CHART BEATS: A JOURNEY
THROUGH POP

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Dec 28, 20207 min read

This Week In 1980: December 28, 1980

There are few music acts that can legitimately claim to have the word "mania" tacked onto the end of the name. The Beatles are one. And...

Dec 21, 20204 min read

This Week In 1980: December 21, 1980

In 1990, Tina Arena and Dannii Minogue both reached the top 5 of the ARIA singles chart, but (unless I'm forgetting someone) you have...

Dec 14, 20203 min read

This Week In 1980: December 14, 1980

Sometimes all it takes is a little patience. Twenty-two years' worth of patience. That's the amount of time between number 1 hits for the...

Dec 7, 20205 min read

This Week In 1980: December 7, 1980

We've reached the final month of my look back at the Australian singles chart from 1980. I'll be announcing my plans to cover 1981 (and...

Nov 30, 20204 min read

This Week In 1980: November 30, 1980

It was a major source of frustration for me how behind the times Australia was in the 1980s, with it routinely taking ages for overseas...

Nov 23, 20205 min read

This Week In 1980: November 23, 1980

As we've seen in our trips back to 1980 , the first year of the decade was notable for many musical milestones and events. Then, in the...

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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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