ARIA Charts

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The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June 1988. Prior to this, from mid-1983, ARIA had licensed the 'Kent Music Report' (which was later renamed as the 'Australian Music Report', until it ceased to be published in 1999).

The ARIA charts include:

  • Weekly Top 100 highest selling music singles
  • Weekly Top 100 highest selling music albums
  • Weekly Top 40 highest selling music DVDs
  • Weekly Top 50 highest selling physical singles
  • Weekly Top 50 highest selling physical albums
  • Weekly Top 40 highest selling digital tracks
  • Weekly Top 40 highest selling "urban" releases
  • Weekly Top 20 highest selling dance releases
  • Weekly Top 20 highest selling country releases
  • Weekly Top 50 highest DJ spins by registered DJs
  • Yearly Top 100 End of Year charts profiling the year in music

The charts are published on the ARIA Chart website each Sunday night after 6:00pm, in order for printed release on the Monday. Each chart is dated according to the Monday of the given week. The first number one song of the ARIA charts era was "Kokomo" by The Beach Boys on January 8, 1989. Its current number one is "Sweet About Me" by Gabriella Cilmi

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[edit] Formulation of charts

The ARIA charts are based on data collected from a number of traditional "bricks and mortar" retailers around Australia. Both the Top 40 Digital Track Chart and the Top 100 Singles Chart include data from online retailers including iTunes and BigPond music. As of 8 October 2006, the official ARIA singles chart included online data as well as physical sales, and is now considered the "official" singles chart for the official radio countdown on NOVA.

In 2006, it was announced that the Brazin retailing group, comprising major retailers HMV, Sanity and Virgin music/DVD stores would no longer contribute sales data to the ARIA charts.[1][2] However, after a five month absence, Brazin reportedly re-commenced contributing sales figures to the ARIA Charts on 26 November 2006.[3]

[edit] ARIA Awards

There are numerous awards and events for Australian chart topping artist and groups that include:

The ARIA No.1 Chart Awards have been an event on the Australian music industry's calendar for the past 3 years. The Awards were established in 2002 as a means of acknowledging Australian recording artists, and their record labels, who attained the coveted No.1 position on the ARIA album and singles chart

The ARIA Music Awards recognise excellence and innovation in all genres of Australian music. The very first ARIA Awards took place at Sydney's Sheraton Wentworth Hotel in front of 500 industry guests, on the 2 March 1987. Nineteen years later, the ARIAs are held in front of 2,500 industry guests, 5,000 members of the general public, and are watched by almost 2 million people via Network Ten's broadcast.

the awards are broadcast nationally on commercial TV and relayed via PAY TV to international audiences.

"The ARIAs have always been, first and foremost, a showcase for local artists across a broad range of genres, produced by ARIA record company members. They are the highlight of the Australian music industry's calendar, covering a diverse range of talent over 28 categories". Denis Handlin, Chairman of ARIA.

The ARIA Hall of Fame has been an important part of the ARIA Awards since 1988. Traditionally taking place during the ARIA Awards ceremony, a diverse range of artists have been inducted into the Hall of Fame including AC/DC, Dame Joan Sutherland, Olivia Newton-John, Johnny O'Keefe, Paul Kelly, John Farnham, INXS, Slim Dusty, Jimmy Little, Nick Cave and more.

In July 2005, ARIA staged the inaugural ARIA Icons: Hall of Fame event, which was introduced to honour the growing number of legendary performers, producers, songwriters and others who have had an impact on music culture in Australia. In the past, time constraints had prevented any more than one or two artists from being inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame at each ARIA Awards, resulting in a lengthy waiting list of worthy recipients.

While ARIA intends to maintain a Hall of Fame segment within the ARIA Awards presentation, the ARIA Icons: Hall of Fame will become an annual stand-alone event that continues to honour those whose musical achievements have had A significant impact in Australia and around the world.

[edit] ARIA certifications

A music single or album qualifies for a platinum certification if it exceeds 70,000 copies shipped to retailers and a gold certification for 35,000 copies shipped. The amount of trade sales to earn a gold or platinum accreditation was reduced to these amounts in 1989 after previously being 100,000 copies for platinum and 50,000 copies for gold. Originally applied to LP records, this ARIA certification is now most commonly awarded for compact disc sales.

Gold and Platinum certifications are given solely for the number of albums stocked by retailers. Large record companies will often ship large quantities of stock to outlets to achieve a "Gold" or "Platinum" status, thus creating some sort of hype around the artist.

According to undercover.com.au, Australian Idol 2 winner Casey Donovan's debut sold less than 35,000 (at HMV stores Australia wide), however 210,000 copies were sent to stockists.

Gold and Platinum certifications do not correlate directly to the amount actually bought by consumers.

In Australia for music videos including Audio Visual DVDs, gold represents 7,500 copies shipped, platinum 15,000.

Albums and singles Music videos
Gold Platinum Gold Platinum
35,000 70,000 7,500 15,000

[edit] Number-one singles

Pre-2000:

2000s:

[edit] Number-one albums

Pre-2000:

2000s:

[edit] List of Top 50 Australian chart achievements and trivia

[edit] Songs with most and long-running weeks at number-one

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9 weeks
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7 weeks

[edit] Artists with the most number-one hits

[edit] Artists with the most consecutive number-one hits

[edit] Artists reaching number-one solely on digital downloads

So far, "Don't Stop the Music" is the only single ever to hit the #1 position based solely on digital downloads in history of the ARIA Charts.

[edit] Songs making the biggest drop from number-one

[edit] Most number-one singles from a single album

[edit] Songs that have hit number one by different artists

[edit] Number-one single debuts

[edit] Pre-2000

[edit] 2000

[edit] 2001

[edit] 2002

[edit] 2003

[edit] 2004

[edit] 2005

[edit] 2006

[edit] 2007

[edit] Artists with the most cumulative weeks at number-one

[edit] Songs with most weeks at number-two

[edit] Eight weeks

[edit] Seven weeks

[edit] Six weeks

[edit] Five weeks

[edit] Songs with most weeks at number-three

[edit] Seven weeks

[edit] Six weeks

[edit] Five weeks

[edit] Four weeks

Also to note, Sophie Ellis Bextor's "Murder on the Dancefloor" spent a further 6 weeks at number 4. On the other hand, Mario's world wide smash "Let Me Love You" spent only 1 week at number 3, but 8 weeks at number 4. The Gorillaz hit "Feel Good Inc." spent 4 weeks at number 4.

[edit] Songs spending the most weeks in the top ten

[edit] Over 18 weeks

[edit] 18 weeks

[edit] 17 weeks

[edit] 16 weeks

[edit] 15 weeks

[edit] 14 weeks

[edit] 13 weeks

[edit] 12 weeks

[edit] Lowest drops in the top fifty

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

Also to note:

[edit] Biggest jumps in the top fifty

Also of note:

  • Green Day - "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" (1998) Charted for two weeks at #50, exited the top 50, and re-entered at #13 two weeks later.
  • KT Tunstall - "Suddenly I See" (2006) debuted at #39 and spent three weeks in the top 50 and eventually exited the charts. Then, a year later it re-entered the top 50 at #15.
  • Amy Winehouse - "Rehab" (2007-2008), Charted at number 60 in 2007, but after Winehouse won 5 Grammy Awards the song re entered inside the top 50, at number 39, in 2008.

[edit] Albums with most weeks at number-one

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34 weeks
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28 weeks
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20 weeks

[edit] Artists with the most number-one albums

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2006/may06/20060519_aria.html
  2. ^ Split rocks chart | NEWS.com.au Entertainment
  3. ^ Brazin Data Returns To Aus Charts

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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