Savage Garden "Truly Madly Deeply"

How do you become the #1 Billboard Adult Contemporary Song of all-time? Just ask Savage Garden as the Australian group released "Truly Madly Deeply" in 1997 yet the infectious ballad never fell off the Hot Adult Contemporary Recurrents Chart until June of 2006.

Savage Garden "I Want You"

Don Henley infamously said The Eagles would only reunite when "hell freezes over." One could argue Darren Hayes of Savage Garden made as strong of a statement when asked if the Australian Pop group would ever reunite. Hayes said, "I'd only do it if it cured cancer." Despite hell not freezing over, The Eagles reunited in 1994. As of  today, Savage Garden has not reunited and cancer has not been cured.

Little River Band "Lady"

We're joining our friends the Little River Band today, so grab your walking shoes as we go for a relaxing five minute stroll and get introduced to a "Lady".

Merrill Bainbridge "Mouth"

The list of Australian artists who also found success in the US is limited: INXS, AC/DC, Men at Work, and Savage Garden are some that come to mind.  Pop singer Merrill Bainbridge briefly tasted success with "Mouth" in 1996 -- nearly two years after the release of the single.

Air Supply "Every Woman in the World to Me"

If you ever meet someone named Graham, chances are that person is Australian.  In the case of Graham Russell, he comprised one-half of the soft rock duo Air Supply.  Air Supply provided plenty of ballads for Adult Contemporary radio in the '80s including "Every Woman in the World to Me" -- a song Russell penned that reached #2 on the Adult Contemporary Chart in 1981.

Natalie Imbruglia - "Wrong Impression"

The summer of 1998 belonged to Natalie Imbruglia (pronounced: im-BRUE-lee-uh).  The Aussie soap star-turned-pop singer's mega-hit "Torn" found itself in heavy rotation on pop and Adult Contemporary radio stations.  Don't get the wrong impression and call Natalie a one-hit-wonder.  Four years after "Torn", Imbruglia released "Wrong Impression" -- a mild hit on the Adult Contemporary Chart (#30), but a Top 10 hit on the Adult Top 40 Chart.

Air Supply - "Just As I Am"

"Just As I Am" from Air Supply peaked at #19 on the Hot 100 in 1983 -- this ballad was the last big hit from the Australian soft rock duo.  

Lenka - "The Show"

Cheers to Australian singer Lenka for supplying the lyric "I want my money back!" in her worldwide hit single "The Show". Now please quiet down and just enjoy the show.

Air Supply - "Even the Nights Are Better"

I once saw Air Supply in concert back in 2003 at the Star Plaza Theater (which is sadly being torn down in 2017).  Without a doubt, I was the youngest person in the audience by at least 20 years.