We have a pretty interesting week on our hands here, plenty of switches everywhere and some new entries with one in the top ten so let's get right to it starting with the top ten and it's probably the right place to start because we do have a change at the top with Destiny's Child have snared their first ARIA singles chart topper with "Say My Name" and it was sheer numbers of sales and momentum that got them to number one, so much so it pushed Bardot's "Poison" down to number two this week as hype fades from Popstars.
Seems like the biggest rival to "Say My Name" might come from "Never Be the Same Again" by Mel C and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes which moved up two places to number three this week, this song also has some serious momentum behind it right now. Radio is loving this song right now, it pushed former chart topper "Bye Bye Bye" by *NSYNC down to number four as it bleeds on sales.
The same goes for "Adelante" by Sash! which slipped to number five this week due to sales just starting to fall off.
Toni Braxton has the week's highest new entry at number six with "He Wasn't Man Enough". There's an open question of whether this will stay in the top ten but its here due to a pretty strong sales week.
Heck, it blew past "Candy" by Mandy Moore which fell to number seven this week as it continues to fall away gracefully.
Chicane's "Don't Give Up" feat. Bryan Adams remains steady at number eight this week while Naughty By Nature make their first appearance inside the top ten with "Holiday" up six places to number nine.
Finally returning to the top ten is "What's a Girl to Do" by Sister2Sister but I don't expect it to stick around.
Gains
A big gain this week for "Mambo Italiano" by Shaft as it rose eleven places 34 this week to become the week's biggest mover on the chart.
Brian McKnight's "Back at One" rose nine places to 39 while Kaylan's "Rock Me All Night" jumped eight places to 25.
Pink's "There You Go" seems to be the song headed for the top ten as it rose five places to 14 wbile "Crash and Burn" does the exact opposite for Savage Garden in rising six places to 22.
Re-Entries
Two re-entries this week with Westlife back at number 35 with their song "Flying without Wings" while Enrique Iglesias is back on the chart at number 36 with "Be With You"
Losers
Oof. It was a busy week on this front but let's start off with the songs that were top ten hits that lost big this week like Killing Heidi's "Live Without It" which plunged 20 places to 38 and the band's chart topping hit "Mascara" run down 14 places to 48, S Club 7's "S Club Party" is headed for a bad hangover as it dropped from 35 to 49 while "American Pie" by Madonna dropped from 25 to 32 this week and Chris Franklin's "Bloke" lost some of its oomph by skidding down seven places to 21.
"All the Small Things" by Blink 182 dropped seven places out of the top ten to 17 but frankly I am stunned it stayed in the top ten for so long.
Tom Jones and Mousse T's "Sex Bomb" continues to fail to detonate as it slid eleven places to 50 and Alice Deejay's "Back in My Life" slipped from 38 to 47.
New Entries
I have already talked about the new entry in the top ten for Toni Braxton with "He Wasn't Man Enough" at number six so we have just two other new entries to mention here with the first of those coming from American rock band Foo Fighters with their new single "Generator" in at 31.
Finally UK boy band A1 hit the chart with "Summertime of Our Lives" at number 44.
Thursday, 7 May 2020
Sunday, 3 May 2020
ARIA Singles Chart Top Ten: May 4th: Chart readies for another Drakepocalypse
This week was a surprisingly busy one, we got four new arrivals and plenty of movement up and down the chart this week and with Drake and a bunch of other new releases on the horizon that isn't surprising, Let's start with the top ten where "Roses (Imanbeck Remix)"by Saint JHN kep the number one spot for a fourth week and right now it's a margins game because while it is still doing well on sales, it is in a battle with another song for the top spot next week.
That battle is not with "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd because while it's still incredibly strong on sales, streaming isn't so strong right now and it's starting to bleed there,
What is set to challenge for number one is "Toosie Slide" by Drake at number three especially as it's likely the release of his b-sides mixtape called "Dark Lane Demos" was released on Friday which resulted in a surge for this song on streaming along with several other songs but unlike "Roses", the sales for "Toosie Slide" are its weak point.
We have a new entry in at number four with a song called "The Scotts" by The Scotts otherwise known as Travis Scott and Kid Cudi. Now I am not certain this song will stay in the top beyond the next month but none the less strong streaming ensured that it debuted high.
Not going anywhere is "Death Bed" by Powfu and Beabadoobee which remained at number five this week courtesy of consistent sales and streaming that just won't go away.
"Don't Start Now" by Dua Lipa is down two to number six after it started to fall away on sales and it bled hard on streaming, it's secured it's place on the year end list so it will start making it's way out naturally.
Down one place is "Intentions" by Justin Bieber and Quavo mostly because sales fell this week. (They aren't falling away quickly enough, this song is rancid).
"Say So" by Doja Cat remains at number eight but I suspect it will get a boost next week because it got a remix with Nicki Minaj (I have some thoughts on the remix which I will going into on another blog entry)
"Break My Heart" by Dua Lipa dropped two places to number 9 this week as sales and streams weirld fell away, there's no real consistent base for this song right now.
Finally "Supalonely" by BENEE and Gus Dapperton fell one place to round out the top ten at number ten.
Gainers
The biggest gain of the week came for "This City" by Sam Fischer which rose from its debut of 43 last week to hit 22 this week. This is looking like being a hit in the making.
Speaking of songs rising off their debut last week, "Rockstar" by DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch jumped ten places to 14, this song has traction on streaming so I kind of expect this song to get bigger.
Re-Entries
There is a LOT of Travis Scott this week and we find him again in the returns with "Sicko Mode" feat. Drake back number 31 while "Highest In the Room" is back at 40. Mostly due to to Fortnite, I don't see either making much more impact, they'll be gone next week if Drake has any impact at all.
"Rover" by S1mba and DTG is back at 48.
Losers
Unfortunately the biggest loser of the week was Physical" by Dua Lipa which fell eleven places to 29 this week. It should just make the ARIA year end chart but it's going to be close.
It was a busy week across the board with "City of Angels" by 24k Golden losing its hype and falling ten places to 44 and "I'm Ready" by Sam Smith feat. Demi Lovato slipped nine places to 34 as people realize that it's not good at all.
"In Your Eyes" by The Weeknd continues to really disappoint as it slips to 38 while "Maniac" by Conan Gray drops seven to 37 and "Glitter" by BENEE dropped six places to 50
Top ten hits like "Roxanne" by Arizona Zervas dropped six places to 47 as did "Godzilla" by Eminem feat. Juice WRLD which hit 49.
What was surprising were the sudden six place falls for "What's Poppin'" by Jack Harlow to 27 and "Savage" by Megan Thee Stallion to 20 although in the case of the latter, it might get a rebound next week given it's got a remix with Beyonce, I hope it does, the song is great!
Also the same can be said for "Blueberry Faygo" by Lil Mosey which fell from 17 ro 21...this was looking like being a hit a few short weeks ago...what happened?
Drop outs
So we have a busy week of drop outs from the top 50 with the only one I am disappointed to see gone is "To Die for" by Sam Smith however it is taking "Life is Good" by Future and Drake, "What a Man Gotta do" by the Jonas Brothers and "Post Malone" by Sam Feldt featuring Rani so that's really a win.
Other songs to go that really weren't hits are "Purple Hat" by Sofi Tukker, "Believe It" by PartyNextDoor feat. Rihanna (serves him right for wasting Rihanna) and "July" by Noah Cyrus.
New Entries
So I have already talked about "The Scotts" by The Scotts at number four but Travis Scott also has his 2017 Billboard Hot 100 hit "Goosebumps" with Kendrick in at 45 which is fine because "Goosebumps" is pretty solid.
Outside of Travis Scott songs either new or returning, the late Juice WRLD's new single "Righteous" is in at 15, I have some thoughts on that song too which I think need a forum better than a chart review to explain.
Finally an interpolation of Frank Sinatra's "I Love You Baby" has hit the chart through Surf Mesa's "ILY" feat. Emilee at number 42 because bastardising Frank Sinatra during lockdown is fucking normal.
So that wraps up what was a surprisingly busy week dominated by Travis Scott...next week as I mentioned...the likely Drakepocalypse along with new entries from a collab by Marshmello and Halsey, Hilltop Hoods and maybe even Luke Combs! We'll find out on Saturday when the chart updates at 5pm AEST.
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That battle is not with "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd because while it's still incredibly strong on sales, streaming isn't so strong right now and it's starting to bleed there,
What is set to challenge for number one is "Toosie Slide" by Drake at number three especially as it's likely the release of his b-sides mixtape called "Dark Lane Demos" was released on Friday which resulted in a surge for this song on streaming along with several other songs but unlike "Roses", the sales for "Toosie Slide" are its weak point.
We have a new entry in at number four with a song called "The Scotts" by The Scotts otherwise known as Travis Scott and Kid Cudi. Now I am not certain this song will stay in the top beyond the next month but none the less strong streaming ensured that it debuted high.
Not going anywhere is "Death Bed" by Powfu and Beabadoobee which remained at number five this week courtesy of consistent sales and streaming that just won't go away.
"Don't Start Now" by Dua Lipa is down two to number six after it started to fall away on sales and it bled hard on streaming, it's secured it's place on the year end list so it will start making it's way out naturally.
Down one place is "Intentions" by Justin Bieber and Quavo mostly because sales fell this week. (They aren't falling away quickly enough, this song is rancid).
"Say So" by Doja Cat remains at number eight but I suspect it will get a boost next week because it got a remix with Nicki Minaj (I have some thoughts on the remix which I will going into on another blog entry)
"Break My Heart" by Dua Lipa dropped two places to number 9 this week as sales and streams weirld fell away, there's no real consistent base for this song right now.
Finally "Supalonely" by BENEE and Gus Dapperton fell one place to round out the top ten at number ten.
Gainers
The biggest gain of the week came for "This City" by Sam Fischer which rose from its debut of 43 last week to hit 22 this week. This is looking like being a hit in the making.
Speaking of songs rising off their debut last week, "Rockstar" by DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch jumped ten places to 14, this song has traction on streaming so I kind of expect this song to get bigger.
Re-Entries
There is a LOT of Travis Scott this week and we find him again in the returns with "Sicko Mode" feat. Drake back number 31 while "Highest In the Room" is back at 40. Mostly due to to Fortnite, I don't see either making much more impact, they'll be gone next week if Drake has any impact at all.
"Rover" by S1mba and DTG is back at 48.
Losers
Unfortunately the biggest loser of the week was Physical" by Dua Lipa which fell eleven places to 29 this week. It should just make the ARIA year end chart but it's going to be close.
It was a busy week across the board with "City of Angels" by 24k Golden losing its hype and falling ten places to 44 and "I'm Ready" by Sam Smith feat. Demi Lovato slipped nine places to 34 as people realize that it's not good at all.
"In Your Eyes" by The Weeknd continues to really disappoint as it slips to 38 while "Maniac" by Conan Gray drops seven to 37 and "Glitter" by BENEE dropped six places to 50
Top ten hits like "Roxanne" by Arizona Zervas dropped six places to 47 as did "Godzilla" by Eminem feat. Juice WRLD which hit 49.
What was surprising were the sudden six place falls for "What's Poppin'" by Jack Harlow to 27 and "Savage" by Megan Thee Stallion to 20 although in the case of the latter, it might get a rebound next week given it's got a remix with Beyonce, I hope it does, the song is great!
Also the same can be said for "Blueberry Faygo" by Lil Mosey which fell from 17 ro 21...this was looking like being a hit a few short weeks ago...what happened?
Drop outs
So we have a busy week of drop outs from the top 50 with the only one I am disappointed to see gone is "To Die for" by Sam Smith however it is taking "Life is Good" by Future and Drake, "What a Man Gotta do" by the Jonas Brothers and "Post Malone" by Sam Feldt featuring Rani so that's really a win.
Other songs to go that really weren't hits are "Purple Hat" by Sofi Tukker, "Believe It" by PartyNextDoor feat. Rihanna (serves him right for wasting Rihanna) and "July" by Noah Cyrus.
New Entries
So I have already talked about "The Scotts" by The Scotts at number four but Travis Scott also has his 2017 Billboard Hot 100 hit "Goosebumps" with Kendrick in at 45 which is fine because "Goosebumps" is pretty solid.
Outside of Travis Scott songs either new or returning, the late Juice WRLD's new single "Righteous" is in at 15, I have some thoughts on that song too which I think need a forum better than a chart review to explain.
Finally an interpolation of Frank Sinatra's "I Love You Baby" has hit the chart through Surf Mesa's "ILY" feat. Emilee at number 42 because bastardising Frank Sinatra during lockdown is fucking normal.
So that wraps up what was a surprisingly busy week dominated by Travis Scott...next week as I mentioned...the likely Drakepocalypse along with new entries from a collab by Marshmello and Halsey, Hilltop Hoods and maybe even Luke Combs! We'll find out on Saturday when the chart updates at 5pm AEST.
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Thursday, 30 April 2020
2000 Sound: 30th April. Bardot hold number one on another busy week
So this week isn't quite as wild and as crazy as last week but holy hell that doesn't mean it wasn't busy because it was, not at the top though where "Poison" by Bardot maintains number one for a second week due to mostly consistent sales, it held on over the closest challenger that being "Say My Name" by Destiny's Child which rose one place to number two and looks like being the song to take number one should "Poison" wobble.
"Say My Name" pushed past "Bye Bye Bye" by *NSYNC which fell one place to number three this week as it gracefully looks set to leave, it is under threat from "Adelante" Sash! which remained at number four this week.
Mel C and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes continue their success with "Nrver Be The Same" rising two places to number five, this song is fast becoming a staple on the tadio so I guess we'll see whether or not this can make a run for number one however it did push past "Candy" by Mandy Moore which remained at number six this week.
Now we have the first of three songs making their first appearance in the top ten, at number seven, it's "We Think It's Love" by Leah Haywod rising ten places to give Haywood her first ARIA top ten hit, it's followed Chicane feat. Bryan Adams with "Don't Give Up' which rose twelve places to number 8...umm okay? I am not a fan at all of it but I guess people out there think it's good. The last of the new entrants to the top ten comes from No Doubt with "Ex Girlfriend" rising three places to number nine.
Finally Blink 182's "All the Small Things" rounds out the top ten by dropping two places to number ten.
Gains
Naughty by Nature got one of the bigger gains of the week as "Holiday" rose eleven places to 15. I actually don't mind that song, it's a good fun little jam.
"Caught out There" by Kelis rose from 32 to 26 this week while Pink's :debut single "There You Go" broke into the top 20 up from 25 to 19.
Lonestar's "Amazed" hit 36 up from 42. What people see in that sappy ballad, I have no fucking clue.
Re- Entries
There are fpir songs back on the chart this week starting at number 40 with Human Nature's "Be There With You". I don't expect this to stick around given it's not Human Nature's best song.
Santana and Everlast's collaboration "Put Your Lights On" is back at 42, Limp Bizkit's "Break Stuff" is a returning entrant at 47 and finally Brian McKnight's "Back at One" finds new chart life at 48.
Losers
The biggest loser this week was "Live Without It" by Killing Heidi which fell from number to five to out of the top ten at 18 this week...ouch!
S Club 7's "S Club Party" fell five places to 35, they've got a new song on the chart this week which we'll get to in a second.while Len's "Steal My Sunshine" fell six places to 46 this week. Both "Steal My Sunshine" and "S Club Party" have clinched spots on year end list though.
New Entries
So the biggest new entry of the week belongs to Savage Garden's "Crash and Burn" which entered the chart at number 28.
S Club 7 are on the come down from the party with their new single being a ballad called "2 in a Million" at number 30.
Finally a song that I think might become a surprise hit from Shaft called "Mambo Italiano", its very catchy!
"Say My Name" pushed past "Bye Bye Bye" by *NSYNC which fell one place to number three this week as it gracefully looks set to leave, it is under threat from "Adelante" Sash! which remained at number four this week.
Mel C and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes continue their success with "Nrver Be The Same" rising two places to number five, this song is fast becoming a staple on the tadio so I guess we'll see whether or not this can make a run for number one however it did push past "Candy" by Mandy Moore which remained at number six this week.
Now we have the first of three songs making their first appearance in the top ten, at number seven, it's "We Think It's Love" by Leah Haywod rising ten places to give Haywood her first ARIA top ten hit, it's followed Chicane feat. Bryan Adams with "Don't Give Up' which rose twelve places to number 8...umm okay? I am not a fan at all of it but I guess people out there think it's good. The last of the new entrants to the top ten comes from No Doubt with "Ex Girlfriend" rising three places to number nine.
Finally Blink 182's "All the Small Things" rounds out the top ten by dropping two places to number ten.
Gains
Naughty by Nature got one of the bigger gains of the week as "Holiday" rose eleven places to 15. I actually don't mind that song, it's a good fun little jam.
"Caught out There" by Kelis rose from 32 to 26 this week while Pink's :debut single "There You Go" broke into the top 20 up from 25 to 19.
Lonestar's "Amazed" hit 36 up from 42. What people see in that sappy ballad, I have no fucking clue.
Re- Entries
There are fpir songs back on the chart this week starting at number 40 with Human Nature's "Be There With You". I don't expect this to stick around given it's not Human Nature's best song.
Santana and Everlast's collaboration "Put Your Lights On" is back at 42, Limp Bizkit's "Break Stuff" is a returning entrant at 47 and finally Brian McKnight's "Back at One" finds new chart life at 48.
Losers
The biggest loser this week was "Live Without It" by Killing Heidi which fell from number to five to out of the top ten at 18 this week...ouch!
S Club 7's "S Club Party" fell five places to 35, they've got a new song on the chart this week which we'll get to in a second.while Len's "Steal My Sunshine" fell six places to 46 this week. Both "Steal My Sunshine" and "S Club Party" have clinched spots on year end list though.
New Entries
So the biggest new entry of the week belongs to Savage Garden's "Crash and Burn" which entered the chart at number 28.
S Club 7 are on the come down from the party with their new single being a ballad called "2 in a Million" at number 30.
Finally a song that I think might become a surprise hit from Shaft called "Mambo Italiano", its very catchy!
Monday, 27 April 2020
ARIA Singles Top Ten/ Chart Review: 27th April.
If ever there was a week to think that the charts are starting stagnate due to the pandemic than this week was the week because in a way the chart really did slow down A LOT, we only have a couple of songs new on the chart and yet another change at number one so let's get straight to the top ten where "Roses (Imanbeck remix)" by Saint Jhn returned to number one after a very strong streaming week, it really is a case of margins though because right behind is "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd at number two because while it rules the sales, its losing ground on streaming to "Roses".
"Toosie Slide" by Drake remains at number three and unless those sales pick up, it's just not at the races right now, I expect this song to lose steam soon which would leave it open to "Don't Start Now" by Dua Lipa at number four except it has started to bleed on sales and streaming and will likely be heading down.
Unfortunately this means "Death Bed" by Powfu feat. Beabadoobee is in the best position to take advantage as it continues to have a strong streaming and sales presence to remain at number five this week. "Death Bed" has gotten kind of annoying for me" in a bad way.
It also remains the case for "Intentions" by Justin Bieber feat. Quavo, a song that just doesn't know how to god damn die yet with streaming and sales both reasonably decent which no is not a good thing because the song SUCKS.
Then we have "Break My Heart" by Dua Lipa at number seven as it had a good week on streaming and sales. Just needs some consistency, it pushed past "Say So" by Doja Cat which fell to number eight and "Supalonely" by BENEE feat. Gus Dapperton at nine, both "Say So" and "Supalonely" are losing ground on sales and streaming, stronger songs will push them out of the top ten.
The same could be said for "Dance Monkey" by Tones and I which returned to the top ten at number ten somehow because it had better sales than the other songs around it.
Gains
We didn't have many big gains this week with the biggest being "If The World Was Ending" by JP Saxe feat. Julia Michaels which rose from 34 to 29 this week. Ew...
Losers
The biggest loser this week is 'Believe It" by PARTYNEXTDOOR feat. Rihanna which fell ten pllaces to 47, I like to believe its because the song utterly wastes Rihanna. It could have been a smash given how long the public have waited to hear anything from her.
"To Die For" by Sam Smith fell six places to 48 (We have more Sam Smith to talk about in the new entries)
"Memories" by Maroon 5 is finally on the way out as it fell nine places to 38 while 'In Your Eyes" by The Weeknd has something in it's eyes as it fell to 32 from 26.
Drop outs
"Everything I Wanted" by Billie Eilish leaves but not before securing its place on the 2020 year end list which may not be the case for "The Less I Know the Better" by Tame Impala.
"Rover" by S1mba feat DTG also made its exit off it's debut last week.
New Entries
So we have an interesting cluster of new entries here with the best of them being "Rockstar" by DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch entering at number 24, it was the only DaBaby debut this week from by all accounts a pretty poor album entitled "Blame It On Baby"
I mentioned there'd be more Sam Smith, well, they have a new song at 25 called "I'm Ready" feat. Demi Lovato. The song is fine enough i guess, there's potential to get sick of the song pretty quickly but that's just in my opinion.
Finally Australian singer-songwriter Sam Fischer has his first ARIA top 50 hit with "This City" in at number 43, this song has radio traction, I expect this song to get even bigger in the weeks ahead.
So that wraps up a pretty slow week, "Roses" looks like it might just have number one on lock next week but we'll see what happens, expecting new entries for a Travis Scott/ Kid Cudi collaboration and a posthumous JuiceWRLD song but all that will occur when the chart updates on Saturday at 5pm.
Thursday, 23 April 2020
2000 Sound: 23rd April: Bardot go number 1 as chaos reigns supreme on the chart!
Ooh boy, this week is a busy one folks, strap in because we have one of the wildest and maybe most frantic weeks I've seen in some time, we have a couple of big moves into the top ten, a slew of new arrivals, some big moves up and down the chart and yes, a new number one.
So let's get to our top ten and our new number one and it comes as no surprise that the Seven Network's made by TV pop group Bardot comprising of Katie Underwood, Tiffani Wood, Sally Polihronas, Sophie Monk and Belinda Chapple have snared the number one spot with their debut single "Poison" (the song is okay but not great, I hope the band has better songs on their debut album) courtesy of the hype generated by the TV show Popstars and Seven which saw fantastic sales to allow such a debut at the top.
It was enough to unseat and push *NSync's "Bye Bye Bye" back to number two this week as it finally started to waver on sales.
This leads to not quite the biggest mover of the week but its definitely up there with Destiny's Child vaulting from number 13 to number 3 this week with "Say My Name" riding a huge wave of sales, this song could be headed to the top if Bardot wobble.
Then we have the gains made by "Adelante" by Sash! which climbed six places back up to number four this week. Good to see a electronic song do so well.
Killing Heidi's "Live Without it" climbed one place to number five this week as sales kept it steady.
You maybe wondering where last week's number two, "Candy" by Mandy Moore is at this point, well it's at number six having suffered a four place drop, it's on its way out of the top ten naturally now.
This takes us to the biggest mover of the week and a song I predicted will be huge, "Never Be the Same Again" by Mel C feat Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes which moved directly into the top ten at number seven up from 33 last week and is the biggest mover of the week.
Blink 182's "All The Small Things" is the sole song that managed to hold its place amid all the chaos at number eight. Not so lucky was "Pure Shores" by All Saints which fell five places to nine, it was the same case for "What's a Girl to do?" by Sister2 Sister down three at number ten.
Gainers
Our two big gainers are the two songs that I have already mentioned in the top ten this week but outside of that "Rock Me All Night" by Kaylan jumped eleven places to 28. Naughty by Nature rose six places to 26 with "Holiday"
Re-Entries
28 Days head the first of two returns to the chart this week with "Here We Go" back at number 43 while Regurgitator's "Freshmint!" us back at 46
Losers
It's chaos on the losers front this week so many hit songs just lost momentum and slid hard like "S Club Party" by S Club 7 sliding down to 30 from 16. while Len's "Steal My Sunshine" took a plunge from 29 to 40 this week while Christina Aguilera's "What A Girl Wants" tripped over a high heel to slip eleven places to 34 and Madonna's "American Pie" is almost gone dropping ten places to 22.
The Backstreet Boys also took a big hit with "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" dropping hard from 30 to 41, same happened for
"Bloke" by Chris Franklin hit 11, "Move Your Body" by Eiffel 65 stumbled to 13 and Jessica Simpson's still pretty awful "I Wanna Love you Forever" slipped on a banana peel to hit 16...all three of those aforementioned songs were in the top ten just last week!
Coco Lee's "Do You Want My Love?" is losing a little interest as dropped from 15 to 21 while Aqua's "Cartoon Heroes" plunged from 25 to 3 and Vengaboys "Kiss (When The Sun Don't Shine" skidded down to 36 from 28
Finally the song that never really caught fire, Marc Anthony's "I Need to Know" crashed 12 places to land at 50.
What triggered all this could well be the big movers into the top ten but also our new entries this week so let's to those, shall we?
New Entries
I have already mentioned Bardot's big debut at number one with "Poison" which is obviously the highest debut of the week but beyond that, at number 14 is a Scottish rock band hailing from Glasgow called Travis with "Why Does it Always Rain On Me?" (I actually don't mind this song if I am going to be honest0.
At 20 is an odd pairing British musician and composer Chicane (real name is Nicholas Bracegirdle) who has teamed up with Bryan Adams for a new entry called "Don't Give Up"
American country rock band Lonestar have hit the chart with a song likely to be used at wedding receptions for years to come, the song is called "Amazed" and it's in at number 42.
Finally almost on the same line of wedding reception song cheese is Enrique Iglesias new single "Be with You" which enters the chart at 44.
This was a wild week, folks, next week will be a question of whether Bardot can hang on to number one with the threats of Destinys Child, Mel C and *NSYNC just behind them.
So let's get to our top ten and our new number one and it comes as no surprise that the Seven Network's made by TV pop group Bardot comprising of Katie Underwood, Tiffani Wood, Sally Polihronas, Sophie Monk and Belinda Chapple have snared the number one spot with their debut single "Poison" (the song is okay but not great, I hope the band has better songs on their debut album) courtesy of the hype generated by the TV show Popstars and Seven which saw fantastic sales to allow such a debut at the top.
It was enough to unseat and push *NSync's "Bye Bye Bye" back to number two this week as it finally started to waver on sales.
This leads to not quite the biggest mover of the week but its definitely up there with Destiny's Child vaulting from number 13 to number 3 this week with "Say My Name" riding a huge wave of sales, this song could be headed to the top if Bardot wobble.
Then we have the gains made by "Adelante" by Sash! which climbed six places back up to number four this week. Good to see a electronic song do so well.
Killing Heidi's "Live Without it" climbed one place to number five this week as sales kept it steady.
You maybe wondering where last week's number two, "Candy" by Mandy Moore is at this point, well it's at number six having suffered a four place drop, it's on its way out of the top ten naturally now.
This takes us to the biggest mover of the week and a song I predicted will be huge, "Never Be the Same Again" by Mel C feat Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes which moved directly into the top ten at number seven up from 33 last week and is the biggest mover of the week.
Blink 182's "All The Small Things" is the sole song that managed to hold its place amid all the chaos at number eight. Not so lucky was "Pure Shores" by All Saints which fell five places to nine, it was the same case for "What's a Girl to do?" by Sister2 Sister down three at number ten.
Gainers
Our two big gainers are the two songs that I have already mentioned in the top ten this week but outside of that "Rock Me All Night" by Kaylan jumped eleven places to 28. Naughty by Nature rose six places to 26 with "Holiday"
Re-Entries
28 Days head the first of two returns to the chart this week with "Here We Go" back at number 43 while Regurgitator's "Freshmint!" us back at 46
Losers
It's chaos on the losers front this week so many hit songs just lost momentum and slid hard like "S Club Party" by S Club 7 sliding down to 30 from 16. while Len's "Steal My Sunshine" took a plunge from 29 to 40 this week while Christina Aguilera's "What A Girl Wants" tripped over a high heel to slip eleven places to 34 and Madonna's "American Pie" is almost gone dropping ten places to 22.
The Backstreet Boys also took a big hit with "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" dropping hard from 30 to 41, same happened for
"Bloke" by Chris Franklin hit 11, "Move Your Body" by Eiffel 65 stumbled to 13 and Jessica Simpson's still pretty awful "I Wanna Love you Forever" slipped on a banana peel to hit 16...all three of those aforementioned songs were in the top ten just last week!
Coco Lee's "Do You Want My Love?" is losing a little interest as dropped from 15 to 21 while Aqua's "Cartoon Heroes" plunged from 25 to 3 and Vengaboys "Kiss (When The Sun Don't Shine" skidded down to 36 from 28
Finally the song that never really caught fire, Marc Anthony's "I Need to Know" crashed 12 places to land at 50.
What triggered all this could well be the big movers into the top ten but also our new entries this week so let's to those, shall we?
New Entries
I have already mentioned Bardot's big debut at number one with "Poison" which is obviously the highest debut of the week but beyond that, at number 14 is a Scottish rock band hailing from Glasgow called Travis with "Why Does it Always Rain On Me?" (I actually don't mind this song if I am going to be honest0.
At 20 is an odd pairing British musician and composer Chicane (real name is Nicholas Bracegirdle) who has teamed up with Bryan Adams for a new entry called "Don't Give Up"
American country rock band Lonestar have hit the chart with a song likely to be used at wedding receptions for years to come, the song is called "Amazed" and it's in at number 42.
Finally almost on the same line of wedding reception song cheese is Enrique Iglesias new single "Be with You" which enters the chart at 44.
This was a wild week, folks, next week will be a question of whether Bardot can hang on to number one with the threats of Destinys Child, Mel C and *NSYNC just behind them.
Sunday, 19 April 2020
ARIA Singles Top Ten/Chart Review: 20th April: Blinded by a return number one
Well this week was...interesting and surprising especially as I was all set for Drake's "Toosie Slide" to take number one riding streaming momentum but because I hadn't looked at sales all week, I'd forgotten certain other factors at play which takes us to the top ten where we have a returning number one, "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd and make no mistake it got it's eleventh week due to strong sales numbers because it spent the week bleeding on streaming but its stronger on sales than either of it's closest rivals right now.
"Blinding Lights" is now the longest running number one song by male artist in Australia since Drake's "God's Plan" in 2018.
However "Roses" by Saint JHN which got pushed back to number two. It's sales are still really good and it's retaken the lead on streaming so I wouldn't be surprised to see this go back to the top.\
Then there's the third player in all of this..."Toosie Slide" by Drake which based on streaming alone would have seen it take number one this week but it's just not doing the sales numbers the two songs above it are and given how it seems Australia seems reticent to send songs that have been streaming/TikTok fads in recent times eg: "Roxanne" by Arizona Zervas and "The Box" by Roddy Ricch which were huge on streaming but failed to enact any real interest in them on sales so unless sales pick up to match the streaming, I don't see this going number one unless it gets some absolutely monstrous streaming which I hope doesn't happen because the song blows all amounts of arse.
Same can't be said for "Don't Start Now" by Dua Lipa which remained at number four despite bleeding on sales, it's really only holding on because streaming is still hanging on somehow. Dua Lipa also managed to snag her first number one album this week with "Future Nostalgia" going to number one on the album chart.
"Death Bed" by Powfu feat. Beabadoobee remains at number five, 'Intentions" by Justin Bieber feat Quavo stuck at number six and "Say So" Doja Car glued to number seven for another are all holding on mostly due to streaming that won't go away.
Backing up what I said last week is "Break My Heart' by Dua Lipa which got a two place boost back up to number eight, this song has some traction behind it, would be good to see a song that interpolates INXS so well become a hit.
It was enough to push "Supalonely" by BENEE feat. Gus Dapperton down one place to number nine. I expect this song to remain top ten for awhile though.
Finally rising into the top ten for the first time is "Sunday Best" by Surfaces at number ten...Australia, WHY?
Gains
The biggest gain of the week belongs to Jack Harlow's "What's Poppin'" which rose twelve places to 23.
A song I am keeping an eye is on "Savage" by Megan Thee Stallion which rose five places to number 14, this song has the potential to go top ten maybe next week so we'll have to wait and see.
"Pump It Up" by Endor broke into the top twenty up three to 18.
"Know Your Worth' by Khalid and Disclosure went up four places to 36.
Losers
The biggest loser this week was PARTYNEXTDOOR's "Believe It" feat. Rihanna as it plunged nine places to 37/
"Maniac" by Conan Gray continues its underwhelming and forgettable presence by taking a fall to 31 this weekend, sooner it's gone the better
"In Your Eyes" by The Weeknd dropped four places to 26 while the same occurred for "Physical" by Dua Lipa which slipped on dancefloor sweat to hit 17 unfortunately.
"Godzilla" by Eminem and JuiceWRLD also plunged from 39 to 44.
Drop Outs
The drop outs aren't that surprising this week with "Find My Way" by DaBaby gone (will be back given album impacts the charts next week)
Sadly also gone is "Stupid Love" by Lady Gaga. I get the feeling people have been underwhelmed by this song but what I will say is that it's better than both our new arrivals...
New Entries
The biggest new entry of the week belongs to a collaboration between JP Saxe and Julia Michaels with "If The World Was ending" in at 34 because we need this kind of clunky crappy gunk on the charts at this time apparently.
The only other new entry lies at 50 with 'Rover" by S1mba and Dtg.
That wraps up the week, expecting new entries from Sam Smith's collab with Demi Lovato, like I said possibly also DaBaby and maybe Playboi Carti but we'll have to see when ARIA updates the chart on Saturday at 5pm.
"Blinding Lights" is now the longest running number one song by male artist in Australia since Drake's "God's Plan" in 2018.
However "Roses" by Saint JHN which got pushed back to number two. It's sales are still really good and it's retaken the lead on streaming so I wouldn't be surprised to see this go back to the top.\
Then there's the third player in all of this..."Toosie Slide" by Drake which based on streaming alone would have seen it take number one this week but it's just not doing the sales numbers the two songs above it are and given how it seems Australia seems reticent to send songs that have been streaming/TikTok fads in recent times eg: "Roxanne" by Arizona Zervas and "The Box" by Roddy Ricch which were huge on streaming but failed to enact any real interest in them on sales so unless sales pick up to match the streaming, I don't see this going number one unless it gets some absolutely monstrous streaming which I hope doesn't happen because the song blows all amounts of arse.
Same can't be said for "Don't Start Now" by Dua Lipa which remained at number four despite bleeding on sales, it's really only holding on because streaming is still hanging on somehow. Dua Lipa also managed to snag her first number one album this week with "Future Nostalgia" going to number one on the album chart.
"Death Bed" by Powfu feat. Beabadoobee remains at number five, 'Intentions" by Justin Bieber feat Quavo stuck at number six and "Say So" Doja Car glued to number seven for another are all holding on mostly due to streaming that won't go away.
Backing up what I said last week is "Break My Heart' by Dua Lipa which got a two place boost back up to number eight, this song has some traction behind it, would be good to see a song that interpolates INXS so well become a hit.
It was enough to push "Supalonely" by BENEE feat. Gus Dapperton down one place to number nine. I expect this song to remain top ten for awhile though.
Finally rising into the top ten for the first time is "Sunday Best" by Surfaces at number ten...Australia, WHY?
Gains
The biggest gain of the week belongs to Jack Harlow's "What's Poppin'" which rose twelve places to 23.
A song I am keeping an eye is on "Savage" by Megan Thee Stallion which rose five places to number 14, this song has the potential to go top ten maybe next week so we'll have to wait and see.
"Pump It Up" by Endor broke into the top twenty up three to 18.
"Know Your Worth' by Khalid and Disclosure went up four places to 36.
Losers
The biggest loser this week was PARTYNEXTDOOR's "Believe It" feat. Rihanna as it plunged nine places to 37/
"Maniac" by Conan Gray continues its underwhelming and forgettable presence by taking a fall to 31 this weekend, sooner it's gone the better
"In Your Eyes" by The Weeknd dropped four places to 26 while the same occurred for "Physical" by Dua Lipa which slipped on dancefloor sweat to hit 17 unfortunately.
"Godzilla" by Eminem and JuiceWRLD also plunged from 39 to 44.
Drop Outs
The drop outs aren't that surprising this week with "Find My Way" by DaBaby gone (will be back given album impacts the charts next week)
Sadly also gone is "Stupid Love" by Lady Gaga. I get the feeling people have been underwhelmed by this song but what I will say is that it's better than both our new arrivals...
New Entries
The biggest new entry of the week belongs to a collaboration between JP Saxe and Julia Michaels with "If The World Was ending" in at 34 because we need this kind of clunky crappy gunk on the charts at this time apparently.
The only other new entry lies at 50 with 'Rover" by S1mba and Dtg.
That wraps up the week, expecting new entries from Sam Smith's collab with Demi Lovato, like I said possibly also DaBaby and maybe Playboi Carti but we'll have to see when ARIA updates the chart on Saturday at 5pm.
Thursday, 16 April 2020
2000 Sound: April 16. Girl bands and former members there of.
So this week is a busy one, not for our top four but for the rest of the chart with some moves that could have a few songs in the top ten looking over their shoulders and a new arrival in the top ten so let's get to that top ten where for yet another week, it's *NSYNC's "Bye Bye Bye" at number one and really its almost an open question of whether or not it's strong enough to hold off the arrival of the new single arriving on the chart next week from reality TV show pop group Bardot because it held it's ground over "Candy" by Mandy Moore at number two, "Bloke by Chris Franklin stuck at number three and All Saints "Pure Shores" at number four
The first of our movers in the top ten comes at number five where Eiffel 65 live up to the name of their song with "Move Your Body" up one place this week, it held on despite the biggest new arrival coming from Killing Heidi with "Live Without It" debuting at number six - I am not a fan of this song unfortunately, both "Weir" and "Mascara" are much better than this.
All of that forced Sister2Sister down two places to number seven with "What's a Girl to Do?" as it loses steam slowly.
Surprisingly "All The Small Things" by Blink 182 rose one place to eight, I genuinely thought this would fall off after a week but it's sticking around.
Sadly what else is sticking around is "I Wanna Love You Forever" by Jessica Simpson up one place to number nine because people think this boring slog is worth anything.
Finally "Adelante" by Sash! fell off their debut last week plunging three places to number 10.
Gains
So biggest gainer this week belongs to American R & B group Destiny's Child whose song "Say My Name" has suddenly risen from 30 to 13. Not bad for a song that only re-entered the charts a few weeks ago!
Also having a sizeable gain is Five's "Don't Wanna Let You Go" which jumped from 36 to 22 this week. I don't mind that, the song is a bit of a guilty pleasure for me.
No Doubt's "Ex-Girlfriend" went up five to number 12 while Madison Avenue's "Don't Call Me Baby" rose six places to 44.
Re-Entries
Two re-entries this week with Naughty by Nature's "Holiday" back in the chart at 31 while "Tarantella 2000" by Linguini Brothers is back at 48.
Losses.
Most of the big losses seem to come for former top ten hits like "Mascara" by Killing Heidi which slipped nine to 27 and "The Bad Touch" by Bloodhound Gang which hit 35 from 23 last week and Hanson's "If Only" which fell eight places to 20 while 'I see You Baby" by Groove Armada fell from 33 to 43.
Then there are the non starters that lost ground like "Affirmation" by Savage Garden which dropped from 32 to 41 and "Run to the Water" by Live which fell from 38 to 46 this week.
New Entries
So we have several other new entries besides "Live without it" by Killing Heidi at number six, we have to go all the way to 24 to find the debut hit for American singer Alecia Moore aka Pink with "There You Go" entering at 24 this week
Former Spice Girl Mel C has teamed up with Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes for chill ballad "Never Be the Same Again" which has arriving at number 33, keep your eye on this one, this could well be huge.
Unfortunately Limp Bizkit fill the unwanted bad rock presence in the new entries with the pretty awful "Break Stuff" in at number 47.
Finally Santana has hit up Everlast for a collab in an attempt to follow the success of "Smooth" with Rob Thomas, the song is called "Put Your Lights on" and it has debuted at number 50.
The first of our movers in the top ten comes at number five where Eiffel 65 live up to the name of their song with "Move Your Body" up one place this week, it held on despite the biggest new arrival coming from Killing Heidi with "Live Without It" debuting at number six - I am not a fan of this song unfortunately, both "Weir" and "Mascara" are much better than this.
All of that forced Sister2Sister down two places to number seven with "What's a Girl to Do?" as it loses steam slowly.
Surprisingly "All The Small Things" by Blink 182 rose one place to eight, I genuinely thought this would fall off after a week but it's sticking around.
Sadly what else is sticking around is "I Wanna Love You Forever" by Jessica Simpson up one place to number nine because people think this boring slog is worth anything.
Finally "Adelante" by Sash! fell off their debut last week plunging three places to number 10.
Gains
So biggest gainer this week belongs to American R & B group Destiny's Child whose song "Say My Name" has suddenly risen from 30 to 13. Not bad for a song that only re-entered the charts a few weeks ago!
Also having a sizeable gain is Five's "Don't Wanna Let You Go" which jumped from 36 to 22 this week. I don't mind that, the song is a bit of a guilty pleasure for me.
No Doubt's "Ex-Girlfriend" went up five to number 12 while Madison Avenue's "Don't Call Me Baby" rose six places to 44.
Re-Entries
Two re-entries this week with Naughty by Nature's "Holiday" back in the chart at 31 while "Tarantella 2000" by Linguini Brothers is back at 48.
Losses.
Most of the big losses seem to come for former top ten hits like "Mascara" by Killing Heidi which slipped nine to 27 and "The Bad Touch" by Bloodhound Gang which hit 35 from 23 last week and Hanson's "If Only" which fell eight places to 20 while 'I see You Baby" by Groove Armada fell from 33 to 43.
Then there are the non starters that lost ground like "Affirmation" by Savage Garden which dropped from 32 to 41 and "Run to the Water" by Live which fell from 38 to 46 this week.
New Entries
So we have several other new entries besides "Live without it" by Killing Heidi at number six, we have to go all the way to 24 to find the debut hit for American singer Alecia Moore aka Pink with "There You Go" entering at 24 this week
Former Spice Girl Mel C has teamed up with Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes for chill ballad "Never Be the Same Again" which has arriving at number 33, keep your eye on this one, this could well be huge.
Unfortunately Limp Bizkit fill the unwanted bad rock presence in the new entries with the pretty awful "Break Stuff" in at number 47.
Finally Santana has hit up Everlast for a collab in an attempt to follow the success of "Smooth" with Rob Thomas, the song is called "Put Your Lights on" and it has debuted at number 50.
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