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CHART WATCH

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Aussie outfit Short Stack may have ended Michael Jackson’s run atop the albums chart last week with their debut ‘Stack Is The New Black’, but it plummets twelve places from the top in a slightly lacklustre week of sales for albums. On the singles charts, however, the No.1 and No.2 singles both sold over 17,000 copies.
SINGLES : A mere 212 copies separated the No.1 position from No.2 this week – it’s a battle royale on the Aussie singles charts. And while David Guetta and Akon’s collaboration ‘Sexy Bitch’ remains on top with 17,504 copies sold, former Idol star Guy Sebastian has a bit hit with his new single ‘Like It Like That’. It sold an equally impressive 17,292 copies to edge up two places to No.2.
Cobra Starship has produced a top five hit for Warner Music, moving up to No.5 with ‘Good Girls Go Bad’ (7108 copies). And Alesha Dixon also gives Warner reason to smile – after a desperately long time, single ‘The Boy Does Nothing’ finally goes top ten – No.9 to be precise with 5588 copies sold. Mika has another hit on his hands, joining Alesha in the top ten (at No.10) with ‘We Are Golden’ (4964 copies).
Mariah’s single ‘Obsessed’ makes a long-overdue climb up the charts – she’s up to No.13 this week (4499 copies), and there’s a big jump from Shakira’s ‘She Wolf’ (No.44 to No.18) with 3769 copies sold (the physical single with Moto Blanco edit and full-length remix is FANTASTIC – big props to Sony).
In position 20 (up from 21) is ’22’ – the new single from Lily Allen. It sold a further 3493 copies last week and Jet’s finally getting some chart love with the first single from ‘Shaka Rock’, ‘She’s A Genius’. It’s up twelve places to No.23 (3137).
The All American Rejects burst onto the scene at No.26 with ‘I Wanna’ (2903 copies), Pearl Jam is in at No.31 with ‘The Fixer’ (2456 copies) and Jay-Z with Rihanna and Kanye West pops into the top 50 at No.35 (2039 copies).
JUST outside the top 50, the Freemasons with Sophie Ellis-Bextor are at No.51 – their highest chart yet with ‘Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)’ (1473 copies), Boys Like Girls debut at No.58 with their single ‘Love Drunk’ (1311 copies) and Tiesto with Sneaky Sound System are in at No.59 with ‘I Will Be Here’ (1298 copies).
Further down, Panic At The Disco debuts at No.69 with ‘New Perspective’ (1062 copies), David Guetta scores another hit from his ‘One Love’ album with the title track featuring Estelle – it’s in at No.81 (899 copies) and Madonna’s ‘Celebration’ is down from No.40 last week to No.84 this week.
ALBUMS : With last week’s No.1 from Short Stack now well and truly out of the way and sales of Michael Jackson’s albums continuing to slide, the Black Eyed Peas have ascended to the No.1 position on the album chart again this week with their long player ‘The E.N.D.’. It sold a lowly 7429 copies to move up from No.3 last week. Not since the week commencing April 20 have so few albums been sold to reach the No.1 position.
Artic Monkeys debut respectably at No.2 with ‘Humbug’. It sold 6791 copies, while Jet’s ‘Shaka Rock’ also debuts inside the top ten – at No.5 – with 5465 copies.
Kate Miller-Heidke’s up to No.6 with ‘Curiouser’ (4595 copies) and Lily Allen refuses to go away with her album ‘It’s Not Me, It’s You’ – it’s back in the top ten this week (at No.10) bagging a further 3533 sales.
Four albums have dropped out of the top ten this week – Paul Dempsey (No.5 to No.11), Michael Jackson (No.7 to No.12), Short Stack (No.1 to No.13) and Lisa Mitchell (No.8 to No.16).
Kisschasy debuts in the No.15 position with their new album ‘Seizures’ (3081 copies) and just off the pace is John Farnham’s ‘The Essential’, powered along by TV advertising with 2377 copies.
The soundtrack for Hannah Montana 3 debuts at No.27 (1816 copies) while Australia seems to have fallen under the spell of Melody Gardot (who was incredible in concert last week). Her album ‘My One And Only Thrill’ reaches a new peak of No.28 (up 133 places) with 1750 copies sold.
Neil Diamond’s ‘Hot August Night NYC’ debuts at No.37 (1381 copies) and Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu is back inside the top 50 (at No.50) with his stirring ‘Gurrumul’ (897 copies).
Outside the top 50, Opera Queensland Chorus debuts at No.68 with ‘Opera’s Greatest Choruses’ (604 copies), Melody Gardot’s previous album ‘Worrisome Heart’ debuts at No.93 (402 copies) and Tex Perkins’ best of comes in at No.95 (388 copies).

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Comments

  1. Jack Valentine says

    Hey AuspOp, I love your blog and am glad someone is out there reporting on Australian Music. I will be opening a site soon with Aussie Music Reviews and would like to be affiliates if thats ok? I will get back to you soon with the URL.

    Till Then,
    Jack Valentine.

  2. Anonymous says

    Thanks AuspOp. I guess with xmas in a few months those last 10,000 or so of Mark’s P distribution will go. Well done to the Hoods too. Very impressive in such a short time in the charts.

  3. auspOp says

    Hey Anonymous,

    Mark Vincent’s album ‘My Dream : Mio Visione’ has sold 60,658 copies since release (it’s platinum due to the number of copies sold into stores).
    Hilltop Hoods’ album ‘State Of The Art’, meanwhile, has bagged 84,272 copies.

    The auspOp team

  4. Anonymous says

    Another sales question for you AuspOp. Could you tell me how many
    Hilltop Hood’s State Of The Art and Mark Vincent’s My Dream – Mio Visione have sold since they were released. Thanks.

  5. auspOp says

    Hey Billbeast,

    We have but stats only since March 23, and only while she’s occupied the top 100, so since then, you’ll find;

    SINGLE : Like It Loud (18,135)
    SINGLE : Differently (28,022)
    SINGLE : Do It Again (8469)
    ALBUM : Differently (5806)

    The auspOp team

  8. Innocent Eyes says

    Thanks for all these sales auspOp!
    I would have liked to know how many units ‘The E.N.D.’ has sold in total. Thanks in advance.

  10. auspOp says

    Hey Anonymous,

    ‘Celebration’ sold 882 copies this week. Added to the 1955 copies sold last week and it’s sold 2837 copies since it’s debut proper last week.

    The auspOp team

  11. Anonymous says

    Thanks for all of the sales figures, auspOp! Do you happen to have Madonna’s for this week? I know you won’t have an exact figure for her first week on the digital charts, but do you have a total figure to date since the single was released? Thanks in advance!

  12. auspOp says

    Hey Anonymous,

    By jeeves you know, you’re right.
    We must’ve been napping ’cause we put it down there TWICE! Golly!
    All fixed now – ‘Stack Is The New Black’ is indeed at No.13.

    The auspOp team

  13. Anonymous says

    Another fantastic wrap up AuspOp. What would we do without you. It was so hard to find many sales figures at all till you started reporting them. Wow to the sales of #1 and #2 on the singles charts. I reckon Guy may get that top spot next week. He never got in front on itunes or banditfm till the end of the 3rd day of the charts last week. This week he has been the top download right from the first day. If he stays there I think we may see only our second Aussie on top of the singles charts this year.

    I think you may have made a mistake with Short Stack’s album position. Aria says #13, not #11. And just for a little trivia, it is the 3rd biggest drop from #1 on the album charts in Aria history. Of course given their previous record with singles, that comes as no surprise.

  14. Tim says

    Thanks so much for the sales info! I’m REALLY surprised by the sudden increase in Mariah’s sales. She’s doing so well without a physical single and low airplay. Thanks auspOp!

  16. auspOp says

    And as always, for our regular readers;

    Beyonce
    ALBUM No.31 : I Am… Sasha Fierce (1594 sales)
    SINGLE No.07 : Sweet Dreams (6376)
    SINGLE No.38 : Halo (1962)
    SINGLE NO.70 : Single Ladies (1061)

    Black Eyed Peas
    ALBUM No.01 : The E.N.D. (7429)
    SINGLE No.03 : I Gotta Feeling (13400)
    SINGLE No.15 : Boom Boom Pow (4167)

    Mariah Carey
    SINGLE No.13 : Obsessed (4499)

    Michael Jackson
    ALBUM No.03 : Essential (5901)
    ALBUM No.12 : #1s (3337)
    ALBUM No.23 : King Of Pop (2063)
    ALBUM No.32 : Thriller (1583)
    ALBUM No.38 : The Collection (1320)
    ALBUM No.72 : HIStory (582)
    ALBUM No.88 : The Motown Years 50 (429)
    SINGLE No.90 : Thriller (839)
    SINGLE No.93 : Black Or White (779)
    SINGLE No.100 : Billie Jean (675)

    Kings Of Leon
    ALBUM No.24 : Only By The Night (1996)
    SINGLE No.73 : Notion EP (1026)
    SINGLE No.78 : Use Somebody (947)
    SINGLE No.97 : Sex On Fire (727)

    Jessica Mauboy
    ALBUM No.26 : Been Waiting (1834)
    SINGLE No.46 : Because (1721)

    Pink
    ALBUM No.04 : Funhouse (5823)
    ALBUM No.29 : I’m Not Dead (1680)
    ALBUM No.45 : Missundaztood (1115)
    ALBUM No.60 : Try This (683)
    ALBUM No.83 : Can’t Take Me Home (453)
    SINGLE No.16 : Funhouse (4093)
    SINGLE No.66 : Bad Influence (1173)
    SINGLE No.82 : So What (896)

    Ricki-Lee
    SINGLE No.41 : Don’t Miss You (1888)