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Today: #4 in Music, Australia on our combined chart.

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Ranking history · Australia

Latest daily rankings: Oct 21. New rankings will appear after the next update.

Position on the Music, Australia combined chart over the last 7 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.

#1#5#9#12#16Chart rankOct 17Oct 19Oct 21#4
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DateCombined RankApple PodcastsSpotifyPocket CastsCastbox
Oct 21#4#11#13#15#11
Oct 20#4#10#14#10#8
Oct 19#2#6#16#6#6
Oct 18#3#7#18#8#9
Oct 17#6#10#20#7#7
Oct 16#5#7#22#7#9

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About the show

Bandsplain is a show where host Yasi Salek invites experts to explain cult bands and iconic artists—and why people love them.