News 12 August 2017

Despacito hits 13 weeks at #1

Big moves for Macklemore, French Montana and more!

Despacito hits 13 weeks at #1

Big moves for Macklemore, French Montana and more!

For the 13th week in a row, ‘Despacito’ by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee tops the ARIA Singles Chart. The Justin Bieber-featured track is also spending its 13th straight week at #1 in the US.

Moving up two spots from last week to #3, ‘Glorious’ becomes Macklemore’s fifth top three on the ARIA Singles Chart and first as a solo artist.

In its ninth week in the ARIA top 50, French Montana’s debut chart entry has landed in the top ten for the first time at #7. ‘Unforgettable’ has peaked at #3 in both the UK and US charts.

A move of seven spots to #13 for ‘Back To You’ gives former One Direction member Louis Tomlinson his highest solo peak to date on the ARIA Singles Chart.

This week’s Singles Chart also includes new peaks for Sam Hunt’s ‘Body Like A Back Road’ (#9), Maggie Lindemann’s ‘Pretty Girl’ (#12), Dua Lipa’s ‘New Rules’ (#20), Khalid’s ‘Location’ (#39) and Lauv’s ‘I Like Me Better’ (#45).

Debuts:

#38: Willy William & J Balvin ‘Mi Gente’ – The debut ARIA Singles Chart appearance for French singer/producer Willy William and Colombian singer J Balvin. ‘Mi Gente’ (Spanish for ‘My People’) has already become a hit across Europe and South America, hitting the top ten in counties such as Argentina, Italy, Chile, Germany Venezuela and more.

#48: Axwell & Ingrosso ‘More Than You Know’ – Swedish DJs Axwell & Ingrosso crack the ARIA top 50 for the first time with ‘More Than You Know’. The former Swedish House Mafia members began releasing music as a duo in 2014, scoring a number of hits across Europe since.