Industry bodies, managers and music broadcasters now fear that in a world where most music consumption happens on global streaming platforms, emerging local artists will struggle while megastars like Harry Styles never leave the top 50. They're hits for a reason, but the chart success of old music has come at the expense of local artists.Īfter streaming upended the music industry, the number of Australian artists in the charts has this year plunged to its lowest level since the ARIA charts began, an analysis by ABC News has found. It's part of a trend that has also seen decades-old songs from artists like Kate Bush and Fleetwood Mac propelled into the charts off the back of viral cultural moments, while perennial favourites like The Killers' Mr Brightside seem impossible to dislodge. Every week this year, there have been more albums by Taylor Swift in the Australian top 50 than albums by all Australian artists combined.
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