Jimmy Barnes’ Defiant win

Jimmy Barnes extends his lead as the artist with the most #1 albums in Australia this week, as Defiant storms to the top of the ARIA Albums Chart. 

This marks his 16th album at #1, putting Jimmy two ahead of the Beatles (post 1965 total) and three ahead of Taylor Swift. He has also reached the chart penthouse as part of Cold Chisel: the group first landed at #1 in 1982 with Circus Animals. Defiant extends his chart-topping run to 43 years. Jimmy’s first #1 album was Bodyswerve in 1984, followed by For The Working Class Man in 1985, Freight Train Heart in 1987, Barnestorming in 1988, Two Fires in 1990, Soul Deep in 1991, Hits in 1996, Double Happiness in 2005, The Rhythm And The Blues in 2009, 30:30 Hindsight in 2014, Soul Searchin’ in 2016, My Criminal Record in 2019, Flesh And Blood in 2021, Soul Deep 30 in 2022 and Blue Christmas in 2022. 

Jimmy has won six ARIA Awards as a solo artist and was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2005, Cold Chisel was inducted in 1993. 

On his success, Jimmy said: “An album is successful to me when I put everything down on tape. It is even more successful when those feelings connect with other people. To have my album hit number one is the cherry on top of all that. I am loving playing this bunch of songs. I couldn’t have done any of this without the support of my audience. So thanks to you all.” 

ARIA CEO, Annabelle Herd, said: “What a truly incredible achievement. Congratulations almost doesn’t feel enough to celebrate such an enduring career and continued success. A standing ovation from all of us at ARIA to Jimmy and his phenomenal team for continuing to set the bar for Australian music.”  

TikTok superstar Addison Rae arrives at #2 with her debut album, Addison. She has more than 88 million followers, making her the fifth most followed person on the platform. Her new single, Fame Is A Gun, jumps from #91 to #36 this week.

On the Singles Chart, Alex Warren’s Ordinary takes the top spot for the 12th week in a row. It is now in a four-way tie with Eminem’s Lose Yourself, Pharrell Williams’ Happy and Miley Cyrus’ Flowers as the sixth longest-running single in Australian chart history. His latest track, Bloodline with Jelly Roll, is at #22 this week.

Sabrina Carpenter scores her fifth top 10 hit as Manchild debuts at #2. Her chart history includes three #1 hits – Espresso, Please Please Please and Taste – which spent a combined 11 weeks on top last year. Sabrina’s new album, Man’s Best Friend, will drop in late August. Her current album, Short N’ Sweet, has spent 13 weeks at #1 since September last year and is at #4 this week.