Harry Styles, Jimmy Barnes lose out to frogs on ARIA’s chats

Megastar singers have croaked on the charts as frog noises outperform Australian icons and international superstar records.

An album of frog noises has caused a major upset on Australia’s biggest music chart, pushing down international superstars and household names as it claims a top three spot.

‘Songs of Disappearance’, an album from the Bowerbird Collective, Australian Museum and native amphibians has hopped to number three on the ARIAs chart on its debut, nearly pushing Taylor Swift off her throne at the top of the charts.

‘Songs of Disappearance’ is a collection of native frog calls on over 50 tracks, some even from frogs thought to be extinct like the Gastric Brooding Frog.

The frog album nearly beat out Taylor Swift’s most recent release ‘Midnights’. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)

The album did manage to usurp Harry Styles latest album and push it down to number three. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

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

Dr Jodi Rowley, Senior Research Scientist and Curator of Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Biology at the Australian Museum and UNSW is thrilled with the result, “It’s so exciting that Australia has gotten behind this album, giving Australia’s unique and imperilled frogs a voice.

The Bowerbird Collective, Australian Museum and Australia’s amphibians teamed up to create an album of native frog sounds and get it to the top of the ARIA Christmas album chart.

“It’s a real indication just how much Australia cares about our frogs, and also how beautiful, captivating and fascinating frog calls really are!

“Australia’s frogs have given Taylor Swift a run for her money, and it’s beyond exciting to see Australia’s frogs and their amazing calls in the spotlight!”

A similar album of Australian bird noises released last year peaked at number two on the charts, with the frog album revealing just how much Australians like animal sounds.