Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on the weekly physical and digital sales and streams of singles.
The best-performing song of 2021 in Australia, "Heat Waves" by English band Glass Animals, also returned to number one after six weeks atop the chart in early 2021.
As It Was by Harry Styles was the best-performing song of 2022, spending a total of 8 non-consecutive weeks at number one.
[4] Six artists, Jack Harlow, Joji, Blackpink, Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha and Kim Petras, reached the top for the first time.
Elton John reached the top twice in the same year, with "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" and "Hold Me Closer".