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 23/04/2008 28 #16 IN MY ARMS - Kylie Minogue
Czech Rep. 21/04/2008 24 #24 IN MY ARMS - Kylie Minogue
France 19/04/2008 24 #10 IN MY ARMS - Kylie Minogue
France 19/04/2008 58 #10 ENTENDS-TU LE MONDE - Tina Arena
France 19/04/2008 80 #15 2 HEARTS - Kylie Minogue
Germany 21/04/2008 28 #9 IN MY ARMS - Kylie Minogue
Japan 20/04/2008 9 #9 TOKYO GIRLS ANTHEM
- JuJu & Delta Goodrem
New Zealand 21/04/2008 11 #9 UNTOUCHED - The Veronicas
New Zealand 21/04/2008 13 #13 SWEET ABOUT ME - Gabriella Cilmi
New Zealand 21/04/2008 17 #17 DON'T HOLD BACK - The Potbelleez
Switzerland 27/04/2008 13 #10 IN MY ARMS - Kylie Minogue
U.K. 21/04/2008 57 #5 WOW - Kylie Minogue
U.K. 21/04/2008 69 #5 IN MY ARMS - Kylie Minogue
U.K. 21/04/2008 34 #34 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: LIKE A PRAYER - Madonna |
| 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: THE POWER OF LOVE - Celine Dion |
| 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: ME, MYSELF AND I - Scandal'us * |
| 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: SOS - Rihanna |
| 2007: STEER - Missy Higgins * |
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3. This week's big movers:
Moving up the chart...
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Moving down the chart...
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TW LW
Total positions moved up the chart by singles: 33 ( 44)
Total positions moved down the chart by singles: 74 (102)
Number of singles that did not move this week: 6 ( 4)
Overall chart movement (movements up + movements down): 107 (146)
4. This week's veteran single:
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| Number 44: HOW FAR WE'VE COME - Matchbox Twenty |
| Debut date: 30/9/2007 |
| Peak position: number 7 |
| Weeks at peak: 2 weeks |
| Weeks in chart: 31 weeks |
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5. New records into the top 50 Australian singles chart this week:
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| 14. THIS LOVE - The Veronicas * |
| 32. BETTER IN TIME - Leona Lewis |
| 46. (RE) ALL YOUR REASONS - Matchbox Twenty |
| 49. I DON'T THINK SO - Kelis |
| 50. PSYCHO TEDDY - Psycho Teddy * |
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6. Records leaving the top 50 Australian singles chart this week:
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| (42) THIS BOY'S IN LOVE - The Presets * |
| (45) WOW - Kylie Minogue * |
| (46) SHADOW OF THE DAY - Linkin Park |
| (49) HERE I COME - Fergie |
| (50) READY TO FLY - Amy Pearson * |
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7. This week's top 50:
Flo Rida's "Low" manages to out-live two former number one singles.
Back at the end of March, in Flo Rida's 8th charting week, his
single "Low" finally climbed to number one where it stayed for
2 weeks. Then for the following 2 weeks, it moved back down to
number 2, allowing not one, but two singles to enjoy one week
stints at the top. Colbie Caillat's "Bubbly" spent one solitary
week at the top, followed by Gabriella Cilmi's "Sweet About Me"
which did the same last week. Now this week, Flo Rida once again
takes over at number one.
Former number one singles returning to the top spot are not
uncommon. In fact, it's already happened twice this year with
Leona Lewis and Rihanna both fighting for the number one spot and
reclaiming the top position once each from each other. 2007
saw Sean Kingston's "Beautiful Girls" and Avril Lavigne's
"Girlfriend" both reclaim the top spot, and we have to go all the
way back to 2001 to find a year in which such a feat did not
occur.
On the digital track chart, Madonna's "4 Minutes" is actually
this week's biggest seller, however with CD single sales about
to kick in, we may finally see that single outsell all others
on all charts in coming weeks.
Meanwhile, apart from Flo Rida taking over from Gabriella Cilmi
at number one, the rest of this week's top 6 remains unchanged
from last week. The only significant action elsewhere in the top
10 is Newton Faulkner's continuing steady rise as "Dream Catch Me"
moves up from number 10 to 8. The Last Goodnight re-enter the
top 10 with "Pictures Of You", while Faker's top 10 stint
appears to be short-lived as "This Heart Attack" drops back
to number 12 this week.
It's actually quite an unusual chart this week in that as well
as being no big climbers within the top 50, there are also no
big fallers, resulting in a chart of small movements only.
Even this week's four new entries don't manage to chart that
highly to begin with, even though 3 out of those 4 new hits
are available both as CD singles and digital tracks, thus
maximising their sales exposure.
14. THIS LOVE - The Veronicas
CD singles chart: #12
Digital track chart: #17
The Brisbane twins, The Veronicas, lift a third single from
their double-platinum selling "Hook Me Up" album. "This Love"
debuts at number 14 and the music video features one of the
twins, Lisa Origliasso, with her real-time boyfriend, singer
and Neighbours soapie star Dean Geyer. Despite lots of radio
airplay, the debut of "This Love" is quite disappointing
given that their last two singles, "Hook Me Up" and "Untouched"
reached the number 1 and 2 positions respectively.
Web site: www.theveronicas.com
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-tIosqtcGs
Lyrics: www.tinyurl.com/3qoxwr
32. BETTER IN TIME - Leona Lewis
CD singles chart: #47
Digital track chart: #39
Leona Lewis appears to have conquered the world. As the winner
of the British "X Factor" talent series in 2006, the now 23
year-old enjoyed a chart-topping single in the UK and Ireland
with her first single, "A Moment Like This" which was a cover
of Kelly Clarkson's 2002 hit. "A Moment Like This" sold over
800,000 copies in the UK, however, the rest of the world at
that stage was virtually unaware of her. In late 2007,
almost a year after she won the X Factor series, she released
a new single titled "Bleeding Love". This was a true
international hit, firstly becoming the highest selling single
in 2007 in the UK and then topping the charts throughout much
of the rest of Europe, the US, Canada, New Zealand and here
in Australia where it spent 5 weeks at number one. Leona's
debut album, "Spirit", was also a huge success, debuting at
number one on the Australian albums chart back in February
and going to number one in the UK, US, New Zealand and much
of Europe. However, whether she can continue her fairy tale
chart success story is another matter. Her latest single,
"Better In Time", has been a good hit in the UK, peaking at
number 2, but it flounders on international charts, debuting
at just number 32 here in Australia and not reaching the
top 50 yet in the US.
Web site: www.leonalewis.co.uk
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrNoDUblAtE
Lyrics: www.tinyurl.com/4nzq63
49. I DON'T THINK SO - Kelis
CD singles chart: (not released yet)
Digital track chart: (not in top 40)
28 year-old American R&B singer and songwriter, Kelis Rogers,
has enjoyed an active music career since 1999. However, her
big break-through in Australia came in 2004 with the release
of her "Tasty" album. While the album itself wasn't a huge
seller, she enjoyed two top 5 hit singles off it - "Milkshake"
and "Trick Me". Between 2003 and 2006, she also enjoyed
moderate hits thanks to guest appearances on P. Diddy's "Let's
Get Ill", Enrique Iglesias' "I'm Not In Love" and Busta Rhymes
with "I Love My Chick". 2006 saw the release of her "Kelis Was
Here" album. The album's first single, "Bossy", only just
managed to make the top 20. The follow-up single, "Lil' Star",
which featured Gnarls Barkley member Cee-Lo, failed to make
the top 50. This week, new life is breathed into the
"Kelis Was Here" album as the track "I Don't Think So" has
been used to promote this year's Big Brother series. As such,
the digital album track "I Don't Think So" debuts at number 49
this week.
Web site: www.kelisonline.com
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVuesrA9uTI
Lyrics: www.tinyurl.com/43xd7l
50. PSYCHO TEDDY - Psycho Teddy
CD singles chart: #16
Digital track chart: (not in top 40)
We had Crazy Frog and Gummi Bear, and this week the phenomenon
of a fictional animated character having a hit single thanks to
a mobile phone ringtone continues this week. German
telecommunications company Jamster was behind the Crazy Frog
and Gummi Bear ideas, but now an Australian-made creation
attempts to have a crack at success. The "Psycho Teddy"
CD single features remixes, the music video, wallpapers and
bonus ringtones, all for under two dollars. It debuts at
number 50 this week, propelled by healthy CD single sales.
Web site: www.psychoteddy.com.au
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9jjM74-Nx0
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The top 50 Australian singles chart
Week beginning 21st April 2008
Week ending 27th April 2008
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TW LW HP WI ACCR TITLE - ARTIST
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1. ( 2) #1 12w LOW - Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
2. ( 1) #1 5w SWEET ABOUT ME - Gabriella Cilmi *
3. ( 3) #3 2w 4 MINUTES
- Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake
4. ( 4) #1 9w BUBBLY - Colbie Caillat
5. ( 5) #5 7w WITH YOU - Chris Brown
6. ( 6) #5 9w TATTOO - Jordin Sparks
7. ( 8) #6 7w WORK - Kelly Rowland
8. (10) #8 6w DREAM CATCH ME - Newton Faulkner
9. ( 7) #1 13w <P> DON'T STOP THE MUSIC - Rihanna
10. (11) #3 14w <P> PICTURES OF YOU - The Last Goodnight
11. (13) #3 17w <G> CRANK THAT (SOULJA BOY) - Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
12. ( 9) #9 14w THIS HEART ATTACK - Faker *
13. (12) #1 18w <P> BLEEDING LOVE - Leona Lewis
14. (--) #14 1w THIS LOVE - The Veronicas *
15. (16) #2 12w <P> PIECE OF ME - Britney Spears
16. (14) #13 3w BEAT IT - Fall Out Boy featuring John Mayer
17. (15) #11 11w STOP AND STARE - OneRepublic
18. (20) #15 5w LIKE ONLY A WOMAN CAN - Brian McFadden
19. (17) #7 7w <G> NAUGHTY GIRL - Mr G *
20. (18) #8 6w I DON'T DO SURPRISES - Axle Whitehead *
21. (19) #19 6w NINE IN THE AFTERNOON - Panic At The Disco
22. (21) #17 4w TOUCH MY BODY - Mariah Carey
23. (24) #8 23w <G> KISS KISS - Chris Brown featuring T-Pain
24. (22) #19 13w MY PEOPLE - The Presets *
25. (23) #23 2w PERFECT - Vanessa Amorosi *
26. (25) #8 12w WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN' 2008
- Michael Jackson with Akon
27. (32) #27 3w PARALYZER - Finger Eleven
28. (26) #14 3w YOU WILL ONLY BREAK MY HEART
- Delta Goodrem *
29. (29) #28 8w BIG GIRL (YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL) - Mika
30. (27) #2 19w UNTOUCHED - The Veronicas *
31. (31) #20 12w SCREAM - Timbaland featuring
Keri Hilson and Nicole Scherzinger
32. (--) #32 1w BETTER IN TIME - Leona Lewis
33. (30) #5 28w <G> DON'T HOLD BACK - The Potbelleez *
34. (28) #1 25w <P2> APOLOGIZE - Timbaland featuring OneRepublic
35. (37) #34 5w TAKE YOU THERE - Sean Kingston
36. (44) #36 6w LOVE IN THIS CLUB
- Usher featuring Young Jeezy
37. (40) #14 14w WHEN I'M GONE - Simple Plan
38. (34) #7 22w <G> WON'T GO HOME WITHOUT YOU - Maroon 5
39. (33) #16 10w OUTTA MY HEAD (AY YA YA) - Ashlee Simpson
40. (36) #9 14w I NEVER LIKED YOU - Rogue Traders *
41. (35) #3 25w <P> NO ONE - Alicia Keys
42. (41) #34 7w BABY - Pnau *
43. (39) #29 6w NEW SOUL - Yael Naim
44. (47) #7 31w HOW FAR WE'VE COME - Matchbox Twenty
45. (38) #38 3w TOO FINE
- Cristian Alexanda featuring Ja Rule *
46. (RE) #34 11w ALL YOUR REASONS - Matchbox Twenty
47. (48) #47 2w S.O.S. - Jonas Brothers
48. (43) #18 11w WHINE UP - Kat DeLuna featuring Elephant Man
49. (--) #49 1w I DON'T THINK SO - Kelis
50. (--) #50 1w PSYCHO TEDDY - Psycho Teddy *
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* - Denotes Australian/New Zealand Artist
Australian/New Zealand content: 14/50 singles (28%)
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 (21/04/2008 - 27/04/2008)
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TW LW HP WI ACCR TITLE - ARTIST
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1. (--) #1 1w APOCALYPSO - The Presets *
2. (--) #2 1w SHARING SPACE - Cog *
3. ( 1) #1 10w <G> WATERSHED - k.d. lang
4. ( 3) #3 7w STEP UP 2: THE STREETS - Soundtrack
5. ( 2) #2 3w THE 100 MOST BEAUTIFUL MELODIES
- Andre Rieu
6. ( 6) #6 22w <G> EXCLUSIVE - Chris Brown
7. ( 5) #1 11w <P> SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC - Jack Johnson
8. (--) #8 1w KONK - The Kooks
9. (10) #1 4w IN GHOST COLOURS - Cut Copy *
10. ( 8) #5 6w HAND BUILT BY ROBOTS - Newton Faulkner
11. (14) #1 29w <P2> EXILE ON MAINSTREAM - Matchbox Twenty
12. ( 4) #4 10w DREAMING OUT LOUD - OneRepublic
13. ( 7) #1 3w PRETTY. ODD. - Panic At The Disco
14. (11) #4 56w <P> BACK TO BLACK - Amy Winehouse
15. ( 9) #3 35w <P> GOOD GIRL GONE BAD - Rihanna
16. (16) #2 24w <P2> HOOK ME UP - The Veronicas *
17. (13) #1 102w <P12> THRILLER - Michael Jackson
18. (19) #1 12w <G> SPIRIT - Leona Lewis
19. (34) #3 33w <P2> HYMNS OF THE 49TH PARALLEL - k.d. lang
20. (12) #12 3w ROCKFERRY - Duffy
21. (--) #21 1w GURRUMUL - Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu *
22. (32) #22 3w COCO - Colbie Caillat
23. (26) #21 6w GOOD TIME - Alan Jackson
24. (27) #24 4w MAIL ON SUNDAY - Flo Rida
25. (17) #12 3w ATTACK AND RELEASE - The Black Keys
26. (22) #1 6w BREED OBSESSION - Gyroscope *
27. (23) #13 3w ACCELERATE - R.E.M.
28. (18) #18 3w CONSOLERS OF THE LONELY - The Saboteurs
29. (24) #24 10w BE THE TWILIGHT - Faker *
30. (15) #15 2w GHOSTS I-IV - Nine Inch Nails
31. (48) #31 4w PNAU - Pnau *
32. (--) #32 1w ****: LIVE IN PHOENIX - Fall Out Boy
33. (37) #6 22w <G> A BOOK LIKE THIS - Angus & Julia Stone *
34. (35) #14 20w <G> ALIVE 2007 - Daft Punk
35. (41) #20 25w <G> HANNAH MONTANA 2 / MEET MILEY CYRUS
- Miley Cyrus
36. (44) #1 30w <P2> ECHOES, SILENCE, PATIENCE & GRACE
- Foo Fighters
37. (39) #5 57w <P2> LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION - Mika
38. (25) #15 7w REUNION - The Slim Dusty Family *
39. (36) #1 56w <P3> GRAND NATIONAL - The John Butler Trio *
40. (20) #20 2w THE ODD COUPLE - Gnarls Barkley
41. (33) #1 38w <P3> TIMBALAND PRESENTS: SHOCK VALUE - Timbaland
42. (28) #28 2w ****NE A LIGHT (SOUNDTRACK) - Rolling Stones
43. (--) #43 1w JONAS BROTHERS - Jonas Brothers
44. (29) #5 28w <P2> THE STORY SO FAR: THE VERY BEST OF...
- Rod Stewart
45. (31) #8 6w WITH HEARTS AS ONE - Hillsong United *
46. (21) #5 40w <P> IT WON'T BE SOON BEFORE LONG - Maroon 5
47. (46) #29 10w <G> CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS
- Creedence Clearwater Revival
48. (--) #48 1w BLOODDRUNK - Children Of Bodom
49. (38) #2 7w DIG, LAZARUS, DIG!!!
- Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds *
50. (RE) #6 ?w SIMPLE PLAN - Simple Plan
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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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