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Elton John and Dua Lipa’s ‘Cold Heart’ Continues Hot Streak In Australia
Elton John and Dua Lipa enter an eighth week at No. 1 in Australia with “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix),” while The Weeknd retains top spot on the national albums chart with Dawn FM (Republic/Universal). With its latest crown, “Cold Heart” (via Warner/Universal) notches a 23rd week in the ARIA Top 10, and it’s Elton’s longest-serving chart leader in these parts. Further down the list, there are notable climbs for Lost Frequencies & Calum Scott’s platinum-certified “Where Are You Now” (Sony), up 11-9 for its peak position; while Encanto soundtrack numbers “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” (12-10 via Universal), and Jessica Darrow’s “Surface Pressure” (24-20 via Universal) hit new highs. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Meanwhile, Gold Coast electronic mus...
Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ Hits No. 1 In Australia for Fourth Successive Year
Mariah Carey gets the New Year away with some holiday spirit as “All I Want For Christmas Is You” (Columbia/Sony) rises to No. 1 on the Australian singles chart. It’s an unprecedented fourth successive No. 1 for Carey’s Christmas classic, originally released back in 1994. Unsurprisingly, the latest ARIA chart is swamped with festival songs, including Wham’s “Last Christmas” (up 9-2 via Sony), Michael Bublé’s “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas” (10-3 via Reprise/Warner), Ariana Grande’s “Santa Tell Me” (12-5 via Universal), Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” (17-8 via Universal), and Ed Sheeran & Elton John’s “Merry Christmas” (16-10 via Universal/Warner). Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news According to ARIA, a string of...
Elton John and Dua Lipa’s ‘Cold Heart’ Is Australia’s Christmas No. 1
Christmas always arrives early in Australia, and it’s a particularly joyful one this year for Adele, Elton John, Dua Lipa and Pnau. Elton and Dua’s “Cold Heart” (Pnau Remix) is the Christmas No. 1 in the land Down Under, where it clocks up five non-consecutive weeks at the summit. “Cold Heart” (via Warner/Universal) is just one week away from equaling Elton’s all-time streak at No. 1, the double A-side Princess Diana tribute “Something About The Way You Look Tonight”/Candle in the Wind 1997.” The current frame is glittering with Christmas tunes, led by Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” (Columbia/Sony) lifting 8-2. Carey’s Christmas classic just misses out on a rare four-peat; the single has led the survey in the holiday seasons of 2018, 2019 and 2020. Explore See latest vide...
Adele Enters Fourth Week Atop Australia’s Albums Chart With ’30’
It’s a week before Christmas, though Adele, Elton John and Dua Lipa get their presents early. Adele starts a fourth straight week at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart with 30 (Columbia/Sony), while fellow British pop superstars Elton and Dua snag a fourth non-consecutive cycle atop the Australian singles survey with “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” (via Warner/Universal). Also on the latest ARIA chart, an album of bird songs takes flight. After debuting at No. 5 last time, Australian Bird Calls set Songs Of Disappearance (MGM) lifts to No. 3, a new peak. Featuring the sounds of 53 of the most threatened species of Australian native birds, the project is a fundraiser for BirdLife Australia‘s conservation projects. The highest charting new release on the latest frame is Juice WRLD’s second posthumous ...
Elton John and Dua Lipa’s ‘Cold Heart’ Returns to No. 1 In Australia
Elton John and Dua Lipa charge back to No. 1 in Australia with “Cold Heart” (Columbia/Sony), as Christmas tunes light up the singles chart. Remixed by Sydney trio Pnau, “Cold Heart” lifts 2-1 and has now logged 17 consecutive weeks in the ARIA Top 10. “Cold Heart” pumps up the tally ahead of former leaders from Adele (“Easy On Me” via Columbia/Sony), and The Kid Laroi with Justin Bieber (“Stay” via Columbia/Sony), while viral star Gayle holds at No. 4 with “ABCDEFU” (Atlantic/Warner). [embedded content] Glass Animals’ “Heat Waves” (Polydor/Universal) is heating up once again. The electro-pop song, a slow burner in the U.S., led triple j Hottest 100 poll for 2020, announced in January of this year. “Heat Waves,” a former No. 1, rises 8-5 on the current frame. It’s summer in Australia, thoug...
Adele Completes Another Chart Double In Australia
It’s another chart double for Adele, as 30 (Columbia/Sony) enters a second week at No. 1 on Australia’s albums chart and the lead track from it, “Easy On Me,” snags a fourth week atop the national singles survey. The British pop superstar will need to show some serious staying power if she’s to repeat the efforts of her two previous No. 1 albums. 2015’s 25 logged eight weeks at the summit, while 2011’s 21 ruled the ARIA Albums Chart for 32 weeks, the second-longest stint in history, behind Dire Straits’ 1985 blockbuster Brothers In Arms, at 34 weeks. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news On the current frame, 25 is down 7-10 and 21 dips 10-18. Coming in behind 30 is a trio of former leaders, Ed Sheeran’s = (equals) (via Atlantic/Warner), Taylor ...
Adele Aces Australian Chart Double
Adele is unbeatable in the Land Down Under, where her album 30 (Columbia/Sony) starts in the top spot on the Australian chart, and “Easy On Me” returns to No. 1 on the national singles survey. 30 becomes Adele’s third leader on the ARIA Albums Chart, following 2015’s 25, which logged eight weeks at No. 1; and 2011’s 21, which ran a marathon 32 weeks at the summit, the second longest reign in ARIA Charts history. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The “Adele Effect” can be felt up-and-down both main charts. With 30 blasting to No. 1, her three catalog albums all climb the chart: 25 rises 11-7, 21 lifts 23-10 and 19 reenters at No. 29. Nine tracks from Adele’s new LP debut in the current ARIA Top 50, including Top 10 entries for “Oh My God” (No. 6) ...
ABBA’s ‘Voyage’ Sails to No. 1 In Australia
Prior to the launch of the ARIA Charts in 1983, ABBA had leaders here with ABBA (11 weeks, December 1975 to February 1976), The Best of ABBA (16 weeks, March 1976 to July 1976) and Arrival (8 weeks, November 1976 to January 1977), the charts compiler reports. Also, in 2018, the Mamma Mia! soundtrack, a collection of ABBA covers, hit No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Australia has a deep connection with ABBA which dates back to the ‘70s, when Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid toured these parts at the height of their popularity. The Melbourne-originated tribute brand Bjorn Again has been giving ABBA fans their fix since the late ‘80s and, in the ‘90s, the Aussie indie film Muriel’s Wedding introduced a new generation to the supergroup’s catalog. Voyage is also expected to bla...
Rüfüs Du Sol Shines Atop Australia’s Albums Chart With ‘Surrender’
To nab the best-selling album in the land Down Under, “honestly, it’s mind-blowing,” comments the act’s drummer James Hunt. “To have been pipped at the post and debut at No. 2 with their last album, it makes this No. 1 debut even sweeter,” adds Dan Rosen, president of Warner Music Australasia. This leader “cements this incredible band as one of the great Aussie bands of the modern era,” Rosen continues. “We can’t wait to have the band back in the country soon for their amazing live show.” The Sydney outfit, currently based in the U.S., shaped Surrender during lockdown stints between Joshua Tree and Los Angeles. North American tour dates in support of the new album kicked off over the past weekend, and, in the weeks ahead, include a pair of headline shows at Banc of Califo...
Elton John, Rüfüs Du Sol Aiming for Top Debuts on Australia’s Albums Chart
It’s all still to play for, as Rüfüs Du Sol’s latest effort Surrender aims high. The Sydney electronic act, now based in Los Angeles, is coming off a career-defining release in 2018’s Solace, which was nominated for two Grammy Awards (for best dance/electronic album and best dance recording) and three ARIA Awards (winning for best dance release) and was voted as the best electronic album of 2018 by Billboard’s Dance. None of the act’s three previous albums have charted lower than No. 2. Their debut Atlas (from 2013) and Bloom (2016) both hit No. 1 in Australia, while Solace peaked at No. 2. Keep an eye out for Lana Del Rey’s chart position with Blue Banisters, which could give the American alternative pop singer her seventh Top Ten title and second album for 2021. And finally, British...
Adele Blasts to No. 1 In Australia With ‘Easy On Me’
As excitement builds ahead of the Nov. 19 release of 30, Adele’s “Someone Like You” and “Rolling In The Deep” re-enter the chart at No. 40 and 43, respectively, while her three previous albums all enjoy sales spikes. Adele’s latest leads a Top 5 that’s rounded out by Elton John and Dua Lipa’s “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix” (holding at No. 2 via Warner/Universal), The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber’s “Stay” (down 1-3 via Columbia/Sony), and a pair of Ed Sheeran tracks, “Bad Habits” (down 3-4 via Atlantic/Warner) and “Shivers” (down 4-5 via Warner), respectively. Meanwhile, Coldplay secure a seventh ARIA albums chart crown with Music Of The Spheres (Parlophone/Warner), as it rolls to No. 1 on debut. Coldplay hold off The Beatles’ classic final album Let It Be (USM/Universal), which roars to No....
The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber’s ‘Stay’ Snags 13th Week at No. 1 In Australia
The highest-placed debut this week belongs to homegrown band Rancid Eddie, whose controversial song “Dry” (Independent) starts at No. 17. “Dry” has been a hot talking point in Australia’s music press throughout the week, with some artists and observers slamming its lyrical content as harmful and misogynistic. The band responded with a statement in which its members admitted to exploring “the dark sides of relationships in our lyrics” though “oppose hatred or violence of any kind against women.” Over on the ARIA Albums Chart, Drake’s Certified Lover Boy (Universal) returns to No. 1 for a third non-consecutive week at the top, equaling Scorpion (July 2018) as the Canadian rapper’s longest stint at the penthouse. Meanwhile, Taylor Swi...
