CHART BEATS: A JOURNEY
THROUGH POP

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This Week In 1992: September 13, 1992

Sometimes there's nothing better than a good ballad. Other music trends may come and go, but a heartfelt slow song can connect with...

Sep 13, 20175 min read

This Week In 1984: September 9, 1984

Some big singles were released in 1984 — songs that would sell millions of copies around the world and come to define the decade as a...

Sep 9, 20176 min read

This Week In 1992: September 6, 1992

It was theoretically a superstar collaboration in an era before such things happened all the time. But in Australia, the two main singers...

Sep 6, 20175 min read

This Week In 1984: September 2, 1984

There were some big names behind the new entries on the ARIA singles top 50 this week in 1984. You had a male artist who'd topped the...

Sep 2, 20175 min read

This Week In 1992: August 30, 1992

Like reggae music, country isn't a genre you find on the ARIA top 50 singles chart that often — but when a country (or reggae) song does...

Aug 30, 20174 min read

This Week In 1984: August 26, 1984

I used to get quite disappointed when songs I really liked didn't go higher on the chart. And then I reached a certain point where I kind...

Aug 26, 20173 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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