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Korn’s ‘Requiem’ Roars to No. 1 In Australia
Korn smashes a 20-year-plus chart drought with Requiem (Concord/Universal), which debuts at No. 1 in Australia. Requiem is the nu-metal veterans’ third leader on the ARIA Albums Chart, and their first to make it to the top since Issues back in November 1999. The band’s 14th studio album becomes their tenth Top 10 album Australia, ARIA reports, and the market’s best-seller on vinyl this week. Meanwhile, an album of bird calls flies high on the ARIA Chart. After six cycles outside the Top 50, Australian Bird Calls Songs Of Disappearance (MGM) soars to No. 2 — a new peak — thanks to its deluxe release, dubbed the “Endangered Edition.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The project is a collaboration between nature recordist David Stewart, Nature Soun...
The Kid Laroi And Justin Bieber’s ‘Stay’ Bags Milestone on Australia’s Singles Chart
The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber’s appropriately-titled “Stay” (Columbia/Sony) enters a 16th non-consecutive week at No. 1 on the ARIA Singles Chart, placing the hit track in rare company. With its latest feat, “Stay” takes outright second place in ARIA’s all-time list of most weeks spent at the summit, behind only Tones And I’s “Dance Monkey,” which logged 24 weeks at the top following its release in 2019. “Stay” has been nothing short of a juggernaut with fans and the industry. The six-times platinum certified track came in at No. 2 on triple j’s Hottest 100 countdown for 2021, and it’s nominated for the coveted song of the year at the 2022 APRA Music Awards. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Further down the list, Lost Frequencies & Calum S...
Meat Loaf’s ‘Bat Out of Hell’ Flies to No. 1 In Australia
Following his death last Thursday (Jan. 20) at the age of 74, Meat Loaf stages a chart-topping return in the land Down Under, making history in the process. Meat Loaf’s best-seller Bat Out Of Hell (Sony) hits No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, for its ninth non-consecutive week at the summit. The classic rock LP initially spent eight weeks in the top spot between June and August 1978, en route to locking-up 25 platinum certifications. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news According to ARIA, 2,269 weeks have passed since Bat Out Of Hell last appeared at No. 1, now the longest gap in Australian charts history, easily passing the Grease soundtrack which previously had the record with 657 weeks between No. 1s, from November 1978 to June 1991. Also this week...
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...
Olivia Rodrigo, Glass Animals Crowned on Australia’s Year-End Charts
She’s just 18, she’s got her driver’s license and, in 2020, Olivia Rodrigo was the queen of Australia’s charts. The California teen enjoyed a stunning breakthrough last year with a string of hit songs and her debut full-length album, Sour. Based on new data published by charts compiler ARIA, Sour was 2021’s most popular album in the land Down Under, and two songs from it landed in the top 10 of the year-end top singles chart. Over the course of the year, Sour logged eight weeks at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, more than any other album in 2021, to rule the ARIA End Of Year Albums Chart. The pop singer’s debut LP album also launched two Australian No. 1 singles in “Drivers License” (6 weeks) and “Good 4 U,” both appearing in the top tier of the ARIA End Of Year Singles Chart, at No. 3 and...
Daryl Braithwaite Tests Positive For COVID-19
Two-time ARIA Hall of Fame-inducted singer Daryl Braithwaite is recovering after testing positive for COVID-19. The former Sherbet frontman has postponed a string of upcoming Australian shows as a result of his diagnosis. “This morning I was notified that I had Covid-19,” he writes in a message posted Tuesday (Jan. 11). The 73-year-old artist says members of his band also tested positive, though he didn’t name them. Braithwaite has numerous dates booked for his Fabulous Caprettos tour of Australia’s east coast, which is scheduled to wrap up March 6, 2022 with a one-off show at Hobart’s Botanical Gardens. As frontman with glam-era pop outfit Sherbet, Braithwaite landed a string of hits in the ’70s with “Summer Love,” “Howzat,” “Cassandra” and others. Explore See latest videos, charts and ne...
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...
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) ...
Amy Shark and Genesis Owusu Lead 2021 ARIA Awards Nominations
ARIA is ringing in the changes this year, with several key developments introduced to reflect and embrace equality and the diversity of Australia’s record industry. For the first time, the gender-based categories are out. The awards for best female artist and best male artist are replaced with the ARIA for best artist, a ten-strong category contested by Amy Shark, Budjerah, Genesis Owusu, Keith Urban, Kylie Minogue, Masked Wolf, Ngaiire, The Kid LAROI, Tones And I and Vance Joy. Also new this year is the Michael Gudinski breakthrough artist category, renamed in honor of the late Mushroom Group founder and chairman, who passed away in March. The emerging talent vying for the Gudinski prize are Budjerah, Gretta Ray, Masked Wolf, MAY-A and Ngaiire. Set for Nov. 24, this year’s ARIAs is an all...
INXS’ ‘The Very Best’ Sets Chart Record In Australia
Inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2001, INXS remain one of the country’s “most adored and iconic acts,” Herd notes. The hits collection was released in 2011 and features such classics as “Never Tear Us Apart,” “Original Sin” and Billboard Hot 100 leader “Need You Tonight.” Last November, The Very Best was awarded “Diamond” status, for combined sales in-excess of 500,000 in Australia. During its journey, The Very Best ruled the national tally for seven weeks and came in at No. 1 on ARIA’s End Of Decade Australian Albums Chart. “It is truly amazing news, to hear INXS’s The Very Best has been in the Top 100 album charts for nine years,” comments founding band member Andrew Farriss. INXS formed 44 years ago in Perth, Western Australia, and would g...
Australia’s Recording Industry Posts Growth During Pandemic
Again, Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and the myriad streaming brands powered the market, posting total growth of 14% in 2020, for income of A$362 million ($275 million). If there’s one sour note to be gleaned from the numbers, it’s the slowing rate of growth for subscription services, which had raced to 30% growth in 2019. Vinyl albums are another bright point, spinning A$29 million ($22 million) in sales, up 32% versus the previous year. Sometime in 2021, the vinyl market will overtake the CD business, once a powerhouse format that’s now worth just 5.6% of the total market. Digital single and album sales continue to trend down, shrinking by 27% year-on-year. Downloads now represent just 6% of the total market. ARIA’s trade results were reported with no fanfare, and were oversh...
ARIA Appoints Annabelle Herd as CEO
Herd brings a skillset loaded with legal and lobbying work in the nation’s capital, Canberra, and extensive experience in the television industry. Previously, she carved out a 16-year career at free-to-air Network 10, where she most recently held the post of Chief Operating Officer, tasked with leading its broadcast operations; group strategy; corporate and internal communications; interstate markets; policy, regulatory, compliance and government affairs; and lobbying and stakeholder relations. And before that, she worked at senior levels with government in Canberra, culminating in a stint as Senior Advisor (Broadcasting and Copyright) and Acting Chief of Staff for then Minister for Communications and the Arts, Senator the Hon. Richard Alston AO. While in the capital, she worked as a gover...
