 

Singles:

Top 5:

1. Taylor Swift – ‘Cardigan’ (Debut)

2. Jawsh 685 x Jason Derulo ‘Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)’

3. Taylor Swift Feat. Bon Iver – ‘Exile’ (Debut)

4. Taylor Swift – ‘The 1’ (Debut)

5. DaBaby Feat. Roddy Ricch – ‘Rockstar’

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Singles Chartifacts: 

#1: Taylor Swift ‘Cardigan’
American star Taylor Swift notches up her sixth #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart with ‘Cardigan’. The lead single from the album folklore (this week’s #1) becomes Swift’s first #1 since ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ (#1 Sept. ’17). Taylor Swift has also hit #1 with the singles ‘Love Story’ (#1 Mar. ’09), ‘Shake It Off’ (#1 Sept. ’14), ‘Blank Space’ (#1 Nov. ’14) and ‘Bad Blood’ (#1 Jun. ’15). Her sixth #1 means she only trails Rihanna (7), Delta Goodrem (9), P!nk (9), Kylie Minogue (10) and Madonna (10) in the list of female solo artists with the most ARIA chart toppers. Of that list, she is the only one to have five #1 singles in the last decade.

As well as debuting at #1 on this week’s chart, all 16 tracks from folklore have debuted in the Top 50. These include: ‘Exile’ (#3), ‘The 1’ (#4), ‘The Last Great American Dynasty’ (#7), ‘My Tears Ricochet’ (#8), ‘August’ (#13), ‘Mirrorball’ (#14), ‘Seven’ (#16), ‘This Is Me Trying’ (#18), ‘Invisible String’ (#19), ‘Illicit Affairs’ (#21), ‘Betty’ (#22), ‘Mad Woman’ (#25), ‘Epiphany’ (#29), ‘Peace’ (#33) and ‘Hoax’ (#43).

Swift breaks the record for most debuts in one week, previously held by Ed Sheeran and Post Malone, who had 13 each. Post Malone and Michael Jackson hold on to the record for most tracks in the Top 50 in one week with 17 each. The last artist to have five or more tracks in the Top Ten was Billie Eilish, who had six in April 2019.

#48: Onefour ‘Home And Away’
Sydney hip hop act Onefour score their third Top 50 entry for 2020 with ‘Home And Away’. The group’s new single follows on from ‘Welcome To Prison’ (#33 Feb. ’20) and ‘Say It Again’ (#34 May ’20). It’s the first single to come from Onefour’s forthcoming debut EP.

#49: The Kid Laroi ‘Tell Me Why’
The Kid Laroi takes out his second Singles Chart entry with ‘Tell Me Why’. Both this track and ‘Go’ (#23 Jun. ’20) come from the Sydney rapper’s debut mixtape F*ck Love, which has debuted at #3 on this week’s Albums Chart.

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Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE

Albums:

Top 5:

1. Taylor Swift – ‘folklore’ (Debut)

2. Cub Sport – ‘Like Nirvana’ (Debut)

3. The Kid Laroi – ‘F*ck Love’ (Debut)

4. Juice WRLD – ‘Legends Never Die’

5. Pop Smoke – ‘Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon’

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Albums Chartifacts:

#1: Taylor Swift ‘folklore’
Releasing her surprise eighth album folklore, Taylor Swift takes out her sixth #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Announced only hours before its release, the album comes less than a year on from the American singer-songwriter’s previous long player, Lover (#1 Sept. ’19). It sees her sharing production and songwriting duties with Aaron Dessner of The National, as well as Bon Iver and long-time collaborator Jack Antonoff. Her latest #1 puts her at equal second with Kylie Minogue and P!nk for most #1 albums by a female artist (the current record-holder is Madonna, who has eleven). Swift has previously topped the chart with Speak Now (#1 Nov. ‘10), Red (#1 Oct. ‘12), 1989 (#1 Nov. ‘14), Reputation (#1 Nov. ‘17). This week Lover sits at #12, while 1989 is #26.

With her six chart-toppers, Swift has had the most #1 albums in Australia by any artist between 2010 and 2020.

#2: Cub Sport ‘Like Nirvana’
Brisbane’s Cub Sport make their ARIA Top Ten debut with Like Nirvana. The quartet’s fourth album comes a year and a half on from their self-titled third album (#12 Jan. ’19) and features a collaboration with fellow Brisbane artist Mallrat on the track ‘Break Me Down’. The band performed the track ‘Be Your Man’ on last week’s edition of The Sound. Like Nirvana is #1 on this week’s ARIA Vinyl Albums Chart.

#3: The Kid Laroi ‘F*ck Love’
The Kid Laroi makes his Albums Chart debut with F*ck Love. The 16-year-old Sydney rapper’s debut mixtape includes the collaboration with the late Juice WRLD, ‘Go’ (#23 Jun. ’20), as well as new single ‘Tell Me Why’ (#49 this week) and an appearance by Lil Mosey.

#9: Ronan Keating ‘Twenty Twenty’
Ronan Keating scores his eighth Top Ten as he releases his first album in four years, Twenty Twenty. The follow-up to Time Of My Life (#Feb. ’16) is the Boyzone member’s eleventh solo album and marks two decades since his debut Ronan (#5 Sept. ’00). It features duets with Robbie Williams, Shania Twain, Emeli Sandé and Australian singer/actress Clare Bowen, as well as new versions of the hits ‘When You Say Nothing At All’ (#3 Aug. ’99), ‘Life Is A Rollercoaster’ (#6 Aug ’00) and ‘Lovin’ Each Day’ (#21 May ’01).

#11: Jasmine Rae ‘Lion Side’
Australian country artist Jasmine Rae takes out a new Albums Chart peak with Lion Side. It’s the three-time ARIA-nominated artist’s fifth album is her first since Heartbeat (#41 May ’15). Her previous peak was with If I Want To (#23 Aug. ’13).

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Australian Artist Singles:

Top 5:

1. Guy Sebastian – ‘Standing With You’

2. Tones And I – ‘Dance Monkey’

3. The Kid Laroi Feat. Juice WRLD – ‘Go’

4. Amy Shark – ‘Everybody Rise’

5. Sam Fischer – ‘This City’

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Australian Artist Albums:

Top 5:

1. Cub Sport – ‘Like Nirvana’ (Debut)

2. The Kid Laroi – ‘F*ck Love’ (Debut)

3. Jasmine Rae – ‘Lion Side’ (Debut)

4. Lime Cordiale – ‘14 Steps To A Better You’

5. Various – ‘Music From The Home Front’

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Vinyl Albums:

Top 5:

1. Cub Sport – ‘Like Nirvana’ (Debut)

2. Harry Styles – ‘Fine Line’

3. The Strokes – ‘The New Abnormal’ (Debut)

4. Neck Deep – ‘All Distortions Are Intentional’ (Debut)

5. Queen – ‘Greatest Hits’

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