CHART BEATS: A JOURNEY
THROUGH POP

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This Week In 1982: February 7, 1982

Recap of the Australian top 50 for the week ending February 7, 1982, including new entries from The Human League, Pete Shelley and more.

Feb 7, 20225 min read

This Week In 1981: August 16, 1981

Recap of the Australian top 50 for the week ending August 16, 1981, including new entries from Stevie Nicks, Get Wet, Ray Parker Jr and more

Aug 16, 20214 min read

This Week In 1991: October 27, 1991

Australia had taken its time getting into hip-hop music and, up until mid-1991, the big rap hits had pretty much been the obvious ones....

Oct 26, 20166 min read

This Week In 1986: October 19, 1986

Some weeks in music are bigger than others. For every chart with only a couple of minor hits debuting, there are ones like the ARIA top...

Oct 18, 20167 min read

This Week In 1983: August 7, 1983

There are plenty of differences between the ARIA chart as it existed in 1983 and as it stands now. For one thing, there would've been a...

Aug 7, 20164 min read

This Week In 1986: February 2, 1986

Synthpop was everywhere by 1986. Even artists that came from more of a rock background embraced the sound of keyboards, including a...

Feb 1, 20165 min read

This Week In 1989: August 20, 1989

Originally posted as 25 Years Ago This Week in 2014. Updated in 2019. This week in 1989, a duo with braided hair based in Germany...

Aug 20, 20146 min read

This Week In 1989: June 18, 1989

Originally posted as 25 Years Ago This Week in 2014. Updated in 2019. Girl power was in full force on the ARIA singles chart this week...

Jun 18, 20146 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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