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This week’s

ARIA CHARTS

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Tash Sultana scores first #1 album with Terra Firma.
Glass Animals reach the top of singles with Heat Waves.
Adam Harvey, Amy Shark lead new chart entries.

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CHECK OUT THE FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE 

Singles:

Top 5:

1. Glass Animals – ‘Heat Waves’

2. Olivia Rodrigo – ‘Drivers License’

3. The Kid Laroi – ‘Without You’

4. Lil Tjay & 6lack – ‘Calling My Phone’

5. Tiësto – ‘The Business’

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Singles Chartifacts: 

#1: Glass Animals ‘Heat Waves’ – In its twelfth week in the Top 50, ‘Heat Waves’ by Glass Animals hits #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart for the first time. The track, which topped the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2020 in January, becomes the British band’s first chart-topping single anywhere in the world. They’re the first British group to top the Singles Chart since Clean Bandit spent six weeks at #1 in 2016/7 with ‘Rockabye’ (#1 Dec. ’16).

On hearing of their #1, Glass Animals’ Dave Bayley said: “Can’t believe this. This was never the intention when we started this album….the goal was to write some songs that maybe made someone feel less alone for a moment when they needed it. Thats what my favourite songs do for me at least. The messages, kind words, art and other creative responses to this album have gone beyond all of our wildest dreams. That makes this number one endlessly meaningful. Australia – you have been home to many firsts for us – and this is another one. Thank you, we miss you, and we will be there asap. I actually have the dates pencilled in my calendar. We will celebrate together then. x”

#12: Cardi B ‘Up’ – ‘Up’, the follow-up to Cardi B’s chart-topping ‘WAP’ (#1 Aug. ’20), climbs seven spots to hit #12 in its third week on the chart. It takes over from ‘I Like It’ (#14 Jul.’18) as the American rapper’s second-highest chart peak. To date, ‘Up’ has peaked at #2 in the US.

#22: Amy Shark Feat. Keith Urban ‘Love Songs Ain’t For Us’ – ARIA Award winner Amy Shark takes out her first new Singles Chart entry for 2021 as she debuts at #22 with the Keith Urban-featured track ‘Love Songs Ain’t For Us’. Co-written with Ed Sheeran, it’s the fourth single released from Shark’s forthcoming second album, Cry Forever, which is set for release in April. The album will also include previous single ‘Everybody Rise’ (#31 Sept. ’20).

#25: Masked Wolf ‘Astronaut In The Ocean’ – After debuting at #47 last week, Sydney rapper Masked Wolf climbs 22 spots to #25 with ‘Astronaut In The Ocean’. The track was originally released in mid-2019 before being re-released in January of this year. As well as charting here in Australia, it has begun to make waves on charts in the US, UK and across Europe.

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Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE

Albums:

Top 5:

1. Tash Sultana – ‘Terra Firma’ (Debut)

2. Dua Lipa – ‘Future Nostalgia’

3. Ariana Grande – ‘Positions’

4. The Kid Laroi – ‘F*ck Love (Savage)’

5. The Weeknd – ‘The Highlights’

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Albums Chartifacts:

#1: Tash Sultana ‘Terra Firma’ – Releasing, Terra Firma, Tash Sultana scores their debut #1 on the ARIA Charts. The Melbourne singer-songwriter’s second studio album is the follow-up to Flow State (#2 Sept. ’18) and includes collaborations with Matt Corby, Dann Hume and rapper Jerome Farah. Sultana’s previous album won Best Blues & Roots Album at the 2019 ARIA Awards. It becomes their third Top Ten release, having first charted with the EP Flow State (#8 Feb. ’17). Terra Firma also tops this week’s ARIA Vinyl Albums Chart.

Tash Sultana said: “I’ve had the most incredible, emotional and overwhelming week after releasing Terra Firma and I’m just really lost for words that it’s number 1. Like I really am lost for words. I was really unsatisfied with the work I’ve done in the past prior to Terra Firma and my mission for this record was to try to be better than I was the day before, the month before, the year before. I produced, arranged, composed, co-engineered and played everything on this record and did it all in my own studio. This was my mission, my entire soul, the air in my lungs and to have it received this way is so much more than I ever expected. I feel seen. I feel heard in a way I’ve been trying to communicate for a long time. Thank you to my family, my friends, MY FANS, my management, thank you to my Sony Music family, Denis & Marietta, thank you ARIA, thank you Richard Stolz, Matt Corby, Dann Hume, Jerome Farah, Josh Cashman  & Andrei Eremin. Thank you world.”

ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd said: “Congratulations to Tash Sultana and the teams at Lemon Tree Music, Lonely Lands and Sony Music Australia on their #1 ARIA album. It’s been an incredible journey for Tash, from busker to Bandcamp to breaking through and now having the #1 album in the country. We know that the rest of the world has already caught on, and we couldn’t be more excited to follow the next part of their career.”

Terra Firma is the fifth Australian #1 album on the ARIA Charts in 2021.

#3: Ariana Grande ‘Positions’ – Ariana Grande’s Positions climbs back up the chart from #32 to #3 following the release of a deluxe edition. The American star’s sixth album was originally released in October 2020, spending two weeks at #2. Among the tracks on the new version is the remix of ‘34+35’ (#5 Jan. ’21) featuring Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion.

#9: BTS ‘BE’ – BTS’ BE re-enters the Top 50 following the release of a new edition. The K-pop group’s fifth Korean-language album debuted at #2 in late-November 2020. The new release of BE is called the Essential Edition and comes as a thank you to fans for the “historic milestones”, including becoming the fastest group to earn five chart-topping albums in the United States since The Beatles.

#10: Adam Harvey ‘Songs From Highway One’ – Australian country singer-songwriter Adam Harvey takes out his sixth career Top Ten on the ARIA Albums Chart with Songs From Highway One. Harvey’s 15th studio album features collaborations with Graeme Connors, Colin Buchanan, Beccy Cole, Darren Coggan and Felicity Urquhart. The voice of Slim Dusty appears on Harvey’s version of the late country music legend’s track ‘Angel Of Goulburn Hill’. Harvey last charted with The Nashville Tapes (#9 Aug. ’18). Songs From Highway One also tops the ARIA Country Albums Chart this week, becoming Harvey’s eighth album to do so.

#24: Daft Punk ‘Random Access Memories’ – Daft Punk returns to the ARIA Top 50 at #24 following the announcement of French electronic duo’s split after 28 years together. Released in May 2013, the final studio album by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter became their first #1 on the Albums Chart when it spent one week in the top spot. Random Access Memories featured the pair’s only #1 single, ‘Get Lucky’ (#1 May ’13).

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Australian Artist Singles:

Top 5:

1. The Kid Laroi – ‘Without You’

2. Tones And I – ‘Fly Away’

3. The Kid Laroi – ‘So Done’

4. Amy Shark Feat. Keith Urban – ‘Love Songs Ain’t for Us’ (Debut)

5. Masked Wolf – ‘Astronaut In The Ocean’

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Australian Artist Albums:

Top 5:

1. Tash Sultana – ‘Terra Firma’ (Debut)

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

3. Adam Harvey – ‘Songs From Highway One’ (Debut)

4. Bluey – ‘Bluey The Album’

5. The Rubens – ‘0202’ (Debut)

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Vinyl Albums:

Top 5:

1. Tash Sultana – ‘Terra Firma’ (Debut)

2. Harry Styles – ‘Fine Line’

3. Daft Punk – ‘Random Access Memories’

4. Josh Pyke – ‘Memories And Dust’ (Debut)

5. Tyler, The Creator – ‘Igor’

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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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