THIS WEEK IN ARIA CHART HISTORY

Welcome to a new feature of the ARIA Charts web site made especially for music fans looking for a blast from the past.

Each week ARIA steps back in time to see what songs and albums were charting in years gone by.

Do you remember when these songs and artists were topping the charts? Were they one-hit wonders or enduring classics?

* Grunge music becomes popular worldwide.  Heading the onslaught of their genre are bands Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden.

* Nirvana frontman, Kurt Cobain marries Hole singer - Courtney Love. Also hearing wedding bells this year was David Bowie.  He married model, Iman.

* The Sixth Annual ARIA Awards were held and the biggest winners of the night were Baby Animals taking out Album Of The Year and Youthi Yindi won Single Of The Year with Treaty.

 

The charts from this week in history feature some real classics that will bring you back to 1992. . .

 

 

FLASHBACK: TOP 10 SINGLES FROM 19th JULY 1992

1 SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST Vanessa Williams
2 HAZARD Richard Marx
3 JUMP Kris Kross
4 TOO FUNKY George Michael
5 CRY Lisa Edwards
6 PLEASE DON'T GO K.W.S.
7 ORDINARY ANGELS (CLUNK EP) Frente
8 HEAVEN KNOWS Rick Price
9 I CAN FEEL IT Radio Freedom
10 TAKE IT FROM ME Girlfriend

 

FLASHBACK: TOP 10 ALBUMS FROM 19th JULY 1992

1 BACK TO FRONT Lionel Richie
2 GREATEST HITS ZZ Top
3 THE ONE Elton John
4 ANGEL DUST Faith No More
5 PERFORMS LLOYD WEBBER Michael Crawford
6 BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIC Red Hot Chili Peppers
7 TOTALLY KROSSED OUT Kriss Kross
8 TRIBAL VOICE Yothu Yindi
9 SOUTHERN HARMONY &  MUSICAL COMPANION Black Crowes
10 ADRENALIZE Def Leppard

 

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