The Official End of Year ARIA Charts have just been released.

Here’s how Vanessa placed:

#35 - ‘Perfect’ / Singles
#69 - ‘Somewhere In The Real World’ / Albums

Read this full post if you wish to see the full press release from ARIA, as well as all the results.

Flo Rida, Kings Of Leon and André Rieu top end of year charts

ARIA unveils 2008’s Top 100 Singles, Albums & Digital Tracks, Top 50 Music DVDs

“Low”, the double platinum smash from Flo Rida featuring T-Pain, has topped the ARIA 2008 Top 100 Singles and Digital Track Charts*. “Low” spent three weeks at number one, an incredible 19 weeks in the top 10 and 37 weeks in the top 50, ensuring it was the dominant single of 2008. Flo Rida also had a further two singles within the top 100 and the album “Mail On Sunday” landed at #66 on the ARIA 2008 Top 100 Album Chart*.

The number one album of 2008 came from Kings Of Leon – the US rock band’s fourth studio album “Only By The Night” outselling all other releases to claim top spot on the ARIA 2008 Top 100 Album Chart. The band’s dominance was clearly evident by the success of the first two singles lifted from the album, with “Sex On Fire” spending 4 weeks at number one during the latter part of ’08, finishing at #5 on the end of year chart, with “Use Somebody” at #30. Chalking up sales in excess of 350,000 units, “Only By The Night” spent 4 weeks at number one and has not left the top 5 since its release. Topping off an incredible year for the band, their previous albums “Because Of The Times” and “Aha Shake Heartbreak” landed at #46 and #81 respectively in the end of year chart.

P!nk’s “Funhouse” has placed at #2 in the ARIA 2008 Top 100 Album Chart. This is a position she attains for a third consecutive year, having finished the end of charts for both 2006 and 2007 with the album “I’m Not Dead” at 2. “Funhouse” debuted at number one back in November and has remained in this position for 9 consecutive weeks, the longest reigning number one album since 2001’s Moulin Rouge Soundtrack.

Along with Kings Of Leon, both Miley Cyrus and André Rieu finished with 3 albums in the ARIA 2008 Top 100 Album Chart. AC/DC leads the Aussie contingent with “Black Ice” at #3, the band contributing 13 different titles to the ARIA Top 100 Album Chart at various times throughout the year. Following AC/DC, the leading local artists on the end of year album chart are The Presets at #5 with “Apocalypso”, Gabriella Cilmi at #13 with “Lessons To Be Learned” and The Veronicas at #17 with “Hook Me Up”. Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu sits just outside of the top 20, with his ARIA Award winning album “Gurrumul” finishing at 21 for the year. Australian releases make up 25% of the 2008 ARIA Top 100 Album Chart.

In summary, the top 5 on the ARIA 2008 Top 100 Album Chart sees Kings Of Leon at 1, P!nk at 2, AC/DC at 3, Coldplay’s triple platinum seller “Viva La Vida” at 4, with The Presets rounding out the five.

The top 5 on the ARIA 2008 Top 100 Singles Chart displays Flo Rida featuring T-Pain at one, P!nk with “So What” at two, and leading the Australian artists, Gabriella Cilmi at 3 with “Sweet About Me”, the single having spent 5 weeks at number one through the year. At four is Leona Lewis with her debut single “Bleeding Love”, which was also on top for 5 weeks, and at five, Kings Of Leon’s “Sex On Fire”. Seven artists contributed three singles to the end of year chart – Flo Rida, The Veronicas, The Presets, Britney Spears, Chris Brown, Jordin Sparks and Rihanna.

The top 5 on the ARIA 2008 Top 100 Digital Track Chart saw Flo Rida featuring T-Pain at one with “Low”, followed by Kings of Leon at two with “Sex On Fire” and P!nk at three with “So What”. Jason Mraz came in at four with “I’m Yours” and Lady GaGa & Colby O’Donis at five with “Just Dance”, with Gabriella Cilmi again leading the Aussie pack at six with “Sweet About Me”.

André Rieu blitzed the ARIA 2008 Top 50 Music DVD Chart*, finishing the year on top with the multi-platinum smash “Live In Australia”. His music DVDs hold positions one to six on the chart, and he has no less than 7 titles in the top 10 and 21 in the chart overall. P!nk’s “Live From Wembley Arena” and “Live In Dublin” also made the top 10, as did Celine Dion with “Live In Las Vegas”.

ARIA Top 100 Singles 2008 07/01/08 - 29/12/08

POS TITLE Artist

1 LOW Flo Rida Feat. T-Pain

2 SO WHAT P!nk

3 SWEET ABOUT ME Gabriella Cilmi

4 BLEEDING LOVE Leona Lewis

5 SEX ON FIRE Kings Of Leon

6 I KISSED A GIRL Katy Perry

7 JUST DANCE Lady GaGa Feat. Colby O’Donis

8 NO AIR Jordin Sparks Duet With Chris Brown

9 I’M YOURS Jason Mraz

10 ALL SUMMER LONG Kid Rock

11 SHAKE IT Metro Station

12 DON’T STOP THE MUSIC Rihanna

13 WHEN I GROW UP The Pussycat Dolls

14 POKER FACE Lady GaGa

15 4 MINUTES Madonna & Justin

16 HOT N COLD Katy Perry

17 DREAM CATCH ME Newton Faulkner

18 PICTURES OF YOU The Last Goodnight

19 BLACK AND GOLD Sam Sparro

20 FOREVER Chris Brown

21 UNTOUCHED The Veronicas

22 DISTURBIA Rihanna

23 CRANK THAT Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em

24 BUBBLY Colbie Caillat

25 TAKE A BOW Rihanna

26 SEE YOU AGAIN Miley Cyrus

27 AMERICAN BOY Estelle Feat. Kanye West

28 CLOSER Ne-Yo

29 RUNNING BACK Jessica Mauboy Feat. Flo Rida

30 USE SOMEBODY Kings Of Leon

31 WITH YOU Chris Brown

32 APOLOGIZE Timbaland Feat. OneRepublic

33 VIVA LA VIDA Coldplay

34 ELECTRIC FEEL MGMT

35 PERFECT Vanessa Amorosi

36 TATTOO Jordin Sparks

37 LOVE SONG Sara Bareilles

38 PIECE OF ME Britney Spears

39 WORK Kelly Rowland

40 WOMANIZER Britney Spears

41 MY PEOPLE The Presets

42 DON’T HOLD BACK The Potbelleez

43 YOU Wes Carr

44 IF I WERE A BOY Beyonce

45 LIVE YOUR LIFE T.I. Feat. Rihanna

46 THIS HEART ATTACK Faker

47 NO ONE Alicia Keys

48 THAT’S NOT MY NAME The Ting Tings

49 KISS KISS Chris Brown Feat. T-Pain

50 7 THINGS Miley Cyrus

51 LOVE IN THIS CLUB Usher Feat. Young Jeezy

52 WHITE NOISE The Living End

53 TAKE ME ON THE FLOOR The Veronicas

54 SOBER P!nk

55 BETTER IN TIME Leona Lewis

56 LIKE ONLY A WOMAN CAN Brian McFadden

57 CRY FOR YOU September

58 PARALYZER Finger Eleven

59 STOP AND STARE OneRepublic

60 THIS LOVE The Veronicas

61 I HATE THIS PART The Pussycat Dolls

62 ELEVATOR Flo Rida Feat. Timbaland

63 WHATEVER YOU LIKE T.I.

64 WALKING ON A DREAM Empire Of The Sun

65 WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN’ 2008 Michael Jackson With Akon

66 DANCE WIV ME Dizzee Rascal Featuring Calvin Harris And Chrome

67 THIS BOY’S IN LOVE The Presets

68 VIOLET HILL Coldplay

69 IF I NEVER SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN Maroon 5 Feat. Rihanna

70 I DON’T DO SURPRISES Axle Whitehead

71 I NEVER LIKED YOU Rogue Traders

72 MERCY Duffy

73 ALIVE Natalie Bassingthwaighte

74 SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT) Beyonce

75 WON’T GO HOME WITHOUT YOU Maroon 5

76 NAUGHTY GIRL Mr G

77 ARE YOU WITH ME The Potbelleez

78 ONE STEP AT A TIME Jordin Sparks

79 INTO THE NIGHT Santana Feat. Chad Kroeger

80 TALK LIKE THAT The Presets

81 GET SHAKY The Ian Carey Project

82 I DON’T CARE Fall Out Boy

83 THE WAY I ARE Timbaland Feat. Keri Hilson

84 IN THE AYER Flo Rida Feat. Will.I.Am

85 HOW FAR WE’VE COME Matchbox Twenty

86 BIG GIRL (YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL) Mika

87 KANSAS CITY Sneaky Sound System

88 SHADOW OF THE DAY Linkin Park

89 FALL FOR YOU Secondhand Serenade

90 LET IT ROCK Kevin Rudolf Feat. Lil Wayne

91 LOVE LOCKDOWN Kanye West

92 PARTY PEOPLE Nelly Feat. Fergie

93 WHEN I’M GONE Simple Plan

94 BEAT IT Fall Out Boy Feat. John Mayer

95 GOTTA BE SOMEBODY Nickelback

96 CIRCUS Britney Spears

97 HAPPY ENDING Mika

98 KIDS MGMT

99 CLUMSY Fergie

100 IT’S NOT MY TIME 3 Doors Down

ARIA Top 100 Albums 2008 07/01/08 - 29/12/08

POS TITLE Artist

1 ONLY BY THE NIGHT Kings Of Leon

2 FUNHOUSE P!nk

3 BLACK ICE AC/DC

4 VIVA LA VIDA Coldplay

5 APOCALYPSO The Presets

6 MAMMA MIA! Soundtrack

7 EXCLUSIVE Chris Brown

8 DEATH MAGNETIC Metallica

9 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD Rihanna

10 WE SING. WE DANCE. WE STEAL THINGS. Jason Mraz

11 SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC Jack Johnson

12 THE FAME Lady GaGa

13 LESSONS TO BE LEARNED Gabriella Cilmi

14 SPIRIT Leona Lewis

15 DARK HORSE Nickelback

16 ORACULAR SPECTACULAR MGMT

17 HOOK ME UP The Veronicas

18 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR Soundtrack

19 BREAKOUT Miley Cyrus

20 WALTZING MATILDA Andre Rieu & Mirusia

21 GURRUMUL Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunuping

22 UNESSENTIAL LISTENING Hamish & Andy

23 THE PROMISE Il Divo

24 BACK TO BLACK Amy Winehouse

25 CIRCUS Britney Spears

26 SUMMER AT EUREKA Pete Murray

27 EXILE ON MAINSTREAM Matchbox Twenty

28 CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE Michael Buble

29 AND WINTER CAME… Enya

30 ONE OF THE BOYS Katy Perry

31 RATTLIN’ BONES Kasey Chambers & Shane N

32 HAND BUILT BY ROBOTS Newton Faulkner

33 DAY & AGE The Killers

34 TIMBALAND PRESENTS: SHOCK VALUE Timbaland

35 CHINESE DEMOCRACY Guns N’ Roses

36 I’M NOT DEAD P!nk

37 THRILLER Michael Jackson

38 ROCKFERRY Duffy

39 ABBA GOLD ABBA

40 INDESTRUCTIBLE Disturbed

41 CATCH THE WIND: SONGS OF A GENERATION Damien Leith

42 A SYMPHONY OF HITS Human Nature

43 AS I AM Alicia Keys

44 WATERSHED k.d. lang

45 WHITE NOISE The Living End

46 BECAUSE OF THE TIMES Kings Of Leon

47 HARD CANDY Madonna

48 STEP UP 2: THE STREETS Soundtrack

49 PACKED TO THE RAFTERS Soundtrack

50 I AM… SASHA FIERCE Beyonce

51 GOOD LOVIN’ David Campbell

52 ALL HOPE IS GONE Slipknot

53 DOLL DOMINATION The Pussycat Dolls

54 TWILIGHT Soundtrack

55 ECHOES, SILENCE, PATIENCE & GRACE Foo Fighters

56 ROCK N ROLL JESUS Kid Rock

57 THE 100 MOST BEAUTIFUL MELODIES Andre Rieu

58 THE PRIESTS The Priests

59 JORDIN SPARKS Jordin Sparks

60 A BOOK LIKE THIS Angus & Julia Stone

61 LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION Mika

62 HERE I STAND Usher

63 SAFE TRIP HOME Dido

64 THE DUTCHESS Fergie

65 FUTURE SEX/LOVE SOUNDS Justin Timberlake

66 MAIL ON SUNDAY Flo Rida

67 ULTIMATE SANTANA Santana

68 JUNO Soundtrack

69 SOMEWHERE IN THE REAL WORLD Vanessa Amorosi

70 A HUNDRED MILLION SUNS Snow Patrol

71 IT WON’T BE SOON BEFORE LONG Maroon 5

72 DELTA Delta Goodrem

73 GRAND NATIONAL The John Butler Trio

74 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT Linkin Park

75 DREAMING OUT LOUD OneRepublic

76 WE STARTED NOTHING The Ting Tings

77 COCO Colbie Caillat

78 IT’S TIME Michael Buble

79 SONGS OF LOVE & LOSS II Tina Arena

80 RISE AND FALL… RAGE AND GRACE The Offspring

81 AHA SHAKE HEARTBREAK Kings Of Leon

82 FOLIE A DEUX Fall Out Boy

83 BLACKOUT Britney Spears

84 TRUTH, BEAUTY AND A PICTURE OF YOU: BEST OF THE WHITLAMS The Whitlams

85 IN RAINBOWS Radiohead

86 ALIVE 2007 Daft Punk

87 HANNAH MONTANA 2 / MEET MILEY CYRUS Miley Cyrus

88 WALKING ON A DREAM Empire Of The Sun

89 2 Sneaky Sound System

90 BREED OBSESSION Gyroscope

91 PAPER TRAIL T.I.

92 THIS IS OUR GOD Hillsong

93 LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN Eagles

94 CHRISTMAS DUETS Elvis Presley

95 KEEPS GETTIN’ BETTER: A DECADE OF HITS Christina Aguilera

96 BEEN WAITING Jessica Mauboy

97 HANNAH MONTANA & MILEY CYRUS: BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCER Miley Cyrus

98 SOUL Seal

99 LIVE IN AUSTRALIA Andre Rieu

100 SONGS FROM THE SOUTH VOLUME 1 & 2 Paul Kelly

Physical Singles: 18

Australian Singles: 15

We’re guessing it might have something to do with Vanessa’s amazing performance at Carols By Candlelight.

In related news, ‘Perfect’ came in at #3 on the Take40 end of year charts. Sydney radio station 2dayFM counted down their top 100 songs of 2008 yesterday, with ‘Perfect’ coming in at #30. And the song also came in at #14 on SAFM’s Top 50 of ‘08.

[December 29, 2008 - The Daily Telegraph]

Now she hopes to top that by teaming with one of popular music’s most successful and oddest stars.

Amorosi is teaming up with Prince for a songwriting session. She met the diminutive pop star at LA venue The Viper Room in August.

Vanessa burst on to the airwaves with hits like Absolutely Everybody and Shine when she was 19, but was first discovered singing in a Russian restaurant by Mark Holden when she was 16.

Another Peice (NYE Live - 31/12/2000)

Time Filler (NYE Live - 31/12/2000)

Black Dog (NYE Live - 31/12/2000)

Long Way To The Top (NYE Live - 31/12/2000)

Turn To Me (NYE Live - 31/12/2000)

Interview (NYE Live - 31/12/2000)

Have A Look (NYE Live - 31/12/2000)

Absolutely Everybody (NYE Live - 31/12/2000)

REQUEST::::

+Behind The Scene’s of the ‘Have A Look’ AUS Music Video which was shown back in 1999 on an entertainment program called E! News.

+ ‘Turn To Me’ performed on channel [V] ‘by demand/whatuwant’. Also ‘Tent By The Sea’ performed acoustically during this TV appearance.

+ ‘Spin’ & ‘Dream’ performed on channel [V] ‘whatuwant’.

Friday Night Download

This Is Your Life

Helpmann Awards 2008, the performance AND the award presentation

ARIA Awards, Vanessa presents the award

ARIA Awards, Gabriella Cilmi knicks Vanessa’s license

See the hot new video, ‘My House’ here!
Check out the exclusive video for My House, here! The song is a cheeky one from Vanessa, full of innuendo and get-down grooves. Let Vanessa know what you think of the new video by posting a review on her website www.vanessaamorosi.com

The page they direct us to confirms that ‘My House’ will be the new single. No other details are known as yet, so far we have not seen any word of a physical single release, this may just be a digital/radio release. If you hear ‘My House’ on radio please let us know! The version used in the music video only has half of the second chorus, the chorus is repeated in the version found on the album. It also features Vanessa’s sister, Mellissa, as well as band members Paul, Johnny & Rod.

The e-newsletter also confirmed that Vanessa will be returning to LA in 2009, where she will write material for her next album.

[UPDATE: Tom from the Amorosi.org fan community found the following written in industry newsletter 'Portfolio & Reel' back in July 2008:

"Simon Bookallil has been busy shooting the gorgeous Vanessa Amorosi's new music clip for her next song "My House" shot in an amazing location in Maroubra the result is truly outstanding.."

Simon is mostly known for shooting TV spots for Fashion and Publications. If this information is correct, the My House video was shot prior to deciding to release 'The Simple Things' as a single. You can read the newsletter for yourself here.]

THE #1 MOST PLAYED SONG BY AN AUSTRALIAN ARTIST ON RADIO IN 2008 IS “PERFECT”
Vanessa’s soulful, heartfelt hit single ‘Perfect’ was the most played song by an Australian Artist on the 2008 National Airplay Chart (The Music Network - 22 December 2008).
‘Perfect’ peaked at #4 on the Motorola ARIA Singles Chart as well as achieving Platinum status.
Vanessa will be performing at Carols by Candlelight on Christmas Eve.

It then goes on to provide details of Vanessa’s upcoming appearances, as well as promotes ‘The Simple Things’.  While this would have been a great opportunity, Universal have still not confirmed any further releases next year.