ARIA Charts: Kerser gifts two straight Aussie #1s on the Albums Chart

Kerser’s A Gift & A Kers makes a #1 debut on the ARIA Albums Chart this week, marking a second straight week of #1 albums by Australians, the first time this has occurred in 2023. 

A Gift & A Kers is the 10th studio album from the Aussie rapper and his eighth top 10 album. On his success, Kerser said: “I just want to thank my fans for the ongoing support, it’s actually crazy. I would like to thank the ADA team at Warner and my management for all the support. We did it. Number 1!”
 
ARIA CEO, Annabelle Herd, said: “Kerser is a phenomenal example of independent artist success in Australia and someone whose career path we need to celebrate at a time where we search for more ways for artists to connect with Australian listeners. Huge congratulations are in order, especially as we hit two weeks in a row of Australian #1s!”

Rounding out the local debut successes are Trophy Eyes with Suicide and Sunshine, breaking the top 10 with a #8 debut, and Perfect World by Lastlings, new at #39. The 30th-anniversary edition of The Cruel Sea’s The Honeymoon Is Over also arrives at #23; it peaked at #4 in 1993.

Suicide and Sunshine is the fourth studio album and third top 10 from the Aussie punk band after Chemical Miracle got to #8 in 2016 and The American Dream also peaked at #8 in 2018. The second studio album from Lastlings marks a top 50 debut for the Australian electronic pop duo after First Contact topped out at #89 in 2020.

From abroad, The Good Witch by English singer-songwriter Maisie Peters debuts at #4, her second studio album and first to chart in Australia. Chemistry by Kelly Clarkson is new at #31, and Business Is Business by Young Thug debuts at #36, his best performance on the charts after Punk climbed to #26 in 2021.
 
It’s also a good week to be Taylor Swift. Off the back of the announcement of her 2024 Australian tour, it's estimated 4 million Australians were trying to secure a ticket for her Eras Tour in February of next year. Five of her albums sit in the top 10: Midnights climbs from #5 to #2, Lover is up from #11 to #3, 1989 rises from #9 to #5, Reputation is up from #13 to #6, and Folklore climbs from #16 to #10.
 
On the Singles Chart, it’s four weeks at #1 for Sprinter by Dave and Central Cee, which is its entire chart run. Taylor’s 2019 song Cruel Summer (her favourite track from the Lover album) flies from #29 to a new peak of #3, giving her three singles in the top 10: former #1 hit Anti-Hero is at #7 and Karma is at #8.

2023 ARIA Chart Toppers

Singles
January 2 Mariah Carey All I Want For Christmas Is You
January 9 Sam Smith & Kim Petras Unholy
January 16 SZA Kill Bill
January 23 Miley Cyrus Flowers
January 30 Miley Cyrus Flowers
February 6 Miley Cyrus Flowers
February 13 Miley Cyrus Flowers
February 20 Miley Cyrus Flowers
February 27 Miley Cyrus Flowers
March 6 Miley Cyrus Flowers
March 13 Miley Cyrus Flowers
March 20 Miley Cyrus Flowers
March 27 Miley Cyrus Flowers
April 3 Miley Cyrus Flowers
April 10 Miley Cyrus Flowers
April 17 Morgan Wallen Last Night
April 24 Morgan Wallen Last Night
May 1 Morgan Wallen Last Night
May 8 Morgan Wallen Last Night
May 15 Morgan Wallen Last Night
May 29 Morgan Wallen Last Night
June 5 Morgan Wallen Last Night
June 12 Central Cee & Dave Sprinter
June 19 Central Cee & Dave Sprinter
June 26 Central Cee & Dave Sprinter
July 3 Central Cee & Dave Sprinter

Albums
January 2 Taylor Swift Midnights
January 9 Taylor Swift Midnights
January 16 Taylor Swift Midnights
January 23 Taylor Swift Midnights
January 30 SZA SOS
February 6 Sam Smith Gloria
February 13 Taylor Swift Midnights
February 20 Paramore This Is Why
February 27 P!nk Trustfall
March 6 Harry Styles Harry’s House
March 13 Harry Styles Harry’s House
March 20 Miley Cyrus Endless Summer Vacation
March 27 Morgan Wallen One Day At A Time
April 3 Lana Del Ray Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd
April 10 Melanie Martinez Portals
April 17 Cub Sport Jesus At The Gay Bar
April 24 Metallica 72 Reasons
May 1 Morgan Wallen One Thing At A Time
May 8 Peach PRC Manic Dream Pixie
May 15 Ed Sheeran –
May 29 Lewis Capaldi Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent
June 5 Taylor Swift Midnights
June 12 Foo Fighters But Here We Are 
June 19 Niall Horan The Show
June 26 The Teskey Brothers The Winding Way
July 3 Kerser A Gift & A Kers

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