It’s another double for Olivia Dean on the ARIA Charts, as the British singer and songwriter holds top spot on both the national singles and albums tallies.
When the latest frames where published Friday, Jan. 9, Dean’s sophomore album The Art Of Loving (via Universal) led the way for the sixth non-consecutive week, while “Man I Need” tops the singles tally for the eighth consecutive week.
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Ninajirachi (real name: Nina Wilson) finished 2025 in a flurry, nabbing awards left and right for her debut album I Love My Computer (NLV Records). The new year brings a new high for the collection, as it vaults 36-12, besting its previous peak of No. 18 from last August.
I Love My Computer is the nation’s best-seller on vinyl this week, and it’s the highest-ranked of six homegrown titles on the ARIA Albums Chart. Ninajirachi’s impressive haul on the awards circuit include three ARIA Awards, the Australian Music Prize, the J Awards for Australian album of the year and the inaugural NSW Music Prize for breakthrough artist of the year.
Grammy Award-winning South African singer and songwriter Tyla has a belated entry on the ARIA Top 50, as her self-titled Sony Music debut appears at No. 48. The collection was released in March 2024 and enjoyed top 40 appearances soon after in the United States (No. 24) and United Kingdom (No. 19).
Stranger Things has had a strange habit of reigning music careers, none more explosive than Kate Bush, whose ‘80s release “Running Up That Hill” became a chart leader around the globe in 2022 when it was synced to pivotal moments in season four.
As the popular Netflix series wraps up, a lift for “End Of Beginning” (AWAL) by Djo, the stage name for Joe Keery, who played Steve Harrington in the Duffer brothers’ throwback sci-fi. “End Of Beginning” improves 14-4 on the ARIA Singles Chart, just one place below its peak position. The final episode of Stranger Things, “Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up,” dropped on New Year’s Eve.
There’s a double hit for international girl group Katseye, as “Gabriela” (Interscope/Universal) improves 34-31 and “Internet Girl” opens its account at No. 45. Based in Los Angeles, Katseye boasts members from the Philippines, South Korea, Switzerland and the United States and was formed in the 2023 reality TV series Dream Academy.
Katseye’s “Internet Girl” and Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” (at No. 46 via Sony Music) are the only new releases to make the grade on the ARIA Top 50, while Tame Impala’s “Dracula” (Columbia/Sony) is the only creation from the land down under, dipping 37-47.
