News 21 March 2020

Blinding Lights lands The Weeknd nine weeks at #1

Debuts for Tame Impala, Tones And I, Flume and more!

Blinding Lights lands The Weeknd nine weeks at #1

Debuts for Tame Impala, Tones And I, Flume and more!

The Weeknd holds #1 for a ninth week with ‘Blinding Lights’. The Canadian artist’s fourth album, After Hours, was released on 20 March. The title track from the album lands at #48 in this week’s ARIA Singles Chart.
 
Doja Cat continues her climb up the chart with ‘Say So’. It’s up one spot to #4 in its eighth week in the Top 50.
 
SAINt JHN’s ‘Roses’ continues to storm up the chart. After jumping 18 spots last week, it’s up five this week, to #7, hitting the Top Ten for the first time. It remains at #2 in the UK.
 
A week on from debuting at #11, Benee’s ‘Supalonely’ slips into the Top Ten at #10. Her ‘Glitter’ single also hits a new peak, moving to #20.
 
Powfu’s ‘Death Bed’ moves further up the chart, jumping four spots to a new peak of #13.
 
After dropping to #26 last week, Sam Smith’s ‘To Die For’ recovers to move up eleven spots and claim a new peak at #15.
 
This week’s chart also includes new peaks for Lil Mosey’s ‘Blueberry Faygo’ (#23), The Rubens’ ‘Live In Life’ (#31), 24KGOLDN’s ‘City Of Angels’ (#32) and Endor’s ‘Pump It Up’ (#37).
 
Debuts:
 
#17: Tame Impala ‘The Less I Know The Better’ – Multi-ARIA-winners Tame Impala score their first ever appearance in the Singles Chart Top 50 as ‘The Less I Know The Better’ races to #17. Originally featuring on the group’s third album, Currents (#1 Jul. ’15), its surge up the chart nearly five years later comes after it topped Triple J’s Hottest 100 of the 2010s, which was broadcast on 14 March. On first release, the single peaked at #66 in February 2016.
 
#18: Tones And I ‘Bad Child’ – Tones And I returns with her first new single for 2020, ‘Bad Child’. It was released as a double A-side along with ‘Can't Be Happy All the Time’. 2019 was a bumper year for the artist also known as Toni Watson: after making her chart debut in May with ‘Johnny Run Away’ (#12 Jun. ’19), she went on to spend a record-busting 24 weeks at #1 with ‘Dance Monkey’ (#1 Aug. ’19) and take home four ARIA Awards, including Best Female Artist and Breakthrough Artist.
 
#45: Flume Feat. Toro y Moi ‘The Difference’ – Flume teams up with American artist Toro y Moi for the new single ‘The Difference’. It’s the Sydney electronic producer’s first new release of 2020; in 2019 he collaborated with Vera Blue on ‘Rushing Back’ (#8 Feb. ’20), which is at #27 this week.
 
#49: Noah Cyrus ‘July’ – American artist Noah Cyrus makes her Top 50 debut with ‘July’. Miley Cyrus’ youngest sibling first released the single in July 2019. It’s gained further exposure thanks to a duet version recorded with soul singer Leon Bridges.
 
#50: YNW Melly ‘Suicidal’ – Rapper YNW Melly hits the Singles Chart for the first time with ‘Suicidal’. The track first featured on his debut album, Melly vs. Melvin, which was released in November 2019. A remixed version featuring the late rapper Juice WRLD has since been release. YNW Melly is currently awaiting trial in Florida on double-murder charges.