CHART BEATS: A JOURNEY
THROUGH POP

Some charts weeks are pretty predictable — the songs you expect to be hits go on to do just that, while you can see the flops coming a mile away. This week in 1992 was not one of those weeks. Two one-hit wonders succeeding where established Aussie rock bands failed Among the new entries on the ARIA top 50 were three established Australian rock bands who all struck out with brand new songs and three newcomers who would enjoy huge success over the summer months. A song still  

Up until the last month of 1989, every Madonna single released in the '80s except one had reached the top 20 (and most had gone top 10) in Australia. And if the name of the song that spoiled that hit streak wasn't jumping out at you below, you probably wouldn't automatically pick it as the unlucky track. Not so lucky, as it would turn out This week in 1984, the single that would ruin the Queen of Pop's track record debuted on the ARIA top 50 and fall 20 places short of her ne

It can be a fine line between catchy and annoying sometimes. And this week in 1992, the highest new entry on the ARIA singles chart crossed that line by some margin. Frente!'s biggest hit was very popular, but also very annoying While the song gave the band responsible a huge hit, it also resulted in their fall from favour — something from which they'd never completely recover. A song that was also incredibly annoying continued to hold on to its position as the country's hig

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As you scan down the list of songs making their presence felt on the ARIA chart this week in 1992, let me assure you that I am talking...

Some singers have the worst luck — and the female vocalist behind the highest new entry on the ARIA top 50 this week in 1984 is a case in...