News 24 February 2018

Drake's God's Plan hits fourth week at #1

Moves for Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Dua Lipa, The Weeknd and more!

Drake's God's Plan hits fourth week at #1

Moves for Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Dua Lipa, The Weeknd and more!

For the fourth consecutive week Drake holds the #1 spot on the ARIA Singles Chart with ‘God’s Plan’. The video for the track was released this week. It features the Canadian rapper giving away the video’s entire budget to Miami residents.

A week on from hitting the top ten for the first time, the Kendrick Lamar and SZA collaboration ‘All The Stars’ moves up a further three spots to a new peak at #2. It becomes Lamar’s second single to peak at #2 after ‘Humble.’ (#2 Apr. ’17).

In its third week in the top 50, ‘Pray For Me’ by The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar cracks the top ten for the first time at #10. It’s the second track from Black Panther: The Album (#2 Feb. ’18) to hit the top ten. It also becomes The Weeknd’s fifth top ten single and Kendrick Lamar’s third.

Three weeks into its chart run, Bazzi’s ‘Mine’ climbs up a further five spots to score a new peak at #12.

Debuting at #50 three weeks ago, ‘The Middle’ has rapidly climbed the chart in the weeks since. The collaboration between German producer Zedd, American musical duo Grey and American singer-songwriter Maren Morris is up eleven spots this week to #16.

This week’s chart also includes new peaks for Dua Lipa’s ‘IDGAF’ (#7), Liam Payne and Rita Ora’s ‘For You (Fifty Shades Freed)’ (#15), Justin Timberlake’s ‘Say Something’ (#20), Marshmello & Anne Marie’s ‘Friends’ (#22), Migos’ ‘Stir Fry’ (#30) and Vance Joy’s ‘We’re Going Home’ (#31).

Debuts:

#29: Khalid & Normani ‘Love Lies’ – American artists Khalid and Normani team up on ‘Love Lies’. The track comes from the soundtrack to the forthcoming film Love, Simon. It’s R&B singer-songwriter Khalid’s fourth top 50 appearance as a lead artist following ‘Location’ (#39 Aug. ’17), ‘Young Dumb & Broke’ (#4 Nov. ’17) and the Marshmello collaboration ‘Silence’ (#5 Jan. ’18). For Fifth Harmony member Normani, it’s her first single release away from the group.

#32: Delta Goodrem ‘Think About You’ – Delta Goodrem returns to the Singles Chart for the first time since 2016 with ‘Think About You’. The track is the singer-songwriter’s 23rd appearance in the ARIA top 50 as a lead artist. She last charted with ‘Enough’ (#27 Jul. ’16)

#43: Hailee Steinfeld & BloodPop® ‘Capital Letters’ – Hailee Steinfeld and BloodPop® join forces for the track ‘Capital Letters’. It’s the second track to chart from the soundtrack to Fifty Shades Freed (#4 Feb. ’18). The debut of ‘Capital Letters’ gives American artist Steinfeld a fifth top 50 appearance as lead artist. It’s the second chart appearance for BloodPop® following his collaboration with Justin Bieber ‘Friends’ (#2 Aug. ’17).