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by Tim, Shaun and Peter
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Chart positions today · Australia

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Ranking history · Australia

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

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

#164#169#174#179#184Chart rankOct 17Oct 19Oct 21
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DateCombined RankApple Podcasts
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Oct 16#174#151

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    August 17, 2026 · 40 min

    This week, Tim did a monologue on the third Rush album, Caress Of Steel. Topics covered include: Rush’s relation to the prog rock canon, the influence Rush had on bands like Metallica, Rush’s arrangement gift, the nostalgic nature of some…

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About the show

Join ’old friends’ Tim and/or Shaun and/or Peter for their chats about the albums, songs and artists that have marked their lives. The podcast focuses on the artistry involved in classic rock: the musicology, the cover art, the cultural and even the philosophical resonances of the works under discussion. https://www.patreon.com/cw/ClassicRockAndProgAlmanac