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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ARIA update: 28-04-2008

Feast your eyes on this weeks Australian ARIA music charts, with my commentary below...

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
**: New entries
(G): Gold certification: 35,000 copies shipped to retailers
(P): Platinum certification: 70,000 copies shipped to retailers

TOP 50 SINGLES
1 3 3 1 4 MINUTES Madonna Feat. Justin Timberlake
2 2 6 1 SWEET ABOUT ME Gabriella Cilmi
3 1 13 1 LOW Flo Rida Feat. T-Pain
**4 - NEW 4 FROM LITTLE THINGS BIG THINGS GROW The Getup Mob
5 4 10 1 BUBBLY Colbie Caillat
6 7 8 6 WORK Kelly Rowland
7 5 8 5 WITH YOU Chris Brown
8 8 7 8 DREAM CATCH ME Newton Faulkner
9 6 10 5 TATTOO Jordin Sparks
10 12 15 9 THIS HEART ATTACK Faker (G)
11 9 14 1 DON'T STOP THE MUSIC Rihanna (P)
12 10 15 3 PICTURES OF YOU The Last Goodnight (P)
13 18 6 13 LIKE ONLY A WOMAN CAN Brian McFadden
14 14 2 14 THIS LOVE The Veronicas
15 11 18 3 CRANK THAT Soulja Boy (G)
16 13 19 1 BLEEDING LOVE Leona Lewis (P)
17 22 5 17 TOUCH MY BODY Mariah Carey
18 16 4 13 BEAT IT Fall Out Boy Feat. John Mayer
19 15 13 2 PIECE OF ME Britney Spears (P)
20 27 4 20 PARALYZER Finger Eleven
21 32 2 21 BETTER IN TIME Leona Lewis
22 17 12 11 STOP AND STARE OneRepublic
23 21 7 19 NINE IN THE AFTERNOON Panic At The Disco
24 19 8 7 NAUGHTY GIRL Mr G (G)
25 20 7 8 I DON'T DO SURPRISES Axle Whitehead
26 25 3 23 PERFECT Vanessa Amorosi
27 24 14 19 MY PEOPLE The Presets
28 29 9 28 BIG GIRL (YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL) Mika
29 49 2 29 I DON'T THINK SO Kelis
30 - NEW 30 WHAT YOU'RE ON Rogue Traders
31 23 24 8 KISS KISS Chris Brown Feat. T-Pain (G)
32 28 4 14 YOU WILL ONLY BREAK MY HEART Delta Goodrem
33 36 7 33 LOVE IN THIS CLUB Usher
34 26 13 8 WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN' 2008 Michael Jackson With Akon
35 30 20 2 UNTOUCHED The Veronicas
36 31 13 20 SCREAM Timbaland Feat. Keri Hilson
**37 - NEW 37 SOMETHING GOOD '08 Utah Saints
38 34 26 1 APOLOGIZE Timbaland Feat. OneRepublic (P)2
39 41 26 3 NO ONE Alicia Keys (P)
40 33 29 5 DON'T HOLD BACK The Potbelleez (G)
41 - R/E 41 READY TO FLY Amy Pearson
42 35 6 34 TAKE YOU THERE Sean Kingston
**43 - NEW 43 YOUR LOVE IS A LIE Simple Plan
44 50 2 44 PSYCHO TEDDY Psycho Teddy
45 44 32 7 HOW FAR WE'VE COME Matchbox Twenty
46 39 11 16 OUTTA MY HEAD (AY YA YA) Ashlee Simpson
47 40 15 9 I NEVER LIKED YOU Rogue Traders
** 48 - NEW 48 LOVE SONG Sara Bareilles
49 38 23 7 WON'T GO HOME WITHOUT YOU Maroon 5 (G)
**50 - NEW 50 MERCY (ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE AT PARIS, AZ) Duffy

Commentary:
As predicted, Madonna and Justin take top spot this week now that their digital and physical sales are finally combined. This is Madge's 12th #1 in Australia. Brian's "Like Only A Woman Can" goes up 5 places to #13, its highest peak so far, with great news for the album debut (see below). Delta on the other hand drops 4 spots with "You Will Only Break My Heart". Leona's "Better In Time" bullets to #21, expect it to be in (or close to) the Top 10 next week after her short promo visit which includes a performance on the finale of "So You Think You Can Dance". And lastly, the Rogue Traders debut at a dissapointing #30 with "What You're On". Lets hope it rises in the weeks ahead. Vanessa Amorosi releases the "Perfect" CD single this week so it will be interesting to see how physical sales contribute to her chart placing. Also released this week on CD are Kylie's "In My Arms" and Jesse's "Leavin'".

* 1 - NEW 1 RATTLIN' BONES Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson
* 2 - NEW 2 E=MC2 Mariah Carey
3 1 2 1 APOCALYPSO The Presets (G)
4 3 11 1 WATERSHED k.d. lang (G)
* 5 - NEW 5 SET IN STONE Brian McFadden
6 5 8 3 STEP UP 2: THE STREETS Soundtrack
7 2 2 2 SHARING SPACE Cog
8 8 30 1 EXILE ON MAINSTREAM Matchbox Twenty (P)2
9 4 4 2 THE 100 MOST BEAUTIFUL MELODIES Andre Rieu
10 6 23 6 EXCLUSIVE Chris Brown (G)
11 7 12 1 SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC Jack Johnson (P)
12 11 7 8 HAND BUILT BY ROBOTS Newton Faulkner
* 13 18 34 3 HYMNS OF THE 49TH PARALLEL k.d. lang (P)2
14 9 5 1 IN GHOST COLOURS Cut Copy
* 15 24 4 15 COCO Colbie Caillat
16 14 57 4 BACK TO BLACK Amy Winehouse (P)
17 19 13 1 SPIRIT Leona Lewis (G)
18 10 11 5 DREAMING OUT LOUD OneRepublic (G)
19 20 4 15 ROCKFERRY Duffy
20 13 4 1 PRETTY. ODD. Panic At The Disco
* 21 - NEW 21 COME INTO MY WORLD Nick Skitz
* 22 - NEW 22 WHEN THE FLOOD COMES The Audreys
23 17 25 2 HOOK ME UP The Veronicas (P)2
24 15 36 3 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD Rihanna (P)
* 25 - NEW 25 THE BLACK SWAN Story Of The Year
26 16 103 1 THRILLER Michael Jackson (P)12
27 22 5 22 MAIL ON SUNDAY Flo Rida
28 12 2 12 KONK The Kooks
29 35 31 1 ECHOES, SILENCE, PATIENCE & GRACE Foo Fighters (P)2
30 21 7 21 GOOD TIME Alan Jackson
* 31 - NEW 31 THE AGE OF THE UNDERSTATEMENT The Last Shadow Puppets
32 30 11 29 BE THE TWILIGHT Faker
* 33 - NEW 33 HANNAH MONTANA & MILEY CYRUS: BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT Miley Cyrus
34 25 4 12 ATTACK AND RELEASE The Black Keys
35 23 2 23 GURRUMUL Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
36 26 7 1 BREED OBSESSION Gyroscope
37 38 58 5 LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION Mika (P)2
* 38 - NEW 38 WHO I AM Amy Pearson
39 36 20 6 A BOOK LIKE THIS Angus & Julia Stone (G)
* 40 - R/E 1 DREAM DAYS AT THE HOTEL EXISTENCE Powderfinger (P)3
* 41 - NEW 41 BITTERSWEET WORLD Ashlee Simpson
42 33 19 14 ALIVE 2007 Daft Punk (G)
43 - R/E 1 CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE Michael Buble (P)4
44 41 57 1 GRAND NATIONAL The John Butler Trio (P)3
45 29 3 12 GHOSTS I-IV Nine Inch Nails
46 44 2 44 JONAS BROTHERS Jonas Brothers
47 28 3 18 CONSOLERS OF THE LONELY The Saboteurs
48 37 2 37 PNAU Pnau
* 49 - R/E 15 CAUGHT IN THE ACT Michael Buble (G)
50 42 29 5 THE STORY SO FAR: THE VERY BEST OF... Rod Stewart (P)2

Commentary:
Country star Kasey Chambers keeps Mimi off top spot, scoring her fourth #1 album with "Rattlin' Bones" (a collaboration album with her hubby Shane Nicholson). So Mimi will have to settle for second best, although "E=MC2" has already beaten the peak of "The Emancipation Of Mimi" which reached #6 back in 2005. Brian McFadden debuts at a very impressive #5 - an amazing result considering his debut solo record "Irish Son" failed to crack the Top 50 here (despite containing a #1 with "Almost Here"). Brian has been promoting the hell out of this album during the past few weeks so it's good to see it all pay off. Hopefully it'll stick around for a while. Next week will see "Hard Candy" debut - will Madonna score her 9th Australian #1 album? Hmmmm....duh!

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ARIA update: 21-04-2008

Feast your eyes on this weeks Australian ARIA music charts, with my commentary below...

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
**: New entries
(G): Gold certification: 35,000 copies shipped to retailers
(P): Platinum certification: 70,000 copies shipped to retailers

TOP 50 SINGLES
1 2 12 1 LOW Flo Rida Feat. T-Pain
2 1 5 1 SWEET ABOUT ME Gabriella Cilmi
3 3 2 3 4 MINUTES Madonna Feat. Justin Timberlake
4 4 9 1 BUBBLY Colbie Caillat
5 5 7 5 WITH YOU Chris Brown
6 6 9 5 TATTOO Jordin Sparks
7 8 7 6 WORK Kelly Rowland
8 10 6 8 DREAM CATCH ME Newton Faulkner
9 7 13 1 DON'T STOP THE MUSIC Rihanna (P)
10 11 14 3 PICTURES OF YOU The Last Goodnight (P)
11 13 17 3 CRANK THAT Soulja Boy (G)
12 9 14 9 THIS HEART ATTACK Faker
13 12 18 1 BLEEDING LOVE Leona Lewis (P)
**14 - NEW 14 THIS LOVE The Veronicas
15 16 12 2 PIECE OF ME Britney Spears (P)
16 14 3 13 BEAT IT Fall Out Boy Feat. John Mayer
17 15 11 11 STOP AND STARE OneRepublic
18 20 5 15 LIKE ONLY A WOMAN CAN Brian McFadden
19 17 7 7 NAUGHTY GIRL Mr G (G)
20 18 6 8 I DON'T DO SURPRISES Axle Whitehead
21 19 6 19 NINE IN THE AFTERNOON Panic At The Disco
22 21 4 17 TOUCH MY BODY Mariah Carey
23 24 23 8 KISS KISS Chris Brown Feat. T-Pain (G)
24 22 13 19 MY PEOPLE The Presets
25 23 2 23 PERFECT Vanessa Amorosi
26 25 12 8 WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN' 2008 Michael Jackson With Akon
27 32 3 27 PARALYZER Finger Eleven
28 26 3 14 YOU WILL ONLY BREAK MY HEART Delta Goodrem
29 29 8 28 BIG GIRL (YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL) Mika
30 27 19 2 UNTOUCHED The Veronicas WARNER
31 31 12 20 SCREAM Timbaland Feat. Keri Hilson
**32 - NEW 32 BETTER IN TIME Leona Lewis SBME
33 30 28 5 DON'T HOLD BACK The Potbelleez (G)
34 28 25 1 APOLOGIZE Timbaland Feat. OneRepublic (Px2)
35 37 5 34 TAKE YOU THERE Sean Kingston
36 44 6 36 LOVE IN THIS CLUB Usher
37 40 14 14 WHEN I'M GONE Simple Plan
38 34 22 7 WON'T GO HOME WITHOUT YOU Maroon 5 (G)
39 33 10 16 OUTTA MY HEAD (AY YA YA) A Ashlee Simpson
40 36 14 9 I NEVER LIKED YOU Rogue Traders
41 35 25 3 NO ONE Alicia Keys (P)
42 41 7 34 BABY Pnau
43 39 6 29 NEW SOUL Yael Naim
44 47 31 7 HOW FAR WE'VE COME Matchbox Twenty
45 38 3 38 TOO FINE Cristian Alexanda Feat. Ja Rule
46 - R/E 34 ALL YOUR REASONS Matchbox Twenty
47 48 2 47 S.O.S. Jonas Brothers
48 43 11 18 WHINE UP Kat De Luna Feat. Elephant Man
**49 - NEW 49 I DON'T THINK SO Kelis
**50 - NEW 50 PSYCHO TEDDY Psycho Teddy

Commentary: Again, not much movement happening on this week's Singles Chart. The Veronicas score the highest debut of the week with "This Love" at #14. Delta only drops a couple of spots to #28 (I was worried it would be alot worse), while Brian goes up two spots to #18 (lets hope the album gets a Top 20 debut next week). Leona's #32 debut with "Better In Time" is based on downloads only. The CD single is out this week so next week's chart will represent a combination of both digital and physical sales, which is sure to increase its position on the chart quite rapidly. The same case for Madonna and Justin who remain at #3 in their second week, based solely on downloads. When combined with physical sales next week, I have no doubt it will be #1 (becoming Madge's 12th Australian #1).

TOP 50 ALBUMS
**1 - NEW 1 APOCALYPSO The Presets
**2 - NEW 2 SHARING SPACE Cog
3 1 10 1 WATERSHED k.d. lang (G)
4 3 7 3 STEP UP 2: THE STREETS Soundtrack
5 2 3 2 THE 100 MOST BEAUTIFUL MELODIES Andre Rieu
6 6 22 6 EXCLUSIVE Chris Brown (G)
7 5 11 1 SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC Jack Johnson (P)
**8 - NEW 8 KONK The Kooks
9 10 4 1 IN GHOST COLOURS Cut Copy
10 8 6 5 HAND BUILT BY ROBOTS Newton Faulkner
11 14 29 1 EXILE ON MAINSTREAM Matchbox Twenty (Px2)
12 4 10 4 DREAMING OUT LOUD OneRepublic
13 7 3 1 PRETTY. ODD. Panic At The Disco
14 11 56 4 BACK TO BLACK Amy Winehouse (P)
15 9 35 3 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD Rihanna (P)
16 16 24 2 HOOK ME UP The Veronicas (Px2)
17 13 102 1 THRILLER Michael Jackson (Px12)
18 19 12 1 SPIRIT Leona Lewis (G)
19 34 33 3 HYMNS OF THE 49TH PARALLEL k.d. lang (Px2)
20 12 3 12 ROCKFERRY Duffy
**21 - NEW 21 GURRUMUL Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
22 32 3 22 COCO Colbie Caillat
23 26 6 21 GOOD TIME Alan Jackson
24 27 4 24 MAIL ON SUNDAY Flo Rida
25 17 3 12 ATTACK AND RELEASE The Black Keys
26 22 6 1 BREED OBSESSION Gyroscope
27 23 3 13 ACCELERATE R.E.M.
28 18 3 18 CONSOLERS OF THE LONELY The Saboteurs
29 24 10 24 BE THE TWILIGHT Faker
30 15 2 15 GHOSTS I-IV Nine Inch Nails
31 48 4 31 PNAU Pnau
**32 - NEW 32 ****: LIVE IN PHOENIX Fall Out Boy
33 37 22 6 A BOOK LIKE THIS Angus & Julia Stone (G)
34 35 20 14 ALIVE 2007 Daft Punk (G)
35 41 25 20 HANNAH MONTANA 2 / MEET MILEY CYRUS Miley Cyrus (G)
36 44 30 1 ECHOES, SILENCE, PATIENCE & GRACE Foo Fighters (Px2)
37 39 57 5 LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION Mika (Px2)
38 25 7 15 REUNION The Slim Dusty Family
39 36 56 1 GRAND NATIONAL The John Butler Trio (Px3)
40 20 2 20 THE ODD COUPLE Gnarls Barkley
41 33 38 1 TIMBALAND PRESENTS: SHOCK VALUE Timbaland (Px3)
42 28 2 28 SHINE A LIGHT (SOUNDTRACK) Rolling Stones
**43 - NEW 43 JONAS BROTHERS Jonas Brothers
44 29 28 5 THE STORY SO FAR: THE VERY BEST OF... Rod Stewart (Px2)
45 31 6 8 WITH HEARTS AS ONE Hillsong United
46 21 40 5 IT WON'T BE SOON BEFORE LONG Maroon 5 (P)
47 46 10 29 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival (G)
**48 - NEW 48 BLOODDRUNK Children Of Bodom
49 38 7 2 DIG, LAZARUS, DIG!!! Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
50 - R/E 6 SIMPLE PLAN Simple Plan

Commentary: Seven new entries this week, none of which have much interest to me. Hmmm...really not much to comment on this week. Pretty dull chart. Next week will see new entries from Mariah with "E=MC2" and Brian McFadden with "Set In Stone".

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ARIA update: 14-04-2008

Feast your eyes on this weeks Australian ARIA music charts, with my commentary below...

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
(G): Gold certification: 35,000 copies shipped to retailers
(P): Platinum certification: 70,000 copies shipped to retailers
New entries are in bold

TOP 50 SINGLES
1 3 4 1 SWEET ABOUT ME Gabriella Cilmi
2 2 11 1 LOW Flo Rida Feat. T-Pain
3 - NEW 3 4 MINUTES Madonna Feat. Justin Timberlake
4 1 8 1 BUBBLY Colbie Caillat
5 7 6 5 WITH YOU Chris Brown
6 5 8 5 TATTOO Jordin Sparks
7 4 12 1 DON'T STOP THE MUSIC Rihanna (P)
8 6 6 6 WORK Kelly Rowland
9 18 13 9 THIS HEART ATTACK Faker
10 11 5 10 DREAM CATCH ME Newton Faulkner
11 10 13 3 PICTURES OF YOU The Last Goodnight (P)
12 8 17 1 BLEEDING LOVE Leona Lewis (P)
13 9 16 3 CRANK THAT Soulja Boy (G)
14 13 2 13 BEAT IT Fall Out Boy Feat. John Mayer
15 20 10 11 STOP AND STARE OneRepublic
16 15 11 2 PIECE OF ME Britney Spears (P)
17 12 6 7 NAUGHTY GIRL Mr G
18 16 5 8 I DON'T DO SURPRISES Axle Whitehead
19 26 5 19 NINE IN THE AFTERNOON Panic At The Disco
20 21 4 15 LIKE ONLY A WOMAN CAN Brian McFadden
21 17 3 17 TOUCH MY BODY Mariah Carey
22 25 12 19 MY PEOPLE The Presets
23 - NEW 23 PERFECT Vanessa Amorosi
24 23 22 8 KISS KISS Chris Brown Feat. T-Pain (G)
25 19 11 8 WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN' 2008 Michael Jackson With Akon
26 14 2 14 YOU WILL ONLY BREAK MY HEART Delta Goodrem
27 22 18 2 UNTOUCHED The Veronicas
28 24 24 1 APOLOGIZE Timbaland Feat. OneRepublic (Px2)
29 29 7 28 BIG GIRL (YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL) Mika
30 28 27 5 DON'T HOLD BACK The Potbelleez (G)
31 27 11 20 SCREAM Timbaland Feat. Keri Hilson
32 37 2 32 PARALYZER Finger Eleven
33 30 9 16 OUTTA MY HEAD (AY YA YA) Ashlee Simpson
34 33 21 7 WON'T GO HOME WITHOUT YOU Maroon 5 (G)
35 32 24 3 NO ONE Alicia Keys (P)
36 36 13 9 I NEVER LIKED YOU Rogue Traders
37 34 4 34 TAKE YOU THERE Sean Kingston
38 40 2 38 TOO FINE Cristian Alexanda Feat. Ja Rule
39 31 5 29 NEW SOUL Yael Naim
40 35 13 14 WHEN I'M GONE Simple Plan
41 45 6 34 BABY Pnau
42 - NEW 42 THIS BOY'S IN LOVE The Presets
43 39 10 18 WHINE UP Kat De Luna Feat. Elephant Man
44 41 5 41 LOVE IN THIS CLUB Usher
45 44 8 11 WOW Kylie Minogue
46 46 20 15 SHADOW OF THE DAY Linkin Park
47 50 30 7 HOW FAR WE'VE COME Matchbox Twenty
48 - NEW 48 S.O.S. Jonas Brothers
49 43 11 22 HERE I COME Fergie
50 - NEW 50 READY TO FLY Amy Pearson


TOP 50 ALBUMS
1 38 9 1 WATERSHED k.d. lang
2 4 2 2 THE 100 MOST BEAUTIFUL MELODIES Andre Rieu
3 3 6 3 STEP UP 2: THE STREETS Soundtrack
4 10 9 4 DREAMING OUT LOUD OneRepublic
5 2 10 1 SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC Jack Johnson (P)
6 7 21 6 EXCLUSIVE Chris Brown (G)
7 1 2 1 PRETTY. ODD. Panic At The Disco
8 5 5 5 HAND BUILT BY ROBOTS Newton Faulkner
9 6 34 3 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD Rihanna (P)
10 9 3 1 IN GHOST COLOURS Cut Copy
11 11 55 4 BACK TO BLACK Amy Winehouse (P)
12 18 2 12 ROCKFERRY Duffy
13 8 101 1 THRILLER Michael Jackson (Px12)
14 16 28 1 EXILE ON MAINSTREAM Matchbox Twenty (Px2)
15 - NEW 15 GHOSTS I-IV Nine Inch Nails
16 14 23 2 HOOK ME UP The Veronicas (Px2)
17 12 2 12 ATTACK AND RELEASE The Black Keys
18 50 2 18 CONSOLERS OF THE LONELY The Saboteurs
19 27 11 1 SPIRIT Leona Lewis (G)
20 - NEW 20 THE ODD COUPLE Gnarls Barkley
21 15 39 5 IT WON'T BE SOON BEFORE LONG Maroon 5 (P)
22 17 5 1 BREED OBSESSION Gyroscope
23 13 2 13 ACCELERATE REM
24 31 9 24 BE THE TWILIGHT Faker
25 21 6 15 REUNION The Slim Dusty Family
26 35 5 21 GOOD TIME Alan Jackson
27 32 3 27 MAIL ON SUNDAY Flo Rida
28 - NEW 28 SHINE A LIGHT (SOUNDTRACK) Rolling Stones
29 25 27 5 THE STORY SO FAR: THE VERY BEST OF... Rod Stewart (Px2)
30 19 12 12 TAKING CHANCES Celine Dion (P)
31 24 5 8 WITH HEARTS AS ONE Hillsong United
32 39 2 32 COCO Colbie Caillat
33 26 37 1 TIMBALAND PRESENTS: SHOCK VALUE Timbaland (Px3)
34 - R/E 3 HYMNS OF THE 49TH PARALLEL k.d. lang (Px2)
35 36 19 14 ALIVE 2007 Daft Punk (G)
36 30 55 1 GRAND NATIONAL The John Butler Trio (Px3)
37 29 21 6 A BOOK LIKE THIS Angus & Julia Stone (G)
38 23 6 2 DIG, LAZARUS, DIG!!! Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
39 34 56 5 LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION Mika (Px2)
40 20 2 20 LAST NIGHT Moby
41 33 24 20 HANNAH MONTANA 2 / MEET MILEY CYRUS Miley Cyrus (G)
42 49 19 2 SO MANY NIGHTS The Cat Empire (G) VIR/EMI
43 41 7 35 THE WOMBATS PROUDLY PRESENT... A GUIDE TO LOVE, LOSS & DESPERATION The Wombats
44 40 29 1 ECHOES, SILENCE, PATIENCE & GRACE Foo Fighters (Px2)
45 22 2 22 SATURDAY NIGHTS & SUNDAY MORNINGS Counting Crows
46 - R/E 29 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival (G)
47 37 12 5 JUNO Soundtrack
48 - R/E 39 PNAU Pnau
49 47 2 47 MUSIQUE VOL 1 (1993-2005) Daft Punk
50 43 24 3 BLACKOUT Britney Spears (P)

Not much going on in this weeks chart, although we do have an exciting month ahead with many new releases surfacing. Madonna and Justin debut at #3. This is based on digital sales only as the CD single isn't out until April 21st. She's #1 on the digital chart so the single is sure to hit #1 when digital and physical sales are combined. Great news for Vanessa Amorosi whose "Perfect" also debuts on digital sales alone at #23, proving the track is becoming extremely popular. Delta's camp must be alarmed, in its second week, "You Will Only Break My Heart" falls 12 places from #14 to #26 - OUCH! This is officially Delta's least successful single since her debut flop "I Don't Care" back in November 2001. It seems every time Delta releases a fun poppy track, they don't go down so well with the general public (another example being 2005's "A Little Too Late" which became her first non-Top 10, peaking at #13). Her album "Delta" has fallen out of Top 50 again this week. Good news for Brian though, "Like Only A Woman Can" re-gains one spot, moving back into the Top 20. Speaking of dissapointing performances, Mariah's "Touch My Body" has been a huge under-performer considering it's the first single from a new album, sitting at #21 after only 3 weeks (and a low peak of #17). Lastly, it seems the entire lesbian population rushed out to buy K.d. Lang's new record "Watershed", which jumped a crazy 37 spots to #1!

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