Taylor Swift’s lengthy reign over Australia’s albums chart has come to an finish, toppled by 21 Savage’s American Dream (through Epic/Sony).
The London-born, Atlanta-based rapper’s sixth studio album begins at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, revealed Friday, Jan. 19, for his first solo chief.
Beforehand, ARIA reviews, Savage’s highest charting solo album was I Am > I Was, which reached No. 30 in 2018, although his collaborative albums flew into the highest 10. His high chart place got here with 2022’s Her Loss that includes Drake (at No. 2) and 2020’s Savage Mode II with Metro Boomin (No. 4). A handful of tracks from American Dream influence the ARIA Chart, together with “Redrum” at No. 23 and “Née-Nah” (with Travis Scott and Metro Boomin) at No. 34.
With Savage claiming the throne, Swift’s reign with 1989 (Taylor’s Model) (through Common) ends at 11 successive weeks. The fourth in Swift’s re-recording initiatives, 1989 (Taylor’s Model) was the best-seller for 2023, based on year-end information revealed by ARIA earlier this month. 1989 (Taylor’s Model) is considered one of 5 Swift titles within the ARIA high 10, a place of energy that’s unlikely to alter anytime quickly; Swifties will crank-up the listening frenzy when her The Eras Tour bounces into the market subsequent month for seven stadium exhibits throughout Sydney and Melbourne.
Over on the ARIA Singles Chart, Jack Harlow logs a ninth non-consecutive week at No. 1 with “Lovin On Me” (Atlantic/Warner). That’s the longest run on the high by a solo male artist — excluding collaborations and featured artists — since The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” stayed on the summit for 11 weeks in 2020. It’s value noting, “Blinding Lights” is now acknowledged because the most-streamed track ever on Spotify, clocking up greater than 4 billion performs throughout the DSP’s international community.
Ariana Grande returns to the chart with “Sure, And?” (Common), her first solo high 40 hit in Australia in nearly three years. It’s new at No. 2, her nineteenth high 10 single — a tally that features 4 No. 1s (“No Tears Left To Cry” and “Thank U, Subsequent” in 2018, “7 Rings” in 2019, and “Positions” in 2020).
Lifted from Grande’s forthcoming seventh studio album Everlasting Sunshine (due out March 8), “Sure, And?” is Grande’s first new solo hit since “POV” peaked at No. 29 in 2021.
Two early noughts pop hits from the U.Ok. are rocketing up the ARIA Singles Chart, because of the magic of films. Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s 2001 hit “Homicide On The Dancefloor” (Common), blasts 25-12, following its sync to Emerald Fennell’s darkish flick Saltburn. Additionally, Natasha Bedingfield’s “Unwritten” (Sony), which this 12 months celebrates its twentieth anniversary, is again within the high 20 following its inclusion within the rom-com Anybody However You. “Unwritten” reenters at No. 18, simply 5 locations under its peak place of No. 13 set again 2004.
Lastly, Morgan Wallen has one other notch on his chart belt as “Thinkin’ Bout Me” (Mercury/Common) seems at No. 48 on the ARIA Chart. “Thinkin’ Bout Me” is the sixth single lifted from the nation star’s chart-leading LP One Factor at a Time.
