Tones & I Owned 2019 But Another Aussie Artist Dominated Last Decade's Music Charts

It was a huge year and decade for the Australian charts, with ARIA today revealing the results of the biggest songs and albums of 2019 and the 2010s.

While Byron Bay-based Tones & I ruled the Singles Chart in 2019 (with a record-breaking 21 weeks consecutively at #1 with Dance Monkey), it was ultimately US act Lil Nas X and his track Old Town Road that was the #1 single of the year. Dance Monkey comes in at #2 while Billie Eilish, Post Malone, Lewis Capaldi, Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello and Ariana Grande all pick up places in the top 10.

“Thank you Australia, 2019 is a year I will never forget," said Tones & I. "Even being in the ARIA Charts is a huge achievement and the fact that my country has supported me and kept me at number one is very humbling. Now let’s get ready for 2020."

Eilish's run continues over on the 2019 Album Chart with her hugely successful When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? taking out the #1 album of the year. It's a big year for international artists on the list, with Hugh Jackman the only Australian making the cut with his The Greatest Showman soundtrack coming in at #10, behind acts like Sheeran, P!nk, Gaga & Cooper, Queen, Taylor Swift, Grande and Malone.

Looking at the decade, it's UK singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and his track Shape Of You that takes out the biggest song of the decade. Impressively though, it's Australian artist Gotye and Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) that lands at #2 on the End Of Decade Singles Chart.

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This also makes Gotye #1 on the End Of Decade Australian Singles Chart and also sees his album Making Mirrors hit the End Of Decade Australian Albums Chart at #3.

“Sincere thanks to everyone who has listened to and supported my music over the years," said Gotye. "In some ways it feels like Somebody That I Used To Know and Making Mirrors came out more than a decade ago. And for anyone who’s wondering – yes, the follow-up album will be released in the next decade. Probably."

“It has been a decade of momentous change in the Australian music business, as we have shifted from physical CD sales to a streaming dominated market," adds ARIA CEO Dan Rosen.

"But through it all Australians kept buying, listening and loving music. The albums and singles in these ARIA Charts will be remembered as the soundtrack to a generation, and I thank and congratulate all the artists involved for shaping our decade."

See the full lists below.

ARIA End Of Decade Singles Chart - Top 10