ARIA Chart News, w/c 26 January 2009

The Fray and Kings Of Leon top latest ARIA Charts

The Fray’s single “You Found Me” has achieved simultaneous number ones, taking over top spot on the ARIA Singles and Digital Track Charts this week. No strangers to success on our shores, their single “How To Save A Life” peaked at #2 on the ARIA Singles Chart in February 2007. On the ARIA Album Chart, it’s Kings Of Leon dominating number one for a further week – their album “Only By The Night” has now spent 19 weeks in the top 4, eight weeks at number one, and was the highest charting album on the 2008 ARIA Top 100 Album Chart. André Rieu’s “Live In Australia” continues to monopolise the ARIA Music DVD chart, stringing together 7 consecutive weeks at one.

This week’s ARIA Album Chart top 5 has Kings Of Leon at 1, P!nk’s “Funhouse” at 2 and Twilight Soundtrack at 3. Moving up a spot to 4 is Lady GaGa’s “The Fame” and rounding out the 5, AC/DC’s “Black Ice”. Debuting at 21 is Taylor Swift with her US #1 album “Fearless” and at 33, Antony & The Johnsons with “The Crying Light”. Miley Cyrus re-enters the top 40 at 36 with “Breakout”.

As The Fray takes over top spot on the ARIA Singles Chart, The Ian Carey Project moves up from 4 to 2 with “Get Shaky”. “Let It Rock” from Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne holds at 3, Lady GaGa’s “Poker Face” is at 4 and Jessica Mauboy’s “Burn” at 5. There are 4 top 40 single debuts this week, including …

• Kelly Clarkson’s “My Life Would Suck Without You” at 16
• “Please Don’t Leave Me” from P!nk at 32
• Global Deejays with “Everybody’s Free” at 33
• Eric Hutchison’s “Rock & Roll” at 38

The ARIA Digital Track Chart shows The Fray at 1 followed by Jessica Mauboy at 2 this week with “Burn”. The Ian Carey Project moves up from 6 to 3 with “Get Shaky”, “Let It Rock” from Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne climbs a spot to 4 and Lady GaGa’s “Poker Face” is at 5. This week’s big movers are The
All-American Rejects up from 32 to 14 with “Gives You Hell” and Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” up 22 spots to 15! New to the top 40 this week are tracks from …

• Army Navy with “Saints” at 11
• Kelly Clarkson and “My Life Would Suck Without You” at 16
P!nk with “Please Don’t Leave Me” at 29
• Eric Hutchison and “Rock & Roll” at 34