By Peter Tuskan of RCS Media Monitors
Chart Highlights –– 21 August 2025
💿 Top Debut: Dean Lewis’ ‘I Hate That It’s True’ opens at #34
🔥 Heating Up: MK & Chrystal bring ‘Dior’ to the airwaves
📈 Peaking: ‘A Little More’ by Ed Sheeran adds +101 spins
Dean Lewis makes his return to the RCS Media Monitors National Radio Airplay Chart, debuting at #34 with new single ‘I Hate That It’s True’.
Support from KIIS and Nova helped drive the entry, positioning ‘True’ as the sixth-highest charting song by an Australian artist. Leading the local charge is still CYRIL, MOONLGHT & The La’s ‘There She Goes’, which dips five spots to #12.
US producer MK also breaks into the chart with ‘Dior’, opening at #38 with 195 spins. Featuring vocals from Chrystal, the track picked up strong support from 104.1 2Day FM (34 plays), CADA (26) and Fresh 92.7 (25).
Ed Sheeran continues his rapid climb with ‘A Little More’, jumping 35.8% in spins to land at #22 with 383 plays. Meanwhile, Justin Bieber takes over the top spot as ‘Daisies’ becomes the #1 song on Australian radio, nudging Sheeran’s ‘Sapphire’ from the summit.