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21 unusual facts about ARIA Charts


AIR Charts

They are officially distributed alongside the ARIA Charts through The Music Network, a weekly subscription based Australian music industry trade magazine.

ARIA Charts

On 1 June 2013, radio program Take 40 Australia began broadcasting the ARIA top 40 singles on Saturday afternoons from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm AEST on the Today Network, before it is released on the ARIA charts website.

ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report which had been Australia's national charts since 1974.

Between the Days

The album produced Bainbridge's fifth top forty single on the ARIA Charts, and another top one hundred single.

Courtney Act

The single, "Rub Me Wrong", was released in 2004, which peaked at #29 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Dan Hall

With Taxiride, as guitarist, pianist and vocalist, he had a top 10 hit on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Singles Chart with "Get Set" and a No.

Erica Packer

Packer released the Natasha Bedingfield penned first single I Spy which failed to make any impact peaking at #57 on the ARIA Charts.

Gyan Evans

It peaked in the top 30 on the ARIA Albums Chart and provided, "Wait" (August), which reached the top 20 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Heli Simpson

"Don't Ask Me", was released as Simpson's debut single in 2004, which peaked at #16 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) singles chart.

Jenn Forbes

Forbes became successful as a songwriter when her song, "I Want You", was recorded by fellow Mushroom Records artist Toni Pearen—it became a top 10 hit on the ARIA Singles Chart

Jennifer "Jenni" Forbes is an Australian singer-songwriter based in Sydney, New South Wales; her song, "I Want You" was performed by fellow Mushroom Records artist, Toni Pearen and peaked in the top 10 on the ARIA Singles Chart in .

Joanne Accom

It reached No. 3 on the ARIA Charts, and became the highest selling single in Australia in 1999, earning her an ARIA award.

Kent Music Report

In 1988 the arrangement with ARIA ended and the ARIA Charts were produced in-house by the Association.

After 1988, the Australian Recording Industry Association, who had been using the report under license for a number of years, chose to produce their own charts as the 'ARIA Charts'.

Merril Bainbridge

The Garden was released in Australia on 31 July 1995, where it debuted at its peak position at number five on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and certifying two times platinum selling 140,000 copies around Australia.

Robyn Loau

From their debut single, Take It from Me, released in January 1992, the band's popularity skyrocketed, which peaked at number one on the ARIA Singles Charts.

Seth Sentry

On 30 September 2012 This Was Tomorrow debuted at #6 on the Australian Album chart and remained in the chart for five weeks.

That's the Thing About Football

Released in 1994, the song reached a peak of number 31 on the Australian ARIA Charts and is widely regarded as a classic in mainstream Australian sporting culture.

The Amity Affliction discography

The Amity Affliction have released three studio albums named Severed Ties, released in 2008, Youngbloods in 2010 which debuted at number 6 on the ARIA Charts, and Chasing Ghosts in 2012 which debuted at number 1 on the ARIA charts.

The Horses

It was released as a single on March 3, 1991 and reached No. 1 on the Australian charts.

Wrap Me Up

The single debuted at number 44 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart on the issue dated February 11, 1996, it later peaked at number 11 on the issue dated May 12, 1996 and spent a total of 22 weeks on the chart.


Bachelor Girl

The related album, Waiting for the Day (November 1999) appeared in the top 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart and achieved platinum certification from ARIA.

Daniel Amalm

In 1996, Amalm left Home and Away and recorded a single, 'Classical Gas', which was a top 30 hit on the ARIA Charts and No.5 on the Dance Charts; followed by 'Honey Dip Girl', which was voted No. 1 on Network Ten's Video Hits for 5 consecutive weeks.

DJ Bonez

The album debuted at 35 on the ARIA Urban Charts, was named album of the week by JB Hi-Fi, gained high rotation on several radio stations and won that year's award for best compilation from OzHiphop.com.

Elanora State High School

The band is touring the UK, Europe and the US at the moment, and have a Top 20 ARIA Chart hit "Just a Song About Ping Pong" off their forthcoming album "Yes Yes Vindictive".

Healing Is Difficult

The first single "Taken for Granted" peaked at #100 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and entered and peaked at #10 on the UK Singles Chart on May 28, 2000.

Jacinta Brondgeest

The single "Fly"(Dark Hours) had enough play on Australian radio that it landed Jacinta a writing gig for the Australian/Canadian children's television show The Saddle Club, which spawned the single “Wonderland”, which hit #17 on the Australian ARIA Charts.

Oxford Hustlers

Inaya Day produced by Mike Cruz / "Never Had Another Love " / Madtizzy Music (#10 ARIA Club Chart)

Some Kind of Bliss

It was a moderate commercial success, reaching the top forty on the Australian and United Kingdom singles charts.

Suicide Blonde

In the UK, the track reached a peak of #11 while it reached #3 in their homeland of Australia1 and #1 in Canada.

Wishing I Was There

 19 on the UK Singles Chart, top 30 on the ARIA Singles Chart and top 40 in New Zealand.