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Feb 13, 20234 min read

This Week In 1983: February 13, 1983

Recap of the Australian top 50 for the week ending February 13, 1983, including new entries from Dire Straits, Peter Gabriel and more.

Feb 6, 20235 min read

This Week In 1983: February 6, 1983

Recap of the Australian top 50 for the week ending February 6, 1983, including new entries from Marvin Gaye, Boys Town Gang, Paul Carrack...

Jan 30, 20234 min read

This Week In 1983: January 30, 1983

Recap of the Australian top 50 for the week ending January 30, 1983, including new entries from Dennis Waterman, Grace Jones and Diana Ross.

Jan 23, 20237 min read

This Week In 1983: January 23, 1983

Recap of the Australian top 50 for the week ending January 23, 1983, including new entries from Wham!, Toto, Fat Larry's Band, Devo & more

Jan 16, 20235 min read

This Week In 1983: January 16, 1983

Recap of the Australian top 50 for the week ending January 16, 1983, including new entries from Laura Branigan, Lionel Richie, Mi-Sex & more

Dec 25, 20166 min read

This Week In 1983: December 25, 1983

It's funny what it takes for a song to be banned — and how that's changed over the years. Just last week, we saw that the suggestion of...

Dec 18, 20164 min read

This Week In 1983: December 18, 1983

There comes a point in some bands' careers where they go from being purely popular to absolutely huge. Often, it only takes one song to...

Dec 11, 20164 min read

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...

Dec 4, 20165 min read

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 27, 20163 min read

This Week In 1983: November 27, 1983

As well as being a great 12 months for music, 1983 was an important year for developments in computers. Apple's Lisa desktop, Microsoft...

Nov 20, 20165 min read

This Week In 1983: November 20, 1983

Every summer needs a party anthem. A song like "Love Shack", "Funky Town" and "Ice Ice Baby" that dominates the number 1 spot, and...

Nov 13, 20164 min read

This Week In 1983: November 13, 1983

What a week it's been, right? As luck would have it, today's look back at the ARIA singles chart from 1983 allows us to draw a neat...

Nov 6, 20165 min read

This Week In 1983: November 6, 1983

Between them, they'd pretty much defined pop music since the '60s, paving the way for countless other acts and recording numerous songs...

Oct 30, 20165 min read

This Week In 1983: October 30, 1983

Our family didn't own a VCR until around 1986. I can't remember exactly when it was but we got a free copy of The Last Starfighter on...

Oct 23, 20164 min read

This Week In 1983: October 23, 1983

"Endless Love" . "Up Where We Belong" . "Save Your Love" . The '80s had already provided some monster ballad duets — and two more...

Oct 16, 20166 min read

This Week In 1983: October 16, 1983

Back in the pre-digital era, you couldn't just buy whatever song you wanted whenever you wanted. And so, for a single that'd already been...

Oct 9, 20164 min read

This Week In 1983: October 9, 1983

Apart from half-time shows and the odd sportsperson who makes an ill-advised attempt at a recording career, music and sport don't often...

Oct 2, 20166 min read

This Week In 1983: October 2, 1983

In last week's recap of the ARIA singles chart from 1983, we encountered a bunch of songs I'd never heard before. I can't say the same...

Sep 25, 20166 min read

This Week In 1983: September 25, 1983

As I write my flashbacks to ARIA charts from years past, I sometimes come across songs I didn't know at the time. Often, it's an obscure...

Sep 18, 20163 min read

This Week In 1983: September 18, 1983

U2. Bon Jovi. Nirvana. R.E.M. Coldplay. At one time or other, they've all been regarded as the biggest band in the world. Before any of...

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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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