| February
|
*
AC/DC release 'The Razor'
Edge', reaching #1 in Australia #2 in the USA #4 in the UK
* The Divinyls release
'diVINYLS', which reaches #5 in Australia and #15 in the US |
| March |
*
Underground
Lovers relase their debut, self-titled album |
| May |
*
You Am I release their
debut EP, 'Snake Tide' |
| July
|
*
Crowded House
release 'Woodface', reaching #2 in Australia
* INXS play Wembley Stadium
before a crowd of 74 000 |
| August |
*
Paul Kelly and the
Messengers play their final gigs before breaking up |
| October |
*
Yothu Yindi release
'Tribal Voice' which goes double platinum and with the single
'Treaty' reaching #11 |
| November
|
*
Nirvana release 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' |
| December |
*
The Cruel Sea release
'This is Not the Way Home', then tour Europe extensively as
a support act for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds |
| |
*
INXS win Best International
Group and Best International Artist at the BRIT Awards
* Tim Finn leaves Crowded
House, replaced by Mark Hart
* Lou Bennett, Sally Dastey and Amy Saunders form Tiddas
* WEA release 'Chisel', which reaches #3 nationally, and Cold
Chisel regroup to receive awards for sales of over 2 million
* LIttle
River Band finally splits up
* First World Wide Web browsers launched |
