Author: Lars Brandle

She wasn’t the queen of Christmas this year, though Mariah Carey does reign over Australia’s final chart of 2023 with “All I Want For Christmas Is You” (via Columbia/Sony). Carey’s holiday classic lifts 2-1 to close out the festive season Down Under, leading an all-Christmas top 5 on the ARIA Chart, published Friday, Dec. 29. […]

The Kid LAROI’s homecoming tour will have to wait. Raised in inner-city Sydney, now based in Los Angeles, the chart-topping singer and rapper was scheduled to play stadiums six cities across Australia and New Zealand in February 2024, for his The First Time Tour, presented by TEG Live and Nova. Those dates, however, will be […]

Taylor Swift is the queen of Christmas in Australia as 1989 (Taylor’s Version) retains the chart title for an eighth consecutive week. With that feat, 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (via Universal) is the longest running No. 1 album of 2023, outpointing Swift’s own Midnights, which led for seven non-consecutive weeks between January and July, ARIA reports. […]

Cher enters the U.K. history books — twice — as “DJ Play a Christmas Song” (via Warner Records) blasts to No. 20 on the national singles tally. The pop legend’s holiday number vaults 41-20 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, published Dec. 22, meaning Cher becomes the first solo artist to land top 40 hits with […]

Hackney Diamonds are forever, it would seem, as the Rolling Stones return to No. 1 in the U.K. The Stones’ latest album bumps 6-1 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, published Friday, Dec. 22, for its second non-consecutive week at the top. Featuring collaborations with Lady Gaga, Elton John Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney, and contributions […]

The Whamageddon didn’t transpire in the U.K., as “Last Christmas” (Epic) finally claims the coveted Christmas No. 1 spot. Wham’s holiday classic from 1984 holds at No. 1 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, published Dec. 22, for its first Christmas-time stint at the summit. According to the Official Charts Company, “Last Christmas” clocked up […]