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Justin Timberlake Stays On Top Of ARIA Albums

Breaking the eight week running one-week-at-the-top for number one albums by staying at the top for a second week is Justin Timberlake’s “The 20/20 Experience”, beating the one week his previous album stayed at the top back in 2006.

Tagged as: 00s, ARIA, Australia, charts, Justin Timberlae, pop, The 20/20 Experience, USA

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Passenger Knocks Macklemore And Ryan Lewis From Top Of ARIA Chart

by Gavin Ryan

Current tourist Passenger scores his eighth international number one placement by moving up one spot to the top of the ARIA Singles Chart with his hit “Let Her Go”.

Tagged as: ARIA, Gavin Ryan, Macklemore, Passenger, Ryan Lewis

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Justin Timberlake Debuts At Number One On ARIA Album Chart

by Gavin Ryan

The third studio album for Justin Timberlake becomes his second No.1 album in Australia as “The 20/20 Experience” debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums chart, plus is also certified Gold, something which the previous five No.1 debuts did not achieve.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Justin Timberlae, pop, The 20/20 Experience, USA

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Macklemore And Ryan Lewis Become First Act Since Kylie To Have First Three Singles Go To Number One

by Gavin Ryan

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis land their third consecutive number one single in Australia this week as “Can’t Hold Us” (featuring Ray Dalton) rises one place to take out the top spot on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Tagged as: 10s, ARIA, Can't Hold Us, dance, Macklemore, pop, Ryan Lewis, Same Love, USA

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Birds Of Tokyo Outsells Bon Jovi In First Week Sales

by Paul Cashmere

Birds of Tokyo number one debut last week outsold the Bon Jovi one number debut this week.

Tagged as: ARIA, Birds Of Tokyo, Bon Jovi, David Bowie, industry, March Fires

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Bon Jovi At One, Bowie At Two On ARIA Chart

by Gavin Ryan

The twelfth studio album for Bon Jovi “What About Now” becomes their ninth No.1 album in Australia (seven studio and two greatest hits).

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Because We Can, Bon Jovi, David Bowie, industry, pop, Russell Morris

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Birds Of Tokyo March Fires Debuts At Top Of ARIA Albums

by Gavin Ryan

The fourth studio album for Birds of Tokyo entitled “March Fires” becomes the bands first ARIA No.1 album this week, but they’ve been building up to this chart placement since album number two.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Birds Of Tokyo, industry, March Fires, pop

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Russell Morris Goes Top 20 For First Time In 42 Years With Sharkmouth

by Paul Cashmere

Russell Morris will have the 17th biggest selling album in Australia when the ARIA Chart is revealed on Sunday making ‘Sharkmouth’ his first Top 20 album in 42 years.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, classic rock, Diesel, Fanfare, Jim Keays, Renee Geyer, Robert Rigby, Russell Morris, Sharkmouth

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Russell Morris Sharkmouth Equals 1981 Almost Frantic Chart Peak

by Paul Cashmere

Russell Morris is back in the ARIA Top 30 album chart for the first time since 1981 with ‘Sharkmouth’ and he has equalled his 1981 peak chart position.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, blues, Russell Morris, Sharkmouth

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Hillsong Topples Nick Cave On ARIA Album Chart

by Gavin Ryan

The 27th charted album for Sydney religious group Hillsong (United) becomes the churches second No.1 album in Australia this week, as “Zion” (their 59th released album) debuts at the summit of the ARIA Albums Chart.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australian charts, Hillsong United, Nick Cave

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Australia Generates Its 1000th Number One Song

by Gavin Ryan

It’s only taken us just over 73 years to do it, but this week Australia has placed its 1000th number one song on the top of our charts, albeit with a song that most people would screw their nose up at and say “what the hell is that noise doing at No.1?” I’m talking about

Tagged as: 1000th, ARIA, Australian charts, Braauer, Harlem Shake, number one

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Nick Cave Push The Sky Away Debuts At Number One On ARIA

by Gavin Ryan

The fifteenth studio album for Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds becomes the group’s first No.1 album in Australia, as they debut at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart with “Push the Sky Away”, their first new material in almost five years (March 2008 was the last one).

Tagged as: alternative, ARIA, Bad Seeds, Nick Cave, Push The Sky Away

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Baauer Harlem Shake Is Australia’s 1000th Number One Song

by Gavin Ryan

73 years after music charts started in Australia the viral smash ‘Harlem Shake’ by Baauer has become the 1000th number one song.

Tagged as: ARIA, Baauer, Harlem Shake, Nelly, One Direction, pop

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Russell Morris Scores First Top 50 Album Since 1981

by Paul Cashmere

Russell Morris is back in the Australian Top 50 chart for the first time since his ‘Almost Frantic’ album peaked at no. 28.

Tagged as: ARIA, Russell Morris, Sharkmouth

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Foals Album Debuts At Top Of ARIA Chart

by Gavin Ryan

English rock band Foals see their third album “Holy Fire” debut at the No.1 spot in Australia this week.

Tagged as: ARIA, Foals, Holy Fire

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Pink Has Fun With ARIA Number One Song

by Gavin Ryan

Pink scores her seventh ARIA No.1 single with her new track “Just Give Me a Reason”, a duet with FUN lead singer Nate Ruess, making it also his third chart-topping appearance in Australia, as his band FUN had two No.1 singles in 2012.

Tagged as: ARIA, Fun, Nate Ruess, Pink

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Of Monsters And Men Top ARIA Chart

by Gavin Ryan

The first act from Iceland to top the ARIA Albums Chart occurs this week, as Of Monsters & Men take their album “My Head is an Animal” up four places to land the No.1 album in Australia.

Tagged as: ARIA, My Head In An Animal, Of Monsters And Men

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Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Same Love Spends 4th Week At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are at No.1 on the ARIA Singles chart for fourth week with their track “Same Love”.

Tagged as: ARIA, Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Same Love

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Australian Music Sales Increased 4% in 2012

by Paul Cashmere

Music sales in Australia in 2012 increased by 4% giving the Australian Music Industry its first upward trend since 2009.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australian music industry, Dan Rosen, Denis Handlin

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Macklemore And Ryan Lewis Have The Two Top Songs On ARIA

by Gavin Ryan

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis stay atop the ARIA Singles chart for a third week with their second No.1 “Same Love”.

Tagged as: ARIA, Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Same Love

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Bruno Mars Unorthodox Jukebox Stay No 1 On Aria Albums

by Gavin Ryan

Bruno Mars stays atop the ARIA Albums chart this week with his “Unorthodox Jukebox” album.

Tagged as: ARIA, Bruno Mars, Unorthodox Jukebox

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Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Same Love Stays On Top Of ARIA Chart

by Gavin Ryan

Macklemore not only cements himself and Ryan Lewis at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart for a second week with their second consecutive No.1 song “Same Love”, the track also moves from gold to Platinum in sales.

Tagged as: ARIA, Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Same Love

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Bruno Mars Maintains Top Of ARIA Album Chart

by Gavin Ryan

Bruno Mars holds for a second week at No.1 on the ARIA Albums chart with “Unorthodox Jukebox”, but making a bid for the top spot is the “Les Miserables” soundtrack, which rises a place to No.2 this week, whilst the current (and last week) No.1 singles holder Macklemore and Ryan Lewis jump up five places

Tagged as: ARIA, Bruno Mars, Les Misérables, Unorthodox Jukebox

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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Replaces Macklemore & Ryan Lewis On ARIA Chart

by Gavin Ryan

For only the second time this century, an artist has replaced themselves at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart, as Macklemore & Ryan Lewis leap up to the No.1 spot (from last weeks No.9) with the song “Same Love” (now Gold ● in sales) and it replaces the seven week running No.1 track “Thrift

Tagged as: ARIA, Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Same Love, Thrift Shop

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Bruno Mars Unorthodox Jukebox Tops ARIA Album Chart

by Gavin Ryan

Bruno Mars jumps up a couple of places to land the No.1 spot on the ARIA Albums chart with his second album “Unorthodox Jukebox” the album also gaining its second Top 10 single this week too, as “When I Was Your Man” jumped up to No.6, with the first single from the set “Locked Out

Tagged as: ARIA, Bruno Mars, Unorthodox Jukebox

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Macklemore And Ryan Lewis Remain Top Of ARIA Chart

by Gavin Ryan

Macklemore with his producer Ryan Lewis and rapper Wanz stays atop the ARIA Singles Chart for a seventh consecutive week with their now 5x(▲)Platinum certified track “Thrift Shop”.

Tagged as: ARIA, Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Thrift Shop

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Pink The Truth About Love Was Australia’s Top Album Of 2012

by Gavin Ryan

Pink had the biggest selling album of 2012 in Australia with ‘The Truth About Love.

Tagged as: 2012, ARIA, Pink, The Truth About Love, Top 10

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Carly Rae Jepsen Call Me Maybe Was Australia’s Biggest Hit Of 2012

by Gavin Ryan

Carly Rae Jepsen ‘Call Me Maybe’ was the biggest selling song of 2012 on the ARIA chart in Australia.

Tagged as: 20112, ARIA, Carly Rae Jepsen, Swedish House Mafia

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Pink Tops ARIA While Michael Buble Returns To The North Pole

by Gavin Ryan

Pink reclaims the ARIA No.1 Albums position this week with her now 6xPlatinum selling “The Truth about Love”, which now racks up it’s sixth week at No.1, and thanks to her tour later in the year, this is one album that will be around for quite some time.

Tagged as: ARIA, Michael Buble, Pink, Rod Stewart

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Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Have First ARIA Hit Song Of 2013

by Gavin Ryan

Six straight weeks at No.1 on the ARIA Singles Chart for Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz in their “Thrift Shop”.

Tagged as: ARIA, Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Thrift Shop

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

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The ARIA Chart Is Something To Get ‘Angry’ About

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