List of number-one singles of 2019 (Australia)

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The ARIA Singles Chart ranks the best-performing singles in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on the weekly physical and digital sales and streams of singles. [1] In 2019, 10 songs reached number one, with "Dance Monkey" by Tones and I the longest-running. Six acts, Swae Lee, Jonas Brothers, Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, Shawn Mendes and Tones and I, reached the top spot for the first time. With 10 weeks atop the chart, Tones and I's song "Dance Monkey" broke the record for the most weeks at number one by an Australian artist, which was previously held by Justice Crew's 2014 song "Que Sera". [2] In November, the song reached 16 weeks at number one, breaking the record for most weeks at number one in Australian chart history, previous held by Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" (2017). [3] It spent 21 weeks atop the chart. [4]

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American singer Lady Gaga (left) and American actor Bradley Cooper (right) returned to number 1 on the chart for a second time in March 2019 with their single "Shallow" after a critically acclaimed performance of the song at the 91st Academy Awards. It initially reached the top spot in October 2018.
American singer Billie Eilish earned her first number 1 single with Bad Guy". It spent two weeks at number 1 in April 2019. Billie Eilish 2019 by Glenn Francis.jpg
American singer Billie Eilish earned her first number 1 single with Bad Guy". It spent two weeks at number 1 in April 2019.
American rapper Lil Nas X reached number 1 with his debut single "Old Town Road", spending thirteen non-consecutive weeks at number 1. 191125 Lil Nas X at the 2019 American Music Awards.png
American rapper Lil Nas X reached number 1 with his debut single "Old Town Road", spending thirteen non-consecutive weeks at number 1.
American singer Mariah Carey returned to number 1 a year later with her 1994 single, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" which first topped the chart in December 2018. It was the final single to top the chart in 2019 and the final number 1 single of the 2010s. Mariah Carey WBLS 2018 Interview 4.jpg
American singer Mariah Carey returned to number 1 a year later with her 1994 single, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" which first topped the chart in December 2018. It was the final single to top the chart in 2019 and the final number 1 single of the 2010s.

Chart history

Key
Dagger-14-plain.pngIndicates best-performing single of 2019 [5]
Issue dateSongArtist(s)Ref.
7 January"Sunflower" Post Malone and Swae Lee [6]
14 January
21 January
28 January"7 Rings" Ariana Grande [7]
4 February
11 February
18 February
25 February
4 March"Shallow" Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper [8]
11 March
18 March"Sucker" Jonas Brothers [9]
25 March
1 April
8 April"Bad Guy" Billie Eilish [10]
15 April
22 April"Old Town Road" Dagger-14-plain.png Lil Nas X [11]
29 April
6 May
13 May
20 May"I Don't Care" Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber [12]
27 May"Old Town Road" Dagger-14-plain.pngLil Nas X [13]
3 June
10 June
17 June
24 June
1 July
8 July
15 July
22 July
29 July"Señorita" Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello [14]
5 August"Dance Monkey" Tones and I [4]
12 August
19 August
26 August
2 September
9 September
16 September
23 September
30 September
7 October
14 October
21 October
28 October
4 November
11 November
18 November
25 November
2 December
9 December
16 December
23 December
30 December"All I Want for Christmas Is You" Mariah Carey [15]

Number-one artists

PositionArtistWeeks at No. 1
1Tones and I21
2Lil Nas X13
3Ariana Grande5
4Post Malone3
4Swae Lee3
4Jonas Brothers3
5Lady Gaga2
5Bradley Cooper2
5Billie Eilish2
6Ed Sheeran1
6Justin Bieber1
6Shawn Mendes1
6Camila Cabello1
6Mariah Carey1

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