News 20 September 2024

Sabrina’s sweet success anything but short

Female artists dominate the Singles Chart for seven straight weeks

Sabrina’s sweet success anything but short

Sabrina Carpenter takes back the #1 spot on the ARIA Albums Chart this week for a third non-consecutive week with Short n’ Sweet

Eminem’s The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) races back up the chart from #48 to #2 thanks to the release of the Expanded Mourner’s edition with two new tracks and a new version of Fuel. The album spent two weeks at #1 in July this year. 

American singer and former oncology nurse Keshi debuts at #14 with his second album, Requiem. His first, Gabriel, peaked at #72 in 2022. 

Lake Macquarie locals Andrew Scott, Lachlan Jackson, Patrick Russell and Nick Scott of Surf Trash break the top 20 with their debut album The Only Place I Know landing at #17. 

On the Singles Chart, Sabrina Carpenter’s Taste holds at #1 for its fourth consecutive week. Female artists have now taken the top spot for seven straight weeks. Before Taste, Billie Eilish’s Birds Of A Feather ruled for two weeks, and before that, Charli XCX and Billie were #1 for a week with Guess

Canada’s Tate McRae debuts at #14 with It’s OK, I’m OK. Her breakout hit, You Broke Me First, peaked at #7 in 2020 and she reached #2 last year with Greedy

The Weeknd returns with Dancing In The Flames, new at #19. It’s the first track from his next album, Hurry Up Tomorrow. His first hit here, Love Me Harder (with Ariana Grande), peaked at #19 in 2014. He has gone on to score another 35 top 50 hits, including the #1 smash Blinding Lights, which spent #11 weeks on top in 2020 and was the #1 song of the year. 

Charli XCX reworks Talk Talk from her album Brat, adding Aussie star Troye Sivan. Debuting at #42, it is Charli’s fourth top 50 hit this year, including Guess (with Billie Eilish), which spent one week at #1 in August. For Troye, it’s his first chart appearance since One Of Your Girls reached #24 last year.