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INXS and Cold Chisel Had Two Of The Biggest Australian Albums Of 2021

INXS ‘The Very Best’ and Cold Chisel ‘The Best of Cold Chisel: All For You’ both made ARIA’s Top 10 Australian Albums of 2021.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Australian albums, Cold Chisel, INXS, music industry

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Nirvana Nevermind 30th anniversary edition

Nirvana, Queen, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac Dominate Australian Vinyl Chart of 2021

by Paul Cashmere

Very few artists “popped” into the ARIA Top 10 vinyl albums of 2021. The end of year chart features Nirvana with two places, Queen at no 5, and 40+ year old albums by Fleetwood Mac and Pink Floyd in the Top 10.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Fleetwood Mac, music industry, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Queen, vinyl

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Australian Albums : Adele ’30’ Remains At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Adele’s fourth album “30” remains the No.1 Album in Australia for the first week of sales in 2022.

Tagged as: Adele, ARIA, Australia, Australian charts, music industry, pop

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The ARIA Chart, It Has Become A Joke

by Paul Cashmere

A funny thing happens when you eliminate streaming from the ARIA sales figures. The manufactured pop machine disappears.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Mariah Carey, music industry, The Kid Laroi, Top 40

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Australian Bird Collective Songs of Disappearance

Australian Bird Calls ‘Songs Of Disappearance’ Goes Up The Chart

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s most unusual hit of 2021 got even bigger this week. The Australian Bird Calls ‘Songs of Disappearance’ actually increased in sales in its second week moving up the ARIA Chart from number 5 to number 3.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Australian Bird Calls, nature, Songs of Disappearance

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Australian Charts: ABBA Voyage Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

ABBA returns to the No.1 spot in Australia with their ninth studio album “Voyage”, their first new material in forty years, and now their fifth chart-topping album locally.

Tagged as: 70s, Abba, ARIA, Australia, pop, Sweden, Voyage

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Denis Handlin AM, Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Australasia

ARIA Withdraws Denis Handlin Industry Icon Award

by Paul Cashmere

ARIA has withdrawn the Industry Icon Award given to Sony Chairman Denis Handlin in 2014.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Denis Handlin, music industry, Sony Music

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Announcement: ARIA Reveal Music Teacher Of The Year Award Nominees

by Announcement

ARIA is excited to announce the nominees for the 2021 ARIA Music Teacher Award.

Tagged as: ARIA, ARIA Awards, Australia, music industry, Music Teacher of the Year

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Master’s Apprentices Have A Top 10 Album

by Paul Cashmere

Masters Apprentices are back in the Top 10. ‘Choice Cuts’ is the number 10 vinyl this week on ARIA’s Vinyl Chart.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Glenn Wheatley, Jim Keays, Masters Apprentices, rock

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Art Music Awards Finalists Announced

by Announcement

APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre are excited to announce the finalists for the 2021 Art Music Awards, to be held on Tuesday 17 August in Melbourne. Finalists include Holly Harrison, Yitzhak Yedid, Cathy Milliken, Ed Kuepper and many more.

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, ARIA, Australia, music industry, PPCA

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Australian Albums: Olivia Rodrigo ‘Sour’ Returns To No 1

by Gavin Ryan

After one week away from the top spot, Olivia Rodrigo retakes the No.1 ARIA Albums position with her debut album “SOUR”.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, music industry, Olivia Rodrigo, pop

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Announcement: Music Industry Welcomes Covid-19 Support Packages

by Announcement

APRA AMCOS, ARIA and PPCA welcome the announcements yesterday from both the Federal and New South Wales Governments providing Covid-19 support packages through both Services Australia and Service NSW.

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, ARIA, Australia, music industry, PPCA

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Australian Albums: Olivia Rodrigo Spends Fifth Week At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

It’s a fifth week atop both charts for teenager Olivia Rodrigo with her track “Good 4 U” and it’s parent album “SOUR”, which is newly Gold (●) in sales.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, music industry, Olivia Rodrigo, pop

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Australian Albums: Olivia Rodrigo Spends Four Weeks At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

It’s a fourth week of Olivia Rodrigo holding the top of both the Singles and Albums Charts with her “Good 4 U” track and her “SOUR” album.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, music industry, Olivia Rodrigo, pop

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Australian Charts: Olivia Rodrigo Spends Third Week At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Olivia Rodrigo remains for a third week at No.1 in Australia with her debut album “SOUR”, while she also retains the No.1 singles spots again with “Good 4 U”.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, music industry, Olivia Rodrigo, pop

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Australian Charts: Olivia Rodrigo Spends Second Week At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

“SOUR” by Olivia Rodrigo remains the No.1 Album in Australia for a second week, becoming the third artist (and female act) to hold for two consecutive weeks at the top during 2021.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, music industry, Olivia Rodrigo, pop

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Michael Gudinski celebrates 40 years of Mushroom, Photo Ros O'Gorman

ARIA Announces Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist Award

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

ARIA has announced it will rename its award for Breakthrough Artist to the Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist Award.

Tagged as: ARIA, ARIA Awards, Australia, Michael Gudinski, music industry

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Australian Charts: Illy has the Number One Album with ‘The Space Between’

by Gavin Ryan

Just like last week, it’s a one-two entry to the ARIA Albums Chart this week, with the sixth studio album for local rapper Illy called “The Space Between” entering at No.1, becoming his second successive chart-topper locally.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, ARIA, Australia, Illy, rap, The Space Between

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Australian Charts: Taylor Swift ‘evermore’ Spends Another Week At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Taylor Swift secures a fourth straight week at No.1 with her ninth album “evermore”, which equals the four weeks her eighth set “folklore” (TW-7) achieved in August of 2020.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, ARIA, Australia, Australian charts, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

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Announcement: ARIA, PPCA, Arts Council Reveal First Nations Grand Recipients

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The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) in partnership with the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) and the Australia Council for the Arts today announced the grant recipients of the First Nations Sound Recording Partnership.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Australia Council, Dan Rankine, Daniel Wilfred, indigenous, Jess Hitchcock, Luke Riches, Miiesha Young, music industry, PPCA, The Struggling Kings, trials

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ARIA Pays Tribute To Artist And Industry In Memoriam 2020

by Paul Cashmere

2020 has added another long list of artists and music industry identities who have departed this year.

Tagged as: ARIA, ARIA Awards, In Memoriam, music industry

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AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Australian Charts: AC/DC ‘Power Up’ Becomes Australia’s 900th No 1 Album

by Gavin Ryan

Landing the 900th No.1 Album this week, plus the first act to land a No.1 Album in the past five decades is AC/DC with their 17th studio album “Power Up” (or as PWRϟUP).

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, AC/DC, ARIA, Australia, music industry, Power Up, PWR/UP, rock

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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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Jimmy Barnes at Red Hot Summer Mornington 2019 photo Noise11.com

Announcement: ARIA To Present Great Southern Nights

by Announcement

New South Wales’ ground-breaking music event is tuning up for a spectacular month of gigs with over 50 Australian artists and eight regions confirmed for the Great Southern Nights lineup, which forms part of the NSW Government’s COVID-19 Recovery Plan.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Dan Rosen, Great Southern Nights, Jimmy Barnes, music festival, music industry, New South Wales

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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 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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Australian Charts: Cold Chisel ‘Blood Moon’ Debuts As No 1 Album

by Gavin Ryan

It’s been 21+ years since Cold Chisel graced the top of the Australian Albums Chart, but this week their ninth studio album “Blood Moon” becomes their fifth overall No.1 album locally.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, ARIA, Australian charts, Cold Chisel, Jimmy Barnes, rock

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Cold Chisel Blood Moon Is No 1 38 Years After Swingshift In 1981

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel ‘Blood Moon’ is Australia’s number one album this week and that comes 38 years after Chisel first topped the chart with ‘Swingshift’ in 1981.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, ARIA, Australian charts, Cold Chisel, Jimmy Barnes, rock

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Sounds Australia Teams Up With ARIA For Funding Deal

by Tim Cashmere

Australian music export group Sounds Australia has announced ARIA as a funding partner, enabling them to offer further support to Australian musicians trying to break overseas.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australian music, music industry, PPCA, Sounds Australia

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Australian Charts: Tones and I ‘Dance Monkey’ Spends 13th Week at No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Tones and I remains at No.1 on the ARIA Singles Chart for a thirteenth straight week with her massive hit “Dance Monkey”, making 2019 a very unique year indeed for long-running chart-toppers, as we’ve never had two 13 weeks running No.1 songs in the same year, plus she also lands her second Top 10 single this week too.

Tagged as: 10s, ARIA, Australian charts, music industry, pop, Tones and I

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