The Annual Report | ||||
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Released | November 1991 | |||
Label | Mana Music / EastWest | |||
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The Annual Report is a second comedy studio album by New Zealand satirist John Clarke and Australian Bryan Dawe. The album was released in November 1991 and peaked at number 94 on The Australian ARIA Charts. The interviews first broadcast on A Current Affair on the Nine Network.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1992 the album won the ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release; the duo's second consecutive win in this category. [1]
Chart (1991/92) | Peak position |
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Australian (ARIA Chart) [2] | 94 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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Australia | November 1991 | Mana Music /EastWest | 9031759982 |
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