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- Oct 27, 2017
- 6 min
This Week In 1984: October 28, 1984
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...
- Jun 24, 2017
- 4 min
This Week In 1984: June 24, 1984
Hands up who would've thought "What Is Love?" by Howard Jones was a big hit in Australia? Maybe I'm biased — we had a copy of his debut...
- Feb 21, 2017
- 5 min
This Week In 1987: February 22, 1987
A few weeks back, I talked about how "If You Were With Me Now" by Kylie Minogue and Keith Washington shattered most of the illusions I'd...
- Dec 3, 2016
- 5 min
This Week In 1983: December 4, 1983
This week in 1983, a future superstar made her first appearance on the ARIA top 100. The single — her second — didn't progress very far,...
- Nov 15, 2016
- 5 min
This Week In 1986: November 16, 1986
I've talked before about songs that become inextricably linked to the movie scenes they play during. If ever there was a case of song and...
- May 4, 2016
- 5 min
This Week In 1986: May 4, 1986
I don't like novelty singles. That won't come as news to regular readers who know my feelings about songs like "Five In A Row", "Stutter...