Top 30 Australian Songs

Neil’s Top 30 Australian Songs

In this countdown, Neil selects his favourite Aussie classics … how many of these would you include in your list?

  1. The Real Thing – Russell Morris
  2. Flame Trees – Cold Chisel
  3. Because I Love You – Masters Apprentices
  4. Are You Old Enough – Dragon
  5. Let Go – Brian Cadd
  6. Khe Sanh – Cold Chisel
  7. Kings Of The World – Mississippi
  8. Reminiscing – Little River Band
  9. Slippin’ Away – Max Merritt & The Meteors
  10. I Touch Myself – Divinyls
  11. One Perfect Day – Little Heroes
  12. Under The Milky Way – The Church
  13. Working Class Man – Jimmy Barnes
  14. Over The Rainbow – Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs
  15. Evie – Stevie Wright
  16. Leaps and Bounds – Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls
  17. Don’t Fall In Love – The Ferrets
  18. Burn For You – INXS
  19. The Carnival Is Over – The Seekers
  20. I Am Pegasus – Ross Ryan
  21. I’ll Be Gone – Spectrum
  22. I’m Counting On You – Johnny O’Keefe
  23. I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself – Marcia Hines
  24. Seasons Of Change – Blackfeather
  25. Howzat – Sherbet
  26. Carmilla – Jon English
  27. Throw Your Arms Around Me – Hunters & Collectors
  28. By My Side – INXS
  29. Girls On The Avenue – Richard Clapton
  30. Bonnie, Please Don’t Go – Kevin Johnson

The next 10 cabs off the rank if we had taken it to number 40 – in chronological order:

  • Love Machine – Pastoral Symphony – 1968
  • Highway 31 – Johnny Chester – 1969
  • Rachel – Russell Morris – 1970
  • Melanie Makes Me Smile – The Strangers
  • Golden Miles – Healing Force – 1971
  • I Love You, I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton-John – 1974
  • How Deep Is Your Love – Bee Gees – 1978
  • Reckless – Australian Crawl – 1983
  • He’s Just No Good For You – Mental As Anything – 1987
  • To Her Door – Paul Kelly – 1987