Rihanna has made history this week, becoming the first act to top the Aussie charts on digital sales alone.
Her new song “Don’t Stop the Music” was not available as a physical disc, yet still managed to bump Leona Lewis’ “Bleeding Love” from the top spot.
Apparently record companies will release “Don’t Stop the Music” as a CD this week, but it doesn’t look like they really need to.
So is this further evidence that CDs are all but dead? As a proud CD buyer, I really hope not!
This is what else is happening on this week’s ARIA charts.
Australian Singles Charts
1. “Don’t Stop the Music” – Rihanna
2. “Bleeding Love” – Leona Lewis
3. “Pictures of You” – The Last Goodnight
4. “Piece of Me” – Britney Spears
5. “Crank That” – Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em
6. “Untouched” – The Veronicas
7. “Apologize” – Timbaland feat. OneRepublic
8. “Low” – Flo Rida
9. “No One” – Alicia Keys
10. “Don’t Hold Back” – The Potbelleez
Australian Albums Charts
1. Sleep Through the Static – Jack Johnson
2. Thriller – Michael Jackson
3. Watershed – k.d. lang
4. Spirit – Leona Lewis
5. Exile on Mainstream – Matchbox Twenty
6. Juno – Soundtrack
7. Good Girl Gone Bad – Rihanna
8. Timbaland Presents: Shock Value – Timbaland
9. Back to Black – Amy Winehouse
10. Hook Me Up – The Veronicas
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