AC/DC Top Influential Aussie Albums List

AC/DC’s Back in Black has been named the most influential Australian album of all time. The rock classic took top honours in the poll voted on by a GQ magazine panel.

Acca Dacca’s international smash edged out the disco stylings of Saturday Night Fever, The Bee Gees triumphant soundtrack.

Iconic albums from The Saints, The Birthday Party, and The Easybeats rounded out the top five.

These sort of lists always generate controversy and conversation, but I think the panel’s done a pretty good job. I don’t agree with everything that made the cut, but I think it’s a really great representation of the different facets and changing times of Australian music. I’m really surprised that The Whitlams and John Farnham didn’t rate a mention, especially considering Rick Springfield did, but no list is perfect, is it?

The list will be published in GQ’s 2008 Music Issue, which hits newsstands on Wednesday. Until then, take a sneak peek at the full top 50!

GQ’s 50 Most Influential Australian Albums of All Time

  1. Back in Black – AC/DC
  2. Saturday Night Fever – The Bee Gees
  3. I’m Stranded – Saints
  4. Junkyard – The Birthday Party
  5. Absolute Anthology – Easybeats
  6. Since I Left You  – The Avalanches
  7. East – Cold Chisel
  8. Blood Red River – Scientists
  9. Crowded House – Crowded House
  10. Young Modern – Silverchair
  11. The Good Son – Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
  12. Kylie – Kylie
  13. Diesel and Dust – Midnight Oil
  14. Kick – INXS
  15. Radios Appear – Radio Birdman
  16. Quasimodo’s Dream – Reels
  17. Tribal Voice – Yothu Yindi
  18. Hourly Daily – You Am I
  19. Liberty Bell and the Black Diamond Express – Go Betweens
  20. Gossip – Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls
  21. Starfish – The Church –
  22. Dead Can Dance – Dead Can Dance
  23. Love Buzz – Hummingbirds
  24. True Colours – Split Enz
  25. Magic Box – The Loved Ones
  26. Calenture – Triffids
  27. Girls on the Avenue – Richard Clapton
  28. The Honeymoon Is Over – The Cruel Sea
  29. It’s a Man’s Man’s World – Renee Geyer
  30. Doughboy Hollow – Died Pretty
  31. Sad and Dangerous – Dirty Three
  32. Divinyls – Divinyls
  33. Sunset Studies – Augie March
  34. Flash and the Pan – Flash and the Pan
  35. Spirit of the Place – Goanna
  36. The Night of the Wolverine – Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes –
  37. Mars Needs Guitars –  Hoodoo Gurus
  38. Human Family – Hunters and Collectors
  39. Primitive Man – Icehouse
  40. Highlights of a Dangerous Life – The Johnny’s
  41. Grand Slam – Spiderbait
  42. The Pleasure of your Company – Models
  43. Business as Usual  – Men at Work
  44. Unit – Regurgitator
  45. Savage Garden – Savage Garden
  46. Working Class Dog – Rick Springfield
  47. Aztecs Live! At Sunbury – Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs
  48. Leaves Me Blind – Underground Lovers
  49. Countdown Silver Jubilee – Various Artists
  50. Cannot Buy My Soul (A Kev Carmody Tribute) – Various Artists

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