Ed Sheeran unassailable as he reaches six consecutive weeks with No. 1 and 2 singles, and the Soundtrack ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ hits the top on debut

Singles: 

Top 5: 

  1. Ed Sheeran ‘Shape Of You’
  2. Ed Sheeran ‘Castle On The Hill’
  3. Zayn & Taylor Swift ‘I Don’t Wanna Live Forever’
  4. Katy Perry Feat. Skip Marley ‘Chained To The Rhythm’ (Debut)
  5. The Chainsmokers ‘Paris’

 

Singles Chartifacts: 

#1: Ed Sheeran ‘Shape Of You’ – For the sixth consecutive week, Ed Sheeran sits at #1 and #2 on the ARIA Singles Chart with Shape Of You and Castle On The Hill, respectively.

#3: Zayn & Taylor Swift ‘I Don’t Wanna Live Forever’ – In its tenth week in the top 50, I Don’t Want To Live Forever jumps one spot back up to its peak position (#3 Dec. ’16).

#4: Katy Perry Feat. Skip Marley ‘Chained To The Rhythm’ (Debut) – It’s the American artist’s first Singles Chart entry for 2017. The track features Skip Marley (grandson of legendary musician Bob Marley) and is co-produced by Max Martin (who produced major hits for artists such as the Backstreet Boys, Britney & NSYNC) and is co-written by Sia. Katy performed the song at the 2017 Grammy Awards.

#16: Jon Bellion ‘All Time Low’ – In its third week in the top 50, Jon Bellion’s All Time Low jumps up 12 places to claim a new peak at #16.

Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE

 

Albums:

Top 5:

  1. Soundtrack ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ (Debut)
  2. Thundamentals ‘Everyone We Know’ (Debut)
  3. Rag‘N’BoneMan ‘Human’ (Debut)
  4. Adele ‘25’
  5. Guns N’ Roses ‘Greatest Hits’

  

Albums Chartifacts:

#1: Soundtrack ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ (Debut) – The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to the 2017 film Fifty Shades Darker debuts at #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Fifty Shades Darker is the second instalment in the Fifty Shades trilogy, and follows the 2015 blockbuster smash Fifty Shades of Grey. The set features the track I Don’t Wanna Live Forever by Zayn and Taylor Swift which peaked at #3 on December 2016. The soundtrack to the first film in the trilogy peaked at #1 in February 2015.

#2: Thundamentals ‘Everyone We Know’ (Debut) – The fourth full-length studio album from Thundamentals gives the Australian Hip-hop outfit their highest peak on the Albums Chart. Everyone We Know is the band’s first release since So We Can Remember (#3 May ’14).

#3: Rag‘N’Bone Man ‘Human’ (Debut) – British singer and songwriter Rag‘N’Bone Man makes his first ARIA Albums Chart appearance with his debut album Human. The title track with the same name Human peaked on the ARIA Singles Chart at #17 in January 2017.

#7: Adam Brand ‘Get On Your Feet’ (Debut) – Australian country musician Adam Brand snares his 13th top 50 appearance on the ARIA Albums Chart with his fifteenth studio album Get On Your Feet. It comes one year on from Adam Brand and The Outlaws which peaked at #6 on January 2016.

#12: Beyonce ‘Lemonade’ – A jump of 30 spots for the former #1 following Beyonce’s performance and appearance at the 2017 Grammy Awards. It’s Lemonade’s thirty sixth week in the top 50.

 

Streaming Singles:

Top 5:

  1. Ed Sheeran ‘Shape Of You’ 
  2. Ed Sheeran ‘Castle On The Hill’ 
  3. Zayn & Taylor Swift ‘I Don’t Wanna Live Forever’
  4. The Chainsmokers ‘Paris’
  5. Pnau ‘Chameleon’

 

 

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on the ARIA Charts.

 

 

AMNPLIFY – BA