So the big story this week really isn't on the chart but a change that has been long in coming with ARIA announcing this week that they are finally going to be factoring in Youtube when they put together the weekly charts with that change beginning this week so I was kind of curious to see if the change would shake up our very stale top ten...and really, it kind of did but only ensured that we have another new/old number one in the form of "Hrat Waves" by Glass Animals a year after it first went to number one and it got there thanks to streaming.
However right behind it is "Stay" by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber which returned to number two on the back of both streaming and some Youtube.
The big surprise this week was the continued resurgence for "Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran as it rose two places to number three. I guess that rock version with Bring Me The Horizion is holding up nicely for him.
All of this sent "Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)" by Elton John and Dua Lipa down three to number four as it had a rough week on sales and streaming but Youtube kept it stable enough so it didn't freefall.
It also pushed "abcdefu" by GAYLE down one despite it being a sales leader, those streams or Youtube aren't holding up.
Staying steady at number six is "Where Are You Now" by Lost Frequencies and Calum Scott which has sales, steady streaming but Youtube isn't quite on board with this yet.
The Youtube leader lies at number seven with "We Don't Talk About Bruno" by The Cast of Encanto, I say this because while it's got sales still, it's falling back on streaming so ARIA adding Youtube this week came at the right time for it.
All of this pushed "Shivers" by Ed Sheeran back to number eight because it's showing signs of weakness all over.
Which might well be good news for the future for "That's What I Want" by Little Nas X which remained steady at number nine, it's still growing on streaming but needs sales and Youtube to get on board.
Also holding steady is "Industry Baby" by Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow at number ten and is pretty much now just waiting to be unseated.
Gains
Much to my surprise there was a six place gain for "Save Your Tears" by The Weeknd back up to 15 somehow while "Blinding Lights" also by The Weeknd climbed ten places to number 33
Breaking into the top 20 is a song from the soundtrack of "Encanto" with "Surface Pressure" by Jessica Darrow up four to 19.
One of the biggest gains of the week belonged to Jack Harlow with "Nail Tech" up fourteen places off it's debut last week to 22...I can see this becoming a hit.
The other debutant from last week "Numb Little Bug" by Em Beihold climbed twelve places to 36
Losers
Most of our big losers come lower down the chart with "The Joker and The Queen" by Ed Sheeran feat. Taylor Swift the biggest loser of the week plunging twenty places to number 40.
"The Family Madrigal" by The Cast of Encanto slipped six to 41 while "Light Switch" by Charlie Puth slumped six places to 39.
"On My Knees" by Rufus Du Sol slipped seven places to 46
Drop Out
Just the one drop out this week with "Lose Yourself" by Eminem leaving as expected.
New Entries
Just the one new entry this week so let's dive into...
49. "All For Us" by Labrinth feat Zendaya
Well it's been awhile since Labrinth has seen the inside of the the top 50 on the Australian chart, last time this British singer songwriter was on the charts was in 2015 when "Jealous" peaked at number 18 so up until now it's been a quiet stretch for him as far as chart success goes. Well it turns out this song is from the soundtrack for hit TV series "Euphoria" and I expect more songs from it to chart so what's this like...I'm sorry I'm not a fan as this feels so overproduced that it actively distracts from Labrinth and Zendaya's talents as singers especially those synths, it almost feels like you need to hope that both shout the lyrics in order for you to hear them especially as the synths are almost way too loud so yeah I hope there is better from the Euphoria sound track coming because this ain't it.
That's a wrap for this week...next week potentially...more Euphoria songs, Camila Cabello's collab with Ed Sheeran and 5 Seconds of Summer but we'll have to see when the chart updates at 5pm AEDST
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