10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1982
RecordedSeptember 1982
StudioTownhouse (London)
Length45:55
LabelSprint Music / Columbia
ProducerNick Launay & Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil chronology
Place without a Postcard
(1981)
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
(1982)
Red Sails in the Sunset
(1984)
Singles from 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
  1. "US Forces"
    Released: November 1982
  2. "Power and the Passion"
    Released: March 1983
  3. "Read About It"
    Released: 1983

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 is the fourth studio album by Midnight Oil that was released on vinyl in 1982 under the Columbia Records label. It peaked at No. 3 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart and remained on the chart for 171 weeks.[1] It also became the band's first album to be released in the US, where it peaked at number 178 on the Billboard 200.

At the 1982 Countdown Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Australian Album.[2][3]

In October 2010, the album was listed in the top 30 in the book 100 Best Australian Albums, with 1987's Diesel and Dust at No. 1.[4] In July 2011, the album was listed in Triple J Hottest 100 Australian Albums of All Time, 2011 at number 21.[5] In December 2021, the album was listed at no. 19 in Rolling Stone Australia’s ‘200 Greatest Albums of All Time’ countdown.[6]

  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
  2. ^ "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Final episode of Countdown". 1970scountdown. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. ^ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
  5. ^ "Countdown #7 | Hottest 100 Australian Albums Of All Time | triple j". www.abc.net.au. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  6. ^ Rolling Stone’s 200 Greatest Australian Albums of All Time. Rolling Stone Australia, Rolling Stone Australia, 06 December 2021. Retrieved 06 December 2021.

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