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Sep 11, 20163 min read

This Week In 1983: September 11, 1983

If you happen to find yourself married to an incredibly successful songwriter, it only makes sense that you would get them to pen you a...

Sep 4, 20165 min read

This Week In 1983: September 4, 1983

Inspiration for pop songs can come from just about anywhere — an overhead conversation at an electronics store , a school massacre ,...

Aug 28, 20164 min read

This Week In 1983: August 28, 1983

Previously successful bands reform for a variety of reasons, but more often than not it's for the cash. Just look at all the '80s groups...

Aug 21, 20164 min read

This Week In 1983: August 21, 1983

Easy listening station Smooth FM is currently Sydney's most listened to radio station. My parents have it on constantly and whenever I'm...

Aug 14, 20164 min read

This Week In 1983: August 14, 1983

There are some soundtrack hits that are so inextricably linked to the movie scenes they played during that you can't ever hear the song...

Aug 7, 20164 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...

Jul 31, 20165 min read

This Week In 1983: July 31, 1983

There were some fantastic songs released in 1983, but the single that ended up as the year's biggest hit in Australia wasn't a song at...

Jul 24, 20165 min read

This Week In 1983: July 24, 1983

Boy bands. Where would pop music be without them? This week in 1983, the group that kicked off the modern era of boy bands debuted on the...

Jul 17, 20164 min read

This Week In 1983: July 17, 1983

Reggae hits always seem to come in clusters. In 1993, the charts were dominated by the likes of Inner Circle, Chaka Demus & Pliers,...

Jul 10, 201613 min read

This Week In 1983: July 10, 1983

Today is the anniversary of the first ever ARIA chart. Or, to give it its original name, the Countdown Chart (authorised and endorsed by...

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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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