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Muni Long banks her second top 10 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart as “Made for Me” races 15-8 on the list dated Jan. 27. The single, already a major airplay hit, finds its new wind thanks to the release of its music video and a resulting social media trend that fueled streaming and sales bumps.
“Made for Me,” released on Supergiant/Def Jam Records, earned 3.9 million official U.S. streams in the tracking week of Jan. 12 – 18, according to Luminate, up from 125% to 1.8 million the previous week. The nearly 2-million stream improvement comes largely thanks to the song’s growing viral profile from a video started by TikTok creator @milck.marie, in which participants (usually in blue pajamas) sing the song’s hook while walking toward the camera. On TikTok, the track’s main audio has swelled to soundtracking 163,000 clips – up from 44,000 on Jan. 18. In addition, the song’s official music video, which stars actor and singer Luke James, dropped at the tail end of the tracking week, on Jan. 17.
As “Made for Me” rallies, the track also climbs to 1,000 sales downloads in the week, a gain of 128% from the prior week. The sales bump also sparks the single’s No. 2 debut on R&B Digital Song Sales.
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While “Made for Me” enjoys fresh viral buzz, the single has already proven a strong airplay hit on the R&B formats. The tune drops 2-3 on the Adult R&B Airplay chart, with an 8% decline in plays in the latest tracking week, after five nonconsecutive weeks in the runner-up spot. Notably, “Made for Me” tied the singer-songwriter’s “Hrs and Hrs” as her highest peak on the radio ranking.
Anchored by the adult R&B format support, “Made for Me” reached a No. 14 best on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, which combines audience from both adult R&B and mainstream R&B/hip-hop radio stations. On the latest chart, the track slides 14-15, though it improves in audience to 7.4 million, a 9% increase from the previous week. Given the renewed social media activity, it’s possible that the single could attract additional radio gains in the coming weeks. There’s already positive momentum – “Made for Me” sits just outside the 40-position cutoff for the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart but improved 101% in plays in the latest tracking week compared to the one prior.
Elsewhere, “Made for Me” impresses on two other main Billboard charts: It moves 45-39 in its second week on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs list and debuts at No. 93 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.
Green Day is bolting to the U.K. chart throne with Saviors (via Reprise), the U.S. pop-punk legends’ 14th studio album.
It’s not even close. Based on midweek sales and streaming data published by the Official Charts Company, Saviors is outselling the rest of the top 10 combined.
With Saviors, the Bay Area trio of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool will notch a fifth U.K. crown, following American Idiot (2004), 21st Century Breakdown (2009), Revolution Road (2016) and Father of All… (2020), their most recent studio effort.
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For British fans, this could well be the summer of Green Day. The rockers’ The Saviors Tour of Europe kicks off late May, with a handful of U.K. dates locked in for June, including concerts at Manchester’s Old Trafford Stadium, Isle of Wight Festival, and London’s Wembley Stadium.
As previously reported, Green Day will play Dookie (celebrating its 30th anniversary) and American Idiot (for its 20th anniversary) in full at all shows.
In a distance second place on the midweek U.K. chart is Welsh pop-punk band Neck Deep’s eponymously titled fifth LP. Neck Deep (Hopeless) is set to become the Wrexham-formed five-piece’s fourth top 10 appearance, and career high on the albums chart, eclipsing the No. 4 best for 2017’s The Peace and the Panic and 2020’s All Distortions Are Intentional.
Completing an all-new, all-rock top three on the Official Chart Update is Saxon’s Hell Fire and Damnation (Militia Guard Music), the British heavy metal band’s 24th studio album. If it holds its course, Hell Fire and Damnation will mark the veteran band’s fourth top 10 LP, and career best chart position.
Further down the midweek tally, 10, Bournemouth, England rockers South of Salem look to make a dent for the first time with Death of the Party (Spider Party), new at No. 14; Shaun Ryder’s Black Grape could nab a fourth U.K. top 40 (and first in seven years) with Orange Head (Dgaff Recordings), new at No. 26; and folk act Fisherman’s Friends set sail for what could be a fifth top 40 LP with 10th LP All Aboard (Island), set to start at No. 36.
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Albums Chart is published late Friday, Jan. 26.
D-Block Europe are kings of the U.K. albums tally with Rolling Stone (via D-Block Europe).
The British hip-hop duo’s third album debuts at No. 1 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, published Friday, Jan. 19, for their first stint at the summit.
Comprised of Young Adz and Dirtbike LB, D-Block Europe extends its tally of U.K. top 10 albums to eight– the most of any British rap act in Official Charts history. Mike Skinner’s The Streets is close behind with seven.
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It’s a British hip-hop 1-2 on the latest U.K. albums tally as 21 Savage bows at No. 2 with American Dream (Epic/Slaughter Gang), for his best solo chart position yet.
Born Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph in London, now based in Atlanta, Savage previously led the chart with the 2022 collaborative LP with Drake, Her Loss, and enjoyed a top 10 appearance for 2020’s Savage Mode II with Metro Boomin, peaking at No. 10. Among his solo works, Savage enjoyed a U.K. top 40 with 2021’s i am > i was, peaking at No. 33. Three tracks from American Dream crash the current U.K. singles chart, led by “redrum” at No. 11.
Completing an all-new top 3 on the albums tally is The Vaccines’ Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations (Super Easy). The London indie-rock outfit now extends is streak of top 10 albums to six, a run that includes the 2012 chart leader Come Of Age. Pick-Up is the band’s highest chart appearance since 2015’s English Graffiti, which peaked at No. 2.
As Teddy Swims hit single “Lose Control” lifts into the U.K. top 5 for the first time, its parent album climbs to a new peak. I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1) (Atlantic) rises 24-21 in its second week on the tally, the OCC reports.Finally, British singer and songwriter Bill Ryder-Jones earns his first solo top 40 album with Iechyd Da (meaning “good luck” in Welsh), his fifth LP. Released through indie label Domino Recordings, the album is new at No. 30. As a member of The Coral, Ryder-Jones landed a U.K. No. 1 in 2003 with Magic and Medicine.
Noah Kahan sticks to No. 1 in the U.K., winning a chart race that goes down to the wire.
The Vermont singer and songwriter’s folky hit “Stick Season” enters a third consecutive week at No. 1 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, published Friday, Jan. 19, edging Ariana Grande’s “Yes, And?,” for a Republic Records 1-2.
Grande’s comeback track is the week’s top debut, entering at No. 2 for her 21st U.K. top 10, and 32nd top 40 appearance in the U.K.
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“Yes, And?” is the most-streamed song (8.2 million streams) during the cycle, the Official Charts Company confirms, and finishes the week just 600 chart units behind “Stick Season.”
Helmed by master Swedish producer Max Martin, “Yes, And?” is Grande’s first solo hit since “Test Drive” rode in at No. 38 in March 2021.
Completing the podium is Sophie Ellis-Bextor‘s Saltburn-fueled 2001 disco tune “Murder on the Dancefloor” (Polydor), dipping 2-3.
Teddy Swims continues to make a splash with “Lose Control” (Atlantic), which becomes the U.S. artist’s first U.K. top 5 single. It’s up 6-5 on the latest tally.
As expected, Natasha Bedingfield pens another chapter in her chart history with “Unwritten” (Phonogenic), which rebounds to No. 18, powered by its prominent sync to the romcom Anyone But You. Originally released in 2004, “Unwritten” peaked at No. 6 that year and is one of the British singer’s five career U.K. top 10s.
D-Block Europe’s “Eagle” (D-Block Europe) featuring Albanian artist Noizy becomes the British rap pair’s 30th top 40 single, new at No. 19. “Eagle” swoops in as D-Block Europe land their first No. 1 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart with Rolling Stone, an effort that extends their record tally of U.K. top 10 albums to eight – the most of any British rap act in Official Charts history.
Also new to the singles chart top 40 is Flo Milli’s “Never Lose Me” (’94 Sounds/RCA). The U.S. rapper’s viral release flies 41-24, for Milli’s first top tier appearance. “Never Lose Me” has sported a range of trends on TikTok since its release, and finally bagged top spot on the Jan. 20-dated TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart in its seventh week on the survey.
Following the release of American Dream (Columbia), his first solo U.K. top 10 album, 21 Savage lands three cuts on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, the maximum permitted from any album under OCC rules. Leading the charge from the London-born, Atlantic-based hip-hop artist is “redrum” (No. 11), “née-nah” with Travis Scott and Metro Boomin (at No. 23), and “n.h.i.e.” featuring Doja Cat (No. 27). American Dream starts at No. 2 on the albums tally. That’s one spot behind his 2022 collaborative LP with Drake, Her Loss, which reached No. 1, and eclipses 2020’s Savage Mode II with Metro Boomin, which peaked at No. 10.
Taylor Swift’s long reign over Australia’s albums chart has come to an end, toppled by 21 Savage’s American Dream (via Epic/Sony).
The London-born, Atlanta-based rapper’s sixth studio album starts at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, published Friday, Jan. 19, for his first solo leader.
Previously, ARIA reports, Savage’s highest charting solo album was I Am > I Was, which reached No. 30 in 2018, though his collaborative albums flew into the top 10. His top chart position came with 2022’s Her Loss featuring Drake (at No. 2) and 2020’s Savage Mode II with Metro Boomin (No. 4). A handful of tracks from American Dream impact the ARIA Chart, including “Redrum” at No. 23 and “Née-Nah” (with Travis Scott and Metro Boomin) at No. 34.
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With Savage claiming the throne, Swift’s reign with 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (via Universal) ends at 11 successive weeks. The fourth in Swift’s re-recording projects, 1989 (Taylor’s Version) was the best-seller for 2023, according to year-end data published by ARIA earlier this month. 1989 (Taylor’s Version) is one of five Swift titles in the ARIA top 10, a position of power that is unlikely to change anytime soon; Swifties will crank-up the listening frenzy when her The Eras Tour bounces into the market next month for seven stadium shows across Sydney and Melbourne.
Over on the ARIA Singles Chart, Jack Harlow logs a ninth non-consecutive week at No. 1 with “Lovin On Me” (Atlantic/Warner). That’s the longest run at the top by a solo male artist — excluding collaborations and featured artists — since The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” stayed at the summit for 11 weeks in 2020. It’s worth noting, “Blinding Lights” is now recognized as the most-streamed song ever on Spotify, clocking up more than 4 billion plays across the DSP’s global network.
Ariana Grande returns to the chart with “Yes, And?” (Universal), her first solo top 40 hit in Australia in almost three years. It’s new at No. 2, her 19th top 10 single — a tally that includes four No. 1s (“No Tears Left To Cry” and “Thank U, Next” in 2018, “7 Rings” in 2019, and “Positions” in 2020).
Lifted from Grande’s forthcoming seventh studio album Eternal Sunshine (due out March 8), “Yes, And?” is Grande’s first new solo hit since “POV” peaked at No. 29 in 2021.
Two early noughts pop hits from the U.K. are rocketing up the ARIA Singles Chart, thanks to the magic of movies. Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s 2001 hit “Murder On The Dancefloor” (Universal), blasts 25-12, following its sync to Emerald Fennell’s dark flick Saltburn. Also, Natasha Bedingfield’s “Unwritten” (Sony), which this year celebrates its 20th anniversary, is back in the top 20 following its inclusion in the rom-com Anyone But You. “Unwritten” reenters at No. 18, just five places below its peak position of No. 13 set back 2004.
Finally, Morgan Wallen has another notch on his chart belt as “Thinkin’ Bout Me” (Mercury/Universal) appears at No. 48 on the ARIA Chart. “Thinkin’ Bout Me” is the sixth single lifted from the country star’s chart-leading LP One Thing at a Time.
Natasha Bedingfield is writing another chapter to her U.K. chart story, thanks to a sync in Will Gluck’s rom-com Anyone But You.
The British pop singer and songwriter’s “Unwritten” (via Phonogenic) could return to the U.K. top 20 for the first time in 19 years.
Based on a late chart blast published by the Official Charts Company, “Unwritten” is predicted to climb 24-20, for its first appearance in the top 20.
“Unwritten” peaked at No. 6 following its release back in 2004, and is one of Bedingfield’s five U.K. top 10 hits, a tally that includes a No. 1 with “These Words” (both appeared on her debut album from that year, Unwritten).
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In the Shakespeare-inspired Anyone But You, “Unwritten” plays a pivotal role in the narrative of Glen Powell’s character, and is played and sung by multiple characters throughout the film.
It’s not the only British pop single from the early noughts enjoying a resurgence, powered by a feature film.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor‘s “Murder on the Dancefloor” (Polydor) lifted to No. 2 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart last week, following its memorable spot late in Emerald Fennell’s dark-as-coal movie Saltburn — equaling its peak set back in 2001.
The Saltburn bump is real, and it’s happening around the globe. In the United States, “Murder on the Dancefloor” belatedly entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 98, and now rises to No. 58 in its second week. And in Australia, “Murder on the Dancefloor” reenters the ARIA Chart at No. 25.
As previously reported, Noah Kahan‘s “Stick Season” (Republic Records) is on track for a third successive week at No. 1 on the U.K. chart, while Ariana Grande’s “Yes, And?” (Republic Records) should be the week’s top debut, bowing at No. 2 on the midweek tally. “Murder on the Dancefloor” is forecast to complete the U.K. podium, at No. 3.
The next Official U.K. Singles Chart is published late Friday, Jan. 19.
D-Block Europe is heading for a first U.K. No. 1 with Rolling Stone (via D-Block Europe), the British hip-hop collective’s third studio album.
Rolling Stone leads an all-new top three on the midweek chart, and will extend the act’s tally of U.K. top 10 albums, which currently stands at seven – the most of any British rap act in Official Charts history.
The result isn’t a foregone conclusion. The Vaccines are close behind with Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations (Super Easy), on track for a No. 2 debut. Pick-Up should give the English indie-pop outfit a sixth consecutive U.K. top 10 album, and highest chart appearance since 2015’s English Graffiti, which also peaked at No. 2.
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The Vaccines bagged a U.K. No. 1 with 2012’s Come of Age.
Meanwhile, 21 Savage is on target for his first solo top 10 appearance in the country of his birth. The British-American rap star is predicted to debut at No. 3 with American Dream (Epic/Slaughter Gang), his third LP. Also, three cuts from it are expected to impact the top 40 of the U.K. singles chart.
Savage, who was born in London, now based in Atlanta, has two top 10 appearances with collaborative projects. His 2022 recording with Drake, Her Loss, reached No. 1, and 2020’s Savage Mode II with Metro Boomin peaked at No. 10.
Further down the chart blast, British singer and songwriter Bill Ryder-Jones should snag his first solo top 40 album with Iechyd Da (Domino Recordings), his fifth LP. It’s new at No. 7 on the Official Chart Update. As a member of The Coral, Ryder-Jones landed a U.K. No. 1 in 2003 with Magic and Medicine.
Finally, Teddy Swims’ continues to paddle up the chart with his debut album I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1) (via Atlantic). It’s forecast to lift 24-11 on the survey, as the hit single from it, “Lose Control,” rises to No. 5 on the singles chart blast.
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Charts are published Friday, Jan. 19.
All hail Taylor Swift. That’s how Australians reacted to TayTay in 2023, as the pop superstar dominated the year-end charts.
Swift reigned supreme on the 2023 ARIA End Of Year Albums Chart, published Friday, Jan. 1, with 1989 (Taylor’s Version) taking out top spot.
The fourth re-recorded album from Swift’s repertoire, 1989 (Taylor’s Version) logged nine weeks at No. 1 on the national chart last year, the longest consecutive streak of any LP.
That’s just the start of Swift’s sweep. The “Shake It Off” singer bagged five of the top 10 albums in the land Down Under, including the runner-up spot with Midnights, ARIA confirms, and 10 of the top 50.
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Following a two-week stay at No. 1 in 2023, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) finishes the year at No. 7 overall; Lover is at No. 8; and the original version of 1989 is at No. 9. Also impacting the tally is Reputation (No. 11), Folklore (No. 12), Red (Taylor’s Version) (No. 29), Evermore (No.36) and Fearless (Taylor’s Version) (No. 46).
Swift is accustomed to the high life. Midnights was No. 1 album of 2022, meaning Swift has had the best-selling album in Australia for two-straight years. A third isn’t out of the question. Swift has two more re-recorded albums in the works (though release dates haven’t been announced), and her The Eras Tour will storm into Australia in February for seven stadium shows across Sydney and Melbourne.
Canadian R&B star The Weeknd’s The Highlights completes the annual albums podium with his career retrospective, The Highlights, ahead of Morgan Wallen’s One Thing At A Time and SZA’s SOS, respectively.
The country comeback is in full swing as Luke Combs lands three titles in the top 25: This One’s For You at No. 14, Gettin’ Old at No. 17 and What You See Ain’t Always What You Get at No. 24.
Meanwhile, U.S. artists lock-up the four best-selling singles of 2023, a list led by Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers,” a single that stood tall atop the ARIA Singles Chart for 12 weeks during the calendar year. Just eight songs have spent more than time at No. 1, ARIA reports. Tones and I’s “Dance Monkey” remains the all-time leader, notching 24 weeks at the top in 2019-20.
Slotting in at No. 2 on the 2023 ARIA End Of Year Singles Chart is country star Morgan Wallen with “Last Night,” ahead of SZA’s “Kill Bill” and Swift’s “Anti-Hero,” respectively, while English artist PinkPantheress finishes the year at No. 5 with “Boy’s A Liar.”
“Congratulations to all the artists who dominated 2023, but particularly to Taylor, who has completely reset the narrative for what a solo artist can accomplish,” comments ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd. “She is a truly once-in-a-lifetime artist, storyteller, performer and businessperson. Similarly, Miley Cyrus’ incredible achievement on the Singles Chart over the past year – solidified at No. 1 on the 2023 Singles Chart – is cause for celebration… as is women at the top of both the Singles and Albums Charts for 2023.”
The dearth of homegrown artists on both lists, however, is no cause to celebrate. Just four Australian albums cracked the top 100 this year, led by INXS hits collection The Very Best (at No. 58), and just three Australian-made singles impacted the top 100, none of which were released in 2023. The best-placed Australian recording was The Kid Laroi’s 15-times platinum 2021 collaboration with Justin Bieber, “Stay.”
“It’s frustrating, but the data provided by these charts is an unbiased view of how Australian audiences consume music, and we need to use this data to understand we have a very urgent, very complex problem to solve,” adds Herd. “We need to address the damaging lack of data about contemporary music.
Help is on the way. With renewed support for Ausmusic from the federal government and various state governments, the establishment of Music Australia, Sound NSW, and the Centre for Creative Workplaces, notes Herd, the industry is optimistic that “we can change the narrative this time next year.”
Check out ARIA’s year-end singles and charts.
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor continues its dance up the U.K. chart, thanks in part to the small-screen magic of Saltburn.
The British pop veteran’s “Murder On The Dancefloor” (via Polydor) is proving lethal once again, capturing the zeitgeist through a sync in Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn, the dark comedy that’s caught fire on Amazon Prime Video.
As previously reported, “Murder On The Dancefloor” breezed into the Official U.K. Singles Chart last Friday, Jan. 5 at No. 8 — for its first top 10 appearance in more than 22 years.
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Based on midweek sales and streaming data published by the Official Charts Company, “Dancefloor” is buzzing. The track is predicted to hit No. 3 when the weekly chart is published this Friday, just one position below its all-time peak, set following its release in 2001.
Noah Kahan’s “Stick Season” (Republic Records) is predicted to retain top spot, ahead of Jack Harlow’s former leader, “Lovin On Me” (Atlantic), which is expected to hold at No. 2.
The top new release should belong to Liam Gallagher, whose collaborative single with John Squire, “Just Another Rainbow” (Warner Records), is set for a No. 4 debut. As a member of Oasis, Gallagher has collected eight U.K. No. 1 singles, and 26 appearances in the top 40; with Beady Eye and as a solo artist, Gallagher has an additional six top 40 appearances. Squire, as founding guitarist with fellow Manchester rock favorites The Stone Roses, has four top 10 and 15 top 40 appearances on the national singles survey.
Meanwhile, U.S. artist Teddy Swims could crack the U.K. top 10 for the first time with “Lose Control” (Atlantic), which lifts 10-7 on the Official Chart Update.
Sheffield, England-formed rock band Bring Me The Horizon is on track for an eighth top 40 appearance with “Kool-Aid” (RCA), new at No. 12 on the chart blast.
Finally, Sabrina Carpenter’s “feather” (Polydor) is flying on the chart blast, up 33-17. If it holds its course, “feather” will become the American singer and actress’s first top 20 single in the U.K. It’s already her career-best performer, outpacing “Skin” (No. 28) and “Nonsense” (No. 32).
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Singles Chart is published this Friday, Jan. 12.