Australia finally has its seventh No.1 for 2017, and the first new chart-topping track since the end of May, as Pink’s new single “What About Us” becomes the 116th song to debut at the top of the Australian Singles Chart.
“What About Us” becomes the 1064th No.1 Single in Australia (Jan 1940 to 2017), the 1004th since the charts went weekly in January 1949 and the 499th for ARIA (1983 to 2017), plus the 70th on the RCA Record label since they claimed their first in Feb 1954 (“You, You, You” by The Ames Brothers) and the first in over a year, the last was also a Pink track, “Just Like Fire” (1 wk, 2nd May 2016). Overall this is the ninth No.1 for Pink and her fifth for this decade, giving her the equal second most No.1 song this decade alongside Justin Bieber, whilst Rihanna has scored seven during this current decade. Now Pink moves up to equal fourteenth on the list for ‘Most Weeks at No.1: 2010’s; Singles’ alongside Guy Sebastian and Meghan Trainor who has also tallied eight weeks at the top during this decade.
On a larger frame of chart-facts, Pink has now moved to equal twelfth on the overall list for ‘Most No.1 Singles in Australia’ alongside the nine #1’s by The Ink Spots and Delta Goodrem; and Pink has now amassed eighteen weeks at No.1 from her nine chart-toppers, moving her to equal 37th on the list of ‘Most Accumulated Weeks at No.1: Singles 1940 to 2017’ alongside The Rolling Stones (6 #1’s), Johnnie Ray (4 #1’s) and Judy Garland (2 #1’s). And “What About Us” becomes the 15th song to feature the word ‘What’ in its title, in fact Pink’s fourth No.1 was “So What” (4 wks from 22nd Sept, 2008), and the tenth with the word ‘About’, with two previous versions of the same song hitting No.1 with both of those words included in the title, “What About Me” by Moving Pictures (6 wks from 22nd March, 1982) and the cover by Shannon Noll (4 wks from 2nd Feb, 2004), and finally the seventh for an ‘us’ at the top. And finally, this new No.1 becomes the 684th by an American act to hit the top in Australia and only the second for this year after DJ Khaled did so for two weeks back in early May.
Challenging for the No.1 spot this week is the current Macklemore single “Glorious”, which this week climbs one spot to a new peak of No.2, plus the song is now ▲Platinum in sales too. After thirteen weeks at No.1 the Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber teaming on “Despacito” drops two places to No.3, still claiming the second longest-running No.1 for this century, and Justin’s tally of weeks at No.1 could climb again next week as he released a new single on Saturday entitled “Friends”, so that could leap into the No.1 spot next week.
After three weeks at No.2 the Imagine Dragons’ highest charted single “Thunder” drops two places to land at No.4 this week, whilst dropping one spot to No.5 is the track “Feels” for Calvin Harris, Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams and Big Sean. Kesha sees her new album debut within the Top 3 this week, and the set’s first release in “Praying” is up two places to a new peak of No.6. Liam Payne falls two spots to No.7 with “Strip That Down” and sliding back one spot to No.8 is French Montana and his first Top 10 entry “Unforgettable”. DJ Khaled with Rihanna and Bryson Tiller drop three places to No.9 with their “Wild Thoughts” and down one after peaking at No.9 last week is Sam Hunt and his first chart entry “Body Like a Back Road” to No.10.
UP:
* Louis Tomlinson with Bebe Rexha and the producers Digital Farm Animals climb two places to land at No.11 with his now highest charted single “Back to You”.
* The new UK and Irish No.1 single this week is the Dua Lipa track “New Rules”, which here is up five places to a new peak of No.15.
* After a couple of weeks of sitting at No.21 the Jessica Mauboy track “Fallin'” is back up three places to No.18.
* Demi Lovato could score her second solo and fifth Top 20 single next week with “Sorry, Not Sorry”, which this week climbs three spots to land at a new peak of No.21. (Her solo highest charted single was “Cool for the Summer” (HP-20, August 2015)).
* Miley Cyrus has just announced her new album title in “Younger Now” which is due at the end of September, and her new albums’ first track in “Malibu” is on hold at No.26 and now 2x▲Platinum.
* A month ago the Childish Gambino track “Redbone” peaked at No.28, now this week it has climbed back up three places to a new chart height of No.27, plus the song is also 2x▲Platinum in sales.
* Also on hold this week at No.29 is Martin Garrix and Troye Sivan with “There For You”, which could rise next week due to the remix EP being issued on Friday, plus the song is now ▲Platinum in sales.
* If “Despacito” is losing ground, then the new Spanglish track “Mi Gente” by J. Balvin and Willy William is climbing fast, this week it’s up seven places to a new peak of No.31.
* After debuting at No.50 three weeks ago, the Lauv track “I Like Me Better” climbed five spots last week to No.45, and now this week its up another five places to a new peak of No.40.
* Axwell/\Ingrosso climbed into the Top 50 last week with “More Than You Know”, which this week continues its upward climb by moving four spots to a new chart height of No.44.
* Two further songs that entered three weeks ago climb; “Came Here for Love” by Sigala and Ella Eyre leaps twenty-eight spots to land at No.53, whilst the Morgan Evans track “Kiss Somebody” is this week up five spots to a new peak of No.54.
* Khalid still has four songs within the Top 100 this week (his Calvin track leaves and he debuts as a guest on a new one), and last weeks entry of “Young, Dumb & Broke” is up a couple of spots to a new peak of No.55.
* The new Snakehips track with Anne-Marie “Either Way” fell from 64 to 84 last week, and now it rebounds back up nine spots to land at No.75 this week.
* Macklemore also rebounds with his “Marmalade” track, back up ten places to a new peak of No.80.
DOWN:
* The only song leaving the Top 10 this week is the second tenner for Niall Horan in “Slow Hands” (HP-2×2, WI10-12), which is down two places to No.12, with Louis one place higher at No.11.
* Maggie Linemann peaked at No.12 last week and now in her twelfth week on the chart her track “Pretty Girl” drops down four to No.16 but picks up a ▲Platinum certification.
* Justin Bieber leaves the Top 20 on two tracks this week, with his David Guetta appearance on “2U” dropping down five places to No.22, and his guest spot on the DJ Khaled former No.1 “I’m the One” is down four to No.23, and newly crowned 3x▲Platinum in sales.
* Selena Gomez and her “Bad Liar” track drop five places to No.30, whilst her “Fetish” song descends seven places to No.39 and her appearance on the Kygo hit “It Ain’t Me” dropping eleven chart-rungs to No.62.
* The three Camila Cabello entries this week also fall, with her guest spot on the Major Lazer track “Know No Better” down six to No.43, her first solo entry “Crying in the Club” is down ten to No.50 and her debut from last week “OMG” is down fifteen places to No.92.
* The latest Charli XCX song “Boys” falls down eleven spots to No.71.
* Kaleo score a ▲Platinum sales cert this week for “Way Down We Go”, down five to No.78.
* The only Gold (●) song for the week goes to MØ and her song “Nights with You” (HP-65), which is down ten places to No.81.
* Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” is down one to No.87 and spending its 139th week in the Top 100 to still be the longest charted single in ARIA/Australian chart history.
* This could be the last week for the song “Human” by Rag’N’Bone Man after its recent rise due to his national tour, as this week the 42-week running song falls thirteen places to No.93.
* Katy Perry and her “Swish Swish” drops twenty-two places to No.97.
Gavin Ryan reports with thanks to Australian-Charts.com
