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.
“Youngblood” becomes the 1075th No.1 song in Australia (1940 to 2018) and the 510th for ARIA (1983 to 2018), plus they’re the first local band to top the charts in almost two years, as The Veronicas “In My Blood” (2 wks from 11th of July, 2016) was the last Australian No.1 song to top the ARIA Singles chart, plus it also becomes the 60th No.1 song for the Capitol Record label and first since Sam Smith did it last September. The song is currently No.4 in New Zealand, No.13 in Norway and Top 40 in both Denmark (#31) and Ireland (#32) plus is also charting in both America (#63) and Canada (#81).
The word ‘Youngblood’ has never appeared in a No.1 song title, but it is the sixth ‘Young’ and the third ‘Blood’ track, with the other two having been during this decade with the aforementioned ‘In My Blood’ by The Veronicas, plus also Taylor Swift took her ‘Bad Blood’ to the No.1 in June of 2015 (3 wks). This is the 164th No.1 song to hit the top by an Australian artist in total, and the second for the band who previously spent a week at the top with “She Looks So Perfect” on the 31st of March, 2014, and the band now joins the ‘Accumulated Weeks at No.1: Singles; 2010’s’ listing at No.28 alongside other acts with two No.1’s this decade like Calvin Harris, Major Lazer and M0 (3 weeks at the top apiece), while the boys will be performing on The Voice on Sunday night so this song might be secure at No.1 for another week, plus the song is at the top of the digital chart (for a second week) and is up to No.2 on the streaming listing.
Post Malone has the No.1 streamed song with “Better Now” which is at No.2 for a third week overall, while last weeks chart topping song for Childish Gambino and “This is America” (still No.1 in N.Z., USA and Canada) drops here two spots to No.3 and is newly certified Gold (●) in sales, while the current six-week running UK & Irish No.1 song for Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa in “One Kiss” is back up one spot to its former peak of No.4 here and now ▲Platinum in sales, and it swaps places with “Nice for What” by Drake, down a spot to No.5.
The Ariana Grande former No.1 song “No Tears Left to Cry” is on hold at No.6 this week while back up one spot to No.7 is the Khalid and Normani track “Love Lies” (now 2x▲Platinum) and Amy Shark moves up a place to a new peak of No.8 with “I Said Hi”, which scores its first certification and is now Gold (●). The fifth and final former/current No.1 song within the Top 10 is “Psycho” for Post Malone with Ty Dolla $ign, which drops down two spots to No.9 and climbing two places to enter the ten for the time at No.10 is “2002” for Anne-Marie which is now her second solo and fourth overall Top 10 single in Australia.
UP:
* Last weeks debut for Selena Gomez and “Back to You” climbs three places to a new peak of No.12.
* Shawn Mendes released his third and self-titled album on Monday and his track “In My Blood” is back up three to No.17, while he debuts with a new track lower down and sees his song “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back” return at No.88.
* The latest David Guetta and Sia teaming “In Flames” is back up two places to its former peak of No.19.
* The Billie Eilish and Khalid track “Lovely” jumps again this week, up thirteen places to a new peak of No.21, thanks to its parent album ’13 Reason Why: Season 2′ TV soundtrack debuting this week (as too is the above Selena track).
* King Princess crack the Top 30 and achieve a Gold (●) certification for “1950”, rising six to No.26.
* After a few slow weeks of small climbing the Khalid x Ty Dolla $ign x 6lack track “OTW” jumps ten to No.27.
* Dennis Lloyd continues to climb with “Nevermind”, rising six spots to a new peak of No.29.
* A No.25 streaming entry for the Hayden James and Boy Matthews track “Just Friends” sees it nationally climb nine spots to a new peak of No.33, the first Top 40 berth for Hayden from his three Top 50 entries.
* Kyle with Kehlani move up three spots to land within the Top 40 at No.38 with “PlayinWitMe”.
* Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” is back up five spots to No.40, while his current single “Happiness” jumps eight spots to No.42 and also back up for him are “River” with Eminem (62 to 60) and “Castle on the Hill” (97 to 91).
* The latest Chainsmokers track with Drew Love and “Somebody” is up three spots to a new peak of No.46.
* Last years No.1 song for Camila Cavello and “Havana” is back up seven to No.54 and now 8x▲Platinum in sales.
* Last weeks debut for Peking Duk and “Reprisal” moves up two places to a new peak of No.55.
* The current national tour for Imagine Dragons sees them score three entries rising this week in “Thunder” (71 to 63), “Believer” (83 to 75) and returning at No.86 is “Whatever it Takes”.
* After leaping to No.66 last week the Jess Glynne track “I’ll Be There” is this week up two places to No.64.
* There are two more climbing Khalid tracks this week (making it five in total) as his older entries in “Silence” with Marshmello (70 to 67) and “Young, Dumb & Broke” (74 to 69) move back up the chart.
* The new Vance Joy track “Saturday Sun” jumps up fifteen places to a new peak of No.71.
DOWN:
* The only song leaving the Top 10 this week is The Weeknd track “Call Out My Name” (HP-3, WI10-7) which is out of the ten for the first time and down one to No.11, plus it is newly certified ▲Platinum in sales.
* Two further Drake tracks fall this week in “God’s Plan” (11 to 15) and his guesting on the BlocBoy JB song “Look Alive” (39 to 44).
* The Kendrick Lamar track from ‘Black Panther’ and “All the Stars” drops eight places to No.35, with the soundtrack’s second entry “Pray for Me” alongside The Weeknd down three to No.70.
* Post Malone sees a lot of his entries slide down again this week including “Paranoid” (26 to 37), “Ball for Me” (36 to 41), “Candy Paint” (40 to 49), “Stay” (54 to 65), “Spoil My Night” (56 to 72), “Rich & Sad” (58 to 77) and “Over Now” (65 to 93).
* “Sad!” for rapper XXXTentacion falls seven places to No.45 and is now ▲Platinum in sales.
* Both entries for Troye Sivan are down a little this week, with his newest entry “Bloom” down five to No.51 and “My My My!” drops three to No.82.
* Last weeks female ensemble of Rita Ora, Cardi B., Bebe Rexha and Charli XCX with “Girls” falls fourteen spots to No.66.
* J. Cole and “KOD” drop down nine spots to No.81.
* Last weeks Eurovision return for Jessica Mauboy and “We Got Love” leaves the Top 100 from No.31 this week.
NEW ENTRIES:
* #36 – Fake Love by BTS is the third entry for the Korean boy band and now highest charted, while they also enter at #100 with their fourth entry The Truth Untold featuring Steve Aoki their second teaming with the producer and DJ, as they hit No.50 last December on “MIC Drop”, both tracks taken from their new Top 10 album here “Love Yourself 轉 ‘Tear” (#6).
* #39 – Solo by Clean Bandit feat Demi Lovato is the sixth Top 100 and now Top 50 entry for the British electronic act who’ve previously teamed with Jess Glynne (twice), Julia Michael, Anne-Marie and Zara Larson for their five previous Top 20 hits.
* #50 – Don’t Go Breaking My Heart by Backstreet Boys is the first entry this decade for the five-piece boy band, their last chart appearance in Australia being the No.54 song “Straight Through My Heart” in 2009, while overall this becomes their 21st Top 100 and 19th Top 50 single in Australia.
* #68 – Yes Indeed by Lil’ Baby feat Drake, who was born Dominique Jones in Atlanta, Georgia; and this first entry here is taken from his debut album “Harder Than Ever” which was issued last week (May 18th).
* #94 – Ashes (from ‘Deadpool 2’) by Celine Dion makes it her first Australian chart appearance this decade also, her last entry here being “Taking Chances” (HP-60, 2007), with this track appearing in the new ‘Deadpool 2’ film and that soundtrack debuts within the Top 10 this week too, overall this is her 25th Top 100 entry here.
* #95 – Familiar by Liam Payne feat J. Balvin is the former One Direction members fifth entry in Australia and like four of his five entries it features a guest artist in Latin rapper J. Balvin, while his last entry “For You” with Rita Ora is sitting at No.80 this week.
* #99 – Where Were You in the Morning? by Shawn Mendes is the fourth track lifted from the just released third and self-titled album for Canadian singer and follows on from current entries “In My Blood” (HP-9, TW-17) and “Youth” (HP-27, TW-34), and second release “Lost in Japan” (HP-27) and is his ninth Top 100 entry in Australia.
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Gavin Ryan reports with thanks to Australian-Charts.com
