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Journalist
Jeff Jenkins' weekly column featuring Australian music news,
interviews, a look at the charts and more. Updated every
Sunday afternoon. Click
here for the archive page.
Jeff
is a semi-regular guest on
The Australian Mood with Neil Rogers, 8-10pm Thursdays
on 3RRR in Melbourne
Contacting
Jeff: If you need to contact Jeff Jenkins you can email
me (Lee-Roy) at and I'll forward the
email onto Jeff
March 8th 2026
MILESTONES AND MEMORIES
Sister Janet Mead’s The Lord’s Prayerentered the US Top 40 this week in 1974. It would peak at number four.
Olivia Newton-John’s Have You Never Been Mellow – written and produced by John Farrar – hit number one in the US this week in 1975.
New Zealand’s Split Enz arrived in Australia this week in 1975.
Air Supply’s Lost In Love entered the US Top 40 this week in 1980, becoming their first American hit. It would peak at number three.
Jason Donovan scored his first solo chart-topper in the UK this week in 1989 when Too Many Broken Hearts hit number one.
Silverchair released their third album, Neon Ballroom, this week in 1999. It debuted at number one in Australia and peaked at 50 in the US.
AC/DC were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this week in 2003.
Twenty years ago this week, Augie March released the Moo, You Bloody Choir album.
This week in 2009, Midnight Oil, Hunters & Collectors and Split Enz re-formed for the Sound Relief concert at the MCG, to raise money for bushfire victims in Victoria. A simultaneous concert was also held at the SCG, where John Farnham performed You’re The Voice with Coldplay.
Ten years ago this week, Matt Corby released the Telluric album.
Happy Birthday to Angie Hart who is 54 on March 8.
And we remember PBS broadcaster, artist and photographer Pierre Baroni, who died of cancer five years ago this week. And Andy Gibb died of heart problems, just five days after his 30th birthday, this week in 1988. The younger brother of Barry, Maurice and Robin, he had three number one singles in the US – I Just Want To Be Your Everything, (Love Is) Thicker Than Water and Shadow Dancing.
CHART WATCH
Tame Impala’s Dracula is the first Australian song to crack the Top 20 this year.
Dracula TAME IMPALA (number 17)
A Top 20 debut for Pacific Avenue.
Lovesick Sentimental PACIFIC AVENUE (number 17, debut)
The Warning TELENOVA (28, debut)
Deadbeat TAME IMPALA (31)
Fall From The Light HILLTOP HOODS (32)
Piss In The Wind JOJI (36)
HOWZAT! PLAYLIST
You’d Gone Before You Went THINGS OF STONE AND WOOD
Time Sick LIV CARTLEDGE
Enjoying The Days MAGGIE ALLEY
Where Do You Come From? VIKA & LINDA
I Want You FELICITY URQUHART & JOSH CUNNINGHAM
Contacting
Jeff: If you need to contact Jeff Jenkins you can email
me (Lee-Roy) at and I'll forward the
email onto Jeff |
