Chart Wrap: Major Lazer debuts high across the board
Hot 100
Calvin Harris enjoys his eighth week at #1 with This Is What You Came For ft. Rihanna while Shawn Mendes sees his highest ever chart peak at #2 from #7 with Treat You Better. Katy Perry takes a new peak at #5 from #20 with new anthem Rise.
Snakehips see a strong second week in the chart with new hit Cruel ft. ZAYN at #26 from #52. DJ Mustard cracks the Top 35 on week three in the chart with Don’t Hurt Me ft. Nicki MInaj & Jeremih, as does Mike Perry’s The Ocean at #35 from #50. Britney Spears’ latest track Make Me ft. G-Eazy is now at #39 from its debut point of #58. Most moved this week is Digital Farm Animals’ Millionaire ft. Nelly & Cash Cash at #48 from #80, making a move of 32 places.
Kicking off the trend of high debuts this week is Major Lazer’s Hot 100 entry at #16 with new single Cold Water ft. Justin Bieber & MØ. It makes for the only notable entry in the chart until Bernard Fanning’s Wasting Time entry at #61.
ARIA Singles
Major Lazer debuted at #1 on the ARIA Singles, Streaming and Dance charts with Cold Water ft. Justin Bieber & MØ. Their second track to hit #1 on the Singles chart, it’s the lead single to their forthcoming album Music Is The Weapon, the follow up to Peace Is The Mission,which peaked at #5 in 2015.
Illy continues to set new personal bests with Papercuts ft. Vera Blue, now at #2 from #8 and his highest ever charting single. Anne-Marie cracks the Top 10 with latest hit Alarm, her first ever track to hit the bracket moves to #10 from #12. Ariana Grande takes a new peak just outside the bracket at #11 from #18 with Into You.
Mike Perry finally debuts with The Ocean, entering at #39 followed by Jonas Blue’s Perfect Strangers which enters at #42.
ARIA Albums
The Top 5 of the ARIA Albums chart this week sees an almost 100% Australian take over with local artists holding 4/5 of the spots. Human Nature take their fourth #1 and the thirteenth by an Australian in 2016 with Gimme Some Lovin’ (Jukebox Vol. II). It’s the follow up to #2 charting album Jukebox and features covers of The Beatles, The Beach Boys and more.
Flume’s former #1 Skin moves back up to #2 from #15 following his headline set at Splendour In The Grass last weekend. Keith Urban returns to #7 from #10 and makes for its 12th week in the Top 10. Periphery take the next debut at #8 with Periphery III: Select Difficulty and is their first Top 10 album on the chart. Matt Corby makes a high re-entry at #22 with latest album Telluric, also seeing a resurgence thanks to his Splendour In The Grass performance.
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