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Dec 16, 20157 min read
This Week In 1990: December 16, 1990
It's that time of year again — when the ARIA charts got ready to close down for the festive period. This week in 1990, the final top 50...
Dec 9, 20155 min read
This Week In 1990: December 9, 1990
What do Pseudo Echo, Wa Wa Nee, Midnight Oil and The Church all have in common? Despite a run of hits in Australia, they all only had one...
Dec 2, 20154 min read
This Week In 1990: December 2, 1990
Just like the chart from this week in 1985, there were also clear signs that the Christmas release period was in full effect this week in...
Nov 25, 20153 min read
This Week In 1990: November 25, 1990
Regular readers will know that there were a number of big hits in 1990 that I couldn't stand — "Joey", "Check Out The Chicken", "All I...
Nov 18, 20156 min read
This Week In 1990: November 18, 1990
After a slow start in Australia, rap music was off and running in 1990. Two hip-hop singles had already been to the top of the ARIA top...
Nov 11, 20155 min read
This Week In 1990: November 11, 1990
It used to be a proven formula: hit movie plus power ballad equals chart smash. And indeed, this week in 1990, two of the week's new...
Nov 4, 20155 min read
This Week In 1990: November 4, 1990
It's always been the case in music that when one act fades away, another similar artist is waiting in the wings to take its place. And to...
Oct 28, 20155 min read
This Week In 1990: October 28, 1990
It's amazing the difference a remix can make — not only to how good a song sounds but also to its chart performance. There have been...
Oct 21, 20154 min read
This Week In 1990: October 21, 1990
They might look like a cross between Fabio and Derek Zoolander but the two guys below are music royalty. Not only were they second...
Oct 14, 20154 min read
This Week In 1990: October 14, 1990
Just when I was beginning to despair at the state of the ARIA chart, things took a turn for the better this week in 1990. After a...
Oct 7, 20153 min read
This Week In 1990: October 7, 1990
As I write this post, I'm sitting on an un-air conditioned train in Sydney on a 35 degree day, and so it's very hard to muster much...
Sep 30, 20155 min read
This Week In 1990: September 30, 1990
It's the rare backing singer who makes the transition to becoming a star in their own right. Luther Vandross, Sheryl Crow and Whitney...
Sep 23, 20155 min read
This Week In 1990: September 23, 1990
As the latest seasons of The X Factor continue in both Australia and the UK, a new batch of contestants prepare for what seems to be an...
Sep 16, 20155 min read
This Week In 1990: September 16, 1990
In yesterday's 1985 post, we saw INXS debut at number 5 with "What You Need" , the lead single from their Listen Like Thieves album....
Sep 9, 20154 min read
This Week In 1990: September 9, 1990
As I take my weekly looks back at the ARIA charts from 1985 and 1990, it's always nice when there's a link between the two — like there...
Sep 2, 20155 min read
This Week In 1990: September 2, 1990
By 1990, image makeovers were not unusual — plenty of stars had traded in their tired old look for a shiny new veneer during the '80s....
Aug 26, 20154 min read
This Week In 1990: August 26, 1990
It can happen without warning. One minute, a music act has the world at its feet, racking up hit singles and multi-platinum albums...
Aug 19, 20157 min read
This Week In 1990: August 19, 1990
It's a question every singer in a group must ask themselves — when's the right time to go solo? Step out on your own too early and fans...
Aug 12, 20155 min read
This Week In 1990: August 12, 1990
And then a new artist comes along, with the vocal range to carry on... right up the chart — but who could have predicted that the female...
Aug 5, 20156 min read
This Week In 1990: August 5, 1990
This week in 1985, the highest new entry on the ARIA top 50 singles chart was soundtrack hit "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)"...
