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- Dec 26, 2022
- 5 min
This Week In 1982: December 26, 1982
Recap of the Australian top 50 for the week ending December 26, 1982, including new entries from Toto Coelo and The Human League.
- Sep 23, 2017
- 4 min
This Week In 1984: September 23, 1984
In 1984, U2 were just another up-and-coming band. They'd already had a couple of minor hits in Australia, but were years away from...
- Jun 10, 2017
- 4 min
This Week In 1984: June 10, 1984
Some of music's biggest songs have come about when artists are pressured to deliver a hit single. Pop history is littered with numerous...
- Jan 17, 2017
- 5 min
This Week In 1987: January 18, 1987
Welcome back to 1987. When I started this blog in mid-2012, I wrote my first posts about the ARIA charts from July 1987. Why? Well, it...
- Dec 10, 2016
- 4 min
This Week In 1983: December 11, 1983
Sometimes it's better not to tempt fate (pun intended) and try to recreate an iconic pop culture moment. But, 1977's Grease had been so...
- Sep 14, 2016
- 4 min
This Week In 1986: September 14, 1986
Every pop music story has a beginning, and this week in 1986, a man synonymous with the modern era of reality TV singing competitions...