The magazine also presented a popularity poll of readers, which led to the King of Pop Awards.
[1] Post-1963 it began to address local pop culture, teen market and beat music developments.
[3] Go-Set was founded in Melbourne in February 1966 by former Monash University students Phillip Frazer, Tony Schauble and Doug Panther.
[5]: 22–31 It chronicled major events and performers in Australian popular music, as well as regular columns by Melbourne radio DJ Stan Rofe, fan-turned-commentator Ian "Molly" Meldrum, journalist Lily Brett, music historian Ed Nimmervoll and Australian fashion designer Prue Acton.
[5] Go-Set conducted a popularity poll of performers by its readers from 1966 to 1972, which led to the King of Pop Awards starting with Normie Rowe in 1967.