Aussies are well represented in this list.

Can we not classify Brian McFadden as Australian...

Or Damien Leith..

Or Reece Mastin. Can we deport him? lol

Good idea Grant! I'd also like to get rid of Guy Sebastian though, never liked him

Oh noes. Not the Guyster. The current crop of talent shows may be lost on me but I was an Australian Idol fanboi back in the day. heh

Could it be Adele with Skyfall next week at No.1?

http://www.apple.com/euro/itunes/charts/top10songs.html

It could...!

Rain~Straight Lines=5 Idol #1 debuts+only 5 oz debuts in just under 3 years

*added no. of #1 debuts YOY + reality show stuffs

2005 must have been a great year for singles IIRC, 17 #1 debuts! It was kind of the last year I listened to radio FT before just focusing on an mp3 collection.

Was vvv surprised at the string of debuts that followed American Pie in 2000, for me it was weird seeing in the ARIA Report decade ending 31/12/99 all the #1 single debuts but not personally witnessing any 'til AP, still don't know the reason for the sudden jump in sales, most singles were still always really $4.95 at the time...
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Nation...how is Battle Scars the 23rd Idol #1? I'm very confused.

I reckon our 100th debut could in fact be the X-Factor winner 2012...
Kelly Clarkson could also have a chance too.

Casey Donovan should be 9th Idol (curently 10th Idol) and Anthony's The Prayer should be 10th Idol (curerently not identifed as an Idol)

And Reece should be 1st and 2nd XF unless of course you are including overseas XFs that hit the top but did not debut there. Which would possibly also account for Battle Sars being the 23rd Idol - no idea how many Idol related hits have got there

1	BARDOT - Poison	Popstars (Series One)
2	SCANDAL'US - Me, Myself & I	Popstars (Series Two)
3	SCOTT CAIN - I'm Moving On	Popstars (Series Three)
4	AUSTRALIAN IDOL - FINAL 12 - Rise Up	Australian Idol (Series One)
5	GUY SEBASTIAN - Angels Brought Me Here	Australian Idol (Series One)
6	SHANNON NOLL - What About Me	Australian Idol (Series One)
7	GUY SEBASTIAN - All I Need Is You	Australian Idol (Series One)
8	SHANNON NOLL - Learn To Fly	Australian Idol (Series One)
9	PAULINI - Angel Eyes	Australian Idol (Series One)
10	COSIMA - When The War Is Over	Australian Idol (Series One)
11	GUY SEBASTIAN - Out With My Baby	Australian Idol (Series One)
12	JOEL TURNER & THE MODERN DAY POETS - These Kids...	Australian Idol (Series One)
13	CASEY DONOVAN - Listen With Your Heart	Australian Idol (Series Two)
14	ANTHONY CALLEA - The Prayer	Australian Idol (Series Two)
15	ANTHONY CALLEA - Rain	Australian Idol (Series Two)
16	SHANNON NOLL - Shine	Australian Idol (Series One)
17	KATE DEARAUGO - Maybe Tonight	Australian Idol (Series Three)
18	LEE HARDING - Wasabi	Australian Idol (Series Three)
19	DAMIEN LEITH - Night Of My Life	Australian Idol (Series Four)
20	LEONA LEWIS - Bleeding Love	The X Factor (Series Three) [UK]
21	JORDIN SPARKS & CHRIS BROWN - No Air	American Idol (Series Six)
22	WES CARR - You	Australian Idol (Series Six)
23	JESSICA MAUBOY - Burn	Australian Idol (Series Four)
24	GUY SEBASTIAN - Like It Like That	Australian Idol (Series One)
25	GUY SEBASTIAN & EVE - Who's That Girl	Australian Idol (Series One)
26	KELLY CLARKSON - Mr. Know It All	American Idol (Series One)
27	REECE MASTIN - Good Night	The X Factor (Series Three) [AUS]
28	CARLY RAE JEPSEN - Call My Maybe	Canadian Idol (Series Three)
29	KARISE EDEN - Stay With Me Baby	The Voice (Series One) [AUS]
30	REECE MASTIN - Shout It Out	The X Factor (Series Three) [AUS]
31	JUSTICE CREW - Boom Boom	Australia's Got Talent (Series Four)
32	GUY SEBASTIAN & LUPE FIASCO - Battle Scars	Australian Idol (Series One)

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So clearly Battle Scars is the 23rd Idol #01.

But only the 16th Idol #1 to debut there, which is what this thread is for?

There's nothing wrong with additional information.

Just checking if there had been any confusion!

NoZ, can you change 918 on your list to be "Steer" by Missy Higgins as you have "2 Hearts" by Kylie in twice.

Updated! Great list Nate, was exactly what I was going for.

20/08/12	993	BATTLE SCARS – Guy Sebastian & Lupe Fiasco	24th Idol
26/03/12	986	CALL ME MAYBE – Carly Rae Jepsen	23rd Idol
03/10/11	979	MR KNOW IT ALL – Kelly Clarkson	22nd Idol
20/12/10	970	WHO'S THAT GIRL – Guy Sebastian & Eve	21st Idol
31/08/09	950	LIKE IT LIKE THAT – Guy Sebastian	20th Idol
12/01/09	941	BURN – Jessica Mauboy	19th Idol
08/12/08	940	YOU – Wes Carr	18th Idol
09/06/08	933	NO AIR – Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown	17th Idol
04/12/06	912	NIGHT OF MY LIFE - Damien Leith	16th Idol
19/12/05	900	WASABI/EYE OF THE TIGER – Lee Harding	15th Idol
05/12/05	899	MAYBE TONIGHT – Kate DeAraugo	14th Idol
03/10/05	895	SHINE – Shannon Noll	13th Idol
21/03/05	883	RAIN/BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER – Anthony Callea	12th Idol
20/12/04	879	THE PRAYER – Anthony Callea	11th Idol
06/12/04	878	LISTEN WITH YOUR HEART – Casey Donovan	10th Idol
29/11/04	877	THESE KIDS – Joel Turner & The Modern Day Poets	9th Idol
04/10/04	873	OUT WITH MY BABY – Guy Sebastian	8th Idol
16/08/04	870	WHEN THE WAR IS OVER/ONE NIGHT WITHOUT YOU – Cosima	7th Idol
19/07/04	868	ANGEL EYES – Paulini	6th Idol
12/07/04	867	LEARN TO FLY – Shannon Noll	5th Idol
01/03/04	857	ALL I NEED IS YOU – Guy Sebastian	4th Idol
02/02/04	856	WHAT ABOUT ME? - Shannon Noll	3rd Idol
01/12/03	852	ANGELS BROUGHT ME HERE – Guy Sebastian	2nd Idol
20/10/03	849	RISE UP – Australian Idol Top 12	1st Idol

Popstars,XF,Voice all #1s are listed bar Leona
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http://www.noise11.com/news/guy-sebastian-battle-scars-was-99th-no-1-debut-20121013

An article I wrote about the above thread.

Just looked at the ARIA website, we now have our 100th song to debut at #1; Samantha jade with "what have you done to me"

List updated and complete.