Australian frog croaking surpasses Harry Styles and Jimmy Barnes on ARIA charts

userDecember 10, 2022

The Frognoise album caused a major upset on Australia’s biggest music charts, pushing aside international superstars and household names as it claimed a top three spot.

The Bowerbird Collective, Australian Museum, and Native Amphibian album Songs of Disappearance debuted at No. 3 on the ARIA charts, almost knocking Taylor Swift off the top of the charts.

The album beat out Jimmy Burns’ new Christmas album, Blue Christmas, and pushed megastar Harry Styles’ latest release down from number three to number six.

Dr Jodi Rowley, Senior Research Fellow and Curator of Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Biology at the Australian Museum and UNSW, is thrilled with the results.

The Bowerbird Collective, the Australian Museum and Australian Amphibians have teamed up to create an album of unique frog sounds that has made it to the top of the ARIA Christmas Albums chart.

“This shows just how much Australia cares about our frogs and that their croaking sounds are truly beautiful, charming and mesmerizing!

“Australian Frogs have given Taylor Swift some money competition. It’s very exciting to see the Australian Frogs and their amazing calls in the spotlight!”

A similar Australian bird sounds album, released last year, peaked at number two on the charts, and the frog album revealed just how much Australians love animal sounds.