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MILESTONES AND MEMORIES
Men At Work released their debut single, Who Can It Be Now?, 40 years ago this week.
Skyhooks’ debut album, Living In The 70’s, spent its 16th and final week at number one in Australia this week in 1975.
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John’s You’re The One That I Want hit number one in the US this week in 1978.
Models’ Out Of Mind Out Of Sight entered the US charts this week in 1986. It would peak at number 37.
Crowded House’s self-titled debut album knocked off John Farnham’s Whispering Jack to hit number one in Australia this week in 1987.
Thirty years ago this week, Crowded House’s Chocolate Cake and Melissa’s Read My Lips entered the charts.
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.
The Fauves played their 1000th show, at Melbourne’s East Brunswick Club, this week in 2007.
Happy Birthday to Caitlin Harnett and Melody Pool. Caitlin is 31, and Melody is 30, on June 11.
And we remember ’60s pop star Lynne Randell, who died at home in Melbourne, aged 57, this week in 2007.
CHART WATCH
Still just two homegrown hits in the ARIA Top 40.
Astronaut In The Ocean MASKED WOLF (number nine)
Without You THE KID LAROI (11)
Shannon Noll scores his seventh Top 10 album, with his acoustic album landing at number three. And The Veronicas also have a Top 10 debut.
Raw SHANNON NOLL (number three, debut)
Godzilla THE VERONICAS (seven, debut)
Bridge Over Troubled Dreams DELTA GOODREM (eight)
F*ck Love (Savage) THE KID LAROI (10)
Drinking With My Smoking Friends ALLDAY (13, debut)
Cry Forever AMY SHARK (14)
Sunlight SPACEY JANE (28)
HOWZAT! PLAYLIST
Black Hole EMMA HEENEY
Power MONTANA SHARP
Outsider THE SCIENTISTS
Up All Night EILISH GILLIGAN
Infinite We Are MIRIAM LIEBERMAN
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