Top ten worst hit songs of 2018

We’ve reached the end of 2018 which means it’s time to sort out the crap from the great so let’s begin with handing the crap what they deserve…the top ten worst hit songs of 2018, now unlike last year where I had five dishonourable mentions, I won’t be doing that this year with the reason being most people move on and mostly forget the terrible stuff, heck I haven’t thought about the majority of my worst hits of 2017 list apart from the top 3.

Now for the most part I didn’t mind a lot of the songs that became hits this year on the ARIA charts however many disturbing trends showed up this year including the music industry reducing itself to grave robbery to ensure hits on the chart, some incredible laziness across rap and hip hop and pop songs that exacerbated a lot of pop music’s issues…all of which will be discussed here.

Here’s a reminder of the rules.

1.       
      Must have made ARIA’s end of year list.

2.      
         For a song to make this list, the song must have elements that are deeply annoying or even infuriating to land on this list. Being dull or overplayed on the radio is not enough to piss me off.

3.     
      No XXXtentacion or 6ix9ine will appear here because it’s just a given that both would appear here otherwise, yes, both made some pretty awful music but it’s not worth giving XXXtentacion’s music any attention given it’s now purely the music going down the path of grave robbery plus both are going to make everyone’s worst lists – after all “FEFE” by 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj is a partial birth abortion masquerading as a song but these lists can get boring if we all put the same songs on them.

4.       
      This is my opinion only. My opinion shouldn’t stop you from enjoying the songs I write about here today.

Let’s get the show on the road with making something obvious, this song is crap. C-R-A-P, am I making myself cleafr

10. “Friends” by Marshmello and Anne Marie

We’re starting this list with a song that I admit to somewhat liking on first listen but after repeated listens soured on me quickly because I realized that this song was talking down to me as though I am some dumbarse who is expected to take this bottom feeding nonsense without questioning it. Anne-Marie has had enough of a guy trying to force a romantic relationship that she doesn’t want, and she lets him know by giving us all a lesson on how to spell the word ‘friends’. Geezus christ.

The song just comes across as incredibly juvenile and given it’s possible that the guy just isn’t over her yet it’s not the most mature way to tell him that she isn’t interested and only wants to friends. I nearly scream GROW UP at the radio when this song comes on, it’s that juvenile and petty, it’s ridiculous.

So while Anne-Marie and Marshmello were giving out spelling lessons, we were dealing with Post Malone’s brand of trap music.

9. “Psycho” by Post Malone feat. Ty Dolla $ign

It feels like there has been an influx of songs this year using the word “Psycho’ and unfortunately, we’re here to discuss a song that is pretty god damn awful. Post Malone’s whining vocals over a beat that doesn’t change or do anything apart from drone on and on. The lyrics are just about the usual things in trap music like cars, girls, his immense wealth and a ridiculous list of brand names that it would be considered farcical if he wasn’t getting paid for the endorsements during his songs and oh there’s a reference to domestic violence where Ty Dolla $ign mentions hitting a woman who wants to have his children…just charming.

This song was a NUMBER ONE hit for some ungodly reason.

So moving on from this mess of a song, we run straight into somebody who was ubiquitous in 2018, as if it wasn’t predictable, hello Drake.

8. “In My Feelings” by Drake

Ugh, in a year that featured entirely way too much bad Drake at number one than what is healthy with “God’s plan” being a nothing of a song, “I’m Upset” being terrible (it missed the list because I forgot about it until now) and “Nice for What” being saved by that Lauryn Hill sample , this was a sign that Drake had run out of ideas and boy, it showed here on this fragment of a song which features terrible production and only became a hit because of some ridiculous dance meme that was popular for a couple of weeks before sputtering out and this song collapsed like the dead weight it is and I want a long break from anything Drake related although with a Drake-Migos mixtape and another Drake album both apparently coming next year, I don’t hold hope that that break is coming any time soon.

You might remember that I mentioned Post Malone earlier, well in 2018, he became big enough to see wannabes arrive on the charts with the first being this painful imposter.

7. “Lucid Dreams” by Juice WRLD

I know people were more pissed off by “All Girls Are the Same” (quite rightly) for being an absolute turd of a song but this one was the one that became a hit for some unknown reason because this song is just a pure disgusting blame it on the woman bitchfest, JuiceWRLD complains that he can’t change the world he is with so he is going to have to replace her and also seems keen on not letting the girl move on with her life because he comes across like an obsessed stalker like manic.

His obsessive stalker type behaviour is over a beat that makes Post Malone’s music sound like what Britney Spears was singing in the late 90s. Ugh.

2018 was the year of pop artists going country and of the two, one of those songs got extremely popular for no good reason.

6. “The Middle” by Zedd feat. Maren Morris and Grey

I adore Maren Morris which makes it painful for me to put her on this list but I can’t lie, this song drove me up the wall with its mediocre production that it may as well have been a “Stay” rip off (I didn’t like Zedd’s “Stay” feat. Alessia Cara either by the way) with the ticking clock noise that permeates that song like it does this one. Also the lyrics don’t really even tell a story where Morris wants this guy to meet her in the middle but for some reason the guy wants no part of it, maybe in this case, it might be better for Morris to leave the guy the hell alone.

Speaking of alone…. There was a song doing it solo and doing it badly too.

5.“Solo” by Clean Bandit feat. Demi Lovato

I feel terrible putting Demi Lovato as she really isn’t the reason why this song is an awful slice of EDM pop, its actually the most juvenile song about sex that was released this year with it’s incredibly annoying “whoop whoop whoop1” to cover up swear words in the chorus underlining the issues that have been around in pop music for the last couple of years, not to mention the fact Demi has to sing through a ton of annoying chipmunk like sound effects that make the song. The entire production is extremely juvenile. Clean Bandit, you are so much better than this song.

For the mess of noise this song was, at least it didn’t suffer from laziness unlike….

4. “No Brainer” by DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo

Believe me, this isn’t the last example of laziness that we’ll get to but in 2018, DJ Khaled got to the point of self parody when he decided to go down the path of lazily reproducing “I’m the One” for 2018 by bringing back Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo, the only one missing from “I’m the One” part 1 is Lil Wayne because Lil Wayne completely lost the plot on part 1. Bieber may well be the best part in handling the hook but that’s not saying much when he delivers a completely unenthusiastic effort, Quavo drops a verse that can be heard on most Migos tracks on Culture II while Chance the Rapper delivers a verse that isn’t at all interesting, this song just reeks of non effort and laziness.

So after all that, what could possibly be worse?

3. “In My Mind” by Dynoro feat. Gigi D’Agostino

Oh god, I would love to know who the hell thought this drippy miserable song which features Gigi D’Agostino repetitively singing the same things repeatedly over this absolutely horrible beat beat that is impossible to dance to or even remotely groove to. Seriously, this song makes me question what happened to the fun in music because it’s not there in this song that’s for sure. Hopefully songs like this don’t chart in 2019 and what’s in my mind and in my head ain’t this song.

My number two pick won’t surprise anyone…well it shouldn’t as it will be on plenty of people’s worst hits lists…for good reason.

2. “Meant to Be” by Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line

First question, what’s is the point of accrediting Bebe Rexha as the lead artist on this faux-country pop song (anyone who says its country should be handed the last Kacey Musgraves album so they can find out what real country music is) especially Florida Georgia Line sing on most of the song leaving Bebe Rexha to just one verse and chorus. Enough can be said about Bebe Rexha’s pathetic little girlish  sounding voice complaining that she has had enough of guys not treating her right placing her at the cross roads with the duo Florida Georgia Line, she’s giving them the signal to back off and leave her alone but Florida Georgiia Line want her to give into them, it’s just icky from a content standpoint when the Me Too movement is around…yeah,…yuck.

So that leaves just one song and I must say I changed my mind a zillion times over it but when I listened to this song again and yeah it had to land at the top of this list for good reason.

1       1. “I Love It” by Lil Pump and Kanye West

If you looked up the word ‘lazy’ in the dictionary this song would be the musical definition of the word, a song with half assed production involving trap and lyrics that alternate from being stupid to outright gross. Kanye’s verse is the most basic rap verse I have heard, it’s almost like he is trying hard to lower himself to Lil Pump’s level and as for Lil Pump, he handles the hook which basically insults the young woman and her boyfriend and repeating the line “I love It”

None of this song is remotely funny and it shows that Kanye really did do his best to lose any respect he did have. This song and a couple of others on this lit is music for those who appreciate music that appeases the lowest common denominator, it’s a whole new level of lazy garbage that I thought at least Kanye wasn’t capable of.

Let’s hope for better next year.

ARIA Singles Top Ten/ Chart Review: 24th December:Ariana holds number 1 as challengers rise.

So this week was a bit of chaos especially with Christmas music and a whole slew of returns and new entries to the chart, it felt a bit crazy but none the less, let's start where we always do and that is with the top ten and no surprise that it's a sixth week at the top for "Thank U, Next" by Ariana Grande but I am not certain that she will get a seventh week at number one especially as she has been overtaken on streaming and the song has fallen back on sales.

The first of those challengers appears to be "Sunflower" by Post Malone feat. Swae Lee has the song jumped four places to number 2 this week on the back of strong streaming and with sales starting to back it up, there are signs that this could be a challenger for number one.

Also emerging as a strong challenger is Ava Max's European smash "Sweet but Psycho" which jumped two places to number 3.

What aren't challengers are "Without Me" by Halsey which dropped two places to number four and "Shotgun" by George Ezra which also fell two places to number 5.

"Nothing Breaks Like A Heart" by Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus continues to climb, this week it's up two places to number six.

Former number one "Shallow" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper slipped three places to number four as it gradually falls away.

Unfortunately "Sicko Mode" by Travis Scott feat. Drake is up one to number eight because anhything involving Drake has to be a thing apparently.

In much better news, the mediocre "Happier" by Marshmello and Bastille slipped two places to number 9 while "All I want for Christmas is You" by Mariah Carey rose 5 places to number 10.

Gains

Christmas meant big gains for Wham's "Last Christmas" which jumped to 18 from 34. Kian's "Waiting" jumped 5 places to 30 bit apart from those there wasn't much in the gains department.

Re-Entries

Three re-entries this week with the highest of those being "Do They Know It's Christmas" by Band Aid 80 at number 37.

"Close to Me" by Ellie Goulding feat. Diplo and Swae Lee returns at 49 and strangely enough "I Said Hi" by Amy Shark at 50.

Losers

The biggest loser was unfortunately "Leave A Light on" by Tom Walker which had its lights turned off and sent tumbling down to 48 from 36.

"Arms around You" by XXXtentacion feat. Lil Pump, Maluma and Swae Lee fell eight places to 33...Good.

Also good that "Zeze" by Kodak Black feat. Travis Scott and Offset fell to 28 from 22.

Sadly "Bohemaian Rhapsody" by Queen also took a hit down to 34 from 27.

Drop outs

Not that unhappy about the drop outs although said to see both "Come out and Play" by Billie Eilish and "Always Remember Us This way" by Lady Gaga gone but when they are taking the underwhelming "Woman Like Me" by Little Mix feat. Nicki Minaj and outright awful like "Bad" by XXXtentacion, "Mama" by 6ix9ine feat. Nicki Minaj and Kanye West and "In my Feelings" by Drake...I ain't complaining.

New entries

The biggest new arrival this week was of course Ariana Grande's "Imagine" at 15 and because it's Christmas, Ariana's pretty cheesy "Santa Tell Me" enters at 40 (should be gone next week) while "Saturday Nights" by Khalid is the final new entry at 41.

So it remains to be seen if "Thank u Next" can get a 7th week at number one or not but the challengers are coming, we'll find who gets the final number one for 2018 on Saturday.

ARIA Singles top ten \ Chart Review: 17th December: NBLAH reaches top ten

So this week was a pretty quiet one in terms of new entries but we got one hell of a busy week here somehow.

Just no movement right at the very top where "Thank U, Next" by Ariana Grande spends it's 5th week at number one, I still believe that this song will finish the year at number one in Australia,


Halsey's "Without Me" remains at number two for another week but I am not certain of this song's prospects of knocking "Thank U, Next" from number one, it still has good streaming but it doesn't seem enough to challenge "Thank U, Next" right now and digital sales appear to be dropping off.

A song that continues to hang around is former number one "Shotgun" by George Ezra at number three, the song has completely fallen away on streaming so it's probably no chance of returning to number one.

Another former number one lies at number four that being "Shallow" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper but it's not a threat for number one.

The song that is looming as a challenger for number one is "Sweet But Psycho" by Ava Max which jumped three places to number 5, it's presence on streaming and on digital sales is continuing to build rather impressively, heck, it pushed "Sunflower" by Post Malone and Swae Lee down one place to number six and "Happier" by Marshmello and Bastille down to number 7.

We have a new arrival to the top ten with "Nothing Breaks Like A Heart" by Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus up nine places to number eight which I am absolutely delighted about as the song is just fantastic.

It pushed "Sicko Mode" by Travis Scott down two places to number 7 and "Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid down two places to number ten.

Gainers

Former number seven "High Hopes" by Panic! At The Disco was the biggest gainer of the week leaping back up to 24 from 37. (Don't mind that song quite honestly).

The Hilltop Hoods look set to have a big hit with "Leave Me Lonely" up twelve places to number 26.

"Last Christmas" by Wham also gained hard this week up from 47 to 34 which isn't surprising considering Christmas is around the corner.

"Going Bad" by Meek Mill feat. Drake jumped up to 33 from 42 because people can't seem to get enough of Drake right now.

Strangely enough "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran is up 6 places to 46...this song has been on the chart for pretty much the entire year!

"Leave A Light on" by Tom Walker returns to the top 40 at 36 from 41 and "This Feeling" by The Chainsmokers and Kelsea Ballerini refuses to go away by elevating from 44 to 37.

Re-Entries

XXXtentacion's album release saw the return of the single "Bad" at number 35 but apart from that there really isn't any XXXtentacion to talk about...thank goodness.

Also back for some reason is "Lost in Japan" by Shawn Mendes at 38.

Finally for no discernible reason "In My Feelings" by Drake is back at number 49. (Australia, really?)

Losers

It wasn't a good week for 6ix9ine with "Mama" feat. both Nicki Minaj and Drake being the biggest loser down from 22 to 50...good.

Also down hard is "Come Out and Play" by Billie Eilish which fell off it's debut at 28 to slide down to 45.

"Woman Like Me" by Little Mix feat. Nicki Minaj crash landed at 47 down from 33.

"Waiting" by KIan slithered down six places to 30.

Drop Outs

It was relatively good news on the drop out side of things with 6ix9ine's "Kika" feat. Tory Lanez dropping out taking with it "Taki Taki" by DJ Snake feat. Ozuna, Selena Gomez and Cardi B.

Also gone is "Close to Me" by Ellie Goulding feat. Diplo and Swae Lee which is the better of the three songs that left the chart this week.

So with no new entries this week that wraps up this week's chart review. The chart for the week starting 24th December will be released on Saturday at 5pm.

Have a Merry Christmas everyone.

ARIA Singles Chart top ten/chart review: 10th December 2018: 6ix9ine shows up as Ronson/Cyrus debut in top 20

Oh folks, this week was a rough one, sure, we traded out some crap but wow, some absolute junk also debuted on the chart, there's a story or two in terms of what arrived on the charts and what got jumps up the chart but we'll get to that in a minute but first the top ten...

Well, really...there's no change at number one with "Thank U, Next" by Ariana Grande holding firm, it looks to have lock on number one for another few weeks barring a complete collapse, this song should see out the year at number one.

Halsey's "Without Me" is the new number two this week after jumping two places, I don't expect this song to go number one witb there being songs rising below it making out to be more convincing challengers for top spot.

What aren't challengers are "Shotgun" by George Ezra at number three and "Shallow" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper which dropped two places to number four as the hype for "A Stat is born fades away.

Arriving in the top 5 is "Sunflower" by Post Malone and Swae Lee which rose one place to number five (I am desperately trying to convince myself the song isn't good)

It swapped with "Happier" by Marshmello and Bastille which dropped number 6.

Then we have our biggest gain for the week with the worst song from Travis Scott's album "ASTROWORLD", "Sicko Mode" jumping 7 places because I guess we just have to copy America trends, right?

Ava Max's 'Sweet But Psycho" adds Australia to it's list of countries where it's hit the top ten as it jumped five places to number 8.

Two songs I either like or don't mind round out the top ten with "Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid down two to number 7 and "Let You Love Me" down two to number 10.

Gains

So apart from the big gains for Travis Scott and Ava Max to reach the top ten, there wasn't much that gained big. There was a four place gain for "Waiting" by Kian which has reached number 24 and "Ruin My Life" by Zara Larsson is up four to 36 (a song I still can't get to liking) and in the other piece of good news for Australian music, Hilltop Hoods new song "Leave Me Lonely" jumped up to 38 from 42 (I think this song has a solid chance of being a hit)

Re- Entries

Of course it's that time of year when Christmas music starts to reach the charts because of streaming which means "All I want for Christmas is You"  by Mariah Carey is back at number 14 and "Last Christmas" by Wham is back at number 49.

Losses

It was a blood bath this week with "Always Remember Us this Way" by Lady Gaga dropping from 21 to 39 because the movie hype is fading and people are moving on but that doesn't explain why "High Hopes" by Panic! At the Disco lost hope down to 37 or "This Feeling" by The Chainsmokers and Kelsea Ballerini dropped from 31 to 44 (in the latter's case, the song is crap so maybe understandable)

"A Million Dreams" by Pink slipped ten to 48.


Drop Outs

I'm sad to see "I'll Never Love again" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper gone as well as "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen.

Not really bothered that "Happy Now" by Kygo feat. Sandro Cavazza and "There's No Way" by Lauv and Julia Michaels are also gone. Didn't really care for either song.

However I am happy to see utter crap like "Falling Down" by Lil Peep and XXXtentacion, "Bad" by XXXtentaction (probably will be back next week with the album having been released) and "In My zFeelings" by Drake gone.


New Entries

Let's begin with the good stuff that debuted, the excellent "Nothing Breaks like a Heart" by Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus enters at 17 to be the biggest debut of the week, I expect this song to be huge in 2019.

"Close to Me" by Ellie Goulding feat. Diplo and Swae Lee enters at number 50.

6ix9ine somehow had two songs land on the chart wth "Mama" feat. Nicki Minaj and Kanye Wrest entering at number 22 and "Kika" feat. Tory Lanez at number 30.

Meek Mill's song with Drake "Going Bad" enters the chart at  number 42.

So this week turned out surprisingly busy, am still expecting a quieter time over the next few weeks as the charts slow down for Christmas but we'll see. I'll be interested to see if "Sweet But Psycho" can can break into the top five and indeed whether or not "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" can jump into the top ten. We'll find out on Saturday at 5pm

ARIA Singles top ten/ Chart review: 3rd December: Rita Ora enters top ten, big move up for Sheck Wes

The charts are starting to slow down for the Christmas/New Year period and this week seemed to continue that slow down with just three new entries and omly a couple of changes to the top ten and somehow I wish there was some big changes because the top ten feels pretty stagnant apart from one song that entered the top ten

However there was no change at the top with another week at number one for "Thank U, Next" by Ariana Grande and with the song doing well all over the place, I don't see it being challenged unless a certain new song released on Friday can get the numbers to challenge it...

"Shallow" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper spends another week at number two but it's challenge for number one looks done with "A Star is Born" hype slowly starting to fade.

"Shotgun" by George Ezra rode a week of hype surrounding his performance at ARIA Awards to return to number 3, it jumped past Halsey's "Without Me" which dropped back to number four.

"Happier" by Marshmello and Bastille, "Sunflower" by Post Malone and Swae Lee and "Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid all remain at 5, 6 and 7 respectively.

We have a new arrival to the top ten and it's one I predicted with "Let You Love Me' by Rita Ora jumping four places to number 8. Guess that ARIA Awards performance paid off for her but hey it's the best of the songs that she has released from Phoenix as singles so I'll take it.

"Be Alright" by Dean Lewis remains at number nine while "Body" by Loud Luxury feat. Brando drops two to number ten.

Gainers

The biggest gainer this week came from "Mo Bamba" by Sheck Wes because people love trap artists singing out of tune as that jumped ten places to 29.

"Sweet But Psycho" by Ava Max looks like it may well break into the top ten soon as it jumped nine places to number 13. This song reminds me more of Lady Gaga's early career than it probably should..

Lukas Graham continue to have a sleeper hit with "Love Someone" up nine places to 22.

Morgan Evans "Day Drunk" jumped back into the top 40 up eight places to 35.


Losers

The losers are hard to explain but lets start off with the fact that there was an eleven place drop for "This Feeling" by The Chainsmokers feat. Kelsea Ballerini to 31. Maybe people have finally worked out it was a pale imitation of an already awful song.


Pink's "A Million Dreams" continues its yoyo existence also dropping eleven places to 38.

Really also not complaining that "Bad" by XXXtentacion dropped 9 places to 47 after just 3 weeks on the chart (3 weeks too many for grave robbing trash) while his song with Lil Peep "Falling Down" slipped four places to 48. (My god there's some absolute garbage down the lower end of the chart this week)

Sadly, "I'll Never Love Again" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper fell eight places to 43. Would rather this song be a hit over some of the crap above it!

"Woman Like Me" by Little Mix feat. Nicki Minaj lost its gains from the release of 'lm5" so that is down four places to 30.

Drop outs

Disappointed to see Silk City and Dua Lipa's collaboration "Electricity" drop out. Really would have liked that song to have become a hit.

"Somebody to Love" by Queen also dropped out because hype for "Bohemanian Rhapsody" movie is fading.

The one song of the three that dropped out that will probably make year end "Ocean" by Martin Garrix and Khalid which peaked at number 12.

New Entries


So the highest new entry comes from the rather highly popular at the moment, Billie Eilish with "Come Out and Play" at number 23 (even though it's not her best song, check out 'Bellyache")

Australian rap legends Hilltop Hoods snag another chart entry with "Leave Me Lonely" at number 42

Finally "Happy Now" by Kygo feat. Sandro Cavazza enters at number 50/


That wraps up the week and given Friday saw the release of the new collaboration between Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus (get used to it, you are going to be hearing this song everywhere, it's got the potential to be as big as "Uptown Funk" given the chord the song is striking with a lot of people) and possibly Meek Mill's collaboration with Drake off his album "Championships" may enter too. We'll find out on Saturday when ARIA releases the chart for the week of 10th December

ARIA Singles Chart/Chart Review: 19th November: Ariana takes number one as Queen arrives in the top 20

Well as it turned out it was only a matter of time as we have a new number one and we have a couple of surprises one of which oddly looks like sticking around awhile.

So let's get to the top ten where we find "Thank U, Next" has taken the number one spot giving Ariana Grande her second number one in Australia this year and of her career. "Thank U. Next" is the 12th single to hit number one in Australia this year.

"Shallow" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper remains right behind it at number two and still remains a chance of reaching number one.

"Without Me" by Halsey climbed one place to number three but she needs digital sales to get on board with her however it did push back former chart topper "Shotgun" by George Ezra to number four.

"Happier" by Marshmello and Bastille spends another week at number 5.

What is starting to show signs of being a possible number one is "Sunflower" by Post Malone and Swae Lee which jumped one place to number six, it's doing well on streaming so it wouldn't surprise me if it got to the top 2 or 3.

"Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid was pushed back to number seven but its a song that is starting to fade naturally.

The next two songs stayed where they are that being "Be Alright" by Dean Lewis at number 8 and "Body" by Loud Luxury at number 9.

Billie Eilish returns to the top ten at number 10 with "When the Party's Over" - this song has grown on me a lot in recent weeks.

Gainers

No big surprise that Ariana Grande had the biggest gain of thr week with "Breathin'" up from 49 to 38 given she released the video for that song.

The Freddie Mercury biopic is having an effect on the charts hence we got "Bohemian Rhapsody" up from 26 to breaking into the top 20 at 18 which is to no end awesome!

What isn't awesome is that also breaking into the top 20 is "This Feeling" by The Chainsmokers feat. Kelsea Ballerini which climbed four places to 20.

Charli XCX and Troye Sivan continue to party because "1999" is up five places to 23.

"Sweet But Psycho" by Ava Max has broken into the top 30 at number 28 up from 33.

Unfortunately people think "Mo Bamba" by Sheck Wes is worth anything so it went up to 42. WHY?


Re- Entries

So I mentioned Queen earlier amongst the gainers, well they have two other songs inside the top 50 which I know ARIA say they are new enttries but the fact that they were on a previous incarnation of the pop chart means they are probably re entries with the two song being "Another One Bites the Dust" at 39 (originally peaked at number 5 in 1980) and :"Somebody to Love" at number 50 (originally peaked at 15 in 1976).


Losers

The biggest loser this week is from the A Star is Born soundtrack with "I'll Never Love Again" down to 26 from 19.

"In My Feelings" by Drake slipped to 48 from 41 as he warns all and sundry that if we're not totally sick of him by now, we will be in 2019 because there's another album coming.

Sadly, "Electricity" by Silk City feat. Dua Lipa slipped six places to 40.

"Day Drunk" by Morgan Evans fell to 43 from 36.

Drop outs

Only really upset by the loss of "Suncity" by Khalid feat. Empress of. It was a good song.

However I am delighted that "Sad!" by XXXtentacion is gone however it will unfortunately make year end list as will "Beautiful" by Bazzi feat. Camila Cabello.

Also out is "Fire/Reprisal" by Peking Duk.

New Entries

Speaking of XXXtentacion, he has the heighest new entry this week with "Bad" debuting at 31 while Imagine Dragons "Bad Liar" debuts at 35

That wraps up the week and yeah, I think Ariana will likely get a second week at number one but we'll find out on Saturday afternoon.

ARIA Singles top ten/Chart Review: November 12th. Ariana arrives as a slew of songs return

Well this week did surprise me because we got a whole slew of songs returning down, only two new entries and honestly what happened at the very top also surprised me so let's get stuck into that top ten, shall we?

Much to my surprise, "Shallow" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper held onto number one due to digital sales being pretty darn excellent.

It's nearest challenger is the title track of Ariana Grande's fifth album "Thank U Next" at number two, now this song is doing very well on streaming but it isn't matching "Shallow" for digital sales dominance so if streaming falls away, I am not sure this song is a player unless those sales start picking up.

That leaves "Shotgun" by George Ezra down a place at number three in a tight spot, it'd still be a challenger for number one if it's streaming hadn't fallen away hard recently.

Streaming is also the same problem for Halsey's "Without Me" which rose number four, sure it's digital sales are okay but I am not sure it's going to get much higher than number four.

"Happier" by Marshmello and Bastille is finally starting to show signs of exiting the top ten as it slipped two places to number 5 but it unfortunately also took Benny Blanco's "Eastside" featuring Khalid and Halsey down with it. "Eastside" slipping two to six.

Staying steady this week is "Sunflower" by :Post Malone and Swae Lee at number seven, a song that I expect to see stick around in the top ten for awhile.

All the changes saw Dean Lewis's "Be Alright" go down two places to number 8, it's on its slow way out of the chart.


"Body" by Loud Luxury feat. Brando stumbled one place to number 9 while rounding out the top ten is 'Promises" by Calvin Harris feat. Sam Smith.


Gainers

Biggest gainer of the week is the very early Lady Gaga souding song "Sweet but Psycho" by Ava Max, it's not a bad song and also not surprise considering how well it is doing in Europe.

"Sicko Mode" by Travis Scott and Drake broke into the top 20 by jumping up from 21 to 18.

For some reason "There's No Way" by Lauv and Julia Michaels climbed to 37 and "Ocean" Martin Garrix and Khalid went from 42 to 39.

Re-entries

It was a busy week on that front so let's start with the good songs that re-entered because the highest re-entry come from Queen with "Bohemian Rhapsody" at number 26, the song originally charted on the Kent Music Report charts in 1976 peaking at number 1 and then returned in 1992 to peak at number 5.

In other good news, "Lovely" by Billie Eilish and Khalid is back at 46 and "Breathin'" by Ariana Grande at 49.

The bad news lies with XXXtentacion's "Bad" returning at 48.



Fallers

Pink's re imagining of "A Million Dreams" from The Greatest Showman soundtrack tumbled hard to 43.

"Suncity" by Khalid and Empress of tripped down to 45 from 34 while "Beautiful" by Bazzi and Camila Cabello

People are finally growing tired of "I Love It" by Lil Pump and Kanye West because that slipped to 22 from 16.

Drop outs

The onlt drop out that I am really disappointed about is "Healing Hands" by Conrad Sewell exiting but it should make the year end.

As should "Jackie Chan" by Tiesto feat. Dzeko, Preme and Post Malone.

Others gone are "Kiss and Make up" Dua Lipa and Blackpink, "Venom" by Eminem, "Lucky You" by Eminem feat. Joyner Lucas and "MIA" by Bad Bunny and Drake.


New Entries

There was one other new entry to the top 50 besides the arrival of Ariana Grande's "Thank U, Next" and unfortumately the song isn't any good, it's "Mo Bamba" by Sheck Wes.

That wraps it up for the week, I have no idea what's coming up or what will enter the charts.

ARIA Singles top ten/Chart Review: 5th November: "Shallow" remains number one but for how long?

Things are about to get interesting...well...not this week but with Ariana Grande's sales and streams for "Thank U, Next", I get the feeling things are about to heat up but as for this week well it was pretty much same old at least at the very top where "Shallow" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper remains at number one for a second week, right now, it's a numbers game as to whether "Shallow' can hold off "Thank U Next" for number one, really it could all come down to how many people streamed "Thank U, Next" on a paid streaming account.

"Shotgun" by George Ezra remains at number two but I expect it to get pushed back hard, digital sales are excellent but really with it's streaming falling away and stronger songs behind it, this should really start to fall away hard.

At number three is "Happier" Marshmello and Bastille. Really, I don't see this song going much higher now. Same said for "Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid at number four.

Speaking of Halsey, "Without Me" is our first mover this week as it jumps three places to number 5. It's weird to see a Halsey solo jaunt in the top 5 to be honest but she did push former chart topper "Be Alright" by Dean Lewis back to number six (it debuted at number 94 on the Hot 100 in the US this week).

Then we have the big story in our top ten with "Sunflower" by Post Malone and Swae Lee jumping from 13 into the top ten at number 7. I suspect this song might be a top 5 hit in the making.

"Body" by Loud Luxury feat. Brando rose one place to number 8.

Khalid's "Better" fell three places to number 9 as the hype for his recent EP falls away.

While "Promises" by Calvin Harris and Sam Smith also fell three places to number 10.

Time to look outside our top and look at the big movers of the week.

Gainers

Well the biggest gainers were songs off the "A Star is Born" soundtrack with "I'll Never Love again" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper up to 15 from 32 and "Always Remember Us this Way" by Lady Gaga up six places to 12

Despite everything I said last week, "Woman Like Me" by Little Mix feat. Nicki Minaj got a boost off the back of the video to rebound to number 24.

"Better Now" by Post Malone is somehow rebounding back up the chart, it's back ato 28 from 31.

Another big mover that I am actually happy about is "1999" by Charli XCX and Troye Sivan u to 29 from 46. Yay!


Losers

The biggest loser this week was "Venom" by Eminem which plummeted to 43 from 25.

Sadly, "MIA" by Bad Bunny feat. Drake fell nine places to 49 (I don't mind the song quite honestly) while "Jackie Chan" by Tiesto feat. Dzeko, Preme and Post Malone fell 8 eight places to 50.

"Beautiful' by Bazzi feat. Camila Cabello fell from 27 to 35. "Leave A light on" by Tom Walker also slipped six down to 30.

Finally two songs I like in  "Rise" by Jonas Blue feat. Jack and Jack down to 25 and "High Hopes" by Panic! At the Disco down to 22 from 15.

Drop Outs

Only three drop outs this week and I am a bit uncertain as to whether any of them will make the year list, that being "Killshot" by Eminem, "Born to Be Yours" by Kygo and Imagine Dragons and "I'll be There" by Jess Glynne.

New Entries

Music grave robbery has the highest new debut this week with XXXtentacion teaming u with Lil Pump, Maluma and Swae Lee for "Arms Around You" at 14. Gets worse when it's been announced that a new XXXtentacion song is being released tomorrow.

The songs from the soundtrack of "The Greatest Showman" are being re-imagined so we've got Pink's "A Million Dreams" at 26.

Finally, the best of the new entries is Ava Max's European smash "Sweet But Psycho" at 46.


So that wraps up this week and yeah, all eyes are going to be on what happens with number one, it seems like a straight fight between Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper but who knows?

The chart for the week beginning 12th November is announced on Saturday afternoon at 5pm.

ARIA Chart top ten/Chart Review: 29th October: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper rocket to number one

Well, when I said last week that "Shallow" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper was going to be a big mover up this week, I didn't ever think it would be the major disturbance to the top ten in the way it has and that's not counting another new arrival in the top ten which we'll get to in a moment.

So let's get to that top ten, shall we? We have a new number one this week that being "Shallow" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper which jumped from 17 to take the number one spot., it's Cooper's first number one single and it's Lady Gaga's first since "Born This Way" topped the chart in 2011. It's long prospects at number one? Well, that's a vexed question because while it's ruling digital sales, streaming isn't quite there yet.

"Shallow"'s rise to number one meant that George Ezra's "Shotgun" got pushed back to number two, I fully expect this song to start to fall away because it's not as healthy across the board as some of it's rivals.

A contender for the number two slot is "Happier" by Marshmello and Bastille at number 3, this song is pretty healthy across the boardeven though there are questions over the quality of the song.

Benny Blanco has a new song coming on November 2nd with Calvin Harris but his current hit "Eastside" feat. Halsey and Khalid slipped two places to number four and really this song is in an awkward place.

Former chart topper "Be Alright" by Dean Lewis slipped one place to number five this week and is now under threat from Khalid's "Better" which jumped three places to number six although that's probably because he just released a new EP called "Suncity"

All this pushed "Promises" by Calvin Harris feat. Sam Smith down 2 places to number seven.

A song that is dominating on streaming at the moment for some reason is Halsey's "Without Me" which jumped two places to number eight

Hell, it pushed "Body" by Loud Luxury feat. Brando back two places to number nine although I expect it will rebound.

Finally, we have the highest placed debut on the charts this week at number ten with "When the Party's Over" by Billie Eilish, it's her second top ten hit after "lovely" with Khalid but her first solo and this has traction going forward, I expect this to hang around the top ten for awhile.

Gainers

So outside of "Shallow" which was this week's biggest gainer, there really wasn't much that gained big time, I guess there's a two place jump for "Day Drunk" by Morgan Evans to 35.


Losers

A LOT of songs lost ground this week so I am only going to go through the songs that lost big time, "Healing Hands" by Conrad Sewell was the biggest loser this week as it fell hard from 33 to 48 (that song should make the year end list so not worried).

"Killshot" by Eminem also took a tumble down to 45 as did "Lucid Dreams" by Juice WRLD down to 44 (Good, the latter will make the year end list because way too many thought we needed more Post Malone sound alikes on the chart)

"Jackie Chain" by Tiesto feat. Dzeko, Preme and Post Malone (speak of the devil) got karate chopped down to 42.

"Fire/Reprisal" by Peking Duk burned down seven places to 38.

The unsurprising loss came from "Woman Like Me" by Little Mix feat. Nicki Minaj which fell from 23 to 34 (honestly the song is really mediocre, not surprised it fell).

Also happy to see "I Love It" by Lil Pump and Kanye West drop six places to 12. The sooner that song is gone the better.

Drop Outs

We got some BIG drop outs this week with only one or two of them being any good so let's start with the bad songs dropping out of the top 50 that will likely make year end list that being "Sad!" by XXXtentacion and "No Brainer" by DJ Khalid feat. Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo.

Then there's songs like "Praise the Lord (Da Shine)" by A$AP Rocky feat. Skepta and "Never Ever" by The Rubens feat. Sarah which have a question mark over whether they will make the year end list.

The only song that dropped out which probably won't make the year end is "Breathin'" by Ariana Grande.

Finally the excellent song that I am so happy will make year end list is "Lovely" by Billie Eilish and Khalid.

New Entries

We got seven new entries, I already have mentioned the new entry for Billie Eilish at number 10 but at number 13, we have "Sunflower" by Post Malone feat. Swae Lee (I expect this song to jump into the top ten next week)

Then we have two songs from "A Star is Born soundtrack with "Always Remember Us This Way" by Lady Gaga debuting in the top 20 at number 18 and "I'll Never Love Again" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper entering at 32. Given the way these songs are performing on digital sales, we won't be saying goodbye to them any time soon.

We did get one entry from Khalid's EP that I mentioned earlier with the title track "Suncity" with Empress Of entering at number 30.

Dua Lipa teamed up with k-pop girl group Blackpink for the entry at number 33 called "Kiss and Make Up"

Finally "1999" by Charli XCX and Troye Sivan arrives in the top 50 at number 46. I really like this song so happy to see it here.

Wow. What a week and I don't think it's going to slow down with Pink having released a re-imagining of a song from "The Greatest Showman soundtrack", BTS working with Steve Aoki, and not to mention, the return of Ellie Goulding. I don't expect "Shallow" to lose number one though but we'll see. ARIA will announce the chart for the week starting 5th November on Saturday.

New Music Friday Review: 19th October. Zara Larsson, Major Lazer working with Tove Lo

Song: Ruin My Life
Artist: Zara Larsson





We start of this week's new music review with the lead off single for Zara Larsson's second album, a song I was kind of excited about however I can't be the only one feeling let down a little, right? For a start, Zara sounds totally devoid of any personality that made her a joy to listen to on previous hits and the chorus is just really painfully reptetive asking him to ruin her life and nights because she misses him. It's just a painfully mediocre song.



Rating 5/10


Song: when the party's over
Artist: Billie Eilish





This is the second single from Billie Eilish's debut album s and it is a dark one at that which features Eilish, backing vocals and sparse piano and strings as Eilish sings about her anger at this person in life and needing space from said person where she just wishes they would leave her the hell alone. Its a good song but its definitely not as good as "Bellyache" or "you should see me in a crown".

Rating 7/10



Song: Sunflower
Artists: Post Malone feat. Swae-Lee




This song is for the new Spiderman movie and while I don't mind the production, the grooves in this song are pretty awesome however the content of this song really does render this song kind of mediocre if I am to be honest and probably forgotten within weeks but given the streaming figures for this song, I'd not be surprised if it becomes a hit

Rating: 4/10


Song: Blow That Smoke
Artist: Major Lazer, Tove Lo




So I am not a fan of either artist. Major Lazer's "Lean On" was one of the more annoying hits of recent times while I've never cared for Tove Lo so much like in the recent past with Calvin Harris working with Frank Ocean and Migos on "Slide" last year, could "Blow that Smoke" by Major Lazer feat. Tove Lo work for me? Well honestly I think it does in that it feels like the perfect song to jump around to by the pool, its not bad. Hopefully becomes a hit.

Rating: 8/10


So yeah "Blow That Smoke" is the best song of New Music Friday would love to see this become a hit.

ARIA singles top ten/chartreview: 1st October: George Ezra holds number one as a piece of grave robbery debuts top ten

This week felt predictable to a large degree even down to the point of the new entry to the chart inside the top ten (which we'll get to), there's a bit that happened though and it's quite interesting to say the least.

"Shotgun" by George Ezra remains at number one for a second week courtesy of digital sales doing well and a pretty good week on streaming.

"Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid returns to number two and is likely to be one of the longest running number two singles of the year alongside "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B.

"Be Alright" by Dean Lewis slips one place to land at number three

"I Love It" by Kanye West and Lil Pump has taken residence at number four thus soiling the top ten which was in excellent condition up til here. Even worse they have released a radio edit which doesn't improve the song one iota. This song was number one in New Zealand last week, Kiwis, you guys have better taste in music than this muck!

In better news, UK number one "Promises" by Calvin Harris feat. Sam Smith remains at number 5.

Marshmello and Bastille climb two places to number 6 with "Happier" for some strange reason. I don't see the appeal of that song whatsoever.

That brings us to the newest piece of garbage/artistic grave robbery to darken the top ten since "Don't Matter to Me" by Drake feat. Michael Jackson. "Falling Down" by Lil Peep and XXXtentacion has entered the chart at number 7 and is this week's highest debut. Fuck this trash and to the people who brought this, why?

However in good news, Panic! At The Disco climbed one place to number eight, this song is sticking around in the top ten which is great news.

What is unlikely to stick around in the top ten is "Rise" by Jonas Blue feat. Jack and Jack whch fell two places to number 9.

"Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 and Cardi B round out the top ten at  number 10 after a four place drop.

Gains


The biggest gainer was Tom Walker's "Leave A Light On" which jumped from 41 to 27 this week. I really would like to see this song become a hit as it's pretty excellent.

Also making a big move up was Jess Glynne's "I'll Be There" which climbed nine places to 30.

"In My Mind" by Dynoro jumped from 25 to break into the top 20 at 18 (this song looks likely to be a huge hit in Australia just as it has been in Europe, I can't say I care for it though).


Re-Entries

This week sees the return of "God's Plan" by Drake at number 50. Don't ask me to explain that one

Losers

Biggest loser this week was again Eminem with "The Ringer" falling from 31 to 48.

Also a big fall for "God is a Woman' by Ariana Grande going from 27 to 41. Ouch. Not surprising though given she's already in the studio again working on her fifth album. Also "Breathin'" took a hit falling from 19 to 24.

"Natural" by Imagine Dragons fell from 28 to 35.

Drop outs

Only one drop out of any real note here with "I Said Hi" by Amy Shark leaving the top 50 after 23 weeks on the chart peaking at number 6

The rest are Eminem cuts like "Kamikaze" and "Not Alike" feat Royce Da 5'9". Machine Gun Kelly's pretty ordinary Eminem diss "Rap Devil" and the biggest hit of last year 'Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran which refuses to go away.


New Entries

So outside of the artistic grave robbery inside the top ten at number seven, we got Eminem's reponse to Machine Gun Kelly "Killshot" debuting at number 11 which may well be the best of the new entries this week.

The other two new entries are pretty ordinary. "Wake up in the Sky" by Gucci Mane feat. Bruno Mars and Kodak Black enters at 46 and "This Feeling" by The Chainsmokers feat. Kelsea Ballerini at 49.


That wraps up the week, am expecting "A Star is Born" soundtrack to start impacting the chart with "Shallow" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper to debut (could well be a top ten debut as well) and maybe a couple of other assorted songs arrive on the chart...not sure about Lil Wayne. We'll find out on Saturday at 5pm

ARIA top ten/chart review 24th September: George Ezra rides Shotgun to number 1

Well this week didn't pan out as bad as I thought it would, that's not to say I ain't worried about some songs that are coming including one song in the top ten that is a shot at going number 1 (unfortunately) and we got a new number one that I really like,

That new number one is "Shotgun" by George Ezra, it's already been a huge hit in the UK and now it's finally gone number one here in Australia. "Shotgun" is Ezra's first number one single, his previous best was "Budapest" which reached number 5 in July 2014 while "Shotgun" is the tenth song to hit number one in Australia this year.

The previous number one for five weeks, "Be Alright" by Dean Lewis slipped back to number two this week and I would expect this song to slowly start falling away soon.

This all saw "Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid slip back to number three, now this probably isn't going to reach number one unfortunately (it's a pretty good song so kind of annoyed that it won't reach number one like it has in New Zealand).

What has a chance of hitting number one because it's dominating on streaming at the moment is the unbearably unimaginative and pretty damn awful 'I Love It" by Kanye West and Lil Pump (Uthe lyrics of this song are asinine, we'r

The current US number one "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B fell back to number 6 as it gradually leaves the chart.

"Rise" by Jonas Blue feat. Jack and Jack jumped up two places to number 7, I doubt it can make top five but hey I'll be happy if it does as it is a decent song.

"Happier" by Marshmello feat. Bastille jumped 5 places to be a new arrival to the top ten at number eight.

"High Hopes" by Panic! At The Disco remains in the top 10 despite a one place drop to number 9.

Rounding out the top ten is former number one "Youngblood" by 5 Seconds of Summer awbich fell four places to number ten, I expect this song to be fighting it out with "Be Alright" by Dean Lewis  for ARIA song of the year come the ARIA Awards in November.

Gains

:The biggest gainer this week was the European smash "In My Mind" by Dynoro which busted up to number 25 from 41. Could be a future number one.

Speaking of big dance hits elsewhere starting to rise up the charts, "Body" by Loud Luxury feat Brando jumped from 25 to 14. I expect this song to break into the top ten next week.

"Electricity" by Silk City feat. Dua Lipa also enjoyed a good rise up to 24 from 33 while "Natural" by Imagine Dragons rose 9 places to 28 (I am meh about that song, a stereotypical Imagine Dragons song really)


For some inexplicable reason "Goodbye" by Jason DeRulo feat. David Guetta, Nicki Minaj and Willy William jumped 12 places to 36.

Kian's "Waiting" got a decent 12 place boost to 38. Great news for the young Aussie artist!


Re-Entries

"Shape Of You" by Ed Sheeran is back again to spend a 79th week on the chart at number 50. What the hell? Maybe it's time for ARIA to look at a recurrent rule.

Losers

Eminem lost hard this week with "The Ringer" the biggest loser of the week down to 31 from 18 last week, "Kamikaze" fell to 23, "Not Alike" with Royce Da 5'9" down to 44.

Ariana Grande announced she was going to be taking a long break as "God is a Woman" fell 7 steps down from heaven's gates to 27.

"Fire/Reprisal" by Peking Duk lost it's fire in flaming out to 32. "Better Now" by Post Malone slipped to 33 from 28 and the generally crappy "FEFE" by 6ix9ine feat. Nicki Minaj dropped to 34/


Drop Outs

The only drop out I am a little disappointed about is "I Wanna Know" by NOTD feat. Bea Miller. That song was pretty good so kind of sad to see it fall out.

That siad not sorry to see "Solo" by Clean Bandit and Demi Lovato gone...good riddance to atrocious garbage, both Clean Bandit and Demi Lovato are capable of so much better.

The other two that fell out were Eminem "Kamikaze" album tracks those being "Fall" and "Greatest"


New Entries

Highest debut of the week went to Khalid's "Better" at number 15 which isn't surprising considering it seems that Australia appears to love the guy.

Now a song that has done well overseas and has finally debuted on the Australia charts at 41 is Tom Walker's 'Leave a Light On". Seriously, number 1 in France and also hit the top 10 in a number of countries around Europe, the song is an unhinged load of awesome. Check it out.

Finally we end it with Machine Gun Kelly's diss track toward Eminem "Rap Devil" debuting at 45.

Next week we'll see the probable top ten debut of Eminem's response to MGK called "Killshot", Avril Lavigne could also turn up with her comeback track called "Head Above water". I do expect George Ezra to retain number one.

My Thoughts on "Head Above Water" by Avril Lavigne

Ever since Avril Lavigne promised new music toward the end of 2016, I will admit to be a little impatient and very excited to hear what she and others had been working on in the studio even despite the fact I was not impressed with her self titled album which was released in 2013 apart from a couple of songs like 'Here's to Never Growing Up" so part of me was wary.

However before we even talk about the music we need to talk about the fact that Avril hasn't released any music since 2015 when she released "Fly" for the Special Olympics and had various guest appearances on other people's songs in 2017 so why the long wait? Quite simply, Avril had been diagnosed with Lyme disease, a horrid disease that is carried by black legged and deer ticks that had left Avril bedridden, and as she wrote in her emotional letter to fans announcing the release date of the first single from her 6th album, had left her 'accepting death'. 

So that leads us to the first taste of the new album which still doesn't have a name, the lead single called "Head Above Water" which is an emotional, empowering piano ballad that makes Avril's vocals the star and that's almost immediate because Avril sounds absolutely stunning on this song to the point where I'd dare say her voice has improved A LOT given the five years away.

I know a few people were wanting a loud, brasive rock song as the lead single but given what Avril has been through that was NEVER going to be the case, it was always going to be a ballad.

The lyrics are to a degree simple but that's always been Avril's strong point, she's never needed to make complex songs to connect with her fans take songs like "Here's to Never Growing Up" and even her first major hit "Complicated" where both really get to the point and that is the same with "Head Above Water" where Avril tells her story about her determination in fighting lyme disease with the support of God which makes a heck of a lot of sense, having a brush with death naturally would bring a person closer to whatever religious figure is in their lives and coming to grips with their own mortality and reaching acceptance that they may well die. 

Moving away from the lyrics and to the overall sound of the song and just where it fits in terms of Avril's discography, I actually see "Head Above Water" as being a song that could have made her second album "Under My Skin" as it bares a lot of the hallmarks of some of the songs from that album and it's also a sign that Avril has matured as a person.

I really like "Head Above Water" a lot, am hoping it becomes a hit in Australia and around the world because my goodness it deserves it and if it can also draw attention to the horror that is lyme disease than we're all going to be better for it. Thank you Avril. 

ARIA top ten/Chart Review: 10th September: Kamikaze lived up to its name as an Eminem album bomb detonates

Fair to say this week wasn't pretty at all, only few songs made gains and those songs that were climbing lost ground while others that had been falling continued their descent all because of an Eminem "Kamikaze" album bomb.

Let's begin with the top 10, Eminem didn't manage to cause a change at number one with Dean Lewis remaining at number one for a fourth straight week with "Be Alright" but it could have some competition for number one soon more on that in a moment.

It's probably not going to come from "Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid at number 2, its digital sales are just not matching the song's streaming unfortunately. I actually don't mind this song at all, it's the best Halsey has sounded on anything she's done.

The real challenger for number one comes in the form of George Ezra's "Shotgun" which jumped three places to number 3 this week, it's ruling digital sales and if it gets some streaming gains then there's a fair chance that we might see this song go number one (I'd be happy with that because it's a pretty great pop song)

This where we hit the first and second of the eleven new Eminem songs that reached the ARIA top 50 this week with "Lucky You" feat. Lucas Joyner at number four and "The Ringer" at number five, I don't expect either of these two songs to stick around in the top ten though.

Former chart topper "Youngblood" by 5 Seconds of Summer fell three places to number 6 as it continues to rise on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, it currently sits at number thirteen and is a chance of breaking into the top ten there.

It was the same sized drop for Maroon 5 and Cardi B with "Girls Like You" dropping to number seven.

Perhaps mostly surprisingly is the fact "High Hopes" by Panic! At the Disco remaining at number eight. It's actually in Australia where this song is performing the best which is a bit of a surprise.

"In My Feelings" by Drake slid for four places because the novelty of the challenge for this song is being replaced by similarly annoying challenges for crap songs.

Rounding out the the top ten is "No Brainer" by DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo at number ten which is a drop of three places.

I expect most of those that dropped places will regain them once the Eminem album bomb recedes.

Gains

Very few gains of note this week, the biggest mover was "Happier" by Marshmello feat. Bastille which jumped from 25 to 19.

Losers

There were some big losers across the board, I am not going to go through every single song that lost this week because most of them will regain ground next week with the album bomb fading away. The biggest loser was "Solo" by Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato fell from 28 to 41.

Other songs to fall big included "I Like It' by Cardi B feat. Bad Bunny and J Balvin (I am not convinced the Australian public love Cardi B just yet to be honest), "I'll be There' by Jess Glynne falling from 29 to 36 and "No Tears Left to Cry" by Ariana Grande down to 42 from 31 however I suspect those songs may well have been on the way out anyway.

Taking a hit were "Happy Now" by Zedd and Elley Duhe down to 35 from 27 and "Beautiful" by Bazzi featuring Camila Cabello down to 21 from 18.


Drop Outs 

So let's start with songs that will make the year end list that fell out of the top 50 this week: "One Kiss" by Calvin Harris feat. Dua Lipa, "Back To You" by Selena Gomez",  former number one"God's Plan" by Drake (thank godness), "Nice for What" by Drake and "Psycho" by Post Malone feat. Ty Dolla Sign.

Songs having their run cut short. "Nonstop" by Drake (not a good week at all for Drake) and "Just Friends" by Hayden James and Boy Matthews.

Gone and probably won't return: "Idol" by BTS (Good, a pretty awful song),

Might return with Eminem's album bomb receding: "Goodbye" by Jason Derulo feat. David Guetta, Nicki Minaj and Willy William, "I'm A Mess" by Bebe Rexha and "Don't Leave Me Alone" by David Guetta feat. Anne-Marie.


New Entries

So I am going to make this quick and get through all of these Eminem new entries as quickly as possible because I doubt any of them are sticking around.

Outside of "Lucky You" and "The Ringer", there was "Kamikaze" at 13, "Greatest" at 15, "Fall" at 23, "Not Alike" feat. Royce Da 5'9", "Stepping Stone" at 34, "Venom" at 37, "Good Guy" feat. Jessie Reyez at 46 and finally "Nice Guy" also feat. Jessie Reyez at 48.


Ugh, I dislike album bombs, hopefully the one recedes quickly. ARIA will post the latest chart update at 5pm on Saturday.

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.

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.

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.

ARIA Singles top ten/ Chart Review: 21st May. Another new number 1.

So the chart instability rages for another week, we have a new number one which I called on Twitter and some pretty significant shifts all round...some good, some bad, some really quite dreadful.

The new number one is 'This is America" by Childish Gambino and it looks like it may well be on top of the charts for awhile now given its cultural impact especially with that video and the song itself triggering much discussion. It's also number one in the US right now.

Post Malone defied expectations of a drop with "Better Now" remaining at number 2, this more than likely will now be the next single from Beerbongs and Bentleys given it's traction on the chart.

At number 3 is "Youngblood" by 5 Seconds of Summer and yeah, I am really happy about the fact this song jumped 6 places from 9 last week to reach the top 5, it's the lone 5 Seconds of Summer song that I like!.

Drake's "Nice for What" fell 3 spots to number 4 with the album "Scorpion" due out at the end of next month, I expect this to stick around awhile.Th

The current British number one "One Kiss" by Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa fell one spot to number 5. Not overly surprising given it was starting to fall away on sales.

Also starting to fall away (unfortunately) is Ariana Grande's "No Tears Left to Cry" which dropped 3 places to number 6, hopefully this sticks around in the top 10 because it is a good song.


Post Malone makes his second appearance in the top 10 at number 7 with "Psycho" featuring Ty Dolla $ign, it fell two places to number 5...thank goodness, I am still struggling to understand the appeal of that song.

Another that fell two places was "Love Lies" by Khalid and Normani to number 8, it's on it's way out of the top 10 but still a tad disappointing, would have liked to have seen it go number one instead of Drake.

We have a second Australian artist in the top ten this week with Amy Shark getting her second top ten hit with "I Said Hi" jumping from 13 to 9. Yet again more great news given that song is awesome.

The Weeknd wraps up the top ten at number 10 for another week with "Call Out My Name"

Gains

The biggest gainer this week was unfortunately the dated "2002" by Anne-Marie which jumped from 24 to 12

In good news, "Remind Me To Forget" by Kygo and Miguel jumped from 21 to 17 (why this song hasn't broken into the hot 100 in the US yet is beyond me)

"Nevermind" by Dennis Lloyd jumped from 46 to 35, it looks like being a sleeper hit.


Re-Entries

A couple of re-entries this week with the Eurovision Song Contest last weekend seeing Jessica Mauboy's "We Got Love" being the highest of the two  re-entering songs at 31.
The other is Ed Sheeran's latest single from 'Divide' with "Happier" returning at number 50.

Losers

Unfortunately Troye Sivan's "Bloom fell from 34 to 46 because we can't have nice things stay on the charts for long.

In better news "Freaky Friday" by Lil Dicky and Chris Brown fell out of the top 10 to 14, "Ball for Me" by Post Malone and Nicki Minaj to 36, and "Rockstar" also by Post Malone feat. 21 Savage to 22 and "Candy Paint" to 40.

The other big drops though were mostly bad news with "These Days" by Rudimental, Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen falling to 24, "All the Stars" by Kendrick Lamar and SZA falling to 27, "Youth" by Shawn Mendes and Khalid to 33, "Say Something" by Justin Timberlake and Chris Stapleton to 44, "Mine" by Bazzi to 48,


Drop Outs

The only drop out that's likely to make the year end list is Camila Cabello's "Never Be The Same", she also took Taylor Swift's "Delicate" with it (should return when Taylor tours Australia later this year)

The rest are Post Malone songs from the album bomb with "Spoil My Night" with Swae Lee, "Stay". "Rich & Sad" and "Over Now" all gone.

New Entries

Selena Gomez new single "Back to You" debuted at number 15 this week. I expect this song to be a top ten hit for her and boy, she needs a big hit.

"Playwitme" by Kyle and Kehlani enters the chart at 41 while "Just Friends" by Hayden James and Boy Matthews at 42.

Finally, the unfortunate return of The Chainsmokers to the top 50 with "Somebody" featuring Drew Love at 49.


So that wraps things up. New Music Friday Review to look at the collabs by Clean Bandit with Demi Lovato and also Pharrell Williams and Camila Cabello.

ARIA Singles Chart top ten/chart review April 2: The new entries are good as Lil Dicky breaks into top 5

Shortened one this week, am only going to focus on the top 50 from now on rather looking at the top 100. Things actually took a positive upswing for once, although I don't expect it to last long.

Indeed, the bad news was the empty vessel that is "God's Plan" by Drake remains at number one yet again but with The Weeknd on the horizon...it could get interesting as this song has definitely slipped a little on streaming and sales have dropped off.

Whether or not it opens the way for "Psycho" by Post Malone and Ty Dolla $ign which remains at number 2 is another story entirely as The Weeknd will most likely push this song back which is a good thing. I'll take The Weeknd at not quite his best over "Psycho" that's for sure.

At number 3 is the biggest mover inside the top ten..."IDGAF" by Dua Lipa climbed 5 places to number 3...I am so happy to see this song become almost as big a hit as "New Rules" (Australia did Dua a dirty by not getting "New Rules" to number one) and it's a good song.

However I can't say the same for ever increasingly juvenile "Friends" by Marshmello and Annie Marie which climbed 2 spots to number 4.

Also I have no idea why anyone would care for "Freaky Friday" by Lil Dicky and Chris Brown which managed to be the biggest mover of the week, climbing from 18 to sit at number 5.

All this meant "These Days" by Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen slipped to number 6 from 4 last week.

Remaining steady at number 7 is "The Middle" by Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey.

Dropping three places is 'All the Stars" by Kendrick Lamar and SZA as the Black Panther hype continues to fade away.

We have a new entry at number 9, Shawn Mendes with "In My Blood" - the highest new entry of 5 songs to debut this.

Finally I am also happy to see "Love lies" by Khalid and Normani arrive in the top ten at number ten, its a good song and if it means the irritating 'Meant to Be" is out of the top ten then I am very happy with that!

Gains

Well as I said before "Freaky Friday" was the biggest gainer of the week but there was also a good four place gain for "Capital Letters" by Hailee Steinfeld and Bloodpop (it's not a bad song) to 32 especially in a week that saw plenty of losers but we'll get to some of the bigger losers in a second.

Re-Entries

There was one re-entry this week with a Drake remix sparking the return of "Lemon" by N*E*R*D and Rihanna at 44.

Falls

Troye Sivan fell hard with "My My My!" as it dropped 10 places to 31, "Wolves" by Marshmello and Selena Gomez is also on the way out falling six places to 40 (should make the year end list for 2018 though), "Everyday" by Logic and Marshmello fell nine to 49.

The hype from the Ed Sheeran tour has begun to fade with "erfect" falling from 3 to 12 and "Shape of You" from 19 to 25 (when on earth is that song going to leave? Seriously) also "River" with Eminem fell 5 to 18.

Drop outs

Both Ed Sheeran's big hits "Castle on the Hill" and "Galway Girl" fell out along with "Anywhere" by Rita Ora and "Young, Dumb and Broke" by Khalid (there's a new collab that he has done that is absolutely excellent, might well mention it in the New Music Friday review).

Sadly "Coming Home" by Sheppard also left meaning I am doubtful that it will make the year end list but most pleasingly they also took "Everybody Hates Me" by The Chainsmokers with them showing time on the fame clock may well be up for The Chainsmokers and thank goodness for that!

New Entries

So as I said there were 5 new entries to the chart and all of them are awesome to good. Shawn Mendes new single "In My Blood" debuted at number 9 (a well timed video will push it even higher) and Mendes other song "Lost in Japan" debuted at number 27.

One of the very few good songs of Taylor Swift's album "Reputation, "Delicate" debuted at 38.

The awesome comes in the final two new entries with 21 year old singer Anna Robinson or aka Robinson debuted in the top 50 with "Nothing to Regret" at number 46...that song is awesome and deserves to be a hit.

Speaking of awesome so is Kygo's new single with Miguel called "Remind me to Forget" which arrived at number 48. Yet, please Australia make this song a HIT.

So we await the chaos The Weeknd's "My Dear Melancholy" EP will reap on the charts and man alive I am expecting to see some change in that top 2!

ARIA Top 10/Chart Review: 5th March. Post Malone racks up another hit

So this week was a pretty normal one by the standard of the ARIA chart, sure we got a new entry debuting rather high in the top ten and some movement up and down the chart but nothing greatly unusual. 

Of course we start with the top ten and there's no change at the top with "God's Plan" by Drake at number one for a fifth week and I don't see anything knocking it off at the moment

Then we get to the new entry at number 2, "Psycho" by Post Malone feat. Ty Dolla $ign. Post Malone's third top 10 hit in Australia and Ty Dolla $ign's 2nd (he was on the horrid Fifth Harmony song "Work from Home" in 2016). 

The arrival of "Psycho" pushed "All The Stars" by Kendrick Lamar and SZA back to number 3 and "These Days" by Rudimental, Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen back to number 4.

"Meant to Be" by Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line slipped one back to number 5.

A song that is actually climbing the chart though is Dua Lipa's "IDGAF" which climbed one place to number 6 and with Dua in Australia at the moment, I suspect that this song might well be propelled into the top 5 which I wouldn't mind at all because it's a good song.

Post Malone's other top ten hit "I Fall Apart" finally fell out of the top 5 to number 7 while "River" by Eminem feat. Ed Sheeran fell two places to number 8. 

"Pray for Me" by The Weekend and Kendrick Lamar pushed further into the top 10 jumping one place to number 9.

"Perfect" by Ed Sheeran fell two places to number 10 and looks likely to be gone from the top ten soon. Good.

Gains

The arrival of Vance Joy's "Nation of Two" album saw "We're Going Home" jump from 31 to 16 (just a pity the album is getting critically panned and sadly I kind have to agree...it's not a good album at all) in what was the biggest move of the week.

"Friends" by Marshmello and Anne Marie jumped from 22 to 13. "Love Lies" by Khalid and Normani went to 19 from 29. 

Possibly because Ed Sheeran is in Australia, "Shape Of You" continues to hang around, it jumped 4 places to 34. It has now spent 60 weeks on the Australian chart. LONGEVITY, MAN!

"Capital Letters" by Hailee Steinfeld and Bloodpop also jumped off the back of it's debut last week, it went to 39.

Re- Entries

There was one re-entry to the top 50 with Vance Joy's "Lay It On Me" returning off the back of the release of the new album. 

As for the top 100? Well, "Supermarket Flowers" by Ed Sheeran returned at 77 because it looks like being Ed's new single from "Divide"

Losses

Biggest loser of the week was "Silence" by Marshmello and Khalid which fell 10 places to 27, Others that are losing ground include "Havana" by Camila Cabello feat. Sex formerly known as Young Thug fell to 26, "Go Bang" by Pnau" 23 and "Let Me Go" by Hailee Steinfeld feat. Alesso and Watt which fell to 33.

What was surprising was the sudden big drop to 18 for "Finesse by Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B. 

Also falling are "What Lovers Do" by Maroon 5 feat. SZA from 33 to 40, "Young, Dumb and Broke" by Khalid to 44 from 36 and "Thunder" by Imagine Dragons from 39 to 46.

Drop Outs

The drop outs are a little surprising this week and when I say surprising I mean "Think About You" by Delta Goodrem is gone after just one week, the song isn't all that bad so am rather surprised it didn't stick around.

Of the others to go the only significant one is "Good Old days" by Macklemore and Kesha which peaked at number 8 and remained on the chart for 22 weeks. It's the only song that could potentially make the year end list of this lot of drop outs

The Chainsmokers "Sick Boy" exits after 5 weeks on the charts after really being a complete non starter of the song.

The final drop out is "Numb" by Hayden James and Graace which exited after 4 weeks. 

New Entries

There were two other new entries to the top 50 besides "Psycho", both being pretty damn awful. "Want You Back" by 5 Seconds of Summer arrives at 32 and "Look Alive" by BlocBoy JB and Drake at number 36.

Outside the top 50? The highest of the new entries is Logic's "44 More" at number 85, Maroon 5's sterile "Wait" arrives at number 91 (I hope to god that it doesn't become a hit) and Imagine Dragons reasonably good "Next to Me" at 96.

So that wraps up the ARIA Singles chart review for this week and my god I am not looking forward to next week's chart, the arrivals of both Meghan Trainor and DJ Khaled's new songs, you will find out what I think of both"No Excuses" and "Top Off" in New Music Friday Review.