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This is a link post Countdown Under I made this!
I've found hundreds of songs that were hits in Austrialia but did nothing in the UK. Turns out they're mostly rubbish.
 (I helped save b3ta! monkeon schmonkeon, Fri 2 Feb 2024, 12:04, Reply)
This is a normal post lot of blasts from the past for me there, monkeon. cheers

(I helped save b3ta! cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Fri 2 Feb 2024, 13:35, Reply)
This is a normal post isn't that true of most countries though?

(piss and shit, Fri 2 Feb 2024, 15:03, Reply)
This is a normal post Yeah, you could do it with any country.
The idea was to find new (old) pop music. Crate digging with code.

Australia was chosen because of the tweet that inspired it.
 (I helped save b3ta! monkeon schmonkeon, Fri 2 Feb 2024, 15:21, Reply)
This is a normal post Awesome project
I started something similar for NZ a while ago but it never got further than a text file that was really inaccurate.
 (el_meerkat, Fri 2 Feb 2024, 18:00, Reply)
This is a normal post Deep down the rabbit hole this is all making sense,
but it's weird that Kravitz's American Woman and Yello's Oh Yeah never charted here considering how ubiquitous they are.
 (I helped save b3ta! brb Monkhouse Stampede, Fri 2 Feb 2024, 19:42, Reply)
This is a normal post First one it showed me was Oasis What’s the Story.

(I helped save b3ta! Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Fri 2 Feb 2024, 20:13, Reply)
This is a normal post It wasn't a single in the UK.
Might remove it anyway, as that's probably a bit confusing, and a dreadful song.
 (I helped save b3ta! monkeon schmonkeon, Fri 2 Feb 2024, 21:06, Reply)
This is a normal post A lot of them
were by Aussie artists anyway, not sure why they should have charted in UK....
 (Monkee girl not a monkee, not a girl, Fri 2 Feb 2024, 21:20, Reply)
This is a normal post When I worked in a shop a lot of holiday makers used to come back
from there (and obviously other places) and asked for certain records (yes those round things) and it seemed to catch on more around the mid to late 80's when some radio stations could be picked up online and then of course the good old Stock Aitkin and Waterman machine started with Kylie and anyone else who had an Australian accent. Imports were big business back then as you could buy a record for about £1.50 and sell it for £7 or £8 easily as DJ's were always hungry for new stuff.
 (I helped save b3ta! TBL I posted this on, Sat 3 Feb 2024, 10:34, Reply)
This is a normal post Try Josh Earl's 100% Hits
This podcast covers the 100% hits compilations from a certain record label. There is a patreon show that covered the competing one
shows.acast.com/100-hits-vol-pod

They also did the joke that a lot of the singles only got No. 1 in Australia and Hungary. Back in the old days due to import restrictions local stars ended up doing their own versions of overseas songs.
 (TimChuma, Sat 3 Feb 2024, 23:03, Reply)