Compilation Albums, Different Strokes & Croc Dundee On The 20 20

breakers.jpg   hits89.jpg Monday - Compilation Compilation!

We;re dragging these 2 classic Aussie compilation albums out of record collection on another compilation / compilation 20 20. Remember, if there's a compilation album that you remember from the 70's, 80's and 90's - tell us about it, and we'll feature it on one of our compilation countdowns.

 

 Tuesday - Different Strokes & hits from this week in 1979!

We're visiting mid September 1979.. with a flashback to the popular sitcom "Different Strokes",, a review of the grand final action when St George played the Bulldogs in the NSWRL and the Magies and the Blues rivalry continued in the VFL... and the number 1 hit came from one of the all time biggest one hit wonders with a song that helped out the woman it was written about in more ways than one. All that inside the top 20 from this week in 1979.

 

 Wednesday - We'll get some reaction from the US about Croc Dundee!

Yes, mid September 1986 marks the date when "Crocodile Dundee" premiered in the US after already becoming a box office hit in Australia. We'll check in on the reaction out of the US inside our top 10 from that week... we'll also remember when Andy Griffith returned to our TV's and the number 1 hit during this week in 1986 went on to become the biggest hit of the year.

 

 Thursday - Inside "The Wall" amongst the hits of this week in '82!

We'll go behind the scenes of Pink Floyd's "The Wall" on the 20 20 Retro Countdown on the annivesary of it's premiere in 1982. Also, there's the grand final action in the NSWRL and VFL and we'll remember when a talking car was a hit on tele. The number 1 was a hit from a movie too! Find out what it was when we play the top 20 of mid-September 1982.

 

rhyme.png Friday - It's rhyming names!

Join us for a countdown of bands and artists who's names rhyme... from Big Pig to Oingo Boingo - Los Lobos to Tears for Fears... and we'll look into the reasons they chose those rhyming names while we're at it... on the Rhyming names 20 20 Retro Countdown!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hits Of 89 Vol 1 & The Breakers 83 - Compilation Compilation

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Rainbows, 80's And The Hit-Less This Week On The 20 20

  Monday - The Rainbow Connected Countdown!

Thanks to Kim for suggesting this one on the website - brilliant idea - the "Rainbow Connected Hits"... 20 songs with colours of the rainbow in the title! So with the help of 20 artists - we can sing a rainbow... red and yellow and pink and green ..orange and purple and blue..you can sing a rainbow too!! Along the way in the countdown - a movie called "Rainbow" - a Rainbow God and a number of versions of the most famous Rainbow song... on the 20 20 Retro Countdown!

 

 Tuesday - it's the anniversary of the arrival of little blue creatures!

Yes, the Smurfs arrived on our tele's in mid-September 1981.. so i've got the top 20 from that week on the way. The number 1 came from a group put together by a 70's rocker... there's the movie that gave us an insight into a silver scree star and we'll get all the sporting news from the VFL and NSWRL finals... and the US Open.. as we visit this week in 1981.

 

 Wednesday - Check out the Hawks huge win over the Demons!

Do you remember when Hawthorne put the cleaners through Melbourne in the 1988 grand final? That's where we are headed in the next countdown - this week in '88! The action was a little closer in the NSWRL when Canterbury defeatred Balmain. Inside the top 20, we'll also remember the movie that took us deep into the jungles of Rwanda and there's Robert Palmer - feeling uncomfortable at number 1. More on that and the biggest hits from this week in 1988! 

 

 Thursday - Remembering an incredible moment in show biz.

It was during this week in 1976 that legendary duo Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis were reunited on stage by mutual friend Frank Sinatra. What a moment! Rumour is - the reunion didn't last long... but, it gives us the chance to roll out the hits from mid-September 1976. While we're there - we'll re-live the grand final action in the VFL and NSWRL and it was the week when NASA announced a leap forward in their space program. All that's on the way as we head towards the number 1 from Sherbet!

 

goldrecord.jpg Friday - The Biggest artists without a big hit in Australia!

It's an interesting countdown... the music artists you know who released multiple singles.. but none of those reached the top 10 here in Australia! Sure, they may have charted well overseas... but here, they just missed the mark! So while there was no presentations of Gold Records for sales here - they do get a place in the top 20 of the "Biggest Artists Without A Big Hit" 20 20 Retro Countdown!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Birthdays, Footy Finals & Great Albums This Week On The 20 20

birthday.jpg Monday - It's our September Birthday Party!

Join us as we blow out the candles on a heap of celebrity birthday cakes.. celebrating the biggest artists in the top 20, and giving a special birthday shout out to some of the other celebrities with their special day coming up in September. Along the way, there's the Aussie soap star turned singer who never wanted to do anything else... some big sporting birthdays and at number 1, the man who's never had a job outside of music. So join the party on the September birthdays 20 20 Retro Countdown.

 

 Tuesday - Back to the week when this TV show started!

Yes, we'll remember the original "Law & Order" when we play the hits of this week in 1990. Also, there's the tv ad that featured some pretty big Australian celebrities and the first Hollywood Blockbuster for one of our favourite actresses. The number 1 is the solo hit for a rock band lead singer who was not only on the charts - he was also on the big screen... and of course on our countdown of the hits of early September 1990.

 

 Wednesday, We remember Keith Moon!

Yes, it was in the first week of September 1978 that Who drummer Keith Moon died. This was his last interview. We'll remember "Moon The Loon" amongst the top 20 from this week in 1978... featuring 2 hits from a popular movie musical that was on the big screen at the time. On the tele - an alien landed who had previously made an appearance on Happy Days. All that and more as we visit this week in 1978.

 

  Thursday - Back to the week when this movie started!

Yes, we were thrilled by Fatal Attraction during this week in 1987! Now, if that wasn't your thing.. you might have been at home listening to the most anticipated album of the 80's - it was released in early September 1987. Info-tainment arrived on tv in Australia - and speaking of tele - the number 1 spot was held by the biggest soapie star of the time - find out who when we turn back the 20 20 clock!

 

Thriller.jpg Friday, Celebrating some of the greatest albums!

Join us as we put records onto the turnstyle and play the opening tracks of some of the biggest albums of all time. There's something special about those first songs you heard - they were always put there to make an opening statement.. like the opening line of a book! So Friday - it's the "Opening Tracks" 20 20 Retro Countdown!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Days, Months, Years Amongst A Week Of Countdowns

 Monday - Days, Months Years!

Join us for a countdown sugested on the website by Kit... hits with days, months, years in the countdown. Kit also suggested we include hits with "seasons" in the title.. well, we found a place for those outside the countdown. Along the way too - we'll feature movies that fit the theme.. including the thriller "Hunt For Red OCTOBER"

 

 Tuesday - Back to the week when this TV show finished!

Yes, we're heading back to late August 1983 when the final episodes of "Quincy ME" went to air. What a great show - starring Jack Klugman - it ran from 1976 til 1983. Also among the top 20 hits of that week, we'll preview what were thriller finals series in the NSWRL and the VFL.. in both cases, the minor premiers were not the ones holding up the trophy on Grand Final Day. That and more as we visit this week in 1983!

 

 Wednesday - Making a "Commitment" to play the biggest hits of this week in 1991!

Yes, our trip back to late August 1991 features the hit movie "The Commitments" - it premiered during that week! We'll also remember when the woman who's gone on to become one of the biggest celebrities in the world - first arrived on Australian television... and the number 1 is a hit that held the top spot for 10 weeks. Find out what it was when we count down the top 20 from this week in 1991.

 

 Thursday - We get a visit from a little hairy alien as we head back to 1986!

ALF landed on televisions during this week in 1986, and we've got the top 20 from that week ready to launch. It was also the week when Australia were taking off headed for a test series in India that would become famous for one of the greatest test innings of all time. We pay tribute to Dean Jones on the 20 20 Retro Countdown featuring the hits of late August 1986.

 

Hitwave78.jpg     shakin84.jpg Friday - Compilation Compilation!

Join us for another countdown featuring 2 of the great compilation albums popular in Australia through the 70's, 80's and 90's... Did you have a copy of Hitwave '78 or 1984 Shakin'? We'll play the biggest hits from those two compilation albums over 2 hours on the 20 20 Retro Countdown!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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