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This week’s

ARIA CHARTS

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Third ARIA #1 album for Sydney’s Rüfüs Du Sol
Adele holds Singles #1 for second week
Top Ten debuts for Elton John, Lana Del Rey, Swedish House Mafia & The Weeknd

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CHECK OUT THE FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE 

Albums:

Top 5:

1. Rüfüs Du Sol – ‘Surrender’ (Debut)

2. Elton John – ‘The Lockdown Sessions’ (Debut)
3. Lana Del Rey – ‘Blue Bannisters’ (Debut)
4. The Screaming Jets – ‘All For One’
5. Doja Cat – ‘Planet Her’

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Album Highlights: 

#1: Rüfüs Du Sol ‘Surrender’ – Sydney dance trio Rüfüs Du Sol snare their third #1 album on the ARIA Charts as they debut in the top spot with Surrender. The group’s fourth studio album comes three years on from Solace (#2 Oct. ’18). It features the single ‘Alive’, which has been nominated for Best Dance Release and Best Group at the 2021 ARIA Awards in partnership with YouTube Music. The track ‘On My Knees’ has debuted on this week’s Singles Chart at #43. Rüfüs Du Sol previously hit #1 with the albums Atlas (#1 Aug. ’13) and Bloom (#1 Feb. ’16). Surrender becomes the 14th Australian #1 album on the ARIA Charts in 2021.

ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd said: “Huge congratulations to the amazing Rüfüs Du Sol on scoring their third ARIA #1 album! It’s great to see Rüfüs Du Sol achieving such incredible global success right now and playing to massive US crowds like at Red Rocks last month. Hopefully we will all have the same opportunity to see them here live soon.”

#2: Elton John ‘The Lockdown Sessions’ – Elton John takes out his highest ARIA Albums Charts debut in almost 30 years as he hits #2 with the collaborations project The Lockdown Sessions. The legendary singer-songwriter’s first studio album Wonderful Crazy Night (#11 Feb. ’16)  becomes his first Top Ten studio release since Songs From The West Coast (#7 May ’02) and the highest debut by a studio album since The One (#2 Jun. ’92). The Lockdown Sessions includes the single ‘Cold Heart’ (#2 Oct. ’21), teaming him with Dua Lipa and Sydney trio Pnau. The album also features work with Gorillaz, Miley Cyrus, Years & Years, Brandi Carlile, Lil Nas X, Stevie Wonder, Eddie Vedder, Stevie Nicks, and many more.

#3: Lana Del Rey ‘Blue Bannisters’ – American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey takes out her seventh ARIA Top Ten album as she debuts at #3 with Blue Banisters. It’s her second album for 2021, coming seven months on from Chemtrails Over The Country Club (#2 Mar. ’21). Announced the month after her previous album was released, Blue Bannisters was originally slated for a 4 July release. Lana Del Rey first hit the Top Ten with Born To Die (#1 Feb. ’12).

#4: The Screaming Jets ‘All For One’ – All For One, the debut album from Newcastle rockers The Screaming Jets, re-enters the chart at #4 on the back of a reissue to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Released in April 1991, the album debuted at #3 before peaking at #2 the following week. It was later accredited Gold. All For One included the singles ‘Better’ (#4 Apr. ’91), ‘Stop The World’ (#33 Jul. ’91), and ‘Shine On’ (#36 Sept. 91). It gives the band the #1 on this week’s ARIA Vinyl Albums Chart.

#16: Duran Duran ‘Future Past’ – Synth-pop veterans Duran Duran take out their highest debut in over 35 years as they hit #16 with Future Past. The follow-up to Paper Gods (#19 Sept. ’15) is the band’s 15th studio album and includes collaborations with Blur’s Graham Coxon, David Bowie pianist Mike Garson, Japanese band Chai, plus producers Mark Ronson, Erol Alkan and Giorgio Moroder. Duran Duran haven’t appeared this high on the ARIA Albums Chart since they released the live album Arena (#8 Dec. ’84).

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Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE

Singles:

Top 5:

1. Adele – ‘Easy On Me’

2. Elton John & Dua Lipa – ‘Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)’
3. The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – ‘Stay’
4. Ed Sheeran – ‘Bad Habits’
5. Ed Sheeran – ‘Shivers’

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Singles Highlights:

#1: Adele ‘Easy On Me’ – Adele holds the #1 spot on the ARIA Singles Chart for a second week with ‘Easy On Me’. Since topping last week’s chart, the comeback single has gone on to hit #1 around the world, including on charts in the UK, US, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Singapore and across Europe. Of the British singer-songwriter’s previous two #1s, ‘Someone Like You’ (#1 Jun. ’11) spent seven weeks at #1, ‘Hello’ (#1 Nov. ’15) held the top spot for six weeks.

#8: Swedish House Mafia & The Weeknd ‘Moth To A Flame’ – The reunited Swedish House Mafia make their first ARIA Singles Chart entry in almost a decade as they team up with The Weeknd for ‘Moth To A Flame’. Splitting in 2013, the trio regrouped in 2018. The new track becomes their first chart entry since ‘Don’t You Worry Child’ (#1 Nov. ’12). It’s The Weeknd’s second Top Ten entry for 2021 after ‘Take My Breath’ (#9 Aug. ’21).

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Australian Artist Singles:

Top 5:

1. The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – ‘Stay’

2. Jolyon Petch – ‘Dreams’
3. Vance Joy – ‘Missing Piece’
4. Shouse – ‘Love Tonight’
5. The Kid Laroi with Miley Cyrus – ‘Without You’

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Australian Artist Albums:

Top 5:

1. Rüfüs Du Sol – ‘Surrender’ (Debut)

2. The Screaming Jets – ‘All For One’
3. The Kid Laroi – ‘F*ck Love (Over You)’
4. Hayley Jensen – ‘Breakin’ Hearts’ (Debut)
5. The Jungle Giants – ‘Love Signs’

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Vinyl Albums:

Top 5:

1. The Screaming Jets – ‘All For One’ (Debut)

2. Parquet Courts – ‘Sympathy For Life’ (Debut)
3. Duran Duran – ‘Future Past’ (Debut)
4. Every Time I Die – ‘Radical’ (Debut)
5. Coldplay – ‘Music Of The Spheres’

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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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