CHART BEATS: A JOURNEY
THROUGH POP

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Chart Beats: A Journey Through Pop has been looking back at music from the '80s, '90s, 2000s and 2010s since 2012. Run by freelance journalist and content creator Gavin Scott in Sydney, Australia.

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Chart Recap
One-Hit Wonders
Interview

Apr 14
11 min

Human Nature's Michael Tierney: "We didn't want to have that boy band label"

Exactly 25 years ago, fledgling Australian boy band Human Nature were working their way up the ARIA chart with debut single “Got It Goin’...

Mar 30
14 min

Toni Pearen: "I didn't have my shit together"

Thrust back into the public eye thanks to her recent appearance on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!, Toni Pearen has once again...

Mar 7
11 min

Max Sharam: "I lost my way a bit"

Released in late-1994, Max Sharam's bold debut single, "Coma", became a top 20 hit on the ARIA chart and ranked in the top 10 of that...

Feb 17
16 min

"Three control freaks in a room": Bryon Jones recalls life in Rockmelons

Interview from February 2021 Formed around the nucleus of brothers Bryon and Jonathon Jones, and Bryon's friend Ray Medhurst,...

Feb 7
13 min

Eurogliders' Grace Knight: "When Bernie and I clash, it's not pleasant"

You wouldn't think it, but the effervescent singer fronting '80s chart regulars Eurogliders admits to feeling scared and uncertain at...

Jan 31
6 min

Shaggy: "I've always aimed to be different"

Jan 22
10 min

"We're a cautionary tale": Chantoozies share conspiracy theories and lessons learnt

Jan 14
12 min

"I thought my dreams were going to be shattered": Kids In The Kitchen's roller-coaster ride

Jan 14
10 min

Peter Cox: "I didn't know anything about the wrench until the morning of the shoot"

Interview from September 2019 Go West have been regular visitors to Australia the past couple of decades, visiting more than they did...

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