News 4 May 2019

Old Town Road gives Lil Nas X third week at #1

Moves for P!nk, Lil Dicky, Birds Of Tokyo and more!

Old Town Road gives Lil Nas X third week at #1

Moves for P!nk, Lil Dicky, Birds Of Tokyo and more!

American rapper Lil Nas X holds #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart for a third straight week with ‘Old Town Road’.
 
With Hurts 2B Human debuting at #1 on this week’s Albums Chart, its lead single ‘Walk Me Home’ moves back up the chart to #13. The album’s Khalid-featured title track has debuted at #48 this week.
 
As it notches up a seventh week in the Top 50, ‘Don’t Call Me Up’ by Mabel moves up one to score a new peak at #16.
 
After debuting at #46 last week, ‘Earth’ by American rapper Lil Dicky jumps up 29 spots to #17. The track features an all-star list of contributors including Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Halsey, Sia, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran and more. Lil Dicky first charted with ‘Freaky Friday’ (#4 Apr. ’18).
 
Five weeks into its chart run, ‘Good Lord’ by Perth band Birds Of Tokyo moves up six spots to crack the Top 20 for the first time at #19.
 
Amy Shark’s ‘Mess Her Up’ moves up four to #40 in its second week on the chart.

Debuts:
 
#2: Taylor Swift Feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco ‘Me!’ – Taylor Swift hits the Singles Chart for the first time in a year with ‘Me!’. Featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco, the track is the first to be released from Swift’s seventh studio album and becomes her first Top Ten since ‘Gorgeous’ (#9 Oct. ’17). It’s Swift’s 15th Top Ten single.
 
#30: SZA, The Weeknd & Travi$ Scott ‘Power Is Power’ – SZA, The Weeknd and Travi$ Scott join forces for ‘Power Is Power’. The single is the first to be released from the Game Of Thrones companion soundtrack From The Throne, which also includes tracks by The National, Mumford & Sons, Ellie Goulding and more.
 
#48: P!nk Feat. Khalid ‘Hurts 2B Human’ – As well as debuting at #1 on the Albums Chart, P!nk takes out a new Singles Chart entry with ‘Hurts 2B Human’. Featuring Khalid, the title track to the American artist’s eighth studio album is the second track from it to chart after ‘Walk Me Home’ (#11 Apr. ’19).
 
#50: Bazzi ‘Paradise’ – American singer-songwriter Bazzi scores a third Top 50 entry on the ARIA Singles Chart with ‘Paradise’. It’s one of two tracks he released April 2019, along with ‘Caught In The Fire’. Bazzi has previously charted with ‘Mine’ (#11 Mar. ’18) and ‘Beautiful’ (#15 Sept. ’18).