This week’s

ARIA CHARTS

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Metallica and Katy Perry take out top spots on ARIA Albums Chart
Josh Pyke, Private Function, Diesel and Washington lead local debuts
Cardi B repeats at top of the ARIA Singles Chart

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CHECK OUT THE FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE 

Singles:

Top 5:

1. Cardi B Feat. Megan Thee Stallion – ‘WAP’

2. 24kGoldn Feat. Iann Dior ‘Mood’

3. Jawsh 685 x Jason Derulo – ‘Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)’

4. Joel Corry & MNEK – ‘Head & Heart’

5. Pop Smoke – ‘Mood Swings’

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Singles Chartifacts: 

#1: Cardi B Feat. Megan Thee Stallion ‘WAP’ – ‘WAP’ by Cardi B makes it three straight weeks at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Of the three female-lead hip hop songs to hit #1 on the chart, only Salt-N-Pepa’s ‘Let’s Talk About Sex’ (#1 Jan. ’92) has spent more time in the top spot with four weeks.

#16: BLACKPINK & Selena Gomez ‘Ice Cream’ – K-pop stars BLACKPINK take out their third Top 50 entry for 2020 as they collaborate with Selena Gomez on ‘Ice Cream’. The track is the second single released from the group’s forthcoming album – titled The Album – after ‘How You Like That’ (#12 Jul. ’20). Blackpink also charted earlier in 2020 with their Lady Gaga collaboration ‘Sour Candy’ (#8 Jun. ’20).

#17: Calvin Harris & The Weeknd ‘Over Now’ – Former chart-toppers Calvin Harris and The Weeknd team up for the new single ‘Over Now’. It becomes Harris’ first appearance in the Top 50 since ‘Giant’ (#19 Apr. ’19). Between releases under his own name, Harris released four EPs and a single under the alter-ego Love Regenerator. For The Weeknd, it’s his third new entry in the Top 50 for 2020 following ‘After Hours’ (#11 Mar. ’20) and ‘In Your Eyes’ (#13 Mar. ’20).

#26: Jubel Feat. NEIMY ‘Dancing In The Moonlight’ – Following their debut last week, Swedish pop duo Jubel climb 16 places with their cover of ‘Dancing In The Moonlight’. Featuring vocals by fellow Swede NEIMY, it was originally a hit in their homeland in 2018, peaking at #9. Two year on, it has so far peaked at #11 in the UK. First made famous by King Harvest in 1972, ‘Dancing In The Moonlight’ was also a hit for British group Toploader; their version peaked at #12 in mid-2001.

#27: Jason Derulo ‘Take You Dancing’ – Jason Derulo’s ‘Take You Dancing’ jumps 22 places in its second week in the Top 50. It’s the American R&B star’s second chart entry for 2020 after holding the #1 spot for six weeks with ‘Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)’, which is at #3 this week.

#34: Sia ‘Together’ – Four weeks into its chart run, Sia’s ‘Together’ jumps 14 to a new peak of #34. Coming from the soundtrack to forthcoming film Music, which the Australian wrote and directed, it’s Sia’s first chart entry since the collaboration with David Guetta, ‘Flames’ (#19 May ’18) and her first solo entry since ‘Never Give Up’ (#29 Feb. ’17).

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Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE

Albums:

Top 5:

1. Metallica, San Francisco Symphony – ‘S&M2’ (Debut)

2. Katy Perry – ‘Smile’ (Debut)

3. Taylor Swift – ‘folklore’

4. Juice WRLD – ‘Legends Never Die’

5. Pop Smoke – ‘Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon’

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Albums Chartifacts:

#1: Metallica, San Francisco Symphony ‘S&M2’ – Twenty years on from their first collaboration on S&M (#1 Nov. ’99), Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony top the ARIA Albums Chart again with S&M2. Recorded at San Francisco’s Chase Center in September 2019, the new album features arrangements from the original S&M concerts as well as songs recorded by the metal icons in the two decades since. It becomes Metallica’s seventh #1 album on the ARIA Charts after Metallica (#1 Aug. 91), Load (#1 Jun. ‘96), S&M (#1 Nov. 99), St. Anger (#1 Jun. ‘03), Death Magnetic (2008), Hardwired…To Self-Destruct (#1 Nov. ’16).

#2: Katy Perry ‘Smile’ – Returning with Smile, her first album in three years, American pop superstar Katy Perry scores her fourth Top Two album on the ARIA Charts. The follow-up to Witness (#2 Jun. ’17) features the singles ‘Never Really Over’ (#7 Jun. ’19), ‘Harleys In Hawaii’ (#36 Oct. ’19) and ‘Daisies’ (#37 May ’00). Two days before the album’s release, Perry gave birth to her daughter, Daisy Dove Bloom. Perry previously topped the Albums Chart with Teenage Dream (#1 Sept. ’10) and Prism (#1 Nov. ’13).

#8: Josh Pyke ‘Rome’ – Josh Pyke claims his sixth Top Ten on the Albums Chart with Rome. The Sydney singer-songwriter’s sixth studio album is his first since But For All These Shrinking Hearts (#2 Aug. ’15). Between studio releases, Pyke charted with Live At The Sydney Opera House (#27 Jul. ’16), a collaboration with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

#9: Private Function ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ – Melbourne punk band Private Function make their ARIA Charts debut with Whose Line Is It Anyway?It’s the second studio album from the band, coming a year on from their debut album St. Anger. Whose Line Is It Anyway? Is #1 on this week’s ARIA Vinyl Albums Chart.

#10: Diesel ‘Sunset Suburbia’ – Veteran Australian singer-songwriter Diesel releases his first studio album in four years with Sunset Suburbia. Four of the album’s tracks were featured across two EPs – Sunset Suburbia (Vol. I) and Sunset Suburbia (Vol. II) – released in the second half of 2019. It becomes his first Top Ten entry since Solid State Rhyme (#10 Nov. ’94). Diesel last charted with Americana (#15 Jul. ’16).

#12: Disclosure ‘Energy’ – British electronic duo Disclosure return with Energy. It’s the first album in five years from brothers Howard and Guy Lawrence, following Caracal (#2 Oct. 15). Energy features appearances by a host of artists including Kelis, Kehlani and Common. The deluxe edition of the album includes Disclosure’s two collaborations with American singer-songwriter Khalid, ‘Talk’ (#4 Apr. ’19) and ‘Know Your Worth’ (#31 Feb. ’20).

#21: Seether ‘Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum’ – South African rock band Seether release their eighth album Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum. The follow-up to Poison The Parish (#29 May ’17) becomes the band’s highest peak on the Albums Chart.

#23: Washington ‘Batflowers’ – Six years after her last album, two-time ARIA winner Washington returns with Batflowers. The follow-up to There There (#5 Sept. ’14) is the Brisbane singer-songwriter’s third studio album. It includes a host of collaborators including Sam Fischer, Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa, Konstantin Kersting (Tones and I, Mallrat), Sam Dixon (Sia, Adele), John Congleton (St Vincent, Angel Olsen), Dave Hammer (Jess Kent, Mia Rodriguez, Genesis Owusu) and Japanese Wallpaper (Mallrat, Allday).

#28: Miiesha ‘Nyaaringu’ – Miiesha hits the ARIA Top 50 for the first time with Nyaaringu. It’s the debut album from the singer-songwriter who hails from Woorabinda in Central Queensland. Originally released digitally in May of this year, Nyaaringu’s move into the Top 50 comes after the album was released on CD and vinyl last week. Miiesha won New Talent of the Year at the 2020 National Indigenous Music Awards.

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Australian Artist Singles:

Top 5:

1. Tones And I – ‘Dance Monkey’

2. Sia – ‘Together’

3. Amy Shark – ‘Everybody Rise’

4. Sam Fischer – ‘This City’

5. Guy Sebastian – ‘Standing With You’

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Australian Artist Albums:

Top 5:

1. Josh Pyke – ‘Rome’ (Debut)

2. Private Function – ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ (Debut)

3. Diesel – ‘Sunset Suburbia’ (Debut)

4. The Kid Laroi – ‘F*ck Love’

5. Washington – ‘Batflowers’ (Debut)

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Vinyl Albums:

Top 5:

1. Private Function – ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ (Debut)

2. Beans – ‘All Together Now’ (Debut)

3. Katy Perry – ‘Smile’ (Debut)

4. Metallica, San Francisco Symphony – ‘S&M2’ (Debut)

5. Queen – ‘Greatest Hits’

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