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The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies.Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo.
The Australian music industry refers to the collection of individuals, organisations, businesses and activities that are involved in the creation, production, distribution and promotion of music in Australia. The music industry encompasses a wide range of genres and styles of music including pop, rock, EDM, hip-hop, classical as well as ...
This is a list of number-one singles in Australia from the Kent Music Report era to its current ARIA Charts. 1940s–1990s. 1940s | ...
The earliest western musical influences in Australia can be traced to two distinct sources: in the first settlements, the large body of convicts, soldiers and sailors who brought the traditional folk music of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland; [1] and the first free settlers, some of whom had been exposed to the European classical music tradition in their upbringing.
This is a comprehensive listing which highlights significant achievements and milestones in Australian music chart history, based upon Kent Music Report and Australian Recording Industry Association. Songs with the most weeks at number one
Performance of Aboriginal song and dance in the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney.. Indigenous music of Australia comprises the music of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia, intersecting with their cultural and ceremonial observances, through the millennia of their individual and collective histories to the present day.
The Beatles scored 26 number-one hits in Australia, more than any other artist. Elvis Presley holds the record for the most number-one songs by a male solo artist with 12. Taylor Swift holds the record for the most number-one songs by a female artist with 12. Kylie Minogue holds the record for the most number-one songs by an Australian artist.
The mid 1980s also saw the arrival of dance music and the synthesiser, for example Rockmelons and Pseudo Echo who topped the Australian charts for 7 weeks with 'Funky Town'. There was a sudden burst of interest in female singer/songwriters in the late 1980s, with Kate Ceberano , Wendy Matthews and Jenny Morris (actually a New Zealander) being ...