The wrap-up of Australian music sales for 2010 shows that the oldies are selling better than new music on the ARIA.
Four of the Top 5 albums contain songs from ‘long ago”. Pink and Bon Jovi held down no. 1 and no. 4 respectively with repackaged hits; Susan Boyle was at no.2 and no. 5 with covers.
The only other act in the top 5 was superstar rapper Eminem, who we first heard of back in 1999.
Only position 8 featured a debut album. Mumford & Sons ‘Sigh No More’ is their first album. Even Lady Gaga’s ‘The Fame Monster’ at 6 was a repackaged version of her debut record.
Michael Buble’s ‘Crazy Love’ was at no. 9. Again it is an album of mostly old songs.
Even k.d. lang made the Top 20. ‘Recollections’ is an album of songs recorded across her past 20 year career. The album is at no. 14.
Guy Sebastian also proved the theory “everything old is new again” with his greatest hits album ‘Twenty Ten’ coming in at no. 27.
Then there is that thing called ‘Glee’. Its format of “parents songs repackaged for kids” features at no’s, 21, 29, 31, 41 and 64.
ARIA today released the official Top 100 albums and singles of 2010. Check it out here:
ARIA TOP 100 ALBUMS AND SINGLES OF 2010
Albums
1 GREATEST HITS... SO FAR P!nk
2 I DREAMED A DREAM Susan Boyle
3 RECOVERY Eminem
4 BON JOVI GREATEST HITS Bon Jovi
5 THE GIFT Susan Boyle
6 THE FAME MONSTER Lady Gaga
7 DOWN THE WAY Angus & Julia Stone
8 SIGH NO MORE Mumford & Sons
9 CRAZY LOVE Michael Buble
10 TEENAGE DREAM Katy Perry
11 ANIMAL Ke$ha
12 MY WORLDS Justin Bieber
13 BETWEEN TWO LUNGS Florence + The Machine
14 RECOLLECTION k.d. lang
15 SPEAK NOW Taylor Swift
16 COME AROUND SUNDOWN Kings Of Leon
17 FEARLESS Taylor Swift
18 DUET Ronan Keating
19 ALTIYAN CHILDS Altiyan Childs
20 APRIL UPRISING The John Butler Trio
21 VOLUME 4 Glee Cast
22 RAYMOND V RAYMOND Usher
23 LOUD Rihanna
24 BIRDS OF TOKYO Birds Of Tokyo
25 JASON DERULO Jason Derulo
26 THE E.N.D The Black Eyed Peas
27 TWENTY TEN Guy Sebastian
28 CONDITIONS The Temper Trap
29 GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOLUME 3 SHOWSTOPPERS Glee Cast
30 SAVE ME, SAN FRANCISCO Train
31 GLEE: THE MUSIC - SEASON ONE - VOLUME 1 Soundtrack
32 GOLDEN RULE Powderfinger
33 A THOUSAND SUNS Linkin Park
34 FUNHOUSE P!nk
35 SLASH Slash
36 SOME KIND OF TROUBLE James Blunt
37 RUNNING ON AIR Bliss N Eso
38 THE RESISTANCE Muse
39 ONE LOVE David Guetta
40 FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT Adam Lambert
41 GLEE: THE MUSIC - SEASON ONE - VOLUME 2 Soundtrack
42 THE BEGINNING The Black Eyed Peas
43 I BELIEVE YOU LIAR Washington
44 IRON MAN 2 AC/DC
45 DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS Bruno Mars
46 IT'S NOT ME, IT'S YOU Lily Allen
47 TO THE SEA Jack Johnson
48 BATTLE STUDIES John Mayer
49 IMMERSION Pendulum
50 GREATEST HITS Foo Fighters
51 GREATEST HITS Guns N' Roses
52 RATED R Rihanna
53 SCIENCE & FAITH The Script
54 HE WILL HAVE HIS WAY - THE SONGS OF TIM & NEIL FINN Various
55 APHRODITE Kylie Minogue
56 CELEBRATING 50 GLORIOUS YEARS Hamish & Andy
57 FLY ME TO THE MOON...THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK: VOLUME V Rod Stewart
58 ASYLUM Disturbed
59 THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE Soundtrack
60 JACK John Farnham
61 I AM... SASHA FIERCE Beyonce
62 WE ARE BORN Sia
63 ESSENTIAL MICHAEL JACKSON Michael Jackson
64 GLEE: THE MUSIC: THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM Glee Cast
65 PLASTIC BEACH Gorillaz
66 GET CLOSER Keith Urban
67 MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY Kanye West
68 LITTLE BIRD Kasey Chambers
69 CONTRA Vampire Weekend
70 HAZARDOUS Vanessa Amorosi
71 EUPHORIA Enrique Iglesias
72 REMEMBER CAT STEVENS Cat Stevens
73 GUITAR HEAVEN: THE GREATEST GUITAR CLASSICS OF ALL TIME Santana
74 COMPASS Mark Vincent
75 WRAPPED UP GOOD The McClymonts
76 DARK HORSE Nickelback
77 BRAND NEW EYES Paramore
78 TRIPLE J'S LIKE A VERSION 6 Various
79 RAGE AND RUIN Jimmy Barnes
80 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKQUEL Soundtrack
81 NEED YOU NOW Lady Antebellum
82 SOULBOOK Rod Stewart
83 VEGAS SONGS FROM SIN CITY Human Nature
84 MICHAEL Michael Jackson
85 ROKSTARR Taio Cruz
86 ONLY BY THE NIGHT Kings Of Leon
87 THIS IS WAR Thirty Seconds To Mars
88 THIS IS BAT COUNTRY Short Stack
89 THE GREAT TENOR SONGBOOK Mark Vincent
90 WONDER Lisa Mitchell
91 DREAMS Neil Diamond
92 OCEAN EYES Owl City
93 CRADLESONG Rob Thomas
94 ONE OF THE BOYS Katy Perry
95 MIDNIGHT REMEMBER Little Red
96 AS DAY FOLLOWS NIGHT Sarah Blasko
97 INNERSPEAKER Tame Impala
98 GREATEST HITS Bruce Springsteen
99 ILLUMINATIONS Josh Groban
100 DEEP BLUE Parkway Drive
Singles
1 LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE Eminem Feat. Rihanna
2 OMG Usher Feat. will.i.am
3 DYNAMITE Taio Cruz
4 HEY, SOUL SISTER Train
5 CALIFORNIA GURLS Katy Perry Feat. Snoop Dogg
6 FIREFLIES Owl City
7 ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) Rihanna
8 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE Bruno Mars
9 TEENAGE DREAM Katy Perry
10 DJ GOT US FALLIN' IN LOVE Usher Feat. Pitbull
11 AIRPLANES B.o.B Feat. Hayley Williams
12 TIK TOK Ke$ha
13 IN MY HEAD Jason Derulo
14 I LIKE IT Enrique Iglesias Feat. Pitbull
15 REPLAY Iyaz
16 JUST A DREAM Nelly
17 RAISE YOUR GLASS P!nk
18 CLUB CAN'T HANDLE ME Flo Rida Feat. David Guetta
19 EMPIRE STATE OF MIND Jay-Z Feat. Alicia Keys
20 TELEPHONE Lady Gaga Feat. Beyonce
21 COOLER THAN ME Mike Posner
22 NOT AFRAID Eminem
23 F U Cee-Lo Green
24 FIREWORK Katy Perry
25 WE R WHO WE R Ke$ha
26 BAD ROMANCE Lady Gaga
27 LIKE A G6 Far East Movement Feat. Cataracs & Dev
28 THE TIME (DIRTY BIT) The Black Eyed Peas
29 MEMORIES David Guetta Feat. Kid Cudi
30 BILLIONAIRE Travie McCoy Feat. Bruno Mars
31 BREAK YOUR HEART Taio Cruz
32 GRENADE Bruno Mars
33 RUDE BOY Rihanna
34 WE NO SPEAK AMERICANO Yolanda Be Cool & DCup
35 BABY Justin Bieber Feat. Ludacris
36 IF I HAD YOU Adam Lambert
37 I LIKE THAT Richard Vission & Static Revenger Feat. Luciana
38 RIDIN' SOLO Jason Derulo
39 GETTIN' OVER YOU David Guetta Feat. Chris Willis, Fergie & LMFAO
40 WHATAYA WANT FROM ME Adam Lambert
41 BLAH BLAH BLAH Ke$ha
42 WHO'S THAT GIRL Guy Sebastian Feat. Eve
43 WHATCHA SAY Jason Derulo
44 MAGIC B.o.B Feat. Rivers Cuomo
45 TAKE IT OFF Ke$ha
46 LITTLE LION MAN Mumford & Sons
47 PLANS Birds Of Tokyo
48 JUST SAY SO Brian McFadden Feat. Kevin Rudolf
49 NOTHIN' ON YOU B.o.B Feat. Bruno Mars
50 ALEJANDRO Lady Gaga
51 YOUR LOVE IS MY DRUG Ke$ha
52 HEARTBEAT Enrique Iglesias Feat. Nicole Scherzinger
53 I GOTTA FEELING The Black Eyed Peas
54 SMILE Uncle Kracker
55 YEAH 3X Chris Brown
56 SWEET DISPOSITION The Temper Trap
57 BARBRA STREISAND Duck Sauce
58 IF WE EVER MEET AGAIN Timbaland Feat. Katy Perry
59 3 WORDS Cheryl Cole Feat. Will.i.am
60 BLACK BOX Stan Walker
61 HEY BABY (DROP IT TO THE FLOOR) Pitbull Feat. T-Pain
62 DO YOU REMEMBER? Jay Sean
63 YOU'VE GOT THE LOVE Florence + The Machine
64 HAVEN'T MET YOU YET Michael Buble
65 I MADE IT (CASH MONEY HEROES) Kevin Rudolf Feat. Birdman, Jay Sean & Lil Wayne
66 DOWN Jay Sean Feat. Lil Wayne
67 FREEFALLIN' Zoe Badwi
68 ROCK THAT BODY The Black Eyed Peas
69 BIG JET PLANE Angus & Julia Stone
70 OPPOSITE OF ADULTS Chiddy Bang
71 FOR THE FIRST TIME The Script
72 TODAY WAS A FAIRYTALE Taylor Swift
73 SATURDAY NIGHT Jessica Mauboy Feat. Ludacris
74 EENIE MEENIE Sean Kingston Feat. Justin Bieber
75 THE ONLY EXCEPTION Paramore
76 MY FIRST KISS 3OH!3 Feat. Ke$ha
77 TIK TOK (PARODY) The Midnight Beast
78 PLANETS Short Stack
79 DANCE THE WAY I FEEL Ou Est Le Swimming Pool
80 MR MYSTERIOUS Vanessa Amorosi Feat. Seany B
81 IMMA BE The Black Eyed Peas
82 LIKE IT'S HER BIRTHDAY Good Charlotte
83 STARSTRUKK 3OH!3 Feat. Katy Perry
84 SEXY BITCH David Guetta Feat. Akon
85 CLOSER TO THE EDGE 30 Seconds To Mars
86 MINE Taylor Swift
87 ROCK IT Little Red
88 STAY THE NIGHT James Blunt
89 UNDISCLOSED DESIRES Muse
90 ART OF LOVE Guy Sebastian Feat. Jordin Sparks
91 WHO'S THAT CHICK David Guetta Feat. Rihanna
92 LYING Amy Meredith
93 F**KIN' PERFECT P!nk
94 ONE TIME Justin Bieber
95 PARTY IN THE U.S.A. Miley Cyrus
96 HOTEL ROOM SERVICE Pitbull
97 TAKE YOUR SHIRT OFF T-Pain
98 MEET ME HALFWAY The Black Eyed Peas
99 SHUT IT DOWN Pitbull
100 THIS AIN'T A LOVE SONG Scouting For Girls
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