Reece Mastin has shaken off The X Factor Australia curse and zoomed into the Australian singles charts with a number 1 debut. “Good Night” outsold all the other songs this week, and is hopefully the first of many milestones for the talented teen.
Rewind one year and the best Altiyan Childs could muster was a number 8 position for “Somewhere in the World.” I’d argue that Altiyan’s song was much stronger, but clearly Sony knows what the single buying population wants.
Reece’s X Factor mentor Guy Sebastian isn’t doing too badly either. His single “Don’t Worry Be Happy” is sitting pretty at number 7. It’s not a cover of the Bobby McFerrin smash, but it’s every bit as catchy.
Aussies aren’t exactly taking the singles charts by storm, but it’s been some time since I’ve seen two local acts in the top 10. Hopefully with the ARIAs reminding us of all the great Australian talent around, we’ll see more songs cracking the top 10 in the coming weeks.
The same goes for the albums chart, which is also dominated by international acts. The best we could muster is Triple J’s Like a Version 7 sitting at number eight. Cold Chisel’s tour has also inspired fans to invest in the new best of disc. It’s sitting at number 10 on the charts.
Click below for this week’s ARIA top 10.
Top 10 Australian Singles
1. “Good Night” – Reece Mastin
2. “The A Team” – Ed Sheeran
3. “Sexy and I Know It” – LMFAO
4. “We Found Love” – Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris
5. “Good Feeling” – Flo Rida
6. “Dedication to My Ex” – Lloyd feat. Andre 3000
7. “Don’t Worry Be Happy” – Guy Sebastian
8. “What Makes You Beautiful” – One Direction
9. “Hangover” – Taio Cruz feat. Flo Rida
10. “Young, Wild & Free” – Snoop Dogg/Wiz Khalifa
Top 10 Australian Albums
1. Here and Now – Nickelback
2. 21 – Adele
3. Christmas – Michael Buble
4. Someone to Watch Over Me – Susan Boyle
5. Talk That Talk – Rihanna
6. Ceremonials – Florence + The Machine
7. Sorry for Party Rocking – LMFAO
8. Triple J’s Like a Version 7 – Various
9. The Twilight Saga – Soundtrack
10. The Best of Cold Chisel – Cold Chisel
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