Angus Young has lost two brothers in a month
Sad that David Cassidy and Malcolm Young died of the same thing - complications of dementia.
Keely Smith who had a hit with Louis Prima in 1958 and their cover of "That Old Black Magic" passed away at the age of 89.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/keely-smith-dead-jazz-pop-singer-frequent-louis-prima-collaborator-was-89-1068774 Last edited: 18/12/2017 23:33 Edwin Hawkins has also passed away today.
I love The Cranberries. So young and so sad especially as she leaves 3 kids. RIP.
Also from Chairmen of the Board co-founder Danny Woods at 73. There only chart entry here was the song "Give Me Just a Little More Time" in 1970 (later covered by Kylie Minogue.
http://www.noise11.com/news/r-i-p-danny-woods-of-chairman-of-the-board-1944-2018-20180115 Also my Cranberries singer passing article with Oz chartifacts too.
http://www.monashhq.com.au/cranberries-singer-passes/ It was pretty tough hearing about Dolores' passing. The Cranberries were a big part of my late teens.
Here's my top 5 singles by The Cranberries:
1. Zombie (1994)
2. Ode to My Family (1995)
3. Linger (1993)
4. Salvation (1996)
5. Dreams (1994)
R.I.P.
Jim Rodford , founding member of Argent, and bassist of The Kinks and The Zombies has died, aged 76.
http://time.com/5111689/jim-rodford-dies/ Last edited: 22/01/2018 23:11 Mark Salling, formerly of Glee has been found dead - of an apparent suicide - at the age of 35.
Social media has turned quite hostile over this one - as the circumstances are quite ugly. I'm not going to make any comment.
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/glee-star-mark-salling-found-dead-at-35-20180130-h0qwuk.html Jóhann Jóhannsson, film composer best known for his work with Denis Villeneuve and on The Theory of Everything, passed away at 48 years old.
http://deadline.com/2018/02/johann-johannsson-dies-obituary-the-theory-of-everything-composer-1202284591/ I love Jeff's recording of "Fool In Love", along with the ID singles.
Ken Dodd at the age of 90.
http://www.noise11.com/news/r-i-p-ken-dodd-1928-2018-20180313 He had a Top 10 hit here in 1965 with "Tears".
That is horrible news. I liked most of his music too and seen him perform a number of times.
R.I.P.
That's sad and unexpected news
28 is way too young! Really sad news
wow, I have no words, how incredibly sad for someone whose life is really only beginning
Devastated.
I'm finding the news particularly tough too. Gone far too soon.
Shocking news to hear this morning, RIP Avicii. Far too young
Way too young to die. Rest in peace
Avicii's family has just released a statement about his death. It's really sad.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/entertainment/music/aviciis-family-has-implied-his-death-was-a-suicide-saying-he-could-not-go-on-any-longer/ar-AAwnPpy?li=AAgfYrC Please call Lifeline on 13 11 14 if you ever need somebody to talk to. It can be a life-saver (speaking from personal experience).
Wow, the worse possible way he could've died. So sad to see someone take their own life
Well damn, especially with him being the same age as me and all.
Four months later and I'm still heartbroken over Dolores O'Riordan. One of my favorite singers ever. RIP
Lead singer of Scottish band Frightened Rabbit Scott Hutchinson has died aged just 36. RIP
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-44079462 Damn. They are one of my favourite bands and have charted many songs on my personal charts.
American rapper XXXTentacion has died at the age of 20.
https://pitchfork.com/news/xxxtentacion-shot-dead-at-20/ wow
Rip
Sad! news.
For all the metal heads out there, the king of skins and legendary Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul has passed away at age 54
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/8462386/vinnie-paul-dead-pantera-damageplan-hellyeah Huge legend - just listening to a lot of her songs today and remembering how many are jams. Particularly love that late 60s early 70s period. Such beautiful, timeless songs. R.I.P.
RIP
Ed King, member of Lyryrd Skynyrd, and songwriter of Sweet Home Alabama, of cancer.
He was also a member of 60s psychedelic group Strawberry Alarm Clock.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/ed-king-former-lynyrd-skynyrd-guitarist-and-songwriter-dies-at-age-68 RIP
French veteran singer
Charles Aznavour has died, aged 94.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45709214 Australian Charted Singles:
1973 "The Old Fashioned Way" #24
1974 "She" #32
American singer
Bernadette Carroll , formerly of '60s girl-group The Angels has died, aged 74.
The Angels AMR discography:
1963 "My Boyfriend's Back" #29
Conductor and Music Educator Richard Gill has died after a year long battle with cancer. He was 76.
Zac Denton , drummer for The Ocean Party had died, aged 24, from complications relating to a brain cyst.
Too young
Joshua Fauver , former bassist for Deerhunter has died, aged 39.
Lead singer and founding member of Buzzcocks Pete Shelley has died aged 63. Suspected heart attack.
The news of my longtime friend Craig Blair's passing yesterday at only 54 was to say the least a shock to me and my partner, having known Craig since the late 1980's when he and I became fast chart-friends and then eventual best friends, both excelling in our music knowledge and chart histories, for which I will be truly grateful for.
I don't think anyone minds the slight tangent in cases like this, very sorry for your loss bulion
Condolences mate, Losing a friend sucks. Stay strong.
RIP
I'm very saddened to hear of your loss
Bulion
So sorry to hear bulion. My thoughts are with you mate. Condolences to you and your family and friends.
Ray Sawyer, vocalist from popular '70s/'80s rock band
Dr. Hook has died aged 81. My Mum was devastated
RIP.
Dr. Hook discography:
"Sylvia's Mother" #1 May 1972
"The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" #32 January 1973
"Only Sixteen/The Millionaire" #8 January 1976
"A Little Bit More" #10 August 1976
"If Not You" #69 February 1977
"Walk Right In" #1 May 1977
"What A Way Do Go/Who Dat" #41 September 1977
"More Like The Movies" #93 June 1978
"Sharing The Night Together" #10 October 1978
"When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman" #20 June 1979
"Better Love Next Time" #24 December 1979
"Sexy Eyes" #41 March 1980
"Years From Now" #72 October 1980
"Girls Can Get It" #3 January 1981
"The Wild Colonial Boy" #4 March 1981
"Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk" #11 May 1982
Ray Sawyer solo chart entries:
LOC Entry Date HP WI Titles
AMR 17-Jan-77 49 13 (One More Year of) Daddy's Little Girl
ADE 24-Dec-76 1x2 15 (One More Year of) Daddy's Little Girl
HOB 16-Jun-77 24 11 Love Ain't the Question (Love Ain't the Answer)
AMR = Australian Music Report, ADE = Adelaide, HOB = Hobart
Goodbye to Marmalade lead singer Dean Ford at 72.
http://www.noise11.com/news/dean-ford-of-scottish-band-marmalade-dies-aged-72-20190102?fbclid=IwAR0OBH6te9xorXKP19fT_jLRLiF1HLYPvTfXVldQSvFDznLFMflttAJfTfs LOC Entry Date HP WI Titles
AMR 07-Sep-68 69 7 Lovin' Things
ADE 31-Aug-68 8 11 Lovin' Things
AMR 04-Jan-69 76 4 Wait for Me Mary Anne
ADE 21-Dec-68 10 10 Wait for Me Mary Anne
AMR 18-Jan-69 21 16 Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da
GoS 01-Feb-69 18 10 Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da
SYD 07-Feb-69 1x8 24 Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da (= with The Beatles)
MEL 18-Jan-69 17 6 Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da (= with The Bedrocks/Chris Shakespeare)
BRS 25-Jan-69 4 9 Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da (= with The Bedrocks/Arthur Conley)
ADE 18-Jan-69 1x6 19 Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da (= with The Beatles)
PER 17-Jan-69 2x3 14 Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da (= with Arthur Conley)
HOB 22-Jan-69 1x3 20 Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da (= with all four above mentioned)
AMR 02-Mar-70 47 8 Reflections of My Life
ADE 20-Feb-70 1x2 12 Reflections of My Life
HOB 25-Feb-70 12 8 Reflections of My Life
AMR 25-Oct-71 61 17 Cousin Norman
BRS 19-Nov-71 3 15 Cousin Norman
ADE 15-Oct-71 6 7 Cousin Norman
HOB 25-Nov-71 33 5 Cousin Norman
AMR 05-Jun-72 70 10 Radancer
ADE 26-May-72 4 11 Radancer
PER 02-Jun-72 42 2 Radancer
AMR 16-Aug-76 89 6a Falling Apart at the Seams
HOB 15-July-76 6 17 Falling Apart at the Seams
Last edited: 03/01/2019 03:20 Jimmy Hannan passed at the age of 84.
http://www.noise11.com/news/australian-pop-television-legend-jimmy-hannan-dies-at-age-84-20190108 LOC Entry Date HP WI Titles
AMR 17-May-52 20 1 Detour (Les Welch & His Orch. feat...)
AMR 14-Dec-63 22x2 17 Beach Ball
SYD 13-Dec-63 3 17 "
BRS 25-Jan-64 8 12 "
AMR 21-Mar-64 50 12 Hokey Pokey Stomp / You Make Me Happy
SYD 20-Mar-64 17 13 " / "
BRS 11-Apr-64 14 8 " / "
HOB 27-Mar-64 48 2 "
AMR 19-Dec-64 90 3 Come out Dancin'
MEL 26-Dec-64 42 4 "
BRS 09-Jan-65 36 2 "
AMR 27-Apr-70 49 13 Curly / Sheila Ann
GoS 25-May-70 35 2 "
MEL 09-May-70 28 11 " / "
BRS 16-May-70 13 11 "
HOB 13-May-70 11 12 "
HOB 05-Nov-70 27 6 Thanks
HOB 13-Jan-72 22 8 Love is for the Two of us (with Liv Maessen)
AMR 22-Sep-75 48 7 Chang the Magic Dragon
SYD 26-Sep-75 34 4 "
Last edited: 09/01/2019 00:11 After a 6-month battle with pancreatic cancer, Australian blues musician Chris Wilson has died, aged 62.
American singer-songwriter and 2-time Grammy Award winner
James Ingram has died of brain cancer, aged 66.
James Ingram singles discography:
1983 "Baby, Come To Me" (with Patti Austin) #38
1984 "What About Me" (with Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes) #49
1987 "Somewhere Out There" (with Linda Ronstadt) #31
1987 "Better Way" #98
1991 "I Don't Have The Heart" #78
Last edited: 30/01/2019 01:24 New Zealand guitarist Peter Posa at the age of 77.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/110347693/the-end-of-an-era-legendary-nz-guitarist-peter-posa-dies-aged-78?fbclid=IwAR10MKIgFpnypSlz7xAAn6VpBBdbcV5H91GZossZIgwBIUV31acAwK8Ke5w Entry Date HP WI Title
16-Nov-63 19x2 19 The White Rabbit
check out the New Zealand charts.com site for more of hits in that country including at No.1 album this century.
Talk Talk Oz Discography:
Entry Date LOC HP WI Titles
21-Jun-92 AMR 33 19 Talk Talk
09-July-82 SYD 46 8 Talk Talk
04-Sep-82 MEL 15 8 Talk Talk
18-Jun-82 PER 38 7 Talk Talk
21-May-84 AMR 73 10 It's My Life
20-July-84 SYD 63 1 It's My Life
21-May-84 BRS 25 8 It's My Life
07-Sep-84 PER 47 2 It's My Life
17-Mar-86 AMR 70 9 Life's What You Make it
04-Apr-86 PER 30 8 Life's What You Make it
RIP Keith Flint. Sad day
Prodigy were amazing. I saw them live four times and still one of the best live shows I have been to. Big loss and he sure will be seen as an iconic artist. I teach a unit about how music changes over the decades and has an influence in our lives and the Prodigy is an artist I use for the 90's and the kids enjoy watching him.
RIP
Entry Date LOC HP WI Titles
19-Jun-94 ARIA 45 16 No Good (Start the Dance)
25-July-94 SYD 37 7 "
25-July-94 BRS 44 1 "
22-Aug-94 ADE 33 3 "
26-Jun-94 PER 24 13 " They mostly perform better in Perth than any other city
09-Oct-94 ARIA 24 23 Voodoo People
10-Oct-94 SYD 19 19 "
10-Oct-94 BRS 18 20 "
10-Oct-94 ADE 6 18 "
02-Oct-94 PER 5 24 "
28-May-95 ARIA 64 8 Poison
29-May-95 BRS 34 3 "
19-Jun-95 ADE 40 1 "
04-Jun-95 PER 35 4 "
14-Apr-96 ARIA 22 15 Firestarter
29-Apr-96 SYD 29 8 "
29-Apr-96 MEL 22 8 " (first charted T50 song in Melbourne)
22-Apr-96 BRS 14 10 "
22-Apr-96 ADE 14 11 "
14-Apr-96 PER 7 12 "
08-Dec-96 ARIA 2 42a Breathe
09-Dec-96 SYD 4 35 "
09-Dec-96 MEL 4 36 "
09-Dec-96 BRS 2 36 "
09-Dec-96 ADE 1x1 39 "
08-Dec-96 PER 1x1 38 "
21-Dec-97 ARIA 43 11 Smack My Bitch Up
15-Dec-97 MEL 33 7 "
22-Dec-97 BRS 38 3 "
22-Dec-97 ADE 22 8 "
21-Dec-97 PER 22 11 "
22-July-02 ARIA 36 9 Baby's Got a Temper
22-July-02 SYD 41 1 "
22-July-02 MEL 30 4 "
22-July-02 BRS 26 1 "
22-July-02 ADE 37 3 "
14-Nov-05 ARIA 79 9a Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix)
02-Mar-09 ARIA 58 4 Invaders Must Die
09-Mar-09 ARIA 83 1 Omen (edit)
Last edited: 05/03/2019 07:44 Dick Dale, 50's & 60's guitarist extraordinaire passes at the age of 81.
http://www.noise11.com/news/guitar-legend-dick-dale-dies-at-age-81-20190318 Entry Date LOC HP WI Titles
13-Sep-63 HOB 22 8 Surfin' and A'Swingin'
16-Nov-63 AMR 93 2 The Scavenger
16-Nov-63 MEL 47 2 The Scavenger
Misirlou is so great, RIP Dick Dale
Scott Walker at the age of 76.
http://www.noise11.com/news/scott-walker-of-the-walker-brothers-dies-at-age-76-20190326 Entry Date LOC HP WI Titles
24-Oct-59 AMR 86 5 I Don't Want to Know (as Scott Engel)
25-Oct-59 HOB 25 5 I Don't Want to Know
06-July-68 AMR 38 9 Joanna
28-Jun-68 SYD 21 10 Joanna
of course he had more hits in the group The Walker Brothers, their biggest being "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" (HP-22 from April 1966).
Last edited: 26/03/2019 02:34 Ranking Roger of The Beat died yesterday. I only just took his latest song out of my weekly chart last week.
Seattle singer Shawn Smith who was in the band
Brad with Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard has passed away aged 53 after complications with diabetes.
Reportedly passing away on April 5th, a date that has become synonymous with Seattle’s music scene – and not in a good way – Smith’s death shares its date with the death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, who passed away April 5 1994, and Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley, who died April 5 2002.
Read more at
https://www.nme.com/news/music/singer-seattle-alt-rock-band-brad-shawn-smith-died-2473480#ZVZRdToxqTMBeIEm.99 Last edited: 07/04/2019 13:47 Doris Day Discography:
Entry Date S# Title (WA)HP WI
14-Oct-50 S10 The River Seine = (2) 3 21
28-Oct-50 S11 and Her Country Cousins - I'll Never Slip Around Again = (2) 13 5
16-Dec-50 S12 and The Mellomen - Bewitched = (5) 1 21
24-Mar-51 S13 and The Mellomen - I Didn't Slip, I Was Pushed, I Fell = 11 5
2-Jun-51 S14 A Load of Hay 9 8
9-Feb-52 S15 (Why Did I Tell You I Was Going to) Shanghai = (3) 4 14
7-Jun-52 S16 My Life's Desire 18 1
5-Jul-52 S17 A Guy is a Guy = 5 15
6-Sep-52 S18 Every Little Movement (Has a Meaning All it's Own) 19 1
25-Oct-52 S19 and FRANKIE LAINE - Sugarbush 9 12
9-May-53 S20 and JOHNNIE RAY - Ma Says, Pa Says 8 9
28-May-53 SYD It's a Lovely Day Today 4 5
16-May-53 S21 and JOHNNIE RAY - A Full Time Job 10 7
10-Oct-53 S22 When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along 20 1
24-Oct-53 S23 Mister Tap Toe 4 16
12-Nov-53 SYD Mister Tap Toe 2 11
21-Nov-53 S24 and JOHNNIE RAY - Let's Walk That-a Way 18 5a
16-Jan-54 S25 A Purple Cow (2) 10 10
14-Jan-54 SYD A Purple Cow (2) 5 6
21-Aug-54 S26 Secret Love (3) 2 23
2-Sep-54 SYD Secret Love (2) 2 14
18-Sep-54 S27 Blue Bells of Broadway 16 6a
25-Nov-54 SYD / I Speak to the Stars (2) 2 12
18-Dec-54 S28 with The Mellomen - If I Give My Heart to You = (2) 2 21
6-Jan-55 SYD with The Mellomen - If I Give My Heart to You 3 11
28-Jan-56 S29 If I Were a Bell 14 19
12-Apr-56 SYD If I Were a Bell 7 5
28-Jan-56 S30 I've Never Been in Love Before 30 6
4-Feb-56 S31 Ooh Bang Jiggly Jang 23 9
3-Mar-56 BRIS Ooh Bang Jiggly Jang 5 4
17-Mar-56 S32 I'll Never Stop Loving You 30 13
4-Aug-56 S33 Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) (8) 1 26
30-Aug-56 SYD Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) (7) 1 15
20-Sep-56 MEL Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) (5) 1 14
18-Aug-56 BRIS Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) (1) 1 11
22-Sep-56 S34 Something Wonderful = 41 4
27-Jul-57 S35 Twelve O'Clock Tonight 42 2
9-Nov-57 S36 Love in a Home = 26 9
31-May-58 S37 The Party's Over (EP) 39 3
29-May-58 MEL The Party's Over 9 3
16-Aug-58 S38 Teacher's Pet 20 19
24-Oct-58 SYD Teacher's Pet 31 3
14-Aug-58 MEL Teacher's Pet 9 18
14-Sep-58 BRIS Teacher's Pet 27 11
5-Sep-58 HOB Teacher's Pet 24 5
11-Oct-58 S39 Everybody Loves a Lover 7 23
31-Oct-58 SYD Everybody Loves a Lover (5) 10 13
30-Oct-58 MEL Everybody Loves a Lover (1) 1 20
26-Oct-58 BRIS Everybody Loves a Lover 4 17
24-Oct-58 PER Everybody Loves a Lover (2) 13 12
9-Dec-58 HOB Everybody Loves a Lover (=w/ Connie Miller) 19 9
29-Aug-59 S40 A Very Precious Love = 99 2
14-Nov-59 S41 Pillow Talk (EP) = 90 4
18-Apr-64 S42 Move Over Darling 65 5
11-Apr-64 MEL Move Over Darling 25 6
10-Apr-64 HOB Move Over Darling 25 8
12-Apr-67 HOB Glass Bottom Boat (Movie Theme) 23 4
Last edited: 14/05/2019 04:29 How is everyone is talking about Doris Day?
Brazilian singer, songwriter, guitarist and pioneer of bossa nova music in the late 1950's João Gilberto has died, aged 88.Getz/Gilberto with saxophonist Stan Getz, which I own on vinyl - always a great listen.
Johnny Clegg from South Africa at the age of 66 from cancer.
http://www.noise11.com/news/south-african-musician-johnny-clegg-has-died-aged-66-20190717?fbclid=IwAR2WgbaKKWwoviu3LLC8P9gZo0R39ASS-gNuTlzakAqrIuk6wlMQUhbpV6c LOC Entry Date HP WI Titles
AMR 17-Oct-83 93 3 Scatterlings of Africa
ADE 14-Oct-83 37 3 Scatterlings of Africa
as Juluka.
American singer-songwriter
Eddie Money has died, aged 70, after complications from heart surgery.
Eddie Money singles discography:
1978 "Baby Hold On" #19
1978 "Two Tickets to Paradise" #86
1979 "Maybe I'm a Fool" #51
1982 "Think I'm in Love" #54
1986 "Take Me Home Tonight" #46
Ric Ocasek (solo entries)
Entry Date HP WI Titles Loc T10
13-Oct-86 8 20 Emotion in Motion AMR 1wk, #95 of 1986
17-Oct-86 7 19 " SYD 2wks
27-Oct-86 14 9 '' MEL none
20-Oct-86 7 8 '' BRIS 1wk
13-Nov-86 20 8 '' ADEL none
10-Oct-86 6x2 18 '' PER 6wks
31-Oct-86 13 13 " HOB none
09-Feb-87 100 1 True to You AMR none
Last edited: 16/09/2019 08:00 Ginger Baker, drummer and co-founder of rock band Cream has died, aged 80.
Andrew 'Greedy' Smith, co-lead singer and keyboardist with Mental as Anything of a heart attack on Monday December, 2nd, 2019 at the age of 63.
http://www.noise11.com/news/r-i-p-andrew-greedy-smith-of-mental-as-anything-1956-2019-20191203 Last edited: 03/12/2019 01:55 Pete Shelley died last year FYI.
Awful week
New York hip-hop artist Pop Smoke has died, aged 20, after getting shot during a home invasion.
And Andy Weatherall, very influential English DJ, passed away aged 56.
American singer-songwriter
Kenny Rogers has died, aged 81.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-21/kenny-rogers-dies-at-age-81/12078272 Singles discography in Australia
Oct '69 Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town (with The First Edition) #9
Oct '69 Ruben James (with The First Edition) #10
May '70 Something's Burning (with The First Edition) #13
Aug '70 Tell It All Brother (with The First Edition) #58
Dec '70 Heed The Call / A Stranger In My Place (with The First Edition) #68
Jun '76 Love Lifted Me #99
May '77 Lucille #7
Nov '77 Daytime Friends #69
Mar '78 Sweet Music Man #89
Oct '78 Whenever I Call You "Friend" #26
Jan '79 The Gambler #29
Jun '79 She Believes In Me #34
Dec '79 You Decorated My Life #61
Feb '80 Coward of the County #6
Jun '80 Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer (with Kim Carnes) #38
Nov '80 Lady #16
Aug '81 I Don't Need You #64
Feb '82 Blaze Of Glory #91
Jun '82 Through The Years #92
Oct '82 Love Will Turn You Around #96
Feb '83 We've Got Tonight (with Sheena Easton) #11
Oct '83 Islands In The Stream (with Dolly Parton) #1
Mar '84 This Woman #86
Oct '84 What About Me? (with Kim Carnes & James Ingram) #49
Apr '85 We Are The World (with USA for Africa) #1
Aug '85 Crazy #56
Oct '85 Real Love (with Dolly Parton) #45
The artist who put "Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa" into the music world, South African artist Manu Dibango passed from COVID-19 symptoms at 86.
http://www.noise11.com/news/african-jazz-great-manu-dibango-dies-from-covid-19-20200325 Singles discography for Australia:
Entry Date Locale HP WI Title
30-July-73 AMR 26 13 Soul Makossa
03-Sep-73 Go-Set 31 2 Soul Makossa
03-Aug-73 SYD 14 10 Soul Makossa
10-Aug-73 BRIS 10 14 Soul Makossa
03-Aug-73 PER 15 9 Soul Makossa
30-Aug-73 HOB 47 4 Soul Makossa
Banjoist and one-hit-wonder-from-a-movie Eric Weissberg (or Eric Weiss on the Australian charts) passed at 80 from Alzheimer's disease.
http://www.noise11.com/news/dueling-banjos-eric-weissberg-dies-at-age-80-20200324 Singles discography for Australia:
Entry Date Locale HP WI Title
05-Feb-73 AMR 3x2 19 Dueling Banjos
26-Feb-73 Go-Set 3x3 14 Dueling Banjos
02-Mar-73 SYD 2 15 Dueling Banjos
10-Feb-73 MEL 2 17 Dueling Banjos
16-Mar-73 BRIS 2 13 Dueling Banjos
16-Mar-73 ADE 2 11 Dueling Banjos
23-Mar-73 PER 11x3 15 Dueling Banjos
15-Feb-73 HOB 4 14 Dueling Banjos
Terrible news this morning, RIP
Nashom Wooden (50) also passed from COVID-19
Bill Withers at the age of 81 from heart complications.
https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/bill-withers-famous-for-hits-aint-no-sunshine-and-lean-on-me-has-died-aged-81__29319/ Australian Singles discography:
Entry Date HP WI Titles
11-Oct-71 17 18 Ain't No Sunshine (biggest in WA HP-6)
31-July-72 24 16 Lean on Me (biggest in QLD HP-2)
18-May-81 31 16 Just the Two of Us (duet with Grover Washington Jr. HP-24 in Vic)
All three songs above were covered to great chart heights, with "Lean on Me" done by Club Nouveau in 1987 (HP-5), local Aussie act The Rockmelons with vocals by Deni Hines covered "Ain't No Sunshine" (HP-5, Nov 1991, their first Top 10 hit too), and Will Smith did "Just the Two of Us" in June 1998 (HP-27).
Last edited: 04/04/2020 03:40 Patrick Francfort (Gibson) from The Gibson Brothers, 64 from COVID-19 symptoms
http://www.noise11.com/news/patrick-francfort-of-the-gibson-brothers-dies-from-covid-19-20200406 Gibson Brothers Oz Discography:
Entry Date HP WI Titles
29-Dec-80 9 27 Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go) (biggest in Perth #2)
Tom Brooke-Taylor, comedian, actor and member of the The Goodies at 79 from COVID-19 symptoms.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/entertainment/celebrity/tim-brooke-taylor-british-comedian-and-goodies-star-dies-of-coronavirus-at-79/ar-BB12wlwW?ocid=spartandhp The Goodies Oz Discography
Entry Date HP WI Title
8-Dec-75 87 4 Father Christmas Do Not Touch Me
Geez, Covid has sure left it's mark! I used to love Flawless and saw him live at a festival once. I remember his performance being epic and flawless haha... sad to read that! And Fountains of Wayne singer was young! I don't know much about the band but I do remember the film clip to Stacy's Mom which probably helped it have some success, smart move on their part! Sad to read of his passing too! The Goodies were funny and a classic, sucks to see him pass away! C'mon America don't be stupid now, it's a worry how many more will be added to this page if they don't take matters seriously!
Dave Greenfield , keyboardist from 70s/80s post-punk band The Stranglers has died aged 71, from COVID-19 symptoms.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52537293 Last edited: 06/05/2020 12:34 Stranglers 😢
Millie (Small) at 73 from a stroke in England.
http://www.noise11.com/news/60s-pop-star-millie-dies-at-age-73-20200506 Australian Chart Entries:
Entry Date HP WI Titles peak locations
02-May-64 2 21 My Boy Lollipop MEL, BRIS, PERTH & HOB-#1
11-July-64 24 12 Sweet William BRIS-9
10-Apr-65 34 11 See You Later Alligator only in ADEL-34 & HOB-35
11-Feb-74 95 1 My Boy Lollipop (R) ADEL-23,HOB-31
Last edited: 07/05/2020 03:53 The Stranglers:
Entry Date HP WI Titles peak locations
09-Jan-78 54 12 Peaches SYD-31
29-Mar-82 10 15 Golden Brown SYD-8
24-Dec-84 11x2 19 Skin Deep ADEL-4
29-Apr-85 90 4 No Mercy PERTH-56
22-Dec-86 21 17 Always the Sun MEL-11
Last edited: 07/05/2020 03:51 Florian Schneider co-founder of Kraftwerk passed at 73 (also) from cancer.
http://www.noise11.com/news/florian-schneider-of-kraftwerk-dies-aged-73-20200507 Kraftwerk discography:
Entry Date HP WI Titles peak locations
23-Jun-75 30 13 Autobahn SYD & MEL-23
09-Oct-81 61 1 Pocket Calculator only in SYD
19-Apr-82 33 15 The Model ADE-14
06-Aug-84 60x3 12 Tour de France PERTH-33
Hillard "Sweet Pea" Atkinson , vocalist in dance-pop band Was (Not Was) has died aged 74 from a heart attack.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52571088 Was (Not Was) discography:
Entry Date Track Peak
7-Dec-87 "Walk The Dinosaur" #9
2-May-88 "Spy In The House Of Love" #79
22-Jul-90 "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" #75
20-Sep-92 "Shake Your Head" [Remix] #47
Little Richard at the age of 87 from cancer.
http://www.noise11.com/news/little-richard-passes-on-at-age-87-20200510 Australian Discography:
Entry Date HP WI Titles Best charted
26-May-56 31 3 Tutti Frutti 16-Feb-57 20 6 Rip it Up 11-May-57 19x2 8 Long Tall Sally 05-Oct-57 17 14 Lucille 19-Oct-57 23 12 Jenny Jenny 17-May-58 48 8 Good Golly Miss Molly PERTH #13
03-Jan-59 49 9 Baby Face only SYD #31
13-Jun-59 28 11 Kansas City BRIS #9
29-Aug-64 71 4 Bama Lama Bama Loo only MEL #34
16-Jan-65 97 2 Blueberry Hill 17-Aug-70 96 2 Freedom Blues / Dew Drop Inn only ADE #16
28-Apr-86 35x2 10 Great Gosh A'Mighty SYD #20
RIP Little Richard
An absolute pioneer and it feels like the end of an era for society.
R&B singer
Betty Wright has died at age 66 from cancer.
Best known for her single "Shoorah! Shoorah!" in 1974.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/10/betty-wright-us-soul-funk-rb-singer-dies-aged-66 Australian Discography:
Entry Date Title Peak
8-Aug-16 "Holy Key" (with DJ Khaled, Big Sean & Kendrick Lamar) #99
Last edited: 11/05/2020 00:30 Phil May, lead singer of 60's influential act The Pretty Things at the age of 75.
http://www.noise11.com/news/phil-may-of-the-pretty-things-has-passed-away-at-age-75-20200516 Australian Chart Entries:
Entry Date HP WI Titles Best chart locale
09-Jan-65 65 5 Don't Bring Me Down HOB #23
20-Feb-65 67 9 Rosalyn (EP) MEL only #30
05-Jun-65 54 10 Honey, I Need ADEL only #5
04-Sep-65 - - Cry to Me ADEL only #30
23-Apr-66 62 10 Midnight to Six Man ADEL #5
02-July-66 92 3 Come See Me ADEL only #30
03-Sep-66 63 9 A House in the Country ADEL #13
Last edited: 16/05/2020 05:04 Musician and producer Rupert Hine at the age of 72 from Cancer.
http://www.noise11.com/news/producer-musician-rupert-hine-dead-at-age-72-20200606 Oz Chart Entries
Entry Date HP WI Titles Best location charted
08-Jun-81 22 15 Misplaced Love Bris #12, charted in all six locales
12-July-82 94 4 The Set Up no state chart entries.
Bonnie Pointer at the age of 69.
http://www.noise11.com/news/bonnie-pointer-of-the-pointer-sisters-dies-aged-69-20200609 Oz Chart Entries
Entry Date HP WI Titles Best chart location
12-Nov-79 31 31 Heaven Must Have Sent You Mel#9, Perth#6 only
21-Apr-80 52 18 I Can't Help Myself Mel#24, Perth #18 only
Last edited: 09/06/2020 04:35 Welsh pop singer
Ricky Valance has died, aged 84.
Best known for his cover of "Tell Laura I Love Her" which went to #1 in the UK in 1960, making him the first Welsh solo artist to top the charts.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-53026822 Last edited: 14/06/2020 03:23 back on April 28th, just reported widely now, Singer Bobby Lewis at 95.
https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9401723/bobby-lewis-dead-tossin-turnin?fbclid=IwAR3FNX3RfQSiM98TDzk80dLpHY13JDYUI961O28Uj6aBNIWY41NTfuNbWTw Oz Chart discography:
Entry Date HP WI Titles Best chart location
22-July-61 17 16 Tossin' and Turnin' Bris #6
1940's & 1950's singer Vera Lynn has passed at the age of 103.
https://time.com/5855607/vera-lynn-dies/?fbclid=IwAR1h16nnawgJ6ry9IYFL2jRjdHYOkh4sSvd5zporPdGzT6ty47HSrIR6Omg Australian Chart entries:
Entry Date No. Titles HP WI
October-40 S1 The Woodpecker Song = (5) 1 12m
February-41 S2 Safe in My Heart = 9 4m
February-41 S3 A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square = (4) 1 10m
March-41 S4 Ferryboat Serenade = (1) 1 10ma
June-41 S5 We'll Meet Again = 12 5ma
September-41 S6 It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow = 3 10m
November-41 S7 A Little King without a Crown 8 6m
November-41 S8 Wishing (Will Make it So) = 16 2m
December-41 S9 Memories Live Longer Than Dreams 13 2m
December-41 S10 I Shall Be Waiting 15 2m
December-41 S11 I'm Spending Christmas with the Old Folks 8 2m
February-42 S12 The Mem'ry of a Rose 11 1m
February-42 S13 Room Five-Hundred-and-Four 19 1m
April-42 S14 When They Sound the Last "All Clear" (2) 6 8ma
July-42 S15 (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover = (3) 1 7m
July-42 S16 I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire = (2) 1 8m
October-42 S17 There's a Land of Begin Again = 11 2m
October-42 S18 Concerto for Two (A Love Song) (2) 3 8m
October-42 S19 We Both Told a Lie 20 1m
December-42 S20 The Anniversary Waltz = 5 10m
January-43 S21 What More Can I Say? = 6 3m
January-43 S22 Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat = 3 3m
January-43 S23 One More Kiss 18 2m
February-43 S24 That Lovely Weekend = 16 3m
June-43 S25 How Green Was My Valley 9 3m
July-43 S26 When the Lights Go on Again (All Over the World) = 2 7m
November-43 S27 I Had the Craziest Dream = (1) 1 4m
January-44 S28 You'll Never Know = (3) 1 7m
January-44 S29 Really and Truly 3 3m
January-44 S30 I've Heard That Song Before = 2 5m
April-44 S31 Please Think of Me 14 1m
April-44 S32 With All My Heart (2) 2 4m
April-44 S33 Close to You = 6 5m
June-44 S34 Where in the World 15 2m
July-44 S35 It Can't Be Wrong = (2) 5 5ma
August-44 S36 Kiss Me (Besame Mucho) = 3 6m
April-45 S37 I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night = 14 2m
October-44 S38 I'm Sending My Blessing 2 3m
October-44 S39 No Other Love = (1) 1 5ma
November-44 S40 It Could Happen to You = (2) 1 8ma
February-45 S41 Long Ago (and Far Away) = (1) 1 7ma
June-45 S42 Be Careful, it's My Heart 14 2m
September-45 S43 My Dreams are Getting Better all the Time = (1) 1 8m
October-45 S44 There's a New World Over the Sky Line 6 1m
October-45 S45 White Christmas 6 3m
April-46 S46 More and More = 2 3m
April-46 S47 I'm Beginning to See the Light = (1) 1 6m
June-46 S48 Symphony = (2) 1 8m
September-48 S49 I'll Make Up for Everything = 20 1m
November-48 S50 You Can't Be True, Dear = 2 14
1-Nov-52 S51 Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart = (7) 1 20
8-Jan-53 SYD Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart 3 4
20-Dec-52 S52 Padam... Padam… (How it Echoes the Beat of My Heart) = 10 10
10-Jan-53 S53 Yours 8 10
14-Feb-53 S54 The Parting Song (from the Time You Say Goodbye) = 17 2
7-Mar-53 S55 with Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen - The Homing Waltz 11 8
11-Apr-53 S56 Forget-Me-Not (2) 15 5
6-Feb-54 S57 Queen of Ev'ryone's Heart 11 9
15-May-54 S58 If You Love Me (Really Love Me) = 13 12a
19-Feb-55 S59 My Son, My Son = 6 14
17-Feb-55 SYD My Son, My Son (2) 7 7
27-Apr-57 S60 The Faithful Hussar 33 5
24-Mar-63 HOB Wish Me Luck 53 2
Ennio Morricone has died, aged 91.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/06/ennio-morricone-dies-aged-91-film-composer-good-bad-ugly Such a great loss to the film scoring industry - he was truly one of the all time greats!
Last edited: 06/07/2020 12:05 Country legend
Charlie Daniels , famous for his worldwide hit “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” has died aged 83.
https://news.yahoo.com/amphtml/charlie-daniels-country-southern-rock-205151158.html Charlie Daniels Band:
Entry Date HP WI Titles Best chart location
03-Sep-79 14 25 The Devil Went Down to Georgia #5 in Melb.
Glee actress
Naya Rivera 's death has been officially announced after she was reported missing late last week and her body found overnight (Australia time)
https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/naya-rivera-glee-stars-body-found/news-story/c9b2b0fdf5164995e97116be32d56f8a While she never cracked the ARIA Top 50 under her own name, she did provide lead vocals on at least 3 Glee hits that charted in the Top 50 - Landslide (#38, 2001), River Deep Mountain High (#44, 2001) and the mashup Rumor Has It/Someone Like You (#28, 2002)
Last edited: 14/07/2020 05:31 Original Fleetwood Mac guitarist and former John Mayall Bluesbreaker member, Peter Green, has passed away aged 73.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53539989 Fleetwood Mac actually made the Australian charts three times in 1969 during his time with the band:
Albatross (Highest position #12)
Man Of The World #100
Oh Well #19
Last edited: 02/08/2020 11:48 Bent Fabricius-Bjerre “Bent Fabric” has passed away at the age of 95.
English rock and pop singer
Wayne Fontana has died from cancer, aged 74.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/aug/07/wayne-fontana-game-of-love-dies Australian discography:
Entry Date Title Peak
03-Apr-65 "The Game Of Love" (with The Mindbenders) #38
31-Jul-65 "It's Just A Little Bit Too Late" (with The Mindbenders) #55
19-Mar-66 "A Groovy Kind Of Love" (with The Mindbenders) #23
04-Jun-66 "Come On Home" #38
10-Sep-66 "Ashes To Ashes" (with The Mindbenders) #74
04-Feb-67 "Pamela, Pamela" #5
17-Jun-67 "24 Sycamore" #33
21-Oct-67 "The Impossible Years" #72
27-Jul-68 "The Words of Bartholomew" #84
Last edited: 09/08/2020 05:24 60's latino star Trini Lopez at the age of 83 from COVID-19.
https://variety.com/2020/music/news/trini-lopez-dead-dies-the-dirty-dozen-1234732017/ Entry Date HP WI Titles Best chart location
24-Aug-63 2x2 16 If I Had a Hammer BRIS #1x1
26-Oct-63 25 12 Jeanie Marie HOB #14
07-Dec-63 21 10 Kansas City BRIS #12
26-Sep-64 72 4 Michael none
27-Feb-65 55 9 Lemon Tree BRIS #5
27-Nov-65 70 4 Sinner Man HOB #21
14-May-66 85 4 I'm Comin' Home, Cindy ADEL #18
he also charted with further tracks
Entry Date HP WI Titles Locations
25-Jan-64 30 9 Sinner, Not a Saint ADEL only
20-Mar-64 33 5 A-m-er-ica HOB only
03-Apr-64 35 3 Jailer, Bring Me Water HOB only
12-Apr-67 21 8 Gonna Get Along Without Ya' Now HOB only
04-Oct-67 43 4 The Bramble Bush (from 'The Dirty Dozen'*) HOB only
20-Dec-67 44 4 Together HOB only
24-July-70 58 3 Five O'Clock World ADE only
* from the star he was one of the stars in
Jack Sherman , guitarist for Red Hot Chili Peppers from 1983-1985 has died, aged 64.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53873198 Justin Townes Earle at the age of 38 (cause unknown), country singer and son of Steve Earle.
http://www.noise11.com/news/breaking-news-justin-townes-earle-has-died-aged-38-20200824 DJ Erick Morillo passed away a few days ago. He had a few names over the years and was the man behind one of the biggest 90's dance hits - I Like To Move It (Real 2 Real).
https://mixmag.net/read/erick-died-age-49-news Toots Hibbert , of the reggae/ska band Toots & the Maytals, and also one of the most influential jazz musicians ever imo, (widely credited for the genesis of the word "reggae", which pioneered a whole new genre of music), has died, aged 77, due to COVID-19.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54129388 Max Merritt & the Meteors Oz Discography:
Entry Date HP WI Titles Best chart location
07-Aug-65 94 2 Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah only in BRIS HP-38
02-July-66 58 3 Shake / I Can't Help Myself BRIS HP-38
03-Dec-66 88 4 Fannie Mae only in PERTH HP-34
15-Nov-69 15 16 Western Union Man MEL HP-5
08-Feb-71 67 9 Good Feelin' BRIS HP-8
01-Dec-75 2x2 29 Slipping Away BRIS HP-1x4, Perth HP-1x1
10-May-76 32 17 Let it Slide / Coming Back / Whisper in My Ear BRIS HP-16
12-Mar-79 57 7 Dirty Work * SYD HP-36
17-Feb-03 96 2 To Love Somebody ** no state entries
* shown as Max Merritt
** shown as Marcia Hines, Brian Cadd, Doug Parkinson & Max Merritt (a Tribubte to Maurice Gibb).
Missed this one earlier in the week, Roy Head at the age of 79 (too). He was the lead singer from the 60's pop group Roy Head & the Traits.
Oz Discography:
Entry Date HP WI Titles best chart location
09-Oct-65 14 18 Treat Her Right Perth HP-3
19-Nov-65 - - Just a Little Bit only in Perth HP-29, no national entry
01-Jan-66 51 7 Apple of My Eye ADEL HP-12
12-Mar-66 - - Get Back* only in BRIS HP-40, no national entry
* shown as Roy Head only.
😭
Helen Reddy at the age of 78 (casue unknown).
http://www.noise11.com/news/helen-reddy-has-died-aged-78-20200930 Oz Discography:
Entry Date HP WI Titles Best chart location
04-May-68 83 4 One Way Ticket only in MEL #43
31-May-71 2x8 28 I Don't Know How to Love Him SYD,MEL & BRIS #1
06-Sep-71 66 10 Crazy Love BRIS #18
13-Nov-72 2x2 35 I Am Woman SYD & BRIS #2
09-Apr-73 36 11 Peaceful SYD only #20
18-Jun-73 1x5 25 Delta Dawn BRIS, ADE, PER, HOB #1
12-Nov-73 1x4 22 Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) BRIS #1
25-Mar-74 22x2 17 Keep on Singing BRIS #3
29-July-74 55 8 You and Me Against the World BRIS #12
18-Nov-74 13 22 Angie Baby PER #2
07-July-75 82 7 Free and Easy BRIS #17
22-Sep-75 100 1 Bluebird BRIS only #29
03-Nov-75 94 2 Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady HOB only #48
18-Mar-76 44 7 Somewhere in the Night only charted in HOB #44, no national
If you haven't already seen her recent biopic do watch it.
Last edited: 30/09/2020 04:18 bulion is right. Do watch the biopic. It’s available on Stan.
Mac Davis at the age of 78 (also) from a heart attack.
http://www.noise11.com/news/mac-davis-dies-at-age-78-20200930 Oz Singles Discography;
Entry Date HP WI Titles best chart location
05-Oct-70 68 7 I'll Paint You a Song only in ADEL #4
11-Sep-72 2x3 24 Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me ADEL #1
30-Apr-73 91 2 Dream Me Home none
08-July-74 43 14 One Hell of a Woman ADEL #9
11-Nov-74 78 4 Stop and Smell the Roses ADEL #20
07-July-80 9 31 It's Hard to Be Humble ADEL & BRIS #1
14-Jan-82 26 8 You're My Bestest Friend no national, only in HOB
Mac also wrote a heap of songs for other artists, most notably "In the Ghetto", "A Little Less Conversation" and "Don't Cry Daddy" for Elvis Presley.
Last edited: 01/10/2020 04:24 Lisa Schouw, singer with Girl Overboard (previously known as Separate Tables) has died, succumbing to melanoma.
http://www.noise11.com/news/r-i-p-lisa-schouw-of-girl-overboard-20201003 Last edited: 04/10/2020 07:31 Eddie Van Halen has passed at 65... damn...
Johnny Nash at the age of 80 from natural causes (Oct 7th, 2020).
http://www.noise11.com/news/r-i-p-johnny-nash-at-80-20201007 Oz Singles Discography:
Entry Date HP WI Titles Best chart location
27-Feb-58 41 10 The Teen Commandments (with Paul Anka & George Hamilton IV) MEL #24
24-Jan-59 26 26 Almost in Your Arms MEL #2
30-May-59 75 6 As Time Goes by none
05-Oct-68 4 25 Hold Me Tight PER #1x3
04-Jan-69 72 6 You Got Soul ADEL #22
09-Oct-72 3x3 25 I Can See Clearly Now SYD, BRIS, ADEL #3
02-Apr-73 48 10 Stir it Up BRIS #14
13-Oct-75 69 4 Tears on My Pillow HOB #17
23-Aug-76 96 4 (What a) Wonderful World ADEL only #38
09-Mar-87 99 1 Rock Me Baby PER only #45
Last edited: 08/10/2020 06:09 Spencer Davis of the Spencer Davis Group has died from pneumonia, aged 81.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-21/gimme-some-lovin-rock-star-spencer-davis-dead-at-81/12796584 Australian discography:
Entry Date Song Peak
5-Feb-'66 "Keep On Running" #21
21-Jan-'67 "Gimme Some Lovin'" #6
4-Mar-'67 "I'm A Man" #16
30-Sep-'67 "Time Seller" #37
Jerry Jeff Walker at the age of 78 from cancer.
http://www.noise11.com/news/r-i-p-jerry-jeff-walker-dies-aged-78-20201025 Aussie discography:
Entry Date HP WI Titles Best chart location
10-Aug-68 22 11 Mr. Bojangles BRIS & ADEL #10
30-July-73 98 3 L.A. Freeway only in Perth #23
Rockwell T. James on November 1st (born Ronnie Peel).
http://www.noise11.com/news/r-i-p-ronnie-peel-aka-rockwell-t-james-20201101 Oz Singles Discography:
Entry Date HP WI Titles Best chart location
16-Mar-68 52 5 Love Power (& the Rhythm Aces, MEL only #22
23-Aug-76 55 9 Come on Home (a Song for Anna) MEL #21
29-Nov-76 39 13 Roxanne HOB #11
07-Nov-77 79 10 Lady Blue ADEL #24
10-Apr-78 88 1 Rollin' On none
Bones Hillman from Midnight Oil and also The Swingers has died from cancer.
Sad news over the weekend with Bones Hillman, RIP
Didn't realise he was from NZ and in the band that gave us one of our most enduring hit songs ever, RIP
British singer Des O'Connor at the age of 88.
https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/entertainer-des-oconnor-dies-aged-88-view-his-official-chart-history__31620/ Oz Chart Discography:
Entry Date HP WI Titles Best chart location
05-Mar-73 77 6 Don't Let the Good Life Pass You by SYD only #34
29-Oct-73 19x2 27 Remember MEL #1x2
03-Jun-74 100 1 My Sentimental Friend HOB #8
25-May-87 96 4 Skye Boat Song (with Roger Whittaker) none
extra state-based chart entries:
Entry Date HP WI Titles Chart locations
24-Jan-68 34 5 Careless Hands HOB
07-Aug-68 40 4 I Pretend HOB
18-Dec-68 51 2 1, 2, 3, O'Leary HOB
16-May-69 43 1 Dick-a-Dum-Dum (King's Road) ADEL
04-Jun-69 47 4 Dick-a-Dum-Dum (King's Road) HOB
19-Nov-70 39 5 The Tip of My Fingers HOB
08-Nov-74 42 6 What'll I Do PERTH
Last edited: 19/11/2020 05:48 The ARIA 'In Memoriam' which wasn't fully broadcast this year can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUeJUAshksQ Country singer
Charley Pride has died, aged 86.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/dec/12/country-superstar-charley-pride-dies-aged-86 This one hurts.
Australian discography:
Entry date Song Title Peak
6-Jul-1970 Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone #56
19-Oct-1970 Wonder Could I Live There Anymore/Piroque Joe #88
20-Sep-1971 Me and Bobby McGee #36
24-Jan-1972 Wings Of A Dove #95
28-Feb-1972 Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' #58
14-Aug-1972 All His Children #51
30-Jul-1973 Too Weak To Let You Go #93
10-Sep-1973 Don't Fight The Feelings Of Love #100
3-May-1982 Mountain of Love #76
Last edited: 13/12/2020 00:50 Chad Stewart of 60's duo Chad & Jeremy at the age of 79.
http://www.noise11.com/news/chad-stuart-and-chad-jeremy-dies-at-age-79-20201221 Oz Singles Discography:
Entry Date HP WI Titles Best chart location
16-May-64 26 13 Yesterday's Gone HOB #3
08-Aug-64 - - Like I Love You Today BRIS only #39
03-Oct-64 49 15 A Summer Song HOB #3
12-Dec-64 96 1 Willow Weep for Me HOB only #30
10-Apr-65 - - If I Loved You ADEL #57, HOB #24 only
18-Jun-65 - - Before and After HOB only #53
25-Nov-65 - - I Have Dreamed HOB only #41
terrible news with SOPHIE, way too young. RIP
Still don’t want to believe it, one of the most influential artists of the last decade gone too soon. RIP SOPHIE
Doug Parkinson at the age of 74.
http://www.noise11.com/news/r-i-p-doug-parkinson-dies-at-age-74-20210315 Australian chart discography:
Entry Date HP WI Titles best location
24-May-69 5x2 19 *Dear Prudence ADEL #1x2
20-Sep-69 4x2 17 *Without You / Hair MEL #3
13-Apr-70 42 9 *Baby Blue Eyes / Then I Run HOB #13
16-July-73 99 1 Love Gun ADEL only #22
09-Dec-74 22 18 Everlasting Love MEL #14
02-Jun-75 95 1 Love is Like a Cloudy Day ADEL only #34
11-Sep-78 88x2 5 **The Hungry Years ADEL only #33
08-Jan-79 100x2 2 **The Hungry Years (R) PERTH only #40
29-Jan-79 22 18 **I'll Be Around SYD #17
05-Nov-79 70 7 **You Ain't Going Nowhere Without Me SYD only #42
15-Feb-80 -- -- Arcade (TV Theme) ADEL only #46
24-Aug-81 18 14 The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore MEL #7
04-Oct-82 97x2 2 Better Keep Your Hands Off My (Potential New Girlfriend) none
17-Apr-94 100 1 Where Would We be without A.B. none
17-Feb-03 96 2 #To Love Somebody (Tribute to Maurice Gibb) none
* shown as Doug Parkinson in Focus
** shown as Doug Parkinson & The Southern Star Band
# alongside Marcia Hines, Brian Cadd and Max Merritt.
Last edited: 16/03/2021 01:00 Quindon Tarver - Age 38 - Traffic Collision
When Doves Cry #03 (1997) #38 EOY 1997
RIP DMX
DMX at the age of 50, heart attack after a drug overdose last week.
https://www.billboard.com/video/dmx-iconic-rapper-dies-at-50-billboard-news Entry Date HP WI Titles
22-Feb-16 54 4 X Gon' Give it To Ya (from 'Deadpool')
Jim Steinman not only wrote massive hits for Meat Loaf, Celine Dion and Bonnie Tyler, he also had his own singles chart entries.
Entry Date HP WI Titles
15-Jun-81 18 23 Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through
26-Oct-81 66 8 Dance in My Pants
Nic Weaver of Deep Sea Arcade has passed away aged 37. "Outlands" is one of the best Australian albums this century. Just tragic
https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/music-news/nick-weaver,-co-founder-of-deep-sea-arcade,-has-died/13322508 Anita Lane, ex of The Bad Seeds passed away this week.
Nick Kamen....Levi jeans fashion model and singer....notably, friend of Madonna in the late 80s...dead at 59
Nick Kamen, bone marrow cancer at the age of 59.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/14859445/nick-kamen-cause-of-death/ His one big hit overseas was a minor chart-scraper here:
Entry Date HP WI Title
02-Feb-87 84 4a Each Time You Break My Heart AMR info
At age 91, Australian actress (Gold Logie winner) and singer Lorrae Desmond has passed away. Lorrae had a number of singles from 1954 to the early 80s and a couple of albums in the 70s to early 90s, also contributing on the A Country Practice compilation album "All My Friends" in 1983 on J&B Records.
B.J. Thomas at the age of 78 from cancer.
http://www.noise11.com/news/b-j-thomas-r-i-p-1942-2021-20210530 Oz Singles Discography:
Entry Date HP WI Titles Best chart locale
11-Jun-66 1x1 23 Mama Bris 1x3, Mel 1x2, Syd+Adel 1x1
20-Aug-66 67 14 Billy & Sue (with The Triumphs) Bris #4
25-Jan-69 30 27 Hooked on a Feeling Syd & Perth #9
12-Apr-69 -- -- It's Only Love Adel only #46
29-Nov-69 29 18 Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head Syd 1x4,Perth 1x1 **
04-May-70 21 15 Everybody's Out of Town Bris #5
03-Aug-70 31 15 I Just Can't Help Believin' Bris #1x1
12-Apr-71 98 1 Most of All Perth only #28
19-Apr-71 96 2 No Love at All Adel only #22
03-Apr-72 41 13 Rock and Roll Lullaby Bris #8
31-Mar-75 10 21 (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song Adel #4
15-Aug-83 39 25 Whatever Happened to Old Fashioned Love Hob #6
30-Apr-84 91 4 Two Car Garage Hob #9
** - equal on the charts with Johnny Farnham's version in those cities
Last edited: 30/05/2021 03:38 Wes, a singer from Cameroon, who had a big hit in the 90's in Europe with "Alane", has died. He was 57.
https://then24.com/2021/06/26/singer-wes-madiko-author-of-the-hit-alane-died-at-the-age-of-57/ Radio personality....more recently on Studio 10...and in 80s reggae outfit Wide Boy Youth... Jonathan Coleman died at age 65
Jonathan Coleman's only chart entry:
Wide Boy Youth:
LOC Entry Date HP WI Title
AMR 30-July-84 53 6 Busy Bleeding
SYD 13-July-84 30 7 Busy Bleeding
U.S. rapper Biz Markie passed away on 16 July aged 57.
Dying aged 46, SLIPKNOT founding member & drummer JOEY JORDISON.
SLIPKNOT Australian singles discography
Entry date Song title peak
27-Mar-2000 Wait and Bleed #46
25-Sep-2000 Spit it Out #99
3-Dec-2001 Left Behind #97
^ There's more than that!
4-Aug-2008 Psychosocial #84
11-Aug-2014 The Negative One #76
1-Sep-2014 The Devil In I #88
27-May-2019 Unsainted #86
American producer/DJ Paul Johnson, known for his 1999 hit "Get Get Down", has died at age 50 from COVID.
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/9610550/paul-johnson-dead-dj-covid-19/ Singer/songwriter Paul Cotton (from American rock band Poco) has died, aged 78.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/06/arts/music/paul-cotton-dead.html POCO Australian singles discography:
Entry date Song title Peak
25-Oct-'76 Rose of Cimarron #51
19-Feb-'79 Crazy Love / Barbados #73
Ernie Sigley at the age of 82 after a long battle with Alzheimer's.
Australian Chart Entries:
Entry Date HP WI Titles Best chart location
29-Jun-57 9x3 19 Love is a Golden Ring only MEL #1x2
23-Apr059 -- -- Never Be Anyone Else But You only in HOB #18
16-Dec-61 57 5 Mary's Boy Child only MEL #35
13-Nov-65 52 15 Think About Me / Mona Lisa only ADEL #1x6
05-Feb-66 73x2 8 Hey! Girl / It's About Tomorrow only ADEL #9
18-Feb-67 76 5 True Love / A Bot Without a Girl only ADEL #14
16-Dec-67 85 5 A Clown Am I / A Million Years or So only ADEL #17
21-Dec-70 99 1 Give Me Love / A Little Thing Called Love only ADEL #16
01-Nov-71 69 6 City of Angels only ADEL #6
30-Sep-74 2x4 25 Hey Paula (with Denise Drysdale) #1 in Syd, Mel, Adel, Hob
07-Oct-74 94 3 Just Thank Me only HOB 1x5
17-Apr-75 -- -- That's Why You Remember only HOB #48
Last edited: 16/08/2021 04:24 American country singer Tom T. Hall has died, aged 85.
https://amp.tennessean.com/amp/8219502002 Australian singles discography
Date Title Peak
28-Aug-‘72 Pamela Brown #24
7-May-‘73 (Old Dogs, Children and) Watermelon Wine #20
10-Sep-‘73 Ravishing Ruby #80
14-Jan-‘74 I Love #28
26-Aug-‘74 That Song Is Driving Me Crazy #54
8-Mar-‘76 I Like Beer #70
Ian Carey at the age of 46.
Get Shaky - #02
Last Night - #15
Shot Caller - #61
Oh no, wow
Wow, awful news
FYI he also charted in 2012 with Amnesia (reached #60).
R.I.P. Alan Lancaster. Founded Status Quo. [72]Status Quo Party Boys
Barry Ryan passed away on Tuesday, aged 72
BERT NEWTON
Astro from British legendary reggae group UB40, dead at age 64.
Australian singer and songwriter Mark Gillespie.
http://www.noise11.com/news/australian-singer-songwriter-mark-gillespie-has-passed-away-20211115 Entry Date HP WI Titles States charted
24-Oct-80 50 2 Small Mercies Perth only
29-Mar-82 46 8 Nothing Special AMR
29-Mar-82 18 7 Nothing Special Vic only
Bert Newton discography:
Entry Date HP WI Title info
23-Nov-81 25x2 9 Bring Back the Spirit of Christmas AMR
British singer John Miles has passed away at the age of 72. His single "Music" peaked at #38 in Australia in 1976.
Co-founder, keyboardist and writer/producer for
Mike Nesmith from the Monkees has died as well
John Miles:
## Entry Date HP WI Titles
S1 21-Jun-76 38 18 Music
LA1 19-July-76 33 15 Rebel
Bronski Beat:
## Entry Date HP WI Titles
S1 23-July-84 8x4 19 Smalltown Boy
S2 22-Oct-84 10 16 Why
S3 04-Feb-85 58x2 8 It Ain't Necessarily So
S4 27-May-85 34 11 I Feel Love (medley) with Marc Almond
S5 03-Feb-86 3x6 19 Hit That Perfect Beat
S6 19-May-86 27 11 C'Mon! C'Mon!
A1 05-Nov-84 12 23 Age of Consent
A2 16-Jun-86 35 9 Truthdare Doubledare
unfortunately "Cha Cha Heels" with Eartha Kitt did not hit the T100
Mike Nesmith:
## Entry Date HP WI Titles
S1 28-Sep-70 3 19 Joanne
S2 18-Jan-71 11 14 Silver Moon
S3 11-July-77 4 19 Rio
S4 06-Oct-80 94 1 Cruisin' (Lucy & Ramona & Sunset Sam)
A4 11-Oct-71 45 3 Nevada Fighter
A9 15-Aug-77 24 15 From a Radio Engine to the Photon Wing
Lead singer of The Ronettes, Ronnie Spector at the age of 78 from cancer.
http://www.noise11.com/news/ronnie-spector-dies-at-age-78-20220113 Entry Date HP WI Titles best charted in
02-Nov-63 24 14 Be My Baby Bris #11
08-Feb-64 48 4 Baby, I Love You only Bris #24
26-Aug-65 -- - Is That What I Get for Loving You? only in Hob #38
31-May-69 82 6 You Came, You Saw, You Conquered only Bris #7
Last edited: 14/01/2022 00:22 Also, Sleigh Ride by The Ronettes re-entered the Aria charts over tbe past few Christmas.periods.... eventually reaching #16 im Australia in late Dec 2021/first week of Jan 2022... just days before Ronnie's death.
Meat Loaf has died, aged 74.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/meatloaf-dies-aged-74-bat-out-of-hell-singer/100774720 AUS singles discography:
Date Song Peak
6-Feb-'78 "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth" #3
5-Jun-'78 "Bat Out of Hell" #26
10-Jul-'78 "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" #11
12-Oct-'81 "I'm Gonna Love Her for Both Of Us" #92
7-Dec-'81 "Dead Ringer for Love" #65
10-Jun-'85 "Piece of the Action" #98
16-Jan-'89 "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" #93
5-Sep-'93 "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" #1
12-Dec-'93 "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" #18
12-Jun-'94 "Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are" #52
5-Nov-'95 "I'd Lie For You (And That's The Truth)" #7
Last edited: 24/01/2022 06:36 Meatloaf sure liked long titles.
^And that list doesn't even include Paradise by the Dashboard Light.
The media (social or otherwise) love to focus on a sh!tshow Oz. I agree with you. A performer in every sense of the word.
'Paradise by the Dashboard Light" did chart twice in Australia, first as an album track in Hobart it reached No.31 in February of 1979, and on the ARIA Singles Chart it hit No.93 on January 23rd, 1989, charting for two weeks, followed almost two years later by another track from that parent album, a re-entry for it's title track "Bat Out of Hell" (HP-79, March 1991).
Sister Janet Mead at the age of 84 in Adelaide from Cancer.
http://www.noise11.com/news/sister-janet-meade-has-died-at-age-84-20220128 Entry Date HP WI Titles Best charted
10-Dec-73 3x4 28 The Lord's Prayer / Brother Sun & Sister Moon Mel 1x4
it was also a No.1 single in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth for two weeks apiece.
Glenn Wheatley, a giant and an icon of the Australian music industry who played a huge role, died overnight at the age of 74.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-02/glenn-wheatley-dies-aged-74/100797454 Mark Lanegan, of Screaming Trees, Queens of the Stone Age, passed away aged 57.
Gary Brooker, lead singer of 1960s British Band Procol Harum, passed away last Saturday aged 76Last edited: 24/02/2022 10:33
Ok, I need to go to spec savers or have a power nap as I read one of Gary's chart entries as A Hamburg Shade of Pale.
This one was an awful awful shock
Ernie Carroll, the man behind (or inside) Ossie Ostrich passed away, aged 92.
Country singer C.W. McCall at the age of 93.
http://www.noise11.com/news/c-w-mccall-dead-at-93-20220403 Oz Discography:
Entry Date HP WI Titles best chart location
05-Jan-76 1x3 23 Convoy SYD #1x5, PER #1x4, BRIS #1x3, HOB #1x1
10-May-76 77 7 There Won't Be No Country Music PER only #33x2
20-Feb-78 74 7 Roses for Mama HOB only #26
American pop singer
Bobby Rydell has died, aged 79.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-07/bye-bye-birdie-star-bobby-rydell-dies-aged-79/100972678 Australian singles discography:
Date Track Peak
30-Jan-1960 We Got Love / I Dig Girls #93
26-Mar-1960 Wild One / Little Bitty Girl #11
14-May-1960 Swingin' School / Ding-A-Ling #1
27-Aug-1960 Volare / I'd Do It Again #4
17-Dec-1960 Sway #3
25-Feb-1961 Good Time Baby / Cherie #3
10-Jun-1961 That Old Black Magic #12
5-Aug-1961 The Third House (In From The Right) / The Fish #17
11-Nov-1961 Kissin' Time #7
13-Jan-1962 I Wanna Thank You / The Door To Paradise #18
17-Mar-1962 I've Got Bonnie #32
26-May-1962 Teach Me To Twist / Swingin' Together (with Chubby Checker) #49
16-Jun-1962 I'll Never Dance Again / Gee, It's Wonderful #13
27-Oct-1962 The Cha-Cha-Cha #2
16-Feb-1963 Butterfly Baby #16
25-May-1963 Wildwood Days / Will You Be My Baby #28
3-Aug-1963 Forget Him #13
21-Sep-1963 The Woodpecker Song #47
1-Feb-1964 It's Time We Parted #85
16-Dec-1967 The Loving Things #48
Frontman of Australian rock band The Saints
Chris Bailey has died, aged 65.
https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/celebrity-deaths/the-saints-frontman-chris-bailey-dead-at-65/news-story/b98b9e1074976cb0f4e6ad37263e170e The Saints Australian singles discography:
Date Track Peak
28-Mar-1977 (I'm) Stranded #98
7-May-1984 Ghost Ships #46
10-Mar-1986 Just Like Fire Would #29
7-Jul-1986 (You Can't Tamper With The) Temple Of The Lord #85
21-Mar-1988 Grain Of Sand #81
2-Jan-1989 The Music Goes Round My Head #39
Sad new this one.
This is now approaching 2016 levels for great artist losses.
Country singer Mickey Gilley at the age of 86.
http://www.noise11.com/news/country-legend-mickey-gilley-dies-at-age-86-20220508 Entry Date HP WI Titles Best chart location
29-July-74 9x3 26 Room Full of Roses SYD #2, BRIS #3
07-Nov-74 42 7 I Overlooked an Orchid HOB only #42.
Actor and singer Dennis Waterman at the age of 74.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/entertainment/other/new-tricks-star-dennis-waterman-dies-at-74-with-his-wife-by-his-side/ar-AAX3g4G?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=9ac9764df78a47418c1e1a5cb1f9c763 Entry Date HP WI Titles Best Chart location
22-Dec-80 92 4 I Could Be So Good for You HOB only #33
10-Dec-81 -- -- Come Away With Me HOB only #27
25-Oct-82 9x2 33 I Could Be So Good for You (R) MEL #2, ADEL #3, no Bris entry
Vangelis has died, aged 79.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-20/chariots-of-fire-composer-vangelis-dies-at-79/101083644 Australian singles discography:
14-Sep-1981 Chariots of Fire #21
2-Nov-1981 The Friends of Mr. Cairo (with Jon) #99
22-Mar-1982 I'll Find My Way Home (with Jon) #22
Blues legend Ronnie Hawkins at the age of 87 (born two days prior to Elvis' birthdate).
http://www.noise11.com/news/ronnie-hawkins-has-died-at-age-87-20220530 Entry Date HP WI Titles Best chart location
05-Sep-59 87 4 Forty Days HOB only No.29
24-Oct-59 51 15 Mary Loud (with The Hawks) ADEL No.15
25-May-63 -- -- Bo Diddly (with The Hawks) MEL only No.5 (equal with Buddy Holly)
02-Feb-70 30 15 Down in the Alley SYD No.16
01-Jun-70 61 6 Bitter Green / Forty Days SYD only No.38
Last edited: 30/05/2022 05:48 Julee Cruise, aged 65, after suffering a long illness.
http://www.noise11.com/news/julee-cruise-of-twin-peaks-theme-falling-dies-at-age-65-20220610 Australian Singles Discography:
Entry Date HP WI Titles Best chart location
10-Mar-91 1x1 17 Falling (from 'Twin Peaks') ADEL 1x6
24-Sep-90 107 9 Rockin' Back Inside My Heart outside Top 100 info
15-May-00 82 1 B(IF) TEk feat - Wired for Sound -
Joel Whitburn at the age of 82. He was the first person to put together chart books, mainly the U.S. Billboard Charts, and where I discovered discographies (pre-Wiki-era).
https://variety.com/2022/music/news/joel-whitburn-dead-pop-chart-expert-books-billboard-1235294702/ Sad loss, I have a hard copy of one of his books by my side at all times and it's been an invaluable resource.
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