Kasey Chambers & Jimmy Barnes Head-To-Head For #1 Record

Two legends of the Australian music industry are going head-to-head for the number one record on this week’s ARIA Albums Chart.

The midweek chart figures are showing that country star Kasey Chambers’ Bittersweet and Jimmy Barnes’ 30:30 Hindsight (which sees the legendary Cold Chisel frontman team up with the likes of Keith Urban and The Living End) are both tracking towards top three debuts. One of them is likely to knock off Ariana Grande’s My Everything for the top spot as well, but it may come down to the final days of the week.

Chambers’ sales are being boosted from last weekend’s Gympie Music Muster festival while Barnes is on the promo trail this week. Barnes last had a number one with Double Happiness, which entered the chart in 2005, while Chambers’ Rattlin’ Bones with Shane Nicholson was a number one in 2008.

Two other Aussie legends appearing this week are AC/DC’s Phil Rudd, who will likely reach the top 20 with solo record Head Job, and John Williamson, whose Honest People may climb into the top 20 thanks to a Gympie slot.

Maroon 5’s V and Brad Paisley’s Moonshine In The Truck are also tracking well and could be top ten territory.

Further down Dead Letter Circus’ surprise EP Stand Apart is sitting in the 20-30 range, a solid effort given there was no lead-in.

Godsmack’s 100HP and Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons’ Jersey Beat: The Music Of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons will also debut in the top 50 as INXS’ The Very Best, The Eagles’ Selected Works: 1972-1999 and Paloma Faith’s A Perfect Contradiction experience sales boosts.

In the ARIA Singles Chart Eminem and Sia’s single Guts Over Fear will push up from 29 this week, while Redfoo’s New Thang, Jessie J featuring Nicki Miinaj and Ariana Grande’s Bang Bang and Pitbull featuring John Ryan’s Fireball are also climbing.

The only debut of note is Echosmith’s Cool Kids.