ARIA charts
Peak position #6
Popular in 1994
Given how immensely popular RHCP were back in the day, it only makes sense they would rerelease their album Blood sugar sex magik and repackage it to include all of their songs they recorded during the making of the album on a bonus disc. Apparently, this was only released here in Australia and NZ, likely suggesting the band appreciated the success we gave them over their fellow Americans.
AMR charts
Peak position #7
Hit singles
Soul to squeeze #10
Popular in 1994
One of the most popular films of the decade was the first Matrix film, it took the concept of Alice in wonderland and placed it in an internet setting which blew the minds of audiences back in the day. It’s a bit dated now given how the internet has evolved, however it remains a favourite of audience to this day thanks to its creative concept as well as the soundtrack which was a huge success as well.
Peak position #5
Popular in 1999
ARIA charts
Peak position #7
Popular in 1994, 1997, 1998
ARIA charts
Peak position #9
Hit singles
Get a life #38
A dreams a dream #27
Popular in 1990
One of the more poignant films of the decade was Philadelphia, it’s a film where Tom Hanks portrays a homosexual man who is sued by his former law firm for reasons that wind up being little more than homophobia as it’s revealed he also has HIV. It deservedly won a bunch of awards due to shining a light on the rampant homophobia of the world, and the soundtrack was also a success due to its theme song.
AMR charts
Peak position #6
Hit singles
Streets of Philadelphia #5
Popular in 1994
ARIA charts
Peak position #5
Popular in 1992
Well, we already looked at the Tour of duty series from the 80’s, now let’s look at another soundtrack from a TV series set during the Vietnam war which was known as China Beach. Like Tour of duty, this was another critically acclaimed TV show based on the Vietnam war that was a massive success in the southern hemisphere, although it only produced two soundtracks as opposed to three like Tour of duty.
AMR charts
Peak position #6
Popular in 1990
ARIA charts
Peak position #6
Popular in 1990
ARIA charts
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Big bang baby #37
Popular in 1996
ARIA charts
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Couldn’t do it #45
New #30
Kong foo sing #33
Popular in 1996
ARIA charts
Peak position #7
Popular in 1994
It looks like we Aussies wanted to have Jamiroquai be a one album wonder as this was seen as a massive disappointment compared to their previous effort, fortunately they would bounce back with their next album which would go on to be one of the biggest albums of the 00’s down under.
Peak position #1×1
Hit singles
Canned heat #20
Popular in 1999
I think these guys are the only EDM artists to have more than one successful album in Australia throughout the 90’s, although admittedly neither of their albums were as big as any of their contemporaries so perhaps this all balances out. In any case, the Dutch duo was able to double their success the following year by releasing more of their irresistibly catchy dance tracks on their next album.
AMR charts
Peak position #9
Hit singles
Get ready for this #3
Twilight zone #12
Workaholic #33
The magic friend #14
Popular in 1992
You may have noticed that 1994 was a bit of a strange year overall for music here in Australia, as such it’s little surprise the 100% hits recap wasn’t that big of a success when it came out.
AMR charts
Peak position #9
Hit singles
100% pure love #2 (AMR #2)
I like to move it #6 (AMR #6)
Son of a gun #6 (AMR #5)
Dum da dum #5 (AMR #6)
Rocking for myself #9 (AMR #9)
Give it up #1 (AMR #1)
It’s alright #1 (AMR #1)
Things can only get better #9 (AMR #8)
Whatta man #2 (AMR #2)
Absolutely fabulous #2 (AMR #2)
Stay #3 (AMR #3)
Shaka jam #7 (AMR #6)
Shine #8 (AMR #9)
I’ll stand by you #8 (AMR #6)
Hands out of my pocket #9 (AMR #11)
Jessie #15 (AMR #18)
Mountain #12 (AMR #11)
American life in the summertime #18 (AMR #23)
Popular in 1995
Now that Judith Durham had officially re-joined the band, the Seekers released this greatest hits album to remind fans of their back catalogue which helped them become a successful touring act which they still are to this day.
AMR charts
Peak position #7
Popular in 1993
This was the only notable success that Motley Crue had here in Australia, although the band members nowadays seem to be more famous than their music due to the antics that could take up an entire paragraph if I were to list them here (I won’t.) It makes sense this was a success given how it was one of the last hair metal albums to be released in the 80’s and that the songs on here still resonate with audiences to this day.
AMR charts
Peak position #7
Hit singles
Dr feelgood #28
Kickstart my fire #32
Popular in 1990
ARIA charts
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Kiss from a rose #1
Popular in 1994, 1995
While he wouldn’t have any more success further in the decade, Michael Bolton was able to find success with this greatest hits package overlooking the first ten years of his career. Granted most of his success came from the previous five years, however I guess this was a good way of fans discovering his mid 80’s work which wasn’t a success for him at the time.
AMR charts
Peak position #9
Hit singles
Can I touch you there #16
Popular in 1995, 1996
Following the success of his MTV concert from two years prior, Eric Clapton was suddenly able to find massive success in the mainstream which is why this album managed to be a huge success for him in here in Australia. This would lead to him scoring one more hit later in the decade with “Change the world” from the Phenomenon soundtrack.
AMR charts
Peak position #8
Popular in 1994
This is a bit of a surprise, mainly because I wasn’t expecting to feature anything from Paul McCartney after the failure of his film Give my regards to Broad Street from 1984. I guess it had almost been a decade since that disaster which meant fans had long since forgotten about it and was willing to welcome him back with open arms in the mainstream.
AMR charts
Peak position #9
Hit singles
Hope and deliverance #29
Popular in 1993
ARIA charts
Peak position #9
Hit singles
Hope and deliverance #29
Popular in 1993
ARIA charts
Peak position #6
Hit singles
Take it from me #1
Girl’s life #14
Without you #18
Bad attitude #28
Popular in 1992
ARIA charts
Peak position #9
Hit singles
It’s probably me #23
If I ever lose my faith in you #41
Popular in 1993
ARIA charts
Peak position #7
Hit singles
Jump #1
Warm it up #21
Popular in 1992
ARIA charts
Peak position #9
Popular in 1992
ARIA charts
Peak position #8
Hit singles
Share this wine #46
Happy birthday Helen #9
Single perfect raindrop #50
Popular in 1993
ARIA charts
Peak position #1×1
Hit singles
The dope show #20
I don’t like the drugs #45
Popular in 1998
This album was six years in the making given how it took that long for Peter Gabriel to follow up his magnum opus So, as you can imagine, it’s a bit of a disappointment given how much lower it appears on this list than that album would have. That said, it was still a big success even if that largely came from the singles helping it rebound whenever they were released.
AMR charts
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Digging the dirt #19
Steam #25
Popular in 1992
They were described as the 90’s equivalent of Abba, even though that was truer of their later material as this first album from Ace of base was more in line with the reggae trends of the day rather than the Europop that made their 70’s equivalent a household name. They were a surprise success in America, so much so that this was given an American edition over there which was what was popular on Billboard.
AMR charts
Peak position #10
Hit singles
All that she wants #1
The sign #1
Don’t turn around #20
Popular in 1994
ARIA charts
Peak position #9
Popular in 1991
These girls have been described as the Australian equivalent of the Spice girls, it’s there as they were a five piece who specialised in dance pop with elements of RNB and hip hop thrown into the mix. As such you have to wonder what happened to their popularity given how inescapable their British counterparts would be during the second half of the decade, I guess they were too ahead of their time.
AMR charts
Peak position #10
Hit singles
Take it from me #1
Girl’s life #13
Without you #15
Bad attitude #20
Popular in 1992
Well, this is one way of acknowledging you have a rich back catalogue that fans had unfairly ignored at this point, RHCP released this greatest hits package to help fans discover what they had missed out on from their 80’s material which proved to be a success for them.
AMR charts
Peak position #10
Popular in 1992, 1993
ARIA charts
Peak position #10
Popular in 1994
Peak position #7
Popular in 1998
ARIA charts
Peak position #10
Popular in 1995
The last contemporary Christian artist to find success here in Australia was Amy Grant from the start of the decade, enter Bob Carlisle who managed to connect with audiences here with this album which may have failed to spawn a hit, but regardless comforted us in a way that it was a success.
AMR charts
Peak position #14
Popular in 1997
ARIA charts
Peak position #11
Popular in 1993
It makes sense that this debut album from Kaoma would be a massive success given how huge fellow French musicians Gipsy kings were the previous year with this formula of combining Latin music with reggae, I guess the trend died out as quickly as it came as neither band found any success after this year.
AMR charts
Peak position #12
Hit singles
Lambada #4
Popular in 1990
This was released at the end of the previous year to minimal success, I’m guessing fans weren’t keen on a solo album from Wendy Matthews given how she already had success with the Rockmelons and Absent friends in such a short amount of time. They were won over when the third single became a huge success for her, this boosted the album’s popularity over the course of the year.
AMR charts
Peak position #13
Hit singles
Token angels #19
Woman’s gotta have it #39
Let’s kiss #12
Popular in 1991
ARIA charts
Peak position #11
Hit singles
Token angels #18
Woman’s gotta have it #34
Let’s kiss #14
Popular in 1991
ARIA charts
Peak position #13
Popular in 1990, 1991
ARIA charts
Peak position #11
Popular in 1991
Although it’s not on the level of Public enemy or later hip hop, this breakthrough from De la soul is proof that we Aussies were able to appreciate hip hop from reputable artists back in the day even if it failed to reach the dizzying heights of success from the two entries form Vanilla ice and MC Hammer on this list. It was mainly for its goofy lead single, but that’s as good of a gateway towards this album as any.
AMR charts
Peak position #11
Hit singles
Ring ring ring #4
Popular in 1991
ARIA charts
Peak position #15
Hit singles
Love rears its ugly head #10
Popular in 1991
This somewhat jumped the gun when it came to being an anniversary release of the album, mainly because it came out on the nineteenth anniversary rather than the more standard twentieth anniversary. Even so, the fact this finally saw a release on CD was what helped it find success this decade as was the case for many older albums throughout the 90’s.
AMR charts
Peak position #14
Popular in 1992
Well Nirvana was able to find massive success with their earlier entry on this list, so why not allow Pearl jam to rise to the ranks of rock gods with their debut album? It may surprise you to learn that while this was a success upon its initial release, it took several attempts for it to reach the same level of success that Nevermind and even their later albums achieved, likely due to it being a bit ahead of its time.
AMR charts
Peak position #15
Hit singles
Alive #8
Even flow #20
Popular in 1992, 1994, 1995
ARIA charts
Peak position #12
Hit singles
I swear #1
Popular in 1994
ARIA charts
Peak position #14
Hit singles
Sight for sore eyes #20
Open your heart #25
Search for the hero #37
Popular in 1995
Although the band were way past their prime at this point, it appears that the news of Sammy Hagar’s departure shook up enough of us Aussies this year that their greatest hits package managed to become a huge hit for them.
AMR charts
Peak position #12
Popular in 1996
ARIA charts
Peak position #11
Hit singles
Dc x 3 #50
Just ace #25
Popular in 1997, 1998
ARIA charts
Peak position #12
Popular in 1997
This was a huge flop upon its initial release the previous year, although thanks to the renewed interest in “Baby did a bad bad thing” due to its involvement with Eyes wide shut, this album became a success here in Australia for Chris Isaak. Unfortunately, there weren’t any more gimmicks he could benefit from going into the 00’s, meaning this is the last taste of success he achieved here.
Peak position #11
Popular in 1999
Although this wasn’t his first album he released, this was the first album that found success for Ben Lee thanks to the lead single nearly being declared the best song of 1998 according to listeners of Triple J. This allowed the general public to check out where this track came from which allowed it to climb up the charts for the singer/songwriter this year.
Peak position #13
Hit singles
Cigarettes will kill you #46
Popular in 1999
ARIA charts
Peak position #6
Hit singles
Remedy #21
Popular in 1992
This was the second entry of the Hits of 1990 series; it wasn’t as big as the third and final entry due to it not having as strong a selection to choose from even though the selections were still pretty strong from the autumn of this year.
AMR charts
Peak position #3
Hit singles
I want that man #2 (AMR #2)
Opposites attract #1 (AMR #1)
Italo house mix #13 (AMR #14)
I thank you #30 (AMR #28)
Dangerous #9 (AMR #11)
That’s what I call love #30 (AMR #26)
You’re history #20 (AMR #19)
Leave a light on #5 (AMR #3)
Kiss this thing goodbye #28 (AMR #28)
Crying in the chapel #3 (AMR #2)
Numero uno #23 (AMR #21)
Sweet surrender #7 (AMR #6)
Please send me someone to love #11 (AMR #12)
No more Mr. nice guy #48 (AMR #38)
Let the night roll on #17 (AMR #22)
Tears on my pillow #20 (AMR #19)
Check out the chicken #16 (AMR #19)
Popular in 1990
Well, the band were certainly a shadow of their former selves when it came to their studio output, however at least they still managed to put on a live show whenever they could stand each other long enough to do so as this live album was a massive success for them a decade after their last successful album.
AMR charts
Peak position #3
Popular in 1997
Does anyone remember the This is your life series? Basically, it was a show where a celebrity would appear and have their life read out to them with other famous people in their lives appearing as guests during the program. The 12th man decided to parody this phenomenon by having him read out the life of Australian cricketer Bill Lawry and hijinks ensuing from there.
AMR charts
Peak position #1×1
Popular in 1997, 1998
Vanessa Mae was a Singaporean born British violinist who scored massive worldwide success with this album of hers, it was a decent hit here in Australia likely due to how popular classical music was even if as far as I’m aware, this was the only successful album to feature a solo violinist in our music scene ever.
AMR charts
Peak position #2
Popular in 1995
ARIA charts
Peak position #2
Popular in 1995
ARIA charts
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Rock the rock #36
Mona #3
Amanda #24
Popular in 1990
ARIA charts
Peak position #7
Popular in 1994
This had a weaker selection of summer jams to market for our autumn than the other album that did this from earlier on this list, however it was still a hit here in Australia due to it still having somewhat of a strong selection to choose from.
AMR charts
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Sadeness #2 (AMR #2)
Pray #7 (AMR #6)
Play that funky music #13 (AMR #12)
Just another dream #14 (AMR #11)
Operaa house #18 (AMR #20)
16 #46 (AMR #33)
That ain’t bad #1
More than words can say #30 (AMR #21)
Joyride #1 (AMR #1)
Better #4 (AMR #3)
I touch myself #1 (AMR #1)
Unbelievable #8 (AMR #7)
I’m free #9 (AMR #7)
On the way up #19 (AMR #15)
Crazy #9 (AMR #6)
Piece of my heart #24 (AMR #24)
Wicked game #15 (AMR #12)
Popular in 1991
All of the seasonal compilations managed to be a success this year as usual, this being the weakest entry of the year even if it still managed to become a success due to having a decent selection of songs on its track listing.
AMR charts
Peak position #2
Hit singles
How to dance #3 (AMR #3)
Ring my bell #35 (AMR #29)
Losing my religion #11 (AMR #8)
Always on the run #43 (AMR #47)
Right here right now #35 (AMR #39)
Don’t go now #1 (AMR #2)
Let’s kiss #14 (AMR #12)
Just the way it is baby #26 (AMR #24)
Love school #43 (AMR #43)
Blue hotel #23 (AMR #24)
Falling #1 (AMR #3)
Popular in 1991
This is the first entry in the Hit machine franchise, it covers the big hits of autumn this year just as the previous entry covers the big hits of winter.
AMR charts
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Two princes #3 (AMR #3)
Right kind of love #5 (AMR #4)
Easy #1 (AMR #1)
No limit #7 (AMR #8)
I want you #10 (AMR #10)
Metal mickey #39 (AMR #48)
Open your mind #29 (AMR #27)
Could it be magic #30 (AMR #23)
I feel you #37 (AMR #28)
You ain’t thinking #3 (AMR #3)
No ordinary love #21 (AMR #18)
Hip hop hooray #33 (AMR #29)
Stand up #41 (AMR #35)
Wild thing #39 (AMR #45)
Holy grail #20 (AMR #16)
Sun dial #35 (AMR #43)
Popular in 1993
The summer of 95/96 was pretty hectic as the selections on here can attest to, this resulted in the success of this entry from the Hit machine franchise.
AMR charts
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Wonderwall #1 (AMR #1)
Waterfalls #4 (AMR #3)
Moving up #12 (AMR #11)
Apple eyes #9 (AMR #8)
Automatic lover #18 (AMR #10)
Let’s groove #2 (AMR #1)
It’s alright #4 (AMR #4)
Itchycoo park #27 (AMR #27)
La la la hey hey #42 (AMR #41)
Too hot #42 (AMR #37)
Wasn’t it good #11 (AMR #16)
Santa Maria #50 (AMR #40)
Right beside you #41 (AMR #38)
I feel it #20 (AMR #16)
Popular in 1996
Here we are with Hit machine’s biggest entry this year, this was for the autumn period of this year really proving how chaotic the music scene was during the early to mid-point.
AMR charts
Peak position #2
Hit singles
X files theme #2 (AMR #2)
Firestarter #22 (AMR #21)
Sweet dreams #8 (AMR #5)
Wrap me up #11 (AMR #8)
Sexual healing #5 (AMR #6)
Digging on you #6 (AMR #5)
Don’t stop #28 (AMR #29)
Children #5 (AMR #5)
How deep is your love #12 (AMR #15)
Imagination #37 (AMR #30)
Got it going on #19 (AMR #30)
Don’t look back in anger #19 (AMR #12)
1 2 3 4 #12 (AMR #10)
Get down on it #5 (AMR #5)
Tell me #6 (AMR #5)
Show you love #49 (AMR #48)
Stupid girl #47 (AMR #38)
Stepping stone #25 (AMR #23)
Popular in 1996
This was actually the 22nd volume of the 100% series, I’m guessing it was due to the confusing naming convention that this album wasn’t as popular as it could’ve been, but it could also be a lack of good selections to choose from on this album.
AMR charts
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Lovefool #11 (AMR #7)
I am I feel #18 (AMR #22)
If it makes you happy #20 (AMR #22)
To the moon and back #1 (AMR #1)
Twisted #9 (AMR #7)
Say you’ll be there #12 (AMR #7)
Professional widow #17 (AMR #13)
Don’t fear the reaper #48 (AMR #42)
I belong to you #34 (AMR #36)
Discotheque #3 (AMR #3)
Don’t let go #3 (AMR #2)
C’mon n ride it #13 (AMR #13)
A different beat #42
Your woman #2 (AMR #1)
Beetlebum #35 (AMR #32)
Always breaking my heart #50
Popular in 1997
This album covers all of the biggest hits of autumn this year which explains its success here, although it could’ve made some better choices which explains why it wasn’t as big as the earlier entry on this list.
AMR charts
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Unbreak my heart #6 (AMR #4)
When I die #2 (AMR #2)
Don’t say goodbye #8 (AMR #9)
One more time #3 (AMR #5)
Gimme gimme #14 (AMR #6)
Remember me #17 (AMR #11)
I’m kissing you #17 (AMR #17)
Underwater love #41 (AMR #34)
Insomnia #16 (AMR #13)
Can’t nobody hold me down #27 (AMR #18)
Let me clear my throat #50
Popular in 1997
At least the Hit machine franchise had decent songs to include on their albums this year, this wasn’t the case for the 100% series which really struggled to include worthy choices which costed them their success.
AMR charts
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Stop #5 (AMR #6)
I get lonely #21 (AMR #20)
Bamboogie #29 (AMR #24)
Never ever #1 (AMR #1)
Fly #31 (AMR #36)
Sex and candy #8 (AMR #11)
Not if you were the last junkie on earth #47
You’re still the one #1 (AMR #1)
Cleopatra’s theme #25 (AMR #24)
The impression that I get #11 (AMR #11)
The ballad of tom jones #46 (AMR #26)
Weird #12 (AMR #12)
I never loved you anyway #31 (AMR #45)
Black bugs #32 (AMR #46)
Popular in 1998
ARIA charts
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Humping around #1
Good enough #39
Popular in 1992
You’d think that INXS would be able to successfully transition from the 80’s to the 90’s similar to how Jimmy Barnes and John Farnham did, they somewhat made the transition given how this was a modest success for them, however it seemed like a last hurrah before they faded into obscurity as the decade went on.
AMR charts
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Heaven sent #14
Baby don’t cry #30
Taste it #37
Beautiful girl #32
Popular in 1992
ARIA charts
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Heaven sent #13
Baby don’t cry #30
Taste it #36
Beautiful girl #34
Popular in 1992
Given how their previous album managed to spawn a huge hit for Skid row the previous year, it seems fitting that this album would be more of a mainstream success even if it was among many albums during the decade that quickly fell from our charts despite entering them at a high position.
AMR charts
Peak position #1×1
Hit singles
Monkey business #30
Popular in 1991
ARIA charts
Peak position #1×1
Hit singles
Everybody here wants you #35
Popular in 1998
ARIA charts
Peak position #6
Hit singles
Soul to squeeze #9
Popular in 1994
Well East 17 were able to score a hit this year with their cover of this duo’s signature track, so it was only inevitable that they would find success with their own material this year with this album. Admittedly this was a success likely due to EDM starting to take over the Australian music scene this year and that these guys being the perfect fit for the dance floors throughout the decade.
AMR charts
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Can you forgive her #16
Go west #8
I wouldn’t normally do this kind of thing #37
Popular in 1993
ARIA charts
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Can you forgive her #17
Go west #10
I wouldn’t normally do this kind of thing #34
Popular in 1993
This was the penultimate album to be released from Rage against the machine as they would break up this year once they released their final album to allow the members to form a side project with Chris Cornell of Soundgarden known as Audioslave, basically it was an album about the state of Los Angeles at the end of the 90’s which many people found a lot of solace in given how righteous the band was on the album.
Peak position #2
Popular in 1999
ARIA charts
Peak position #1×1
Hit singles
D’you know what I mean #16
Stand by me #48
Popular in 1997
Given that they entered the 90’s with by far their most successful album in their catalogue, it makes sense that Aerosmith would retain some of their newfound popularity with this follow up album even if its success was a mere fraction of what its predecessor achieved at the start of the decade. Still at least fans weren’t crying sell-out yet, that would happen with their next album later in the decade.
AMR charts
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Living on the edge #24
Popular in 1993
ARIA charts
Peak position #2
Popular in 1994
This was a surprise given how these guys closed out the 80’s with one of the biggest albums of that decade, alas it appears that Ish was a fluke for them as this was only a moderate success for them going into the 90’s. I guess they fell into the same trap as Icehouse as they didn’t change up their sound too much which resulted in their music clashing with all of the pub rock and hair metal from this year.
AMR charts
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Tell me a story #17
Popular in 1990
ARIA charts
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Tell me a story #17
Don’t forget me #42
Popular in 1990
ARIA charts
Peak position #5
Popular in 1998
This was the third album to come out from NKOTB, and one which mostly have vocals from Jordin Knight and not the other kids following criticisms that he was the only one who could sing on their previous album. Now that’s to say that the other kids do provide vocals on this album, but that didn’t prevent their haters from noticing how much more airtime Jordan has and thus accused them of lip synching on the album.
AMR charts
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Step by step #6
Tonight #18
Popular in 1990
ARIA charts
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Step by step #8
Tonight #16
Popular in 1990
ARIA charts
Peak position #5
Hit singles
Relax #22
Popular in 1994
ARIA charts
Peak position #3
Popular in 1997, 1998
This was the third album that Anthony Warlow released in his career as well as the second to find moderate success in our music scene, although like most other Aussies, he would struggle to retain his popularity as our local music scene was pushed aside in favour of the international market.
AMR charts
Peak position #6
Popular in 1993
ARIA charts
Peak position #3
Popular in 1993
ARIA charts
Peak position #3
Hit singles
This is a call #9
Popular in 1995
This is the final album that Regurgitator had any success within their career, they had a pretty good run during the second half of the decade, however it appears audiences had grown tired of their antics going into the new millennium as they found no success throughout the 00’s.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Happiness #44
Freshmint #44
Popular in 1999
ARIA charts
Peak position #3
Hit singles
How do you do #13
Popular in 1992
ARIA charts
Peak position #5
Popular in 1992
Given how big their previous albums were, it only makes sense that Stone temple pilots would achieve moderate success with their third album this year even if it didn’t quite live up to the standards of their second album. The band considered this such a disappointment that their next album was devoid of Scott Weiland which has largely been described as one of the most pointless albums to ever exist.
AMR charts
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Big bang baby #38
Popular in 1996
Nick Cave had a surprisingly good year in the Australian music scene this decade, not only did he score a huge hit with Kylie Minogue three years prior, but he also managed to have his albums see mainstream success for the first time earlier in the decade. This greatest hits album was released to help fans discover his older work which he had over a decade of at this point.
AMR charts
Peak position #1×1
Popular in 1998
Following the success of his duet with Kylie Minogue on his previous album, Nick Cave no longer had any issues with finding success in our mainstream which came with his album he released this year which was able to compete with all of the pop music (albeit only on the AMR charts)
AMR charts
Peak position #5
Hit singles
Into my arms #26
Popular in 1997
Well, I did mention these guys earlier on this list, so it seems fitting that I talk about another British EDM act that saw massive critical acclaim back in the day that didn’t have much of that success translated to our mainstream for whatever reason. I guess I should bring up that many of these alternative bands and artists did see more success on the AMR charts which seemed to be less biased towards pop music.
AMR charts
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Setting sun #21
Block rocking beats #30
Popular in 1997
One of the more beloved alternative bands of the 90’s was Tea party, a Canadian band who saw little success in the mainstream worldwide but did see enough of it with this entry to make an appearance on this site. Curiously, it was more of a success on the AMR charts, likely due to that acknowledging our indie scene far better than ARIA did at this point.
AMR charts
Peak position #3
Popular in 1997
