The BenniesMelburnian punk outfit The Bennies have nailed a hat trick across the Carlton Dry Independent Music Charts' Singles, Albums and Radio Play rankings, with a top 20 debut on each.
Respectively, the Heavy Disco EP claims #19, full-length Rainbows In Space slides in on the borderline at #20, and Heavy Disco — the single — steps out for the airwaves at #12.
The Bennies also manage the sole debut on the Singles chart, though they're joined by Pearls and Pretend You're Mine (#18) in the Albums stakes, with the Radio Play chart the only cabal to face a significant shake-up this week; debuts — including some new top-10 entries — come from Roland Tings (Pala, #8), Vallis Alps (Young, #9), Sia (Hostage, #10), Dorsal Fins (Mind Renovation, #15), Miami Horror (Love Like Mine, #18), and Kučka (Divinity, #20).
As for the historic heavy-hitters of the past several weeks and months, the Singles chart is still in thrall to Sia's dominance, with the enigmatic songstress claiming #1 and #3 for another week with Elastic Heart and Chandelier, while Chet Faker is still a prominent force, with songs at #2 (Talk Is Cheap), #10 (Gold), #11 (1998) and #12 (Drop The Game, with Flume). Sheppard's resilient Geronimo drops out of the top five to #6, overtaken by the upwardly mobile Vallis Alps' Young (now #5); that act's self-titled EP also makes the cut, nabbing #16 this week, up from #18.
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The Smith Street Band's acclaimed LP Throw Me In The River also makes a move up this week — it's now back inside the top five albums, up to #4 from #6, as Faker's iTunes Session release drops away to #7 to make room for Flight Facilities (Down To Earth, #2) and, uh, Faker again (Thinking In Textures, #3) to pitch up a spot, while Sticky Fingers (Land Of Pleasure) hold fast at #5 for another week.
