Eminem and Rihanna score their second No.1 duet this week as “The Monster” climbs a spot to No.1 on the ARIA Singles Chart, giving both of them their eighth chart-topping single here, the song also achieving Gold (●) in sales.
“The Monster” becomes the 1011th No.1 single in Australia (1940 to 2013) and the 449th for ARIA (1983 to 2013), plus it’s the 33rd No.1 single for the Interscope label (and third this year after Redfoo and Robin Thicke). It’s the first time that the word ‘Monster’ has appeared in a summit-song and the track gives Eminem and Rihanna their eighth number one, moving them up to equal twelfth on the list of ‘Most No.1 Singles 1940-2013’ alongside Sammy Kaye, Dinah Shore, The Black Eyed Peas and Delta Goodrem.
“The Monster” also gives Eminem his 28th and Rihanna her 36th accumulated week at No.1 in Australia, with Eminem’s last No.1 here being “Love the Way You Lie” in July 2010, and Rihanna’s was “S&M” from February 2011.
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