CHART BEATS: A JOURNEY
THROUGH POP

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Mar 23, 20164 min read

This Week In 1986: March 23, 1986

In my look back at the ARIA singles chart from decades past, we've seen songs like "Sounds Of Then (This Is Australia)" and "Throw Your...

Mar 16, 20166 min read

This Week In 1986: March 16, 1986

What is it with actors thinking they can also be pop stars? (Of course, the same can be said of singers thinking they can act, but let's...

Mar 9, 20164 min read

This Week In 1986: March 9, 1986

From The Beatles to Eagles to Models, bands with two lead singers have been around pretty much as long as there have been bands. And with...

Mar 2, 20164 min read

This Week In 1986: March 2, 1986

Thanks to the leap year in 2016, our regular look back at the ARIA singles charts from 1986 has been pushed back a day. From now on,...

Feb 23, 20166 min read

This Week In 1986: February 23, 1986

Some bands never recover from the departure or demise of their lead singer. Others do just fine with a new vocalist in place. This week...

Feb 16, 20164 min read

This Week In 1986: February 16, 1986

Despite the odd chronological inaccuracy, the Molly miniseries provided a fun snapshot of a bygone era — one we revisit each week as we...

Feb 9, 20164 min read

This Week In 1986: February 9, 1986

It hasn't been often that a foreign language song has penetrated the Australian top 50, but it happened a few times in the '80s. Most...

Feb 2, 20165 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...

Jan 26, 20165 min read

This Week In 1986: January 26, 1986

We'd had Band Aid, USA For Africa and, er, Incredible Penguins — and in 1986, the charity singles kept coming. On the ARIA chart from...

Jan 19, 20165 min read

This Week In 1986: January 19, 1986

Since its launch in July 1983, a pile of ARIA charts had been available at record stores each and every week for customers to pick up a...

Jan 12, 20164 min read

This Week In 1986: January 12, 1986

Welcome to 1986! At least, welcome to my recap of what was happening on the ARIA singles chart that year. If you're just joining us, each...

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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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Chart Beats: A Journey Through Pop has been looking back at music from the '80s, '90s, 2000s and 2010s since 2012. Run by freelance journalist and content creator Gavin Scott in Sydney, Australia.