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Aug 1, 20184 min read

This Week In 1993: August 1, 1993

Music acts remake songs for all sorts of reasons. This week in 1993, Australia's favourite British boy band debuted on the ARIA chart...

Jul 25, 20184 min read

This Week In 1993: July 25, 1993

This week in 1993 on the ARIA singles chart, two instances of a common problem for musicians occured: the less successful follow-up to a...

Jul 18, 20185 min read

This Week In 1993: July 18, 1993

In between all the reggae, grunge, Eurodance and rock remakes that defined 1993, moments of pure pop were few and far between. Thank...

Jul 11, 20185 min read

This Week In 1993: July 11, 1993

Some songs are bigger than a chart position — going on to sum up a moment in time or become a statement about life. "Everybody Hurts" by...

Jul 4, 20183 min read

This Week In 1993: July 4, 1993

By 1993, sampling was well-established as part of music — and was generally being done much more legally than at first. This week that...

Jun 27, 20183 min read

This Week In 1993: June 27, 1993

On the ARIA singles chart this week in 1993, there were a handful of ho-hum entries in the top 50, but something much more interesting...

Jun 20, 20184 min read

This Week In 1993: June 20, 1993

Some bands steer well clear of cover versions, preferring to release only self-penned material. And then there's UB40, who early on in...

Jun 13, 20184 min read

This Week In 1993: June 13, 1993

It's always disheartening when an artist you like decides to go down a musical path you don't. Not mentioning any names, but like when a...

Jun 6, 20184 min read

This Week In 1993: June 6, 1993

Some song lyrics are filled with metaphors and imagery, with the real meaning remaining a mystery forever. Other songs get straight to...

May 30, 20184 min read

This Week In 1993: May 30, 1993

There are some singers whose voices are instantly recognisable. Artists like Cher, Freddie Mercury and Rihanna, who you can pick the...

May 23, 20184 min read

This Week In 1993: May 23, 1993

Everyone loves a comeback, and this week in 1993, three acts that had all been quite successful in the '80s returned to the ARIA top 50...

May 16, 20185 min read

This Week In 1993: May 16, 1993

Sometimes it's only a matter of time until an artist lands a number 1 hit. And for Janet Jackson, the inevitable came in May 1993, when...

May 9, 20183 min read

This Week In 1993: May 9, 1993

The problem in being a solo male rapper and having a massive number 1 hit in Australia in the early '90s was that it quickly became all...

May 2, 20183 min read

This Week In 1993: May 2, 1993

Even though he was in the midst of legal wrangling with his record label in the early '90s, George Michael still managed to find ways to...

Apr 25, 20183 min read

This Week In 1993: April 25, 1993

No matter how successful a band is, there comes a time when they reach their use by date. Sometimes it might take decades (U2, The...

Apr 18, 20183 min read

This Week In 1993: April 18, 1993

Kicking off your music career with two top 10 hits is a pretty good start to things, but even though it looked like soap...

Apr 11, 20183 min read

This Week In 1993: April 11, 1993

Bobby Brown. Marky Mark. Peter Andre. That guy from Radio Freedom. The previous few years had seen a steady stream of male pop stars with...

Apr 4, 20183 min read

This Week In 1993: April 4, 1993

It must be disheartening to release song after song and see them all fizzle out on the chart, so it must come as a huge relief when a...

Mar 28, 20184 min read

This Week In 1993: March 28, 1993

Remember the time, just over a year ago, when we'd marvelled at how Michael Jackson had debuted on the ARIA top 50 with two different...

Mar 21, 20184 min read

This Week In 1993: March 21, 1993

Over the past couple of weeks, we've seen American bands remake "Cats In The Cradle" and "Mrs Robinson" in early '90s rock style. This...

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