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Katy Perry's Roar was a hit with Aussie fans last year.
Katy Perry's Roar was a hit with Aussie fans last year. Contributed
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We love a strong woman: Pink and Katy Perry top ARIA charts

by scronin
8th Jan 2014 11:30 AM

AUSSIES are crazy for Pink, with the US singer once again topping the ARIA charts for 2013.

Her album The Truth About Love is the top selling album in Australia for the second year running, making Pink the first artist to double up in consecutive years on the ARIA charts.

THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE: The truth is, P!nk's newest album was worth the wait. - Photo Contributed
Pink on to a winner with her album The Truth About Love. Contributed

Katy Perry's single Roar, which spent nine weeks in the top spot, was the best performing single of the year, while Kiwi sensation Lorde topped the new Streaming Tracks Chart with her single Royals.

The best performing Aussie artists of the year were Vance Joy with his single Riptide at No 12 and Flume with his self-titled album coming in at No 11.

Lorde's Royals: Kiwi teen Lorde is the first woman in 17 years to top Billboard's Alternative Songs Chart in the US for her song Royals.
Lorde's Royals: Kiwi teen Lorde is the first woman in 17 years to top Billboard's Alternative Songs Chart in the US for her song Royals.

Top 10 Singles of 2013

1. Katy Perry  - Roar

2. Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. & Pharrell - Blurred Lines

3. Passenger - Let Her Go

4. Avicii - Wake Me Up

5. Lorde - The Love Club EP Feat. Royals

6. Pink Feat. Nate Ruess - Just Give Me A Reason

7. Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky

8. OneRepublic  - Counting Stars

9. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Ray Dalton - Can't Hold Us

10. James Arthur - Impossible

 

Top 10 Albums of 2013

1. Pink - The Truth About Love

2. Katy Perry - Prism

3. Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox

4. Michael Buble - To Be Loved

5. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories

6. One Direction - Midnight Memories

7.Michael Buble - Christmas

8. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP2

9. Lorde - Pure Heroine

10. Passenger - All The Little Lights

 

Top 10 Streaming Tracks of 2013

1. Lorde - Royals

2. Avicii - Wake Me Up

3. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Ray Dalton - Can't Hold Us

4. Passenger - Let Her Go

5. Imagine Dragons - Radioactive

6.  Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. & Pharrell - Blurred Lines

7. OneRepublic - Counting Stars

8. Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky

9. Flume - Holdin On

10. Vance Joy - Riptide

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