September 1991

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Destination - early September 1991 in the next 20 20 Retro Countdown...

the week when a 5,000 year old body was found in the Austrian Alps..

 

It was also the week when this tv show started...

 

And in footy finals action... this bloke kicked 6 goals as the Hawks won the flag...

 

And this Panther retired a winner...

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We'll remember those moments as we play the top 20 from this week in 1991...

New York, New York

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Over the last 2 weeks - the sporting world's attention has been on one of the biggest events of the year - the US Open in the heart of New York City...

So in the next 20 20 Retro Countdown - there's 20 songs inspired by the Big Apple...

 

We'll visit every corner of the city that never sleeps - from Harlem, to Broadway, Manhatton to Queens, the Bronx to Central Park...

 

So grab yourself a hot dog and join us for a 20 20 Retro Countdown that takes us to the city that's so nice - they named it twice..

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September 1983

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And that's the destination in the next 20 20 Retro Countdown..


This is interesting - we're heading back to early September 1983 - the week when the US President Ronald Regan announced that GPS would be made available for civilian use...

More than 30 years ago - and they still can't find my suburb!!

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It was also the week that this TV show started...

 

And here's a tv ad you might remember from 1983..

 

Look forward to you joining me on a trip back to this week in 1983 on the 20 20 Retro Countdown!

September 1990

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Early September 1990 is our destination in the next 20 20 Retro Countdown... it was the week when the first series of this tv show started...

 

We'll also remember the week when the AFL finals series was thrown into turmoil because of a draw in the elimination final...

 

And this lady made her first appearance on the Australian charts...

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She's gone on to have 20 top 10 hits in Australia... We'll play an interview from Mariah as we visit this week in 1990 on the 20 20 Retro Countdown.

September 1978

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We've got the paper chart from early September 1978 - and we're not afraid to use it!

There's 2 songs inside the top 10 from the biggest movie of 1978 - and one of the biggest movie soundtracks of all time..

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Bob Marley's first charting single hit the Australian charts during this week in 1978... the film clip for "Is This Love" featured a 7 year old Naomi Campbell... see if you can pick her..

 

And a popular TV show of the late 70's and early 80's started in early September 1978! "Mork And Mindy" was launched after Mork, played by Robin Williams had made a couple of appearances on "Happy Days... here's Mork meeting the Fonz.

 

That and more in the top 20 from this week in 1978!