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Apr 5, 20215 min read

This Week In 1981: April 5, 1981

Where would popular music be if the course of true love always ran smooth? Lacking a substantial amount of classic songs, that's for...

Apr 2, 20216 min read

When Big Stars Miss The Top 50: The '90s

Just because a music act has a bunch of hits to their name doesn't mean they're immune from a flop or two. Whether it's because tastes...

Mar 31, 20214 min read

This Week In 1996: March 31, 1996

Since the explosion of Bros and New Kids On The Block, boy bands had been ticking along nicely in Australia. Despite some notable peaks...

Mar 30, 202114 min read

Toni Pearen: "I didn't have my shit together"

Thrust back into the public eye thanks to her recent appearance on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!, Toni Pearen has once again...

Mar 29, 20215 min read

This Week In 1981: March 29, 1981

Barbra Streisand, Irene Cara and Diana Ross had all already done it. Cher, Tina Turner, Madonna and Whitney Houston would also do it in...

Mar 24, 20216 min read

This Week In 1996: March 24, 1996

Pop music has always shaped language, with new words and meanings entering the lexicon as a result of being used in hit songs. Terms like...

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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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