. . Photo: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Credit: Alyssa Leicht . . . . . . . . . CLICK THE PIC TO VIEW THE NEWS 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 CHARTSTaylor beats Swift
King Gizzard makes a blistering debut
Another week, another record for the woman who has the world enchanted right now. Taylor Swift lands at #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart with Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), marking the first time since the ARIA Charts started in 1983 that a singer or band has replaced themselves at #1.
This is Swift’s 11th #1 album in Australia, three of which are re-recordings of old albums. The original version of Speak Now spent one week at #1 in 2010. Upon its release, the new album became Spotify’s most-streamed for a single day for 2023 and the most-streamed country album in a single day in Spotify history.
The hardest-working band in Australian music, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, come in at #2 with a blistering debut and possibly 2023’s longest album title: PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation.
It is the Aussie band’s 24th studio album; they have also released 15 live albums, three compilation albums, one remix album and three EPs. The band have enjoyed four previous peaks at #2: Flying Microtonal Banana in 2017, Infest The Rats’ Nest in 2019, Chunky Shrapnel in 2020 and Butterfly 3000 in 2021. They have also won two ARIA Awards.
The first live album from home-town heroes Rüfüs Du Sol, Live From Joshua Tree, debuts at #14. The trio have had three #1 albums in Australia – Atlas in 2013, Bloom in 2016 and Surrender in 2021 – as well as won five ARIA Awards. Rounding out the Aussie debuts are Royel Otis at #43 with their third EP Sofa Kings.
Sunburn by Dominic Fike debuts at #25, the American singer-songwriter’s second studio album after What Could Possibly Go Wrong peaked at #34 here in 2020; and another greatest hits album from Wham!, Singles: Echoes From The Edge Of Heaven, is new at #26, fuelled by a new Netflix documentary.
On the Singles Chart, Sprinter by UK rappers Dave and Central Cee reclaims the #1 spot for a fifth non-consecutive week on top, while to no surprise, it’s another big week for Taylor, as she lands 9 of the top 20.
The highest non-Taylor debut comes from the latest South Korean girl group to take the world by storm, NewJeans, who are new at #27 with Super Shy. NewJeans features Newcastle born-and-raised Danielle Marsh, as well as Melbourne native Hanni Pham, who featured on The Voice Kids Australia in 2014.
Check Out The FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE
Albums:
Top 5:
1. Taylor Swift – Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) (Debut)
2. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Petrodragonic Apocalypse; Or, Dawn Of Eternal Night: An Annihilation Of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation (Debut)
3. Taylor Swift – Midnights
4. Taylor Swift – Lover
5. Taylor Swift – Reputation Singles:
Top 5:
1. Dave & Central Cee – Sprinter
2. Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire
3. Morgan Wallen – Last Night
4. Taylor Swift – Cruel Summer
5. Taylor Swift – I Can See You (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) (Debut)New Music Chart Singles:
Top 5:
1. Dave & Central Cee – Sprinter
2. Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire
3. Taylor Swift – I Can See You (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) (Debut)
4. Luke Combs – Fast Car
5. Taylor Swift – Enchanted (Taylor’s Version) (Debut)Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE
Australian Artist Albums:
Top 5:
1.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation.
2. Rüfüs Du Sol – Live From Joshua Tree (Debut)
3. Royel Otis – Sofa Kings
4. The Slingers – Sentimentalism (Debut)
5. In Between – Dami Im (Debut)Australian Artist Singles:
Top 5:
1. Vance Joy – Riptide
2. Kylie Minogue – Padam Padam
3. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – Stay
4. Dean Lewis – How Do I Say Goodbye
5. Dom Dolla & Nelly Furtado – Eat Your ManVinyl Albums:
Top 5:
1. Taylor Swift – Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) (Debut)
2. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation. (Debut)
3. Rüfüs Du Sol – Live From Joshua Tree (Debut)
4. Royel Otis – Sofa Kings (Debut)
5. The Slingers – Sentimentalism (Debut)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
