October 27, 2010 Posted by acdczone in News

Back in Black #2 in Aussie top 100 albums book

Rock writers John O'Donnell, Toby Creswell and Craig Mathieson court controversy with their new book titled “The 100 Best Australian Albums”.

The criteria for getting listed does not appear to be based on scientific or recognized means of calculus – however, one thing is for sure: regardless of the writers criteria for inclusion, the list is sure to spark debate and bemusement.

From world renowned acts like AC/DC to the bizarre inclusion of Melbourne unknowns Beaches, it is clear that the list covers everyone from the obscure to the infamous of an era spanning the best part of the last five decades.

The top 10 looks like this:

  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

The 100 Best Australian albums is on shelves today, retailing for $56 AUD with an optional 5 CD package available also (I think I’ll pass on the CD this time...)

The rest of the list is here:

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