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This Week In 1989: March 12, 1989

Originally posted as 25 Years Ago This Week in 2014. Updated in 2019. I always thought that if I ever became a recording artist, I...

Mar 12, 20144 min read

This Week In 1989: March 5, 1989

Originally posted as 25 Years Ago This Week in 2014. Updated in 2019. Politics and rock music have always gone hand in hand — and that...

Mar 5, 20144 min read

This Week In 1989: February 26, 1989

Originally posted as 25 Years Ago This Week in 2014. Updated in 2019. Timing is everything — and that's especially the case when it comes...

Feb 26, 20143 min read

This Week In 1989: February 19, 1989

Originally posted as 25 Years Ago This Week in 2014. Updated in 2019. There's something to be said for quitting while you're ahead....

Feb 19, 20146 min read

This Week In 1989: February 12, 1989

Originally posted as 25 Years Ago This Week in 2014. Updated in 2019. One thing I failed to mention a couple of weeks ago when it was the...

Feb 12, 20145 min read

This Week In 1989: Febraury 5, 1989

Originally posted as 25 Years Ago This Week in 2014. Updated in 2019. There have been some dud weeks on the ARIA chart, but the top 50...

Feb 5, 20144 min read

This Week In 1989: January 29, 1989

Originally posted as 25 Years Ago This Week in 2014. Updated in 2019. Less than a year after it last had a major makeover, the ARIA chart...

Jan 29, 20143 min read

This Week In 1989: January 22, 1989

Originally posted as 25 Years Ago This Week in 2014. Updated in 2019. Who doesn't love a comeback story? This week in 1989, an artist...

Jan 22, 20143 min read

This Week In 1989: January 15, 1989

Originally posted as 25 Years Ago This Week in 2014. Updated in 2019. Christmas 2013 might already seem like a distant memory for us in...

Jan 15, 20145 min read

This Week In 1989: January 8, 1989

Originally posted as 25 Years Ago This Week in 2014. Updated in 2019. Happy New Year! As 2014 gets underway, this blog reaches 1989 on...

Jan 8, 20147 min read

A Journey Through Aussie Pop - green light.png

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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