Chart Wrap: Swift debuts at #1, Sheeran holds steady
Hot 100 The Hot 100 sees Ed Sheeran hold #1 and Taylor Swift hold #2 for a second week in a row withThinking Out Loud andShake It Off,respectively. Calvin Harris & John Newman’sBlame has made it back up to #3, its previous peak; although it looks as if it won’t be moving higher anytime soon. Becky G’sShower has progressed further up the Top 10 now sitting at #7, up from last week’s #10. At #8 is a new entry in the Top 10 from The Script withSuperheroes, which is up from last week’s #18 and is one of this week’s most moved tracks. Sam Smith’sI’m Not The Only One also makes its entry into the Top 10 at #9, three positions up from last week’s #12. There are some high movers this week in the form of Jessica Mauboy’sCan I Get A Moment which is up at #19 from #29, Sigma & Paloma Faith’sChanging, which received a burst of airplay pushing it to #33 from last week’s #55 and Peking Duk’s latest singleTake Me Over, which is now at #46 from last week’s #57,a new high point for the track. This week’s most moved track is a re-current one in the form of Lorde’sRoyals which only just re-entered the chart last week. It is now back at #68, up from last week’s #94, a total of 26 positions. There are also some notable debuts within the Top 50 from Guy Sebastian & 2 Chainz’sStay With Me which enters at #48, Marlisa’sStand By Youat #32 and Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding’sOutside at #26. ARIA Singles Ed Sheeran still tops the ARIA Singles chart as well withThinking Out Loud sitting at #1 for its third week now. Marlisa also still holds #2 withStand By You after debuting there last week. Taylor Swift’sShake It Off has managed to make back some ground after falling down to #4 by moving back up to #3 this week. It’s only a matter of time before this track starts to slowly fall out of the Top 10. At #5 is a new debut from X-Factor runner up Dean Ray’sComing Back,meanwhile Meghan Trainor’sLips Are Movindebuts at #7, both exceptionally high debuts for the Singles charts. One other noteworthy debut falls just short of the Top 10, Justice Crew’sRise & Fall which enters at #11. Marlon Roudette’sWhen The Beat Drops Out continues its steady climb of the chart this week landing at #15, up from #28, a new high point for the track. Hilltop Hoods’Cosby Sweater also enjoys a new peak at #17, breaking into the Top 20. ARIA Albums Another week, another slew of artists debuting in the Top 10 of the ARIA Albums charts. At #1 is the latest from Taylor Swift,1989, which is her third consecutive #1 album and her fifth studio album overall. At #2 is the twelfth studio album form Human NatureJukebox, and at #3 is the new album from Flight Facilities titledDown To Earth. At #9 is the latest from Ben Howard withI Forget Where We Were making its debut in the chart. It becomes his first entry to land in the Top 50. The last noteworthy debut comes from Susan Boyle’sHopewhich enters at #11 and is the follow up to 2013’sHome For Christmas which peaked at #13. For the rundown in full, subscribe to the charts.