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Is Australian music at risk of extinction? Here’s what the data tells us
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Is Australian music at risk of extinction? Here’s what the data tells us, Forty years of Aria chart history shows big changes to our listening habits – and local artists have a huge fight ahead Aria music quiz: how well do you know the Australian charts? Want to get more charts in your inbox every fortnight? Sign up for The Crunch here The music that charts in Australia has changed considerably over the past couple of decades – rock is out, country is in and old tracks are new again . But some trends remain – like the slow decline in the Australian appetite for Australian music , from as much as 30% of the annual chart in the early 1990s to low single digits. Continue reading…
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