| February
|
*
Bon Scott (AC/DC) dies of
acute alcoholic poisoning
* The Boys Next
Door change their name to The Birthday Party and leave Australia
for the UK |
| April |
*
Australian
Crawl release their debut album, The Boys Light Up, reaching
#4 in Australia, and remaining in the charts for 104 consecutive
weeks
* The Church form in Sydney
|
| May
|
*
The Angels sign a deal
in the USA with CBS/Epic |
| June |
*
Cold Chisel release
'East', reaching #2 nationally |
| July
|
*
With new singer Brian Johnson, AC/DC
release 'Back in Black', reaching #1 in the UK #2 in Australia
#4 in the USA |
| October
|
*
INXS release their debut,
self titled album
* Flowers release
their debut album Icehouse, which reaches #4 nationally
* Guy McDonough joins Australian
Crawl |
| November |
*
The Birthday Party
release The Boys Next Door/The Birthday Party in the UK, following
which they returned to Australia to tour nationally
* The Models release
their debut album, 'Alphabravocharliedeltaechofoxtrotgolf' |
|
|
*
Phil Judd forms The Swingers
* The Divinyls form
in Sydney |
