This is my biggest project yet! I've decided to rank all the biggest songs and albums to make it big here in Australia by how well they did on our charts from 1970 to 2009. The reason I'm not including the 2010's and beyond is because let's face it, I want this list to be a celebration of all the biggest and best songs to appeal to us Aussies and I feel that the vast majority of songs and albums that made it big after 2009 won't have the lasting cultural impact that even amid level hit from 1973 still has decades later. I'll be including stats from both the ARIA AND AMR charts meaning that all singles from mid-1988 onwards as well as albums that charted between mid-1988 and late 1998 will have two entries on this list to showcase how well they did on each chart (you'll know the difference when an entry has THIS IS THE ARIA ENTRY rather than my commentary on it.) One final thing, this will be presented as a countdown, meaning that I'm breaking tradition by having each entry be more successful than the last as opposed to the opposite like every other list on this site.
#5500
This was another big hit that is directly targeted towards the LGBT community from this year, although unlike Paul Lekakis's hit from earlier, this was a massive hit in the UK for the American group involved. Like Paul's hit, this was used in a dance competition during the final months of Countdown's existence, which more than explains how it was a hit here given how it was promoted on the show and then crossed over to the queer community.
#5499
There was a five-year gap between Maroon 5's debut and sophomore album, although it didn't feel as long given how most people didn't even know about the band until 2003 when "Harder to breathe" began making the airwaves from their debut. Here we are with the lead single to their second album which was a much more instantaneous hit for the band worldwide due to their popularity being as strong as ever.
#5498
This is one of those songs that is way too catchy for its own good, the chanting throughout the track will get stuck in your head after more than one listen to this cover of Redbone's track from the early 70's. The Chantoozies consisted of four models turned singers supported by a backing band of four guys, one of them being the young brother of James Reyne during the height of his popularity.
#5497
This was the only hit that Austrian band Bingoboys were able to achieve worldwide, likely due to the presence of American rapper Princessa giving out (admittedly awful) dance instructions to help people bust a groove on the dance floors of the 90's. The song is notable for its sample of an old dance routine from the 40's, perhaps as a way of juxtaposing the old dance routines with the (then) modern routines.
#5496
This was the lead single to Peter Gabriel's first album he didn't name after himself, supposedly it's about how horny he is but with how vague and (let's be honest) nonsensical the lyrics are, it could honestly be about whatever you want. It was a huge success for him likely due to the video which rightfully pioneered stop motion not just in music videos but in media in general due to the popping visuals.
#5495
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#5494
This was Laura Branigan's biggest hit throughout Europe, likely due to it being a cover of a popular hit over there by a pop artist by the name of RAF. Here in Australia, it was her third biggest hit due to the themes of her losing control over a partner she's with, similar to how Christine Daae loses her self-control whenever she's around the Phantom of the opera which this video pays homage to two years before the stage show premiered.
#5493
Their earlier entry might have been what got them their well-deserved buzz in America, however it was this song about how much they wanted to holiday in Barbados that gave them a huge hit here in Australia before their earlier entry became twice as big here. The video is very clever as it depicts them as going AWOL from the Vietnam war in order to holiday in the Caribbean, although it does have a shocking ending to it.
#5492
This was the second single to come from George Harrison's double album All things must pass, it was a massive hit for the former Beatle worldwide even with the strong album sales somewhat hampering its success in countries such as Australia which consist of data based on capitalism. This continues the spiritual theme of his earlier entry on this list which is a theme present throughout the album.
#5491
This was the first solo single that Ringo Starr released in his career, naturally it was an immediate success for the drummer of the fab four given how his former bandmates had dominated the charts with their earlier entries on this list following their breakup from the start of the decade. His true peak in success would come with his second solo album which contains his other two entries on this list.
#5490
Contrary to popular belief, this was the lead single to Faith and not the title track. It's easy to forget given how this was originally written for Beverly Hills cop II for a throwaway scene that got it the Razzie for worst original song, however this was meant to signal George's first solo hit away from his former partner in crime Andrew Ridgely. I think it's safe to say that it paid off for him much to the chagrin of the Razzies.
#5489
This was the only hit that Pete Shelley was able to score here in Australia both solo and with the Buzzcocks, yeah, I hope you're not prepared to see a lot of punk music on this site because I'm afraid that was unfairly ignored in Australia back in the day. I don't know what this song is about, and admittedly I don't think many people do either as it seems to be a success more for the instrumentation than the lyrics.
#5488
This wasn't nearly as successful internationally as it was on Billboard where it became 50 cent's second consecutive chart topper, and in case you were wondering, yes there are exactly 21 questions asked in this song (even if some of them were asked more than once.) I think the real appeal of this track was having Nate Dogg on the chorus who just like on "Regulate" nine years prior, delivers a killer chorus.
#5487
This was the first of two big hits that Queen scored from their album The works, the other we'll get to in a bit but for now we have a song that Lady Gaga named herself after due to how bombastic the song remains to this day. The video is notable for having audience interaction, specifically when they raise their arms during each chorus which follows in the footsteps of "We will rock you" as some of the greatest audience interaction of all time.
#5486
There seemed to be no signs of these guys slowing down when they released this ballad which almost became yet another chart topper for them in Australia, indeed they were riding high off the success of their international popularity which makes the failure of their next album all the more upsetting (or hilarious depending on your point of view.)
#5485
Well, this song had a very lengthy delay to its release outside of the band's native UK, it had been six months since it topped the UK charts before it touched the Australian or NZ charts. I'm guessing the band wanted their album to be a huge success in both countries which to be fair it was, however, this tale about how Phil Oakey made a star out of Joanne Catherall wasn't as big a hit here as it likely should've been.
#5484
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#5483
There was a theme on Gwen Stefani's album where she was playing with pop cliches of wanting to be rich and famous only to then denounce those desires as she already had everything she wanted in her life at the time, it was very clever for its time and perhaps the real reason why it was a massive success back in the day. This second single from the album is the finest example of that as well as it being her reunion with Eve from earlier in the decade.
#5482
This is the final entry from the 100% series to cover the spring of any given year as from here on out, the franchise would skip over the spring season in exchange for making their annual recaps a double album which covers contains new tracks from the spring period of a year.
#5481
You better believe that Hit machine was the compilation series of choice this year, as such we have these two entries which cover the big hits of summer and autumn to make it big here.
#5480
We finally have the Hit machine franchise usurping the 100% series on this site, this was because the franchise had access to the bigger hits of the year which wasn't the case when they initially launched.
#5479
The winter of this year was a very popular time for music in Australia, as such this compilation made it big as well.
#5478
Named after the MC classic that leads off the album, this compilation album collects all of the biggest hits of winder for 1990 due to having a good selection on the track listing.
#5477
One of my personal favourite films of the decade was Men in black, mainly for the chemistry between Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones but also for the sci fi humour that is right up my alley for comedy. The film had a soundtrack which was a massive success likely due to one of its stars contributing the theme song to the film which remains one of the most well-loved movie themes of all time.
#5476
Want to know what happened to Dire straits when they briefly called it quits in 1988? Well lead singer Mark Knopfler formed a side band known as the Notting hillbillies who released a country album this year that achieved massive success for them. They were only a side project which means they broke up once they were done promoting the album so that Mark could reform Dire straits the following year.
#5475
There were no signs of these guys slowing down here in Australia, OK there were some signs given how this was nowhere near as successful as their previous two albums here, however it was obvious they still had a massive fanbase who likely comprised of a lot of the other entries on this list given how popular classical music had become at this point in time.
#5474
I guess Tour of duty was such a cultural phenomenon in Australia that the second season also managed to spawn a successful soundtrack months after the success of the first season's soundtrack from earlier on this list. The third season also had a soundtrack to it which sadly wasn't a huge success here.
#5473
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#5472
These guys were known for being a killer live act during their career, as such their live album was a surefire hit for them during the height of their popularity. This would be their last successful album in Australia, although they would continue seeing success in their native UK as far as the early 90's.
#5471
Following the success of a live album, Kiss was able to find success with one of their studio albums which made them one of the more popular glam rock bands of the decade despite perhaps arriving a little too late to the party to fully capitalise on the success of Suzi Quatro and Sweet. Their biggest success would come at the end of the decade where they shifted towards a more mainstream market.
#5470
It had been a while since John Denver last troubled our charts, so to see him with a greatest hits package was a bit of a surprise given how it had been a good eight years since he was one of the hottest country stars in the music industry.
#5469
This is the final album to come from Norah Jones that was a commercial success for her, mainly because she would be replaced by the likes of Amy Winehouse and Duffy during the final stretch of the decade who would both be replaced with Adele going into the new decade. It's a bit astonishing how many careers were made redundant by the British singer in 2011.
#5468
This was the only successful album that Dexy's midnight runners were able to achieve in Australia, although they saw massive success earlier in the decade with their debut album due to it spawning a massive hit over there with "Geno" that unfortunately never crossed over here. I guess the big difference was that they traded their more punk edge from their debut for Celtic influence which better connected with audiences.
#5467
This is the only appearance that Andre Rieu will be making on this site, I bring this up because the Dutch violinist was inescapably popular during the last stretch of the decade thanks to appealing to the classical music scene of the day. Here he recruits Australian opera singer Mirusia to provide vocals for his classical pieces which would explain its popularity here in Australia.
#5466
This was the last album to be released with Roger Waters on lead vocals as he would quit the band after this to pursue a solo career, all I'll say is that the solo career went nowhere and that the band would have a huge surge in popularity once David Gilmore took over as lead vocalist during the production of A momentary lapse of reason.
#5465
This was a duets album from Jimmy Barnes given how fans had noticed he had quite a few duets to his name up until this point in his career, as such we have some of the biggest names in Australian music lending their voices to his renditions of many older tracks as this was also a covers album from him.
#5464
This wasn't as inescapably popular as their previous effort, perhaps due to it being more of the same in terms of their sound as they once again combine glam rock with country in order to bring together a wider audience then their contemporaries. I guess if Def Leppard and Poison weren't doing so well this could've worked for a second time, and admittedly it was a decent hit for them worldwide back in the day.
#5463
From what I can gather, Dangerous minds is a combination of Dead poet's society and To sir with love as it draws themes from both of those movies with the twist of the teacher being a woman as opposed to a man in the former and a man of colour in the latter. It received mixed reviews for its derivative story; however, the soundtrack did much better thanks to its theme song provided to it by Coolio.
#5462
This was the solo debut album for Jimmy Barnes that he released less than six months after the success of his final album with Cold Chisel, it proved that he was the real driving force of the bands popularity here given how quickly he was able to find success on his own after leaving them. Technically this album was a success twice as his next release included slight alterations of this album as well as some new songs.
#5461
Well, the packaging doesn't lie, you do have heaps of hits from the first quarter of 1985 which is how this double album managed to become such a huge hit this year. I'm surprise there weren't more of these albums back in the day given how many songs became popular back then.
#5460
Released late the previous year, this was a compilation album which collected the biggest hits of spring of 1985 here in Australia which compelled it to be a massive success here during our summer holidays of that period.
#5459
It was a new decade and yet even the 12th man was able to score success with his second album, proving that this year was just the 80's extended for another year in the music scene. Indeed, this would be a fantastic decade for Billy Birmingham as he would see a ton of success with each of his albums.
#5458
One of the earliest internet sensations from a reality show was Paul Potts who scored internet popularity thanks to his time on Britain's got talent for this year's season, as such, his debut album from when he won the series proved to be a massive success for him upon its initial release. His female counterpart Susan Boyle would go on to have even more success going into the 2010's.
#5457
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#5456
This was a compilation album looking over the biggest hits of winter of this year, it was released during our spring where it was a huge success thanks to the excellent choices on display on the album.
#5455
This was the final album that Pink Floyd released this decade, it's also the first of a few albums I'll be featuring on these lists that the A.V club declared as one of the least essential albums of the decade despite what a massive success it was. I'm guessing this was due to the album failing to live up to their earlier work as it's one of the less universally acclaimed albums from their catalogue.
#5454
While this wasn't the inescapable success that her second album was a few years prior, this did allow Tina Arena to continue her international appeal which led to her releasing several albums in the new millennium in different languages that naturally didn't chart here in Australia. She would occasionally release albums in English that did find success here, although those tended to be few and far between.
#5453
This was equally as popular on our digital charts as it was as a physical release, the only reason why this wasn't the case for her previous single "Perfect" was due to that having more than one version charting on our digital charts during the peak of its popularity. As such, that song won't be appearing on this list despite the main version coming close to making the cut.
#5452
This will be Fergie's final appearance on this list, although she did come close to have "London Bridge" make the cut as both of these songs were a success on our digital storefront even if their success pales in comparison to how well they sold as physical releases.
#5451
This was the first of two hits that Yazoo scored this year throughout the world, you've likely noticed a pattern on this list where artists would score two hits this year before struggling for relevancy throughout the rest of the decade. In any case, we have the debut single from Yazoo who is a band best known for its members, specifically Alison Moyet who was a successful singer this decade and Vince Clark who was one half of Erasure.
#5450
Although they're best known for their disco classic "Groove thing" (which sadly won't be appearing on this blog) this was the big hit from Peaches and Herb due to it being their Billboard chart topper in their native America. It turns out that the Peaches on here wasn't the original Peaches when the duo formed a decade prior, in fact Herb Fame has gone through five different Peaches over the years.
#5449
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#5448
Much like their previous entry on this list, this third single from BEP's Elephunk is different depending on which version we're looking at. The single version is a rather innocuous party jam that was a predictable hit for the group, however the album version has some truly bizarre lines as well as a breakdown where the members spout gibberish that I and many others find to be absolutely hilarious.
#5447
Madonna was always known for experimenting with her sound, so here she is trying her hand at RNB which proved to be a huge success for her as this and the album it was pulled from became a hit worldwide. The album was produced by Babyface who was the driving force for Boyz II Men, meaning that the album in retrospect has been criticised for Madonna chasing a trend rather than setting one.
#5446
This was the lead single to Kylie's third album which was the first in her catalogue that never saw a release in America due to the failure of her second album on Billboard. This is also one of the last hits that Stock Aiken and Waterman had before they broke apart from each other, although by this point, I think people had affiliated this sound strictly with Kylie due to how much she owns these tracks.
#5445
There was a film released this year by the name of Starstruck which became an instant cult classic due to it telling the story of how a young woman became an overnight sensation through her personal antics. The film spawned this hit that was performed in universe by its star Jo Kennedy which became a surprise hit due to it being a duet between her onscreen partner as well as it being a partial gender flipped cover of a Split Enz track.
#5444
This was one of only two hits that Mr. Mister managed to score in their career (side note, boy that's a stupid name for a band.) It was the lead single to their second album which was a huge success in their native America due to the cool ambience it has with its instrumentation, although their other hit "Kyrie" would be a different beast as it's an upbeat track about living life to its fullest.
#5443
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#5442
This was the final hit that Shaking Stevens managed to achieve in Australia, likely due to him performing all of his biggest hits he had here barring "This ole house" on Countdown around the time of its release. Much like "You drive me crazy," this is an original track from the throwback artist which could be another reason why it was a success here, although it would be his last despite his popularity growing in the UK.
#5441
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#5440
This was the biggest hit that Cold Chisel managed to achieve in their career, although it's worth noting that they were more successful with their albums during their initial run than their singles hence why they never had that huge chart topper here in Australia. They almost did in NZ with this track, likely because this was the lead single to their album Circus animals whereas it was the second single here.
#5439
This was the only hit that Quarterflash were able to achieve throughout the world, I get the feeling this was a hit here in Australia due to us confusing this for a Motels track given how big Martha Davis and that were with their debut single "Total control" two years prior. Indeed, when that band finally saw international success this year, it didn't translate back here likely because of this song.
#5438
This was where it all began for one of the happiest bands to score success this decade, or at least they were one of the happiest bands at first as later in the decade they would become edgier much to the chagrin of their fanbase. Here we have their E.P which featured the sickly sweet "Ordinary angels" which helped them build a fanbase for their equally sweet debut album Marvin the album.
#5437
This is the first of two entries to come from the Kinks, it remains as their final hit single in most parts of the world due to the 60's band struggling to carryover their success into the 70's likely due to their two hits from the start of the decade being very different to the garage rock of their earlier material. It could also be that there's more of a novelty both of these tracks have compared to their earlier work lyrically.
#5436
This was the second single to come from Be yourself tonight here in Australia, and one that was a success likely due to how well it did in their native UK where it remains their biggest hit in their catalogue. I have to say that I'm not a huge fan of this track from them, I prefer their less opulent songs overall and the video admittedly was always strange for me to watch.
#5435
It seemed like these guys were accused of being frauds much like Milli Vanilli this year, as such they gave a live concert proving that they sung on their songs which got them in the clear in the music industry. Before all of this went down, they released the title track to their third album which became a massive hit for them worldwide, although it would be their final hit due to those allegations.
#5434
This was the one and only hit from the Australian trio Slinkee Minx, mainly because it's a cover of a Belinda Carlisle classic that while obscure everywhere else in the world, is fondly remembered down under due to it being a huge hit for her back in 1990. This is basically a dance remix of the original track as aside from adding a catchier beat than what the original had, there's hardly any difference between the two songs.
#5433
This was another RNB hit that was originally found success upon its initial release the previous year worldwide but had to wait until it was an international success to crossover here to Australia. It was the only hit for Groove city which is a shame because I felt that they were one of the more interesting RNB groups to emerge from this decade, they certainly deserved to have more success than most this decade.
#5432
This is by far the oldest artist to appear on this list, although he wouldn't live for very long after he finally made it big as he would die while on tour in 1999 due to a heart failure. This is an autobiographical song about how he overcame his speech impediment by scatting at local night clubs, although I think he only found success with this song due to it being a catchy EDM track.
#5431
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#5430
This was originally a flop for Nelly here in Australia due to his album not making many waves in our music scene despite its international success, however it got a second chance when it was featured in the film Scary movie 2 due to it being made by the Wayan brothers who were known for using drugs in their films and this song having a ton of drug references throughout its runtime (which were all censored on the radio of course.)
#5429
Even though this was the second single from Too low for zero in Australia, it proved to be a massive success for Elton John like it was the first single from the album due to how much we celebrated his reunion with Bernie Taupin on the album. While his earlier entry on this list was meant to be a celebration for his comeback, here it's a return to form as he brings Bernie's lyrics to life like it was made ten years prior.
#5428
This was the only noticeable success that De la soul managed to achieve in Australia, although given how hilarious this track is (in my opinion of course) it's little wonder it managed to be a hit down under thanks to its sense of humour as well as how ridiculously catchy the melody is. As it turns out, it samples a track from Curiosity killed the cat which is perhaps why the melody is so irresistible.
#5427
I guess if there was a song that could tan gently be about the rights of first nation people, this would be it as while the lyrics are directly about coming out of a bad relationship, they can easily refer to how history has been unkind to these minority groups and how they don't have to worry about it repeating itself. It was a huge hit for the band regardless of what the meaning of the lyrics are.
#5426
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#5425
Does anyone else feel like this is an unofficial sequel to "I'm on fire?" Granted this was written for the film Philadelphia which helped Bruce win an academy award due to how well received that movie was, however, the melody feels like it was recycled from his earlier hit single to me. In any case, this provided him with his first hit single since that ballad as well as a renewed interest in his music this decade.
#5424
This was the only song that the 12th man released in his catalogue, here he samples the Nine news cricket theme and recruits someone by the name of MCG Hammer (get it, Melbourne cricket ground Hammer?) to rap over the beat while he does his usual impersonations of cricket commentators throughout the track. It was a surprise hit for him and likely resulted in his comedy albums finding success throughout the 90's.
#5423
For whatever reason, "Behind these hazel eyes" was a massive commercial disappointment here in Australia despite how well I remember hearing that song on the radio back in the day. Fortunately, the fourth single from Breakaway was a massive hit for Kelly Clarkson due to it being about her dealing with her parents' divorce and how it left her emotionally scarred growing up.
#5422
My introduction to this ballad was with the remix from the late 90's by UK group Dario G which ruined the emotions of this track enough for me to not like it at first, of course I was eventually won over by the beauty of the track which no doubt tugged at the heartstrings of audience from back in the day. This was the band's only success even in their native UK likely due to how different it was from everything else.
#5421
While this wasn't the debut single from Annie and Dave (heck they saw success earlier in the decade as members of the Tourists) this was the song that made them a household name worldwide due to how hypnotic the song remains to this day. Many songs have tried to replicate its success of blending trance with new wave to little success, mainly because they come off as lazy whereas this comes off as endearing.
#5420
This was the only hit single that Chaka Khan managed to achieve in Australia, even so we have the assistance of Prince (who wrote the song for her) as well as Grandmaster Melle providing a guest verse during a time where that was unheard of helping her score success here. This was a huge success in the UK, likely due to how well she did over there during her time with her band Rufus.
#5419
This was the second single from MJ's dangerous album, and while the song itself remains a classic thanks to its laid-back production and performance from him, the real star of the show is the video which has him performing for the amusement of pharaoh Eddie Murphy. Apparently, this was done as a favour as MJ would appear on one of Eddie's songs the following year with an infinitely lamer video.
#5418
This was the third victory single to come out of Australian idol, although at least this time, the winner in question had more of a career than her predecessor as Kate scored a second solo hit after this as well as a ton of success as one of the members of Young divas.
#5417
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#5416
This was the lead single to Culture club's second album Colour by numbers, a common misconception is that "Karma chameleon" was the lead single to that album likely due to it being their signature track. It turns out it was this song that the band chose to lead their sophomore album with likely due to it sounding similar to a Human league song we'll get to in a bit with the harmonica and melody of the track.
#5415
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#5414
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#5413
This was the only hit that 112 managed to achieve here in Australia, it's curious that this was their big hit down under given how this flopped in their native America for whatever reason. Also is it just me, or does this song sound like it was sampled from an alternative rock track? It heavily reminds me of the Doom II soundtrack which was well known for having compositions based on classic metal songs.
#5412
This was the first hit that Dannii Minogue scored in her career, although initially she credited herself as simply Dannii in a pointless attempt to differentiate herself from her older sister despite the two having similar sounding voices throughout their respective careers. Even though this wasn't the biggest hit of the year down under, it was nonetheless released in the UK the following year to moderate success.
#5411
From what I've researched, this has gone down as one of the greatest TV themes of all time which makes its success here in Australia has gone down as one our biggest victories as far as the online music community is concerned. It's definitely a song that's more suited to the indie sphere of the music industry, and indeed it wasn't always intended for the show as it first appeared on Julee Cruise's 1989 album.
#5410
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#5409
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#5408
This was meant to be Christina Aguilera's self-empowerment anthem; it was a massive hit for her due to it coming from an album where she strips herself of the pop machine that made her a household name during her time with Disney and thus makes it more genuine from her than if she had of released it earlier in her career. I get the feeling this also would've been even bigger here if digital downloads were legal at the time.
#5407
This was the biggest hit from JT's solo debut album Justified, mainly because it's well known that it was written for the king of pop in mind who passed this up for reasons I can't seem to ascertain. Justin scooped it up and strangely didn't have it be the lead single for whatever reason as it was clear from the get-go that this would be the song to launch his career away from N sync following his breakup with Britney Spears.
#5406
Much like their earlier entry on this list, this was also a live recording of a song that the KLF recorded earlier in their career that only became a success due to their redemption arc they made after angering fans of Doctor who with their novelty track "Doctering the tardis." This is my favourite song from the duo as it feels the most like a finished song to me, that and the train metaphor speaks to me.
#5405
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#5404
Yeah, as far as the music industry is concerned, the 80's didn't officially end until around the time where Nirvana took the world by storm by introducing grunge to a wider audience later in the decade. In the meantime, we have this lead single to INXS's album X which details the type of woman that Michael Hutchence is into by describing her as a "suicide blonde," whatever that's meant to mean.
#5403
This was one of two new tracks to be found on Madonna's Immaculate collection, and it's a song that came with a highly provocative video meant specifically to shock audiences back in the day. Because of this, the song has been criticised for being little more than a cheap porno track meant to shock bible bashers, although it also has its defenders (including me) who claim there's more to the track than its video.
#5402
This song sounds slightly different depending on if you're listening to the single or album version, the album version isn't as bombastic which likely suggests this wasn't meant to be released as a single from the band. They obviously changed their minds when they put more bombast in the production and released it as a single which was for the best as it became their biggest hit in America and their native UK.
#5401
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