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MILESTONES AND MEMORIES
The Real Thing – written by Johnny Young, sung by Russell Morris and produced by Ian “Molly” Meldrum – was played on Australian radio for the first time this week in 1969. It was the first Australian single to run for more than six minutes.
Graeme “Shirley” Strachan did his first gig as singer in Skyhooks, at the Frankston Police Boys’ Club dance, this week in 1974.
Colour TV officially started in Australia this week in 1975, with Johnny Farnham introducing Skyhooks on Countdown. William Shakespeare’s My Little Angel was Australia’s number one song.
I Honestly Love You – sung by Olivia Newton-John, produced by John Farrar and co-written by Peter Allen – won Record of the Year at the 17th Annual Grammy Awards this week in 1975.
The Bee Gees’ album Spirits Having Flown hit number one in the US this week in 1979. It was their first number one album (excluding the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack).
Forty years ago this week, The Swingers’ Counting The Beat hit number one in Australia.
This week in 1987, the first ARIA Awards were held, at Sydney’s Wentworth Hotel, hosted by Elton John. John Farnham was the night’s big winner, winning Best Male Artist, Album of the Year (Whispering Jack), and Single of the Year (You’re The Voice). Crowded House won Best New Talent. The awards were not televised.
The first ARIA Hall of Fame event was held this week in 1988 as part of the second ARIA Awards. The inductees were Dame Joan Sutherland, Johnny O’Keefe, Slim Dusty, Col Joye, Vanda & Young and AC/DC.
Ross Wilson and Dame Nellie Melba were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame this week in 1989.
The 6th ARIA Awards – the first to be televised – were held this week in 1992. Skyhooks were inducted into the Hall of Fame, and Yothu Yindi’s Treaty won Single of the Year.
This week in 2008, Mark Seymour released Thirteen Tonne Theory, a book about his time in Hunters and Collectors.
Happy Birthday to Mike Brady, who is 73 on February 28. Mark Evans, AC/DC’s bass player from 1975 to 1977, is 65 on March 2.
And we remember Billy Thorpe, who died of a heart attack, aged 60, this week in 2007.
CHART WATCH
Amy Shark arrives at 22 with her new single, featuring Keith Urban, which she wrote with Ed Sheeran.
Without You THE KID LAROI (number three)
Fly Away TONES AND I (11)
So Done THE KID LAROI (14)
Love Songs Ain’t For Us AMY SHARK FEAT KEITH URBAN (22, debut)
Astronaut In The Ocean MASKED WOLF (25, debut)
Booster Seat SPACEY JANE (26)
Tash Sultana lands at number one, with the fifth Aussie album to top the charts in 2021. It follows Sultana’s 2018 debut, Flow State, which peaked at number two.
Terra Firma TASH SULTANA (number one, debut)
F*ck Love (Savage) THE KID LAROI (four)
Songs From Highway One ADAM HARVEY (10, debut)
Bluey The Album BLUEY (14)
0202 THE RUBENS (21)
Power Up AC/DC (29)
14 Steps To A Better You LIME CORDIALE (33)
The Very Best INXS (38)
Sunlight SPACEY JANE (39)
HOWZAT! PLAYLIST
First Love SLOWLY SLOWLY
Dino’s GORDI & ALEX LAHEY
Mr Billy MAGGIE ALLEY
The Waterboy YOU AM I
First Time Really Feeling LIZ STRINGER
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