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.
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