By Peter Tuskan of RCS Media Monitors
Chart Highlights –– 30 April 2026
🥇 New Leader: KATO hits #1 with ‘Turn The Lights Off’
📈 On The Move: Taylor Swift claims a Top 5 spot with ‘Elizabeth Taylor’
🥶 Cooling Down: KIIS, Hit pull back support for ‘Drive Safe’
‘Turn The Lights Off’ by KATO ft. Jon is the most-played song on Australian radio this week. The song ascends to #1 on the airplay chart, mustering up 949 spins (-2.3%), overtaking Olivia Dean’s ‘So Easy (To Fall In Love)’.
KIIS Sydney and Melbourne stood out with 50 spins each, while 11 other radio stations notched up 40+ spins for ‘Turn The Lights Off’ this week.
Taylor is moving swiftly up the chart with ‘Elizabeth Taylor’ finding a new peak at #5. It’s the third single from The Life Of A Showgirl to reach the Top 5, alongside ‘The Fate Of Ophelia’ (#1) and ‘Opalite’ (#4).
Myles Smith & Niall Horan’s ‘Drive Safe’ slips four spots to #22 following a -26.3% drop in spins. KIIS106.5 and KIIS101.1 had reduced spins this week, as did the Hit Network.