News 15 August 2020

Jawsh 685 x Jason Derulo take sixth week at #1

Debuts for Cardi B, Sia and more!

‘Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)’ by Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo notches up its sixth week at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The track breaks the record for the most weeks at #1 on the chart by a New Zealand artist, taking over from OMC’s ‘How Bizarre’ (#1 Apr. ’96).

Debuting at #8 with ‘Smile’, the late Juice WRLD has three entries in this week’s Top 50; he also sits at #9 with ‘Come & Go’ and #20 with ‘Wishing Well’.

Jumping 24 spots in its second week in the Top 50, ‘Mood Swings’ becomes the late Pop Smoke’s first Top Ten single on the ARIA Charts. It takes over from ‘The Woo’ (#18 Aug. ’20) as his highest chart peak. Both tracks come from the former #1 album Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon (#1 Jul. ’20).

After debuting at #20 last week, British producers Joel Corry and MNEK climb nines spots to hit #11 with ‘Head & Heart’. The single has spent three straight weeks at #1 in the UK.

This week’s chart also includes new peaks for Nea’s ‘Some Say’ (#13), Regard’s ‘Secrets’ (#24) and Pop Smoke’s ‘For The Night’ (#32).

As it spends its sixth week in the Top 50, Amy Shark’s ‘Everybody Rise’ returns to its previous peak, reached in late-July. The ARIA-winning singer-songwriter recently performed the track at the Sydney Opera House for The Sound.

WAP

Cardi B Feat. Megan Thee Stallion

American rapper Cardi B takes out her first Top Ten entry as a lead artist with ‘WAP’. The Megan Thee Stallion-featured track is the first track to come from Cardi B’s forthcoming second album, the follow-up to Invasion Of Privacy (#5 Apr. ’18). Cardi B last charted with ‘Please Me’ (#22 Feb. ’19). ‘WAP’ takes over from ‘I Like It’ (#14 Jul. ’18) as her highest-charting single.

Smile

Juice WRLD Feat. The Weeknd

The late Juice WRLD scores a third entry in this week’s Top 50 as ‘Smile’ debuts at #8. Featuring The Weeknd, the track is a part of an updated version of the rapper’s #1 album Legends Never Die, that was released on the same day as the single. This week Juice WRLD also sits at #9 with ‘Come & Go’ and #20 with ‘Wishing Well’.

You Broke Me First

Tate McRae

17-year-old Canadian artist Tate McRae makes her ARIA Charts debut with ‘You Broke Me First’. The track has been used in over 170,000 videos on TikTok and has become McRae’s first chart entry in a number of territories. It’s the first single released from McRae’s forthcoming second EP, the follow-up to January 2020’s All The Things I Never Said.

Together

Sia

Australian artist Sia makes her first appearance in the ARIA Top 50 in two years with ‘Together’. The track comes from the soundtrack to forthcoming film Music, which Sia has written and directed. It’s her first chart entry since the collaboration with David Guetta, ‘Flames’ (#19 May ’18) and her first solo entry since ‘Never Give Up’ (#29 Feb. ’17).