Listen Like Thieves is the fifth studio album by Australian rock band INXS. It was released on 14 October 1985. It spent two weeks at number one on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart. Considered an international breakthrough album for the band, it peaked at No. 11 on the United States Billboard 200, No. 24 on the Canadian RPM 100 Albums and in the top 50 in the United Kingdom.
Alexander Jacob "Sandy" Gutman, better known as Austen Tayshus, is an American-born Jewish Australian comedian. He is best known for the 1983 comedy single "Australiana", a spoken word piece which is filled with Australian puns.
"C'mon Aussie C'mon" is an Australian cricket anthem.
"Saturday Night" is a 1984 single from Australian rock band Cold Chisel, the second released from the album Twentieth Century and the first to be issued after the band's official break-up. The vocals are shared between Ian Moss and Jimmy Barnes. It just missed out on becoming the band's third Top 10 single, stalling at number 11 on the Australian chart for two weeks, but it remains one of Cold Chisel's highest charting songs.
"Australiana" is a spoken-word comedy single by Austen Tayshus, written by Billy Birmingham and recorded live at The Comedy Store, Sydney, in 1983. It was only available on 12-inch records. It was the No. 1 single in Australia in 1983 for eight weeks, seven of them consecutive.
"Choirgirl" is a song by Australian rock band Cold Chisel, released as the lead single from their third studio album East (1980) in November 1979. A ballad written by Don Walker with an R&B influenced melody, the song marked the first time the band had recorded with producer Mark Opitz. It peaked at No. 14 in Australia on the Kent Music Report.
Wired World of Sports is the debut album released by The Twelfth Man. Released in 1987, it reached number one on the Kent Music Report in February 1988.
"Cheap Wine" is a 1980 single from Australian rock band Cold Chisel. The second single from the album East, it was released in May, a month before the album. It reached number 8 on the Australian charts, the band's first top-ten single, and would eventually remain the band's second highest chart performance. It has been described as, "one of Don's finest commercial songs."
"Just Like Fire Would" is a song by Australian alternative rock band, the Saints, which is written by the band's lead singer, Chris Bailey, and was released as a single in March 1986. It was the lead single from their seventh studio album, All Fools Day, and peaked at No. 29 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart. It was produced by Hugh Jones, who had co-produced the album with Bailey. AllMusic's John Dougan reviewed All Fools Day and opined, "One listen to songs as grabbing as 'Celtic Ballad' or the great 'Just Like Fire Would' will convince you that despite the differences, the new Saints were a good band for completely different reasons than the old Saints."
"I Hear Motion" was the first single from The Pleasure of Your Company, the third studio album by Australian new wave rock band Models.
"Dusty Pages" is a song by Australian rock, synth-pop band, Icehouse. It was third single from their third studio album, Sidewalk. It was released on 26 November 1984, and peaked at No. 82 on the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart.
"Howzat" is a song by Australian band Sherbet, released in May 1976. The song reached number 1 in Australia on the Kent Music Report and it also reached number 1 in New Zealand on the Recorded Music NZ. It was released from Sherbet's album of the same name, Howzat. The song was written by band members Garth Porter and Tony Mitchell. The title track was also a number one hit and remains the group's biggest hit, especially outside of Australia, reaching the top 5 of the UK charts and also entering the lower end of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
"Ego Is Not a Dirty Word" is a song by Australian band Skyhooks, released in April 1975 as the lead single from the band's second studio album of the same name. It was written by the group's bass guitarist, Greg Macainsh and was produced by Ross Wilson. The song peaked at number two in Australia.
"I Am Pegasus" is a pop rock song written and recorded by American-Australian singer-songwriter Ross Ryan, which was issued as a single in September 1973 ahead of his third album, My Name Means Horse. It was produced by Peter Dawkins for EMI Music Australia, which peaked at No. 2 on the Australian charts.
Danced in the Fire is the fifth studio album by New Zealand singer songwriter Sharon O'Neill and first on the Polydor Records label.
The Numbers were an Australian power pop band formed by siblings Annalisse and Chris Morrow in early 1978. They issued two studio albums, The Numbers, which peaked at No. 29 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart, and 39.51. The group disbanded in 1984, the Morrows formed another band, Maybe Dolls, in 1991.
"Love and Other Bruises" is the debut single by English/Australian soft rock duo Air Supply, from their 1976 self-titled debut album. The song was a top ten hit in Australia, where it peaked at No. 6. The song also appeared on the duo's third album of the same name, which was their first release in the United States.
"Phantom Shuffle" is a comedy single by Austen Tayshus. Released in October 1984 as the lead and only single from Austen Tayshus' debut album, When the Ticklers Stopped Quivering. The song peaked at number 16 on the Australian charts.
When the Ticklers Stopped Quivering is the debut studio album by Australian comedian, Austen Tayshus. The album was released in December 1984 and peaked at number 72 on the Australian Kent Music Report.
"Highway Corroboree" is a comedy single by Austen Tayshus. Released in January 1988 as the lead single from Austen Tayshus' second studio album, Whispering Joke. The song peaked at number 43 on the Australian charts.
