1990s ARIA Top 50 Albums Chronology Vol. 84 Quiz

Answer: Gray

"The Gray Race" (1996) from Bad Religion debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number 44 on April 28th 1996 and spent one week in the Top 50.

Answer: Sixteen

"Sixteen Stone" (1994) from Bush debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number 47 on April 28th 1996 and spent 46 weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: March 9th 1997).

The highest ARIA chart peak was five.

"Sixteen Stone" featured four hit singles:

1. "Glycerine" (Peaked at number five in Australia).

2. "Everything Zen" (Peaked at number 41 in Australia).

3. "Machinehead" (Peaked at number 40 in Canada).

4. "Comedown" (Peaked at number 30 in United States).

Answer: Johnson

"Fairweather Johnson" (1996) from Hootie & The Blowfish debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number 12 on May 5th 1996 and spent 11 weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: July 14th 1996).

The highest ARIA chart peak was 12.

"Fairweather Johnson" featured three hit singles:

1. "Old Man & Me (When I Get To Heaven)" (Peaked at number one in Canada).

2. "Tucker's Town" (Peaked at number two in Canada).

3. "Sad Caper" (Peaked at number 32 in Canada).

Answer: Golden

"100 Golden Greats" (1996) from Foster & Allen debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number 42 on May 5th 1996 and spent eight weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: June 23rd 1996).

The highest ARIA chart peak was 12.

Answer: Departed

"To The Faithful Departed" (1996) from The Cranberries debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number one on May 12th 1996 and spent 18 weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: September 8th 1996).

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

"To The Faithful Departed" peaked at number one in:

Australia.
Belgium.
New Zealand.
Sweden.

"To The Faithful Departed" featured three hit singles:

1. "Salvation" (Peaked at number four in Iceland).

2. "Free The Decide" (Peaked at number two in Canada).

3. "When You're Gone" (Peaked at number four in Norway).

Answer: Fugees - The Score

"The Score" (1996) from Fugees debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number 39 on May 12th 1996 and spent 34 weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: January 12th 1997).

The highest ARIA chart peak was five.

Grammy wins and nominations for "The Score":

(Won):
*Best Rap Album - 1997.
*Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for the song "Killing Me Softly" - 1997.

(Nominated):
*Album Of The Year - 1997.

"The Score" peaked at number one in:

Austria.
Belgium.
Canada.
France (Ended 1996 as the highest selling album of the year).
Germany (Ended 1996 as the highest selling album of the year).
The Netherlands.
Norway.
Switzerland.
United States.

"The Score" featured four hit singles:

1. "Killing Me Softly" (Peaked at number one in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom & Zimbabwe).

2. "Ready or Not" (Peaked at number one in Iceland & United Kingdom).

3. "No Woman, No Cry" (Peaked at number one in New Zealand).

4. "Fu-Gee-La" (Peaked at number five in The Netherlands).

Answer: carretera

"Crazy/La carretera" (1996) from Julio Iglesias debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number 49 on May 12th 1996 and spent two weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: May 19th 1996).

The highest ARIA chart peak was 34.

Answer: Regurgitator - Tu-Plang...

"Tu-Plang..." (1996) from Regurgitator debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number three on May 19th 1996 and spent 32 weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: January 26th 1997).

The highest ARIA chart peak was three.

ARIA Award wins and nominations:

(Won):
*Breakthrough Artist - Album - 1996.
*Best Alternative Release - 1996.

(Nominated):
*Album Of The Year - 1996.
*Best Group - 1996.

Answer: Wildest

"Wildest Dreams" (1996) from Tina Turner debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number 37 on May 19th 1996 and spent ten weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: April 20th 1997).

The highest ARIA chart peak was 14.

"Wildest Dreams" featured the song "GoldenEye" which was the theme song for the 1995 and 17th James Bond film "GoldenEye".

"Wildest Dreams" peaked at number one in:

New Zealand.
Switzerland.

Answer: Distance

"From A Distance" (1996) from Peter Cousens debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number 39 on May 19th 1996 and spent one week in the Top 50.

Answer: Than

"Louder Than Words" (1996) from Lionel Richie debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number 45 on May 19th 1996 and spent four weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: June 9th 1996).

The highest ARIA chart peak was 32.

Answer: George Michael - Older

"Older" (1996) from George Michael debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number one on May 26th 1996 and spent 43 weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: March 23rd 1997).

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

BRIT Award wins and nominations for "Older":

(Won):
*Best British Male Solo Artist - 1997.

(Nominated):
*British Album Of The Year - 1997.
*British Single Of The Year for the song "Fastlove" - 1997.
*British Video Of The Year for "Fastlove" - 1997.

"Older" peaked at number one in:

Australia.
Austria.
Denmark.
Hungary.
The Netherlands.
New Zealand.
Norway.
Portugal.
Scotland.
Spain.
Sweden.
United Kingdom.

"Older" featured six hit singles:

1. "Jesus To A Child" (Peaked at number one in Australia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Norway, Scotland, Spain & United Kingdom).

2. "Fastlove" (Peaked at number one in Australia, Hungary, Italy, Spain & United Kingdom).

3. "Older" (Peaked at number three in Spain & United Kingdom).

4. "Spinning The Wheel" (Peaked at number one in Spain).

5. "Star People '97" (Peaked at number one in Denmark & Hungary).

6. "You Have Been Loved" (Peaked at number two in United Kingdom).

Answer: Southern

"The Great Southern Trendkill" (1996) from Pantera debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number two on May 26th 1996 and spent 11 weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: October 13th 1996).

The highest ARIA chart peak was two.

Grammy nominations for "The Great Southern Trendkill":

Best Metal Performance for the song "Suicide Note Part 1"

Answer: Wild

"Wild Mood Swings" (1996) from The Cure debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number five on May 26th 1996 and spent six weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: June 30th 1996).

The highest ARIA chart peak was five.

"Wild Mood Swings" featured three hit singles:

1. "The 13th" (Peaked at number two in Hungary).

2. "Mint Car" (Peaked at number three in Iceland).

3. "Gone" (Peaked at number 60 in United Kingdom).

Answer: Expecting

"Expecting To Fly" (1996) from The Bluetones debuted in the ARIA Top 50 at number 44 on May 26th 1996 and spent two weeks in the Top 50 (Last week of entry: June 2nd 1996).

The highest ARIA chart peak was 44.

"Expecting To Fly" peaked at number one in:

Scotland.
United Kingdom.