CHART BEATS: A JOURNEY
THROUGH POP

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This Week In 1980: May 11, 1980

I recently posted a video of my favourite Australian bands of the 1980s on the Chart Beats Facebook page, and someone noted the absence...

May 11, 20203 min read

This Week In 1995: May 7, 1995

I'm currently counting down my favourite songs from 1995 on the Chart Beats Facebook page, and I'll tell you what: I listened to a lot of...

May 7, 20205 min read

This Week In 1980: May 4, 1980

It's hard to think of a genre in music as divisive as disco. How many other types of music have had calls for it to be killed off? By...

May 4, 20203 min read

This Week In 1995: April 30, 1995

What was it with covers albums in the mid-'90s? Hot on the heels of collections of remakes by Gloria Estefan and Annie Lennox , my...

Apr 30, 20204 min read

This Week In 1980: April 27, 1980

When is a one-hit wonder not a one-hit wonder? When they actually had a second huge hit that often gets forgetten about. This week in...

Apr 27, 20203 min read

This Week In 1995: April 23, 1995

The ARIA top 50 chart might have featured singles by Boyz II Men, CDB, TLC and 4PM this week in 1995, but there was always room for more...

Apr 23, 20203 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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