Chart Wrap: Gang Of Youths secure highest debut

Hot 100

Major Lazer’s Cold Water cracks the Top 10 at #2 from #16 on its second week in the chart followed by Drake’s Too Good ft. Rihanna at #3 from #9, a new peak for the track. Imany’s Don’t Be So Shy hits #5 from #10 while Anne-Marie makes a Top 10 break with Alarm at #10 from #13.

MO sees further success with her own single Final Song sitting just outside the Top 20 at #22 from #28. Mike Perry’s The Ocean is now at #29 from #35 and Digital Farm Animals’ Millionaire ft. Cash Cash & Nelly makes the Top 40 at #38 from #48 following continued love at commercial. Most moved is Jonas Blue’s Perfect Strangers, taking #25 from #49 following weeks of continued additions.

The Chainsmokers’ Closer makes a noteworthy debut at #28 while Hailee Steinfeld & Grey’s Starving ft. Zedd debuts at #47. Lukas Graham makes an entry at #55 with Drunk In The Morning following high rotation from a select few influential stations.

ARIA Singles

Major Lazer keep up strong week two figures and maintain their lead at #1 with Cold Water ft. Justin Bieber & Mo. The Chainsmokers take the #2 debut with Closer ft. Halsey after being denied the top position by the dancehall troupe. Shawn Mendes secures another new peak at #4 from #5 with Treat You Better.

Usher’s Crash breaks into the Top 10 at #10 up from #17 and is now his 12th track to enter the Top 10 of the ARIA Singles chart. Following a debut at #42 last week, Jonas Blue’s Perfect Strangers moves up to #11 and is the week’s biggest mover. Kenny Chesney debuts at #26 with the huge country/pop crossover hit Setting The World On Fire ft. P!nk.

ARIA Albums

It’s a similar situation in the ARIA Albums chart too with Human Nature managing to deny Gang Of Youths the #1 debut as Gimme Some Lovin’: Jukebox Vol. IIholds fast at #1. Gang Of Youths come in at #2 with Let Me Be Clear, their new EP and career high point on the chart. It follows 2015’s The Positions which peaked at #5.

Hellions see a career peak too this week with Opera Oblivia debuting at #4 and leading ahead of The Voice winner Alfie Arcuri’s Zenith, which debuts at #5.

DJ Khaled takes the next big debut at #6 with Major Key and makes for his first ever ARIA Albums entry. Outside the Top 10, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ This Unruly Mess I’ve Made makes a leap to #11 from #25 following the hype from their current stint in Australia.

Click hereto view all this week’s charts, including our HOT 100 national airplay (by genre and state), iTunes, Spotify, Shazam, ARIA, AIR & AMRAP.