New number ones for this week’s ARIA Charts:
James Arthur’s ‘Say You Won’t Let Go’ and Triple J’s Like A Version 12
take over at the top!
Singles:
Top 5:
1. James Arthur ‘Say You Won’t Let Go’
2. The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk ‘Starboy’
3. The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey ‘Closer’
4. Calum Scott ‘Dancing On My Own’
5. Seat featuring Kendrick Lamar ‘The Greatest’
Singles Chartifacts:
#1: James Arthur ‘Say You Won’t Let Go’ – British singer-songwriter James Arthur scores his
first #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart with ‘Say You Won’t Let Go’. The track – the first from
Arthur’s forthcoming Back From The Edge album – hits #1 in its fourth week in the top 50 thanks
to a jump of two spots. Arthur’s previous chart peak was with ‘Impossible’ (#2 Feb. ’13). ‘Say
You Won’t Let Go’ spent two weeks at #1 in the UK.
#2: The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk ‘Starboy’ – Up two spots from last week, ‘Starboy’ levels
with ‘Can’t Feel My Face’ (#2 Jul. ’15) as The Weeknd’s highest Singles Chart peak.
#10: The Chainsmokers Feat. Phoebe Ryan ‘All We Know’ – They may have lost the #1 this
week after a nine week run with ‘Closer’ but The Chainsmokers have scored their fifth top ten
after ‘All I Know’ moves up one spot.
#12: Bruno Mars ‘24K Magic’ – With the title track and first single from his forthcoming third
album, Bruno Mars has picked up his first appearance on the ARIA Singles as a lead artist since
2013. In between his charting with ‘Gorilla’ (#41 Sept. ’13) and now, Mars hit #1 as the featured
artist on Mark Ronson’s ‘Uptown Funk’ (#1 Dec. ’14). The album 24K Magic is set for release in
November.
#26: John Legend ‘Love Me Now’ – American singer-songwriter John Legend scores his
second career top 50 appearance as a lead artist with ‘Love Me Now’. It’s the lead single from
the forthcoming album Darkness And Light.
Legend first charted in the top 50 with ‘All Of Me’ (#1 Dec. ’13). He most recently appeared as
the featured artist on Meghan Trainor’s ‘Like I'm Gonna Lose You’ (#1 Jun. ’15).
Albums:
Top 5:
1. Various ‘Triple J's Like A Version 12’ (debut)
2. Green Day ‘Revolution Radio’ (debut)
3. Barry Gibb: ‘In The Now’ (debut)
4. Norah Jones ‘Day Breaks’ (debut)
5. Soundtrack ‘Suicide Squad: The Album’
Albums Chartifacts:
#1: Various ‘Triple J's Like A Version 12’ (debut) – Triple J's Like A Version 12 becomes the
fourth consecutive release in the Like A Version series to debut at #1 on the ARIA Albums
Chart. The two-disc, 39 track collection includes Tame Impala covering Kylie Minogue, Sarah
Blasko covering David Bowie, Alpine covering Ben Lee, The Rubens covering Kendrick Lamar
and Adele, plus more. The previous three Like A Version #1s were with Triple J's Like A Version
9 (#1 Oct. '13), Triple J's Like A Version 10 (#1 Oct. '14) and Triple J's Like A Version 11 (#1
Oct. '15).
#2: Green Day ‘Revolution Radio’ (debut) – Four years on from the release of the Uno! (#3
Oct. ’12) Dos! (#10 Nov. ’12) and Tre! (#22 Dec. ’12) trilogy of albums, Green Day returns
with Revolution Radio. The band’s twelfth album is their second #2, following 21st Century
Breakdown (#2 May ’09).
#3: Barry Gibb: ‘In The Now’ (debut) – Bee Gees legend Barry Gibb makes his solo ARIA
Albums Chart debut with In The Now. It’s Gibb’s second solo album – his debut, Now Voyager,
was released in 1984 – and his first release of original material since the final Bee Gees studio
album This Is Where I Came In(#16 Apr. ’01).
#4: Norah Jones ‘Day Breaks’ (debut) – The first solo album in four years from Norah Jones.
The follow-up to Little Broken Hearts (#5 May ’12) is the American singer-songwriter’s sixth
album under her own name. In between solo releases, Jones released the album No Fools, No
Fun as a member of alt-country trio Puss N Boots, as well as the Everly Brothers
tribute Foreverly with Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong.
#6: Alter Bridge ‘The Last Hero’ (debut) – Album five from Alter Bridge gives the American
band their fourth appearance in the ARIA top 50. The Last Hero is the follow-up to Fortress (#13
Oct. ’13) and becomes the group’s first top ten.
Streaming Singles:
Top 5:
1. The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey ‘Closer’
2. The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk ‘Star Boy’
3. DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber ‘Let Me Love You’
4. Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & MØ ‘Cold Water’
5. Ariana Grande Feat. Nicki Minaj ‘Side To Side’
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