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- Aug 2, 2021
- 3 min
This Week In 1981: August 2, 1981
Recap of the Australian top 50 for the week ending August 2, 1981, including new entries from Adam & The Ants, Champaign, Classix Nouveaux.
- Jul 26, 2021
- 3 min
This Week In 1981: July 26, 1981
Recap of the Australian top 50 for the week ending July 26, 1981, including new entries from Renee Geyer, Sunnyboys and Jack Green.
- Jul 19, 2021
- 4 min
This Week In 1981: July 19, 1981
Recap of the Australian top 50 for the week ending July 19, 1981, including new entries from Rick Springfield, Stray Cats and more.
- Jul 12, 2021
- 3 min
This Week In 1981: July 12, 1981
Recap of the Australian top 50 for the week ending July 12, 1981, including new entries from The Bureau, Elton John and Donnie Iris.
- Jul 5, 2021
- 6 min
This Week In 1981: July 5, 1981
Recap of the Australian top 50 for the week ending July 5, 1981, including new entries from Duran Duran, Bucks Fizz, Men At Work and more.
- Jun 28, 2021
- 3 min
This Week In 1981: June 28, 1981
Recap of the Australian top 50 singles chart for the week ending June 28, 1981, including new entries from Rupert Hine and Grover Washington
- Jun 21, 2021
- 3 min
This Week In 1981: June 21, 1981
Recap of the Australian top 50 for the week ending June 21, 1981, with new entries from Mental As Anything, The Pointer Sisters and more.
- Jun 14, 2021
- 6 min
This Week In 1981: June 14, 1981
Recap of the Australian top 50 for the week ending June 14, 1981, including new entries from Devo, Stars On 45, Sheena Easton and more.
- Jun 7, 2021
- 4 min
This Week In 1981: June 7, 1981
Recap of the Australian top 50 chart for the week ending June 7, 1981, including new entries from Billy Field, George Harrison and more.
- May 31, 2021
- 3 min
This Week In 1981: May 31, 1981
So far in our journey back through the Australian top 50 singles charts of 1981, we've seen the top 50 debuts of several big British...
- May 24, 2021
- 6 min
This Week In 1981: May 24, 1981
Recap of the Australian top 50 singles for the week ending May 24, 1981, including new entries from Shakin' Stevens, Kim Carnes and more.
- May 17, 2021
- 5 min
This Week In 1981: May 17, 1981
Recap of the Australian top 50 singles chart for the week ending May 17, 1981, including new entries from Kim Wilde, Spandau Ballet and more
- May 10, 2021
- 3 min
This Week In 1981: May 10, 1981
Recap of the Australian top 50 singles chart for the week ending May 10, 1981, with new entries from Jimmy & The Boys and Christopher Cross.
- May 3, 2021
- 5 min
This Week In 1981: May 3, 1981
I've talked about the musical changing of the guard in 1981 already, and this week that year, the Austalian chart welcomed another key...
- Apr 26, 2021
- 4 min
This Week In 1981: April 26, 1981
Soundtrack singles sometimes have a very tenuous link to the film they are purportedly from; albums (especially those "inspired by"...
- Apr 19, 2021
- 5 min
This Week In 1981: April 19, 1981
Men wearing make-up was nothing new in popular music in 1981. In the '70s alone, artists as diverse as David Bowie, Skyhooks and KISS had...
- Apr 12, 2021
- 5 min
This Week In 1981: April 12, 1981
Earier this year, Maroon 5's Adam Levine announced, "There's no bands anymore." Whether or not you agree with his summation of the 2021...
- Apr 5, 2021
- 5 min
This Week In 1981: April 5, 1981
Where would popular music be if the course of true love always ran smooth? Lacking a substantial amount of classic songs, that's for...
- Mar 29, 2021
- 5 min