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The Top 50 Australian Albums

Postby Leaping Lindner » Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:40 pm

Top 50 Australian Albums....

This list appeared in today's "The Age" and was judged by a panel of music industry folk....

http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/bmu ... 16496.html

1 10-1 Midnight Oil (1981)
2 Radios Appear Radio Birdman (1977)
3 Living in the 70s Skyhooks (1974)
4 Hi Fi Way You Am I (1995)
5 Stoneage Romeos Hoodoo Gurus (1984)
6 Gossip Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls (1986)
7 (I'm) Stranded the Saints (1977)
8 Kick INXS (1987)
9 Diesel and Dust Midnight Oil (1987)
10 Back in Black AC/DC (1980)
11 Magic Box Loved Ones (1967)
12 Easy the Easybeats (1965)
13 Born Sandy Devotional the Triffids (1986)
14 Crowded House Crowded House (1986)
15 Human Frailty Hunters and Collectors (1986)
16 High Voltage AC/DC (1976)
17 Sunnyboys Sunnyboys (1981)
18 Wait Long By The River and the Bodies of Your Enemies will Float By the Drones (2005)
19 16 Lovers Lane Go-Betweens (1988)
20 Prehistoric Sounds the Saints (1988)
21 Circus Animals Cold Chisel (1980)
22 Hourly, Daily You Am I (1996)
23 East Cold Chisel (1980)
24 Doughboy Hollow Died Pretty (1991)
25 Goodbye Tiger Richard Clapton (1977)
26 Daddy Who Daddy Cool (1971)
27 Prayers on Fire the Birthday Party (1981)
28 Charcoal Lane Archie Roach (1992)
29 Rose Tattoo Rose Tattoo (1978)
30 Less is More Even (1996)
31 Let There Be Rock AC/DC (1977)
32 Since I Left You the Avalanches (2001)
33 Icehouse Flowers (1980)
34 Toward the Blues Chain (1971)
35 Anthology the Easybeats (2000)
36 The Good Son Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1990)
37 Highway to Hell AC/DC (1979)
38 The Low Road Beasts of Bourbon (1991)
39 The Swing INXS (1984)
40 Lovetown Stephen Cummings (1988)
41 Face to Face the Angels (1978)
42 Post Paul Kelly (1985)
43 Woodface Crowded house (1991)
44 Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express Go-Betweens (1986)
45 Tu Plang Regurgitator (1996)
46 Eternal Nightcap The Whitlams (1997)
47 Diorama Silverchair (2002)
48 Starfish The Church (1988)
49 A Toast to Panama Red Masters' Apprentices (1972)
50 Get Born Jet (2003)

AC/DC are featured the most with 5 albums "Back in Black", "High Voltage" "Let there be rock" "Highway to Hell" and "Get Born" :wink: :lol:

I actually own 23 of those 50 so I can't bitch too much. Well I could.... :lol:
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Re: The Top 50 Australian Albums

Postby brod » Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:43 pm

Well...there goes my idea to include this in the Quiz forum :roll:
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Re: The Top 50 Australian Albums

Postby Mythical Creature » Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:54 pm

Would have thought Oddysey #5 by Powderfinger would have made that list :shock:
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Re: The Top 50 Australian Albums

Postby Hondo » Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:15 pm

Where's "10 Good Reasons" by Jason Donovan?

And "Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2" by Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2?


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Re: The Top 50 Australian Albums

Postby brod » Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:31 pm

NO TISM :shock: :(
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Re: The Top 50 Australian Albums

Postby leftlegger » Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:56 pm

YEAH!
WTF! No TISM :evil:

How **** did the Drones get in. I havent heard the album but they are one of the most garbage band ive ever seen live.

A lot of good albums in there, but also alot missed.

and if your going to put Diorama-Silverchair (2002) you must include Frog Stomp
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Re: The Top 50 Australian Albums

Postby CK » Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:31 pm

Would have expected "Blue Sky Mining" (Oils), "Man Of Colours" (Icehouse), "After Hours" or "Time Exposure" (Little River Band), definitely agree on "Frogstomp" (Silverchair), "The Last Stand" (Cold Chisel - one of the best live albums around), "Ghost Nation" (Hunters and Collectors), "Unit" (Regurgitator) and "The Honeymoon Is Over" (Cruel Sea) would have been in there...shows how hard these exercises are I suppose.
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Re: The Top 50 Australian Albums

Postby smithy » Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:46 pm

10 - 1............Just love that album.

THought maybe red sails in the sunset might of snuck in there as well.
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Re: The Top 50 Australian Albums

Postby Snaggletooth Tiger » Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:12 pm

All I can say is that Glen A. Baker wears a silly hat!
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Re: The Top 50 Australian Albums

Postby Hazbeen » Sat Jun 28, 2008 4:56 am

smithy wrote:10 - 1............Just love that album.

THought maybe red sails in the sunset might of snuck in there as well.


Yeah, wore by 10 to 1 tape out by the time I bought a CD player, then thrashed it on that. Have all the Oils albums.
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Re: The Top 50 Australian Albums

Postby zipzap » Sat Jun 28, 2008 9:40 am

Albums I'd like to see on or approaching the list...

Hummingbirds - loveBUZZ
Ed Keupper - Honey Steel's Gold
The Fauves - Lazy Highways
Howling Bells - S/T
Single Gun Theory - Flow, River of My Soul
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues / Lyre of Orpheus
The Sleepy Jackson - Lovers
Swirl - The Last Unicorn
The Vines - Highly Evolved

You Am I at no 4????? :shock:
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Re: The Top 50 Australian Albums

Postby Snaggletooth Tiger » Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:07 am

Shouldn't THE WIGGLES be up there too?
I reckon they've sold more albums/merchandise Globally than most eh!
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Re: The Top 50 Australian Albums

Postby Magpiespower » Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:28 pm

Leaping Lindner wrote:32 Since I Left You The Avalanches (2001)


:shock:

How did that sneak in there?
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Re: The Top 50 Australian Albums

Postby Leaping Lindner » Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:57 pm

Snaggletooth Tiger wrote:Shouldn't THE WIGGLES be up there too?
I reckon they've sold more albums/merchandise Globally than most eh!


Jet made it. They are kind of like The Wiggles.
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Re: The Top 50 Australian Albums

Postby Leaping Lindner » Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:00 pm

zipzap wrote:Albums I'd like to see on or approaching the list...

Hummingbirds - loveBUZZ
Ed Keupper - Honey Steel's Gold
The Fauves - Lazy Highways
Howling Bells - S/T
Single Gun Theory - Flow, River of My Soul
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues / Lyre of Orpheus
The Sleepy Jackson - Lovers
Swirl - The Last Unicorn
The Vines - Highly Evolved

You Am I at no 4????? :shock:


Lack of Ed Kuepper did surprise (allowing for the two Saints albums). Personally I would have "The History of Rock and Roll Volume 1" by The Laughing Clowns in there. Also loveBUZZ is a vastly underated album.
You Am I deserve some credit...maybe #4 is a tad high.
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Re: The Top 50 Australian Albums

Postby Mr66 » Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:53 pm

Snaggletooth Tiger wrote:Shouldn't THE WIGGLES be up there too?
I reckon they've sold more albums/merchandise Globally than most eh!


I think the list was for serious musicians.
Also explains why there wasn't any Minogue garbage on the list.
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Re: The Top 50 Australian Albums

Postby zipzap » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:44 am

Magpiespower wrote:
Leaping Lindner wrote:32 Since I Left You The Avalanches (2001)


:shock:

How did that sneak in there?


It's an amazing and very influential album. So good that they have not even come close to being able to follow it up!
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Re: The Top 50 Australian Albums

Postby (S)aintbackline » Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:32 pm

Lovers - The Sleepy Jackson

Maybe one of the best Ozzie Albums ever and it doesnt make the list what a shame
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Re: The Top 50 Australian Albums

Postby leftlegger » Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:03 am

zipzap wrote:
Magpiespower wrote:
Leaping Lindner wrote:32 Since I Left You The Avalanches (2001)


:shock:

How did that sneak in there?


It's an amazing and very influential album. So good that they have not even come close to being able to follow it up!


Yeah! Fantastic album.
Most definitley worthy
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Re: The Top 50 Australian Albums

Postby Magpiespower » Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:48 pm

leftlegger wrote:
It's an amazing and very influential album. So good that they have not even come close to being able to follow it up!

Yeah! Fantastic album.
Most definitley worthy


Agree 100%.

Just a little different to the rest of the list...
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