As of early January 2026, the number 1 song in Australia on the ARIA charts appears to be "Man I Need" by Olivia Dean, holding the top spot from previous weeks, with other popular tracks including Taylor Swift's "The Fate of Ophelia" and "Golden" by Rei Ami and others, according to the ARIA Charts website and Acharts.co.
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Right now in Australia, the top songs are dominated by recent hits like Olivia Dean's "Man I Need," Taylor Swift's "The Fate of Ophelia," Djo's "End of Beginning," Benson Boone's "Beautiful Things," and Billie Eilish's "BIRDS OF A FEATHER," with tracks from Alex Warren, HUNTR/X, and sombr also charting high. The ARIA charts and streaming playlists show strong performance for these global hits and emerging favorites in early 2026.
This week's top songs feature hits like Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso," Rosé & Bruno Mars' "APT.," Billie Eilish's "BIRDS OF A FEATHER," Djo's "End of Beginning," and Benson Boone's "Beautiful Things," with artists like Teddy Swims, Gracie Abrams, and SZA also charting high, though specific chart rankings vary by country (e.g., US, UK, Australia) and platform.
The #1 trending song today varies slightly by platform, but "Die With A Smile" by Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars is huge globally and on pop charts, while "Man I Need" by Olivia Dean is a top hit in Australia, and "End of Beginning" by Djo is #1 on Spotify's global chart, showing different popular tracks across charts.
“End Of Beginning” by Djo remains at #1 on the Spotify global chart with 8.81 million streams.
There's no single "most popular" Australian song, as it depends on the poll, but INXS's "Never Tear Us Apart", The Easybeats' "Friday On My Mind", and Midnight Oil's "Beds Are Burning" consistently rank at the top in various polls like ABC's Hottest 100 of Australian Songs and Crikey. Other iconic contenders include Men At Work's "Down Under", Cold Chisel's "Khe Sanh", and Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know", showing a mix of classic rock, anthems, and global hits as favorites.
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The number one YouTube channel by subscriber count is MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson), who surpassed Indian music network T-Series in early 2025 and now leads with over 450 million subscribers, known for massive stunts, giveaways, and philanthropy. T-Series remains a strong second, followed by children's content creators like Cocomelon, making MrBeast the top individual creator on the platform, according to data from late 2025 and early 2026.
It became a global phenomenon, clocking up more than 16 billion views - YouTube's most watched video ever. That song was the incredibly catchy Baby Shark.
The "number one artist" depends on the metric, but currently, Taylor Swift is often cited as the top global artist, leading in Spotify streams and Billboard rankings for overall artist performance, while The Weeknd often holds the top spot for most monthly listeners on Spotify. Bad Bunny remains dominant in global streams for previous years and holds top album status, with Drake and Billie Eilish also consistently high.
Bad Bunny is once again Spotify's Global Top Artist
Rounding out the top five artists are Taylor Swift in second place (but first in the U.S.), followed by The Weeknd (third), Drake (fourth), and Billie Eilish (fifth).
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Spotify holds a 32% global market share in music streaming with 713 million monthly users. Institutional investors own 67.8% of Spotify; founders Ek and Lorentzon control major voting power. Shares of Spotify can be bought through a brokerage account using market or limit orders.
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The only songs in history to reach 4 billion streams on Spotify: • Blinding Lights — 4.93B • Shape of You — 4.46B • Starboy — 4B. Starboy.