List of number-one singles of 2017 (Australia) explained

The ARIA Singles Chart ranks the best-performing singles in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on the weekly physical and digital sales and streams of singles.[1] [2] In 2017, eleven singles claimed the top spot, including Clean Bandit's "Rockabye", which started its peak position in 2016, and Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You", which spent 15 non-consecutive weeks at number one, breaking the long standing record in chart history previously held by ABBA's "Fernando in 1976. Twelve acts, Harry Styles, DJ Khaled, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne, Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Sam Smith, Post Malone, 21 Savage, Camila Cabello and Young Thug, reached the top spot for the first time. Pink achieved her ninth number one with "What About Us",[3] and Taylor Swift achieved her fifth number one with "Look What You Made Me Do".[4]

Chart history

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The yellow background indicates the #1 song on ARIA's End of Year Singles Chart of 2017.
DateSongArtist(s)Ref.
2 January"Rockabye"Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie[5]
9 January
16 Januarybgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="13" style="text-align: center;""Shape of You"Ed Sheeran[6]
23 January
30 January
6 February
13 February
20 February
27 February
6 March
13 March
20 March
27 March
3 April
10 April
17 April"Sign of the Times"Harry Styles[7]
24 Aprilbgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;""Shape of You"Ed Sheeran[8]
1 May
8 May"I'm the One"DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo,
Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne
[9]
15 May
22 May"Despacito"Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber[10]
29 May
5 June
12 June
19 June
26 June
3 July
10 July
17 July
24 July
31 July
7 August
14 August
21 August"What About Us"Pink[11]
28 August
4 September"Look What You Made Me Do"Taylor Swift[12]
11 September
18 September"Too Good at Goodbyes"Sam Smith[13]
25 September
2 October"Rockstar"Post Malone featuring 21 Savage[14]
9 October
16 October
23 October
30 October
6 November
13 November
20 November"Havana"Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug[15]
27 November
4 December
11 December"Perfect"Ed Sheeran[16]
18 December
25 December

Number-one artists

PositionArtistWeeks at No. 1
1Ed Sheeran18
2Justin Bieber (as featuring)15
3Luis Fonsi13
3Daddy Yankee13
4Post Malone7
421 Savage (as featuring)7
5Camila Cabello3
5Young Thug (as featuring)3
6Clean Bandit2
6Sean Paul (as featuring)2
6Anne-Marie (as featuring)2
6DJ Khaled2
6Quavo (as featuring)2
6Chance the Rapper (as featuring)2
6Lil Wayne (as featuring)2
6Pink2
6Taylor Swift2
6Sam Smith2
7Harry Styles1

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chart FAQs. Australian Recording Industry Association. 31 December 2016.
  2. Web site: ARIA to include streaming in charts. The Sydney Morning Herald. White. Dominic. 5 November 2014. 31 August 2017.
  3. Paul Kelly, Pink Rule Australia's Charts. Billboard. Brandle. Lars. 21 August 2017. 31 August 2017.
  4. Web site: Australian Charts: Taylor Swift Owns The Singles Chart. Noise11. Ryan. Gavin. 4 September 2017. 9 September 2017.
  5. Web site: Australian Charts: Clean Bandit Still Topping ARIA Singles. Noise11. Ryan. Gavin. 9 January 2017. 17 April 2017.
  6. Web site: Australian Charts: Ed Sheeran Continues To Dominate ARIA Singles. Noise11. Ryan. Gavin. 10 April 2017. 17 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Australian Charts: Harry Styles Replaces Ed Sheeran At No 1. Noise11. Ryan. Gavin. 17 April 2017. 15 July 2017.
  8. Web site: Australian Charts: Ed Sheeran Sets Record For No 1 With 'Shape Of You'. Noise11. Ryan. Gavin. 1 May 2017. 15 July 2017.
  9. Web site: Australian Charts: Bieber Boosts DJ Khaled Into Second Week Topping Singles Chart. Noise11. Ryan. Gavin. 15 May 2017. 15 July 2017.
  10. Web site: Australian Charts: Luis Fonsi and Friends Continues To Dominate Singles Chart. Noise11. Ryan. Gavin. 14 August 2017. 31 August 2017.
  11. Web site: Australian Charts: Pink Stays A Second Week At No 1. Noise11. Ryan. Gavin. 28 August 2017. 21 October 2017.
  12. Web site: Australian Charts: Taylor Swift Has No 1 and No 3 Song. Noise11. Ryan. Gavin. 11 September 2017. 21 October 2017.
  13. Web site: Australian Charts: Sam Smith Too Good At Goodbyes Hangs In At No 1. Noise11. Ryan. Gavin. 24 September 2017. 21 October 2017.
  14. Web site: Australian Singles: Post Malone 'Rockstar' Spends 7th Week at No 1. Noise11. Ryan. Gavin. 13 November 2017. 19 February 2018.
  15. Web site: Australian Singles: Camila Cabello Stays At No 1. Noise11. Ryan. Gavin. 3 December 2017. 18 February 2018.
  16. Web site: Australian Charts: Ed Sheeran Has A Perfect No 1. Noise11. Ryan. Gavin. 25 December 2017. 18 February 2018.