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"I Am Australian" (or "We Are Australian") is a popular Australian song written in 1987 by Bruce Woodley of the Seekers and Dobe Newton of the Bushwackers. Its lyrics are filled with many historic and cultural references, such as to the " digger ", Albert Namatjira and Ned Kelly , among others.
Bruce William Woodley [1] AO [2] (born 25 July 1942) is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. [3] [4] He was a founding member of the successful folk-pop group the Seekers, [3] and co-composer of the songs "I Am Australian," "Red Rubber Ball," and Simon & Garfunkel's "Cloudy."
Dobe Newton OAM (born 14 July 1948) is an Australian musician and member of folk and country music group the Bushwackers from 1973. He co-wrote the patriotic song "I Am Australian" in 1987 with Bruce Woodley. For his service to the performing arts as an entertainer and advocate he was appointed to the Order of Australia in 2013.
Top 25 singles of 2012 < 2011 2013 > Other Australian top charts for 2012 top 25 albums Triple J Hottest 100 Australian number-one charts of 2012 albums singles urban singles dance singles club tracks digital tracks The following lists the top 25 singles of 2012 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) end-of-year singles chart. "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen ...
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In 2010, 17 singles claimed the top spot. Nine acts achieved their first number-one single in Australia, either as a lead or featured artist: Owl City, Iyaz, Jason Derulo, Train, Kevin Rudolf, will.i.am, Taio Cruz, Bruno Mars and Eve. [2] Five collaborations topped the chart.
The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2010, including songs that reached their peak in 2009 and 2011. The figures include both main artists and featured artists. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 2010 is also shown.
"Here I Am" was the first Australian Idol winner's single to not debut in the No. 1 position on the Australian Singles Chart. "Here I Am" sold 7,463 copies in its first week, lower than all previous Australian Idol winners' singles. [6] The single was certified Gold for shipments of 35,000 in its second week on the chart.