CHART BEATS: A JOURNEY
THROUGH POP

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Nov 9, 20205 min read

This Week In 1980: November 9, 1980

To paraphrase the number 18 song on the Australian singles chart from this week in 1980: everybody's got to start somewhere. And in the...

Nov 5, 20206 min read

This Week In 1995: November 5, 1995

There's no such thing as a sure thing in music. But the female singer who charted with her debut solo single this week in 1995 was as...

Nov 2, 20204 min read

This Week In 1980: November 2, 1980

Australia was living in a time warp this week in 1980, with two of the three new entries on the top 50 at least a year old. In one case,...

Oct 29, 20204 min read

This Week In 1995: October 29, 1995

Who's ready for another game of Remixed, Remade & Remodelled ? Yep, this week in 1995, a bunch of songs were given another chance at...

Oct 26, 20203 min read

This Week In 1980: October 26, 1980

Some artists stick to their sound through thick and thin, pumping out album after album of the same type of material. Other acts mix...

Oct 22, 20204 min read

This Week In 1995: October 22, 1995

Over the years, I've developed a formula to my ARIA chart recaps. I start off with a little themed introduction to the week, mention what...

Oct 19, 20204 min read

This Week In 1980: October 19, 1980

After they dominated the music scene in the late '70s, it made sense for Bee Gees to take more of a backseat approach to the music...

Oct 18, 202022 min read

Number 2 Hits On The Australian Chart: The 2000s

Originally posted in 2019. Updated in 2020. Well, I've finally got here — a run-through of all the singles that almost topped the ARIA...

Oct 18, 202024 min read

Number 2 Hits On The Australian Chart: The 1990s

Originally posted in 2018. Updated in 2020. It originally took a lot longer than I thought after compiling all the number 2 hits from the...

Oct 18, 202024 min read

Number 2 Hits On The Australian Chart: The 1980s

Originally posted in 2017. Updated in 2020. What do "Yesterday" by The Beatles, Skyhooks' "Ego Is Not A Dirty Word", "I Was Made For...

Oct 15, 20204 min read

This Week In 1995: October 15, 1995

When you're a fan of a singer or group, it can be a huge disappointment when they release something you don't like. Sometimes it's music...

Oct 12, 20205 min read

This Week In 1980: October 12, 1980

Having never really paid that much attention to the Australian charts of the 1960s and '70s, I'm often surprised when I do look back...

Oct 10, 202015 min read

Two-Hit Wonders On The Australian Chart

Previously, I decided to set the record straight on one-hit wonders in Australia, and looked at artists who scored one major hit (either...

Oct 8, 20205 min read

This Week In 1995: October 8, 1995

There was a proven formula to landng a long-running chart-topper in the early '90s: ballad + movie tie-in = multiple weeks at number 1....

Oct 8, 202021 min read

One-Hit Wonders On The Australian Chart: The 2000s

Here is my look back at one-hit wonders on the ARIA singles chart during the 2000s.

Oct 8, 202029 min read

One-Hit Wonders On The Australian Chart: The 1990s

It's time to tackle one-hit wonders of the 1990s. First, I'll look at artists with one number 1 and no other top 50 hits...

Oct 6, 202030 min read

One-Hit Wonders On The Australian Chart: The 1980s

To set the record straight once and for all, I'm going to list the one-hit wonders from the Australian charts in the 1980s

Oct 5, 20203 min read

This Week In 1980: October 5, 1980

Girl groups (as opposed to girl bands) were thin on the ground in the early '80s — after having been a major part of music in the '60s...

Oct 1, 20205 min read

This Week In 1995: October 1, 1995

You've got to love a chart battle. Record company marketing teams certainly do. But I must say I've been swept up in the past when two...

Sep 28, 20203 min read

This Week In 1980: September 28, 1980

I tend to favour female singers over male singers, especially in more recent decades. But there were a number of great male performers in...

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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.

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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.