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MILESTONES AND MEMORIES
Country Radio’s Gypsy Queen entered the charts this week in 1972.
Col Joye scored his final number one single this week in 1973 when Heaven Is My Woman’s Love topped the charts.
Andy Gibb’s I Just Want To Be Your Everything hit number one in the US this week in 1977.
2JJ moved to FM, becoming 2JJJ this week in 1980.
Rick Springfield’s Jessie’s Girl hit number one in the US this week in 1981.
Australian Crawl’s third album, Sons of Beaches, became their second number one album this week in 1982.
Forty years ago this week, Hoodoo Gurus’ Bittersweet entered the Top 40.
Yothu Yindi’s Treaty entered the charts this week in 1991.
Australian Idol started on TV this week in 2003.
Cold Chisel’s Khe Sanh cracked the Australian Top 40 this week in 2011 – 33 years after it was first released.
Perth band Karnivool scored their first number one album this week in 2013 when Assymetry topped the charts. It came four months after singer Ian Kenny’s other band, Birds of Tokyo, had a number one album. He was the first singer to have two number one albums in the same calendar year with two different bands.
Ten years ago this week, Tame Impala’s Currents album hit number one.
Happy Birthday to Russell Morris who is 77 on July 31.
And we remember Darryl Cotton, who died of liver cancer, aged 62, this week in 2012.
CHART WATCH
For the 13th week in a row there are no Australian singles in the Top 40.
And there are also no Aussie albums in the Top 40.
HOWZAT! PLAYLIST
Fine MEG WASHINGTON & PAUL KELLY
Rolling On WALIENS
Moonlight Silver Highway MINOR GOLD
Moscow Olympics THE FAUVES
I Only Trust Rock n Roll THE LIVING END
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