Gavin Ryan

ARIA ALBUMS: Coldplay Ghost Stories Debuts At No 1

Coldplay debut at No.1 with their sixth studio album “Ghost Stories” becoming the bands fifth chart-topping album on ARIA (their first album ‘Parachutes’ spent four weeks at No.2), achieving Gold (●) in sales in its first week of release.

Tagged as: ARIA Albums, Coldplay, Ghost Stories

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ARIA SINGLES: Justice Crew Spends Third Week At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Justice Crew spend a third week at the top of the ARIA Singles chart with “Que Sera”, which now becomes their longest run in the No.1 spot, beating the two weeks that their previous chart-topper “Boom Boom” achieved back in early August of 2012.

Tagged as: ARIA singles, Justice Crew

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Neil Young, R.E.M. Lead New Releases For May 23 2014

by Gavin Ryan

Neil Young and R.E.M. lead the new releases for week commencing May 23, 2014.

Tagged as: Neil Young, new releases, R.E.M.

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Chris Martin, Coldplay. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Midweek Sales – Coldplay Looks Set For No 1 Debut

by Gavin Ryan

Coldplay should have the number one album in Australia this week and Justice Crew are looking like returning for a third week at the top of the singles chart.

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Black Keys Tops ARIA Album Chart

by Gavin Ryan

Black Keys have topped Australia’s ARIA chart with their ‘Turn Blue’ album.

Tagged as: ARIA, Black Keys

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Justice Crew Spend Second Week At ARIA No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Justice Crew spend a second week at No.1 on the ARIA Singles Chart with their second chart-topping single “Que Sera”, the track debuting with Gold sales status, this week though it’s doubled that to achieve ▲Platinum in sales.

Tagged as: ARIA singles, Justice Crew

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Coldplay, Michael Jackson Lead Weeks New Releases

by Gavin Ryan

Michael Jackson and Coldplay lead this week’s new releases with Deep Purple, Oasis and Roy Orbison reissues thrown in for good measure.

Tagged as: Coldplay, Michael Jackson, new music releases

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Black Keys, Michael Jackson Fight It Out For No 1 Album MIDWEEK SALES

by Gavin Ryan

After debuting at No.1 this week with their second ARIA chart-topping single, Justice Crew should retain the top spot this coming weekend with “Que Sera”.

Tagged as: ARIA, midweek sales

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Disney Frozen At Top Of ARIA Albums Chart

by Gavin Ryan

The Disney soundtrack for “Frozen” holds for a second week at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week, and in doing so becomes the longest run for an animated feature at the top of the Australian charts.

Tagged as: ARIA, Disney, Frozen

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Justice Crew Top ARIA Singles Chart

by Gavin Ryan

Justice Crew blast into the charts and debut at No.1 with “Que Sera”, becoming the groups’ second No.1 single, plus the track sold enough in its first week that it debuts with a Gold (●) sales certification.

Tagged as: ARIA singles, Justice Crew

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Dan Auerbach, The Black Keys: Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Black Keys, Tori Amos Lead The Weeks New Releases

by Gavin Ryan

Black Keys and Tori Amos lead the weeks new releases.

Tagged as: Black Keys, Tori Amos

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Lily Allen Shapes Up For No 1 MIDWEEK SALES REPORT

by Gavin Ryan

Justice Crew could land their second No.1 single this coming weekend, as their new single “Que Sera” has been selling highly since it was released late last week.

Tagged as: Justice Crew, Lily Allen, midweek sales

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Frozen Tops ARIA Album Chart

by Gavin Ryan

Disney’s ‘Frozen’ soundtrack is the number one album in Australia.

Tagged as: ARIA Albums, Disney, Frozen

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Ed Sheeran Sheers Sheppard For Top Of ARIA Singles

by Gavin Ryan

Ed Sheeran debuts at No.1 on the ARIA Singles Chart with the first track from his forthcoming second album “x” (multiply, due June), as his promo tour, live appearances and Logies performance all add up to helping “Sing” enter the charts at No.1 this week.

Tagged as: ARIA singles, Ed Sheeran, Sheppard

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Lily Allen Leads Weeks New Releases

by Gavin Ryan

Lily Allen ‘Sheezus’ was released in Australia this week and also look for new albums from Santana and Chvrches.

Tagged as: CHVRCHES, Lily Allen, Santana

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Ed Sheeran Looking Good For No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Ed Sheeran could top the Australian singles chart this week.

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Chet Faker Stays No 1 ARIA ALBUMS

by Gavin Ryan

Chet Faker holds for a second week at No.1 on the ARIA Albums chart with “Built on Glass”, which becomes the first Aussie studio album since “The Sapphires” (20-27 August, 2012) soundtrack to hold for more than one week at the top.

Tagged as: ARIA, Chet Faker

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Sheppard Geronimo Spends Third Week At No. 1 ARIA SINGLES

by Gavin Ryan

Sheppard stay atop the Australian Singles chart for a third week with “Geronimo”.

Tagged as: ARIA, Sheppard

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Damon Albarn Leads The New Releases For W/C April 25, 2014

by Gavin Ryan

Damon Albarn’s ‘Everyday Robots’ is out this week and also check out Harry Hookey’s ‘Misdiagnosed’.

Tagged as: Blur, Damon Albarn, Gorillaz, Harry Hookey

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Sheppard Geronimo Won’t Slow Down MIDWEEK SALES

by Gavin Ryan

There looks to be no sign of “Geronimo” by Sheppard moving from the top of the Australian charts this coming weekend, as they’ve been cemented at the summit of several digital retailers for most of the week.

Tagged as: ARIA Chart, Sheppard

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Sheppard Spend Second Week At Number One

by Gavin Ryan

Brisbane six-piece Sheppard retain their No.1 position on the ARIA Singles chart this week as “Geronimo” also claims Gold (●) in sales in its fourth week in the charts.

Tagged as: ARIA, Sheppard

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Chet Faker, Russell Morris Dominate ARIA Album Chart

by Gavin Ryan

Chet Faker and Russell Morris had the two highest debuting albums this week on the ARIA chart.

Tagged as: Chet Faker, Russell Morris

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Paolo Nutini, Engelbert Humperdinck Lead The Weeks New Releases For April 18, 2014

by Gavin Ryan

Engelbert Humperdinck’s two year duets project ‘Engelbert Calling’ and the new Paolo Nutini album lead the new releases for this week.

Tagged as: Engelbert Humperdinck, new music releases, Paolo Nutini

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Chet Faker And Russell Morris Have Two Big Sellers For The Week MIDWEEK SALES

by Gavin Ryan

Russell Morris ‘Van Dieman’s Land’ and Chet Faker ‘Built On Glass’ are the week’s two fastest selling albums so far while Sheppard are certain to hold onto the top of the singles chart with ‘Geronimo’.

Tagged as: Chet Faker, Russell Morris, Sheppard

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INXS Just Beats Ball Park Music ARIA Album Chart

by Gavin Ryan

INXS barely hold onto the No.1 spot for a seventh week with the collection “The Very Best”, whilst the band is one of three Aussie acts within the top four selling albums this week.

Tagged as: Ball Park Music, INXS

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Sheppard Land At No 1 On ARIA Singles Chart

by Gavin Ryan

We have a new No.1 single in Australia, Brisbane act Sheppard with their second release “Geronimo”, which lives up to its namesake, and leaps up seventeen places to land at the top spot on the ARIA Singles Chart this week.

Tagged as: ARIA, Sheppard

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Russell Morris, Chet Faker Leads New Releases For W/C April 11, 2014

by Gavin Ryan

Russell Morris’ ‘Van Dieman’s Land’ and Chet Faker’s ‘Built On Glass’ are the major music releases this week and potentials for number one at the end of next week’s chart.

Tagged as: Chet Faker, new music releases

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Ball Park Music Set For Australian No 1 Debut MIDWEEK REPORT

by Gavin Ryan

Ball Park Music looks set to debut with a number one album on the Australian chart this week and Pharrell Williams should stay at number one.

Tagged as: Ball Park Music, Pharrell Williams

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INXS Back With No 1 Album In Australia

by Gavin Ryan

INXS maintain a sixth non-consecutive week at No.1 on the ARIA Albums chart with their compilation set “The Very Best of”, which is helped by the recent release of the TV mini-series on DVD and Blu-Ray.

Tagged as: ARIA Charts, INXS

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Pharrell Williams Happy Returns As Australia’s No 1 Song

by Gavin Ryan

Returning for a twelfth week at No.1 on the ARIA Singles Chart is “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, which now becomes the equal longest running No.1 this century alongside Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” (Dec. 2002).

Tagged as: ARIA, Pharrell Williams

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ARIA’s first six months of published music charts are projecting that Australian artist chart figures for 2025 will be a disaster. All that recent fluff about changing the chart formula looks like just ‘deck chairs being rearranged on the Titanic’ based on how Australian artists have performed on the ARIA chart so far in 2025.

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The ARIA end of year chart has been revealed and it is another embarrassment for Australian artists. Not one Australian song released in 2024 made the Top 100. Just three Australian artists made the ARIA Top 100 albums for 2024. They were Cold Chisel, The Kid Laroi and INXS.

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Missy Higgins AWITG on Sunday 19 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Artists Missy Higgins Skipped Over For The ARIA Hall of Fame

Missy Higgins released her debut album ‘The Sound of White’ in 2004 and yes it was huge. It was a number one album that year and she had two more number one albums in a row. A position in the ARIA Hall of Fame is warranted. But for FFS ARIA, how about these artists first:

August 18, 2024

Not One Australian Song of 2023 Made The ARIA End of Year Top 100

Once again, ARIA has proven itself a disgrace with a complete lack of attention to Australian artists in 2023. Not one Australian song released in 2023 made the ARIA End of Year Top 100 Singles and only one Australian album released in 2023 made the ARIA End of Year Top 100 Albums.

January 12, 2024

Why Are The ARIA Awards Full Of Acts Who Can’t Even Make The ARIA Chart?

The nominations for the 2023 ARIA Awards have been announced and once again the glaring failures of the ARIA Chart disconnect with Australian acts and music consumers couldn’t be more obvious.

September 21, 2023

The ARIA Chart Is Something To Get ‘Angry’ About

The Rolling Stones 'Angry' debuted at 329 on the ARIA chart this week. Flop? Not really. It is another example of the how irrelevant the ARIA chart has become. It irrelevance is also having a negative impact on the perspective of Australian artist's success.

September 18, 2023