The Age's Best 50 Australian Albums Ever

Do Australian toilets really swirl the other way? If you know Bart Simpson, you also know this is a very delicate question. Today, while accidentally re-seeing that old intercontinental Simpsons episode, another rather serious question came to my mind: which are the best Australian albums ever? I asked Google and... dingo!... it gave me this answer: a Top 50 chart compiled in 2008 by a panel of musicians, critics, record shop owners, djs for Melbourne newspaper The Age. You can find it in all its beauty here (or here). It has also an official website, but my browser can't read it: do Australian flash animations swirl the other way, too? :o)

Unfortunately, Australia is not spotified and just 50% of the albums is available. And the panel evidently didn't love Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (only one album). Anyway, I think this is a quite good rock-tinged (no Kylie or Men At Work) bunch of playlists. Enjoy!

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THE AGE'S BEST 50 AUSTRALIAN ALBUMS

50. Get Born (Jet, 2003)
49. A Toast to Panama Red (Masters' Apprentices, 1972)
48. Starfish (The Church, 1988)
47. Diorama (Silverchair, 2002)
46. Eternal Nightcap (The Whitlams, 1997)
45. Tu Plang (Regurgitator, 1996)
44. Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express (Go-Betweens, 1986)
43. Woodface (Crowded House, 1991)
42. Post (Paul Kelly, 1985)
41. Face to Face (The Angels, 1978)
40. Lovetown (Stephen Cummings, 1988)
39. The Swing (INXS, 1984)
38. The Low Road (Beasts of Bourbon, 1991)
37. Highway to Hell (AC/DC, 1979)
36. The Good Son (Nick Cave, 1990)
35. Anthology (The Easybeats, 2000)
34. Toward the Blues (Chain, 1971)
33. Icehouse (Flowers, 1980)
32. Since I Left You (The Avalanches, 2001)
31. Let There Be Rock (AC/DC, 1977)
30. Less is More (Even, 1996)
29. Rose Tattoo (Rose Tattoo, 1978)
28. Charcoal Lane (Archie Roach, 1992)
27. Prayers on Fire (The Birthday Party, 1981)
26. Daddy Who? (Daddy Cool, 1971)
25. Goodbye Tiger (Richard Clapton, 1977)
24. Doughboy Hollow (Died Pretty, 1991)
23. East (Cold Chisel, 1980)
22. Hourly, Daily (You Am I, 1996)
21. Circus Animals (Cold Chisel, 1980)
20. Prehistoric Sounds (The Saints, 1988)
19. 16 Lovers Lane (Go-Betweens, 1988)
18. Wait Long By The River and the Bodies of Your Enemies will Float By (The Drones, 2005)
17. Sunnyboys (Sunnyboys, 1981)
16. High Voltage (AC/DC, 1976)
15. Human Frailty (Hunters and Collectors, 1986)
14. Crowded House (Crowded House, 1986)
13. Born Sandy Devotional (The Triffids, 1986)
12. Easy (The Easybeats, 1965)
11. Magic Box (Loved Ones, 1967)
10. Back in Black (AC/DC, 1980)
9. Diesel and Dust (Midnight Oil, 1987)
8. Kick (INXS, 1987)
7. (I'm) Stranded (The Saints, 1977)
6. Gossip (Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls, 1986)
5. Stoneage Romeos (Hoodoo Gurus, 1984)
4. Hi Fi Way (You Am I, 1995)
3. Living in the 70s (Skyhooks, 1974)
2. Radios Appear (Radio Birdman, 1977)
1. 10-1 (Midnight Oil, 1981)

Listen to it on Spotify:
Mammoth (complete albums, 300 tracks, about 19 hours): HTTP, URI. (SR0240)
Graduated (1 track #41-50, 2 tracks #31-40, 3 tracks #21-30, 4 tracks #11-20, 5 tracks #2-10, full album #1, 80 tracks, about 5 hours): HTTP, URI. (SR0241)
Lite (1 track each album, 25 tracks, about 1 hour): HTTP, URI. (SR0242)