Gavin Ryan

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Australian Charts: Keith Urban ‘The Speed of Now Part 1’ Debuts At No 1

The eleventh studio album for country singer Keith Urban called “The Speed of Now Part 1” becomes his fourth No.1 album in Australia this week.

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Australian Charts: Music From The Home Front Returns To No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Returning to the No.1 spot, and up a massive 82 places to reclaim the Albums chart pinnacle for a third overall week is the compilation album “Music from the Home Front”, which is helped back to the top by it’s vinyl release and Father’s Day occurring in Australia last week(end).

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Australian charts, Music From The Home Front, music industry

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Australian Charts: Metallica ‘S&M2’ Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Metallica scores their seventh No.1 album in Australia this week as their tenth live set “S&M2” with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra debuts at the top this week.

Tagged as: 80s, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, metal, Metallica, pop music, Robert Trujillo, S&M2, USA

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Australian Charts: The Killers ‘Imploding The Mirage’ Debuts at No 1

by Gavin Ryan

The Killers see their sixth studio album called “Imploding the Mirage” become their third No.1 album in Australia this week, while the set also becomes their sixth consecutive #1 in England (a first for a non England based band).

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australian charts, Imploding The Mirage, Las Vegas, music industry, Nevada, rock, The Killers, USA

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Australian Albums: Taylor Swift Folklore Stays At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Taylor Swift lands a fourth consecutive week at No.1 in Australia with her eighth album “folklore”, becoming her second longest run at the top locally.

Tagged as: Australian charts, Folklore, music industry, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

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Australian Albums” Taylor Swift ‘Folklore’ is Number One For Third Week

by Gavin Ryan

Taylor Swift becomes the first artist of 2020 to hold the No.1 spot on the ARIA Albums Chart for a third week, as her eighth studio album “folklore” is the top selling set again in Australia.

Tagged as: 00s, Bon Iver, Folklore, Jack Dessner, pop, Taylor Swift, The National, USA

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Australian Albums: Taylor Swift ‘Folklore’ Spends Second Week At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Taylor Swift holds for a second week at No.1 in Australia with her eighth studio album “folklore”, which also holds in England and debuts at the top in both America and Canada.

Tagged as: Australian charts, Folklore, music industry, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

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Australian Albums: Taylor Swift ‘Folklore’ Is No 1

by Gavin Ryan

The 8th studio album for Taylor Swift called “Folklore” starts the eighth month of the year off as the 888th No.1 Album in Australia this week.

Tagged as: Australian charts, Folklore, music industry, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

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Australian Charts: Juice WRLD To No 1 In Australia

by Gavin Ryan

Last week’s No.3 entry for Juice WRLD called “Legends Never Die” is up two places to land in the No.1 spot in Australia, matching its peak in New Zealand (2nd week), America, Canada (1st week) and England (No.1 last week).

Tagged as: 10s, Juice WRLD, pop, rap, USA

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Australian Charts: Lime Cordiale Have Australia’s No 1 Album

by Gavin Ryan

The second studio album for Sydney group Lime Cordiale called “14 Steps to a Better You” debut’s at No.1 on the ARIA Albums Chart this week, becoming their second chart entry, first Top 10 and No.1 Album too.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian charts, DMAs, Lime Cordiale, music industry, pop, rock

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Australian Albums : Pop Smoke Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

The debut and posthumous album for American rapper Pop Smoke is the new No.1 album on the ARIA Charts, called “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon”.

Tagged as: 20s, pop, Pop Smoke, rap, USA

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Australian Albums: Music From The Home Front Spends Second Week At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

“Music from the Home Front”, the compilation of local talent raising money for frontline COVID-19 workers, remains the No.1 album in Australia for a second week.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Australian charts, Music From The Home Front, music industry

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Australian Albums: Music From The Home Front Keeps Bob Dylan From No 1

by Gavin Ryan

On April 25th of this year heaps of acts from both Australia and New Zealand got together to put on a live streamed concert called ‘Music from the Home Front’, screened on Channel 9 in Australia, Channel 3 in New Zealand and YouTube internationally, and now this week the album of music from the 3 hrs, 30 mins show is the new No.1 album in Australia.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian charts, Bob Dylan, Mushroom, Music From The Home Front

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Australian Charts: Vika & Linda Bull Score Their First No 1 Album With ‘Akilotoa’

by Gavin Ryan

Vika & Linda (Bull) land their first No.1 Album in their native Australia this week as their collection called “Akilotoa (Anthology 1994-2006)” debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums chart.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Australian charts, blues, folk, roots, soul, Vika & Linda

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Australian Charts: Lady Gaga ‘Chromatica’ Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

The sixth studio album for American singer Lady Gaga called “Chromatica” debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week, becoming her fourth No.1 album in Australia in the process.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, dance, Lady Gaga, pop, USA

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Australian Charts: The Teskey Brothers Have The Number One Album

by Gavin Ryan

The third chart entry for local group The Teskey Brothers becomes the bands first No.1 Album as “Live at The Forum” enters at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, blues, rock, roots, Teskey Brothers

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Australian Charts : Drake Dominates Album Chart For Second Week

by Gavin Ryan

For only the third time this year an album holds the No.1 spot for a second week, as the Drake mixtape “Dark Lane Demo Tapes” is the top selling album in Australia for another week.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Canada, Dark Lane Demo Tapes, Drake, pop, rap

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Australian Albums: Drake ‘Dark Lane Demo Tapes Is The No 1 Album

by Gavin Ryan

A new mixtape album by Drake called “Dark Lane Demo Tapes” debuts at No.1 on the ARIA Albums Chart this week, becoming his third overall No.1 album in Australia.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Canada, Dark Lane Demo Tapes, Drake, pop, rap

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Australian Charts: Birds Of Tokyo ‘Human Design’ Is The No 1 Album

by Gavin Ryan

The sixth studio album for Perth band Birds of Tokyo called “Human Design” becomes the bands second No.1 album as it debuts at the top of the Australian Albums chart.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian charts, Birds Of Tokyo, music industry, rock

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Australian Albums: The Smith Street Band Land Their First No 1

by Gavin Ryan

The fifth studio album for Melbourne rock group The Smith Street Band called “Don’t Waste Your Anger” debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week, their first No.1 set.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, Australian charts, music industry, punk, rock, smith street band

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Australian Albums: Dua Lipa ‘Future Nostalgia’ Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

After two weeks of sitting at its entry position of No.2, the second Dua Lipa album “Future Nostalgia” is up one place to claim the No.1 spot in Australia this week.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, dance, Dua Lipa, pop, R&B, UK

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Australian Charts: Violent Soho ‘Everything Is A-OK’ Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

The fifth studio album for local Australian alt-rock band Violent Soho called “Everything is A-OK” debuts at No.1 on the Australian Albums chart this week, becoming their second successive #1 set locally.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, alternative, Australia, grunge, rock, Violent Soho

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Australian Charts: 5 Seconds Of Summer ‘C A L M’ Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

The fourth studio album for local rock/pop act 5 Seconds of Summer called “C A L M” becomes their fourth consecutive No.1 album in Australia this week.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, 5 Seconds of Summer, Australia, C A L M, pop

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Australian Charts : The Weeknd ‘After Hours’ Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

The fourth studio album for Canadian artist The Weeknd called “After Hours” becomes his third successive No.1 album in Australia this week.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Canada, hip-hop, pop, R&B, The Weeknd

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Australian Charts: Fire Fight: Concert for National Bushfire Relief Is No 1 Album

by Gavin Ryan

Two weeks after the initial concert for Fire Relief on March 12th, 2020, the accompanying album called “Artists Unite for Fire Fight: Concert for National Bushfire Relief” debuts at No.1 on the ARIA Albums chart.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian charts, Fire Fight

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Australian Albums: BTS Spend Second Week At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

For only the second time in 2020 an album has held onto the top of the Albums chart, as this week the BTS set “Map of the World: 7” logs a second week at No.1 in Australia.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, BTS, Korea, KPop, Map of the Soul 7, pop

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Australian Charts: BTS Map Of The Soul 7 Is The No 1 Album

by Gavin Ryan

The fourth studio album (in their native Korean tongue, seventh issued overall) for seven-piece South Korean boy band BTS called “Map of the Soul: 7” becomes their second No.1 placing in Australia this week as its debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, BTS, Korea, KPop, Map of the Soul 7, pop

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Australian Charts: Tame Impala Debut At No 1 With ‘The Slow Rush’

by Gavin Ryan

Australian Charts: Tame Impala Debut At No 1 With ‘The Slow Rush’

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, Australia, Kevin Parker, rock, Tame Impala

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Australian Charts: Green Day ‘Father of All Motherfuckers’ Is No 1

by Gavin Ryan

The thirteenth studio album for Green Day called “Father of all Motherfuckers” debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week to become their third overall No.1 set in Australia.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 90s, Australia, Australian charts, Father of All Motherfuckers, Green Day, punk, rock

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Australian Charts: Dune Rats ‘Hurry Up And Wait’ Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Local Australian rock band Dune Rats see their third studio album called “Hurry Up and Wait” becomes their second successive No.1 album, as it debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums chart this week.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, ARIA, Australia, Australian charts, Dune Rats, punk

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