CHART BEATS: A JOURNEY
THROUGH POP

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Apr 21, 20214 min read

This Week In 1996: April 21, 1996

Last week , we took a look at the Eurodance acts that had shone brightly (and more often than not, burned out as quickly as they'd...

Apr 19, 20215 min read

This Week In 1981: April 19, 1981

Men wearing make-up was nothing new in popular music in 1981. In the '70s alone, artists as diverse as David Bowie, Skyhooks and KISS had...

Apr 14, 202111 min read

Human Nature's Michael Tierney: "We didn't want to have that boy band label"

Exactly 25 years ago, fledgling Australian boy band Human Nature were working their way up the ARIA chart with debut single “Got It Goin’...

Apr 14, 20214 min read

This Week In 1996: April 14, 1996

In music, one minute you're up, the next you're down. And that was never truer than for dance acts in the '90s. The ARIA singles chart...

Apr 12, 20215 min read

This Week In 1981: April 12, 1981

Earier this year, Maroon 5's Adam Levine announced, "There's no bands anymore." Whether or not you agree with his summation of the 2021...

Apr 7, 20215 min read

This Week In 1996: April 7, 1996

One thing that has stood out for me doing these ARIA singles chart recaps is the changing nature of Australia's relationship with rap....

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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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