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 16/04/2008 24 #16 IN MY ARMS - Kylie Minogue
Czech Rep. 7/04/2008 26 #26 IN MY ARMS - Kylie Minogue
France 12/04/2008 22 #10 IN MY ARMS - Kylie Minogue
France 12/04/2008 53 #10 ENTENDS-TU LE MONDE - Tina Arena
France 12/04/2008 69 #15 2 HEARTS - Kylie Minogue
Germany 15/04/2008 19 #9 IN MY ARMS - Kylie Minogue
Ireland 10/04/2008 43 #10 WOW - Kylie Minogue
Japan 13/04/2008 11 #11 TOKYO GIRLS ANTHEM
- JuJu & Delta Goodrem
New Zealand 14/04/2008 10 #9 UNTOUCHED - The Veronicas
New Zealand 14/04/2008 19 #19 DON'T HOLD BACK - The Potbelleez
New Zealand 14/04/2008 20 #20 SWEET ABOUT ME - Gabriella Cilmi
Sweden 13/04/2008 58 #15 IN MY ARMS - Kylie Minogue
Switzerland 20/04/2008 11 #10 IN MY ARMS - Kylie Minogue
U.K. 14/04/2008 43 #5 WOW - Kylie Minogue
U.K. 14/04/2008 45 #38 SWEET ABOUT ME - Gabriella Cilmi
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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: SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY - Fine Young Cannibals |
| 1990: OPPOSITES ATTRACT - Paula Abdul |
| 1991: JOYRIDE - Roxette |
| 1992: UNDER THE BRIDGE - Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 1993: ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY? - Lenny Kravitz |
| 1994: IT'S ALRIGHT - East 17 |
| 1995: HERE'S JOHNNY - Hocus Pocus |
| 1996: HOW BIZARRE - O.M.C. * |
| 1997: TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY - Savage Garden * |
| 1998: NEVER EVER - All Saints |
| 1999: BABY ONE MORE TIME - Britney Spears |
| 2000: POISON - Bardot * |
| 2001: IT WASN'T ME - Shaggy featuring Rikrok |
| 2002: HEY BABY - DJ Otzi |
| 2003: IN DA CLUB - 50 Cent |
| 2004: F**K IT (I DON'T WANT YOU BACK) - Eamon |
| 2005: BEAUTIFUL SOUL - Jesse McCartney |
| 2006: FOREVER YOUNG - Youth Group * |
| 2007: GIRLFRIEND - Avril Lavigne |
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3. This week's big movers:
Moving up the chart...
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| Number 3 to 1: SWEET ABOUT ME - Gabriella Cilmi * |
| Number 18 to 9: THIS HEART ATTACK - Faker * |
| Number 20 to 15: STOP AND STARE - OneRepublic |
| Number 26 to 19: NINE IN THE AFTERNOON - Panic At The Disco |
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Moving down the chart...
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| Number 14 to 26: YOU WILL ONLY BREAK MY HEART - Delta Goodrem * |
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TW LW
Total positions moved up the chart by singles: 44 ( 46)
Total positions moved down the chart by singles: 102 (136)
Number of singles that did not move this week: 4 ( 5)
Overall chart movement (movements up + movements down): 146 (182)
4. This week's veteran single:
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| Number 47: HOW FAR WE'VE COME - Matchbox Twenty |
| Debut date: 30/9/2007 |
| Peak position: number 7 |
| Weeks at peak: 2 weeks |
| Weeks in chart: 30 weeks |
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5. New records into the top 50 Australian singles chart this week:
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| 3. 4 MINUTES - Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake |
| 23. PERFECT - Vanessa Amorosi * |
| 42. THIS BOY'S IN LOVE - The Presets * |
| 48. S.O.S. - Jonas Brothers |
| 50. READY TO FLY - Amy Pearson * |
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6. Records leaving the top 50 Australian singles chart this week:
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| (38) CAN'T SING A DIFFERENT SONG - Ricki-Lee * |
| (42) TEARDROPS - Kate Alexa featuring Baby Bash * |
| (47) THE WAY I ARE - Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson |
| (48) INTO THE NIGHT - Santana featuring Chad Kroeger |
| (49) HATE THAT I LOVE YOU - Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo |
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7. This week's top 50:
She only lasted one week at number one. Colbie Caillat's
"Bubbly" dives to number 4 this week now that the promos for
Aussie soap "Home & Away" have stopped using the song to
mark the departure of long-time actress Kate Ritchie from the
series. Taking over at number one is 16 year-old Gabriella Cilmi
whose debut single "Sweet About Me" climbs from number 3 to
one in its fourth charting week. Flo Rida is still at number 2
with "Low" and Chris Brown's "With You" continues its steady
climb, up from number 7 to 5 this week.
Apart from a debut at number 3, there are a further two singles
making their first appearance in the top 10 this week. After 13
charting weeks, Sydney band Faker finally crack the top 10
with "This Heart Attack" which now bullets from number 18 to 9.
And British musician Newton Faulkner who has enjoyed one of the
biggest moving hits each week for the last three weeks with
"Dream Catch Me" finally enters the top 10 this week at number 10.
There are 5 new entries into this week's top 50. Now record
companies really need to hurry up their release schedules for CD
singles because only one of those 5 new songs is available for
purchase at record shops right now.
3. 4 MINUTES - Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake
CD singles chart: (released 19th April 2008)
Digital track chart: #1
Up until now, Madonna had only ever officially appeared on one
duet or collaboration that was released as a single, and that
was back in late 2003 when she was the guest of Britney Spears
on her chart-topping hit "Me Against The Music". This time,
Madonna takes the lead and she enlists the services of both
Justin Timberlake and Timbaland for the first release from her
11th studio album, "Hard Candy". The energetic dance single
"4 Minutes" slightly exceeds (by a few seconds) its expected
length of 4 minutes for the album version, while the radio edit
is trimmed back to just over 3 minutes, with most of
Timbaland's vocals getting the chop. Maybe that's why he
doesn't get a title credit on the single. Anyway, "4 Minutes"
debuts at number 3 purely on digital sales, so we shall see
if combined CD single sales in the next couple of weeks is
enough to give her another chart-topper. The last time
Madonna hit number one was actually with the first single from
her last album, "Confessions on a Dance Floor". "Hung Up"
debuted at number one when first released in November 2005.
At 49 years of age, Madonna's longevity in the musical
world is quite remarkable. Her first album was released
25 years ago and yet she is still churning out huge hits that
are as relevant as ever to the music buyers of today.
Web site: www.madonna.com
www.justintimberlake.com
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cnuxGHm1iI
Lyrics: www.tinyurl.com/4seuvl
23. PERFECT - Vanessa Amorosi
CD singles chart: (released 26th April 2008)
Digital track chart: #18
26 year-old Vanessa Amorosi enjoyed a string of huge hits from
her 4-times platinum selling debut album "The Power" between
1999 and 2001, but since then her level of success has
nose-dived with the subsequent releases of the albums "Turn To
Me" and "Change". Her fourth studio album, "Somewhere in the
Real World", was recorded in 2007 but plans to release it that
year seemed to have been put on hold once the album's first
single "Kiss Your Mama!" only managed to spend just one week
in the top 20 and only 7 weeks in the top 50. She should
hopefully have more luck with the album's second single,
"Perfect". It has been used in the promotion for the TV
series Bionic Woman and with Vanessa being the face of
Calvin Klein Jeans this year, her song will be used in
TV ads for those jeans. However, "Perfect" only manages
a number 23 debut this week, with the CD single not hitting
record stores until late this month.
Web site: www.vanessaamorosi.com
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJdVnOOL1p8
Lyrics: www.tinyurl.com/4nfqp3
42. THIS BOY'S IN LOVE - The Presets
CD singles chart: (not yet released)
Digital track chart: #36
Sydney-based electronic group, The Presets, enjoyed a recent
top 20 hit with the single "My People" which was lifted off
their "Apocalypso" album. They are now sounding a bit like
Depeche Mode on their latest single, "This Boy's In Love",
which debuts at number 42 this week.
Web site: www.thepresets.com
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNgOuXepPsA
Lyrics: www.tinyurl.com/3v97mo
48. S.O.S. - Jonas Brothers
CD singles chart: (not yet released)
Digital track chart: (not in top 40)
American pop rock band, The Jonas Brothers, are made up
of three teenage brothers - Joe, Nick and Kevin. Their second
studio album, which is self-titled, was released earlier this
year in Australia and features the single "SOS" which debuts
at number 48 this week. In the US, this single made the top
20 late last year.
Web site: www.jonasbrothers.com
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JUvbJekM88
Lyrics: www.tinyurl.com/5xe256
50. READY TO FLY - Amy Pearson
CD singles chart: #25
Digital track chart: (not in top 40)
Now 22, singer and song-writer Amy Pearson moved to Australia
from the UK when she was 17 as part of a record deal. Her
debut album is out later this month and she's already had
chart success with singles from the album including "Don't
Miss You" (number 19, July 2007) and "Not Me" (number 37,
November 2007). Now the third single from her album is
titled "Ready To Fly" and it is this week's final new
entry at number 50. The song has been chosen as the theme
song for Channel 7's coverage of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing
later this year and the song's music video was actually
shot in Beijing. With the Olympic Games well over 3 months
away, we may see this song hanging around the charts for
quite a few months.
Web site: www.amypearson.com.au
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBc-wWIrQwg
Lyrics: www.tinyurl.com/3hq8ph
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The top 50 Australian singles chart
Week beginning 14th April 2008
Week ending 20th April 2008
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TW LW HP WI ACCR TITLE - ARTIST
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1. ( 3) #1 4w SWEET ABOUT ME - Gabriella Cilmi *
2. ( 2) #1 11w LOW - Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
3. (--) #3 1w 4 MINUTES
- Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake
4. ( 1) #1 8w BUBBLY - Colbie Caillat
5. ( 7) #5 6w WITH YOU - Chris Brown
6. ( 5) #5 8w TATTOO - Jordin Sparks
7. ( 4) #1 12w <P> DON'T STOP THE MUSIC - Rihanna
8. ( 6) #6 6w WORK - Kelly Rowland
9. (18) #9 13w THIS HEART ATTACK - Faker *
10. (11) #10 5w DREAM CATCH ME - Newton Faulkner
11. (10) #3 13w <P> PICTURES OF YOU - The Last Goodnight
12. ( 8) #1 17w <P> BLEEDING LOVE - Leona Lewis
13. ( 9) #3 16w <G> CRANK THAT (SOULJA BOY) - Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
14. (13) #13 2w BEAT IT - Fall Out Boy featuring John Mayer
15. (20) #11 10w STOP AND STARE - OneRepublic
16. (15) #2 11w <P> PIECE OF ME - Britney Spears
17. (12) #7 6w NAUGHTY GIRL - Mr G *
18. (16) #8 5w I DON'T DO SURPRISES - Axle Whitehead *
19. (26) #19 5w NINE IN THE AFTERNOON - Panic At The Disco
20. (21) #15 4w LIKE ONLY A WOMAN CAN - Brian McFadden
21. (17) #17 3w TOUCH MY BODY - Mariah Carey
22. (25) #19 12w MY PEOPLE - The Presets *
23. (--) #23 1w PERFECT - Vanessa Amorosi *
24. (23) #8 22w <G> KISS KISS - Chris Brown featuring T-Pain
25. (19) #8 11w WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN' 2008
- Michael Jackson with Akon
26. (14) #14 2w YOU WILL ONLY BREAK MY HEART
- Delta Goodrem *
27. (22) #2 18w UNTOUCHED - The Veronicas *
28. (24) #1 24w <P2> APOLOGIZE - Timbaland featuring OneRepublic
29. (29) #28 7w BIG GIRL (YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL) - Mika
30. (28) #5 27w DON'T HOLD BACK - The Potbelleez *
31. (27) #20 11w SCREAM - Timbaland featuring
Keri Hilson and Nicole Scherzinger
32. (37) #32 2w PARALYZER - Finger Eleven
33. (30) #16 9w OUTTA MY HEAD (AY YA YA) - Ashlee Simpson
34. (33) #7 21w <G> WON'T GO HOME WITHOUT YOU - Maroon 5
35. (32) #3 24w <P> NO ONE - Alicia Keys
36. (36) #9 13w I NEVER LIKED YOU - Rogue Traders *
37. (34) #34 4w TAKE YOU THERE - Sean Kingston
38. (40) #38 2w TOO FINE
- Cristian Alexanda featuring Ja Rule *
39. (31) #29 5w NEW SOUL - Yael Naim
40. (35) #14 13w WHEN I'M GONE - Simple Plan
41. (45) #34 6w BABY - Pnau *
42. (--) #42 1w THIS BOY'S IN LOVE - The Presets *
43. (39) #18 10w WHINE UP - Kat DeLuna featuring Elephant Man
44. (41) #41 5w LOVE IN THIS CLUB
- Usher featuring Young Jeezy
45. (44) #11 8w WOW - Kylie Minogue *
46. (46) #15 20w SHADOW OF THE DAY - Linkin Park
47. (50) #7 30w HOW FAR WE'VE COME - Matchbox Twenty
48. (--) #48 1w S.O.S. - Jonas Brothers
49. (43) #22 11w HERE I COME - Fergie
50. (--) #50 1w READY TO FLY - Amy Pearson *
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* - Denotes Australian/New Zealand Artist
Australian/New Zealand content: 15/50 singles (30%)
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 (14/04/2008 - 20/04/2008)
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TW LW HP WI ACCR TITLE - ARTIST
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1. (38) #1 9w WATERSHED - k.d. lang
2. ( 4) #2 2w THE 100 MOST BEAUTIFUL MELODIES
- Andre Rieu
3. ( 3) #3 6w STEP UP 2: THE STREETS - Soundtrack
4. (10) #4 9w DREAMING OUT LOUD - OneRepublic
5. ( 2) #1 10w <P> SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC - Jack Johnson
6. ( 7) #6 21w <G> EXCLUSIVE - Chris Brown
7. ( 1) #1 2w PRETTY. ODD. - Panic At The Disco
8. ( 5) #5 5w HAND BUILT BY ROBOTS - Newton Faulkner
9. ( 6) #3 34w <P> GOOD GIRL GONE BAD - Rihanna
10. ( 9) #1 3w IN GHOST COLOURS - Cut Copy *
11. (11) #4 55w <P> BACK TO BLACK - Amy Winehouse
12. (18) #12 2w ROCKFERRY - Duffy
13. ( 8) #1 101w <P12> THRILLER - Michael Jackson
14. (16) #1 28w <P2> EXILE ON MAINSTREAM - Matchbox Twenty
15. (--) #15 1w GHOSTS I-IV - Nine Inch Nails
16. (14) #2 23w <P2> HOOK ME UP - The Veronicas *
17. (12) #12 2w ATTACK AND RELEASE - The Black Keys
18. (50) #18 2w CONSOLERS OF THE LONELY - The Saboteurs
19. (27) #1 11w <G> SPIRIT - Leona Lewis
20. (--) #20 1w THE ODD COUPLE - Gnarls Barkley
21. (15) #5 39w <P> IT WON'T BE SOON BEFORE LONG - Maroon 5
22. (17) #1 5w BREED OBSESSION - Gyroscope *
23. (13) #13 2w ACCELERATE - REM
24. (31) #24 9w BE THE TWILIGHT - Faker *
25. (21) #15 6w REUNION - The Slim Dusty Family *
26. (35) #21 5w GOOD TIME - Alan Jackson
27. (32) #27 3w MAIL ON SUNDAY - Flo Rida
28. (--) #28 1w ****NE A LIGHT (SOUNDTRACK) - Rolling Stones
29. (25) #5 27w <P2> THE STORY SO FAR: THE VERY BEST OF...
- Rod Stewart
30. (19) #12 12w <P> TAKING CHANCES - Celine Dion
31. (24) #8 5w WITH HEARTS AS ONE - Hillsong United *
32. (39) #32 2w COCO - Colbie Caillat
33. (26) #1 37w <P3> TIMBALAND PRESENTS: SHOCK VALUE - Timbaland
34. (RE) #3 ?w <P2> HYMNS OF THE 49TH PARALLEL - k.d. lang
35. (36) #14 19w <G> ALIVE 2007 - Daft Punk
36. (30) #1 55w <P3> GRAND NATIONAL - The John Butler Trio *
37. (29) #6 21w <G> A BOOK LIKE THIS - Angus & Julia Stone *
38. (23) #2 6w DIG, LAZARUS, DIG!!!
- Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds *
39. (34) #5 56w <P2> LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION - Mika
40. (20) #20 2w LAST NIGHT - Moby
41. (33) #20 24w <G> HANNAH MONTANA 2 / MEET MILEY CYRUS
- Miley Cyrus
42. (49) #2 19w <G> SO MANY NIGHTS - The Cat Empire *
43. (41) #35 7w THE WOMBATS PROUDLY PRESENT... A GUIDE TO
LOVE, LOSS & DESPERATION - The Wombats
44. (40) #1 29w <P2> ECHOES, SILENCE, PATIENCE & GRACE
- Foo Fighters
45. (22) #22 2w SATURDAY NIGHTS & SUNDAY MORNINGS
- Counting Crows
46. (RE) #29 ?w <G> CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS
- Creedence Clearwater Revival
47. (37) #5 12w JUNO - Soundtrack
48. (RE) #39 ?w PNAU - Pnau *
49. (47) #47 2w MUSIQUE VOL 1 (1993-2005) - Daft Punk
50. (43) #3 24w <P> BLACKOUT - Britney Spears
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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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