Olivia Rodrigo bags a chart double in Australia, where Sour debuts at No. 1 on the national albums chart and “Good 4 U” lifts 2-1 on the singles chart.
The Weeknd, Harry Styles, Tame Impala Light up Australia’s 2020 Year-End Charts Billboard 1/18/2021 The Weeknd
While Australians were in lockdown in 2020, ruing the year when all travel was grounded and the live circuit went quiet, they were mostly listening to The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights.”
That’s just one of many takeaways from ARIA’s recently-published year-end charts, which break-out the biggest songs, albums, homegrown recordings, alongside genre surveys across dance, hip-hop, country releases and more.
Abel Tesfaye, the Canadian R&B star better known as The Weeknd, bagged a No. 1 album in Australia with his fourth studio set
Released in November 2019, “Blinding Lights” ruled the weekly ARIA Singles Chart for a full 10 weeks in 2020, longer than any other record during the year, earning him an ARIA Award nomination for best international act.