Taylor Swift sweeps into the Australian file books, breaking a chart mark beforehand owned by the King of Pop, whereas Olivia Rodrigo nabs her third chief on the nationwide singles survey.
“Vampire” (by way of Geffen/Common) spreads its wings to debut at No. 1 on the ARIA Chart, following the lead of “Drivers Licence” and “Good 4 U,” which each reigned in 2021.
Rodrigo’s debut album from 2021, Bitter, additionally hit No. 1 in Australia, logging a complete of eight weeks within the penthouse. With “Vampire” flying excessive this week, Bitter soars 28-15. Rodrigo’s newest hit is the primary launch from the U.S. pop phenomenon’s sophomore LP Guts, due out Sept. 8.
With “Vampire” beginning atop the ARIA Singles Chart revealed Friday, July 7, the four-week unbroken reign of Dave and Central Cee’s “Sprinter” (Virgin Music/Common) is at an finish. “Sprinter” dips 1-2, whereas Swift’s “Merciless Summer season” (Common) works its magic within the Australian winter, holding at No. 3.
In every other week, Rodrigo would command the headlines together with her chart-topping feat.
That is no extraordinary week. It’s Taylor Swift’s week.
Swift dominates each lists, as “Anti-Hero” (up 7-6) and “Karma” (up 8-7) affect the highest 10 on the ARIA Singles Chart, whereas “Model” (reentering at No. 11) and “Clean House” (up 20-12) and a string of her hits ascend.
The U.S. pop celebrity’s dominance is outright on the ARIA Albums Chart, on which Swift completes an unprecedented sweep of the highest 5, led by Midnights, which bounces 2-1 for its thirteenth week at No. 1, ARIA experiences. The highest 5 is closed out by Lover, 1989, Fame, and Folklore, respectively, whereas Pink (Taylor’s Model) vaults 15-9.
Beforehand, Michael Jackson was the standard-bearer for dominance, notching the highest three albums within the week following his dying in 2009.
Swift-mania is a triggered by the overall ticket on sale for her The Eras Tour of Australia in 2024, produced by Frontier Touring.
TayTay will play her hits throughout seven live shows on the Melbourne Cricket Floor and Sydney’s Accord Stadium subsequent February, tickets for which went on sale to most people Friday, June 30. No additional dates will likely be added for the Australian tour, Frontier Touring has confirmed.
