News 8 October 2021

Stay hits 13 weeks at ARIA Singles Chart #1 for The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber

Plus, moves by CKay, The Anxiety and more!

Stay hits 13 weeks at ARIA Singles Chart #1 for The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber

Hitting 13 weeks at #1, The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber’s ‘Stay’ becomes equal third on the list of longest runs at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart. It joins Coolio’s ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ (#1 Oct. ’95), Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee’s ‘Despacito’ (#1 May ’17) and Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ (#1 Apr. ’19). Only Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape Of You’ (15 weeks) and Tones and I’s ‘Dance Monkey’ (24 weeks) have spent more time at #1.

Nigerian singer/songwriter CKay continues his rapid ascent of the Singles Chart, climbing a further five spots this week to hit #8. The track currently sits at #4 in both New Zealand and the UK.

This week’s includes new peaks for The Anxiety’s ‘Meet Me At Our Spot’ (#16), Central Cee’s ‘Obsessed With You’ (#30), Shouse’s ‘Love Tonight’ (#33), Oliver Tree’s ‘Life Goes On’ (#41) and Walker Hayes’ ‘Fancy Like’ (#47).

British rapper Arz makes his ARIA Charts debut at #49 with ‘Alone With You’. The track has so far spent four weeks in the Top 50 in the UK, peaking at #42.

Debuting at #50, British producers Joel Corry and Jax Jones team up with Charli XCX and Saweetie for the track ‘Out Out’. To date peaking at #6 in the UK, it’s the fifth Top Ten in their homeland for both Corry and Jones.