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This week’s
ARIA CHARTS

Three Australians crack the top 5

Joji, Slowly Slowly and Dean Lewis debut albums

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Joji, Dean Lewis and Slowly Slowly debut in the top 5 of the ARIA Albums Chart this week at #3, #4 and #5 respectively in a huge week for Australian music, with the final countdown to the 2022 ARIA Awards beginning with ARIA Week this Monday.

Japanese Australian artist Joji lands #3 with his second album, Smithereens, featuring the ARIA Song of the Year-nominated hit single Glimpse of Us. The single has appeared on the ARIA Singles Chart 21 times, peaking at #1. This is the second #1 album debut for Joji, after 2020’s Nectar.

ARIA Song of the Year nominee, Dean Lewis, takes the #4 spot with The Hardest Love. Lewis has received 13 ARIA Award nominations, and previously peaked at #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart with A Place We Knew in 2019. 

At #5, Victorian indie outfit Slowly Slowly debut with Daisy Chain, an ARIA peak for the band after their third album, Race Car Blues, reached #7 in 2022.  

Making a huge debut at #2 on the Albums Chart is the highly anticipated collaboration from Drake and 21 Savage, Her Loss, which also holds #3, #5, #9 and #10 on the Singles Chart.

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Check Out The FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE 

Albums:

Top 5:

1. Taylor Swift – Midnights (Debut) 

2. Drake & 21 Savage – Her Loss (Debut) 
3. Joji – Smithereens (Debut) 
4. Dean Lewis – The Hardest Love (Debut) 
5. Slowly Slowly – Daisy Chain (Debut) 

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Singles:

Top 5:

1. Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero (Debut) 

2. Sam Smith & Kim Petras – Unholy 
3. Drake & 21 Savage – Rich Flex (Debut) 
4. David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – I’m Good (Blue)  
5. Drake & 21 Savage Feat. Travis Scott ­– P***y & Millions (Debut) 

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New Music Chart Singles:

Top 5:

1. Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero (Debut) 

2. Sam Smith & Kim Petras – Unholy 
3. Drake & 21 Savage – Rich Flex (Debut) 
4. David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – I’m Good (Blue) 
5. Drake & 21 Savage Feat. Travis Scott – P***y & Millions (Debut) 

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Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE

Australian Artist Albums:

Top 5:

1. Joji – Smithereens (Debut) 

2. Dean Lewis – The Hardest Love (Debut) 
3. Slowly Slowly – Daisy Chain (Debut) 
4. Vika & Linda – Gee Whiz, It’s Christmas! (Debut) 
5. The Kid LAROI – F*CK LOVE (OVER YOU) 

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Australian Artist Singles:

Top 5:

1. Dean Lewis – How Do I Say Goodbye

2. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – Stay 
3. Joji – Glimpse of Us 
4. Joji – Die For You (Debut) 
5. Vance Joy – Clarity 

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Vinyl Albums:

Top 5:

1. Slowly Slowly – Daisy Chain (Debut) 

2. Taylor Swift – Midnights 
3. Wallows – Tell Me That It’s Over  
4. Dean Lewis ­­– The Hardest Love (Debut) 
5. Arctic Monkeys – The Car 

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For all of this week’s charts go to aria.com.au/charts

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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