Australia's top 100 albums

2011-07-10 by Douglas | 93 Comments
Recently, Australian Radio station, Triple J asked its listeners to vote in the best
Australian albums of 'all time'. After counting down the albums over numerous weeks, and
over 700,000 votes the results are in;
The Top Ten:
1. Powderfinger - Odyssey Number 5
2. Silverchair - Frogstomp
3. AC/DC - Back in Black
4. The Living End - The Living End
5. INXS - Kick
6. Powderfinger - Internationalist
7. The Presets - Apocalypso
8. Wolfmother - Wolfmother
9. The Avalanches - Since I Left You
10. Regurgitator - Unit
To view the rest of the 100 albums, please follow the link to the Triple J website:
http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/alltime/11/countdown/cd_1.htm

Tagged: Powderfinger

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DarkNoctus
July 10th 2011
12779 Comments


no jakob? :[

ziroth
July 10th 2011
1260 Comments


Did not know AC/DC were Aussies. I'm glad they put Since I Left You on here, album kicks loads of ass.

Yotimi
July 10th 2011
7677 Comments


Surprised 9 is here considering the rest

pizzamachine
July 10th 2011
28286 Comments


Themata is 30! Yessss

Sanders
July 10th 2011
2416 Comments


Silverchair Frogstomp'd by Powderfinger.

CrackTheSkye
July 10th 2011
726 Comments


No Nick Cave or Crowded House in the top 10 makes me a sad panda

Meatplow
July 10th 2011
5523 Comments


The Presets?

barbwireboy3
July 10th 2011
17 Comments


As a Karnivool fanboy, I think Sound Awake should definitely be top 10.

pizzamachine
July 10th 2011
28286 Comments


"As a Karnivool fanboy, I think Sound Awake should definitely be top 10."

It's 45. :/

Adabelle
July 10th 2011
4425 Comments


The Vines at 37, yeah!

liledman
July 10th 2011
3828 Comments


thought 1 would get it.


"No Nick Cave or Crowded House in the top 10 makes me a sad panda"

generational thing. loads of younger listeners voting, thus the presets.

pmmets07
July 10th 2011
5984 Comments


Parkway Drive is not 1? THE FUCK?

rasputin
July 10th 2011
14968 Comments


Did not know AC/DC were Aussies


wat

seeing stuff like the presets is evidence enough that the entire list is a crock of shit. though obviously some classic australian records were mentioned.

HBFS
July 10th 2011
1599 Comments


Been following this, really disappointing that the majority of voters are young with short attention spans and memories. And I mean come on, Powderfinger are awful.

PedalToTheMetal
July 10th 2011
372 Comments


birds of tokyo above karnivool.... blasphemy

Vooligan
July 10th 2011
3541 Comments


powderfinger = gross

enjoy the fact that Karnivool, Cog, Dead Letter Circus and The Butterfly Effect all had albums in there.

But honestly, Gotye should have been top 10.

HBFS
July 10th 2011
1599 Comments


Still pretty happy with Gotye at #11

rasputin
July 10th 2011
14968 Comments



powderfinger = gross

enjoy the fact that Karnivool, Cog, Dead Letter Circus and The Butterfly Effect all had albums in there.


it's pretty lol that you like bands like karnivool or butterfly effect yet think powderfinger are bad

eggsvonsatan
July 10th 2011
1087 Comments


I can't believe Back in Black is not #1

insomniac15
Staff Reviewer
July 10th 2011
6430 Comments


Silverchair's whole discography is in there (lame) and no Bodyjar.. huge disappointment


ArtVandelay2
July 10th 2011
75 Comments


Pretty good list...has none of about my top 10 and only a handful or so from prob my top 30


facepalm no Xavier Rudd or Laura especially

AbAeterno8
July 10th 2011
25 Comments


No Daysend? or Memento? NO DEAD CAN DANCE?! HOW CAN YOU HAVE NO DEAD CAN DANCE?! I think I'm going to be sick.

DoubtGin
July 10th 2011
6879 Comments


"No Nick Cave or Crowded House in the top 10 makes me a sad panda"

two Crowded House albums in the top 20 isn't too bad

the top is a bit too centered around Powderfinger (are they THAT huge there?), but a pretty cool list overall;

Tame Impala at #19 is great


NickelbackFTL
July 10th 2011
232 Comments


Wow... not even a Nick Cave album in the top 50? Really?

Lukeuta
July 10th 2011
25 Comments


This is upsetting! They didnt mention The Mark of Cain. So sad!

dnor
July 10th 2011
3978 Comments


WHURS PARK WAY DRIVE???

qwe3
July 10th 2011
21836 Comments


so glad finger and avalanches is in here

qwe3
July 10th 2011
21836 Comments


neon ballroom ought to be above frogstomp tho

Masochist
July 10th 2011
9188 Comments


Can't believe The Living End are #4. Must be so much bigger in Australia than I imagined.

Titan50
July 10th 2011
4588 Comments


8. Wolfmother - Wolfmother


Wel... at least there's no Jet...

Nagrarok
July 10th 2011
8656 Comments


3.AC/DC - Back in Black


Bon Scott deserves not this dishonour.

MG4390
July 10th 2011
2 Comments


Jet's at 25


Titan50
July 10th 2011
4588 Comments


Jet's at 25


I'm off to kill myself

Curse.
July 10th 2011
8079 Comments


R U GUNNA B MY GRRRL?

PistolPete
July 10th 2011
5326 Comments


i'm okay with this, all the bands i know got a spot =) surprised that "universes" is as high as it is, i thought the newer birds of tokyo album got more mainstream success.

sleepyhead
July 10th 2011
593 Comments


a lot of these are great, but i mean...the order...i mean...so LOL

luci
July 10th 2011
12844 Comments


No The Middle East? Lol.

Tyrael
July 10th 2011
21108 Comments


3.AC/DC - Back in Black

And not Highway To Hell? The fuck?

laterenima
July 10th 2011
278 Comments


Instead of 'Musically Ignorant 8th-Grader', it should be 'Musically Ignorant Australian'. I say this, and I'm Australian.
Stoked to see Pete Murray, Cog, Karnivool, Something For Kate, Josh Pyke, Silverchair and Tame Impala all on there, but I share similar sentiments to many of you.
As I skimmed through, I did not see and Living End, Xavier Rudd or Parkway Drive, 3 of Australia's greatest musical exports. Seriously, fuck - 'White Moth', 'Killing With a Smile' and basically all of The Living End's albums are Australian classics.

laterenima
July 10th 2011
278 Comments


alright, the living end get their self-titled on there. but 0 xavier rudd? i'm deporting, man.

laterenima
July 10th 2011
278 Comments


also, before somebody asks me whether i voted or not... i did not vote, so my points are somewhat nullified.

Douglas
July 10th 2011
9303 Comments


List was always going to be very shit due to ability for 14 year old girls voting. Yet nonetheless, I was actually surprised that number 9 didn't make number 1 as there was so much support for it! Ah well...

Josh D.
July 10th 2011
18176 Comments


See what happens when voting is left to listeners?

Sleaper
July 10th 2011
3480 Comments


God damn... our music really does suck if powderfinger and silver chair are #1 and #2.
Sorry guys im embarrassed.
Its true though, most our music does suck =(

Aids
July 10th 2011
24927 Comments


dougie you should add a space before "AC/DC" so the article looks better.

and anyone leaving a comment like "No _____? dumbasses" is being stupid. We all knew this was going to be albums popular in the mainstream. It's like you guys are expecting the general public to release a sputniky list which would never fucking happen. I haven't looked at the top 100 but I'm sure it's full of lol. But if you didn't expect that then you're stupid.

Cool to see Since I Left You so high

laterenima
July 11th 2011
278 Comments


But Aids, Xavier Rudd and Parkway Drive are hardly 'sputniky' at all. They're huge around Australia, and the Living End are one of Australia's biggest ever bands!

iFghtffyrdmns
July 11th 2011
7044 Comments


and who the fuck is powderfinger!?

DaveyBoy
Emeritus
July 11th 2011
22503 Comments


No Gina G. She must have been ruled as English.

InFiction
July 11th 2011
3996 Comments


I'm glad Tame Impala got in at 19.

Aids
July 11th 2011
24927 Comments


But Aids, Xavier Rudd and Parkway Drive are hardly 'sputniky' at all. They're huge around Australia, and the Living End are one of Australia's biggest ever bands!


I think you misread my rant.

oh and Xavier Rudd fucking rules

Buttloaves
July 11th 2011
46 Comments


Fuck yeah, INXS

WhiteNoise
July 11th 2011
3948 Comments


Complete joke. Frogstomp at number 2? it has was? 3 good songs? Too much powerderfinger and out of 100 albums no Let love in by Nick Cave?

deadinholywood
July 11th 2011
246 Comments


As much as I enjoy triple j their listeners have some pretty shitty views on good music, just look at the more recent hottest 100's they have gone down the tubes of late

Hydrogen
July 11th 2011
9 Comments


fuck austria

xJAKEtheRIPPERx
July 11th 2011
11 Comments


Fail. ^

Spare
July 11th 2011
5567 Comments


entire list is pretty terrible. had some great albums but they were few and far between.

Spare
July 11th 2011
5567 Comments


for the record i voted for these:

Silverchair - Diorama
Avalanches, The - Since I Left You
Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun
Drones, The - Havilah
diSEMBOWELMENT - Transcendence into the Peripheral
Ben Frost - Theory of Machines
Something for Kate - Beautiful Sharks
Love Like... Electrocution - Love Like... Electrocution
Dirty Three - Ocean Songs
Eleventh He Reaches London - Hollow Be My Name

Butkuiss
July 11th 2011
8745 Comments


No Alchemist!?

Also surprised Parkway Drive isn't on here, and Dirty Three, unless I missed them.

sleepyhead
July 11th 2011
593 Comments


Spare you're awesome. especially for Avalanches, DCD, diSEMBOWELMENT and Ben Frost (who i had no idea was Aussie, actually)

Douglas
July 11th 2011
9303 Comments


I voted the following:

THE AVALANCHES
Since I Left You

CROWDED HOUSE
Temple of Low Men

KARNIVOOL
Sound Awake

THE MIDDLE EAST
I Want That You Are Always Happy

PAUL KELLY & THE MESSENGERS
So Much Water, So Close To Home

POWDERFINGER
Odyssey Number Five

PAUL DEMPSEY
Everything Is True

REGURGITATOR
Unit

SOMETHING FOR KATE
Beautiful Sharks

THE WHITLAMS
Eternal Nightcap

angoragoat
July 11th 2011
15 Comments


"no jakob? :["

Jakob is a NEW ZEALAND band, just sayin'.

Awesomesauce
July 11th 2011
1092 Comments


Fuck I hate this country sometimes.

MutnikSpusic
July 11th 2011
560 Comments


where the fuck is think aloud by the quiet steps?

kangaroopoo
July 11th 2011
3175 Comments


The Voice @49 nice, also Chisel, H&C, Oils, AC/DC, INXS, C.House

yay DLC, Karnivool, Cog, BoT, The Butterfly Effect

ALCHEMIST has our vote Butkuiss

Ire
July 11th 2011
41944 Comments


Back In Black was written and recorded outside of Australia iirc

qwe3
July 11th 2011
21836 Comments


yeah i thought it was w&r in britain

Spare
July 11th 2011
5567 Comments


yeah well the crowded house records were written by a new zealander so

qwe3
July 11th 2011
21836 Comments


funn brothers ftw

omnipanzer
July 11th 2011
21827 Comments


How in the hell is Diesel and Dust not in the top ten?

TheyTookErrJobs
July 11th 2011
283 Comments


Once again i am embarrassed to say i'm Australian.

Phideaux
July 11th 2011
1664 Comments


Some good stuff in the list. Some shit too.

Photon
July 11th 2011
1308 Comments


I guess this does not include bands form New Zealand or we might have seen Jakob and Ulcerate?

derekkp
July 11th 2011
149 Comments


only australian band I can think of off the top of my head is Closure in Moscow

Jim
July 12th 2011
5110 Comments


#1 is well deserved


deadinholywood
July 12th 2011
246 Comments


Is Jakob really that popular? I mean they are a really good band, but given who would have been voting in this poll I doubt they would have gone close. Seriously Parkway Drive who have an amazing amount of love in this country didn't even rate a mention

Awesomesauce
July 12th 2011
1092 Comments


#1 is well deserved


If you think of drinking a whole bottle of Bundy Black and beating your misses to a bloody pulp on a friday night as fun, then yeah, I guess you're right.

struth
July 12th 2011
435 Comments


Where Abramelin and The Drones at?

none
July 12th 2011
1099 Comments


lol wolfmother wat the flying fuck

Spare
July 12th 2011
5567 Comments


wolfmother shouldn't be allowed because all their songs were written by led zeppelin

Butkuiss
July 12th 2011
8745 Comments



"wolfmother shouldn't be allowed because all their songs were written by led zeppelin"

So damn true. +1!


JumpTheF**kUp
July 12th 2011
2723 Comments


at least the avalanches and regurgitator made it into the top 10

NightProwler
July 12th 2011
7006 Comments


WTF? Where's Highway to Hell?

Coma1996
July 12th 2011
26 Comments


Some nice variety, but this is still a representation of a small audience (i.e Triple J listeners) - Presents have some great work, but can't hold a candle to Crowded House....

omnipanzer
July 12th 2011
21827 Comments


"only australian band I can think of off the top of my head is Closure in Moscow"

I feel very sorry for you. There is know way you shouldn't know:
2. Silverchair - Frogstomp
3. AC/DC - Back in Black
4. The Living End - The Living End
5. INXS - Kick
Or fucking MIDNIGHT OIL

Spare
July 12th 2011
5567 Comments


those albums are p shitty tho js

omnipanzer
July 12th 2011
21827 Comments


Frogstomp is the only one of those I would consider lacking imo. Particularly when sat next to the others.

Jim
July 12th 2011
5110 Comments


TLE and kick are great albums

If you think of drinking a whole bottle of Bundy Black and beating your misses to a bloody pulp on a friday night as fun, then yeah, I guess you're right.


odyssey number five is pretty far removed from what you're saying

you need to listen to the album again (or at all) if you're under the impression it appeals to a bogan mentality

DarkNoctus
July 12th 2011
12779 Comments


Jakob is a NEW ZEALAND band, just sayin'.


whoops, forgot :]

Spare
July 12th 2011
5567 Comments


yeah odyssey number five is pretty great really. didn't really understand that post. although internationalist is far better tbh.

Parkway
July 13th 2011
43 Comments


Frogstomp FUCK YEA, and crowded house are NOT AUSSIES, theyre from NZ!

Chrisjon89
July 13th 2011
3833 Comments


"odyssey number five is pretty far removed from what you're saying"

I was gonna say the same, but I figured it might have been an unrelated comment since he just hates it. That'd be easier to apply to AC/DC really.

Yoshizoid
July 13th 2011
125 Comments


I'm actually pleased with this list, just disappointed by the lack of Dead Can Dance. Also, Parkway Drive should have received a spot.

bab808
July 13th 2011
456 Comments


just disappointed by the lack of Dead Can Dance [2]

yay for 9 though



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