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- Jan 24, 2022
- 5 min
This Week In 1982: January 24, 1982
Recap of the Australian top 50 for the week ending January 24, 1982, including new entries from Altered Images, Devo, Laurie Anderson & more
- Sep 6, 2021
- 4 min
This Week In 1981: September 6, 1981
Recap of the Australian top 50 for the week ending September 6, 1981, including new entries from Marcia Hines, Kim Wilde, The Nolans & more
- Oct 5, 2020
- 3 min
This Week In 1980: October 5, 1980
Girl groups (as opposed to girl bands) were thin on the ground in the early '80s — after having been a major part of music in the '60s...
- Aug 31, 2020
- 4 min
This Week In 1980: August 31, 1980
Sometimes a record company has got to do whatever it takes to turn a song into a hit, even if that means misrepresenting the artist in...
- Jul 27, 2020
- 4 min
This Week In 1980: July 27, 1980
Sometimes even the most floundering of careers can get right back on track with one hit single — all it takes is the right song at the...
- Jul 2, 2018
- 16 min
The first Australian singles chart of the 1980s
Originally posted in 2018. Updated in 2020. When I started this blog six years ago, I took a look back at the first ARIA chart I...