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Hosted by Chart Beats · music · EN-AU · 92 episodes
Hosts Gavin Scott (from Chart Beats: A Journey Through Pop) and Matthew Denby work their way through all the singles produced by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman (SAW), starting in 1984 with "The Upstroke" by Agents Aren't Aeroplanes and taking in hits by Dead Or Alive, Hazell Dean, Bananarama, Princess, Mel & Kim, Rick Astley, Kylie Minogue, Sinitta, Jason Donovan, Divine, Sonia and more, as well as lesser known chart misses. Bonus interviews and discussion: chartbeats.com.au/saw (Theme music: Switch Me On by Shane Ivers at www.silvermansound.com)
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Signup to Generate a PitchHosts Gavin Scott (from Chart Beats: A Journey Through Pop) and Matthew Denby work their way through all the singles produced by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman (SAW), starting in 1984 with "The Upstroke" by Agents Aren't Aeroplanes and taking in hits by Dead Or Alive, Hazell Dean, Bananarama, Princess, Mel & Kim, Rick Astley, Kylie Minogue, Sinitta,...
A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman is hosted by Chart Beats. The show has published 92 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "BONUS: The Making of Suzette Charles' Debut Album" (18 May 2026, 66 minutes), "5TH BIRTHDAY SPECIAL: Burning Questions & Deep Cuts" (3 May 2026, 72 minutes), and "FINALE: Ultimate Stock Aitken Waterman Singles Countdown top 20" (1 February 2025, 71 minutes).
A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 61 minutes across 92 episodes.
Booking probability for A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman is 24%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman's contact route on record: verified email.
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Chart Beats hosts A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman, a music show with 92 episodes published.
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Episode #85
In Episode 80 — the final regular episode of A Journey Through SAW — we heard about "Free To Love Again" by Suzette Charles , which was one of the final singles released during Mike Stock and Pete Waterman 's working...
Episode #84
To celebrate five years of A Journey Through SAW , Gavin and Matt are back for a special episode. And so is Mike Stock , who joins us in an interview conducted on the Calrec Soundfield Microphone to answer some...
Episode #83
To mark reaching the end of the journey through every single produced by Mike Stock , Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman from 1984-1993, Gavin and Matt celebrate the music of the Hit Factory by counting down our listeners'...
Episode #82
Shortly after Mike Stock left PWL in 1993, he purchased a building to house a brand-new studio complex and record label, Love This, and reunited with Matt Aitken to resume their songwriting and production work together...
Episode #81
Although both Matt Aitken and Mike Stock had left the building, PWL Records continued to release music — and in this epilogue episode, we look at some of the artists who succeeded and some that didn't hit the mark in...
Episode #80
Every journey has an ending, and in this episode, we reach the final three singles produced by Mike Stock and Pete Waterman in 1993 — and discuss the events surrounding the termination of the partnership as Mike left...
Episode #79
The top 40 resurgence was over, with the next few Stock and Waterman singles released in 1993 struggling on the UK chart. But it wasn't for want of trying. Tapping into the same piano house sound that had yielded hits...
Episode #78
The commercial resurgence at PWL continued in 1993, with all four of the singles covered in this episode becoming UK hits. Still on her hot streak following the success of "The Love I Lost" with West End , Sybil...
Episode #77
Things were looking up at the Hit Factory in early 1993. Mike Stock and Pete Waterman found themselves in the UK top 5 with back-to-back singles — something that hadn't happened in three years. And the latest of those...
A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman
Before we begin our journey through Mike Stock 's final year working with Pete Waterman at PWL, we have a preview of what's still to come. Plus, we share the first 10 minutes of our recent Greatest Hits by Kylie Minogue...
Episode #76
To wrap up 1992, Stock and Waterman worked with two new artists and two returning favourites. In the case of Kylie Minogue , it was to be her final single released with PWL. Fittingly, her version of "Celebration" was...
Episode #75
Summer 1992 didn't yield much in the way of Stock and Waterman productions. But in August that year, there was a sudden rush of releases, kicked off by a curious novelty record: a remake of "Summer Holiday" by Fat Slags...
Episode #74
In early 1992, Boy Krazy were still a year away from their belated massive success in the US with "That's What Love Can Do" and they followed up that debut single in the UK with "All You Have To Do". Now a four-piece...
A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman
Following their launch in 1991 with debut single "Get Ready For This", Eurodance duo 2 Unlimited enjoyed a string of more than a dozen hits around the world. What does that have to do with Stock Aitken Waterman ? Well...
Episode #73
There was no denying the popularity of rave and techno in the UK in 1991, and Stock and Waterman went all clubby as the year drew to a close — with help from some key collaborators. DJs Paul Taylor and Danny Bennett...
Episode #72
Late in 1991, PWL was trying all sorts of things to get back in the charts on a regular basis, including working with '80s funk/soul band Cool Notes . Single "Make This A Special Night" harked back to some of SAW's...
Episode #71
They were the pop stars that changed everything for the Hit Factory — and in this episode we discuss pivotal singles for Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue . In Jason's case, his remake of "Happy Together" was his final...
A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman
To mark the third anniversary of A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman , former PWL remixer Tony King joins us to share his story of going from Phil Harding 's assistant to being responsible for a Billboard Hot 100...
Episode #70
The Boy Krazy story is one of the most interesting — and complicated! — in the SAW history. The American girl group was put together through auditions in New York, going through a few line-up changes before the final...
Episode #69
It had to happen at some point. In May 1991, the Stock Aitken Waterman era ended when Matt Aitken walked away from his role as one third of the songwriting and production trio. In this episode, he explains what prompted...
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