Singles
Justin Bieber claims a second week at number one on the ARIA singles chart with Peaches featuring Daniel Caesar and Given. Of the Canadian artist’s previous number one singles, What Do You Mean? spent four weeks on top, Love Yourself was there for seven weeks, and I Don’t Care with Ed Sheeran spent one week topping the chart.
The highest ranking Australian artist this week is Sydney rapper Masked Wolf with Astronaut In The Ocean at number five. He overtook fellow Sydneysider The Kid Laroi last week, but not by much – The Kid Laroi’s Without You comes in at number seven this week.
Notching up its third week in the Top 50, Lil Nas X’s Montero (Call Me By Your Name) continues its climb, moving up one spot to a new peak at number two. The track (and its controversial video) has given the rapper a second number one in the UK, US, Canada, and Ireland – the first being Old Town Road.
As Fearless (Taylor’s Version) debuts at number one on the albums chart, Taylor Swift scores three singles chart entries from the album. The highest ranking single is Mr. Perfectly Fine (Taylor’s Version), an unreleased song (and a musical time capsule) from Swift’s 2008 album Fearless. It debuts at number 19.
Love Story (Taylor’s Version) re-enters the charts at number 36, and Forever & Always (Taylor’s Version) debuts at number 45.
Other new entries to the chart this week are Rapstar by Polo G at number four, Kiss Me More by Doja Cat featuring SZA at number ten, Anywhere Away From Here by Rag’N’Bone Man and P!nk at number 43, and Bed by Joel Corry, RAYE, and David Guetta at number 48.
Albums
Taylor Swift takes out her eighth number one on the ARIA albums chart as she debuts in the top spot this week with Fearless (Taylor’s Version). The album is a re-recording of Swift’s second album, Fearless, and is the first of six re-recorded albums Swift plans to release in response to the master recordings of her back catalogue being sold.
It becomes Swift’s third number one album in Australia in the last year after folklore in August 2020 and evermore in December 2020. This makes her the first artist to have three different albums top the ARIA charts in a twelve-month period.
The 17 weeks between evermore first hitting top spot and the debut by Fearless (Taylor’s Version) breaks the record for least amount of weeks between different number one albums that Swift previously set with the 20 weeks between folklore and evermore.
Swift’s eight number one albums now places her second for the record for most ARIA topping albums by a female solo artist, sitting behind Madonna, who has eleven. She also now sits one release behind the record for the most consecutive number one studio albums, with Eminem having nine.
The highest ranking Australian album this week comes from the legendary Richard Clapton. Clapton scores his highest charting album ever in Australia, coming in at number three with the covers collection Music Is Love (1966-1970). The album features the ARIA Hall Of Fame member taking on tracks made famous by the likes of The Byrds, Neil Young, The Band, The Doors, The Lovin’ Spoonful, and more.
Ariana Grande’s Positions returns to the top ten following its issue on vinyl. As a result, Positions is number one on this week’s ARIA vinyl albums chart and number five on the main albums chart. It previously peaked at number two when it was released in November 2020.
This week marks the 70th week that the album Fine Line by Harry Styles has been in the charts. It’s also the 40th week for both 14 Steps To A Better You by Lime Cordiale, and the posthumous release Legends Never Die by Juice WRLD.
Other new entries to the chart this week are Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine by Brockhampton at number six, and Nearest Misses (Live) by Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes at number 38.
2021 ARIA Chart Toppers
Singles
January 4 24Goldn Mood
January 11 24Goldn Mood
January 18 Olivia Rodrigo Drivers Licence
January 25 Olivia Rodrigo Drivers Licence
February 1 Olivia Rodrigo Drivers Licence
February 8 Olivia Rodrigo Drivers Licence
February 15 Olivia Rodrigo Drivers Licence
February 22 Olivia Rodrigo Drivers Licence
March 1 Glass Animals Heat Waves
March 8 Glass Animals Heat Waves
March 15 Glass Animals Heat Waves
March 22 Glass Animals Heat Waves
March 29 Glass Animals Heat Waves
April 5 Glass Animals Heat Waves
April 12 Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & Giveon Peaches
April 19 Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & Giveon Peaches
Albums
January 4 Taylor Swift Evermore
January 11 Taylor Swift Evermore
January 18 Barry Gibb Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers’ Songbook
January 25 Illy The Space Between
February 1 Bluey Bluey The Album
February 8 The Kid Laroi Fuck Love (Savage)
February 15 Foo Fighters Medicine at Midnight
February 22 The Rubens 0202
March 1 Tash Sultana Terra Firma
March 8 Architects For Those That Wish To Exist
March 15 Kings Of Leon When You See Yourself
March 22 Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia
March 29 Justin Bieber Justice
April 5 Skegss Rehearsal
April 12 Justin Bieber Justice
April 19 Taylor Swift Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
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