100 Best Australian Albums
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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".
- Chart updated: 10/31/2012 15:51
- (Created: 10/31/2012 15:51).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1987
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1980
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1991
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1986
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748
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2000
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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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 | % | |
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| AC/DC | 2 | 2% | |
| Crowded House | 2 | 2% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 2 | 2% | |
| Cold Chisel | 2 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 2 | 2% | |
| Hoodoo Gurus | 2 | 2% | |
| You Am I | 2 | 2% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 08/19/2020 18:49 | Chrispeater | 138 | 82/100 |
| ! | 05/18/2020 11:00 | Steppenwolf666 | 88 | 89/100 |
| ! | 01/22/2017 17:47 |  desh79 | 1,278 | 93/100 |
| ! | 12/12/2014 12:52 | BraddlesHendo | 497 | 91/100 |
| ! | 11/21/2014 18:14 | mostlymor | 45 | 89/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 84.2/100, a mean average of 82.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.7/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 17.5.
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From Steppenwolf666 05/18/2020 11:03 | #251658
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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Strangel 12/03/2019 11:41 | #245325
Strangel 12/03/2019 11:41 | #245325
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 | #129255
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 | #127629
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 | #123956
Arthurknight 10/11/2014 02:06 | #123956
getting into the top 30 things begin to become quite solid
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From vinnid127 05/04/2014 00:31 | #110707
Just looking at this list makes me feel proud to be australian
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From videoheadcleaner 11/01/2012 01:56 | #53854
videoheadcleaner 11/01/2012 01:56 | #53854
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 | #53753
Good!
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Norman Bates 10/31/2012 12:22 | #53750
Norman Bates 10/31/2012 12:22 | #53750
Where are The Apartments ? :'(
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From Norman Bates 10/31/2012 12:21 | #53749
Norman Bates 10/31/2012 12:21 | #53749
Where are The Apartments ? :'(
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