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- Dec 18, 2018
- 4 min
This Week In 1993: December 19, 1993
I know I've been a bit rough on 1993 from time to time over the past 12 months as I've recapped each week's ARIA singles chart from that...
- Dec 11, 2018
- 4 min
This Week In 1993: December 12, 1993
I recently held a poll on the Chart Beats Facebook page about whether I should continue my journey through the ARIA singles charts of...
- Dec 4, 2018
- 4 min
This Week In 1993: December 5, 1993
Music history is littered with singles that never saw the light of day in Australia for one reason or another. From Madonna alone, the...
- Nov 27, 2018
- 3 min
This Week In 1993: November 28, 1993
Back in 1993, it was still possible to wring every last possible single out of a smash album, whereas these days the best way to have a...
- Nov 20, 2018
- 5 min
This Week In 1993: November 21, 1993
There are some voices that are unmistakable — for better or for worse. And this week in 1993, one of the most distinctive singers on the...
- Nov 13, 2018
- 4 min
This Week In 1993: November 14, 1993
Cute kids are a sitcom and advertising staple, and this week in 1993, pre-teens were an integral part of two of the new entries on the...
- Nov 6, 2018
- 3 min
This Week In 1993: November 7, 1993
Back in 1988, Salt 'n' Pepa had been one of the first hip-hop acts to enjoy a big hit on the ARIA chart and, as 1992 began, landed one of...
- Oct 30, 2018
- 3 min
This Week In 1993: October 31, 1993
What do "Take On Me" by a-ha, Bros's "I Owe You Nothing" and "Creep" by Radiohead all have in common? Very little, but they were all...
- Oct 23, 2018
- 4 min
This Week In 1993: October 24, 1993
From Dame Edna to Priscilla, Australia has always liked a bit of camp. And there was no camper song in 1993 than one of the new entries...
- Oct 16, 2018
- 4 min
This Week In 1993: October 17, 1993
When it comes to chart success, some artists have the misfortune of being ahead of their time. Although great for their legacy, it...
- Oct 9, 2018
- 4 min
This Week In 1993: October 10, 1993
One number 1. Three number 2s. Three number 3s. Nine other top 20 singles. INXS had enjoyed an illustrious career on the ARIA top 50 in...
- Oct 2, 2018
- 3 min
This Week In 1993: October 3, 1993
Things change quickly in pop music. One minute you're landing hits and selling a stack of singles, the next you're barely making the top...
- Sep 25, 2018
- 2 min
This Week In 1993: September 26, 1993
One day you're up, the next you're down — something that can be said for many of the acts we'll see in this week's flashback to the ARIA...
- Sep 18, 2018
- 4 min
This Week In 1993: September 19, 1993
It's always interesting how differently an artist can fare in one country compared to another, especially when their debut single is a...
- Sep 11, 2018
- 3 min
This Week In 1993: September 12, 1993
You've got to hand it to the Swedes — they really do know their way around a good pop song. This week, the third most successful Swedish...
- Sep 4, 2018
- 5 min
This Week In 1993: September 5, 1993
Yes, this week in 1993, a single debuted at number 1 for only the fourth time in ARIA chart history. But the less time I have to spend...
- Aug 28, 2018
- 3 min
This Week In 1993: August 29, 1993
Some artists start their careers with massive success and then it's all downhill from there. Others begin big and just keep getting...
- Aug 21, 2018
- 4 min
This Week In 1993: August 22, 1993
There are some songs you know will be hits eventually. All it takes is the right version by the right performer at the right time — like...
- Aug 14, 2018
- 3 min
This Week In 1993: August 15, 1993
Back in 1993 when the release of a new album wasn't preceded by a dripfeed of tracks in the weeks prior, getting the order of singles...
- Aug 7, 2018
- 4 min
This Week In 1993: August 8, 1993
What a difference three years makes. In 1990, countless R&B songs that had been big hits in the US made little to no impact in Australia....
