CHART BEATS: A JOURNEY
THROUGH POP

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This Week In 1980: July 13, 1980

As much as I love pure pop, synthpop, R&B and dance music, I also have plenty of time for pop/rock groups. That was especially the case in the '80s, with everyone from Toto to Huey Lewis And The News and Hoodoo Gurus to Boom Crash Opera finding my favour. The Romantics gave getting to number 1 a red hot go This week in 1980, a power pop band that ticked all the right boxes for me musically arrived on the Australian singles chart with a song that almost went all the way to num

Jul 13, 20203 min read

This Week In 1995: July 9, 1995

In 1995, debuting at number 1 on the ARIA singles chart was still a rarity. Even rarer: an act managing to do it twice. In fact, up until...

Jul 9, 20205 min read

This Week In 1980: July 6, 1980

Plenty of music acts gain a devoted following — in recent years, everyone from One Direction to Beyoncé has had a fanbase with a cute...

Jul 6, 20205 min read

This Week In 1995: July 2, 1995

There is an inner circle among one-hit wonders — those artists who achieved the ultimate in chart one-off-ness: a chart-topping single...

Jul 2, 20203 min read

This Week In 1980: June 29, 1980

We've reached the halfway point of our look back at the Australian singles chart of 1980. And to mark the occasion... a pretty dull chart...

Jun 29, 20202 min read

This Week In 1995: June 25, 1995

Musical taste is a funny thing — one person's ear candy is another's noise pollution. And it always amuses me when I get a sudden influx...

Jun 25, 20204 min read

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A Journey Through Aussie Pop is shining a light on classic Australian pop artists and releases from the 1980s, '90s and 2000s.

A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman is working its way through every single produced by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman in chronological order.

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