CHART BEATS: A JOURNEY
THROUGH POP

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Mar 20, 20194 min read

This Week In 1994: March 20, 1994

If 1993 had been the year of reggae, 1994 was shaping up to be the year of the big ballad. In weeks past, we've seen hits by Celine Dion...

Mar 13, 20193 min read

This Week In 1994: March 13, 1994

Each week, there's usually something really obvious for me to talk about before I dive into the new entries on the ARIA singles chart. It...

Mar 6, 20194 min read

This Week In 1994: March 6, 1994

Before songs were constantly available in the digital age, tracks that hadn't been successful first time around had to be re-released if...

Feb 27, 20194 min read

This Week In 1994: February 27, 1994

It's weeks like this that make looking back at the ARIA top 50 singles chart from 1994 enjoyable — six new entries that I (mostly) like...

Feb 20, 20194 min read

This Week In 1994: February 20, 1994

It's not every week a future number 1 single enters the ARIA chart. It's even less common for two chart-toppers to debut in the one week....

Feb 13, 20194 min read

This Week In 1994: February 13, 1994

It's a testament to how massive a music act is when there are huge hits in their back catalogue that can become forgotten. Artists like...

Feb 6, 20195 min read

This Week In 1994: February 6, 1994

It's funny how some pop acts can be absolutely massive in one country and barely cause a ripple in another. That was the situaition with...

Jan 30, 20194 min read

This Week In 1994: January 30, 1994

Few would have guessed this week in 1994 that the rapper making his first appearance on the ARIA top 50 would go on to have one of the...

Jan 23, 20193 min read

This Week In 1994: January 23, 1994

Where New Edition and New Kids On The Block led in the '80s, countless other boy bands followed in the '90s. And this week in 1994, a...

Jan 16, 20194 min read

This Week In 1994: January 16, 1994

There's always one — the pop group member who breaks from the band to explore new musical opportunities. From Siobhan Fahey to Geri...

Jan 9, 20193 min read

This Week In 1994: January 9, 1994

Welcome to 1994, with our look at the ARIA singles charts from years gone by firmly in the mid-'90s — a post-grunge explosion, pre-girl...

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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.