Monday, May 5, 2008

ARIA update: 05-05-2008


ARIA: Australian Recording Industry Association
1st no: This weeks position
2nd no: Last weeks position
3rd no: Number of weeks on chart
4th no: Highest position on chart so far
*: Bullet/new entry
(G): Gold certification: 35,000 copies shipped to retailers
(P): Platinum certification: 70,000 copies shipped to retailers


TOP 50 SINGLES
1 1 4 1 4 MINUTES Madonna Feat. Justin Timberlake (G)
2 2 7 1 SWEET ABOUT ME Gabriella Cilmi (G)
3 3 14 1 LOW Flo Rida Feat. T-Pain (P)
4 5 11 1 BUBBLY Colbie Caillat
5 8 8 5 DREAM CATCH ME Newton Faulkner
6 6 9 6 WORK Kelly Rowland
7 7 9 5 WITH YOU Chris Brown
* 8 16 20 1 BLEEDING LOVE Leona Lewis (P)
9 9 11 5 TATTOO Jordin Sparks
* 10 21 3 10 BETTER IN TIME Leona Lewis
* 11 26 4 11 PERFECT Vanessa Amorosi
* 12 44 3 12 PSYCHO TEDDY Psycho Teddy
13 13 7 13 LIKE ONLY A WOMAN CAN Brian McFadden
* 14 20 5 14 PARALYZER Finger Eleven
15 14 3 14 THIS LOVE The Veronicas
16 10 16 9 THIS HEART ATTACK Faker (G)
17 11 15 1 DON'T STOP THE MUSIC Rihanna (P)
18 4 2 4 FROM LITTLE THINGS BIG THINGS GROW The Getup Mob
19 17 6 17 TOUCH MY BODY Mariah Carey
20 15 19 3 CRANK THAT Soulja Boy (G)
21 12 16 3 PICTURES OF YOU The Last Goodnight (P)
22 18 5 13 BEAT IT Fall Out Boy Feat. John Mayer
23 19 14 2 PIECE OF ME Britney Spears (P)
24 22 13 11 STOP AND STARE OneRepublic
25 25 8 8 I DON'T DO SURPRISES Axle Whitehead
26 33 8 26 LOVE IN THIS CLUB Usher
27 29 3 27 I DON'T THINK SO Kelis
28 28 10 28 BIG GIRL (YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL) Mika
29 27 15 19 MY PEOPLE The Presets
30 24 9 7 NAUGHTY GIRL Mr G (G)
31 30 2 30 WHAT YOU'RE ON Rogue Traders
32 23 8 19 NINE IN THE AFTERNOON Panic At The Disco
* 33 43 2 33 YOUR LOVE IS A LIE Simple Plan
34 35 21 2 UNTOUCHED The Veronicas
* 35 - NEW 35 IN MY ARMS Kylie Minogue
36 32 5 14 YOU WILL ONLY BREAK MY HEART Delta Goodrem
37 37 2 37 SOMETHING GOOD '08 Utah Saints
* 38 - NEW 38 SWEETEST GIRL (DOLLAR BILL) Wyclef Jean
39 48 2 39 LOVE SONG Sara Bareilles
40 34 14 8 WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN' 2008 Michael Jackson With Akon
* 41 - NEW 41 BREAK THE ICE Britney Spears
42 31 25 8 KISS KISS Chris Brown Feat. T-Pain (G)
43 40 30 5 DON'T HOLD BACK The Potbelleez (G)
44 36 14 20 SCREAM Timbaland Feat. Keri Hilson
45 38 27 1 APOLOGIZE Timbaland Feat. OneRepublic (P)2
46 - R/E 38 TOO FINE Cristian Alexanda Feat. Ja Rule
* 47 - NEW 47 YOU PICK ME UP Pete Murray
* 48 - NEW 48 MERCY Duffy
49 39 27 3 NO ONE Alicia Keys (P)
50 41 3 41 READY TO FLY Amy Pearson


Commentary:
Madge and JT retain #1 position for the second week and go gold. Leona's promo trip pays off - both "Bleeding Love" and "Better In Time" shoot into the Top 10. Vanessa's "Perfect" shoots up the chart to #11 with the addition of physical sales. It is now her highest peak on the ARIA singles chart since her double-aside "The Power"/"Everytime I Close My Eyes" reached #8 in 2000. Worrying news for Kylie's camp with "In My Arms" entering the charts at #35! If the single fails to climb into the Top 20 during the weeks ahead, it will be her first proper single to have missed the Top 20 since 1998's "Cowboy Style".

TOP 50 ALBUMS
* 1 - NEW 1 HARD CANDY Madonna (G)
* 2 - NEW 2 WALTZING MATILDA Andre Rieu & Mirusia (G)
* 3 - NEW 3 CATCH THE WIND: SONGS OF A GENERATION Damien Leith
4 1 2 1 RATTLIN' BONES Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson (G)
* 5 - NEW 5 THE RISE Carl Riseley
6 3 3 1 APOCALYPSO The Presets (G)
* 7 16 14 1 SPIRIT Leona Lewis (G)
8 4 12 1 WATERSHED k.d. lang (G)
* 9 - NEW 9 THIRD Portishead
* 10 - NEW 10 FLYING COLOURS Bliss N Eso
11 2 2 2 E=MC2 Mariah Carey
12 9 5 2 THE 100 MOST BEAUTIFUL MELODIES Andre Rieu
13 8 31 1 EXILE ON MAINSTREAM Matchbox Twenty (P)3
* 14 - NEW 14 SO MUCH BEAUTY Kate Ceberano
15 5 2 5 SET IN STONE Brian McFadden
16 6 3 2 SHARING SPACE Cog
17 14 5 14 COCO Colbie Caillat
18 7 9 3 STEP UP 2: THE STREETS Soundtrack (G)
19 10 24 6 EXCLUSIVE Chris Brown (G)
20 12 8 5 HAND BUILT BY ROBOTS Newton Faulkner
21 15 58 4 BACK TO BLACK Amy Winehouse (P)
22 11 13 1 SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC Jack Johnson (P)
23 17 35 3 HYMNS OF THE 49TH PARALLEL k.d. lang (P)2
24 20 2 20 WHEN THE FLOOD COMES The Audreys
25 19 5 12 ROCKFERRY Duffy
26 23 2 23 COME INTO MY WORLD Nick Skitz
27 22 26 2 HOOK ME UP The Veronicas (P)2
28 13 6 1 IN GHOST COLOURS Cut Copy
29 24 37 3 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD Rihanna (P)2
30 31 8 21 GOOD TIME Alan Jackson
31 29 32 1 ECHOES, SILENCE, PATIENCE & GRACE Foo Fighters (P)2
32 18 12 4 DREAMING OUT LOUD OneRepublic (G)
* 33 44 45 1 CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE Michael Buble (P)4
34 28 6 24 MAIL ON SUNDAY Flo Rida
* 35 - NEW 35 THE MOTOR CITY COLLECTION Human Nature
36 37 24 6 A BOOK LIKE THIS Angus & Julia Stone (G)
37 34 2 34 HANNAH MONTANA & MILEY CYRUS: BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT Miley Cyrus
* 38 - NEW 38 SYMPHONY Sarah Brightman
39 21 5 1 PRETTY. ODD. Panic At The Disco
40 26 3 8 KONK The Kooks
41 - R/E 15 CAUGHT IN THE ACT Michael Buble
42 27 104 1 THRILLER Michael Jackson (P)12
43 32 12 24 BE THE TWILIGHT Faker
44 36 59 5 LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION Mika (P)2
45 38 8 1 BREED OBSESSION Gyroscope
* 46 - R/E 4 BETTER IN THE DARK Rogue Traders (P)
47 30 2 30 THE AGE OF THE UNDERSTATEMENT The Last Shadow Puppets
* 48 - R/E 12 TAKING CHANCES Celine Dion (P)
49 25 2 25 THE BLACK SWAN Story Of The Year
50 42 22 14 ALIVE 2007 Daft Punk (G)

Commentary:
M-dolla enters at #1 with gold shippings, "Hard Candy" becoming her 9th Australian #1 album. Can she retain it next week? Poor Mimi drops to #11 in her second week after a #2 debut, as does Brian McFadden who drops 10 spots to #15. Damien Leith debuts at #3 with his covers album, although it may reach #1 with Mother's Day coming up. Another serial coverer Kate Ceberano comes in at #14. Idol contestant, Carl Riseley, debuts at #5 with his debut album.

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