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.
Thursday 30 August 2018
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.
Thursday 16 August 2018
ARIA Top ten/ Chart Review: August 13th. Travis Scott disrupts the top ten thanks to ASTROWORLD
So this week brought a small amount of Travis Scott with it courtesy of his album "Astroworld", I has been expecting Scott to land songs on the chart...just not two songs in the top ten and another song lower down the chart, this is the first of three possible album bombs with Nicki Minaj having released "Queen" last Friday and Ariana Grande to release 'Sweetener" this Friday. I am expecting a bigger impact from Ariana's release than Nicki's (I expect 3 to maybe 4 songs from Nicki's album to debut or return)
As for the top half of the top ten though? Nothing changed with "In My Feelings" by Drake holding number one for a fourth week but there could be change in the midst with a sudden fall in Drake's streaming numbers.
"Be Alright" by Dean Lewis held on to number 2 thanks to pretty good digital sales numbers but I am not convinced that he is a challenger for number one right now...unfortunately.
To be honest there's no change to the top six from last week with "Youngblood" by 5 Seconds of Summer at number 3, "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 and Cardi B at number four, "Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid at number 5 and "No Brainer" by DJ Khaled feat Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo at number 6.
We get to the first of the Travis Scott new entries at number 7 with "SICKO MODE"...I'd be surprised if this song sticks around in the top ten though.
Conrad Sewell's "Healing Hands" rebounded to number 8 and hopefully will remain in the top ten in the weeks ahead because yeah, I adore this song.
Another good song which has broken into the top ten this week is "Rise" by Jonas Blue feat. Jack and Jack which jumped two places to number 9.
Rounding out the top ten is Travis Scott's 2nd new entry with "Stargazing" arriving at number 10.
Gains
Few gainers this week, the biggest being for Panic! At the Disco with "High Hopes" moving up ten places to 14 making it their second biggest single behind "I write Sins Not Tragedies" which peaked at number 12 over 12 years ago which is pretty stunning considering how much the rock aesthetic on the Australian charts has died out.
The other big mover was former British and Ireland number one "Shotgun" by George Ezra which also jumped ten places from 37 to 27. This song has been huge in the UK so would not be surprised if it breaks into the top ten here.
Outside of those two the pickings for gainers are slim. "Hurt Somebody" by Noah Kahan jumped two places to 38.
Re-Entries
Just the one return this week with Hilltop Hoods back at 49 with "Clark Griswold" feat. Adrian Eagle
Losers
We had a looong list of losers this week but as always we'll focus on the big ones with "Don't Matter to Me" by Drake feat. Michael Jackson plummeting from 32 to 47 (Good!)
"Bed" by Nicki Minaj feat. Ariana Grande fell from 39 to 43 but should rebound courtesy of Minaj releasing Queen.
Speaking of Ariana Grande "No tears Left to Cry" fell from 33 to 40 and "God Is a Woman" fell to 12 but with Sweetener being released tomorrow should see both these songs get boosts in the coming weeks.
Former number one "Nice for What" by Drake fell from 29 to 34.
"2002" by Anne-Marie fell from 15 to 21 as it falls gracefully after a better than expected run.
Finally "Better Now" by Post Malone finally fell out out of the top ten from 9 to 13.
Drop Outs.
We finally lost the last dregs of 2017 with "Rockstar" by Post Malone feat. 21 Savage finally dropping out after 45 weeks on the chart.
The only really significant song to drop out that might well make year end is "Remind Me to Forget" by Kygo and Miguel.
The others gone are "Changes" by XXXtentacion and "Summertime Magic" by Childish Gambino
New Entries
Travis Scott really is the biggest story of this week with the only other new entry being his song "Butterfly Effect" which entered at 46 and that was about all for the new entries with the other two songs being Travis Scott songs that I'd already mentioned in talking about the top ten.
So that wraps up the week and I have to say given the surprise fall away of "In My Feelings" by Drake on both sales and streams this week, we may well see a new number one but I have been wrong before about that. Instinct suggests it's between "Be Alriight" by Dean Lewis and "Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid, I don't really care either way as I like both songs so until then see you all later.
As for the top half of the top ten though? Nothing changed with "In My Feelings" by Drake holding number one for a fourth week but there could be change in the midst with a sudden fall in Drake's streaming numbers.
"Be Alright" by Dean Lewis held on to number 2 thanks to pretty good digital sales numbers but I am not convinced that he is a challenger for number one right now...unfortunately.
To be honest there's no change to the top six from last week with "Youngblood" by 5 Seconds of Summer at number 3, "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 and Cardi B at number four, "Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid at number 5 and "No Brainer" by DJ Khaled feat Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo at number 6.
We get to the first of the Travis Scott new entries at number 7 with "SICKO MODE"...I'd be surprised if this song sticks around in the top ten though.
Conrad Sewell's "Healing Hands" rebounded to number 8 and hopefully will remain in the top ten in the weeks ahead because yeah, I adore this song.
Another good song which has broken into the top ten this week is "Rise" by Jonas Blue feat. Jack and Jack which jumped two places to number 9.
Rounding out the top ten is Travis Scott's 2nd new entry with "Stargazing" arriving at number 10.
Gains
Few gainers this week, the biggest being for Panic! At the Disco with "High Hopes" moving up ten places to 14 making it their second biggest single behind "I write Sins Not Tragedies" which peaked at number 12 over 12 years ago which is pretty stunning considering how much the rock aesthetic on the Australian charts has died out.
The other big mover was former British and Ireland number one "Shotgun" by George Ezra which also jumped ten places from 37 to 27. This song has been huge in the UK so would not be surprised if it breaks into the top ten here.
Outside of those two the pickings for gainers are slim. "Hurt Somebody" by Noah Kahan jumped two places to 38.
Re-Entries
Just the one return this week with Hilltop Hoods back at 49 with "Clark Griswold" feat. Adrian Eagle
Losers
We had a looong list of losers this week but as always we'll focus on the big ones with "Don't Matter to Me" by Drake feat. Michael Jackson plummeting from 32 to 47 (Good!)
"Bed" by Nicki Minaj feat. Ariana Grande fell from 39 to 43 but should rebound courtesy of Minaj releasing Queen.
Speaking of Ariana Grande "No tears Left to Cry" fell from 33 to 40 and "God Is a Woman" fell to 12 but with Sweetener being released tomorrow should see both these songs get boosts in the coming weeks.
Former number one "Nice for What" by Drake fell from 29 to 34.
"2002" by Anne-Marie fell from 15 to 21 as it falls gracefully after a better than expected run.
Finally "Better Now" by Post Malone finally fell out out of the top ten from 9 to 13.
Drop Outs.
We finally lost the last dregs of 2017 with "Rockstar" by Post Malone feat. 21 Savage finally dropping out after 45 weeks on the chart.
The only really significant song to drop out that might well make year end is "Remind Me to Forget" by Kygo and Miguel.
The others gone are "Changes" by XXXtentacion and "Summertime Magic" by Childish Gambino
New Entries
Travis Scott really is the biggest story of this week with the only other new entry being his song "Butterfly Effect" which entered at 46 and that was about all for the new entries with the other two songs being Travis Scott songs that I'd already mentioned in talking about the top ten.
So that wraps up the week and I have to say given the surprise fall away of "In My Feelings" by Drake on both sales and streams this week, we may well see a new number one but I have been wrong before about that. Instinct suggests it's between "Be Alriight" by Dean Lewis and "Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid, I don't really care either way as I like both songs so until then see you all later.
Friday 10 August 2018
ARIA Top Ten/Chart Review: 6th August: The chart gets a little ordinary...
Not sure how I put it nicely...this week sucked...some good songs went down while we got two debuts inside the top ten, one that I was expecting and the other...well...let's just say my opinion of the lead artist of that song is pretty low and my opinion of his female collaborator took a nose dive.
Anyway I am getting ahead of myself here, let's begin at number one where no surprise, its "In My Feelings" by Drake due to the music video dropping and it still leading on streaming.
We have a new number 2 this week with Dean Lewis's "Be Alright" moving up one place to take number 2 from former chart topper "Youngblood" by 5 Seconds of Summer which dropped to number 3. Interestingly both songs continue to do fairly well on sales despite streams not being all they could be for either song.
"Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B remains at number 4 however it is definitely going to come under threat from the biggest mover of the week which is "Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid which jumped from 12 to 5 and looks likely to rise higher which actually is good news because I really don't mind the song.
Then we get to the first of the new entries which is "No Brainer" by DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo at number 6. I really dislike this song and I hope it falls away fast because it is mediocre at best and terrible at worst.
"God is a Woman" by Ariana Grande is waiting for the boost it will get from the release of Grande's album "Sweetener" next week.
At number 8 is "Fefe" by 6ix9ine feat. Nicki Minaj (sigh).
Post Malone slipped three places to number nine with 'Better Now" as did "Healing Hands" byg Conrad Sewell which fell from 7 to 1o
Gains
Well the biggest gainer of the week was "Eastside" but outstide that is "Rise" by Jonas Blue feat. Jack and Jack which jumped 5 places to sit just outside the top ten at number 11, it could jump into the top 10 next week though.
"Born to be Yours" by Kygo feat. Imagine Dragons jumped 4 places to break into the top 20 at number 20.
Panic! At the Disco continue to have a surprising run with "High Hopes" continuing to climb, this week, its up 6 places to number 24.
Losers.
Biggest loser was "Summertime Magic" by Childish Gambino which fell to 49 from 34 the previous week.
Also falling hard was "OTW" by Khalid feat. Ty Dolla $ign and 6lack which slipped from 29 to 43, "Don't Matter to Me" by Drake feat. Michael Jackson slumped down from 18 to 32.
"One Kiss" by Calvin Harris feat. Dua Lipa dropped from 21 to 28 (it's safe on the year end list though).
"Nevermind" by Dennis Lloyd (a song I keep forgetting exists) dropped from 10 to 17 and also in good news "Solo" by Clean Bandit feat. Demi Lovato dropped from 11 to 16 (Hey Australia, let's give Demi's better song "Sober" some chart traction here).
Drop Outs
The only song I am sorry to see gone is Shawn Mendes "In My Blood"...hopefully it makes the year end list...I can hope, right?
Also a maybe for the year end list is "Flames" by David Guetta and Sia while definitely making the ARIA year end list and probably my year end worst hits of the year list is "Meant to be" by Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line.
The only other song to drop off was "Shape Of You" by Ed Sheeran for maybe the third and final time...
New Entries
The good news there was better that entered the chart below the awful of both "No Brainer" and "Fefe"
Zedd's latest collaboration with a up and coming female popstar Elley Duhe called "Happy Now" entered at 31 and finally George Ezra made his return to the Australian charts (about time) with "Shotgun" entering at 37 (that song has spent weeks at the top of the UK charts)
So that wraps up the week. Next three weeks at least are likely to see album bombs from Travis Scott, Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande and its definitely going to make things interesting.
Anyway I am getting ahead of myself here, let's begin at number one where no surprise, its "In My Feelings" by Drake due to the music video dropping and it still leading on streaming.
We have a new number 2 this week with Dean Lewis's "Be Alright" moving up one place to take number 2 from former chart topper "Youngblood" by 5 Seconds of Summer which dropped to number 3. Interestingly both songs continue to do fairly well on sales despite streams not being all they could be for either song.
"Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B remains at number 4 however it is definitely going to come under threat from the biggest mover of the week which is "Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid which jumped from 12 to 5 and looks likely to rise higher which actually is good news because I really don't mind the song.
Then we get to the first of the new entries which is "No Brainer" by DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo at number 6. I really dislike this song and I hope it falls away fast because it is mediocre at best and terrible at worst.
"God is a Woman" by Ariana Grande is waiting for the boost it will get from the release of Grande's album "Sweetener" next week.
At number 8 is "Fefe" by 6ix9ine feat. Nicki Minaj (sigh).
Post Malone slipped three places to number nine with 'Better Now" as did "Healing Hands" byg Conrad Sewell which fell from 7 to 1o
Gains
Well the biggest gainer of the week was "Eastside" but outstide that is "Rise" by Jonas Blue feat. Jack and Jack which jumped 5 places to sit just outside the top ten at number 11, it could jump into the top 10 next week though.
"Born to be Yours" by Kygo feat. Imagine Dragons jumped 4 places to break into the top 20 at number 20.
Panic! At the Disco continue to have a surprising run with "High Hopes" continuing to climb, this week, its up 6 places to number 24.
Losers.
Biggest loser was "Summertime Magic" by Childish Gambino which fell to 49 from 34 the previous week.
Also falling hard was "OTW" by Khalid feat. Ty Dolla $ign and 6lack which slipped from 29 to 43, "Don't Matter to Me" by Drake feat. Michael Jackson slumped down from 18 to 32.
"One Kiss" by Calvin Harris feat. Dua Lipa dropped from 21 to 28 (it's safe on the year end list though).
"Nevermind" by Dennis Lloyd (a song I keep forgetting exists) dropped from 10 to 17 and also in good news "Solo" by Clean Bandit feat. Demi Lovato dropped from 11 to 16 (Hey Australia, let's give Demi's better song "Sober" some chart traction here).
Drop Outs
The only song I am sorry to see gone is Shawn Mendes "In My Blood"...hopefully it makes the year end list...I can hope, right?
Also a maybe for the year end list is "Flames" by David Guetta and Sia while definitely making the ARIA year end list and probably my year end worst hits of the year list is "Meant to be" by Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line.
The only other song to drop off was "Shape Of You" by Ed Sheeran for maybe the third and final time...
New Entries
The good news there was better that entered the chart below the awful of both "No Brainer" and "Fefe"
Zedd's latest collaboration with a up and coming female popstar Elley Duhe called "Happy Now" entered at 31 and finally George Ezra made his return to the Australian charts (about time) with "Shotgun" entering at 37 (that song has spent weeks at the top of the UK charts)
So that wraps up the week. Next three weeks at least are likely to see album bombs from Travis Scott, Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande and its definitely going to make things interesting.
Saturday 4 August 2018
ARIA Top Ten/Chart Review: July 30: Conrad Sewell goes top ten as Drake hangs on for another week at number 1
So this week brings some mixed feelings, the bad being an awful song remaining at number one but the good being some moves in the right direction for an Aussie artist.
So let's get to the top ten with "In My Feelings" by Drake remaining at number one for another week and really with the release of the video, I don't see this changing at all. It's still dominating streaming.
What was the surprise is that "Youngblood" by 5 Seconds of Summer managed to hang on to number 2 for another week despite pretty much bleeding across everything.
The real challenger to Drake comes in up one place number 3 with "Be Alright" by Dean Lewis, its still gaining across radio, streaming and pretty much going toe to toe with "In My Feelings" on sales.
A song that is showing signs of falling away is "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B (Cardi's biggest hit in Australia), I expect this song to fall from the top ten soon.
Also a song that may just not have the grip it thinks on the top 10 is "God is A Woman" by Ariana Grande with streaming keep it stable at number 5.
"Better Now" by Post Malone remains at number 6 for another week.
In superb news (to me) is the fact "Healing Hands" by Conrad Sewell jumped 7 places into the top 10 at number 7. It's actually become my favourite Australian hit of the year.
Anne-Marie's "2002' went up to number eight, "Lucid Dreams" by Juice WRLD went up 2 gto number 9 and "Nevermind" by Dennis Lloyd returned to the top 10 up 3 to number 10. All three of those songs benefiting from the big fall for "I Said Hi" by Amy Shark but we'll get to that in a moment
Gains
Benny Blanco might be getting his first top ten hit with "Eastside" feat. Khalid and Halsey up to 12 from 32 making it the biggest mover of the week.
"Rise" by Jonas Blue feat. Jack and Jack rose from 25 to 16 (that song is huge in Europe right now).
"Born to Be Yours" by Kygo feat. Imagine Dragons went up to 24 from 29.
Apart from those and the big move for Conrad Sewell, that was it for large gains this week.
Re-Entries
There was one re-entry this week that kind of surprised me, it was "In My Blood" by Shawn Mendes. I am happy it's back though!
Losers
Drake pretty much lost on all fronts this week outside of holding onto number one with "Don't Matter to Me" down to 18 from 7 in the biggest fall of the week, "Nice for What" slipped down ten places to 27 and "Nonstop" continued to nonstop fall slipping ten places to 33.
Outside of that, there was bad news for female pop starlets "I Said Hi" by Amy Shark fell out of the top ten to 15 and "Back To You" by Selena Gomez fell from 19 to 23
Drop Outs
The bad news for Drake continued with "I'm Upset" one of three songs to drop out. The other two being "Clark Griswold" by Hilltop Hoods and Adrian Eagle and "All Mine" by Kanye West
New Entries
Two new entries this week with the best of them being "Never Ever" by The Rubens feat. Sarah at 32 and the pretty ordinary "I'm A Mess" by Bebe Rexha at 48
So this week felt kind of quiet but it will be interesting to see what disruption DJ Khaled and co bring to the chart, suspect "No Brainer" will debut in the top ten. Chart for week beginning 6th July drops at 5pm on Saturday.
So let's get to the top ten with "In My Feelings" by Drake remaining at number one for another week and really with the release of the video, I don't see this changing at all. It's still dominating streaming.
What was the surprise is that "Youngblood" by 5 Seconds of Summer managed to hang on to number 2 for another week despite pretty much bleeding across everything.
The real challenger to Drake comes in up one place number 3 with "Be Alright" by Dean Lewis, its still gaining across radio, streaming and pretty much going toe to toe with "In My Feelings" on sales.
A song that is showing signs of falling away is "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B (Cardi's biggest hit in Australia), I expect this song to fall from the top ten soon.
Also a song that may just not have the grip it thinks on the top 10 is "God is A Woman" by Ariana Grande with streaming keep it stable at number 5.
"Better Now" by Post Malone remains at number 6 for another week.
In superb news (to me) is the fact "Healing Hands" by Conrad Sewell jumped 7 places into the top 10 at number 7. It's actually become my favourite Australian hit of the year.
Anne-Marie's "2002' went up to number eight, "Lucid Dreams" by Juice WRLD went up 2 gto number 9 and "Nevermind" by Dennis Lloyd returned to the top 10 up 3 to number 10. All three of those songs benefiting from the big fall for "I Said Hi" by Amy Shark but we'll get to that in a moment
Gains
Benny Blanco might be getting his first top ten hit with "Eastside" feat. Khalid and Halsey up to 12 from 32 making it the biggest mover of the week.
"Rise" by Jonas Blue feat. Jack and Jack rose from 25 to 16 (that song is huge in Europe right now).
"Born to Be Yours" by Kygo feat. Imagine Dragons went up to 24 from 29.
Apart from those and the big move for Conrad Sewell, that was it for large gains this week.
Re-Entries
There was one re-entry this week that kind of surprised me, it was "In My Blood" by Shawn Mendes. I am happy it's back though!
Losers
Drake pretty much lost on all fronts this week outside of holding onto number one with "Don't Matter to Me" down to 18 from 7 in the biggest fall of the week, "Nice for What" slipped down ten places to 27 and "Nonstop" continued to nonstop fall slipping ten places to 33.
Outside of that, there was bad news for female pop starlets "I Said Hi" by Amy Shark fell out of the top ten to 15 and "Back To You" by Selena Gomez fell from 19 to 23
Drop Outs
The bad news for Drake continued with "I'm Upset" one of three songs to drop out. The other two being "Clark Griswold" by Hilltop Hoods and Adrian Eagle and "All Mine" by Kanye West
New Entries
Two new entries this week with the best of them being "Never Ever" by The Rubens feat. Sarah at 32 and the pretty ordinary "I'm A Mess" by Bebe Rexha at 48
So this week felt kind of quiet but it will be interesting to see what disruption DJ Khaled and co bring to the chart, suspect "No Brainer" will debut in the top ten. Chart for week beginning 6th July drops at 5pm on Saturday.
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