1990s ARIA Top 50 Albums Chronology Vol. 102 Quiz

Answer: Bjork - Homogenic

"Homogenic" (1997) from Björk debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number six on October 12th 1997 and spent five weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: November 9th 1997).

The highest ARIA chart peak was six.

Grammy nominations for "Homogenic":

*Best Alternative Music Album - 1998.
*Best Short Form Music Video for the song "Bachelorette" - 1999.

"Homogenic" peaked at number one in:

Denmark.
Iceland.

"Homogenic" featured five hit singles:

1. "Joga" (Peaked at number one in Iceland).

2. "Bachelorette" (Peaked at number six in Iceland).

3. "Alarm Call" (Peaked at number 10 in Iceland).

4. "All Is Full Of Love" (Peaked at number 24 in United Kingdom).

5. "Hunter" (Peaked at number 44 in United Kingdom).

2. "".

Answer: 1985

"Anthology 2 - Classic Hits 1967-1985" (1997) from John Farnham debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number 16 on October 12th 1997 and spent 15 weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: January 18th 1998).

The highest ARIA chart peak was 12.

Answer: Bridges

"Bridges To Babylon" (1997) from The Rolling Stones debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number 19 on October 12th 1997 and spent three weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: October 26th 1997).

The highest ARIA chart peak was 19.

Grammy nominations for "Bridges To Babylon":

*Best Rock Album - 1998.
*Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for the song "Anybody Seen My Baby?" - 1998.

"Bridges To Babylon" peaked at number one in:

Austria.
Germany.
Norway.
Sweden.

"Bridges To Babylon" featured four hit singles:

1. "Anybody Seen My Baby?" (Peaked at number one in Canada).

2. "Out Of Control" (Peaked at number 12 in Poland).

3. "Saint Of Me" (Peaked at number 24 in Canada).

4. "Flip The Switch" (Peaked at number 26 in Canada).

Answer: Urban

"Urban Hymns" (1997) from The Verve debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number 21 on October 12th 1997 and spent 79 weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: May 30th 1999).

The highest ARIA chart peak was nine.

BRIT Awards wins and nominations:

(Won)
*Album Of The Year - 1998.
*British Group Of The Year - 1998.

(Nominated):
*British Single Of The Year for the song "Bitter Sweet Symphony" - 1998.
*British Video Of The Year for "Bitter Sweet Symphony" - 1998.

Grammy nominations for "Urban Hymns":

*Best Rock Song for "Bitter Sweet Symphony" - 1999.
*Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for "Bitter Sweet Symphony" - 1999.

"Urban Hymns" peaked at number one in:

Ireland.
New Zealand.
Sweden.
United Kingdom.

"Urban Hymns" featured four hit singles:

1. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (Peaked at number one in Scotland).

2. "The Drugs Don't Work" (Peaked at number one in Scotland & United Kingdom).

3. "Sonnet" (Peaked at number four in Iceland).

4. "Lucky Man" (Peaked at number six in Scotland).

Answer: Repairs

"A Few Small Repairs" (1996) from Shawn Colvin debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number 48 on October 12th 1997 and spent one week in the Top 50.

Grammy wins and nominations for "A Few Small Repairs":

(Won):
*Record Of The Year for the song "Sunny Came Home" - 1998.
*Song Of The Year for "Sunny Came Home" - 1998.

(Nominated):
*Best Pop Album - 1997.
*Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the song "Get Out Of This House" - 1997.

"A Few Small Repairs" featured two hit singles:

1. "Sunny Came Home" (Peaked at number three in Canada).

2. "Nothin' On Me" (Peaked at number 25 in Canada).

Answer: Portishead

"Portishead" (1997) from Portishead debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number two on October 19th 1997 and spent 20 weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: May 17th 1998).

The highest ARIA chart peak was two.

"Portishead" featured three hit singles:

1. "All Mine" (Peaked at number eight in Scotland & United Kingdom).

2. "Only You" (Peaked at number 12 in Russia).

3. "Over" (Peaked at number 25 in United Kingdom).

Answer: Velvet

"The Velvet Rope" (1997) from Janet Jackson debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number four on October 19th 1997 and spent 31 weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: January 3rd 1999).

The highest ARIA chart peak was four.

Grammy wins and nominations for "The Velvet Rope":

(Won):
*Best Short Form Music Video for the song "Got'til It's Gone" - 1998.

(Nominated):
*Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for the song "I Get Lonely" - 1999.

"The Velvet Rope" featured five hit singles:

1. "Got 'til It's Gone" (Peaked at number three in Hungary).

2. "Together Again" (Peaked at number one in Hungary, The Netherlands, Poland & United States).

3. "Go Deep" (Peaked at number two in Canada).

4. "I Get Lonely" (Peaked at number three in Belgium & United States).

5. "Every Time" (Peaked at number two in Belgium).

Answer: Boyz II Men - Evolution

"Evolution" (1997) from Boyz II Men debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number six on October 19th 1997 and spent seven weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: November 30th 1997).

The highest ARIA chart peak was six.

Grammy nominations for "Evolution":

*Best R&B Album - 1998.
*Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for the song "A Song For Mama" - 1998.

"Evolution" featured three hit singles:

1. "4 Seasons Of Loneliness" (Peaked a number one in United States).

2. "A Song For Mama" (Peaked at number seven in United States).

3. "Can't Let Her Go" (Peaked at number 23 in United Kingdom).

Answer: Much

"So Much For The Afterglow" (1997) from Everclear debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number 19 on October 19th 1997 and spent ten weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: May 3rd 1998).

The highest ARIA chart peak was 19.

"So Much For The Afterglow" featured three hit singles:

1. "Everything To Everyone" (Peaked at number 25 in Canada).

2. "Father Of Mine" (Peaked at number 50 in Canada).

3. "I Will Buy You A New Life" (Peaked at number 49 in Canada).

Answer: 1987

"Death To The Pixies 1987-1991" (1997) from Pixies debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number 24 on October 19th 1997 and spent three weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: November 2nd 1997).

The highest ARIA chart peak was 24.

Answer: Time

"Time Out Of Mind" from Bob Dylan debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number 25 on October 19th 1997 and spent nine weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: September 13th 1998).

The highest ARIA chart peak was 24.

Grammy wins for "Time Out Of Mind":

*Album Of The Year - 1998.
*Best Contemporary Folk Album - 1998.
*Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for the song "Cold Irons Bound" - 1998.

Answer: Gurus

"Armchair Gurus/Electric Chair" (1997) from Hoodoo Gurus debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number 43 on October 19th 1997 and spent seven weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: November 30th 1997).

The highest ARIA chart peak was 33.

Answer: Watt

"20,000 Watt R.S.L." (1997) from Midnight Oil debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number one on October 26th 1997 and spent 29 weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: May 10th 1998).

The highest ARIA chart peak was one (One week).

ARIA Award nominations for "20,000 Watt R.S.L.":

*Highest Selling Album - 1998.
*Best Cover Art - 1998.

"20,000 Watt R.S.L." - Track list:

1. "What Goes On" - 1998.

2. "Power and The Passion" (Peaked at number four in New Zealand) - 1983.

3. "Dreamworld" (ARIA Award nominations: Best Indigenous Release & Best Video - 1989) - 1988.

4. "White Skin Black Heart" - 1997.

5. "Kosciuszko".

6. "The Dead Heart" (Peaked at number four in Australia) - 1986.

7. "Blue Sky Mine" (ARIA Award wins: Best Video - 1991) - 1990.

8. "US Forces" (Peaked at number 20 in Australia) - 1982.

9. "Beds Are Burning" (ARIA Award wins: Single Of The Year & Song Of The Year - 1988) - 1987.

10. "One Country" (Peaked at number 51 in Australia) - 1991.

11. "Best Of Both Worlds" - 1985.

12. "Truganini" (Peaked at number four in New Zealand) - 1993.

13. "King Of The Mountain" (Peaked at number 25 in Australia) - 1990.

14. "Hercules".

15. "Surf's Up Tonight" - 1996.

16. "Back On The Borderline" - 1980.

17. "Don't Wanna Be The One" (Peaked at number 40 in Australia) - 1981.

18. "Forgotten Years" (Peaked at number 24 in New Zealand) - 1990.

Answer: Green Day - Nimrod

"Nimrod" (1997) from Green Day debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number 12 on October 26th 1997 and spent 49 weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: October 17th 1999).

The highest ARIA chart peak was three.

"Nimrod" featured three hit singles:

1. "Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)" (Peaked at number two in Australia).

2. "Hitchin' A Ride" (Peaked at number 23 in Canada).

3. "Redundant" (Peaked at number 23 in Scotland).

Answer: Eternal

"Eternal Nightcap" (1997) from The Whitlams debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number 31 on October 26th 1997 and spent 61 weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: February 21st 1999).

The highest ARIA chart peak was 14.

ARIA Award wins and nominations for "Eternal Nightcap":

(Won):
*Best Group - 1998.
*Best Independent Release - 1998.
*Song Of The Year for "No Aphrodisiac" - 1998.

(Nominated):
*Album Of The Year - 1998.
*Single Of The Year for the song "No Aphrodisiac" - 1998.
*Best Pop Release - 1998.