This month in Australian music – April

Australian Musicians born in April

• 1st Apr 1975 – John Butler – John Butler Trio, The Waifs. Born in Torrance, California, United States
• 16th Apr 1953 – Peter Robert Garrett- Midnight Oil. Born in Sydney, NSW
• 17th Apr 1977 – Phil Jamieson – Grinspoon
• 27th Apr 1971 – John Collins – Bass player with Powderfinger
• 28th Apr 1956 – Jimmy Barnes – Cold Chisel, Solo. Born James Dixon Swan in Glasgow, Scotland

Albums released in April

• April 24 1978 Cold Chisel by Cold Chisel through Elektra Records

Number One Singles in Australia in April

• 1970 – The Beatles “Let it Be”
• 1971 – Lynn Anderson “Rose Garden”
• 1972 – Don McLean “American Pie”, Nilsson “Without You”
• 1973 – Carly Simon “You’re So Vain”, Roberta Flack “Killing Me Softly With His Song”, The Carpenters “Top of the World”
• 1974 – Alvin Stardust “My Coo Ca Choo”, Terry Jacks “Seasons in the Sun”
• 1975 – Skyhooks “Horror Movie”, Bob Hudson “The Newcastle Song”
• 1976 – ABBA “Fernando”
• 1977 – Mary MacGregor “Torn Between Two Lovers”, David Soul “Don’t Give Up on Us”
• 1978 – Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive”
• 1979 – Blondie “Heart of Glass”
• 1980 – Queen “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”, Split Enz “I Got You”
• 1981 – Adam and the Ants “Antmusic”, Sheena Easton “9 to 5 (Morning Train)”
• 1982 – Moving Pictures “What About Me”
• 1983 – Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes “Up Where We Belong”, Michael Jackson “Billie Jean”
• 1984 – Nena “99 Luftballons”
• 1985 – Jim Diamond “I Should Have Known Better”, USA for Africa “We Are the World”
• 1986 – Billy Ocean “When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going”
• 1987 – George Michael and Aretha Franklin “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)”, Paul Lekakis “Boom Boom (Let’s Go Back to My Room)”
• 1988 – Kylie Minogue “I Should Be So Lucky”, Billy Ocean “Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car”
• 1989 – Fine Young Cannibals “She Drives Me Crazy”, Madonna “Like a Prayer”

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