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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people please be advised that this week's article contains
the name of an indigenous person who is deceased
MILESTONES AND MEMORIES
The Masters Apprentices’ Turn Up Your Radio entered the Go-Set charts this week in 1970. It peaked at number seven.
Thirty years ago this week, Midnight Oil’s Beds Are Burning entered the US charts. It peaked at number 17.
Jason Donovan’s debut album, Ten Good Reasons, hit number one in the UK this week in 1989. It spent four weeks on top.
Daryl Braithwaite’s comeback album, Edge, hit number one in Australia this week in 1989.
Silverchair announced their “indefinite hibernation” this week in 2011.
Happy Birthday to Horsehead and Screaming Jets guitarist Scotty Kingman, who is 50 on May 22; Joe Camilleri and Leo Sayer both turn 70 on May 21; and Wally De Backer (Gotye) is 38 on May 21.
And we remember Bee Gee Robin Gibb, who died of cancer, aged 62, six years ago this week.
CHART WATCH
5 Seconds Of Summer’s Youngblood spends a second week in the Top 10, vaulting from nine to three. It’s joined in the Top 10 by Amy Shark’s I Said Hi, which moves from 13 to nine. And Jessica Mauboy’s Eurovision entry finally cracks the Top 40.
Youngblood 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER (number three)
I Said Hi AMY SHARK (nine)
We Got Love JESSICA MAUBOY (31)
A Top 5 debut for Delta Goodrem’s ONJ album, while Parkway Drive spend just one week on top, slipping to number eight.
Graffiti U KEITH URBAN (number three)
I Honestly Love You DELTA GOODREM (four, debut)
Reverence PARKWAY DRIVE (eight)
Solastalgia MISSY HIGGINS (10)
Djarimirri GEOFFREY GURRUMUL YUNUPINGU (15)
Campfire KASEY CHAMBERS & THE FIRESIDE DISCIPLES (19)
Nation Of Two VANCE JOY (23)
Golden KYLIE MINOGUE (29)
I Hear A Song DAMI IM (33)
There Is More HILLSONG WORSHIP (36)
Snow ANGUS & JULIA STONE (38)
HOWZAT! PLAYLIST
Crying In The Carwash FAMILY FOLD
Ride On MARK LANG
Everything JETHRO PICKETT
Music Machine GABRIELLA COHEN
Bend Not Break NICK BARKER & THE REPTILES
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