I haven't seen a non album bomb week like this in years where there are several big stories up and down the chart starting right at the very top of the chart, what turned up in the top ten and indeed what turned up in the top 50 because yeah we had impacts from albums from Tyler, the Creator and Doja Cat but we also had scattered singles impact most of which I have no clue as to whether they will stick around but anyway let's begin with the big story of the week, our brand new number one that kind of blindsided me given I had suggested otherwise on Twitter, "Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran debuts at number one, it's Sheeran's 6th number one single in Australia (His previous number ones were "Sing", "Thinking Out Loid", "Shape Of You", "Perfect" and "I Don't Care"), I'll have more to say about the song a bit later but this song got to number one thanks to really cutting through with that sales impact, digital sales did Ed Sheeran a solid this week because this song is not leading on streaming.
That streaming lead belongs to "Good 4 U" by Olivia Rodrigo which got pushed back to number two, now its still strong on streaming but those sales are what allowed "Bad Habits" to overtake it, it's still a player for top spot, it stayed comfortably ahead of "Kiss Me More" by Doja Cat feat SZA which despite the album release managed to fall to number three, it's still strong on streaming but again...it needs sales to support it and it's just not getting that support.
"Levitating" by Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby remained at number four and not really looking like it's going to take advantage of the chaos above it even as "Save Your Tears" by The Weeknd fell past it down two places to number five.
Maneskin land their first ever top ten song in Australia with "Beggin'" jumped sixteen places to number six!. Now we do have more Maneskin to discuss in the new entries but this song has plenty of momentum to possibly go higher in the weeks to come.
Remaining steady are both "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals at number seven and "Astronaut in the Ocean" by Masked Wolf at number eight.
Up one place to number nine is "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" by Lil Nas X which has experienced a rebound in traction on streaming which is fine by me!
Down four this week is "Deja Vu" by Olivia Rodrigo to number ten. This is on it's way out now having made the year end list anyway.
Gains
So I already mentioned "Beggin'" by Maneskin rising 16 places to hit the top ten at number six but what else gained?
'Well...Vance Joy's "Missing Piece" broke into the top 20 up three places to 20 while "Little Bit of Love" by Tom Grennan jumped six places to 24.
"Need to Know" by Doja Cat rebounded eleven places to 32 thanks to the release of the album while "Leave Before You Love Me" by Marshmello feat. Jonas Brothers climbed five places to 33.
Losers
So as you can imagine with eight new entries this week, there was a lot that lost ground, let's begin with the massive drop for "Holiday" by KSI which plummeted 22 places to 46 and Lorde's "Solar Power" got turned off down 17 spots to 44.
Then there's the eight place drop for Bella Poarch's "Build a Bitch" to 50 and the losses to songs that have spent way too long on the chart now like "Watermelon Sugar" by Harry Styles down 6 to 47, "Someone You Loved" down five to 45 (honestly this song is the perfect example of why the ARIA singles chart needs recurrency rules), "Head & Heart" by Joel Corry down six to 41 and "Mood" by 24k Goldn and Iann Dior down five to 39.
Then there's cases of continuing loss of momentum like 'Butter" by BTS which slipped six to 37. Honestly, this song has had absolutely no traction on the chart since it's debut week on digital sales or streaming.
Let's blow through the Olivia Rodrigo "Sour" album tracks that fell hard this week like "Jealousy Jealousy" which slipped six places to 38, "Brutal" down nine to 34 likewise for "Happier" which slipped to 27 "Favourite Crime" dropped ten places to 25 and "Traitor" tumbled out of the top ten down five to 14.
Also tumbling out of the top ten was "Body" by Russ Millions and Tion Wayne which tumbled seven places to number 12...this might fall quicker and harder than I think most expect (mostly because the song is kind of bad) while "Rapstar" by Polo G fell nine places to 28 as the album boost died off.
Drop Outs
The chart finally said goodbye and good riddance to "You Broke Me First" by Tate McRae...thank god. Also gone is "Heartbreak Anniversary" by Giveon which unfortunately never got the traction to be the huge hit it deserved to be.
Maroon 5's "Beatiful Mistakes" feat. Megan Thee Stallion also took it's exit for a second time along with "Lost Cause" by Billie Eilish (bad signs for that new album), "Late At Night" by Roddy Ricch and "The Angel of 8th Ave" by Gang of Youths
The final two drop outs are Olivia Rodrigo "Sour" album tracks, those being "Enough for You' and "1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back"
New Entries
So there are eight new entries this week...granted the majority of these are from Tyler, the Creator and Doja Cat so I'm going to endeavour to keep things brief especially as this blog entry is already running long, starting with...
49. "Juggernaut" by Tyler, the Creator feat. Lil Uzi Vert and Pharrell Williams
So here's the first of the Tyler tracks to chart this week with featuring credits from both Lil Uzi Vert and Pharrell and I will admit that this does feel more like a fragment of a song than anything else but that distorted and somewhat bass heavy production is very much something that Tyler has done in the past of songs like "Okra". Also has to be said that both Lil Uzi Vert and Pharrell ride the beat here really well even if its all just hyperbolic bragging about cars and money (Tyler references the fact that he made more money last year than what Google claimed) and Pharrell brags about wearing Chanel and an expensive watch he wears. I'm not going to say that the subject matter weighs the song down a little for me but hey all three ride the beat well so I'll take it.
48. "Cloudy Day" by Tones and I
So we are finally getting an album later this year from Toni Watson with this song being the latest for that album and I have to be honest here if you find Tones and I's voice to be annoying or anything like that than you might well enjoy this track because it's clear here that Tones isn't sounding as abrasive here as she did on "Dance Monkey" or even on "Fly Away", she sounds like a completely different artist. Lyrically, she's questioning whether she's living in the moment, its actually pretty standard Tones and I fare with that rather anthemic and catchy chorus. Look, it's okay but I wouldn't be surprised if I forget about this in the weeks ahead.
43. "I Don't Do Drugs" by Doja Cat feat. Ariana Grande.
So we have the first of two Doja Cat songs new to the chart this week following the release of the underwhelming album "Planet Her" and we start with a song that I forgot I'd heard five minutes after hearing it where the hook is Doja Cat saying she wants to hook up with this guy but she doesn't do drugs over this weirdly childish beat that wouldn't have sounded out of place on that last Ariana Grande album (which maybe why Ariana fits in so well on this track). The song is just this flat trap beat that does nothing to accentuate the charisma of Doja Cat and when Ariana starts cooing on the second verse...yeah...this is just one of a couple of examples of the production trying to outdo rather than support Doja Cat on her album. I think I'll pass on this one.
40. "Lumberjack" by Tyler, The Creator
So look this was a strange choice of lead single from "Call Me If You Get Lost" because it does feel like it does better in the context of the album given the song's material spans from Tyler rapping about him releasing this song on Wednesday when the industry accepted new release day is now Fridays to referring to Drake being booed off stage at a music festival in 2019 when the crowd were expecting Frank Ocean. It's not my favourite cut from the album but it's still pretty good...check it out but if you want one of the best songs from "Call Me If You Get Lost"....well....
22. "Wusyaname" by Tyler, the Creator feat. YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Ty Dolla $ign
I am so happy that this song broke through because this is one of the best songs of the year with that stunning production where Tyler admits he has fallen in love with this woman only to discover that she already had a partner and the harmonising by Young Boy NBA and Ty Dolla $ign on that hook is just gorgeous and combined with the sampling makes the song sound like an R'n'B jam that was released in the early 2000s!. Yeah the song is short at a flat two minutes but it's the best two minutes of music you'll hear this year. Please check this out and make it a hit!
21. "I Wanna Be Your Slave" by Maneskin
Geezus, can't we get "Zitti e Buoni" to chart please? Okay, I kind of get the the charm of this song, it reminds me a lot of what Arctic Monkeys did on their debut album except this is just really clunky sounding like the drums haven't quite been properly mixed here. Either way while "Beggin'" has grown on me, I am not sure this will so I'm going to pass.
11. "You Right" by Doja Cat feat. The Weekend
This is one of the better songs one the album more because it seems to match the mood that Doja Cat is going for and The Weeknd can also play in this territory pretty openly where Doja is expressing that she's got a man but she's wanting this other guy. I just wish that the chorus wasn't so repetitive but hey, it's fine for what it is so I guess I'll take it...
1. "Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran
So here's the big number one debut for Ed Sheeran...a synthpop song where I'm left wondering whether Ed Sheeran is trying to go for a similar sound to The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" with its synth pop sound on the hook that to be fair is pretty catchy and Sheeran sounding kind of like his vocally trying to sound like Bieber for the rest of the song, seriously he sounds anonymous here which kind of makes sense given he is singing about some bad habits in a relationship. Ehh..the song is decent rather than great.
That finally wraps up a long week, best goes to "Wusyaname' by Tyler, the Creator feat. Young Boy Never Broke Again. As for honourable mention, I'll give it to "Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran (only because it's more memorable than most of the other new entries).
As for the worst, there's nothing truly atrocious but Maneskin are getting dishonourable mention for "I Wanna Be Your Slave" while Doja Cat and Ariana Grande get worst of the week for "I Don't Do Drugs".
Next week, will likely be a cool down week hopefully after all this latent insanity. The chart updates at 5pm on Friday.
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