As Christmas disappears into the distance, and holiday tunes march out of the charts, Rosé returns to #1 with “APT.” (via Warner), her global hit with Bruno Mars.
On the latest ARIA Chart, published Friday, January 3rd, “APT.” flies 8-1 for an eight non-consecutive week at the summit.
The BLACKPINK star’s pop juggernaut logged nine weeks at #1 on the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts, confirming its lofty position as one of the biggest hits of 2024.
Completing the ARIA Chart podium is Gracie Abrams’ former leader “That’s So True” (Interscope/Universal), up 9-2, and Lady Gaga’s collaboration with Bruno Mars, “Die With A Smile” (Warner/Universal), up 16-3.
There are similar, impressive spikes for Billie Eilish’s two-time chart champion “Birds Of A Feather” (Interscope/Universal), lifting 19-4, and Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” (Empire), improving 18-5.
It’s a completely different picture from the previous week, when the top seven singles were Christmas-themed, led by Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You”.
Following their homecoming show at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion and a DJ spot at Beyond The Valley, Royel Otis finally enters the ARIA Top 50 with “Linger (SiriusXM Session)” (Independent), a cover of The Cranberries’ breakthrough, which peaked at No. 33 in 1994.
Led by Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic, the alternative rock act enjoyed a Billboard Hot 100 hit with their version of “Linger” (it opened and peaked at No. 94 last August). In Australia, the viral single rockets 103-46, and is one of three Australian recordings in the ARIA Top 50.
There’s a notable, belated entry on the chart for Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” (Columbia/Sony), originally released back in October 1981. Thanks in part to Casey Donovan’s performance of the song during the ABC’s New Year’s Eve broadcast, the soft rock classic opens at No. 47 on the ARIA tally. Formed in 1973, Journey was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2017. In the U.S., “Don’t Stop Believin’” peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, and enjoyed a revival after its sync to the Sopranos series finale in June 2007.
Over on the national albums tally, Sabrina Carpenter completes an eighth non-consecutive week at No. 1 with Short n’ Sweet (Island/Universal). According to ARIA, the U.S. singer and actor’s collection first reached the top in early September 2024 and has had three separate stints there.
Finally, Ed Sheeran’s greatest hits set +–=÷× (Tour Collection) (via Atlantic/Warner) rises 12-6 following the release of a limited-edition “Blood Records” vinyl cut. The release peaked at No. 4 in October, for the Englishman’s eighth top 10 album here. The Mathematics effort gathers six ARIA No. 1 singles “Sing”, “Thinking Out Loud”, “Shape Of You”, “Perfect”, “I Don’t Care” (with Justin Bieber) and “Bad Habits”.
Just one Australian album resides in this week’s ARIA Top 50: Cold Chisel’s 50 Years – The Best Of (Cold Chisel/Universal), down 13-25.
