Sabrina Carpenter etches her name in chart history as the first leader on the all-new ARIA Albums Chart, as Man’s Best Friend roars to No. 1.
As previously reported, ARIA, the national labels trade body and charts compiler, undertook a major overhaul to its official chart methodology, the goal of which is to increase visibility for new music and Australian releases, and to invigorate an often-stagnate albums tally.
The main change sees titles two years or older moved from the main, weekly charts to a new dedicated catalogue chart, ARIA On Replay.
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Today’s the day, and the revamped albums chart, in particular, has a different look.
Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend bolts to No. 1, ahead of the soundtrack to Netflix film Kpop Demon Hunters and Stray Kids’ KARMA, respectively.
Under the new chart system, the ARIA Albums Chart welcomes 17 new entries and 45 re-entries to the top 100, while only 38 titles from last week appear on this frame.
The changes, ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd explained earlier this year, “will open up space in all the charts for new music and new Australian music.” She continued, “What we think we’re doing is giving more information to artists, to industry and people who are listening to new music and older music.”
The latest tally, published Friday, Sept. 5, features five Australian titles, including new releases from The Wolfe Brothers (Australian Made at No. 9) and Hayley Jensen (Country Soul at No. 14).
Over on the ARIA Singles Chart, “Golden” from the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack extends its reign to six consecutive weeks. “Golden” draws level with PSY’s 2012 smash Gangnam Style as the longest running No. 1 by a Korean artist, ARIA reports.
Meanwhile, the first No. 1 on ARIA’s Top 5 On Replay Albums tally is Sabrina Carpenter’s 2022 collection Emails I Can’t Send, and the first leader on ARIA’s Top 5 On Replay Singles survey is Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris,” originally released in 1998.
Check out the new charts at aria.com.au.
