This week’s

ARIA CHARTS

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Midnight Oil lands fourth #1 album
Ariana Grande holds at #1 on singles, #2 in albums
Sam Smith, Mr Bungle, Bring Me The Horizon and more lead debuts

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CHECK OUT THE FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE 

Singles:

Top 5:

1. Ariana Grande – ‘Positions’ (Debut)

2. 24kGoldn Feat. Iann Dior – ‘Mood’

3. Joel Corry & MNEK – ‘Head & Heart’

4. Justin Bieber Feat. Chance The Rapper – ‘Holy’

5. Internet Money, Gunna Feat. Don Toliver, NAV – ‘Lemonade’

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Singles Chartifacts: 

#1: Ariana Grande ‘Positions’ – For the second week in a row, Ariana Grande is #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart with ‘Positions’. On the back of the #2 debut of Grande’s album sixth album – also called Positions – seven more tracks by the American pop superstar have hit the Top 50 this week, including ‘34+35’ at #9. The other debuts this week are ‘Motive’ (#19), ‘Off The Table’ (#32), ‘POV’ (#39), ‘Just Like Magic’ (#40), ‘Safety Net’ (#42) and Shut Up’ (#45).

#16: The Kid Laroi ‘So Done’ – In its second week in the Top 50, The Kid Laroi’s ‘So Done’ moves up four spots to hit a new peak at #16. Already the Sydney rapper’s highest-charting single to date, it becomes his first track to hit the teens. The Kid Laroi is nominated for Best Male Artist, Best Hip Hop Release and Breakthrough Artist at the 2020 ARIA Awards.

#28: ONEFOUR Feat. The Kid Laroi ‘My City’ – Sydney hip hop group ONEFOUR take out their highest Singles Chart peak as they debut at #28 with ‘My City’. Featuring fellow Sydney rapper The Kid Laroi, it’s ONEFOUR’s fourth Top 50 entry for 2020 after ‘Welcome to Prison’ (#33 Feb. ’20), ‘Say It Again’ (#34 May ’20) and ‘Home and Away’ (#48 Aug. ’20).

#33: Sam Smith ‘Diamonds’ – Sam Smith jumps up ten spots to #33 with ‘Diamonds’. The single’s move up the chart comes in the week that the British singer-songwriter’s third album Love Goes debuts at #3.

#41: Harry Styles ‘Golden’ – After debuting at #46 last December, Harry Styles’ ‘Golden’ returns to the Top 50 for a second week almost a year on. It’s the fifth single to come from the former One Direction member’s second solo album, Fine Line (#1 Dec. ’19) after ‘Lights Up’ (#7 Oct. ’19), ‘Adore You’ (#7 Dec. ’19), ‘Falling’ (#35 Dec. ’19) ‘Watermelon Sugar’ (#5 Jul. ’20). Styles is nominated for Best International Artist at this year’s ARIAs; he won the category in 2017.

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Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE

Albums:

Top 5:

1. Midnight Oil – ‘The Makarrata Project’ (Debut)

2. Ariana Grande – ‘Positions’ (Debut)

3. Sam Smith – ‘Love Goes’ (Debut)

4. Bruce Springsteen – ‘Letter To You’

5. Guy Sebastian – ‘T. R. U. T. H.’

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Albums Chartifacts:

#1: Midnight Oil ‘The Makarrata Project’ – Returning with The Makarrata Project, their new music in 18 years, ARIA Hall Of Fame inductees Midnight Oil take out their fifth #1 album on the ARIA Charts. The Sydney band’s 14th Top Ten album is their first #1 since the compilation 20,000 Watt R.S.L. (#1 Oct. ’97) and their first studio album to hit #1 since Blue Sky Mining (#1 Mar. ’90). The mini-album The Makarrata Project features the band collaborating with Indigenous artists and First Nations people including Jessica Mauboy, Kev Carmody, Troy Cassar-Daley, Dan Sultan and Frank Yamma. The band’s last new album was Capricornia (#8 Mar. ’02), which they released in the same year they split. Since reuniting, Midnight Oil have already hit the Top Ten with Armistice Day: Live At The Domain, Sydney (#5 Nov. ’18).

The Makarrata Project is the 15th Australian #1 album on the ARIA Charts in 2020.

Dan Rosen, CEO of ARIA, said: “Congratulations to the mighty Midnight Oil on returning to the top of the ARIA Chart with The Makarrata Project. As always, this album combines brilliant musicianship with powerful messages. They are one of the greatest bands this country has ever produced, and their success shows they are as vital as ever.”

#2: Ariana Grande ‘Positions’ – Releasing Positions, Ariana Grande scores her sixth Top Ten on the ARIA Albums Chart. The American star’s sixth studio album is the follow-up to Thank U, Next (#1 Feb. ’19) and features the title track/lead single ‘Positions’ (#1 Nov. ’20), which is at #1 for a second week on the Singles Chart. Eight tracks from the album appear in this week’s Singles Chart Top 50. Positions includes collaborations with Doja Cat, The Weeknd and Ty Dolla Sign. Ariana Grande has also previously hit #1 with the albums My Everything (#1 Sept. ’14), Dangerous Woman (#1 May ’16) and Sweetener (#1 Aug. ’18).

#3: Sam Smith ‘Love Goes’ – British singer-songwriter Sam Smith releases Love Goes, their third album and their first in three years. The follow-up to The Thrill Of It All (#2 Nov. ’17) includes ‘Diamonds’ (#33 Nov. ’20), plus a number of previous singles as bonus tracks: ‘Promises’ (#4 Sept. ’18), ‘Dancing With A Stranger’ (#6 Mar. ’19), ‘How Do You Sleep?’ (#10 Oct. ’19) and ‘I’m Ready’ (#25 Apr. ’20). Sam Smith topped the Albums Chart with In The Lonely Hour(#1 Apr. ’15).

#6: Mr. Bungle ‘The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo’ – American rock band Mr. Bungle regroup and release their first album since 1999, The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo, debuting at #6. The new album is a re-recording of the band’s first self-released demo tape from 1986. It becomes Mr. Bungle’s first Top 50 entry since Disco Volante (#40 Nov. ’95) and their first ever Top Ten.

#7: Bring Me The Horizon ‘Post Human: Survival Horror’ – After hitting #1 with their last four albums, British metalcore band Bring Me The Horizon hit #7 as they release the EP, Post Human: Survival Horror. The group’s second EP in under a year includes collaborations with Yungblud, Babymetal and Evanescence singer Amy Lee. Bring Me The Horizon have hit #1 with There Is A Hell, Believe Me I’ve Seen It. There Is A Heaven, Let’s Keep It A Secret (#1 Oct. ’10), Sempiternal (#1 Apr. ’13), That’s The Spirit (#1 Sept. ’15) and Amo(#1 Feb. ’19).

#8: Triple One ‘Panic Force’ – Sydney hip hop group Triple One make their ARIA Albums Chart debut at #8 with Panic Force. The quartet’s debut album follows on from three EPs released between 2017 and 2019. Since 2017, Triple One have released 23 singles including collaborations with Matt Corby, Kwame and Chillinit.

#9: Kate Miller-Heidke ‘Child In Reverse’ – More than six years after her last studio album, multiple-ARIA nominee Kate Miller-Heidke debuts at #9 with her fifth album, Child In Reverse. Between the release of O Vertigo! (#4 Mar. ’14) and the new album, the singer-songwriter released The Best Of Kate Miller-Heidke: Act One (#35 Dec. ’16), Live At The Sydney Opera House (#31 Aug. ’17), co-wrote the musical Muriel’s Wedding and represented Australia at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. This is Miller-Heidke’s fourth Top Ten album.

#10: Troye Sivan ‘In A Dream’ – Following its release on vinyl, Troye Sivan’s In A Dream storms back into the chart at #10. The EP previously debuted at #3 in August of this year. It’s #1 on this week’s ARIA Vinyl Albums Chart.

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Australian Artist Singles:

Top 5:

1. The Kid Laroi – ‘So Done’ (Debut)

2. Keith Urban & P!nk – ‘One Too Many’

3. ONEFOUR Feat. The Kid Laroi – ‘My City’

4. Tones And I – ‘Dance Monkey’

5. Sam Fischer – ‘This City’

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Australian Artist Albums:

Top 5:

1. Midnight Oil – ‘The Makarrata Project’ (Debut)

2. Guy Sebastian – ‘T. R. U. T. H.’

3. Triple One – ‘Panic Force’ (Debut)

4. Kate Miller-Heidke – ‘Child In Reverse’ (Debut)

5. Troye Sivan – ‘In A Dream’

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Vinyl Albums:

Top 5:

1. Troye Sivan – ‘In A Dream’ (Debut)

2. Midnight Oil – ‘The Makarrata Project’ (Debut)

3. Mr. Bungle – ‘The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo’ (Debut)

4. Bruce Springsteen – ‘Letter To You’ (Debut)

5. Triple One – ‘Panic Force’ (Debut)

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