Midnight Oil discography
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The discography of Australian rock group Midnight Oil consists of thirteen studio albums, forty-three singles, two EPs, five video albums, seven live albums, and six compilation albums. The band has sold over 20 million albums.[1]
Midnight Oil began under the name Farm in 1972, establishing their own record label 'Powderworks' in 1977. They released their debut self-titled album Midnight Oil in 1978 along with their first single "Run by Night".[2][3] Their first three albums charted in the top 50 of the Australian Kent Music Report; in Australia, Head Injuries was certified gold and Place without a Postcard was certified platinum.
Their fourth album was their first to reach the top 10; 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (1982) peaked at number three in Australia pushing them to the level of mainstream recognition locally. It also brought their first appearance on the United States charts, peaking at number 178 on the Billboard 200. The album's first single, "Power and the Passion", was their first top ten single in Australia, at number eight. In 1984, Midnight Oil's Red Sails in the Sunset became their first number one album in Australia. It was the first of four in a row between 1984 and 1993. 1985 saw the release of the EP Species Deceases – the group's only number one entry on the Australian singles chart – which features the anti-war song "Hercules" and the environmentalist anthem "Pictures".
"The Dead Heart" in 1986 became the band's highest-charting Australian single, peaking at number four. It was followed by "Beds Are Burning" at number six, with both singles from the 1987 album Diesel and Dust which edged them into mainstream global recognition. In addition to number one in Australia, Diesel and Dust peaked at number 20 on the United Kingdom Albums Chart; it was certified platinum in the US and three times platinum in Canada. Midnight Oil followed up the success of Diesel and Dust with their seventh studio album Blue Sky Mining in 1990. It was their first and only to peak in the top 20 of the Billboard 200. It brought the single "Blue Sky Mine", which charted at number one on both the US Mainstream and Modern Rock charts. The second single "Forgotten Years" also charted at number one on the Modern Rock chart. Their last Australian number one studio album was Earth and Sun and Moon, bringing another three top ten singles on the US Modern Rock charts.
In the next decade, Midnight Oil released three further studio albums, all of which registered on the top ten in Australia, but did not match the success of their earlier efforts. In 1997, the band released the greatest hits album 20,000 Watt R.S.L., which has since achieved four times platinum sales in Australia. In 2002, lead vocalist Peter Garrett announced his decision to leave Midnight Oil, concluding the band's 30-year career.[2] The group reformed in 2017.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||
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| AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
CAN [6] |
GER [7] |
NLD [8] |
NOR [9] |
NZ [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
UK [13] |
US [14] | |||
| 1978 | Midnight Oil | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1979 | Head Injuries
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36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1981 | Place without a Postcard
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12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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3 | — | 98 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 178 | |
| 1984 | Red Sails in the Sunset
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1 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | 177 |
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| 1987 | Diesel and Dust
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1 | — | 1 | 13 | 11 | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | |
| 1990 | Blue Sky Mining
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1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 20 | |
| 1993 | Earth and Sun and Moon
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2 | — | 8 | 17 | 57 | — | 5 | 15 | 5 | 27 | 49 | |
| 1996 | Breathe
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3 | — | 32 | 33 | — | — | 26 | — | 31 | — | 155 |
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| 1998 | Redneck Wonderland
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7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001[30] | Capricornia
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8 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | The Makarrata Project
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1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | |
| 2022 | Resist
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1 | — | — | 17 | — | — | 16 | — | 8 | — | — | |
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Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] |
NZ [10] |
GER [33] | |||
| 1990 | The Green Disc
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| 1997 | 20,000 Watt R.S.L.: Collection | 1 | 18 | 78 | |
| 1997 | The Best of the B-Sides
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— | |||
| 2006 | Flat Chat
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21 | — | — | |
| 2012 | Essential Oils
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7 | 7 | — |
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| 2017 | Lasseters Gold (Unreleased Demos)
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— | — | — | |
| 2017 | Chiko Locallo (B-sides and Rarities)
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— | — | — | |
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Live albums
| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
CAN [6] |
NLD [39] |
NZ [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
US [14] | |||
| 1992 | Scream in Blue: Live
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3 | 30 | 60 | 70 | 28 | 42 | 28 | 141 |
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| 2000 | The Real Thing
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7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2017 | Live At the Wireless, 1978, Studio 221
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | Punter Barrier BPM
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | Armistice Day – Live at the Domain, Sydney
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5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | Breathe Tour '97
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | Live at the Old Lion, Adelaide, 1982
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7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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Box sets
| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] | ||
| 2017 | The Full Tank
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38 |
| 2017 | The Overflow Tank
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Extended plays
| Year | EP details | Chart peak positions | Certifications | ||
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| AUS [4] |
NZ [10] | ||||
| 1980 | Bird Noises | 28 | 48 | ||
| 1985 | Species Deceases
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1 | 42 |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] |
CAN [46] |
FRA [47] |
NLD [48] |
NZ [10] |
NOR [9] |
SWI [12] |
UK [13] |
US Hot [49] |
US Main. [50] |
US Alt. [51] | ||||
| 1978 | "Run by Night" | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | x | Midnight Oil | |
| 1979 | "Cold Cold Change" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | x | Head Injuries | |
| 1980 | "Back on the Borderline" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | x | ||
| 1981 | "Don't Wanna Be the One" | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | Place without a Postcard | |
| 1982 | "Armistice Day" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | ||
| "US Forces" | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 | ||
| 1983 | "Power and the Passion" | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | x | ||
| "Read About It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | |||
| 1984 | "When the Generals Talk" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | Red Sails in the Sunset | |
| 1985 | "Best of Both Worlds" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | ||
| 1986 | "The Dead Heart"<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] | 4 | 38 | 19 | 40 | 14 | — | — | 62<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[B] | 53 | 11 | x | Diesel and Dust | |
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| "Put Down That Weapon" | 32 | — | 34 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | x | |||
| 1988 | "Dreamworld" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | 37 | 16 | ||
| 1990 | "Blue Sky Mine" | 8 | 7 | 25 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 66 | 47 | 1 | 1 |
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Blue Sky Mining |
| "Forgotten Years" | 26 | 36 | 44 | — | 24 | — | — | 97 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| "King of the Mountain" | 25 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| "Bedlam Bridge" | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1991 | "One Country" | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992 | "Sometimes" (Live) | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | Scream in Blue (Live) | |
| "Beds Are Burning" (Live) | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1993 | "Truganini" | 10 | 11 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 29 | — | 10 | 4 | Earth and Sun and Moon | |
| "My Country" | 52 | 51 | — | — | 49 | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | |||
| "In the Valley" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | |||
| "Drums of Heaven" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |||
| "Outbreak of Love" | 57 | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | —Template:Efn | — | 9 | |||
| 1995 | "Land" | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 1996 | "Underwater" | 22 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Breathe | |
| "Surf's Up Tonight" | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1997 | "White Skin Black Heart" | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Redneck Wonderland | |
| 1998 | "Cemetery in My Mind" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "What Goes On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Redneck Wonderland" | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "Say Your Prayers" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Real Thing / Capricornia | |
| 2000 | "The Real Thing" | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Real Thing | |
| "Spirit of the Age" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2001 | "Golden Age" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Capricornia | |
| "Too Much Sunshine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2002 | "Luritja Way" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Mosquito March" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2003 | "No Man's Land" | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gaia | |
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| 2021 | "Rising Seas"[56] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Resist | |
| "Tarkine"[57] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2022 | "At the Time of Writing"[58] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "We Resist"[59] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
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Video albums
| Year | Details | Certifications |
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| 1987 | Blackfella/Whitefella[60]
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| 1990 | Black Rain Falls[60][61]
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| 1997 | 20,000 Watt R.S.L. The Midnight Oil Collection[60][62]
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| 2004 | Best of Both Worlds
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| 2018 | Midnight Oil 1984
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| 2018 | Armistice Day – Live at the Domain, Sydney
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Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
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| 1977 | "Used and Abused" (Live) | <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[B] |
| 1978 | "Run by Night" | <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[B] |
| "Used and Abused" | <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] | |
| 1979 | "Cold Cold Change" | <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| 1980 | "Back on the Borderline" | Colin Wardrop |
| 1981 | "Armistice Day" (Live) | David Bradbury[65] |
| 1982 | "No Time for Games" (Live) | Ray Argall[65] |
| "Lucky Country" (Live) | Ray Argall[65] | |
| "US Forces" | Tony Stevens[65] | |
| 1983 | "Power and the Passion" | Ray Argall[65] |
| "Short Memory" (Live) | John Duigan, Ray Argall[65] | |
| 1984 | "Read About It" | Ray Argall[66] |
| 1985 | "Read About It" (Live) | Mark Fitzgerald[65] |
| "Best of Both Worlds" | John Whitteron[67] | |
| "Pictures" | John Whitteron, Tony Stevens[65] | |
| 1986 | "The Dead Heart" | Ray Argall[65] |
| 1987 | "Beds Are Burning" | Andrew De Groot[65] |
| "Put Down That Weapon" | Martin Stauce / John Wilkinson[65] | |
| 1988 | "Dreamworld" | Andrew de Groot / Paul Elliot[65] |
| 1989 | "Hercules" (Live) | Mark Fitzgerald[65] |
| 1990 | "Blue Sky Mine" | Claudia Castle[68] |
| "Forgotten Years" | Claudia Castle[65] | |
| "King of the Mountain" | John Diaz / Larry Jordan[69] | |
| "Bedlam Bridge" | Claudia Castle[65] | |
| 1991 | "One Country" | Ken Duncan[65] |
| 1992 | "Sometimes" (Live) | Larry Jordan[65] |
| 1993 | "Truganini" (Australian Version) | <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[B] |
| "Truganini" (US Version) | Josh Taft[65] | |
| "My Country" | Claudia Castle[65] | |
| "Outbreak of Love" | Sally Bongers / Paul Elliott[65][68] | |
| "In the Valley" | Paul Elliott[65] | |
| 1996 | "Underwater" | Maurice Todman / Tim Bonython[65] |
| "Surf's Up Tonight" | Maurice Todman[65] | |
| "Sins of Omission" (Live) | Maurice Todman[65] | |
| 1997 | "White Skin Black Heart" | Andrew Lancaster[65] |
| 1998 | "Redneck Wonderland" | Jonathan Cohen, Olivia Rousset and Bentley Dean[65] |
| "Cemetery in My Mind" | <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[B] | |
| 2002 | "Mosquito March" (Live) | Jon Olb and Sean Riley<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[C] |
| "Luritja Way" (Live) | Jon Olb and Sean Riley<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[C] | |
| 2015 | "Too Much Sunshine" | Bones Hillman and Justin Heitman[65] |
| 2020 | "Gadigal Land" | Robert Hambling |
| "First Nation" | Robert Hambling | |
| 2021 | "Rising Seas" | Cameron March |
| 2022 | "We Resist" |
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- C<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ These clips were filmed for the TV series Live at the Chapel.[70] on 12 February 2002. They were included on a Special Edition release of Capricornia.[71]
Other appearances
| Year | Song contributed | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | "Wharf Rat" (Grateful Dead cover) | Deadicated: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead[72] |
| 1998 | "Pub with No Beer" (Slim Dusty cover) | Not So Dusty – A Tribute to Slim Dusty[73] |
| 2002 | "Beds Are Burning" (Live) | Live at the World Café: Vol. 15 - Handcrafted[74] |
| 2003 | "Beds Are Burning" (Acoustic) | The Very Best of MTV Unplugged, Vol. 2[75] |
| 2003 | "No Man's Land" | Gaïa / Alan Simon |
| 2008 | "Beds Are Burning" (Tamarama mix) | Caution: Life Ahead![76] |
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