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This is a list of television programmes that are currently being broadcast or have been broadcast on ABC Television's ABC TV (formerly ABC1), ABC Family (formerly ABC2, ABC Comedy and ABC TV Plus), ABC Kids (formerly ABC 4 Kids), ABC Entertains (formerly ABC3 and ABC ME) or ABC News (formerly ABC News 24) in Australia.
This is a list of Australian produced music television shows.. Early days of music television pre-dated video clips, and included variety style series, miming series, and pop series, and with the advent of music videos, shows gave way to slickly prepackaged film clips with a host compère mixing live local acts (e.g. Countdown).
Sounds, originally broadcast as Sound Unlimited, was a popular Australian television series featuring pop and rock music, live performances, music videos and interviews. It was broadcast on Saturday mornings, from 9 a.m. for three hours, on the Seven Network beginning in late 1974 to end in December 1987.
The 1980s produced chart-topping hits in pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B. Here's a list of the best songs from the time, ranging from Toto to Michael Jackson.
Cockington wrote a book tie-in, Long Way to the Top: Stories of Australian Rock & Roll (2001). [4] The original series was well received for the ABC when shown in 2001; [1] a national concert tour in 2002 followed. [1] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2003 the live album won Cast or Show Album. [5]
When introduced by Billboard in March 1981, the Mainstream Rock chart was entitled Top Tracks and designed to measure the airplay of songs being played on album-oriented rock radio stations. The chart has undergone several name changes over the years, first to Top Rock Tracks in September 1984 and then to Album Rock Tracks in April 1986.
Song Artist(s) Wks. 1984 October 20 "I Just Called to Say I Love You" Stevie Wonder: 3 November 10 "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" Wham! 4 December 8 "Out of Touch" Daryl Hall and John Oates: 2 December 22 "Like a Virgin" Madonna: 5 1985 January 26 "You're the Inspiration" Chicago: 1 February 2 "I Want to Know What Love Is" Foreigner: 2 February 16
Songs peaking at number two included "Come Said the Boy" by Mondo Rock, "Radio Ga Ga" by Queen, "Jump" by Van Halen, "Heaven (Must Be There)" by Eurogliders, "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker Jr. , " The War Song " by Culture Club , and " Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) " by Billy Ocean .