Well this week didn't pan out as bad as I thought it would, that's not to say I ain't worried about some songs that are coming including one song in the top ten that is a shot at going number 1 (unfortunately) and we got a new number one that I really like,
That new number one is "Shotgun" by George Ezra, it's already been a huge hit in the UK and now it's finally gone number one here in Australia. "Shotgun" is Ezra's first number one single, his previous best was "Budapest" which reached number 5 in July 2014 while "Shotgun" is the tenth song to hit number one in Australia this year.
The previous number one for five weeks, "Be Alright" by Dean Lewis slipped back to number two this week and I would expect this song to slowly start falling away soon.
This all saw "Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid slip back to number three, now this probably isn't going to reach number one unfortunately (it's a pretty good song so kind of annoyed that it won't reach number one like it has in New Zealand).
What has a chance of hitting number one because it's dominating on streaming at the moment is the unbearably unimaginative and pretty damn awful 'I Love It" by Kanye West and Lil Pump (Uthe lyrics of this song are asinine, we'r
The current US number one "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B fell back to number 6 as it gradually leaves the chart.
"Rise" by Jonas Blue feat. Jack and Jack jumped up two places to number 7, I doubt it can make top five but hey I'll be happy if it does as it is a decent song.
"Happier" by Marshmello feat. Bastille jumped 5 places to be a new arrival to the top ten at number eight.
"High Hopes" by Panic! At The Disco remains in the top 10 despite a one place drop to number 9.
Rounding out the top ten is former number one "Youngblood" by 5 Seconds of Summer awbich fell four places to number ten, I expect this song to be fighting it out with "Be Alright" by Dean Lewis for ARIA song of the year come the ARIA Awards in November.
Gains
:The biggest gainer this week was the European smash "In My Mind" by Dynoro which busted up to number 25 from 41. Could be a future number one.
Speaking of big dance hits elsewhere starting to rise up the charts, "Body" by Loud Luxury feat Brando jumped from 25 to 14. I expect this song to break into the top ten next week.
"Electricity" by Silk City feat. Dua Lipa also enjoyed a good rise up to 24 from 33 while "Natural" by Imagine Dragons rose 9 places to 28 (I am meh about that song, a stereotypical Imagine Dragons song really)
For some inexplicable reason "Goodbye" by Jason DeRulo feat. David Guetta, Nicki Minaj and Willy William jumped 12 places to 36.
Kian's "Waiting" got a decent 12 place boost to 38. Great news for the young Aussie artist!
Re-Entries
"Shape Of You" by Ed Sheeran is back again to spend a 79th week on the chart at number 50. What the hell? Maybe it's time for ARIA to look at a recurrent rule.
Losers
Eminem lost hard this week with "The Ringer" the biggest loser of the week down to 31 from 18 last week, "Kamikaze" fell to 23, "Not Alike" with Royce Da 5'9" down to 44.
Ariana Grande announced she was going to be taking a long break as "God is a Woman" fell 7 steps down from heaven's gates to 27.
"Fire/Reprisal" by Peking Duk lost it's fire in flaming out to 32. "Better Now" by Post Malone slipped to 33 from 28 and the generally crappy "FEFE" by 6ix9ine feat. Nicki Minaj dropped to 34/
Drop Outs
The only drop out I am a little disappointed about is "I Wanna Know" by NOTD feat. Bea Miller. That song was pretty good so kind of sad to see it fall out.
That siad not sorry to see "Solo" by Clean Bandit and Demi Lovato gone...good riddance to atrocious garbage, both Clean Bandit and Demi Lovato are capable of so much better.
The other two that fell out were Eminem "Kamikaze" album tracks those being "Fall" and "Greatest"
New Entries
Highest debut of the week went to Khalid's "Better" at number 15 which isn't surprising considering it seems that Australia appears to love the guy.
Now a song that has done well overseas and has finally debuted on the Australia charts at 41 is Tom Walker's 'Leave a Light On". Seriously, number 1 in France and also hit the top 10 in a number of countries around Europe, the song is an unhinged load of awesome. Check it out.
Finally we end it with Machine Gun Kelly's diss track toward Eminem "Rap Devil" debuting at 45.
Next week we'll see the probable top ten debut of Eminem's response to MGK called "Killshot", Avril Lavigne could also turn up with her comeback track called "Head Above water". I do expect George Ezra to retain number one.
Thursday 27 September 2018
Friday 21 September 2018
My Thoughts on "Head Above Water" by Avril Lavigne
Ever since Avril Lavigne promised new music toward the end of 2016, I will admit to be a little impatient and very excited to hear what she and others had been working on in the studio even despite the fact I was not impressed with her self titled album which was released in 2013 apart from a couple of songs like 'Here's to Never Growing Up" so part of me was wary.
However before we even talk about the music we need to talk about the fact that Avril hasn't released any music since 2015 when she released "Fly" for the Special Olympics and had various guest appearances on other people's songs in 2017 so why the long wait? Quite simply, Avril had been diagnosed with Lyme disease, a horrid disease that is carried by black legged and deer ticks that had left Avril bedridden, and as she wrote in her emotional letter to fans announcing the release date of the first single from her 6th album, had left her 'accepting death'.
So that leads us to the first taste of the new album which still doesn't have a name, the lead single called "Head Above Water" which is an emotional, empowering piano ballad that makes Avril's vocals the star and that's almost immediate because Avril sounds absolutely stunning on this song to the point where I'd dare say her voice has improved A LOT given the five years away.
I know a few people were wanting a loud, brasive rock song as the lead single but given what Avril has been through that was NEVER going to be the case, it was always going to be a ballad.
The lyrics are to a degree simple but that's always been Avril's strong point, she's never needed to make complex songs to connect with her fans take songs like "Here's to Never Growing Up" and even her first major hit "Complicated" where both really get to the point and that is the same with "Head Above Water" where Avril tells her story about her determination in fighting lyme disease with the support of God which makes a heck of a lot of sense, having a brush with death naturally would bring a person closer to whatever religious figure is in their lives and coming to grips with their own mortality and reaching acceptance that they may well die.
Moving away from the lyrics and to the overall sound of the song and just where it fits in terms of Avril's discography, I actually see "Head Above Water" as being a song that could have made her second album "Under My Skin" as it bares a lot of the hallmarks of some of the songs from that album and it's also a sign that Avril has matured as a person.
I really like "Head Above Water" a lot, am hoping it becomes a hit in Australia and around the world because my goodness it deserves it and if it can also draw attention to the horror that is lyme disease than we're all going to be better for it. Thank you Avril.
Thursday 20 September 2018
ARIA Singles Chart top ten/chart review: 17th September: Kanye and Lil Pump debut inside top ten
There's a change a-coming to the ARIA singles chart...just not this week...but seriously there's something brewing and I don't know if it is any good especially considering the new entry to the top ten but we'll get to taking that trash out.
Anyway Dean Lewis spends his fifth week at number one with "Be Alright" but things aren't looking promising for fifth week at the top as digital sales and streaming have started to slow.
The favourite to take number one is "Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid at number two, its still doing well on streaming but digital sales have slowed.
Another contender for number one is George Ezra's "Shotgun" which remains at number three for another week, it still leads on digital sales and I can only see digital sales improving.
Heck the top five is actually okay with the terrific "Promises" by Calvin Harris and Sam Smith being the biggest gainer across the chart this week leaping eight places to number four and is a genuine contender for number one.
What's not is "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 and Cardi B which somehow leapt one place to return to the top 5 at number 5 largely due to the weakness of "Youngblood" by 5 Seconds of Summer which remained at number 6
However it could be overtaken by the new entry at number seven and the garbage that needs to go into a bin, "I Love It" by Kanye West feat. Lil Pump. This song is just utter drivel from start to finish but its got good streaming and that's about it, hopefully radio doesn't pick it up (given the language used, I doubt they will)
"High Hopes" by Panic! At the Disco remains at number 8 again this week. Good sign as I really like that song so the longer it stays in the top ten is good at least to me
"Rise" by Jonas Blue feat. Jack and Jack returned to the top ten at number 9, up two places on last week but I don't see it lasting much longer in the top ten
Finally, "In My Feelings" by Drake slipped one place to number ten meaning next week could be the first week without a Drake song in the top ten for awhile.
Gains
Most songs got their gains back as the Eminem album bomb predictably receded with "Happier" by Marshmello feat. Bastille jumping from 19 to 13 (probably cracks top ten next week), "Brautiful" by Bazzi feat. Camila up to 15 from 21 (Camila has announced "Consequences" as the next single from her album (obviously after 'Real Friends' remix with Swae Lee flopped).
The major hit in Canada and the UK, "Body" by Loud Luxury and Brando jumped from 32 to 25 as it seems likely to become the next major electronic hit in Australia.
"Happy Now" by Zedd feat. Elley Duhe regained some lost ground climbing from 35 to 27 (It's an okay song, doesn't really have much impact on me one way or the other if I am being honest)
Losers
Let's blow through all the Eminem losses this week because the biggest was his song "Greatest" which fell from 15 to 38. "Lucky You" with Joyner Lucas fell out of the top ten to number 11. "Kamikaze" fell down one place to 14, "The Ringer" to 18, "Not Alike" with Royce Da 5'9" down to 32 from 23 and finally "Fall" lived up to it's name plummeting to 36.
Outside of Eminem though, "Healing Hands" by Conrad Sewell find 5 to 19, "God is a Woman" by Ariana Grande slipped four to 20 and "Nevermind" by Dennis Lloyd dropped from 27 to 31.
Finally in good news, it looks as though "Solo" by Clean Bandit feat. Demi Lovato is on the way out as it fell from 41 to 49.
Re-Entries
The only re-entry is Jason DeRulo's "Goodbye" feat. David Guetta, Nicki Minaj and Willy William at 48 (Australia, really, you can do better)
Drop outs
Five of the six drop outs are Eminem songs including both songs with Jessie Reyez "Nice Guy" and "Good Guy" along with "Normal", "Venom" and "Stepping Stone"
The only non Eminem song to fall out was 'Hurt Somebody' by Noah Kahan which actually had a pretty decent run spending 25 weeks on the chart, it may well make the year end list.
New Entries
So apart from Kanye and Lil Pump's new entry inside the top ten, we got "Electricity" by Silk City (Mark Ronson and Diplo) feat. Dua Lipa at 33 (I am hoping this song does well, I really like it a lot), "Natural" by Imagine Dragons at 37, "In My Mind" by Dynoro (this song has been HUGE in Europe especially in Germany)
16 year old Triple J unearthed act Kian has his first ARIA top 50 single with "Waiting" debuting at number 50 (I hope it sticks around but wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't)
So that was the week and it was a mixed one at that. Dean Lewis time at number one seems limited but I am not sure what is going to replace it.
Anyway Dean Lewis spends his fifth week at number one with "Be Alright" but things aren't looking promising for fifth week at the top as digital sales and streaming have started to slow.
The favourite to take number one is "Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid at number two, its still doing well on streaming but digital sales have slowed.
Another contender for number one is George Ezra's "Shotgun" which remains at number three for another week, it still leads on digital sales and I can only see digital sales improving.
Heck the top five is actually okay with the terrific "Promises" by Calvin Harris and Sam Smith being the biggest gainer across the chart this week leaping eight places to number four and is a genuine contender for number one.
What's not is "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 and Cardi B which somehow leapt one place to return to the top 5 at number 5 largely due to the weakness of "Youngblood" by 5 Seconds of Summer which remained at number 6
However it could be overtaken by the new entry at number seven and the garbage that needs to go into a bin, "I Love It" by Kanye West feat. Lil Pump. This song is just utter drivel from start to finish but its got good streaming and that's about it, hopefully radio doesn't pick it up (given the language used, I doubt they will)
"High Hopes" by Panic! At the Disco remains at number 8 again this week. Good sign as I really like that song so the longer it stays in the top ten is good at least to me
"Rise" by Jonas Blue feat. Jack and Jack returned to the top ten at number 9, up two places on last week but I don't see it lasting much longer in the top ten
Finally, "In My Feelings" by Drake slipped one place to number ten meaning next week could be the first week without a Drake song in the top ten for awhile.
Gains
Most songs got their gains back as the Eminem album bomb predictably receded with "Happier" by Marshmello feat. Bastille jumping from 19 to 13 (probably cracks top ten next week), "Brautiful" by Bazzi feat. Camila up to 15 from 21 (Camila has announced "Consequences" as the next single from her album (obviously after 'Real Friends' remix with Swae Lee flopped).
The major hit in Canada and the UK, "Body" by Loud Luxury and Brando jumped from 32 to 25 as it seems likely to become the next major electronic hit in Australia.
"Happy Now" by Zedd feat. Elley Duhe regained some lost ground climbing from 35 to 27 (It's an okay song, doesn't really have much impact on me one way or the other if I am being honest)
Losers
Let's blow through all the Eminem losses this week because the biggest was his song "Greatest" which fell from 15 to 38. "Lucky You" with Joyner Lucas fell out of the top ten to number 11. "Kamikaze" fell down one place to 14, "The Ringer" to 18, "Not Alike" with Royce Da 5'9" down to 32 from 23 and finally "Fall" lived up to it's name plummeting to 36.
Outside of Eminem though, "Healing Hands" by Conrad Sewell find 5 to 19, "God is a Woman" by Ariana Grande slipped four to 20 and "Nevermind" by Dennis Lloyd dropped from 27 to 31.
Finally in good news, it looks as though "Solo" by Clean Bandit feat. Demi Lovato is on the way out as it fell from 41 to 49.
Re-Entries
The only re-entry is Jason DeRulo's "Goodbye" feat. David Guetta, Nicki Minaj and Willy William at 48 (Australia, really, you can do better)
Drop outs
Five of the six drop outs are Eminem songs including both songs with Jessie Reyez "Nice Guy" and "Good Guy" along with "Normal", "Venom" and "Stepping Stone"
The only non Eminem song to fall out was 'Hurt Somebody' by Noah Kahan which actually had a pretty decent run spending 25 weeks on the chart, it may well make the year end list.
New Entries
So apart from Kanye and Lil Pump's new entry inside the top ten, we got "Electricity" by Silk City (Mark Ronson and Diplo) feat. Dua Lipa at 33 (I am hoping this song does well, I really like it a lot), "Natural" by Imagine Dragons at 37, "In My Mind" by Dynoro (this song has been HUGE in Europe especially in Germany)
16 year old Triple J unearthed act Kian has his first ARIA top 50 single with "Waiting" debuting at number 50 (I hope it sticks around but wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't)
So that was the week and it was a mixed one at that. Dean Lewis time at number one seems limited but I am not sure what is going to replace it.
Thursday 13 September 2018
ARIA top ten/Chart Review: 10th September: Kamikaze lived up to its name as an Eminem album bomb detonates
Fair to say this week wasn't pretty at all, only few songs made gains and those songs that were climbing lost ground while others that had been falling continued their descent all because of an Eminem "Kamikaze" album bomb.
Let's begin with the top 10, Eminem didn't manage to cause a change at number one with Dean Lewis remaining at number one for a fourth straight week with "Be Alright" but it could have some competition for number one soon more on that in a moment.
It's probably not going to come from "Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid at number 2, its digital sales are just not matching the song's streaming unfortunately. I actually don't mind this song at all, it's the best Halsey has sounded on anything she's done.
The real challenger for number one comes in the form of George Ezra's "Shotgun" which jumped three places to number 3 this week, it's ruling digital sales and if it gets some streaming gains then there's a fair chance that we might see this song go number one (I'd be happy with that because it's a pretty great pop song)
This where we hit the first and second of the eleven new Eminem songs that reached the ARIA top 50 this week with "Lucky You" feat. Lucas Joyner at number four and "The Ringer" at number five, I don't expect either of these two songs to stick around in the top ten though.
Former chart topper "Youngblood" by 5 Seconds of Summer fell three places to number 6 as it continues to rise on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, it currently sits at number thirteen and is a chance of breaking into the top ten there.
It was the same sized drop for Maroon 5 and Cardi B with "Girls Like You" dropping to number seven.
Perhaps mostly surprisingly is the fact "High Hopes" by Panic! At the Disco remaining at number eight. It's actually in Australia where this song is performing the best which is a bit of a surprise.
"In My Feelings" by Drake slid for four places because the novelty of the challenge for this song is being replaced by similarly annoying challenges for crap songs.
Rounding out the the top ten is "No Brainer" by DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo at number ten which is a drop of three places.
I expect most of those that dropped places will regain them once the Eminem album bomb recedes.
Gains
Very few gains of note this week, the biggest mover was "Happier" by Marshmello feat. Bastille which jumped from 25 to 19.
Losers
There were some big losers across the board, I am not going to go through every single song that lost this week because most of them will regain ground next week with the album bomb fading away. The biggest loser was "Solo" by Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato fell from 28 to 41.
Other songs to fall big included "I Like It' by Cardi B feat. Bad Bunny and J Balvin (I am not convinced the Australian public love Cardi B just yet to be honest), "I'll be There' by Jess Glynne falling from 29 to 36 and "No Tears Left to Cry" by Ariana Grande down to 42 from 31 however I suspect those songs may well have been on the way out anyway.
Taking a hit were "Happy Now" by Zedd and Elley Duhe down to 35 from 27 and "Beautiful" by Bazzi featuring Camila Cabello down to 21 from 18.
Drop Outs
So let's start with songs that will make the year end list that fell out of the top 50 this week: "One Kiss" by Calvin Harris feat. Dua Lipa, "Back To You" by Selena Gomez", former number one"God's Plan" by Drake (thank godness), "Nice for What" by Drake and "Psycho" by Post Malone feat. Ty Dolla Sign.
Songs having their run cut short. "Nonstop" by Drake (not a good week at all for Drake) and "Just Friends" by Hayden James and Boy Matthews.
Gone and probably won't return: "Idol" by BTS (Good, a pretty awful song),
Might return with Eminem's album bomb receding: "Goodbye" by Jason Derulo feat. David Guetta, Nicki Minaj and Willy William, "I'm A Mess" by Bebe Rexha and "Don't Leave Me Alone" by David Guetta feat. Anne-Marie.
New Entries
So I am going to make this quick and get through all of these Eminem new entries as quickly as possible because I doubt any of them are sticking around.
Outside of "Lucky You" and "The Ringer", there was "Kamikaze" at 13, "Greatest" at 15, "Fall" at 23, "Not Alike" feat. Royce Da 5'9", "Stepping Stone" at 34, "Venom" at 37, "Good Guy" feat. Jessie Reyez at 46 and finally "Nice Guy" also feat. Jessie Reyez at 48.
Ugh, I dislike album bombs, hopefully the one recedes quickly. ARIA will post the latest chart update at 5pm on Saturday.
Let's begin with the top 10, Eminem didn't manage to cause a change at number one with Dean Lewis remaining at number one for a fourth straight week with "Be Alright" but it could have some competition for number one soon more on that in a moment.
It's probably not going to come from "Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid at number 2, its digital sales are just not matching the song's streaming unfortunately. I actually don't mind this song at all, it's the best Halsey has sounded on anything she's done.
The real challenger for number one comes in the form of George Ezra's "Shotgun" which jumped three places to number 3 this week, it's ruling digital sales and if it gets some streaming gains then there's a fair chance that we might see this song go number one (I'd be happy with that because it's a pretty great pop song)
This where we hit the first and second of the eleven new Eminem songs that reached the ARIA top 50 this week with "Lucky You" feat. Lucas Joyner at number four and "The Ringer" at number five, I don't expect either of these two songs to stick around in the top ten though.
Former chart topper "Youngblood" by 5 Seconds of Summer fell three places to number 6 as it continues to rise on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, it currently sits at number thirteen and is a chance of breaking into the top ten there.
It was the same sized drop for Maroon 5 and Cardi B with "Girls Like You" dropping to number seven.
Perhaps mostly surprisingly is the fact "High Hopes" by Panic! At the Disco remaining at number eight. It's actually in Australia where this song is performing the best which is a bit of a surprise.
"In My Feelings" by Drake slid for four places because the novelty of the challenge for this song is being replaced by similarly annoying challenges for crap songs.
Rounding out the the top ten is "No Brainer" by DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo at number ten which is a drop of three places.
I expect most of those that dropped places will regain them once the Eminem album bomb recedes.
Gains
Very few gains of note this week, the biggest mover was "Happier" by Marshmello feat. Bastille which jumped from 25 to 19.
Losers
There were some big losers across the board, I am not going to go through every single song that lost this week because most of them will regain ground next week with the album bomb fading away. The biggest loser was "Solo" by Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato fell from 28 to 41.
Other songs to fall big included "I Like It' by Cardi B feat. Bad Bunny and J Balvin (I am not convinced the Australian public love Cardi B just yet to be honest), "I'll be There' by Jess Glynne falling from 29 to 36 and "No Tears Left to Cry" by Ariana Grande down to 42 from 31 however I suspect those songs may well have been on the way out anyway.
Taking a hit were "Happy Now" by Zedd and Elley Duhe down to 35 from 27 and "Beautiful" by Bazzi featuring Camila Cabello down to 21 from 18.
Drop Outs
So let's start with songs that will make the year end list that fell out of the top 50 this week: "One Kiss" by Calvin Harris feat. Dua Lipa, "Back To You" by Selena Gomez", former number one"God's Plan" by Drake (thank godness), "Nice for What" by Drake and "Psycho" by Post Malone feat. Ty Dolla Sign.
Songs having their run cut short. "Nonstop" by Drake (not a good week at all for Drake) and "Just Friends" by Hayden James and Boy Matthews.
Gone and probably won't return: "Idol" by BTS (Good, a pretty awful song),
Might return with Eminem's album bomb receding: "Goodbye" by Jason Derulo feat. David Guetta, Nicki Minaj and Willy William, "I'm A Mess" by Bebe Rexha and "Don't Leave Me Alone" by David Guetta feat. Anne-Marie.
New Entries
So I am going to make this quick and get through all of these Eminem new entries as quickly as possible because I doubt any of them are sticking around.
Outside of "Lucky You" and "The Ringer", there was "Kamikaze" at 13, "Greatest" at 15, "Fall" at 23, "Not Alike" feat. Royce Da 5'9", "Stepping Stone" at 34, "Venom" at 37, "Good Guy" feat. Jessie Reyez at 46 and finally "Nice Guy" also feat. Jessie Reyez at 48.
Ugh, I dislike album bombs, hopefully the one recedes quickly. ARIA will post the latest chart update at 5pm on Saturday.
Tuesday 4 September 2018
ARIA Singles Chart top ten/Chart Review: 3rd September. Calmer week with Eminem on the horizon.
So this week felt like a much calmer week as the Ariana mini album bomb recedes and the chart braces for another this time because Eminem, of all people, dropped a surprise album called "Kamikaze" on Friday but we'll deal with all of that later.
Let's get to our top ten and very much stable at number one is "Be Alright" by Dean Lewis for a third consecutive week, it does look like losing number one at this stage.
Well at least not to "Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid at number two which is also looking like it might well be willing play the waiting game because its pretty strong right now however it's a matter of seeing whether it will be as strong when "Be Alright" weakens because I am not convinced it's going to be the case.
Quite surprisingly "Youngblood" by 5 Seconds of Summer climbed back up one place to number 3 (don't get me wrong, it's probably going to make my year end best hits list but this is sticking around much longer than I expected) and also a surprise rise for "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B back up to number 4.
That said those rises could have come because "In My Feelings" by Drake began losing streams hard this week and as a result fell two places to number 5.
The song that appears likely to be a challenger for number one quite soon is George Ezra's "Shotgun" which jumped 3 places to number 6 and given it's number one on iTunes right now, if it's streaming picks up, this song could get HUGE.
What finally is starting to fall away is the 2nd worst song in the top 10 which is "No Brainer" by DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper and Quavo which fell one place to number 7.
Panic! At the Disco are enjoying their biggest hit in Australia with "High Hopes" regaining lost ground up two places to number 8. I actually really like the song so am glad it's doing well.
Jonas Blue feat. Jack and Jack's "Rise" returns to the top 10 this week up two to number 9 courtesy of the Ariana Grande album bomb falling away.
Speaking of Ariana Grande, "God is a Woman" slipped 3 places this week back to number 10.
Gains
Not sure if I am all that happy about our biggest gainer this week which is "Happier" by Marshmello feat. Bastille which jumped from 48 to 25. I mean really? We can do better than that song, Australia!
Speaking of better EDM songs, another big riser was "Promises" by Calvin Harris feat. Sam Smith up from 30 to 14. This song will be in the top ten next week if it isn't affected by the Eminem album bomb.
"Beautiful" by Bazzi feat. Camila Cabello breaks into the top 10 at 18.
Zedd feat. Elley Duhe's "Happy Now" jumps from 31 to 27,
"Body" by Loud Luxury feat. Brando jumped seven places to reach 33.
For some strange reason "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran also jumped from 44 to 38. I can't explain that one.
Re-Entries
"Leave Me Alone" by David Guetta feat. Anne-Marie returns after being bumped off the chart by Ariana Grande at 48.
While "Psycho" by Post Malone feat. Ty Dolla $ign just won't disappear for good, it returns at 49 because we can't always have good things on the ARIA charts right now.
Losers
I did mention that the Ariana Grande's mini album bomb fell away this week and that meant "No Tears Left to Cry" fell ten places to 31.
There is good news with utter crap like "Fefe" by 6ix9ine feat. Nicki Minaj continues to fall, this week down to 24 and "Solo" by Clean Bandit feat. Demi Lovato down three places to 28.
"One Kiss" by Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa continues to move it's way out of the top 50 down to 37 from 33 however that song will make the year end list so am happy about that because it's grown on me quite a bit.
Also on it's way out is "Back to You" by Selena Gomez down four places to 39.
Drop Outs
Nothing significant dropped out of the top 50 as far as year end list goes this week with two album tracks from Ariana Grande with "Sweetener" and "Everytime gone" taking with it "Stargazing" by Travis Scott and "Respect" by Aretha Franklin.
New Entries
The two new entries are two pretty awful songs however I am also expecting at least one of them to not stick around.
"Idol" by K-pop band BTS debuts at 35, it's the band's highest debuting song in Australia and sadly is one of the band's worst songs. It is a mess of a song from start to finish.
Jason DeRulo returns to the charts at number 50 with "Goodbye" feat. David Guetta, Nicki Minaj and Willy William.
So apart from that Eminem album bomb, am expecting a move into the top ten for "Promises" by Calvin Harris and Sam Smith, also think "Shotgun" by George Ezra will break into the top 5 but we'll find out on Saturday at 5pm AEST.
Let's get to our top ten and very much stable at number one is "Be Alright" by Dean Lewis for a third consecutive week, it does look like losing number one at this stage.
Well at least not to "Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid at number two which is also looking like it might well be willing play the waiting game because its pretty strong right now however it's a matter of seeing whether it will be as strong when "Be Alright" weakens because I am not convinced it's going to be the case.
Quite surprisingly "Youngblood" by 5 Seconds of Summer climbed back up one place to number 3 (don't get me wrong, it's probably going to make my year end best hits list but this is sticking around much longer than I expected) and also a surprise rise for "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B back up to number 4.
That said those rises could have come because "In My Feelings" by Drake began losing streams hard this week and as a result fell two places to number 5.
The song that appears likely to be a challenger for number one quite soon is George Ezra's "Shotgun" which jumped 3 places to number 6 and given it's number one on iTunes right now, if it's streaming picks up, this song could get HUGE.
What finally is starting to fall away is the 2nd worst song in the top 10 which is "No Brainer" by DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper and Quavo which fell one place to number 7.
Panic! At the Disco are enjoying their biggest hit in Australia with "High Hopes" regaining lost ground up two places to number 8. I actually really like the song so am glad it's doing well.
Jonas Blue feat. Jack and Jack's "Rise" returns to the top 10 this week up two to number 9 courtesy of the Ariana Grande album bomb falling away.
Speaking of Ariana Grande, "God is a Woman" slipped 3 places this week back to number 10.
Gains
Not sure if I am all that happy about our biggest gainer this week which is "Happier" by Marshmello feat. Bastille which jumped from 48 to 25. I mean really? We can do better than that song, Australia!
Speaking of better EDM songs, another big riser was "Promises" by Calvin Harris feat. Sam Smith up from 30 to 14. This song will be in the top ten next week if it isn't affected by the Eminem album bomb.
"Beautiful" by Bazzi feat. Camila Cabello breaks into the top 10 at 18.
Zedd feat. Elley Duhe's "Happy Now" jumps from 31 to 27,
"Body" by Loud Luxury feat. Brando jumped seven places to reach 33.
For some strange reason "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran also jumped from 44 to 38. I can't explain that one.
Re-Entries
"Leave Me Alone" by David Guetta feat. Anne-Marie returns after being bumped off the chart by Ariana Grande at 48.
While "Psycho" by Post Malone feat. Ty Dolla $ign just won't disappear for good, it returns at 49 because we can't always have good things on the ARIA charts right now.
Losers
I did mention that the Ariana Grande's mini album bomb fell away this week and that meant "No Tears Left to Cry" fell ten places to 31.
There is good news with utter crap like "Fefe" by 6ix9ine feat. Nicki Minaj continues to fall, this week down to 24 and "Solo" by Clean Bandit feat. Demi Lovato down three places to 28.
"One Kiss" by Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa continues to move it's way out of the top 50 down to 37 from 33 however that song will make the year end list so am happy about that because it's grown on me quite a bit.
Also on it's way out is "Back to You" by Selena Gomez down four places to 39.
Drop Outs
Nothing significant dropped out of the top 50 as far as year end list goes this week with two album tracks from Ariana Grande with "Sweetener" and "Everytime gone" taking with it "Stargazing" by Travis Scott and "Respect" by Aretha Franklin.
New Entries
The two new entries are two pretty awful songs however I am also expecting at least one of them to not stick around.
"Idol" by K-pop band BTS debuts at 35, it's the band's highest debuting song in Australia and sadly is one of the band's worst songs. It is a mess of a song from start to finish.
Jason DeRulo returns to the charts at number 50 with "Goodbye" feat. David Guetta, Nicki Minaj and Willy William.
So apart from that Eminem album bomb, am expecting a move into the top ten for "Promises" by Calvin Harris and Sam Smith, also think "Shotgun" by George Ezra will break into the top 5 but we'll find out on Saturday at 5pm AEST.
Thursday 30 August 2018
ARIA Top Ten/Chart Review: 27th August 2018. Ariana arrives, Aretha returns
Very little in the way of surprises this week, we got the Ariana Grande album bomb that was expected and considering the album debuted at number one, we got two Ariana songs inside the top ten.
However it's still Dean Lewis at the top for week number 2 at number 1 with "Be Alright" and really I don't see this song being knocked off number one for awhile with streaming and sales still extremely strong for this song.
This week's new number 1 in New Zealand sits at number 2 on the Australian singles chart that being "Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid jumped two places to number 4. This song has been going gangbusters on streaming for awhile but it needs stronger digital sales to challenge "Be Alright"
However it did push "In My Feelings" by Drake to number 3 and "Youngblood" by 5 Seconds of Summer to number 4.
A song that's a contender for being the biggest song of the year to be blocked from number one is remaining at number 5 this week, that song being "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B.
It's yet another week at number six for "No Brainer" by DJ Khalid feat. Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper and Quavo.
We then get to "God is a Woman" by Ariana Grande which returned to the top ten by jumping ten places to number 7 courtesy of the album dropping. Ariana's likely next single "Breathin'" is the highest new entry this week at number 8
The song that is likely to make a play for number one should streaming improve is "Shotgun" by George Ezra which jumped two places to number 9.
Finally Panic! At the Disco round out the top 10 at number 10 with "High Hopes" but I expect this song to rebound post the Ariana Grande "Sweetener" album bomb
Gainers
Unsurprisingly the biggest gainer this week was from Ariana Grande with former number one "No Tears Left to Cry" rising from 45 to 21. We've already mentioned the big gain for "God is a Woman"
"Beautiful" by Bazzi feat. Camila Cabello jumped from 34 to 22. Bazzi looks to be one of the breakout stars of 2018.
Also breaking back into the top 20 is "Ocean" by Martin Garrix and Khalid up from 21 to 17.
Finally the last of the big gainers is the Canadian and UK hit "Body" by Loud Luxury feat. Brando (a song I don't get the appeal of to be honest but good on you if you like it) which jumped 8 places to 40.
Re-Entries
The recent passed and much loved Aretha Franklin's "Respect returns to the top 50 at number 50, it originally peaked at number 14 in 1967. There's not much I can say that would properly pay true respect to somebody as amazing as Aretha was.
Losers
Anyway getting back into it, time to look at our losers this week and "Stargazing" by Travis Scott continued it's freefall down from 32 to 49 to be the biggest loser this week.
"Better Now" by Post Malone fell from 12 to 18 (The sooner this song is gone the better) while "FEFE" by 6ix9ine feat. Nicki Minaj fell four places to 19.
"I Wanna Know" by NOTD and Bea Miller (a song I kind of wish was better than it actually is) dropped to 28 from 23.
On the subject of crap, "Sad!" by XXXTentacion fell to 32 from 27 while "God's Plan" by Drake fell to 46 from 39. "Nice for What?" by Drake slipped to 45 from 36.
Finally on the losers front, Amy Shark's "I Said Hi" continues its exit path fealling from 31 to 39. ("All Loved Up" is on the way, Amy Shark fans, don't worry!).
Drop Outs.
The drop outs this week are a mixed back with the pretty awful "Psycho" by Post Malone feat. Ty Dolla $ign and the meh "Shape Of You" by Ed Sheeran both likely to make year end list despite Sheeran's song being from 2017!
Also likely to make the year end list is "Love Lies" by Khalid and Normani. Sad to see it go but also happy that it will make year end list because it's a good song.
Following those out are "Bed" by Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande (weird, as I would have expected that to also get a rise given Ariana's involvement), "Don't Leave Me Alone" by David Guetta and Anne-Marie and finally "You Should See Me in A Crown" by Billie Eilish.
New Entries
So outside of Ariana's "Breathin'" which cracked the top ten, there were 4 other new entries with "Promises" by Calvin Harris and Sam Smith debuting at number 30 (I really like this song despite some annoying elements).
From there we get to "Everytime" by Ariana Grande at number 36 and Ariana's album title tracker "Sweetener" entering at 43.
Finally "Happier" by Marshmello and Bastille is the last of the new entries at number 48.
So what to expect on Saturday, probably Dean Lewis remaining at number one while there's likely to be new chart entries for BTS (sadly their new song is a pile of awful), Jason DeRulo collaborating with Nicki Minaj and Willy William...whatever else who knows.
However it's still Dean Lewis at the top for week number 2 at number 1 with "Be Alright" and really I don't see this song being knocked off number one for awhile with streaming and sales still extremely strong for this song.
This week's new number 1 in New Zealand sits at number 2 on the Australian singles chart that being "Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid jumped two places to number 4. This song has been going gangbusters on streaming for awhile but it needs stronger digital sales to challenge "Be Alright"
However it did push "In My Feelings" by Drake to number 3 and "Youngblood" by 5 Seconds of Summer to number 4.
A song that's a contender for being the biggest song of the year to be blocked from number one is remaining at number 5 this week, that song being "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B.
It's yet another week at number six for "No Brainer" by DJ Khalid feat. Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper and Quavo.
We then get to "God is a Woman" by Ariana Grande which returned to the top ten by jumping ten places to number 7 courtesy of the album dropping. Ariana's likely next single "Breathin'" is the highest new entry this week at number 8
The song that is likely to make a play for number one should streaming improve is "Shotgun" by George Ezra which jumped two places to number 9.
Finally Panic! At the Disco round out the top 10 at number 10 with "High Hopes" but I expect this song to rebound post the Ariana Grande "Sweetener" album bomb
Gainers
Unsurprisingly the biggest gainer this week was from Ariana Grande with former number one "No Tears Left to Cry" rising from 45 to 21. We've already mentioned the big gain for "God is a Woman"
"Beautiful" by Bazzi feat. Camila Cabello jumped from 34 to 22. Bazzi looks to be one of the breakout stars of 2018.
Also breaking back into the top 20 is "Ocean" by Martin Garrix and Khalid up from 21 to 17.
Finally the last of the big gainers is the Canadian and UK hit "Body" by Loud Luxury feat. Brando (a song I don't get the appeal of to be honest but good on you if you like it) which jumped 8 places to 40.
Re-Entries
The recent passed and much loved Aretha Franklin's "Respect returns to the top 50 at number 50, it originally peaked at number 14 in 1967. There's not much I can say that would properly pay true respect to somebody as amazing as Aretha was.
Losers
Anyway getting back into it, time to look at our losers this week and "Stargazing" by Travis Scott continued it's freefall down from 32 to 49 to be the biggest loser this week.
"Better Now" by Post Malone fell from 12 to 18 (The sooner this song is gone the better) while "FEFE" by 6ix9ine feat. Nicki Minaj fell four places to 19.
"I Wanna Know" by NOTD and Bea Miller (a song I kind of wish was better than it actually is) dropped to 28 from 23.
On the subject of crap, "Sad!" by XXXTentacion fell to 32 from 27 while "God's Plan" by Drake fell to 46 from 39. "Nice for What?" by Drake slipped to 45 from 36.
Finally on the losers front, Amy Shark's "I Said Hi" continues its exit path fealling from 31 to 39. ("All Loved Up" is on the way, Amy Shark fans, don't worry!).
Drop Outs.
The drop outs this week are a mixed back with the pretty awful "Psycho" by Post Malone feat. Ty Dolla $ign and the meh "Shape Of You" by Ed Sheeran both likely to make year end list despite Sheeran's song being from 2017!
Also likely to make the year end list is "Love Lies" by Khalid and Normani. Sad to see it go but also happy that it will make year end list because it's a good song.
Following those out are "Bed" by Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande (weird, as I would have expected that to also get a rise given Ariana's involvement), "Don't Leave Me Alone" by David Guetta and Anne-Marie and finally "You Should See Me in A Crown" by Billie Eilish.
New Entries
So outside of Ariana's "Breathin'" which cracked the top ten, there were 4 other new entries with "Promises" by Calvin Harris and Sam Smith debuting at number 30 (I really like this song despite some annoying elements).
From there we get to "Everytime" by Ariana Grande at number 36 and Ariana's album title tracker "Sweetener" entering at 43.
Finally "Happier" by Marshmello and Bastille is the last of the new entries at number 48.
So what to expect on Saturday, probably Dean Lewis remaining at number one while there's likely to be new chart entries for BTS (sadly their new song is a pile of awful), Jason DeRulo collaborating with Nicki Minaj and Willy William...whatever else who knows.
Thursday 23 August 2018
ARIA Top Ten/ Chart Review: August 20th. New number one as chart prepares for Ariana
This week was reasonably crazy, heck, there was the sudden collapse for "In My Feelings" that unexpectedly triggered a new and quite fascinating race for number one plus any number of new entries lower down the chart along with a return that just refuses to go away.
So getting to that new number one which is "Be Alright" by Dean Lewis, it's his first number one single and it's the second song by an Australian artist to hit number one and he got there through digital sales more so than streaming which in the modern era is something amazing.
Drake sits at number two with "In My Feelings" which comes as a surprise because the collapse was quite sudden as it still held a decent lead on streams which it has now lost to "Be Alright".
Hanging on at number three is another former number one in "Youngblood" by 5 Seconds Summer, I've been waiting for this song to fall away gracefully but it's doing rather well to hang on.
"Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid finally overtook "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B to go to number 4. "Girls Like You" drops to number 5.
"No Brainer" by DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo remains at number 6 this week (I have no idea where this song is headed but I hope it's down because it's TERRIBLE.
Then we get to a real sleeper hit because I have no idea how this happened. Panic! At The Disco have their first ever top ten hit in Australia with "High Hopes" rising seven places to number 7. Don't get me wrong, I like the song but given how much of the rock aesthetic on the Australian charts has died, this is still something of a surprise.
"Rise" by Jonas Blue feat. Jack and Jack also rose 1 place to number 8. "Healing Hands" by Conrad Sewell fell to number 9 while "Sicko Mode" by Travis Scott fell from 7 to 10 to wrap up the top ten.
Gainers
The biggest gainer was George Ezra's UK number one "Shotgun" which jumped from 27 to 11, at the rate it's going it could very well be challenging for number one very soon.
"Born to Be Yours" by Kygo and Imagine Dragons broke in the top 20 by jumping from 22 to 18.
In good news for Aussie artists. "Never Ever" by The Rubens feat. Sarah rose from 32 to 25.
"Bed" by Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande rose from 43 to 40 but that was the only news as far as Nicki Minaj goes inside the top 50. Only two of the tracks from Minaj's album Queen debuted within the top 100 with "Barbie Dreams" at 57 and "Majesty" with Eminem and Labrinth at 60.
Returns
Not sure why this happened but "Shape Of You" by Ed Sheeran returned at number 50 for a 78th week inside the top 50.
Losers
Unsurprisingly the biggest fall was for "Stargazing" by Travis Scott wich fell from 10 to 32.
In some good news. there was also a four place drop for "FEFE" by 6ix9ine feat. Nicki Minaj which slipped to 15.
"God is a Woman" by Ariana Grande fell from 12 to 17 but I expect it and "No Tears Left to Cry" which stumbled down to 45 from to rebound courtesy of the release of Grande's album "Sweetener"
"Solo" by Clean Bandit feat. Demi Lovato continues to slip, this week down to 22 from 19.
"Lovely" by Billie Eilish and Khalid dived to 29 from 25.
Drop Outs
The drop outs are ones that I aren't all that bothered about. Maybe the only one that does bother me a little is "Clark Griswold" by Hilltop Hoods and Adrian Eagle.because more Australian talent on the top 50 the better.
As for the rest of these? Well out of the top 50 are "OTW" by Khalid feat. Ty Dolla $ign and 6lack, "Jocelyn Flores" by XXXtentacion, "Butterfly Effect" by Travis Scott and most pleasingly "Don't Matter to Me" by Drake feat. Michael Jackson.
All in all good job this week, Australia.
New Entries
Best of the new entries this week is "Beautiful" by Bazzi who remixed the song to feat. Camila Cabello so as a result it's the remix that's charting.
Finally reaching the top 50 is "Don't Leave Me Alone" by David Guetta and Anne-Marie at number 43.
Billie Eilish debuts her latest single at number 47 with "You should see me in a crown".
Finally at number 48, a song that has been a top ten hit in the UK and Canada is "Body" by Loud Luxury feat. Brando.
So that wraps up the week, I am expecting A LOT of Ariana Grande next week and at least one new song of hers to impact the top ten. Sadly, "Sweetener" on the whole was a bit of a disappointment so kind of not looking forward to seeing how much of an impact the album had.
So getting to that new number one which is "Be Alright" by Dean Lewis, it's his first number one single and it's the second song by an Australian artist to hit number one and he got there through digital sales more so than streaming which in the modern era is something amazing.
Drake sits at number two with "In My Feelings" which comes as a surprise because the collapse was quite sudden as it still held a decent lead on streams which it has now lost to "Be Alright".
Hanging on at number three is another former number one in "Youngblood" by 5 Seconds Summer, I've been waiting for this song to fall away gracefully but it's doing rather well to hang on.
"Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid finally overtook "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B to go to number 4. "Girls Like You" drops to number 5.
"No Brainer" by DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo remains at number 6 this week (I have no idea where this song is headed but I hope it's down because it's TERRIBLE.
Then we get to a real sleeper hit because I have no idea how this happened. Panic! At The Disco have their first ever top ten hit in Australia with "High Hopes" rising seven places to number 7. Don't get me wrong, I like the song but given how much of the rock aesthetic on the Australian charts has died, this is still something of a surprise.
"Rise" by Jonas Blue feat. Jack and Jack also rose 1 place to number 8. "Healing Hands" by Conrad Sewell fell to number 9 while "Sicko Mode" by Travis Scott fell from 7 to 10 to wrap up the top ten.
Gainers
The biggest gainer was George Ezra's UK number one "Shotgun" which jumped from 27 to 11, at the rate it's going it could very well be challenging for number one very soon.
"Born to Be Yours" by Kygo and Imagine Dragons broke in the top 20 by jumping from 22 to 18.
In good news for Aussie artists. "Never Ever" by The Rubens feat. Sarah rose from 32 to 25.
"Bed" by Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande rose from 43 to 40 but that was the only news as far as Nicki Minaj goes inside the top 50. Only two of the tracks from Minaj's album Queen debuted within the top 100 with "Barbie Dreams" at 57 and "Majesty" with Eminem and Labrinth at 60.
Returns
Not sure why this happened but "Shape Of You" by Ed Sheeran returned at number 50 for a 78th week inside the top 50.
Losers
Unsurprisingly the biggest fall was for "Stargazing" by Travis Scott wich fell from 10 to 32.
In some good news. there was also a four place drop for "FEFE" by 6ix9ine feat. Nicki Minaj which slipped to 15.
"God is a Woman" by Ariana Grande fell from 12 to 17 but I expect it and "No Tears Left to Cry" which stumbled down to 45 from to rebound courtesy of the release of Grande's album "Sweetener"
"Solo" by Clean Bandit feat. Demi Lovato continues to slip, this week down to 22 from 19.
"Lovely" by Billie Eilish and Khalid dived to 29 from 25.
Drop Outs
The drop outs are ones that I aren't all that bothered about. Maybe the only one that does bother me a little is "Clark Griswold" by Hilltop Hoods and Adrian Eagle.because more Australian talent on the top 50 the better.
As for the rest of these? Well out of the top 50 are "OTW" by Khalid feat. Ty Dolla $ign and 6lack, "Jocelyn Flores" by XXXtentacion, "Butterfly Effect" by Travis Scott and most pleasingly "Don't Matter to Me" by Drake feat. Michael Jackson.
All in all good job this week, Australia.
New Entries
Best of the new entries this week is "Beautiful" by Bazzi who remixed the song to feat. Camila Cabello so as a result it's the remix that's charting.
Finally reaching the top 50 is "Don't Leave Me Alone" by David Guetta and Anne-Marie at number 43.
Billie Eilish debuts her latest single at number 47 with "You should see me in a crown".
Finally at number 48, a song that has been a top ten hit in the UK and Canada is "Body" by Loud Luxury feat. Brando.
So that wraps up the week, I am expecting A LOT of Ariana Grande next week and at least one new song of hers to impact the top ten. Sadly, "Sweetener" on the whole was a bit of a disappointment so kind of not looking forward to seeing how much of an impact the album had.
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