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MILESTONES AND MEMORIES
Fifty years ago this week, Skyhooks’ debut album, Living In The 70’s, spent its 16th and final week at number one in Australia.
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John’s You’re The One That I Want hit number one in the US this week in 1978.
Cold Chisel’s East entered the US charts this week in 1981. It would peak at number 171.
Forty years ago this week, Hey Hey It’s Saturday moved to 6.30 on Saturday nights.
Also 40 years ago this week, Do-Re-Mi’s Man Overboard entered the Top 40.
Crowded House’s self-titled debut album knocked off John Farnham’s Whispering Jack to hit number one in Australia this week in 1987.
Jason Donovan became the first Australian act to enter the UK charts at number one when his cover of Sealed With A Kiss debuted on top this week in 1989.
Girl group Girlfriend hit number one with Take It From Me this week in 1992.
The Fauves played their 1000th show, at Melbourne’s East Brunswick Club, this week in 2007.
Happy Birthday to Red Symons who is 76, and Paul O’Gorman who is 74, on June 13.
And we remember ’60s pop star Lynne Randell, who died at home in Melbourne, aged 57, this week in 2007. And the great Jim Keays died of pneumonia, due to complications resulting from multiple myeloma, aged 67, this week in 2014.
CHART WATCH
For the sixth week in a row there are no Australian singles in ARIA’s Top 40.
Cloud Control have a Top 20 debut with the 15th anniversary edition of Bliss Release. And Spacey Jane spend a fourth week in the Top 40.
Bliss Release CLOUD CONTROL (number 19, debut)
If That Makes Sense SPACEY JANE (23)
HOWZAT! PLAYLIST
Live Or Give Or Die MAGGIE ALLEY
Over, Over & Out DAVEY LANE
Guilt Zone JUAN ALBAN
Yellow Fleet THE NIGHT PARROTS
Have I Gone Fuckin’ Crazy SWEET TALK
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