The 100 Best Australian Albums book by John O'Donnell ~ Rolling Stone’s 200 Greatest Australian Albums of All Time

The book was authored by Australian music critics John O’Donnell, Toby Creswell and Craig Mathieson and features all new interviews with Nick Cave, Peter Garrett, Tim Rogers and Rick Rubin. Your Dad desperately wants one for Christmas because he really loves Australian music but also, he’s starting to lose his memory. Here’s the top 100....~

Australian music has a proud, colourful and successful history. In 2008, Australian rock & roll turned 50. This book names the best Australian albums of the last 50 years. It places each album in order (from 1 - 100) and discuss why each album deserves its place. It tells the story behind the making of the album, where the album fits in the artist's career and the album's impact on the local and world stage etc. The entries will feature new interviews with the artists and the producers/managers involved in the recording and the release of the album. "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. With 70 years of loving and writing about Australian music between us, we shamelessly believe we've earned the right to write this book. And we think we've got it right. Let the debate begin." - John O'Donnell, April 2010 Finally, here is a much-needed list of argument-starting top 100 seminal/influential/essential Australian albums of all time. Let the fight begin!....~

100 Best Australian Albums List

1. Midnight Oil – Diesel and Dust ~
2. AC/DC – Back in Black ~
3. Crowded House – Woodface ~
4. Cold Chisel – Circus Animals ~
5. The Triffids – Born Sandy Devotional ~
6. Easybeats – The Best Of ~
7. Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls – Gossip ~
8. You Am I – Hi Fi Way ~
9. Skyhooks – Living in the 70’s ~
10. Avalanches – Since I Left You
11. INXS – Kick
12. Go-Betweens – 16 Lovers Lane
13. Radio Birdman – Radio Appears ~
14. Daddy Cool – Daddy Who? Daddy Cool! ~
15. Richard Clapton – Goodbye Tiger ~
16. Bee Gees – Best of
17. The Birthday Party – Junkyard ~
18. Hunters & Collectors – Human Frailty
19. Sarah Blasko – As Day Follows Night
20. The Saints – I’m Stranded
21. Drones – Gala Mill ~
22. Split Enz – True Colours
23. Midnight Oil – 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
24. Slim Dusty – The Very Best of
25. Silverchair – Neon Ballroom
26. Nick Cave Bad Seeds – The Boatman’s Call
27. Regurgitator – Unit
28. Hoodoo Gurus – Stoneage Romeos ~
29. Empire of the Sun – Walking on a Dream
30. Gurrumul – Gurrumul
31. Kasey Chambers – Barricades & Brickwall
32. Johnny O’Keefe – The Wild One
33. The Church – Starfish
34. The Reels – Quasimodo’s Dream
35. Master’s Apprentices – Master’s Apprentices ~
36. Savage Garden – Savage Garden
37. Sunnyboys – Sunnyboys ~
38. Kev Carmody & Various Artists – Cannot Buy My Soul
39. Something For Kate – Echolalia
40. Stephen Cummings – Lovetown
41. The Saints – Prehistoric Sounds
42. Australian Crawl – The Boys Light Up
43. Powderfinger – Odyssey No. 5 ~
44. Mental as Anything – Cats & Dogs
45. Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Rush To Relax
46. Models – Pleasure of Your Company
47. Augie March – Moo, You Bloody Choir
48. The Missing Links – The Missing Links ~
49. Ed Kuepper – Honey Steel’s Gold
50. AC/DC – Highway to Hell ~
51. The Sports – Don’t Throw Stones
52. The Seekers – Greatest Hits
53. Cold Chisel – East ~
54. Underground Lovers – Leaves Me Blind
55. You Am I – Hourly, Daily
56. INXS – The Swing
57. The Living End – The Living End
58. Jimmy Barnes – For the Working Class Man
59. Russell Morris – Wings of an Eagle
60. Hoodoo Gurus – Mars Needs Guitars
61. The Presets – Apocalypso
62. The Dingoes – The Dingoes ~
63. The Cruel Sea – The Honeymoon is Over
64. The Angels – Face to Face
65. The Hummingbirds – loveBUZZ
66. Paul Kelly – Foggy Highway
67. Chain – Towards the Blues ~
68. Dragon – O Zambesi ~
69. Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs – Live at Sunbury ~
70. The Scientists – Blood Red River
71. Crowded House – Temple of Low Men
72. Died Pretty – Doughboy Hollow
73. Axiom – Fool’s Gold ~
74. Bob Evans – Suburban Songbook
75. Dirty 3 – Oceans Songs
76. Renee Geyer – Ready to Deal ~
77. The Church – The Blurred Crusade
78. The Vines – Highly Evolved
79. John Farnham – Whispering Jack
80. The Loved Ones – Magic Box ~
81. Sleepy Jackson – Lovers
82. Bliss N Eso – Flying Colours
83. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Tender Prey
84. Tex, Don + Charlie – Sad But True
85. Flowers – Icehouse
86. Missy Higgins – The Sound of White
87. Go-Betweens – Before Hollywood
88. Normie Rowe – Ain’t Necessarily So
89. Jet – Get Born ~
90. Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band – Smoke Dreams ~
91. Ben Lee – Awake is the New Sleep
92. Rose Tattoo – Rose Tattoo ~
93. I’m Talking – Bear Witness
94. X – X-Aspirations
95. Beaches – Beaches
96. Baby Animals – Baby Animals
97. Bernard Fanning – Tea & Sympathy
98. Kylie Minogue – Fever
99. Men at Work – Business As Usual
100. Morning of the Earth – Soundtrack ~

Midnight Oil : Diesel and Dust (1987)
AC/DC : Back in Black (1980)
Crowded House : Woodface (1991) ~
Cold Chisel : Circus Animals (1982)
The Triffids : Born Sandy Devotional (1986)
The Easybeats : The Best of the Easybeats (1967)
Paul Kelly : Gossip (1986)
You Am I : Hi Fi Way (1995)
Skyhooks : Living in the 70's (1974)
The Avalanches : Since I Left You (2000)
INXS : Kick (1987)
The Go-Betweens : 16 Lovers Lane (1988)
Radio Birdman : Radios Appear (1977)
Daddy Cool : Daddy Who? Daddy Cool (1971)
Richard Clapton : Goodbye Tiger (1977)
Bee Gees : Best of Bee Gees (1969)
The Birthday Party : Junkyard (1982)
Hunters & Collectors : Human Frailty (1986)
Sarah Blasko : As Day Follows Night (2009)
The Saints : (I'm) Stranded (1976)
The Drones : Gala Mill (2006)
Split Enz : True Colours (1980)
Midnight Oil : 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (1982)
Slim Dusty : The Very Best of Slim Dusty (1998)
Silverchair : Neon Ballroom (1999)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds : The Boatman's Call (1997)
Regurgitator : Unit (1997)
Hoodoo Gurus : Stoneage Romeos (1984)
Empire of the Sun : Walking on a Dream (2008)
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu : Gurrumul (2008)
Kasey Chambers : Barricades & Brickwalls (2001)
Johnny O'Keefe : The Wild One (1958)
The Church : Starfish (1988)
The Reels : Quasimodo's Dream (1981)
The Masters Apprentices : Master's Apprentices (1967)
Savage Garden : Savage Garden (1997)
Sunnyboys : Sunnyboys (1981)
Kev Carmody : Cannot Buy My Soul (2007)
Something For Kate : Echolalia (2001)
Stephen Cummings : Lovetown (1988)
The Saints : Prehistoric Sounds (1978)
Australian Crawl : The Boys Light Up (1980)
Powderfinger : Odyssey Number Five (2000)
Mental As Anything : Cats & Dogs (1981)
Eddy Current Suppression Ring : Rush to Relax (2010)
Models : The Pleasure of Your Company (1983)
Augie March : Moo, You Bloody Choir (2006)
The Missing Links : The Missing Links (1965)
Ed Kuepper : Honey Steel's Gold (1991)
AC/DC : Highway to Hell (1979)
The Sports : Don't Throw Stones (1979)
The Seekers : Greatest Hits (1968)
Cold Chisel : East (1980)
Underground Lovers : Leaves Me Blind (1992)
You Am I : Hourly, Daily (1996)
INXS : The Swing (1984)
The Living End : The Living End (1998)
Jimmy Barnes : For the Working Class Man (1985)
Russell Morris : Wings of an Eagle and Other Great Hits (1973)
Hoodoo Gurus : Mars Needs Guitars! (1985)
The Presets : Apocalypso (2008)
The Dingoes : The Dingoes (1974)
The Cruel Sea : The Honeymoon Is Over (1993)
The Angels : Face to Face (1978)
The Hummingbirds : LoveBUZZ (1989)
Paul Kelly & the Stormwater Boys : Foggy Highway (2005)
Chain : Toward the Blues (1971)
Dragon : O Zambezi (1978)
Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs : Aztecs Live at Sunbury (1972)
The Scientists : Blood Red River (1983)
Crowded House : Temple of Low Men (1988)
Died Pretty : Doughboy Hollow (1991)
Axiom : Fool's Gold (1970)
Bob Evans : Suburban Songbook (2006)
Dirty Three : Ocean Songs (1998)
Renée Geyer : Ready to Deal (1975)
The Church : The Blurred Crusade (1982)
The Vines : Highly Evolved (2002)
John Farnham : Whispering Jack (1986)
The Loved Ones : Magic Box (1967)
The Sleepy Jackson : Lovers (2003)
Bliss N Eso : Flying Colours (2008)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds : Tender Prey (1988)
Tex, Don and Charlie : Sad But True (1993)
Flowers : Icehouse (1980)
Missy Higgins : The Sound of White (2004)
The Go-Betweens : Before Hollywood (1983)
Normie Rowe : Ain't Necessarily So (1965)
Jet : Get Born (2003)
The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band : Smoke Dreams (1973)
Ben Lee : Awake is the New Sleep (2005)
Rose Tattoo : Rose Tattoo (1978)
I'm Talking : Bear Witness (1986)
X : X-Aspirations (1979)
Beaches : Beaches (2008)
Baby Animals : Baby Animals (1991)
Bernard Fanning : Tea & Sympathy (2005)
Kylie Minogue : Fever (2001)
Men at Work : Business As Usual (1981)
V.A. "Morning of the Earth" G. Wayne Thomas, Terry Hannagan, Tamam Shud, Brian Cadd, John J. Francis, Peter Howe : Morning of the Earth (1971) soundrack~