100 Best Australian Albums by videoheadcleaner

100 Best Australian Albums is a compendium of rock and pop albums of the past 50 years as compiled by music journalists Toby Creswell, Craig Mathieson and John O'Donnell. The book was published on 25 October 2010. According to O'Donnell, "It wouldn't be a good list if it didn't polarise people and we hope that this list will. We also hope that it will get people sitting around comparing their favourites and discovering or re-discovering these great albums and others".

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1.

Diesel And Dust 

 Midnight Oil

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

285 charts

Rank Score:

1,827

Rank in 1987:

18

Rank in 1980s:

152

Overall Rank:

978

Average Rating:

 76 (321 votes)

Comments:

23

2.

Back In Black 

 AC/DC

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,257 charts

Rank Score:

10,848

Rank in 1980:

3

Rank in 1980s:

18

Overall Rank:

134

Average Rating:

 80 (1,848 votes)

Comments:

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3.

Woodface 

 Crowded House

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

291 charts

Rank Score:

1,644

Rank in 1991:

21

Rank in 1990s:

209

Overall Rank:

1,068

Average Rating:

 77 (298 votes)

Comments:

19

4.

Circus Animals 

 Cold Chisel

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

242

Rank in 1982:

90

Rank in 1980s:

813

Overall Rank:

5,506

Average Rating:

 70 (43 votes)

Comments:

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5.

Born Sandy Devotional 

 The Triffids

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

128 charts

Rank Score:

750

Rank in 1986:

29

Rank in 1980s:

333

Overall Rank:

2,175

Average Rating:

 76 (129 votes)

Comments:

8

6.

The Best Of The Easybeats + Pretty Girl 
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 The Easybeats

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

42

Rank in 1967:

199

Rank in 1960s:

1,471

Overall Rank:

22,996

Average Rating:

 73 (13 votes)

Comments:

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7.

Gossip 

 Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

102

Rank in 1986:

169

Rank in 1980s:

1,633

Overall Rank:

11,348

Average Rating:

 73 (36 votes)

Comments:

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Hi Fi Way 

 You Am I

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Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

80

Rank in 1995:

257

Rank in 1990s:

2,349

Overall Rank:

14,174

Average Rating:

 72 (38 votes)

Comments:

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9.

Living In The 70s 

 Skyhooks

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Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

123

Rank in 1974:

138

Rank in 1970s:

1,434

Overall Rank:

9,702

Average Rating:

 74 (32 votes)

Comments:

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10.

Since I Left You 

 The Avalanches

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Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

824 charts

Rank Score:

8,325

Rank in 2000:

4

Rank in 2000s:

31

Overall Rank:

190

Average Rating:

 82 (931 votes)

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100 Best Australian Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	7	7%
1970s	19	19%
1980s	34	34%
1990s	15	15%
2000s	24	24%
2010s	1	1%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
The Saints	2	2%
The Church	2	2%
INXS	2	2%
Midnight Oil	2	2%
The Go-Betweens	2	2%
AC/DC	2	2%
Crowded House	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	94	94%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%

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70/100	08/19/2020 18:49	Chrispeater	138	82/100
90/100	05/18/2020 11:00	Steppenwolf666	89	89/100
90/100	01/22/2017 17:47	desh79	1,281	93/100
100/100	12/12/2014 12:52	BraddlesHendo	496	91/100
100/100	11/21/2014 18:14	mostlymor	46	89/100

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From Steppenwolf666 05/18/2020 11:03

Interesting, but only one album from the best band to come from Australia by a long way, Masters Apprentices.
Shocking omission's - A toast to Panama red & Choice cuts, unbelievable.

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From Strangel 12/03/2019 11:41

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds should hold down 5 of the top ten spots on this chart they are that good. Picking just 1 in the top 80 is laughable.

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From BraddlesHendo 12/12/2014 12:52

Some gems are missing from that famous book but you still have to agree with most of it

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From mostlymor 11/21/2014 18:14

This is a great list, and a great chart! Read the book and wondered if someone else had compiled a chart from it.

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From Arthurknight 10/11/2014 02:06

getting into the top 30 things begin to become quite solid

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From vinnid127 05/04/2014 00:31

Just looking at this list makes me feel proud to be australian

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From videoheadcleaner 11/01/2012 01:56

Not my list - The Apartments are a non-entity it seems to most people. I think they have had further success overseas than in Australia.

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From ecwashere 10/31/2012 14:06

Good!

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From Norman Bates 10/31/2012 12:22

Where are The Apartments ? :'(

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From Norman Bates 10/31/2012 12:21

Where are The Apartments ? :'(

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