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Aug 2, 20172 min read

This Week In 1992: August 2, 1992

Sometimes a song's chart peak isn't the full story. For example, it might reach number 1, but if it doesn't hang around very long, it...

Jul 26, 20177 min read

This Week In 1992: July 26, 1992

Girl groups, it would seem, are like buses — and after waiting for the flood of American girl groups in the late '80s and early '90s to...

Jul 19, 20175 min read

This Week In 1992: July 19, 1992

A brand new single by a megastar performer was always a cause for excitement. What would they do this time? Could they possibly top what...

Jul 12, 20174 min read

This Week In 1992: July 12, 1992

Extended versions and dance mixes had been around for years, but as we saw when a separate single of remixes of Michael Jackson's "Black...

Jul 5, 20176 min read

This Week In 1992: July 5, 1992

With great success can come great backlash. In November 1982, ABBA made their final appearance on the Australian top 50 after eight years...

Jun 28, 20175 min read

This Week In 1992: June 28, 1992

I've always considered any song that makes the top 50 a hit — even if it's just for one week. That's why I don't count acts like A Flock...

Jun 21, 20173 min read

This Week In 1992: June 21, 1992

"A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)". "Can You Feel The Love Tonight?". "Let It Go". Disney animated films have been responsible for...

Jun 14, 20175 min read

This Week In 1992: June 14, 1992

"Relax" . "Smalltown Boy" . "Male Stripper" . There had been quite a few hit songs in the '80s that dealt with the lives and loves of gay...

Jun 7, 20172 min read

This Week In 1992: June 7, 1992

I'm still recovering from last week's mammoth deluge of new songs, so I'm a little relieved the ARIA chart was considerably more subdued...

May 31, 20176 min read

This Week In 1992: May 31, 1992

Regular readers will know I'm no fan of novelty records, but I don't mind it all when a non-humorous song has something novel about it....

May 24, 20175 min read

This Week In 1992: May 24, 1992

Doing something different is a great way for a musician to get noticed — just ask Madonna. In the case of two of the new entries on the...

May 17, 20175 min read

This Week In 1992: May 17, 1992

Child sex accusations. A secret marriage. A rap saga that spanned seven years and 33 chapters. Who knew what lay ahead in the life and...

May 10, 20174 min read

This Week In 1992: May 10, 1992

The problem with reaching number 1 with your very first single is that the only way is down after that. And so the only thing for it is...

May 3, 20174 min read

This Week In 1992: May 3, 1992

Exactly 12 months earlier, Ratcat had completed their transition from indie faves to chart-conquering stars as their Tingles EP finally...

Apr 26, 20174 min read

This Week In 1992: April 26, 1992

Australia was all about girl groups in April 1992. Two weeks earlier, retro-styled trio Teen Queens had debuted on the ARIA top 50 and...

Apr 19, 20174 min read

This Week In 1992: April 19, 1992

How things had changed by 1992. Dance music was so acceptable in the mainstream by then that a local club track had recently reached...

Apr 12, 20174 min read

This Week In 1992: April 12, 1992

Girl groups had been around for decades, but so far in the early '90s, they'd been mostly going unnoticed in Australia. That was despite...

Apr 5, 20176 min read

This Week In 1992: April 5, 1992

Earlier today in my flashback to 1987 , we saw the solo debuts of Foreigner's Lou Gramm and Boy George. Five years later, it was the turn...

Mar 29, 20176 min read

This Week In 1992: March 29, 1992

Fifteen. That's how many songs we have ahead of us in this week's flashback to the ARIA singles chart from 1992. OK, 13 songs and two EPs...

Mar 22, 20174 min read

This Week In 1992: March 22, 1992

The ARIA chart loved a makeover. Since its debut in 1983, the top 50 printout had been through four major format changes, with a few...

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