So this week was interesting to say the least especially as it seems like the "SOUR" album is finally starting recede hard and the new entries are a rather eclectic mix of rock and hip hop so let's rip into the top ten and honestly, the top three didn't change, "Good 4 U" by Olivia Rodrigo remains at number one for the fifth week in a row but next week could see it challenged by Ed Sheeran's new single (pending streaming numbers).
"Kiss Me More" by Doja Cat feat. SZA remains at number two and while it will get the album boost next week (it was tacked on to the end of "Planet Her" despite sounding completely out of step with the rest of the album) and again streaming numbers are going to be the indication here but I still don't see this song getting to number one.
It still stayed above "Save Your Tears" by The Weeknd which remained steadying thanks to streaming that isn't dying quite yet but its facing a challenge from the rejuvenated "Levitating" by Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby returning to its peak of number four up two spots from last week, this song's run has been quite remarkable even if I get the feeling this week's rise is on the back of the weakness of the songs below it.
It pushed "Body" by Russ Millions and Tion Wayne down one spot to number five, it just doesn't have the streaming traction to stick around, the same goes for "Deja Vu" by Olivia Rodrigo which slipped one spot to number six
Then there's "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals falling back a spot to number seven and "Astronaut in the Ocean" by Masked Wolf doing likewise back to number eight,
"Traitor" by Olivia Rodrigo looks to be falling away as it slipped two places to number nine while finally on the back of a rebound in streaming "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" by Lil Nas X returned to the top ten climbing one spot to number ten...happy to see it back...Lil Nas X on the charts is a good thing.
Gains
Lots of smaller gains this week, mostly songs just regaining lost ground finally as the "SOUR" album bomb continues to recede although "Favourite Crime' by Olivia Rodrigo did gain a place to 15 this week.
The biggest gain of the week came for "Little Bit of Love" by Tom Grennan up 16 places to 30 this week! This looks like being a hit...not sure I want that to happen...
On a better note "Leave Before You Love Me" by Marshmello and the Jonas Brothers is up 12 spots to 38...I'd be fine with this becoming a hit.
Vance Joy's "Missing Piece" continues on it's upward trajectory as it rises six places to 23 (this song is doing really well on streaming. Seems like the Australian music industry has finally figured out that in order to get hits they need to leverage streaming.
Losers
So let's blow through the Olivia Rodrigo tracks that lost this week like "1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back" which dropped six places to 44, "Enough for You" slipped eight places to 36, "Jealousy, Jealousy" tumbled five to 32 and "Brutal" down four to 25,
But there were some heavy losses across the board this week starting with "Lost Cause" by Billie Eilish down thirteen to 45, "Need to Know" by Doja down twelve off it's debut last week to 43 (should rebound next week because of the album...unfortunately) while "Solar Power" by Lorde slipped 13 spots to 27 (kind of expected that to be honest.
Down seven places to 50 is "Beautiful Mistakes" by Maroon 5 feat. Megan Thee Stallion...can't we just make "Thot Shit" by Megan a hit? Would be so much better than giving her a hit through featuring on a Maroon 5 song.
"Butter" by BTS also slipped seven places to 31 because basically it's lost most of it's traction on streaming.
Drop Outs
Two long running hits dropped out this week, those being "Streets" by Doja Cat (will return next week) and "Love Songs Ain't for Us" by Amy Shark and Keith Urban, The other two drop outs are kind of expected with "No Return" by Polo G feat. The Kid Laroi and Lil Durk and the first of the "SOUR" album tracks to drop out that being "Hope Ur Ok"
New Entries
Four new entries that are either trap/hip hop or some form of rock so this could be fun, let's start with...
49. "Late At Night" by Roddy Ricch
So I was looking forward to this especially since Roddy Ricch has been showing some impressive signs of being something good going forward after the breakout year he had last year however this ain't it...yeah it sounds like its got the late night vibe and all but it sounds really clunky and Roddy Ricch is doing nothing in his delivery to suggest that there's being any growth. I don't know, it's really not doing anything for me so I think it's best if we moved on...
48. "The Angel of 8th Ave" by Gang of Youths
So this is Gang Of Youths second appearance on the ARIA singles chart, they first reached the singles chart in February 2017 with "Let Me Down Easy" peaking at 49 so how's the new single? Well if you liked that last Killers album, this is right up your alley as this song signals a change up in sound for Gang of Youths, it sounds more heartland rock which I'm fine with and hearing this kind of rock back on the charts is more than welcome even if I think it's not going to last long. It's a song that explores finding love and settling down in a new city...I think this is a pretty great song...check it out.
24. "Holiday" by KSI
You know I'm kind of surprised I haven't dealt with KSI before, a British rapper and Youtube who is better known in the UK than he is in Australia but none the less we have the first song he has charted on the ARIA singles chart and what we get is a pop trap song riding a gentle acoustic guitar groove where KSI is singing about his girl being his holiday...it's an odd song that I'm not sure I love but for what it's worth it's kind of cute? I don't hate it but I certainly not love it...ehh...I guess?
22. "Beggin" by Maneskin.
Okay so we get Italian rock on the charts courtesy of Eurovision winners Maneskin but this is not the song they won the song contest with, this song is a cover of a song by The Four Seasons that was recorded in 1967 and became popular in the English northern soul scene and the original version reached a peak of 16. Maneskin performed their cover on Italy's version of The X Factor before it was added to the band's album "Chosen" in 2017, the song reached a peak of 39 on the Italian charts despite not being released as a single so I can only imagine that the Eurovision win saw a lot of people around the world with a sudden curiosity so how's the song?
Well those vocals take some getting used to it, they don't quite have the punch that would sell a song like this and the instrumentation is a little clunky sounding. I don't know, it's not really all that good but in a week like this one...it's fine I guess.
Wow...what a strange old week..."The Angel of 8th Ave" by Gang of Youths get best of the week and that really isn't a contest. Unfortunately I think worst of the week goes to "Late At Night" by Roddy Ricch mostly because of how disappointing that song is.
Next week is like to see a Tyler the Creator album bomb along with a mini album bomb from Doja Cat. Ed Sheeran also returns with his lead single and that might challenge for number one so we'll have to see when the chart updates at 5pm AEST on Friday.
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