Official ARIA CHARTS News
21st July 2018
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Amy Shark delivers the seventh Australian chart-topping album of 2018, as ‘Love Monster’ debuts at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart
Drake moves to top of singles chart with ‘In My Feelings’
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Singles:
Top 5:
1. Drake ‘In My Feelings’
2. 5 Seconds Of Summer ‘Youngblood’
3. Maroon 5 Feat. Cardi B ‘Girls Like You’
4. Dean Lewis ‘Be Alright’
5. Ariana Grande ‘God Is A Woman’ (Debut)
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Singles Chartifacts:
#1: Drake ‘In My Feelings’ – Moving up two spots from last week, ‘In My Feelings’ becomes Drake’s fourth #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The track also gives the Canadian rapper a third #1 single for 2018, following ‘God’s Plan’ (#1 Feb. ’18) and ‘Nice For What’ (#1 Apr. ’18). He topped the chart with ‘One Dance’ (#1 May ’16).
#4: Dean Lewis ‘Be Alright’ – Three weeks into its run in the Top 50, Dean Lewis’ ‘Be Alright’ moves up one spot to claim a new peak at #4.
#5: Ariana Grande ‘God Is A Woman’ (Debut) – Ariana Grande picks up her second Top Ten entry for 2018 with ‘God Is A Woman’. Like ‘No Tears Left To Cry’ (#1 Apr. ’18), the new single comes from Grande’s forthcoming fourth album, Sweetener, due for release on 17 August. The track is Grande’s seventh Top Ten as a lead artist.
#8: Amy Shark ‘I Said Hi’ – With her debut album, Love Monster, claiming #1 on this week’s Albums Chart, Amy Shark’s current single jumps back up 18 spots to return to the Top Ten for a seventh week.
#12: Martin Garrix Feat. Khalid ‘Ocean’ – Martin Garrix’s ‘Ocean’ jumps up six to claim a new peak at #12. It’s the track’s fifth week in the Top 50.
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Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE
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Albums:
Top 5:
1. Amy Shark ‘Love Monster’ (Debut)
2. Drake ‘Scorpion’
3. Soundtrack ‘The Greatest Showman’
4. Soundtrack ‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’ (Debut)
5. Ed Sheeran ‘÷’
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Albums Chartifacts:
#1: Amy Shark ‘Love Monster’ (Debut) – Queensland singer-songwriter Amy Shark takes out her first #1 on the ARIA Charts with debut album, Love Monster. Featuring ‘Adore’ (#3 Feb. ’17) and ‘I Said Hi’ (#6 Jun. ’18), the album is Shark’s second Albums Chart appearance, following the Night Thinker EP (#2 May ’17). It features Mark Hoppus of Blink 182 on the track ‘Psycho’.
Love Monster is the seventh Australian #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart in 2018 after 5 Seconds Of Summer’s Youngblood, Sheppard’s Watching The Sky, Parkway Drive’s Reverence, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu’s Djarimirri (Child Of The Rainbow), Kylie Minogue’s Golden and Vance Joy’s Nation Of Two.
#4: Soundtrack ‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’ (Debut) – The soundtrack to Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again hits the chart in the same week the film is released. The follow-up to Mamma Mia! (#1 Jul. ’08) features performances of ABBA songs by the cast, which includes Lily James, Amanda Seyfried, Julie Walters, Meryl Streep, Cher, Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan and more.
#6: Adam Brand ‘Milestones…20 Years’ (Debut) – Adam Brand celebrates two decades since his self-titled debut (#44 Feb. ’99) with Milestones…20 Years. The two disc set features tracks from throughout the country artist’s career, including from his five Top Ten studio albums, Blame It On Eve (#10 Jan. ’08), There Will Be Love (#4 Aug. ’12), My Side Of The Street (#5 Aug. ’14), Adam Brand And The Outlaws (#6 Jan. ’16) and Get On Your Feet (#7 Feb. ’17).
#18: The Babe Rainbow ‘Double Rainbow’ (Debut) – Byron Bay psych rockers The Babe Rainbow makes their ARIA Top 50 debut with Double Rainbow. The album is the group’s second studio album and comes just over a year on from their self-titled debut.
#19: Kendrick Lamar ‘Damn.’ – Kendrick Lamar’s fourth studio album jumps up ten spots as his national tour heads into its second week, including an appearance at Splendour In The Grass.
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Streaming Singles:
Top 5:
1. Drake ‘In My Feelings’
2. 5 Seconds Of Summer ‘Youngblood’
3. Maroon 5 Feat. Cardi B ‘Girls Like You’
4. Drake Feat. Michael Jackson ‘Don’t Matter To Me’
5. Dean Lewis ‘Be Alright’
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The national ARIA Chart is Australia’s pre-eminent music chart representing a broad cross section of retail outlets. More than 1200 music retailers, including department stores, chain stores, independent retailers, streaming outlets, and digital providers contribute their data to ARIA to ensure that comprehensive charts are compiled across various genres and categories during any given week.
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