Thursday, May 3, 2007

Taking triple M to task again.... How do you remember September 1989?

CURRENT MOOD: Rejuvenated
Well, just came back from swimming, and missed out on most of their imaginary chart tonight, but managed to catch their top five of September 1989.  Again, it's another shocker, with only one correct and four wrong.  Straight to the point and here we go....

Triple M's Cold 30 Countdown - September 1989
Aired Friday 4th May 2007
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Pn# Track Artist/Group (correct chart date) Label Cat No.
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5. Onion skin Boom Crash Opera (19 Jun 1989) WEA 7-257572
4. Patience Guns 'n' Roses (29 May 1989 Geffen 7-22996
3. Dumb things Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls (30 Jan 1989) Mushroom K 676
2. Love shack The B-52's (20 Nov 1989) Reprise 7-22817
1. Poison Allice Cooper (4 Sep 1989) CBS 655061-7
Note that "love shack" from the B-52's wasn't even released yet, and well, Paul Kelly's "Dumb things".....? that had already charted in February-March and was long gone.  The Gunners did well with Patience, and with giving triple M the Benefit of the doubt here, (if they did do some research), that song might have just still been in the bottom of the ARIA chart.  The song was long gone from my chart, as there was little air-play of this song during September, when compared to all the other tracks on the below chart, again, taken from my personal archives.

I remember that Gyan, Roy Orbison and Roxette were hammered into you, harder then a sledge hammer back then, particularly on 2SM, 2UW and on 2WS.

National top 30 singles chart
WEEK ENDING SUNDAY 3rd September 1989
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CH#  TRACK TITLE ARTIST/GROUP LABEL CAT No:
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1.   Under the board-walk Bette Midler Atlantic 7-88976
2.   This time I know it's for real Donna Summer WEA 7-257780
3.   Dressed for success Roxette Parlophone 2271
4.   Wait Gyan WEA / Trafalgar 7-257620
5.   California blue Roy Orbison Virgin VS 1193
6.   Communication John Farnham and Danni-Elle RCA Victor 105072
7.   Talk it over Grayson Huge RCA Victor 8802-7-R
8.   All I want is you-Everlasting love U2 Island X 14678
9.   She has to be loved Jenny Morris WEA 7-257487
10.  I'll be loving you forever New Kids on the Block CBS 654863
11.  Right back to where we started from Sinitta Liberation LS 2063
12.  Healing hand Elton John Rocket 874 798-7
13.  The end of the innocence Don Henley Geffen 7-22925
14.  Second chance Thirty-Eight Special A&M K 831
15.  Sugar train Daryl Braithwaite CBS 655109 7
16.  The best (album version) Tina Turner Interfusion K 916
17.  Running down a dream Tom Petty MCA 7-53682
18.  Forever your girl Paula Abdul Virgin / Siren SRN 112
19.  Miss you like crazy Natalie Cole EMI America US 2213
20.  Love is Alannah Myles Atlantic 7-88918
21.  Can I get a witness Sam Brown A&M K 850
22.  If you don't know me by now Simply Red WEA 7-246993
23.  Bat-dance Prince Warner Bros 7-22924
24.  The best of me Cliff Richard EMI EMI 2252
25.  Jackie Brown John Cougar (Mellencamp) Mercury 874 644-7
26.  Say good-bye Indecent Obsession Melodian LS 2064
27.  All I wanna do is dance Colette CBS 655047-7
28.  Telephone Booth Ian Moss Mushroom K 881
29.  The look Roxette Parlophone 2212
30.  Mixed emotions The Rolling Stones CBS 655193-7

So, after all that, do Triple M still want to consider giving me a job as music researcher??????????

OH; HELL, I nearly forgot, I nearly forgot; It's Star Wars day today, so........ May the forth be with you

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