CHART BEATS: A JOURNEY
THROUGH POP

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This Week In 1980: March 30, 1980

Every so often, a band comes along that is unlike any other. Like this week in 1980, when a new wave group from the US broke into the...

Mar 30, 20203 min read

This Week In 1995: March 26, 1995

When people talk about female artists from the 1990s, it's usually about big ballad divas like Mariah and Celine, chart-topping rock...

Mar 26, 20203 min read

This Week In 1980: March 23, 1980

It's always fun discovering that a song you like is a cover version and then going back to listen to the original. Especially when for...

Mar 23, 20203 min read

This Week In 1995: March 19, 1995

If there were two things that defined the first half of the '90s it was grunge bands and vocal harmony groups. This week in 1995, the...

Mar 19, 20204 min read

This Week In 1980: March 16, 1980

One of the best parts of these weekly trips back to the Australian singles chart of 1980 is seeing artists have their first hits and remembering a time when household names were up-and-coming unknowns. The first of many line-ups of The Pretenders This week in 1980, a British band (with an American singer) broke through with their third release, a song that became the first new number 1 of the decade in the UK and almost reached the top here. Still at number 1 this week in 198

Mar 16, 20203 min read

This Week In 1995: March 12, 1995

It had taken Australia long enough to full embrace dance music, and then songs like the highest new entry on the singles chart this week...

Mar 12, 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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