Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by 
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- Chart updated: 03/27/2023 02:15
- (Created: 08/25/2017 08:30).
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Released: August 1987
46:37
Producer: Warne Livesey and Midnight Oil
Recorded:1987 at Albert Studios Sydney
Fact 1: In 2010 Diesel and Dust was ranked no 1 in the book 100 Best Australian Albums.
Fact 2: In 1986 Midnight Oil would skip headline arenas for a tour of the Australian Outback where the band saw first hand the brutal poverty and suffering of Australia's Aboriginal people , the bands anger at what they experienced would come pouring out in Diesel and Dust . "It was a life-changing event for all of us" Rob Hirst 2013. [First added to this chart: 08/25/2017]
46:37
Producer: Warne Livesey and Midnight Oil
Recorded:1987 at Albert Studios Sydney
Fact 1: In 2010 Diesel and Dust was ranked no 1 in the book 100 Best Australian Albums.
Fact 2: In 1986 Midnight Oil would skip headline arenas for a tour of the Australian Outback where the band saw first hand the brutal poverty and suffering of Australia's Aboriginal people , the bands anger at what they experienced would come pouring out in Diesel and Dust . "It was a life-changing event for all of us" Rob Hirst 2013. [First added to this chart: 08/25/2017]
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1987
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Released: March 1984
37:23
Producer: Alan Thorne
Recorded: 1983 at Trafalgar Studios Sydney Australia
Fact 1: Stone Age Romeos was named after The Three Stooges 163rd short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1955
Fact 2: Tojo was an answer song to an Australian hit of a few years earlier Santa Never Made it Into Darwin which had been released to raise money for the victims of Cyclone Tracy which had almost destroyed Darwin on Christmas Eve, 1975 [First added to this chart: 08/25/2017]
37:23
Producer: Alan Thorne
Recorded: 1983 at Trafalgar Studios Sydney Australia
Fact 1: Stone Age Romeos was named after The Three Stooges 163rd short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1955
Fact 2: Tojo was an answer song to an Australian hit of a few years earlier Santa Never Made it Into Darwin which had been released to raise money for the victims of Cyclone Tracy which had almost destroyed Darwin on Christmas Eve, 1975 [First added to this chart: 08/25/2017]
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Released: March 1997
54:39
Producers: Tim Freedman and Rob Taylor
Recorded: 1996 to 1997 at Albert Studios , Hipster Studios and Paradise Studios Sydney Australia
Fact 1: The Charlie trilogy of tracks are wrongly misunderstood to be about departed foundation member Stevie Plunder , rather Tim Freedman has confirmed the 3 tracks are about 3 different male characters who have been a part of his life
Fact 2: prior to release Tim Freedman left cassette copies in each pigeon hole of national alternative radio Triple J . Each tape was identified with a single line - "A Letter To You" which was an ode to the opening lines from the album . Needless to say this marketing strategy paid off and the album quickly gained regular rotation on the station going on to be a massive hit [First added to this chart: 08/25/2017]
54:39
Producers: Tim Freedman and Rob Taylor
Recorded: 1996 to 1997 at Albert Studios , Hipster Studios and Paradise Studios Sydney Australia
Fact 1: The Charlie trilogy of tracks are wrongly misunderstood to be about departed foundation member Stevie Plunder , rather Tim Freedman has confirmed the 3 tracks are about 3 different male characters who have been a part of his life
Fact 2: prior to release Tim Freedman left cassette copies in each pigeon hole of national alternative radio Triple J . Each tape was identified with a single line - "A Letter To You" which was an ode to the opening lines from the album . Needless to say this marketing strategy paid off and the album quickly gained regular rotation on the station going on to be a massive hit [First added to this chart: 08/25/2017]
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1988
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Released: 1986
38:28
Producer: Ross Wilson
Recorded: TBA
Fact 1: This album contains 3 covers
- 'There's Gonna Be a Showdown' from the same titled 1969 funk and soul
release by Archie Bell & the Drells
- 'Move It ' by Cliff Richard & The Shadows from 1958
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- 'Greenback Dollar' by Hoyt Axton 1962
Fact 2: The album was produced by legendary Australian artist Ross Wilson best known for leading the seminal Daddy Cool and later Mondo Rock [First added to this chart: 12/11/2017]
38:28
Producer: Ross Wilson
Recorded: TBA
Fact 1: This album contains 3 covers
- 'There's Gonna Be a Showdown' from the same titled 1969 funk and soul
release by Archie Bell & the Drells
- 'Move It ' by Cliff Richard & The Shadows from 1958
and
- 'Greenback Dollar' by Hoyt Axton 1962
Fact 2: The album was produced by legendary Australian artist Ross Wilson best known for leading the seminal Daddy Cool and later Mondo Rock [First added to this chart: 12/11/2017]
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Released: May 1997
42:48
Producers: Mark Opitz and Hoodoo Gurus
Recorded: Alberts Studios and Rhinoceros Recordings , Sydney, Australia / Sound Factory, Los Angeles California
Fact 1:Background vocals on two tracks were supplied by The Bangles ("Good Times" and "Party Machine")
Fact 2: This album would be the last with original bass player Clyde Bramley who would depart the band once the touring for 'Blow Your Cool' was completed [First added to this chart: 08/25/2017]
42:48
Producers: Mark Opitz and Hoodoo Gurus
Recorded: Alberts Studios and Rhinoceros Recordings , Sydney, Australia / Sound Factory, Los Angeles California
Fact 1:Background vocals on two tracks were supplied by The Bangles ("Good Times" and "Party Machine")
Fact 2: This album would be the last with original bass player Clyde Bramley who would depart the band once the touring for 'Blow Your Cool' was completed [First added to this chart: 08/25/2017]
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1982
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1970s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1980s | 36 | 36% | |
| 1990s | 31 | 31% | |
| 2000s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2010s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pixies | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| Sonic Youth | 2 | 2% | |
| The Breeders | 2 | 2% | |
| The Smiths | 2 | 2% | |
| Fiona Apple | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 44th to 42nd If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues |
| Up 1 from 89th to 88th Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs |
| Up 1 from 88th to 87th Burn Your Fire For No Witness by Angel Olsen |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 28 from 22nd to 50th The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico |
| Down 28 from 63rd to 91st The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do by Fiona Apple |
| Down 1 from 91st to 92nd Born Sandy Devotional by The Triffids |
| New entries |
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 When The Pawn...by Fiona Apple |
| Leavers |
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 Primary Coloursby The Horrors (UK) |
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