Gavin Ryan

New Music Releases 15 June 2018

Major new titles coming this week from: 5 Seconds of Summer, Jess & Matt, Christina Aguilera, Cosmo’s Midnight, Johnny Marr, Mayday Parade, Chromeo, Glenn Frey (GH), The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and the new Winter So Fresh compilation.

Tagged as: 5 Seconds of Summer, Australia, Christina Aguilera, Chromeo, Cosmo's Midnight, Glenn Frey, Jess & Matt, Johnny Marr, Mayday Parade, new music, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

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Australian Charts: Kanye West Debuts At No 1 With ‘ye’

by Gavin Ryan

The eighth studio album for Kanye West simply entitled ‘ye’ becomes his second chart topping set in Australia, debuting at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Kanye West, pop, R&B, rap, USA

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Australian Charts: 5 Seconds of Summer ‘Youngblood’ Is Still The No 1 Song

by Gavin Ryan

Local rock-pop act 5 Seconds of Summer hold for a third week at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart with the title track from their 15th of June due third studio album “Youngblood”.

Tagged as: 10s, 5 Seconds of Summer, Australia, Australian charts, music industry, pop

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New Music Releases For 8 June 2018

by Gavin Ryan

Major new titles coming this week from: Sheppard, Lily Allen, Lykke Li, Megadeth, The Bamboos, The Charlatans, Kanye West & Kid Cudi, The Beach Boys, Sugarland, Dierks Bentley and The Mavis’s.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Brisbane, pop, Queensland, Sheppard

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Australian Albums: Shawn Mendes Has His First No 1 Album

by Gavin Ryan

The third and self-titled studio album for Canadian pop singer Shawn Mendes debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week, becoming his first No.1 set here.

Tagged as: 10s, Canada, pop, Shawn Mendes

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Australian Charts: 5 Seconds Of Summer Stay No 1

by Gavin Ryan

5 Seconds of Summer hold for a second week with “Youngblood” atop the ARIA Singles Chart, with the song newly certified ▲Platinum in sales.

Tagged as: 10s, 5 Seconds of Summer, Australia, Australian charts, music industry, pop

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Paul Simon, Rod Laver Arena, 2013, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

New Music Releases 1 June 2018

by Gavin Ryan

Major new titles coming this week from: Father John Misty, Emmylou Harris, Finding Faith, Paul Simon (remix), Michael Ray, The Flaming Lips (GH), Neko Case, LA Luz, The Presets, Kanye West, Owl City, Roger Daltry and The Wiggles.

Tagged as: Emmylou Harris, Father John Misty, Finding Faith, Michael Ray, music industry, new music, new music releases, Paul Simon (remix), The Flaming Lips

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Australian Charts: Post Malone Has No 1 Album Again

by Gavin Ryan

Post Malone jumps back up four places to reclaim the top spot on the ARIA Albums Chart with his second studio album “Beerbongs and Bentleys” for a second week at No.1 in Australia.

Tagged as: 10s, music industry, pop, Post Malone, USA

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Australian Charts: 5 Seconds of Summer ‘Youngblood’ is No 1

by Gavin Ryan

The four-piece local pop-rock act 5 Seconds of Summer see their latest single “Youngblood” climbs two spots to becomes the band’s second chart-topping single in Australia.

Tagged as: 10s, 5 Seconds of Summer, Australia, Australian charts, music industry, pop

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New Music Releases 25 May 2018

by Gavin Ryan

Major new titles coming this week from: Jessie J, Shawn Mendes, Snow Patrol, Chvrches, Xavier Rudd, Biffy Clyro (live), Judith Owen, A$AP Rocky, Spock’s Beard and Davisson Brothers Band.

Tagged as: A$AP Rocky, Biffy Clyro, CHVRCHES, Jessie J, Judith Owen, music industry, new music, new music releases, Shawn Mendes, Snow Patrol, Spock's Beard, Xavier Rudd

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Arctic Monkeys. Photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Australian Charts: Arctic Monkeys Debut With No 1 Album

by Gavin Ryan

The sixth studio album for UK indie-rock act The Arctic Monkeys titled “Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino” debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart and becomes their third No.1 album in Australia, the set also taking the crown in their home country of England.

Tagged as: Arctic Monkeys, Australia, Australian charts, music industry

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Australian Charts: This Is No 1 This Is America This Is Childish Gambino

by Gavin Ryan

The rapper Childish Gambino sees his No.7 debut from last week “This is America” jump to the top of the ARIA Singles Chart this week, the track also taking out the top spot in New Zealand and it debuts at No.1 in both America and Canada.

Tagged as: 10s, ARIA Charts, Australia, Australian charts, Childish Gambini, music industry, rap

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New Music Releases 18 May 18

by Gavin Ryan

Major new titles coming this week from: Ray LaMontaigne, At the Gates, Five Finger Death Punch, Kyle, Mean Girls Broadway cast recording, James Bay, Courtney Barnett, Ash, Matthew Sweet and the Deadpool 2 soundtrack.

Tagged as: Ash, At The Gates, Australia, Courtney Barnett, Five Finger Death Punch, James Bay, Kyle, Matthew Sweet, Mean Girls Broadway cast recording, music industry, new music releases, Ray LaMontaigne

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Australian Charts : Parkway Drive Clock Up Yet Another No 1 Debut Album

by Gavin Ryan

Local metalcore act Parkway Drive see their sixth studio album “Reverence” become their second successive No.1 album in Australia, as the new set debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australia, Heavy Rock, metal, metalcore, Parkway Drive, rock

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Australian Charts: Drake Returns To No 1 Singles Spot

by Gavin Ryan

After two weeks away from the top of the ARIA Singles Chart the Drake track “Nice for What” reclaims the pole position this week for a second stay at No.1, while it holds for a fourth week in both New Zealand and America.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, ARIA, Australian charts, Drake, pop, R&B, USA

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Australian Charts: Post Malone has the No 1 Album

by Gavin Ryan

The second studio album for American rapper Post Malone entitled “Beerbongs & Bentleys” debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week, plus it also entered at the top in England, Ireland, New Zealand, The Netherlands and Norway (so far).

Tagged as: 10s, Australian charts, pop, Post Malone, USA

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Australian Charts: Post Malone ‘Psycho’ Is The No 1 Song

by Gavin Ryan

After nine weeks of waiting for a No.1 berth the Post Malone track with Ty Dolla $ign and “Psycho” climbs back up two places to land its first week at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart this week, plus it is now 2x▲Platinum in sales.

Tagged as: 10s, pop, Post Malone, USA

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New Music Releases For 4 May 2018

by Gavin Ryan

Major new titles coming this week from: Parkway Drive, Reef, Leon Bridges, Tove Stryke, The Lulu Raes, Plan B, Shinedown, Lake Street Dive, Frank Turner, Belly and Live TV version of Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack.

Tagged as: Australia, Belly, Frank Turner, Lake Street Dive, Leon Bridges, music industry, new music, new music releases, new releases, Parkway Drive, Plan B, Reef, Shinedown, The Lulu Raes, Tove Stryke

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Australian Charts: Ariana Grande Manchester Tribute Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Five years after making her first chart appearance in Australia (1st of April, 2013) Ariana Grande returns to the chart this week with her first No.1 song, debuting at the top with “No Tears Left to Cry”, also her first release since the bomb attack at her Manchester Show in May 2017.

Tagged as: 10s, Ariana Grande, Australia, Australian charts, pop, USA

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Neil Young Archives Roxy Tonights The Night live

New Music Releases 26 April 2018

by Gavin Ryan

Major new titles coming this week from: Post Malone, Keith Urban, Missy Higgins, DMA’s, Godsmack, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson. Foreigner, Matt Cardle, Anne-Marie, Janelle Monae, Kasey Chambers and Neil Young (live).

Tagged as: Australia, music industry, music releases, Neil Young, new music

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Australian Charts: Drake Replaces Drake With ‘Nice For What’

by Gavin Ryan

For only the fourth time this century, one artist has knocked themselves off the top spot of the ARIA Singles chart with another of their tracks, as Drake replaces himself at No.1 with “Nice for What”, the song also climbing to the top in New Zealand and debuts at the summit in America and Canada

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australian charts, Drake, pop, rap, USA

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Australian Charts: Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Local indigenous artist Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu achieves something after his passing in July of 2017 which he didn’t do while he was still alive, and that is score a No.1 album locally, as his fourth studio album and first posthumous release “Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)” debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart.

Tagged as: albums, Australia, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunipingu, indigenous, music industry

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Australian Charts: Kylie Minogue ‘Golden’ Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

The fourteenth studio album for Kylie Minogue titled “Golden” becomes her fifth No.1 on the ARIA Albums Charts, plus the set also took out the top spot in England (her 6th there) and Scotland as well.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Australian charts, Kylie Minogue, music industry, pop

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Australian Charts: Drake ‘God’s Plan’ Is No 1 For 11 Week

by Gavin Ryan

It’s an eleventh week at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart for the Drake track “God’s Plan”, becoming one of the four longest running No.1’s songs of this decade, plus he has a new entry within the ten also, and the songs racks up its eleventh week in America too.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australian charts, Drake, pop, USA

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New Music Releases For 13 April 2018

by Gavin Ryan

Major new titles coming this week from: Manic Street Preachers, Pentatonix, Jason Aldean, John Prine, Sofi Tukker, Tinashe, The Hard Aches, Wiley, Derek Smalls, Breaking Benjamin and Gurrumul.

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Australian Charts: Drake ‘God’s Plan’ Is No 1 For 10th Week

by Gavin Ryan

Drake enters double-digit week as his “God’s Plan” notches up a tenth stay atop the ARIA Singles Chart in Australia, picking up a 2x▲Platinum sales certification this week, while the track also holds for a tenth week in America, Canada and Ireland.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australian charts, Canada, Drake, R&B, rap

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New Music Releases for 6 April 2018

by Gavin Ryan

Major new titles coming this week from: Kylie Minogue, Elvis Presley, Caliban, Japanese Wallpaper, Lisa Stansfield, Cardi B, Levellers, The Aces, 30 Seconds to Mars, Gin Wigmore, Eels, Tina Arena, The Dead Daisies and the Johnny Cash and Elton John tribute albums.

Tagged as: 30 Seconds To Mars, Australia, Caliban, Cardi B, Eels, Elvis Presley, Gin Wigmore, Japanese Wallpaper, Kylie Minogue, Levellers, Lisa Stansfield, new music, new music releases, The Aces, Tina Arena

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Australian Charts: Ed Sheeran ÷ Spends 26th Week At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Ed Sheeran again has the No.1 album in Australia with his “÷ (Divide)” album for a twenty-sixth week in total, and fourth week in a row since it’s return to the top.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Australian charts, Ed Sheeran, music industry

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Australian Charts: Drake ‘God’s Plan’ Spends 9th Week At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Drake scores a ninth week at the top of the ARIA Singles chart with his track “God’s Plan”, just in time for his son’s resurrection this weekend (i.e. Easter). The track holds the top spot in America, Canada, New Zealand and Ireland also (9th week in each territory).

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Australian charts, Drake, music industry

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Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite No Mercy In This Land

New Music Releases 30 March 2018

by Gavin Ryan

Major new titles coming this week from: The Vaccines, Escape the Fate, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite, The Garden, Kacey Musgraves, Deadmau5 and Kate Nash.

Tagged as: Australia, Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite, Deadmau5, Escape The Fate, Kacey Musgraves, Mary Chapin Carpenter, music industry, new music, new releases, The Garden, The Vaccines

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