Your top 20 Australian songs

[PARRA_FAN]

Celebrating Australia Day, here's my top 20 homegrown songs:

1. Prisoner of Society- Living End
2. Back In Black- AC/DC
3. On My Mind- Powderfinger
4. Better- Screaming Jets
5. Khe Sahn- Cold Chisel
6. Tomorrow- Silverchair
7. It's a long way to the top- AC/DC
8. Flame Trees- Cold Chisel
9. New Sensation- INXS
10. Down Under- Men at Work
11. Eagle Rock- Daddy Cool
12. Everything is good for you- Crowded House
13. Surf's up tonight- Midnight Oil
14. Who's gonna save us- Living End
15. Evie- Stevie Wright
16. Sounds of then- Gangajang
17. No Reason- Grinspoon
18. Early Warning- Baby Animals
19. What's my scene (Thats my team)- Hoodoo Gurus
20. Thunderstruck- AC/DC



What's yours?

 

[Bazal]

1-Better-Screaming Jets
2-Khe Sanh-Cold Chisel
3-Holy Grail-Hunters and Collectors
4-Land Down Under-Men at Work
5-All Torn Down-Living End
6-Reckless-Australian Crawl
7-Tomorrow-Silverchair
8-What's My Scene-Hoodoo Gurus
9-To Her Door-Paul Kelly
10-Long Way to the Top-AC/DC
11-Lost Control-Grinspoon
12-My Happiness-Powderfinger
13-Flame Trees-Cold Chisel
14-Beds are Burning-Midnight Oil
15-Shivers-Screaming Jets
16-Roll On-Living End
17-Thunderstruck-AC/DC
18-Buy Now Pay Later(Charlie No 2)-Whitlams
19-Just Ace-Grinspoon
20-These Days-Powderfinger

 

[Matt23]

1 - Better - Screaming Jets
2 - Khe Sehn - Cold Chisel
3 - Great Southern Land - Icehouse
4 - Prisoner of Society - The Living End
5 - Down Under - Men At Work
6 - Beds are burning - Midnight Oil
7 - Friday on my mind - The Easybeats
8 - Whats my scene - The Hoodoo Gurus
9 - Thunderstruck - AC/DC
10 -Reckless - Australian Crawl
11 - Dont dreams it's over - Crowded House
12 - Boys light up - Australian crawl
13 - These Days - Powderfinger
14 - Sounds of Then - Gangajang
15 - It's a long way to the top - AC/DC
16 - New Sensation - Inxs
17 - Solid Rock - Goanna
18 - Are you old enough? - Dragon
19 - Tomorrow - Silverchair
20 - To her door - Paul Kelly
(In no particular order)

 

[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]

Nice Idea, Very Patriotic

1. You Am I - Berlin Chair
2. Machine Gun Fellatio - The Girl Of My Dreams
3. Jebediah - Harpoon
4. Custard - Pack Yr Suitcases
5. Ben Lee - Nothing Happens
6. You Am I - Purple Sneakers
7. Paul Kelly - To Her Door
8. Whitlams - You Sound Like Louis Burdette
9. INXS - Beautiful Girl
10. Custard - Lucky Star
11. You Am I - Get Up
12. Fauves - Insert Your Life
13. Nick Cave - Do You Love Me?
14. Easybeats - Friday On My Mind
15. Hard-On's - Race Track
16. Hoodoo Gurus - Whats My Scene
17. INXS - Don't Change
18. Whitlams - I Make Hambugers
19. You Am I - Deliverance
20. Nick Cave - Into My Arms

 

[Dread]

1. Midnight Oil - Hercules
2. AC/DC - Hell's Bells
3. AC/DC - For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
4. Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mine
5. AC/DC - Back in Black
6. John Butler Trio - Across the Universe
7. AC/DC - Highway to Hell
8. Midnight Oil - Highway to Hell
9. Missy Higgins - Scar
10. John Butler Trio - Betterman
11. Frenzal Rhomb - The Dead Heart
12. The Whitlams - You Gotta Love This City
13. The Cat Empire - Hello
14. Hoodoo Gurus - Miss Freelove 69
15. John Butler Trio - Zebra
16. The Whitlams - Blow Up the Pokies
17. AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
18. Hoodoo Gurus - Tojo (Never Made it to Darwin)
19. The Cat Empire - The Wine Song
20. Grinspoon - Just Ace

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

1. Run to Paradise - Choirboys
2. Friday on My Mind - Easybeats
3. US Forces - Midnight Oil
4. Evie - Stevie Wright
5. You Weren't in Love With Me - Billy Field
6. It's a long way to the top - AC/DC
7. Turn Up Your Radio - Master's Apprentices
8. The Carnival is Over - The Seekers
9. Eleanor Rigby - Zoot
10. Livin' in the Seventies - Skyhooks
11. The Boys Light Up - Australian Crawl
12. You're the Voice - John Farnham
13. Howzat - Sherbert
14. Shout - Johnny O'Keefe
15. Most people I know - Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs
16. Forever now - Cold Chisel
17. Poison Ivy - Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs
18. Sit Down I think I love You - The Executives
19. She's so Fine - Easybeats
20. A Little Ray of Sunshine - Axiom

 

[CC_Eagle]

20 isn't enough! I'll do a 30...I could easily do a 50.

(in no order, including a few "adopted" Aussies)

1.AC/DC - TNT
2.Rose Tattoo - Bad Boy For Love
3.The Angels - Take A Long Line
4.Skyhooks - Living In The 70's
5.Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs - Most People I know
6.Stevie Wright - Evie
7.Frenzal Rhomb - Never Had So Much Fun
7.Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
8.INXS - Don't Change
9.Cold Chisel - Khe Sahn
10.Choirboys - Run To Paradise
11.Jimmy Barnes - Working Class Man
12.Men At Work - Land Down Under
13.Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mine
14.Gangajang - Sounds Of Then
15.Paul Kelly - To Her Door
16.The Screaming Jets - Better
17.Daddy Cool - Eagle Rock
18.Crowded House - Don't Dream it's Over
19.Shihad - The General Electric
20.Powderfinger - My Happiness
21.The Living End - Prisoner Of Society
22.Grinspoon - DCX3
21.The John Butler Trio - Home Is Where The Heart Is
22.Silverchair - Tomorrow
23.AC/DC - Long Way To The Top
24.Masters Apprentices - Turn Up Your Radio
25.Jebediah - Animal
26.Spiderbait - Buy Me A Pony
27.The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind
28.John Farnham - You're The Voice
29.The Whitlams - No Aphrodisiac
30.Hoodoo Gurus - What's My Scene

 

[Manurewa_Marlins]

Crack up how the Finn brothers are actually NZers, yet are still claimed to be Australians lol.

 

[Once Dead]

Crack up how the Finn brothers are actually NZers, yet are still claimed to be Australians lol.

Yawn...NZ Top 20 songs thread :arrow: ...oh, wait, there isn't one

 

[The Colonel]

1. AC/DC - Who Made Who
2. AC/DC - Hell's Bells
3. AC/DC - For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
4. Midnight Oil - US Forces
5. AC/DC - Back in Black
6. Cold Chisel - Letter to Alan
7. AC/DC - Highway to Hell
8. Paul Kelly - From Little Things Big things Grow
9. Cold Chisel - Bow River
10. John Butler Trio - Better Man
11. Choirboys - Run to Paradise
12. Masters Apprentices - Poor Boy
13. The Cat Empire - Hello
14. Hoodoo Gurus - Miss Freelove 69
15. John Butler Trio - Zebra
16. Hoodoo Gurus - Tojo (Never Made it to Darwin)
17. AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
18. Screaming Jets - Better
19. Paul Kelly - Darling It Hurts
20. Paul Kelly - Bradman

 

[Dread]

Geez Colonel... you've gone and almost duplicated my list. Some excellent choices amongst that lot.

 

[The Colonel]

Geez Colonel... you've gone and almost duplicated my list. Some excellent choices amongst that lot.

Yours was used as inspiration as you are right there are some bloody great songs in there. ;-)

 

[eastsrule]

Just a top 10

1. Men at Work - Land Down Under
2. AC/DC- Long Way to the Top
3. Cold Chisel - Khe Sanh
4. Hunters and Collectors - Holy Grail
5. AC/DC - Thunderstruck
6. Gangajang - This is Australia
7. Living End - Roll On
8. AC/DC - Back in Black
9. John Farnham - You're the Voice
10. AC/DC - Shook Me All Night Long

 

[CanadianSteve]

What was the name of the group that had a song called Reminiscing in the 80s? They were Aussie weren't they?

No Olivia Newton-John here?

I like the soundtrack from the Man From Snowy River.

And what about the most famous Aussie song of all










Waltzing Matilda :lol:

 

[Sheros los Deros]

In no particular order

I hope I never Split Enz
Four seasons in one day Crowded House
Poor Boy Split Enz
Better be home soon Crowded House
Summer Rain Paul Kelly
Man of Colours Icehouse
Dancing on the Jetty INXS
Burn for You INXS
Everything's Turning to White Paul Kelly
When I first met your ma Paul Kelly
Icehouse Icheouse
I remember Paul Kelly
Before too long Paul Kelly
Sunshine on a rainy day Christine Anu
Don't believe anymore Icehouse
Too Many Times Mentals
If you leave me can I can come too? Mentals
Salt David Bridie
House of Love Vika and Linda
The Real Thing Russel Morris
Don't tear it down Spy v Spy
You're dream world is just about to end Midnight Oil.


I've stuck crowded house and Spilt Enz in because they had Aussie band members.

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

What was the name of the group that had a song called Reminiscing in the 80s? They were Aussie weren't they?

No Olivia Newton-John here?

I like the soundtrack from the Man From Snowy River.

And what about the most famous Aussie song of all

Waltzing Matilda :lol:

Reminiscing was sung by The Little River Band.

Glenn Shorrock, the lead singer is on my list with Axiom.

ONJ is for gay people and Seppos. Except for "Banks of the Ohio" which rules. :lol:

Waltzing Matilda, Pub With No Beer, Two Little Boys, Redback on the Toilet Seat, A Bloody Kangaroo ate my Letterbox, Great Southern Land, I've Been Everywhere etc.. all given. Wouldn't leave much room for personal tastes.

 

[holc]

Im very dissapointed that 'The Horses' - Darrel Braithwaite hasnt been mentioned

 

[holc]

1. The Horses - Darrel Braithwaite
2. The Living End - Prisoner of Society
3. The Living End - Pictures In The Mirror
4. The Living End - Save The Day
5. The Living End - Uncle Harry
6. The Living End - Roll On
7. Screaming Jets - Better
8. Screaming Jets - Shine Over You
9. Powderfinger - My Happiness
10. Powderfinger - These Days
11. Cold Chisel - Working Cass Man
12. Cold Chisel - Khe San
13. Australian Crawl - Reckless
14. Hunters and Collecters - Holy Grail
15. ACDC - Back in Black
16. ACDC - Long Way to the Top
17. ACDC - Hells Bells
18. INXS - Dancing On The Jetty
19. Silverchair - Tomorrow
20. Silverchair - Cemtry

oh btw i like the living end

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

top 10 for me
1. short memory- oils
2. long way to the top- acdc
3. beds are burning- oils
4. tomorrow- silverchair
5. khe san- chisel
6. land down under- men at work
7. girls on the aveue- richard clapton
8. lets drink a beer- frenzal rhomb
9. pub with no beer- slim dusty
10.back in black- acdc

 

[steve hlaing]

u all chose dodgy rock acts- r we forgetting our true musical heritage!!!!

1- Kylie Minogue- locomotion
2- what about me- shannon noll
3- kryptonite- guy sebastion
4- miss vanity robbie mills
5- selwyn - bugging me


these r great songs that u guys all forgot

oh- and JET- they r a mad rock group- better than that acdc lving in the past stuff.

im glad slim dusty didnt feature in all ur lists too- good bloke but average music

long live australian idol and yellow hats!