CONTENTS:
1. Australian artist chart performance overseas
2. Number one singles from this time of year since 1989
3. Top 50 singles chart: Big Movers
4. Top 50 singles chart: Veteran Single
5. Top 50 singles chart: New Entries
6. Top 50 singles chart: Singles leaving the chart
7. Top 50 singles chart: Number 1 to 50
8. Top 50 albums chart
1. How Australian acts are doing overseas this week.
`TW' = this week's chart position
`HP' = highest chart position ever reached on that chart
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Country Week TW HP TITLE/ARTIST
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Austria 27/05/2008 33 #16 IN MY ARMS - Kylie Minogue
Belgium 24/05/2008 17 #17 IN MY ARMS - Kylie Minogue
Czech Rep. 26/05/2008 13 #11 IN MY ARMS - Kylie Minogue
Czech Rep. 26/05/2008 65 I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY - Kylie Minogue
France 24/05/2008 48 #10 IN MY ARMS - Kylie Minogue
France 24/05/2008 79 #10 ENTENDS-TU LE MONDE - Tina Arena
Ireland 22/05/2008 24 #15 IN MY ARMS - Kylie Minogue
Ireland 22/05/2008 46 #10 WOW - Kylie Minogue
Japan 25/05/2008 82 #4 TOKYO GIRLS ANTHEM
- JuJu & Delta Goodrem
New Zealand 26/05/2008 8 #8 SWEET ABOUT ME - Gabriella Cilmi
New Zealand 26/05/2008 18 #9 UNTOUCHED - The Veronicas
New Zealand 26/05/2008 31 #17 DON'T HOLD BACK - The Potbelleez
Switzerland 25/05/2008 30 #10 IN MY ARMS - Kylie Minogue
U.K. 26/05/2008 18 #18 SWEET ABOUT ME - Gabriella Cilmi
U.K. 26/05/2008 32 #10 IN MY ARMS - Kylie Minogue
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Charts referenced above for the following countries are compiled
using a significant airplay component: Japan, U.S.
2. Number one singles at this time of year from past years:
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| 1989: WIND BENEATH MY WINGS - Bette Midler |
| 1990: VOGUE / KEEP IT TOGETHER - Madonna |
| 1991: DON'T GO NOW - Ratcat * |
| 1992: TO BE WITH YOU - Mr. Big |
| 1993: THAT'S THE WAY LOVE GOES - Janet Jackson |
| 1994: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD - Prince |
| 1995: MOUTH - Merril Bainbridge * |
| 1996: UNTIL IT SLEEPS - Metallica |
| 1997: MMM BOP - Hanson |
| 1998: YOU'RE STILL THE ONE - Shania Twain |
| 1999: NO SCRUBS - T.L.C. |
| 2000: OOPS!...I DID IT AGAIN - Britney Spears |
| 2001: LADY MARMALADE |
| - Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink |
| 2002: WITHOUT ME - Eminem |
| 2003: BRING ME TO LIFE - Evanescence |
| 2004: BLACK BETTY - Spiderbait * |
| 2005: DON'T PHUNK WITH MY HEART - Black Eyed Peas |
| 2006: SOS - Rihanna |
| 2007: GIRLFRIEND - Avril Lavigne |
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3. This week's big movers:
Moving up the chart...
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| Number 16 to 5: NO AIR - Jordin Sparks duet with Chris Brown |
| Number 22 to 13: LOVE SONG - Sara Bareilles |
| Number 34 to 26: PARTY PEOPLE - Nelly featuring Fergie |
| Number 47 to 31: VIOLET HILL - Coldplay |
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Moving down the chart...
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| Number 4 to 11: BUBBLY - Colbie Caillat |
| Number 24 to 33: STOP AND STARE - OneRepublic |
| Number 30 to 41: I DON'T DO SURPRISES - Axle Whitehead * |
| Number 39 to 49: NAUGHTY GIRL - Mr G * |
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TW LW
Total positions moved up the chart by singles: 71 ( 81)
Total positions moved down the chart by singles: 106 ( 74)
Number of singles that did not move this week: 6 ( 5)
Overall chart movement (movements up + movements down): 177 (155)
4. This week's veteran single:
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| Number 50: KISS KISS - Chris Brown featuring T-Pain |
| Debut date: 25/11/2007 |
| Peak position: number 8 |
| Weeks at peak: 1 week |
| Weeks in chart: 28 weeks |
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5. New records into the top 50 Australian singles chart this week:
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| 28. IF I NEVER SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN |
| - Maroon 5 featuring Rihanna |
| 37. WE MADE IT - Busta Rhymes featuring Linkin Park |
| 43. BLACK AND GOLD - Sam Sparro |
| 47. (RE) YOU PICK ME UP - Pete Murray * |
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6. Records leaving the top 50 Australian singles chart this week:
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| (43) DON'T FIGHT IT - The Panics * |
| (48) READY TO FLY - Amy Pearson * |
| (49) YOU WILL ONLY BREAK MY HEART - Delta Goodrem * |
| (50) WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN' 2008 |
| - Michael Jackson with Akon |
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7. This week's top 50:
A rather quiet week at the upper end of this week's chart.
Gabriella Cilmi clocks up a third non-consecutive week at number
one with "Sweet About Me", while her "Lessons Learned" album
has now climbed to number 2 on this week's albums chart. The
number 2 and 3 songs from last week, both of which were former
chart-toppers for Madonna and Flo Rida, remain unchanged this
week. Meanwhile, Estelle's comeback to the charts with help
from Kanye West is just getting bigger and bigger as each week
goes by. "American Boy" has now climbed to number 4, getting close
to emulating the chart-topping success this single recently had
in the UK. And Vanessa Amorosi's breakthrough hit, "Perfect",
which last week signalled her return to the top 10 after an
absence of over 7 years, keeps improving with age, climbing to
number 7 this week.
Entering the top 10 this week for the first time is the
Jordin Sparks duet with Chris Brown. "No Air" debuted at
number 16 last week but held back by minimal CD single sales
due to some retailers selling before the official release date.
With "No Air" fully on sale, the single leaps straight to number
3 on the CD singles chart and to number 6 on the official chart.
Also new into the top 10 is Rihanna's latest offering, "Take A
Bow". It climbs from number 13 to 10 aided by its release
into record stores in time for this week's chart. It now becomes
Rihanna's 8th top 10 hit in just 2 and a half years.
Leaving this week's top 10 is Colbie Caillat's former chart-topping
"Bubbly" which plummets from number 6 to 11. And the Veronicas
only lasted a week in the top 10 before "This Love" dropped out,
slipping to number 12 this week.
Three new entries into this week's top 50. There is also a
re-entry by Pete Murray with his hit from earlier this
month titled "You Pick Me Up", which returns to its peak
at number 47. This co-incides with his number one debut
on the albums chart with his fourth album, "Summer At Eureka".
28. IF I NEVER SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN - Maroon 5 featuring Rihanna
CD singles chart: (not released yet)
Digital track chart: #25
American band Maroon 5 have enjoyed platinum success with
their second album "It Won't Be Soon Before Long". It
spawned 3 top 20 hit singles including the number 6
track "Makes Me Wonder". The album is scheduled for
re-release in July with three bonus tracks added to
the main CD. There is an acoustic version of "Won't
Go Home Without You", a remix of "Wake Up Call" featuring
Mary J Blige and a re-recording of "If I Never See Your Face
Again" featuring guest vocals by Rihanna. The re-recorded
track with Rihanna is now released as a single, debuting
at number 28 this week. This song will also appear on
Rihanna's re-issued "Good Girl Gone Bad" album, thus
continuing the trend of trying to get fans to buy another
almost identical copy of something they already own. Luckily
the advent of digital music sales ensures that fans can pick
and choose which tracks to buy off an album, which may thus
sabotage record company efforts to cash in on repackaged
albums.
Web site: www.maroon5.com
www.rihannanow.com
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrlIxdk9lIM
Lyrics: www.tinyurl.com/3o6uw5
37. WE MADE IT - Busta Rhymes featuring Linkin Park
CD singles chart: (not released yet)
Digital track chart: #32
36 year-old American hip hop artist, Busta Rhymes, will
shortly release his 8th studio album titled "Blessed".
The album features production contributions from P Diddy,
Timbaland, Pharrell Williams and Linkin Park plus vocal
contributions by Jamie Foxx, Kanya West, Mary J Blige,
Akon, T-Pain and Lil Wayne. The album's first single is
a joint effort with Linkin Park on "We Made It" which
debuts at number 37 this week. Busta Rhymes' biggest
hit was thanks to his guest role on the 7 week number one
hit, "Don't Cha", by the Pussycat Dolls in late 2005.
In terms of his own hits, his biggest yet was the track
"I Know What You Want" which reached number 3 in June 2003
and marked the phenomenal rebirth of the musical career of
Mariah Carey thanks to her guest vocals on that
internationally hugely successful track.
Web site: www.bustarhymes.com
www.linkinpark.com
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=coD8540ge9E
Lyrics: www.tinyurl.com/3gj94h
43. BLACK AND GOLD - Sam Sparro
CD singles chart: #32
Digital track chart: (not in top 40)
This week's final new entry comes from 25 year-old producer,
songwriter and performer, Sam Sparro. Born in Sydney, he
moved to Los Angeles with his family at a very young age.
With a family history of music spanning generations before
him, it was not surprising he followed suit. Moving between
Los Angeles and London, he wrote his first song, "Black And
Gold", which recently peaked at number 2 in the UK. Here
in Australia, "Black And Gold" debuts at number 43.
Web site: www.samsparro.com
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3TqxcLwbzI
Lyrics: www.tinyurl.com/4795ay
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The top 50 Australian singles chart
Week beginning 26th May 2008
Week ending 1st June 2008
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TW LW HP WI ACCR TITLE - ARTIST
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1. ( 1) #1 10w <P> SWEET ABOUT ME - Gabriella Cilmi *
2. ( 2) #1 7w <P> 4 MINUTES
- Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake
3. ( 3) #1 17w <P> LOW - Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
4. ( 7) #4 3w AMERICAN BOY - Estelle featuring Kanye West
5. (16) #5 2w NO AIR - Jordin Sparks duet with Chris Brown
6. ( 5) #5 11w DREAM CATCH ME - Newton Faulkner
7. ( 9) #7 7w PERFECT - Vanessa Amorosi *
8. ( 8) #8 11w LOVE IN THIS CLUB
- Usher featuring Young Jeezy
9. ( 6) #6 6w BETTER IN TIME - Leona Lewis
10. (13) #10 3w TAKE A BOW - Rihanna
11. ( 4) #1 14w <G> BUBBLY - Colbie Caillat
12. (10) #10 6w THIS LOVE - The Veronicas *
13. (22) #13 5w LOVE SONG - Sara Bareilles
14. (11) #5 12w <G> WITH YOU - Chris Brown
15. (17) #14 8w PARALYZER - Finger Eleven
16. (12) #6 12w WORK - Kelly Rowland
17. (21) #9 19w <G> THIS HEART ATTACK - Faker *
18. (14) #13 10w LIKE ONLY A WOMAN CAN - Brian McFadden
19. (15) #5 14w TATTOO - Jordin Sparks
20. (18) #1 23w <P> BLEEDING LOVE - Leona Lewis
21. (19) #3 19w <P> PICTURES OF YOU - The Last Goodnight
22. (20) #1 18w <P> DON'T STOP THE MUSIC - Rihanna
23. (26) #23 13w BIG GIRL (YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL) - Mika
24. (23) #23 4w BREAK THE ICE - Britney Spears
25. (25) #19 18w MY PEOPLE - The Presets *
26. (34) #26 2w PARTY PEOPLE - Nelly featuring Fergie
27. (32) #27 6w I DON'T THINK SO - Kelis
28. (--) #28 1w IF I NEVER SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN
- Maroon 5 featuring Rihanna
29. (27) #3 22w <P> CRANK THAT (SOULJA BOY) - Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
30. (29) #2 24w UNTOUCHED - The Veronicas *
31. (47) #31 2w VIOLET HILL - Coldplay
32. (28) #2 17w <P> PIECE OF ME - Britney Spears
33. (24) #11 16w <G> STOP AND STARE - OneRepublic
34. (33) #33 5w YOUR LOVE IS A LIE - Simple Plan
35. (37) #35 3w YAHHH! - Soulja Boy Tell 'Em featuring Arab
36. (35) #35 3w SWEETEST GIRL (DOLLAR BILL)
- Wyclef Jean featuring Akon, Lil Wayne and introducing Niia
37. (--) #37 1w WE MADE IT
- Busta Rhymes featuring Linkin Park
38. (31) #17 9w TOUCH MY BODY - Mariah Carey
39. (42) #39 4w THIS BOY'S IN LOVE - The Presets *
40. (36) #30 5w WHAT YOU'RE ON - Rogue Traders *
41. (30) #8 11w I DON'T DO SURPRISES - Axle Whitehead *
42. (40) #19 11w NINE IN THE AFTERNOON - Panic At The Disco
43. (--) #43 1w BLACK AND GOLD - Sam Sparro
44. (38) #13 8w BEAT IT - Fall Out Boy featuring John Mayer
45. (45) #45 3w MERCY - Duffy
46. (41) #41 3w SHAWTY GET LOOSE
- Lil Mama featuring Chris Brown and T-Pain
47. (RE) #47 2w YOU PICK ME UP - Pete Murray *
48. (44) #39 3w WHEN WE WERE KIDS - The Galvatrons *
49. (39) #7 12w <G> NAUGHTY GIRL - Mr G *
50. (46) #8 28w <G> KISS KISS - Chris Brown featuring T-Pain
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* - Denotes Australian/New Zealand Artist
Australian/New Zealand content: 12/50 singles (24%)
TW - Denotes chart position this week
LW - Denotes chart position last week
HP - Denotes highest position ever reached on the chart
WI - Denotes the total weeks spent in the chart
RE - Denotes a single that has re-entered the chart this week
ACCR - Sales accreditation: <G> = Gold = 35,000
<P> = Platinum = 70,000
<PN> = N x Platinum = N x 70,000
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8. Australian top 50 albums chart (26/05/2008 - 01/06/2008)
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TW LW HP WI ACCR TITLE - ARTIST
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1. (--) #1 1w SUMMER AT EUREKA - Pete Murray *
2. ( 3) #2 2w <G> LESSONS TO BE LEARNED - Gabriella Cilmi *
3. ( 1) #1 4w <P> WALTZING MATILDA - Andre Rieu & Mirusia
4. ( 6) #1 6w <G> APOCALYPSO - The Presets *
5. ( 2) #2 4w <G> CATCH THE WIND: SONGS OF A GENERATION
- Damien Leith *
6. (--) #6 1w NARROW STAIRS - Death Cab For Cutie
7. ( 4) #1 4w <G> HARD CANDY - Madonna
8. ( 5) #1 17w <G> SPIRIT - Leona Lewis
9. (16) #9 2w IN SILICO - Pendulum *
10. ( 8) #1 5w <G> RATTLIN' BONES
- Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson *
11. (--) #11 1w BEAUTIFUL MACHINE - Shihad
12. (11) #9 3w HOME BEFORE DARK - Neil Diamond
13. (13) #13 8w COCO - Colbie Caillat
14. (22) #5 11w HAND BUILT BY ROBOTS - Newton Faulkner
15. (26) #2 29w <P2> HOOK ME UP - The Veronicas *
16. (23) #6 27w <G> EXCLUSIVE - Chris Brown
17. (15) #1 34w <P3> EXILE ON MAINSTREAM - Matchbox Twenty
18. (31) #12 8w ROCKFERRY - Duffy
19. (20) #4 61w <P2> BACK TO BLACK - Amy Winehouse
20. ( 7) #5 4w THE RISE - Carl Riseley *
21. (25) #3 12w <G> STEP UP 2: THE STREETS - Soundtrack
22. (12) #1 15w <G> WATERSHED - k.d. lang
23. (19) #19 2w I KNOW YOU'RE MARRIED BUT I'VE
GOT FEELINGS TOO - Martha Wainwright
24. (10) #1 48w <P5> CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE - Michael Buble
25. ( 9) #9 4w SO MUCH BEAUTY - Kate Ceberano *
26. (38) #26 3w ORACULAR SPECTACULAR - MGMT
27. (29) #2 6w SHARING SPACE - Cog *
28. (--) #28 1w WE SING. WE DANCE. WE STEAL THINGS
- Jason Mraz
29. (14) #2 8w THE 100 MOST BEAUTIFUL MELODIES
- Andre Rieu
30. (36) #3 40w <P2> GOOD GIRL GONE BAD - Rihanna
31. (49) #24 9w MAIL ON SUNDAY - Flo Rida
32. (40) #10 4w FLYING COLOURS - Bliss N Eso *
33. (34) #9 4w THIRD - Portishead
34. (44) #34 4w HANNAH MONTANA & MILEY CYRUS:
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT - Miley Cyrus
35. (27) #1 16w <P> SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC - Jack Johnson
36. (28) #2 5w <G> E=MC2 - Mariah Carey
37. (17) #5 5w SET IN STONE - Brian McFadden
38. (RE) #27 ?w MUSIC FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED
- I Killed The Prom Queen *
39. (RE) #24 ?w BE THE TWILIGHT - Faker *
40. (45) #6 27w <G> A BOOK LIKE THIS - Angus & Julia Stone *
41. (39) #20 5w WHEN THE FLOOD COMES - The Audreys *
42. (33) #3 38w <P2> HYMNS OF THE 49TH PARALLEL - k.d. lang
43. (--) #43 1w FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS
- Flight Of The Conchords
44. (41) #5 62w <P2> LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION - Mika
45. (--) #45 1w THEM VS. YOU VS. ME - Finger Eleven
46. (21) #14 4w BACK HOME - Westlife
47. (18) #13 3w BELIEVE - Geoff Sewell
48. (--) #48 1w DIGITAL VERSATILE DOOM: LIVE AT THE
ORPHEUM THEATER XXXVII A.S. - HIM
49. (35) #15 18w <G> CAUGHT IN THE ACT - Michael Buble
50. (48) #23 5w COME INTO MY WORLD - Nick Skitz *
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* - Denotes Australian/New Zealand Artist
TW - Denotes chart position this week
LW - Denotes chart position last week
HP - Denotes highest position ever reached on the chart
WI - Denotes the total weeks spent in the chart
RE - Denotes an album that has re-entered the chart this week
ACCR - Sales accreditation: <G> = Gold = 35,000
<P> = Platinum = 70,000
<PN> = N x Platinum = N x 70,000
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