Putting it plainly, Taylor Swift blew the competition out of the water this week when it comes to the ARIA albums chart, outselling her closest competitor (Kings Of Leon) by more than 12,000 copies. And on the singles side of the draw, Ke$ha thunders into the No.1 position with big first week sales. And that’s where we kick it off in this week’s Chart Watch.
SINGLES : Yes indeed – Ke$ha makes a big impact with her new single ‘We R Who We R’ on this week’s ARIA singles chart – debuting at No.1 with a very healthy 23,433 copies.
Also exciting this week is that every track in the Aussie top ten has sold more than 10,000 copies, as digital sales continue to increase.
Katy Perry’s single ‘Firework’ rushes into the top 10 at No.5 with 15,342 copies. That’s 307 copies ahead of Pink, who in turn is just 26 copies ahead of Bruno Mars.
Enrique Iglesias is also back in the top ten on the back of his Aussie visit. His latest single ‘Heartbeat’ is up to No.8 with 13,588 sales.
Sia’s single ‘Clap Your Hands’ continues its second wind rise up the charts – now inside the top 30. And after last night’s ARIA performance, it may rise even further next week.
Rihanna’s new single featuring Drake is called ‘What’s My Name?’ and it’s the second highest debut of the week – in at No.28 with 3424 sales, while Taylor Swift’s single ‘Mine’ jumps ten places to No.33.
Bruno Mars’ new single ‘Grenade’ makes it to the top 50 (No.40 to be specific) with 2667 sales and the Glee Cast take ‘River Deep Mountain High’ into the No.44 spot with 2306 sales.
Outside the top 50, Nelly, T-Pain and Akon’s single ‘Move That Body’ debuts at No.53 (1899 sales), Sia’s stunning ‘I Go To Sleep’ debuts at No.56 (1842 sales) after its use in last week’s moving ‘Packed To The Rafters’ episode and Afrojack with Eva Simons is in at No.58 with ‘Take Over Control’ (1742 sales).
Jason Derulo’s new single ‘The Sky’s The Limit’ moves up 20 spots to No.61, the cast of Glee are astounding, performing ‘Time Warp’, which debuts at No.70 (1488 sales) and Hannah Montana debuts with a little help from Iyaz at No.75 with ‘Gonna Get This’ (1272 sales).
Taio Cruz’s ‘Higher’ is in at No.77 (1210 sales), but think how much higher it would be if they’d rush-released the ‘featuring Kylie’ version.
Kid Cudi’s ‘Erase Me’ is in at No.87 (1050 sales), Good Charlotte is in at No.88 with ‘Sex On The Radio’ (1049 sales) and Taylor Swift comes in at Nos.91 and 97 with ‘Ours’ and ‘Sparks Fly’ – 1027 and 965 copies respectively.
ALBUMS : And over on the albums chart, it totally Taylor, with the country starlet picking up 20,383 sales of her new album ‘Speak Now’. She’s more than 12,000 copies ahead of Kings Of Leon on 8144 sales back in position #2.
Even the pulling power of Good Charlotte couldn’t get them over the sales line – they debut in position No.3 with ‘Cardiology’ (4246 sales), while Neil Diamond’s new album ‘Dreams’ wasn’t overly far behind – debuting at No.5 with 4046 sales.
New in at No.8 is the Glee Cast’s ‘Rocky Horror Glee Show’ EP, bringing in 3690 sales and another new entry at No.13 comes courtesy of Jamiroquai and their new album ‘Rock Dust Light Star’ (2259 sales).
Enrique Iglesias’ album ‘Euphoria’ bullets from No.77 to No.18 after his appearance in the country, Illy’s ‘The Chase’ debuts at No.25 (1420 sales) and Elton John with Leon Russell debuts at No.28 with their new LP ‘The Union’ (1335 copies).
Bob Dylan’s ‘Witmark Demos’ pops its head in at No.36 (1049 sales), Michael Jackson’s ‘Essential’ album benefits from some discounting and races back into the top 100 at No.40 (978 sales) – same too for Neil Diamond’s best-of, which re-emerges at No.42 (974 sales).
Also back in the upper half of the top 100 this week are Pink’s ‘Funhouse’ (No.47) and Ronan Keating’s ’10 Years Of Hits’ (No.50).
Outside the top 50, Subo’s back with ‘I Dreamed A Dream’ (No.53 with 752 sales) and Glenn Richards’ ‘Glimjack’ debuts at No.60 with 696 first week sales.
Lady Gaga, Beyonce, The Bee Gees, The Police, Roy Orbison, John Mayer, Abba, Black Sabbath, Eurythmics, Santana and Taylor Swift all re-emerge after price cuts and Nirvana’s ‘Nirvana’ is in at No.100 with a lowly 479 sales.
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auspOp says
Hey Chris,
We’re fans of some of the tracks on the album. There are some great tunes that showcase Jess’s vocals beautifully. We’re not, however, fans of ‘Get Em Girls’ the single.
The album’s very international sounding, but it’s also very generic. Everyone’s starting to sound the same these days.
The auspOp team
twistoftroy says
I think Jessica Mauboy will shift more albums, I rthink people are waiting for the album. Be interested to see her 1st week sales. The album is a very commerical US R&B sounding record though, it’s okay but it does not have what Been Waiting did.
Chris says
Hey auspop, love your work as usual with the chart watch. On the topic of Jess Mauboy, I was wondering what you guys thought about her new album?
Anonymous says
The whole Jessica singles / album campaign is every aspect of wrong…she doesn’t look comfortable, or if she is, she’s no natural at being this wannabe female r&b ‘sexed up’ starlet. It’s a shame as I adored all aspects of her first proper album (I have 3 different versions including the Japanese release) and all the cd singles and now I have no interest. I walked past the new album on the weekend and couldn’t bare to purchase it. There’s so much better genuine pop out there and this is so generic, such a shame!
auspOp says
Hey Anonymous #4,
It’s just your inclusion of the hyphen in ‘debut’ that made us laugh.
Yes, they’ll be searching for a higher chart position for ‘Saturday Night’ as they did with ‘Get Em Girls’.
That neither single has performed brilliantly for Jess at this stage will be a very big worry to the peeps at Sony HQ. They’ve spent an absolute fortune on this record.
The auspOp team
Anonymous says
I’m intrigued how the Aria charts work and how they can be manipulated.
For example: ‘Saturday Night’ Jessica Mauboy.
It was released nearly 2 weeks ago, has been hovering around the #30 mark on the iTunes charts (above ‘Get ‘Em Girls’)but hasn’t made any of the Aria charts.
Could this be because Sony are waiting to see if Jessica’s appearance on X-Factor tonight boosts sales so that the single will de-but higher on the charts?
auspOp says
Hey Chris A, NateBoy & Anonymous #3,
Couple of double-ups here, so here’s what you need;
Only Girl (In The World) (19983)
Like A G6 (16859)
Just A Dream (16067)
Freefallin’ (8556)
Magic (6817)
The Sky’s The Limit (1685)
Revolution (1599)
Airplanes (1508)
All In (1348)
Talking Like I’m Falling Down Stairs (1092)
The auspOp team
auspOp says
Anonymous #2,
Completely and utterly agree. Commercial radio in Australia virtually mirrors what’s happening on the US charts, virtually ignoring some of our best talent.
Glad to see Sia charting twice this week on the singles side of things – and taking home some love from the ARIAs.
The auspOp team
auspOp says
Hey Anonymous,
We can’t keep answering your Scarlett Belle sales questions each week…
We have provided you with weekly sales information for ‘Freak Tonight’ since it debuted and have even added it to our weekly regulars column so that you can add the sales up yourself.
They’re still 15,000 copies away from achieving gold, but with a new single brewing, we doubt this will happen before it leaves the top 100.
The auspOp team
Chris A says
hey auspop, may i have sales for these songs:
Only Girl (In The World)
Like A G6
Just A Dream
Freefallin’
Magic
The Sky’s The Limit
Revolution
Airplanes
Talking Like I’m Falling Down Stairs
thanx guys :)
Anonymous says
Nice debut from Illy! Could you please post the sales for the No. 2 single this week? Thanks.
NateBoi says
Hey auspOp, Thank-you for the sales figures again, GREAT WORK!
What did the following sell this week.
#02 – Rihanna – Only Girl (In The World).
#03 – Far East Movement, Cataracs & Dev – Like A G6.
#71 – Lifehouse – All In.
:-)
Anonymous says
Sia’s belated success shows just how powerful airplay is. Australian radio has completely ignored her, yet Channel 10 uses “Clap Your Hands” in its ARIA promo and the single starts rocketing up the charts months after it was released. If people had actually heard it when it was first released, it almost certainly would have been a much bigger success. Better late than never, I guess!
Anonymous says
how many more cöpies do scarlett belle need to go gold
auspOp says
The regular information;
Eminem
ALBUM No.12 : Recovery (2260)
SINGLE No.18 : Love The Way You Lie (5712)
SINGLE No.21 : No Love (4646)
SINGLE No.49 : Not Afraid (2013)
Glee Cast
ALBUM No.08 : The Rocky Horror Glee Show (3690)
ALBUM No.78 : Volume 3 – Showstoppers (616)
ALBUM No.85 : Volume 1 (571)
SINGLE No.44 : River Deep Mountain High (2306)
SINGLE No.57 : Lucky (1787)
SINGLE No.70 : Time Warp (1488)
SINGLE No.100 : Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (927)
Ke$ha
ALBUM No.45 : Animal (860)
SINGLE No.01 : We R Who We R (23433)
SINGLE No.22 : Take It Off (4627)
SINGLE No.92 : Tik Tok (1014)
Lady Gaga
ALBUM No.62 : The Fame (691)
ALBUM No.70 : The Fame Monster (649)
SINGLE No.94 : Bad Romance (1008)
Adam Lambert
ALBUM No.11 : For Your Entertainment (2548)
SINGLE No.29 : If I Had You (3268)
SINGLE No.32 : For Your Entertainment (3062)
SINGLE No.80 : Whataya Want From Me (1172)
Jessica Mauboy
SINGLE No.41 : Get Em Girls (2510)
Katy Perry
ALBUM No.07 : Teenage Dream (3896)
SINGLE No.05 : Firework (15342)
SINGLE No.17 : Teenage Dream (6444)
SINGLE No.27 : California Gurls (3487)
Pink
ALBUM No.47 : Funhouse (836)
SINGLE No.06 : Raise Your Glass (15035)
Scarlett Belle
SINGLE No.42 : Freak Tonight (2450)
Stan Walker
ALBUM No.51 : From The Inside Out (766)
SINGLE No.36 : Choose You (2868)