Midnight Oil discography explained
| Artist: | Midnight Oil |
| Studio: | 13 |
| Singles: | 43 |
| Ep: | 2 |
| Live: | 7 |
| Compilation: | 6 |
| Video: | 5 |
| Music Videos: | 38 |
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 have 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< | -- This should be kept to 10 max --> | Certifications
(sales thresholds) |
|---|
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- Recorded: September 1978
- Released: November 1978
- Label: Powderworks (MLF 233)
- Formats: CD, cassette, LP
| 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| 1979 | Head Injuries- Recorded: July & August 1979
- Released: October 1979
- Label: Powderworks (MLF 322)
- Formats: CD, cassette, LP
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| 1981 | Place without a Postcard- Recorded: June & July 1981
- Released: November 1981
- Label: CBS (SBP 237704)
- Formats: CD, cassette, LP
| 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| 1982 | 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1- Recorded: September 1982
- Released: December 1982
- Label: CBS (SBP 237868)
- Formats: CD, cassette, LP
| 3 | — | 98 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 178 | - ARIA: 7× Platinum
- RIANZ: Platinum[18]
|
| 1984 | Red Sails in the Sunset- Recorded: June, July & August 1984
- Released: October 1984
- Label: CBS (SBP 238027)
- Formats: CD, cassette, LP
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | 177 |
|
| 1987 | Diesel and Dust- Released: August 1987
- Label: CBS (CDCBS 460005 2)
- Formats: CD, cassette, LP
| 1 | — | 1 | 13 | 11 | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 |
|
| 1990 | Blue Sky Mining- Released: 25 February 1990
- Label: CBS (465653 2)
- Formats: CD, cassette, LP
| 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 20 | - ARIA: 5× Platinum
- GLF: Gold
- IFPI SWI: Platinum[25]
- MC: Platinum
- RIAA: Gold
- RIANZ: Platinum [26]
|
| 1993 | Earth and Sun and Moon- Released: 20 April 1993
- Label: Columbia (CK 53793)
- Formats: CD, LP
| 2 | — | 8 | 17 | 57 | — | 5 | 15 | 5 | 27 | 49 | - ARIA: Platinum[27]
- IFPI SWI: Gold[28]
- MC: Gold
|
| 1996 | Breathe- Released: October 1996
- Label: Columbia (485402 2)
- Formats: CD, LP
| 3 | — | 32 | 33 | — | — | 26 | — | 31 | — | 155 |
|
| 1998 | Redneck Wonderland- Released: July 1998
- Label: Columbia (489971 2)
- Formats: CD
| 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| 2002 | Capricornia- Released: 19 February 2002
- Label: Columbia (5062032000)
- Formats: CD
| 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | The Makarrata Project- Released: 30 October 2020
- Label: Sony Music Australia (19439793942)
- Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | |
| 2022 | Resist- Released: 18 February 2022[30]
- Label: Sony Music Australia (19439905882)
- Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
| 1
[31] | — | — | 17 | — | — | 16
[32] | — | 8 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions | Certifications |
|---|
AUS
| NZ
|
|---|
| 1990 | The Green Disc- Released: 1990 (promo)
- Label: Sprint Music
- Formats: CD
| colspan="3" |
| 1997 | 20,000 Watt R.S.L. Collection
- Released: 12 October 1997
- Label: Sony (488866 2)
- Formats: CD, LP
| 1 | 18 |
|
| 1997 | The Best of the B-Sides- Released: 1997 (promo)
- Label: Columbia
- Formats: CD
| colspan="3" |
| 2006 | Flat Chat- Released: 14 August 2006
- Label: Sony BMG (82876 87409 2)
- Formats: CD
| 21 | — | |
| 2012 | Essential Oils
| 7 | 7 |
|
| 2017 | Lasseters Gold (Unreleased Demos)- Released: 26 May 2017[36]
- Label: Sony Music Australia
- Formats: DD
| — | — | |
| 2017 | Chiko Locallo (B-sides and Rarities)- Released: 26 May 2017[37]
- Label: Sony Music Australia
- Formats: DD
| — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions | Certifications |
|---|
AUS
| AUT
| CAN
| NLD
[38] | NZ
| SWE
| SWI
|
|---|
| 1992 | Scream in Blue Live
- Released: 5 May 1992
- Label: Columbia (COL 471453 2)
- Formats: CD, cassette, LP
| 3 | 30 | 60 | 70 | 28 | 42 | 28 |
|
| 2000 | The Real Thing- Released: 8 July 2000
- Label: Columbia (498278 2)
- Formats: CD
| 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| 2017 | Live At the Wireless, 1978, Studio 221- Released: 26 May 2017
- Label: Sony Music Australia
- Formats: DD
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | Punter Barrier BPM- Released: 26 May 2017
- Label: Sony Music Australia
- Formats: DD
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | Armistice Day – Live at the Domain, Sydney- Released: 9 November 2018
| 5
[40] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | Breathe Tour '97- Released: 13 April 2019[41]
- Label: Mountain Man
- Formats: LP (limited edition)
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | Live at the Old Lion, Adelaide, 1982- Released: 2 December 2022[42]
- Label: Black Box Records, MGM Distribution
- Formats: CD, digital
| 7
[43] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |
Box sets
| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions |
|---|
AUS
|
|---|
| 2017 | The Full Tank- Released: 12 May 2017
- Label: Sony
- Formats: 13×CD+DVD
| 38
[44] |
| 2017 | The Overflow Tank- Released: 12 May 2017
- Label: Sony
- Formats: 4×CD+8xDVD
| — | |
Extended plays
| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions | Certifications |
|---|
AUS
| NZ
|
|---|
| 1980 | Bird Noises- Recorded: 21–22 July 1980
- Released: October 1980
- Label: Powderworks (MSPD 462)
- Formats: CD, cassette, LP
| 28 | 48 |
|
| 1985 | Species Deceases- Recorded: 5 days in September 1985
- Released: December 1985
- Label: Columbia (PCT 46135)
- Formats: CD, cassette, 12" vinyl
| 1 | 42 |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions < | -- This should be kept to 10 max --> | Certifications | Album |
|---|
AUS
| CAN
[48] | FRA
[49] | NLD
[50] | NZ
| NOR
| SWI
| UK
| US Hot
[51] | US Main.
[52] | US Alt.
[53] |
|---|
| 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" | 4 | 38 | 19 | 40 | 14 | — | — | 62 | 53 | 11 | x | | Diesel and Dust |
| 1987 | "Beds Are Burning" | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 17 | 6 | x |
|
| "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 |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
| 1995 | "Land" | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align="center" |
| 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 |
| 2020 | "Gadigal Land"
[56] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Makarrata Project |
"First Nation"
[57] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | "Rising Seas"[58] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Resist |
| "Tarkine"[59] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | "At the Time of Writing"[60] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "We Resist"[61] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. "x" denotes that chart did not exist at the time. | |
Notes
- A "The Dead Heart" and "Beds Are Burning" were both released in United States and United Kingdom in 1988
- B "The Dead Heart" peaked at number 62 in 1989 after its re-release in the UK; its first release originally peaked at number 68
- C "Beds Are Burning" peaked at number 6 in 1989 after its re-release in the UK; its first release originally peaked at number 48
Video albums
| Year | Details | Certifications |
|---|
| 1987 | Blackfella/Whitefella[62] - Released: 1987
- Label: SMV Enterprises (200440 2)
- Formats: VHS, DVD / CD (2008 re-release)
| |
| 1990 | Black Rain Falls[63] - Released: 1990
- Label: CMV Enterprises (49048 2)
- Formats: VHS
| |
| 1997 | 20,000 Watt R.S.L. The Midnight Oil Collection[64] - Released: 1997
- Label: SMV (200780 9)
- Formats: DVD
|
|
| 2004 | Best of Both Worlds- Released: 5 April 2004
- Label: ABC (13740)
- Formats: DVD, CD
|
|
| 2018 | Midnight Oil 1984
| |
| 2018 | Armistice Day – Live at the Domain, Sydney- Released: 9 November 2018
|
|
|
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|
| 1977 | "Used and Abused" (Live) | |
| 1978 | "Run by Night" | |
| "Used and Abused" | |
| 1979 | "Cold Cold Change" | |
| 1980 | "Back on the Borderline" | Colin Wardrop |
| 1981 | "Armistice Day" (Live) | David Bradbury[67] |
| 1982 | "No Time for Games" (Live) | Ray Argall |
| "Lucky Country" (Live) | Ray Argall |
| "US Forces" | Tony Stevens |
| 1983 | "Power and the Passion" | Ray Argall |
| "Short Memory" (Live) | John Duigan, Ray Argall |
| 1984 | "Read About It" | Ray Argall[68] |
| 1985 | "Read About It" (Live) | Mark Fitzgerald |
| "Best of Both Worlds" | John Whitteron[69] |
| "Pictures" | John Whitteron, Tony Stevens |
| 1986 | "The Dead Heart" | Ray Argall |
| 1987 | "Beds Are Burning" | Andrew De Groot |
| "Put Down That Weapon" | Martin Stauce / John Wilkinson |
| 1988 | "Dreamworld" | Andrew de Groot / Paul Elliot |
| 1989 | "Hercules" (Live) | Mark Fitzgerald |
| 1990 | "Blue Sky Mine" | Claudia Castle[70] |
| "Forgotten Years" | Claudia Castle |
| "King of the Mountain" | John Diaz / Larry Jordan[71] |
| "Bedlam Bridge" | Claudia Castle |
| 1991 | "One Country" | Ken Duncan |
| 1992 | "Sometimes" (Live) | Larry Jordan |
| 1993 | "Truganini" (Australian Version) | |
| "Truganini" (US Version) | Josh Taft |
| "My Country" | Claudia Castle |
| "Outbreak of Love" | Sally Bongers / Paul Elliott |
| "In the Valley" | Paul Elliott |
| 1996 | "Underwater" | Maurice Todman / Tim Bonython |
| "Surf's Up Tonight" | Maurice Todman |
| "Sins of Omission" (Live) | Maurice Todman |
| 1997 | "White Skin Black Heart" | Andrew Lancaster |
| 1998 | "Redneck Wonderland" | Jonathan Cohen, Olivia Rousset and Bentley Dean |
| "Cemetery in My Mind" | |
| 2002 | "Mosquito March" (Live) | Jon Olb and Sean Riley |
| "Luritja Way" (Live) | Jon Olb and Sean Riley |
| 2015 | "Too Much Sunshine" | Bones Hillman and Justin Heitman |
| 2020 | "Gadigal Land" | Robert Hambling |
| "First Nation" | Robert Hambling |
| 2021 | "Rising Seas" | Cameron March |
| 2022 | "We Resist" | | |
Notes
- A These clips were filmed at the Channel Seven television station in Sydney and have no attributable director.[67]
- B The name of the Director for these music videos has not been found in reliable sources.
- C These clips were filmed for the TV series Live at the Chapel.[72] on 12 February 2002. They were included on a Special Edition release of Capricornia.[73]
Other appearances
References
General
- Web site: Midnight Oil discography . 2 February 2009 . Midnight Oil website.
- Web site: Midnight Oil discography . https://web.archive.org/web/20071106105955/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/midnightoil/discography . dead . 6 November 2007 . 2 February 2009 . Rolling Stone.
- Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4911|pure_url=yes}}
Midnight Oil – Discography]. . 11 March 2008 .
Specific
Notes and References
- Web site: Midnight Oil announces 2022 tour will be the last. Zuel. Bernard. Bernard Zuel. 26 November 2021. The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 March 2022.
- Web site: https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120726191200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20120727-0512/www.howlspace.com.au/en/midnightoil/midnightoil.htm . Midnight Oil . Nimmervoll . Ed . Ed Nimmervoll . Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll) . 26 July 2012 . 6 February 2014 .
- Book: McFarlane, Ian . Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop . Ian McFarlane . . 1999 . Encyclopedia entry for 'Midnight Oil' . http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=487. 1-86448-768-2 . 20 October 2008 . Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. https://web.archive.org/web/20040813100940/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=487 . 13 August 2004 .
- Australian chart peaks:
- Web site: Discographie Midnight Oil. Austriancharts.at. 19 January 2009. Note: some information is in Austrian
- https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/list.aspx?OCRText=Midnight+Oil&ChartEn=Top+Albums%2fCDs& RPM
- Web site: Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts. 2021-10-20. www.offiziellecharts.de.
- Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, Hitdossier
- Web site: Discography Midnight Oil. Norwegiancharts.com. 19 January 2009.
- Web site: Discography: Midnight Oil (NZ). charts.nz. 18 January 2009.
- Web site: Discography Midnight Oil. Swedishcharts.com. 19 January 2009.
- Web site: Discography Midnight Oil. Swisscharts.com. 19 January 2009.
- Web site: Official Charts > Midnight Oil. The Official UK Charts Company. 13 December 2016.
- Midnight Oil Chart History: Billboard 200. Billboard. 16 December 2020.
- Jackson Leads Int'I Certifications For CBS. Cash Box. World Radio History. 34. 2 July 1983. 10 November 2021.
- Australia. album. 2014. 30 July 2014.
- Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4911|pure_url=yes}} Midnight Oil > Biography]. AllMusic. 22 January 2009.
- Web site: Official Top 40 Albums. Recorded Music NZ. 10 June 1984. 6 December 2022.
- Web site: Statistics – Certified Awards search: Midnight Oil. British Phonographic Industry. 31 January 2009.
- Web site: Guld-Platina-1987-1998 (Gold-Platinum-1987-1998) . International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . 31 January 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120521214300/http://www.ifpi.se/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf . 21 May 2012 . Note: some information is in Swedish
- Web site: Awards 1994 – Singles and Albums. Swisscharts. 31 January 2009.
- Web site: CRIA search certifications: Midnight Oil . Canadian Recording Industry Association . 21 January 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160111074458/http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php . 11 January 2016 .
- Web site: Gold & Platinum search results: Midnight Oil. RIAA. 16 December 2020.
- Web site: Official Top 40 Albums. Recorded Music NZ. 20 December 1987. 6 December 2022.
- Web site: Awards 1990 – Singles and Albums. Swisscharts. 31 January 2009.
- Web site: Official Top 40 Albums. Recorded Music NZ. 9 December 1990. 6 December 2022.
- Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia.
- Web site: Awards 1993 – Singles and Albums. Swisscharts. 31 January 2009.
- Web site: Australian Music (The Best of Australian Rock) : Midnight Oil . Informationbrazil.com.au . 6 February 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070904032143/http://www.informationbrazil.com.au/diversao/musica/biografias/MIDNIGHT%20OIL.doc . 4 September 2007 .
- Web site: Resist by Midnight Oil. JB Hi-Fi. 1 December 2021.
- Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 February 2022. 25 February 2022.
- Web site: NZ Top 40 Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 28 February 2022. 26 February 2022.
- Web site: ARIA Charts – Accreditations 2008 Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association. 19 January 2009.
- Web site: Certifications Albums Or – année 1998 (Gold certifications Albums – 1998). disqueenfrance. 31 January 2009. dead. https://archive.today/20240526182333/https://www.webcitation.org/6HwfLtBKk?url=http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/monopage.xml%3Fid=259165&year=1998&type=8. 26 May 2024. Note: some information in French
- Web site: ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2018 Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association. 2018. 3 July 2018.
- Web site: Lasseters Gold. Apple Music. 26 May 2017. 8 August 2020.
- Web site: Chiko Locallo (B-sides and Rarities). Apple Music. 26 May 2017. 8 August 2020.
- Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, Hitdossier 1939 – 1994
- Web site: ARIA Charts – Accreditations 2000 Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association. 22 January 2009.
- Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association. 19 November 2018. 17 November 2018.
- Web site: Breathe Tour 97 - Limited Edition. Sanity (music store). 12 December 2022.
- Web site: Midnight Oil To Release 1982 Concert For ARCA. Noise11. 29 November 2022. 12 December 2022.
- Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 22 May 2023. 19 May 2023.
- Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association. 22 May 2017. 20 May 2017.
- Book: Luke, George. The Rough Guide to Rock: Midnight Oil. 6 February 2009. 9781572308268. 31 July 2002.
- Web site: ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2014 Singles . www.aria.com.au.
- Web site: ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2014 Singles . www.aria.com.au.
- https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/list.aspx?OCRText=Midnight+Oil&ChartEn=Top+Singles& "RPM"
- Web site: Discographie Midnight Oil . French Charts Portal. 25 October 2008 . Note: some information in French
- Web site: Discografie Midnight Oil. Dutchcharts.nl. 19 January 2009. Note: some information in Dutch
- Midnight Oil Chart History: Hot 100. Billboard. 16 December 2020.
- Midnight Oil Chart History: Mainstream Rock. Billboard. 16 December 2020.
- Midnight Oil Chart History: Alternative Airplay. Billboard. 16 December 2020.
- Australia. Midnight Oil. single. 2014. 28 November 2021.
- Australia. Midnight Oil. single. 1990. 20 November 2021.
- Web site: Midnight Oil's Gadigal Land is an uncompromising song of rage. SMH. 7 August 2020. 7 August 2020.
- Web site: New single "First Nation" music video. midnightoil. 25 September 2020. 26 September 2020.
- Web site: Midnight Oil call out government inaction on climate change with new single "Rising Seas". NME Australia. 28 October 2021. 29 October 2021. Brereton, Greta.
- Web site: Midnight Oil Releases Tarkine Song. Tasmanian Times. 17 December 2021. 19 December 2021.
- Web site: Midnight Oil Release Another 'Resist' Track "At the Time of Writing". Noise11. 4 February 2022. 6 February 2022. Cashmere, Paul.
- Web site: New Aus Music Playlist Additions – 18/02/22. Music Feeds. 18 February 2022. 20 February 2022.
- Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4911|pure_url=yes}} Midnight Oil > Discography > DVDs & Videos]. AllMusic. 3 February 2009.
- Web site: Midnight Oil: Black Rain Falls (1990) (V). IMDb. 3 February 2009.
- Web site: Midnight Oil: 20,000 Watt R.S.L. – The Midnight Oil Collection (1997) (V). IMDb. 3 February 2009.
- Australia. Midnight Oil. video. 2012. 1 December 2021.
- Australia. Midnight Oil. video. 2019. 1 December 2021.
- 20,000 Watt R.S.L. The Midnight Oil Collection . 20,000 Watt R.S.L. . Midnight Oil . 1997 .
- Web site: Video Clips. The Dead Heart. 2 February 2009.
- Web site: "Best of Both Words" (Promotional video) . The Dead Heart . June 2004 . 31 January 2009 .
- Web site: History: Winners by Award – Best Video. https://web.archive.org/web/20090227131451/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-award.php?awardID=31. dead. 2009-02-27. Australian Recording Industry Association. 4 February 2009.
- Midnight Oil – Black Rain Falls . Midnight Oil . 1990 . The Dead Heart .
- Web site: Live at the Chapel. DVD.net.au. 9 February 2009.
- Web site: Capriconia (Special Edition). discogs. 9 February 2009.
- Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r23120|pure_url=yes}} Deadicated: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead]. AllMusic. 4 February 2009.
- Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20130929133209/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/comp/notsodusty.html . Not So Dusty – A Tribute to Slim Dusty . Holmgren . Magnus . Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren) . 29 September 2013 . 10 March 2014 .
- Web site: Live @ the World Cafe Volume 15, Handcrafted CD. Xponentialmusic. 2 February 2009.
- Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r631561|pure_url=yes}} The Very Best of MTV Unplugged, Vol. 2]. AllMusic. 2 February 2009.
- Web site: CAUTION: Life Ahead!. Cautionlifeahead.com.au. 27 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090130123707/http://www.cautionlifeahead.com.au/. 30 January 2009. dead.
