This week’s

ARIA CHARTS

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Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion rises to #1
New chart entries from Drake, Miley Cyrus and Emma Swift
Taylor Swift makes it four weeks on top of the Album Chart

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CHECK OUT THE FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE 

Singles:

Top 5:

1. Cardi B Feat. Megan Thee Stallion – ‘WAP’

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

3. Drake Feat. Lil Durk – ‘Laugh Now Cry Later’ (Debut)

4. DaBaby Feat. Roddy Ricch – ‘Rockstar’

5. Topic Feat. A7S – ‘Breaking Me’

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Singles Chartifacts: 

#1: Cardi B Feat. Megan Thee Stallion ‘WAP’ – Moving up one spot, ‘WAP’ by Cardi B hits #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart, becoming the first chart-topper in Australia for the American rapper. Last week ‘WAP’ debuted at #1 in the US; it’s Cardi B’s third #1 single in her homeland after ‘Bodak Yellow’ and ‘I Like It’. ‘WAP’ is only the third female-lead hip hop song to go to #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart after Dimples D’s ‘Sucker DJ’ (#1 Mar. ’91) and Salt-N-Pepa’s ‘Let’s Talk About Sex’ (#1 Jan. ’92). It’s the first female hip hop collaboration to go to #1.

#3: Drake Feat. Lil Durk ‘Laugh Now Cry Later’ – Drake scores his second Top Ten entry for 2020 as he releases ‘Laugh Now Cry Later’. The single is the first to be released from the Canadian rapper’s forthcoming sixth album, Certified Lover Boy, set for release later in the year. Drake charted earlier in the year with ‘Toosie Slide’ (#3 Apr. ’20). ‘Laugh Now Cry Later’ is Drake’s 14th Top Ten single as lead artist.

#9: Joel Corry, MNEK ‘Head & Heart’ – In its third week in the Top 50, ‘Head & Heart’ by British producers Joel Corry and MNEK hits the Top Ten for the first time. The single has now spent a total of four weeks at #1 in the UK.

#16: Miley Cyrus ‘Midnight Sky’ – American singer-songwriter Miley Cyrus returns with ‘Midnight Sky’. Cyrus’ first solo single to hit the Top 50 since ‘Slide Away’ (#15 Sept. ’19) comes from her upcoming seventh album She Is Miley Cyrus. She also charted towards the end of last year with ‘Don’t Call Me Angel (Charlie’s Angels)’ (#4 Sept. ’19), a collaboration with Ariana Grande and Lana Del Rey.

#29: Tate McRae ‘You Broke Me First’ – 17-year-old Canadian artist Tate McRae moves up 18 spots to #29 with her ARIA Charts debut ‘You Broke Me First’. The track has been used in over 100,000 videos on TikTok and has become McRae’s first chart entry in a number of territories. It’s the first single released from McRae’s forthcoming second EP, the follow-up to January 2020’s All The Things I Never Said.

#32: Amy Shark ‘Everybody Rise’ – Climbing two spots in its seventh week in the Top 50, Amy Shark’s ‘Everybody Rise’ moves up two spots to claim a new peak at #32.

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Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE

Albums:

Top 5:

1. Taylor Swift – ‘folklore’ (Debut)

2. Juice WRLD – ‘Legends Never Die’

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

4. Harry Styles – ‘Fine Line’

5. The Kid Laroi – ‘F*ck Love’

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Albums Chartifacts:

#1: Taylor Swift ‘folklore’ – Taylor Swift’s folklore holds #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart for a fourth consecutive week. It becomes the American singer-songwriter’s second longest stay in the top spot. Only 1989 (nine weeks) has spent more time at #1.

#7: Original Broadway Cast ‘Hamilton – An American Musical’ – The soundtrack to super-hit musical Hamilton jumps up four spots to return to the Top Ten for a fifth week. The move up the chart comes following news in the last week that the pre-sale for Hamilton’s premiere Australian season in Sydney – set to begin in March 2021 – will open next week.

#8: Dua Lipa ‘Future Nostalgia’ – Dua Lipa’s former #1 album climbs back up the chart six places in its 21st week. The move comes a week ahead of the release of a full remix of the album next week called Club Future Nostalgia which features Madonna, Missy Elliott, Blackpink, Gwen Stefani and more.

#9: Emma Swift ‘Blonde On The Tracks’ – Emma Swift makes her Albums Chart debut with Blonde On The Tracks. The Bob Dylan covers collection is the first full-length album from the Nashville-based Australian singer-songwriter, coming six years on from her debut self-titled EP. It sees her paying tribute to Dylan across the decades from 1965’s ‘Queen Jane Approximately’ to ‘I Contain Multitudes’ from Dylan’s recently-released Rough And Rowdy Ways(#2 Jun. ’20). Swift’s debut EP earned her an ARIA Award nomination for Best Country Album in 2014. Blonde On The Tracks tops this week’s ARIA Vinyl Albums Chart.

#21: Biffy Clyro ‘A Celebration Of Endings’ – Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro return with ninth studio album A Celebration Of Endings. The follow-up to 2019’s Balance, Not Symmetry is the trio’s first album to appear in the ARIA Top 50 since Ellipsis (#15 Jul. ’16).

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Australian Artist Singles:

Top 5:

1. Tones And I – ‘Dance Monkey’

2. Amy Shark – ‘Everybody Rise’

3. Sam Fischer – ‘This City’

4. Guy Sebastian – ‘Standing With You’

5. Sia – ‘Together’

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Australian Artist Albums:

Top 5:

1. The Kid Laroi – ‘F*ck Love’

2. Emma Swift – ‘Blonde On The Tracks’ (Debut)

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

4. Paul Kelly & Paul Grabowsky – ‘Please Leave Your Light On’

5. INXS – ‘The Very Best’

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Vinyl Albums:

Top 5:

1. Emma Swift – ‘Blonde On The Tracks’ (Debut)

2. In Hearts Wake – ‘Kaliyuga’

3. Split Enz – ‘True Colours’

4. Queen – ‘Greatest Hits’

5. Harry Styles – ‘Fine Line’

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