Teddy Swims and Lola Young are the respective new king and queen of Australia’s charts.
Triple j’s Hottest 100 leaves a lasting imprint on the latest ARIA Singles Chart, led for the first time by Lola Young’s “Messy” (Island/Universal), up 3-1. The English artist’s viral hit came in at No. 4 on the national countdown, which aired last Saturday, January 25th on the national youth network.
The winner of the Hottest 100, Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!” (Island/Universal), bounces 6-12 on the ARIA Chart, just two places off its #4 peak from August last year, while top 10 tunes on the triple j poll by Billie Eilish and Gracie Abrams stick around in the ARIA top tier.
The highest debut on the current frame, published Friday, January 31st, belongs to Canadian pop artist Tate McRae with “Sports Car” (RCA/Sony), which drives to #10. It’s the ninth ARIA Top 50 single for McRae, who toured Australia in 2024. So far, “Greedy” is her best performer, peaking at #2 in 2024.
Just three Australian cuts appear in the top 50, led again by Vance Joy’s evergreen “Riptide” (Mushroom), dipping 22-24.
Meanwhile, U.S. singer Swims powers to #1 on the latest ARIA Albums Chart with I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2) (via Warner), holding off another debutant, Central Cee, whose debut LP Can’t Rush Greatness (LYR/Columbia) starts at #2. Central Cee bagged a top 10 with his 2022 mixtape 23, which peaked at #6. Although he misses out to Swims on the albums tally, the London rapper has tasted the high life. His hit “Sprinter”, with Dave, spent seven weeks at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart in 2023.
Closing out the podium on the latest albums chart is SZA’s double-platinum certified former leader SOS (RCA/Sony), down 2-3.
Melbourne indie rockers Slowly Slowly score a top 10 appearance with Forgiving Spree, (NWK/MGM), their fifth album. Previously, Slowly Slowly hit #7 with 2020’s Race Car Blues, and #5 with 2022’s Daisy Chain.
Western Australia glam rock band Sisters Doll just misses out on the top 10 with the independently-released Scar. It’s new at #11, one of four homegrown titles in the top 50.
As Luke Combs makes his way around the country for his Live in Australia + New Zealand tour, produced by Frontier Touring, fans clamour for his catalogue. Combs’ 2017 album This One’s For You (Columbia/Sony) hits a new peak position of #6, bettering its previous best of No. 7 in 2019 and again in 2022, ARIA reports. Also, his 2019 release What You See Ain’t Always What You Get improves 18-12, and 2023’s Gettin’ Old rises 33-22.
Fellow U.S. country artist Kane Brown debuts at #41 with his fourth studio album, The High Road (RCA/Sony).
