News 31 December 2016

Clean Bandit make it five in a row

Moves for The Chainsmokers, Justin Timberlake and more!

Clean Bandit make it five in a row

Moves for The Chainsmokers, Justin Timberlake and more!

It’s week five at the top spot of the ARIA Singles Chart for Clean Bandit’s ‘Rockabye’. The track is currently #1 on the UK Singles Chart for an eighth straight week.

The Weeknd holds #2 again with ‘Starboy’. It’s the single’s eleventh week at #2, breaking the ARIA Singles Chart record for most weeks spent at #2 without ever reaching #1. It claims the record from Maroon 5’s ‘Moves Like Jagger’ (#2 Aug. ’11), which spent ten weeks at #2.

Jumping up five spots, The Chainsmokers’ ‘Closer‘ returns to the top five for 22nd week. The duo has two other tracks in the top 50, with ‘All We Know’ and ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ sitting at #37 and #46 respectively.

With a move of seven spots to #9, Justin Timberlake’s ‘Can’t Stop That Feeling’ jumps back into the top 10 for a fourteenth week. The move comes as the Trolls soundtrack holds #6 for a second straight week.

George Michael’s passing has pushed Wham’s ‘Last Christmas’ (#3 Dec. ’84) back into the chart at #23. His solo hit ‘Faith’ (#2 Dec. 87) has managed to scrape in at #50.

Debuts:

#43: Pnau ‘Chameleon’ – Sydney electronic act Pnau release their first single in four years, ‘Chameleon’. It’s their first single from their forthcoming fifth album. ‘Chameleon’ is Pnau’s second track to hit the ARIA top 50, following on from ‘Baby’ (#34 Mar. ’08).