| January |
*
Hoodoo Gurus
form in Sydney, known as Le Hoodoo Gurus |
| February |
*
The Go-Betweens
release their debut album 'Send Me A Lullaby'
* Malcolm Green fired from Split
Enz. Noel Crombie takes over on drums |
| March
|
*
Cold Chisel release
their double live album 'Swingshift' |
| April |
*
Cold Chisel protest
at the Countdown Awards Cerememony, where they smash the stage
set
* INXS release a cover of
The Loved Ones'"The Loved One", which reaches #18 nationally
|
| May
|
*
The Church release their
debut album 'Of Skins and Heart' |
| July
|
*
Australian
Crawl release their second album, Sirocco, reaching #1 in
Australia
* Cold Chisel
tour the USA |
| August |
*
MTV launched in the US |
| October
|
*
The Divinyls release
their debut single 'Boys in Town', which reaches #8 on the charts
|
| November
|
*
The Birthday Party
play The Venue in London, the recording of which is later released
as the 'Drunk on the Pope's Blood' live CD (February 1982) |
|
|
*
AC/DC release For Those About
to Rock (We Salute You), reaching #1 in the USA #3 in Australia
#3 in the UK
* Split Enz release
'Corrobboree' reaching #1 in both Australia and New Zealand
* Paul Kelly and
the Dots release 'Talk'
* AC/DC tour Australia
* Do Re Mi form in Sydney
* Hunters
and Collectors form in Melbourne
* Flowers change their name to Icehouse,
and break up
* First reported deaths of what is to become know as AIDS |
