| Great Interviews of the Twentieth Century | ||||
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| Released | November 1990 | |||
| Label | WEA | |||
| Producer | Mark Chew | |||
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Great Interviews of the Twentieth Century is a comedy studio album by New Zealand satirist John Clarke and Australian Bryan Dawe. The album was released in November 1990 and peaked at number 49 on The Australian ARIA Charts.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1991 the album won the ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release. [1]
| Chart (1990/91) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] | 49 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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| Australia | November 1990 | WEA | 903172769 |
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