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This week’s
ARIA CHARTSEd’s perfect streak continues
James Johnston and Dope Lemon mark two Aussie top 10 debuts
Ed Sheeran lands at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week with Autumn Variations, his second album in 2023 and sixth #1 debut.
Autumn Variations continues Ed’s perfect record of #1 studio albums in Australia. It’s his seventh chart topper here, following + in 2012 (which debuted at #57), X in 2014, ÷ in 2017, No.6 Collaborations Project in 2019, = in 2019 and – earlier this year. All up, he has spent 45 weeks at #1 on the albums chart.
Despite his perfect record, Ed has some way to go before claiming the title of the act with the most #1 albums: that title is held by Jimmy Barnes, with 15 chart-toppers as a solo act (he has hit the top another five times as part of Cold Chisel). The Beatles rank second with 14 #1 albums here, followed by Madonna (12) and U2 and Taylor Swift (11 a piece).
Lany break into the top 5 at #4 with A Beautiful Blur. It’s the American pop rock band’s first Top 50 album here; before now, their best result was #53 with debut album LANY in 2017.
Aussie country singer James Johnston’s first album Raised Like That makes a stellar top 10 debut at #7. The title track was released in 2021 and became the fastest ever debut single by an Australian country singer to reach one million streams.
Kimosabè by Dope Lemon arrives at #9. It marks Angus Stone’s fourth album under the pseudonym, following Honey Bones (#11 in 2016), Smooth Big Cat (#2 in 2019) and Rose Pink Cadillac (#2 in 2022). Under his own name, he reached #2 in 2012 with Broken Brights, while with his sister Julia, he has hit the top of the ARIA Albums Chart twice: Down The Way in 2010 and Angus & Julia Stone in 2014. Angus and Julia Stone have won six ARIA Awards as a duo.
On the Singles Chart, Doja Cat’s Paint The Town Red is #1 for the seventh consecutive week, tying with Dave and Central Cee’s Sprinter as the third longest-running #1 track so far this year: Miley Cyrus leads with Flowers (12 weeks on top), followed by Morgan Wallen’s Last Night (eight weeks).
Women account for six of the nine acts that have hit the summit this year: Mariah Carey, SZA, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish and Doja Cat.
Jung Kook arrives at #7 with his new single, 3D, featuring Jack Harlow. His hit Seven featuring Latto peaked at #2 earlier this year; this week it is at #38. For Jack Harlow, it’s his fourth top 10 here: What’s Poppin hit #8 in 2020, Industry Baby (with Lil Nas X) peaked at #4 in 2021 and First Class spent two weeks at #1 in 2022.
After four weeks stuck at #11, I Remember Everything by American country superstars Zach Bryan and Kacey Musgraves steps up to #9. It is the first top 10 hit here for both of them, and reached #1 in the US last month.
Check Out The FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE
Albums:
Top 5:
1. Ed Sheeran – Autumn Variations (Debut)
2. Olivia Rodrigo – Guts
3. The Weeknd – The Highlights
4. Lany – A Beautiful Blur (Debut)
5. Taylor Swift – MidnightsSingles:
Top 5:
1. Doja Cat – Paint The Town Red
2. Tate McRae – Greedy
3. Kenya Grace – Strangers
4. Taylor Swift – Cruel Summer
5. Casso x Raye x D-Block Europe – PradaNew Music Chart Singles:
Top 5:
1. Doja Cat – Paint The Town Red
2. Tate McRae – Greedy
3. Kenya Grace – Strangers
4. Casso x Raye x D-Block Europe – Prada
5. Jung Kook Feat. Jack Harlow – 3D (Debut)Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE
Australian Artist Albums:
Top 5:
1. James Johnston – Raised Like That (Debut)
2. Dope Lemon – Kimosabè (Debut)
3. Kylie Minogue – Tension
4. Luca Brasi – The World Don’t Owe You Anything (Debut)
5. Soundtrack – Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story – Music From the Feature DocumentaryAustralian Artist Singles:
Top 5:
1. Troye Sivan – Got Me Started
2. Vance Joy – Riptide
3. Troye Sivan – Rush
4. The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – Stay
5. Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A DreamVinyl Albums:
Top 5:
1. Dope Lemon – Kimosabè (Debut)
2. Ed Sheeran – Autumn Variations (Debut)
3. Luca Brasi – The World Don’t Owe You Anything (Debut)
4. Miley Cyrus – Bangerz (Debut)
5. Patti Smith – HorsesFor 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.
We acknowledge First Nations people as the Traditional Owners and sovereign custodians of the lands on which we work and live. We recognise their continuing connection to Country and their respective nations across this continent and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. We also celebrate the unique and inspiring creativity and songlines of the world’s oldest living culture and give thanks for the immeasurable influence First Nations people continue to have over the music and art we all enjoy.
AMNPLIFY – DB
