20 20's Week Commencing May 29

This Week on the 20 20 Retro Countdown... we'll mix movies and music...remember a music legend... head to the movies in 1988.. and celebrate birthdays..

 

MONDAY

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 Join us for a countdown of hits that were covered for Movie Soundtracks.... Some were tributes like Los Lobos with their version of "La Bamba" for the movie of the same name... some recreated an era - like Phil Collins' "Groovy Kind Of Love" for Buster.. others were just great covers that turned out to be more memorable than the movie - like the Bangles cover of Simon And Garfunkel's hit "Hazy Shade Of Winter"... do you remember which movie it was from?? Find out in the "Movie Covers Countdown"

 

TUESDAY

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Our 20 20 Retro Countdown takes us back to late May 1981... when the world was still mourning the death of reggae legend Bob Marley...  Got the top 20 from that week which includes the hit from a movie soundtrack that was meant to make you feel like you'd already seen the movie.... and we'll squeeze in a tv ad from this week in 1981 that had us trying experiments in the kitchen.

 

WEDNESDAY

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Join us as we head back to the week when Crocodile Dundee returned to the big screen in his second adventure... it's 1988. The Queen had just opened the new Parliment House during our Bi-Centennial year... and there was plenty of Australian music on the charts... Big Pig, The Church, LRB, INXS, Kylie... it was a special time for Aussie artists... and speaking of Kylie - she was part of a TV Wedding that stopped the nation during this week in 1988... find out who on "Neighbours" was getting married as we turn the 20 20 clock back to late May 1988!

 

THURSDAY

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Time to blow out the candles on the June birthday cakes... We'll bring together the biggest artists celebrating birthdays in June... add some of the other celebrities with a birthday coming up - and turn on one big party.... this is your invitation to celebrate with Paula Abdul, Suzi Quarto, Tom Jones, Paul McCartney and a heap of other artists who'll be putting on party hats in the month ahead - on the June Birthdays 20 20 Retro Countdown!

 

FRIDAY

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We're dragging out one of our favourite countdowns - "The Title Switch" 20 20 Retro Countdown..Hear the stories behind the titles that songs had - before they received the title they are famous for.. Ofcourse - the most famous of all is "Scrambled Eggs" - "Yesterday"... but we'll also hear songs that were called..."Long Live Rock And Roll", "The Best Days Of My Life". "The Motorcycle Song". "Cruisin' For Ladies" and "Morning Lasted All Day"... to find out what they were called when they were hits on the charts... join us for the "Title Switch" 20 20 Retro Countdown!

 

 

 

 

The 20 20 Week Commencing 22nd May

 

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This week on the 20 20 Retro Countdown - we'll start with one of our favourites...

Do you know what George Benson, Paul Kelly, Sade, Peter Frampton and Gangajang have in common??

They are all artists who had multiple songs make the Aussie charts - but they never had a top 10 hit... It's the "Biggest Artists Without A Big Hit" Countdown!

 

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Then we're off to late May 1987..

We've got the top 20 hits from the week when the first Rugby Union World Cup was held. No Surprise that the trophy went to the All Blacks - but do you remember who they played in the final? And do you remember Australia's dramatic final in the '87 world cup?

We'll relive those moments and roll out the songs that were on the paper chart! 

 

 

 

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This will get you thinking - what does this have to do with late May 1976?

Wednesday's 20 20 Retro Countdown features the top 20 songs that were on the Aussie charts when the ownership of gold was legalised in Australia!

Maybe you can help out a little bit with your memories of the week when we were allowed to own gold... Were we previously limited in the amounts we could own?? Did it depend of the Karats? Why couldn't we own gold before late May 1976? We'll try and answer those questions when we roll through the countdown of the top 20 from this week in 1976!

 

 

 

Don't miss the hits of this week in 1990!

We promise that our countdown of the top 20 from late May 1990 wont be about nothing - even though we'll be celebrating the anniversary of the week when the show about nothing starting on tele.... We got our first glimse of Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer - who went on to become household names throughout the 90's!

We'll feature the first moments of Seinfeld amongst the hits of this week in 1990!

 

 

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The tools are ready as we go to work on another 20 20 Retro Countdown!

Yes, we'll be hard at work as we bring together 20 songs about working to wrap up another working week on the 20 20 Retro Countdown..

How many songs can you name that sum up putting your nose to the grindstone... we've hunted down 20 and they're on the way! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Top 25 Favourite TV Families Of All Time

We put the spotlight on families this week on the 20 20 Retro Countdown - which gave us the chance to countdown the top 25 TV Families of all time... this list should bring back some memories... Is it right though? Who would you have included? Did we get the number 1 right? Let us know.

 

No 25 - THE BRADFORD FAMILY

 

 

No 24 - THE DRUMMONDS

 

 

No 23 - THE TANNER FAMILY

 

 

No 22 - THE MUNSTERS

 

 

No 21 - THE BARONES

 

 

No 20 - THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY

 

 

No 19 - THE CLAMPETTS

 

 

No 18 - THE BUNDY FAMILY

 

 

No 17 - THE INGALLS FAMILY

 

 

No 16 - THE WILKERSONS

 

 

No 15 - THE FLETCHERS

 

 

No 14 - THE DUNPHY FAMILY

 

 

No 13 - THE WALTONS

 

 

No 12 - THE KEATONS

 

 

No 11 - THE CARTWRIGHTS

 

 

No 10 - THE FLINTSTONES

 

 

No 09 - THE HUXTABLES

 

 

No 08 - THE SULLIVANS

 

 

No 07 - THE EWING FAMILY

 

 

No 06 - THE ADDAMS FAMILY

 

 

No 05 - THE CONNORS

 

 

No 04 - THE RAMSAYS

 

 

No 03 - THE SIMPSONS

 

 

No 02 - THE BRADY BUNCH

 

 

No 01 - THE CUNNINGHAM FAMILY

 

It's All About Families All Week

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On the calendar this week is the International Day Of The Family and International Visit A Relative Day... and after we celebrated Mother's Day on the weekend - it's a time of year that's all about families...

So that's the focus of the 20 20 Retro Countdown all this week!

 

I've created 5 family themed countdowns... 

Sibling Revelry - Bands featuring sisters with other family members...

Fame In The Family - Artists and their famous relatives..

All In The Family Band Names - Groups named after a family member - Mamas And The Papas, The Babys.. etc.

Bands Of Brothers - Speaks for itself - the top 20 bands featuring Brothers.

Family Titles - Brothers, Sisters, Mum, Dad all in the titles of songs.

 

Plus - during the week - we'll countdown the top 25 favourite TV families... who will be at number 1?

Later on this week - I'll add that list to the 20 20 Website...

 

It's all about families this week on the 20 20 Retro Countdown!

 

 

20 20 Countdowns Week Commencing May 08

This Week on the 20 20 - we take a trip around the world...drop in on the 80's a couple of times.. and celebrate Mother's Day... 

 MONDAY

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Join us for a musical journey around the world... with a trip to Miami with John Cougar Mellencamp.. we'll visit Rome with James Reyne.. The Beach Boys take us to Kokomo and we'll learn a little about some of those top destinations along the way... which American city was the first to be heritage listed? Find out as we go around the world on the 20 20 Retro Countdown!

 

TUESDAY

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We visit the week when treasuerer Paul Keating introduced us to the new $1 Coin. Maybe you still have an old $1 note around. It had been a long time coming - they first discussed scrapping the $1 note in the early 70's. On the charts - Kenny Loggins was at number 1 with a track from one of the biggest movies of the year. All that and more as we turn the clock back to early May 1984.

 

WEDNESDAY

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Hard to believe he was the star of one of the biggest TV shows of the 80's. His film career and the action movies Die Hard has left "Moonlighting" as a distant memory.. but Bruce Willis won grammy's during the show's run and we'll remember those final episodes of "Moonlighting" when we visit mid May 1989. Musically, controversy was hindering the success of Madonn's latest hit! More on that and the top 20 from this week in 1989!

 

THURSDAY

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We're turning the 20 20 Retro Countdown clock back to the week when we lost one of Australia's favourite Prime Ministers. Sir Robert Menzies died aged 83 on May 15 1978. We'll drag out some classic moments from Australia's longest serving Prime Minister. Then there's the top 20 from this week - no suprise it's packed with disco classics from the Bee Gees, John Paul Young, The Tramps and Earth Wind And Fire.

 

FRIDAY

20 20 Mothers Day

Time to send out some special wishes to mums - and this year - there's something different on the 20 20 Retro Countdown. We've compiled the Mother's Day Hamper of Hits... 20 songs about things we'd love mums to have for mothers day... from Gold, Diamond's and Pearls, Holidays... and a whole lot Hugs, Kisses and Love! And Aaron is hoping to have a special guest with him as we count through those 20 hits dedicated to mums.

 

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