Following the development of the most pervasive medium in Australia, this is the first full-scale, national history of the country's commercial radio. From the experiments and schemes of the 1920s through the introduction of digital radio in 2009, this sweeping study moves from Sydney to Adelaide, Launceston to Cairns, Broken Hill to Albany. Exploring the varied programming genres of drama, music, quiz shows, sports, and politics, the in-depth research traces the engagement of commercial radio with various communities of Australian listeners. In addition, many of the iconic names of Australian radio are featured, including George Edwards, Grace Gibson, Jack Davey, Bob Dyer, Bob Rogers, Norman Banks, Andrea, Brian White, John Laws, and Alan Jones.

This book was published in 2007, and is now available in response to many requests from those who want to see the actual charts. Features include: Monthly top 20 charts (songs) from 1940-1948; Weekly top 20 charts (songs, singles) from January 1949 to June 2007; A commentary page for each year; Top 20 charts of 27 selected artists; Top 20 charts of 27 selected songwriters; Nine "Special Category" charts; Annual Top 20 charts; Decade Top 20 charts; A total of 3286 charts in one book!

This book was published in 2010. It follows the previously published AUSTRALIAN CHART BOOK 1970-1992, and brings the chart data up-to-date to the end of 2009. It is based on the charts of Australian Music Report from 1993 to 1998, and from specially compiled charts from 1999 to 2009. It covers the weekly National Top 100 Singles charts (1993 to 2009), and Albums charts (Top 100 from 1993 to 1998, and Top 50 from 1999 to 2009). Features include: Alphabetical Artist Listing, with singles and albums shown together. Data includes the date of first charting, title of record, artist's name, highest position reached, number of weeks charted, and, if issued in physical formats, the original label and catalogue number; Titles, listed alphabetically, cross referenced to the Artists section; All the No.1 singles and albums, listed chronologically; Top 25 singles and albums of each calendar year; Supplementary pages to "The Australian Top 20 Book 1940 to 2006" from July 2007 to March 2010; Supplementary pages to "Australian Chart Chronicles 1940-2008" for 2009.

A guide to series fiction lists popular series, identifies novels by character, and offers guidance on the order in which to read unnumbered series.

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