The use of psychedelic substances in Australia is set to come under renewed investigation after Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side Of The Moon' was voted the country's favourite album in an ABC television poll.
Around 100,000 people responded to the survey, with the 1973 concept album topping the list, just ahead of 'Grace', the 1994 album from the late Jeff Buckley. Radiohead's 1997 opus 'OK Computer' came in third, making it the most recently released album to make the top twenty, with The Beatles rounding out the top five with 'Abbey Road' and 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' respectively.The highest ranking Australian album was Midnight Oil's '10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1', coming in at a disappointing 23. Silverchair's 'Diorama' followed at 24.
The top ten was rounded out by the usual suspects, with Nirvana's 'Nevermind' coming in at six, just ahead of Led Zeppelin's untitled fourth album. Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik' ranked eighth, Meat Loaf's 'Bat Out Of Hell' ninth, whilst U2 made the top ten with 'The Joshua Tree'.
1-10
1. Pink Floyd , Dark Side Of The Moon
2. Jeff Buckley , Grace
3. Radiohead , Ok Computer
4. The Beatles , Abbey Road
5. The Beatles , Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
6. Nirvana , Nevermind
7. Led Zeppelin , Led Zeppelin 4
8. Red Hot Chili Peppers , Blood Sugar Sex Magik
9. Meat Loaf , Bat Out Of Hell
10. U2 , The Joshua Tree
11-20
11. Pink Floyd , Wish You Were Here
12. The Beatles , The Beatles - White Album
13. The Beatles , Revolver
14. Pink Floyd , The Wall
15. Radiohead , The Bends
16. Neil Diamond , Hot August Night
17. Neil Young , Harvest
18. Carole King , Tapestry
19. Pearl Jam , Ten
20. Fleetwood Mac , Rumours
21-30
21. Tool , Aenima
22. Bob Dylan , Blood On The Tracks
23. Midnight Oil , 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
24. Silverchair , Diorama
25. AC/DC , Back In Black
26. The Clash , London Calling
27. The Whitlams , Eternal Nightcap
28. Queen , A Night at the Opera
29. The Pixies , Doolittle
30. Missy Higgins , The Sound Of White
31-40
31. Paul Simon , Graceland
32. Anthony Callea , Anthony Callea
33. U2 , Achtung Baby
34. David Bowie , Ziggy Stardust and the spiders from Mars
35. Radiohead , Kid A
36. The Beatles , Rubber Soul
37. The Stone Roses , Stone Roses
38. Wolfmother , Wolfmother
39. Oasis , What's The Story Morning Glory
40. Tool , Lateralus
41-50
41. Coldplay , A Rush of Blood to the Head
42. Bob Dylan , Highway 61
43. Sex Pistols , Never Mind the Bollocks
44. Van Morrison , Astral Weeks
45. The Living End , The Living End
46. The Strokes , Is this It?
47. Silverchair , Neon Ballroom
48. The Eagles , Hotel California
49. The Smiths , The Queen Is Dead
50. You Am I , Hourly Daily
51-60
51. The Cure , Disintegration
52. Bob Dylan , Blonde On Blonde
53. Lou Reed , Transformer
54. Bruce Springsteen , Born To Run
55. Red Hot Chili Peppers , Californication
56. Metallica , Master of Puppets
57. Cat Stevens , Tea for the Tillerman
58. R.E.M , Automatic For The People
59. Muse , Absolution
60. Joni Mitchell , Blue
61-70
61. Prince , Purple Rain
62. ABBA , Arrival
63. Elton John , Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
64. Dire Straits , Brothers In Arms
65. Miles Davis , Kind of Blue
66. Cold Chisel , East
67. The Smashing Pumpkins , Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
68. The Who , Who's Next
69. Yes , Close To The Edge
70. Deep Purple , Machine Head
71-80
71. Rage Against The Machine , Rage Against The Machine
72. Green Day , American Idiot
73. Guns N Roses , Appetite For Destruction
74. INXS , Kick
75. David Bowie , Hunky Dory
76. The Smashing Pumpkins , Siamese Dream
77. Def Leppard , Hysteria
78. Foo Fighters , The Colour and The Shape
79. U2 , Rattle and Hum
80. Delta Goodrem , Innocent Eyes
81-90
81. John Farnham , Whispering Jack
82. You Am I , Hi Fi Way
83. Darren Hayes , The Tension & The Spark
84. Crowded House , Woodface
85. Live , Throwing Copper
86. Nine Inch Nails , The Downward Spiral
87. Massive Attack , Blue Lines
88. Led Zeppelin , Led Zeppelin 2
89. Mike Oldfield , Tubular Bells
90. Radio Birdman , Radios Appear
91-100
91. Ben Folds Five , Whatever and Ever Amen
92. Crowded House , Crowded House
93. Powderfinger , Vulture Street
94. The Killers , Hot Fuss
95. The Rolling Stones , Sticky Fingers
96. Silverchair , Frogstomp
97. Queens Of The Stone Age , Songs For The Deaf
98. Portishead , Dummy
99. Soundgarden , Superunknown
100. The Velvet Underground & Nico , The Velvet Underground & Nico
