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Midnight Oil

Data updated on 2025-02-08 09:32:50 UTC
Rob Hirst (drums, vocals) and Jim Moginie (guitars, keys & vocals) started making music together at school in 1972. They gradually evolved into Midnight Oil, with singer Peter Garrett joining in 1975 and Martin Rotsey (guitar), coming on board in the following year. Founding bass player, Andrew “Bear” James, was replaced by Peter “Giffo” Gifford from 1980 until 1987 when Bones Hillman joined the band.

Midnight Oil is still more than just a rock ’n’ roll band. Their powerful and passionate story can best be heard in their music; but it has also been told in various books and films. It is a story that remains inextricably interwoven with the story of Australia and our place in the modern world.

Full bio: www.midnightoil.com/the-band

Genres

: surf rock

Total plays

629.4 million
Updated on 2025-02-08

Monthly listeners

2,970,821

Followers

841,688

Top Cities

  1. Australia
    180,381 listeners
  2. Australia
    140,910 listeners
  3. Australia
    130,906 listeners
  4. Chile
    71,322 listeners
  5. Australia
    74,865 listeners

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Beds Are Burning
Beds Are Burning
350,244,974 4:15 1986-01-01
Blue Sky Mine - 2011 Remaster
Blue Sky Mine - 2011 Remaster
46,533,526 4:16 1990-06-10
The Dead Heart
The Dead Heart
33,061,132 5:11 1986-01-01
Power And The Passion - Remastered Version
Power And The Passion - Remastered Version
24,204,149 5:39 1982-11-22
Forgotten Years - 2011 Remaster
Forgotten Years - 2011 Remaster
18,818,898 4:17 1990-06-10
King Of The Mountain - Remastered
King Of The Mountain - Remastered
12,919,392 3:50 1997-01-01
Short Memory - Remastered Version
Short Memory - Remastered Version
8,129,460 3:53 1982-11-22
US Forces - Remastered Version
US Forces - Remastered Version
6,891,404 4:06 1982-11-22
Dreamworld
Dreamworld
6,863,141 3:37 1986-01-01
Put Down That Weapon
Put Down That Weapon
6,779,953 4:38 1986-01-01
Truganini
Truganini
4,392,939 5:11 1993-04-08
King Of The Mountain
King Of The Mountain
3,908,891 3:53 1990-06-12
King of The Mountain - 2011 Remaster
King of The Mountain - 2011 Remaster
3,908,891 3:52 1990-06-10
Read About It - Remastered Version
Read About It - Remastered Version
3,873,179 3:52 1982-11-22
Warakurna
Warakurna
3,154,855 4:38 1986-01-01
One Country - 2011 Remaster
One Country - 2011 Remaster
2,947,364 5:54 1990-06-10
Surf's Up Tonight
Surf's Up Tonight
2,765,813 3:05 1996-09-01
Bullroarer
Bullroarer
2,667,189 4:59 1986-01-01
My Country
My Country
2,557,448 4:51 1993-04-08
Wedding Cake Island - Remastered
Wedding Cake Island - Remastered
2,499,943 3:11 1980-01-01
Hercules - Remastered
Hercules - Remastered
2,090,254 4:30 1985-01-01
Only The Strong - Remastered Version
Only The Strong - Remastered Version
2,074,387 4:32 1982-11-22
River Runs Red - 2011 Remaster
River Runs Red - 2011 Remaster
1,920,453 5:22 1990-06-10
Gadigal Land (feat. Dan Sultan, Joel Davison, Kaleena Briggs & Bunna Lawrie)
Gadigal Land (feat. Dan Sultan, Joel Davison, Kaleena Briggs & Bunna Lawrie)
1,690,088 4:45 2020-08-07
When The Generals Talk - Remastered Version
When The Generals Talk - Remastered Version
1,684,239 3:33 1984-01-01
Kosciusko - Remastered Version
Kosciusko - Remastered Version
1,656,079 4:41 1984-01-01
Gunbarrel Highway - 2007 Remastered
Gunbarrel Highway - 2007 Remastered
1,579,477 3:40 1987-10-02
Back On The Borderline - Remastered Version
Back On The Borderline - Remastered Version
1,551,577 3:09 1979-01-01
First Nation (feat. Jessica Mauboy & Tasman Keith)
First Nation (feat. Jessica Mauboy & Tasman Keith)
1,503,191 4:52 2020-09-25
Beds Are Burning - Live
Beds Are Burning - Live
1,406,105 4:05 1992-04-30
Stars of Warburton - 2011 Remaster
Stars of Warburton - 2011 Remaster
1,384,548 4:55 1990-06-10
Sell My Soul - 2007 Remastered
Sell My Soul - 2007 Remastered
1,380,248 3:37 1987-10-02
Bedlam Bridge - 2011 Remaster
Bedlam Bridge - 2011 Remaster
1,371,462 4:32 1990-06-10
Sometimes
Sometimes
1,369,680 3:53 1986-01-01
Best Of Both Worlds - Remastered Version
Best Of Both Worlds - Remastered Version
1,283,644 4:04 1984-01-01
Arctic World
Arctic World
1,219,399 4:22 1986-01-01
Redneck Wonderland
Redneck Wonderland
1,212,115 3:09 1998-09-01
No Time for Games - Remastered
No Time for Games - Remastered
1,198,805 4:32 1980-01-01
Don't Wanna Be The One - Remastered Version
Don't Wanna Be The One - Remastered Version
1,159,623 3:05 1981-01-01
Cold Cold Change - Remastered Version
Cold Cold Change - Remastered Version
1,137,705 3:30 1979-01-01
Whoah
Whoah
1,110,181 3:51 1986-01-01
Rising Seas
Rising Seas
1,107,870 5:51 2021-10-29
Run By Night - Remastered Version
Run By Night - Remastered Version
1,089,198 3:55 1978-01-01
Outside World - Remastered Version
Outside World - Remastered Version
1,073,406 4:25 1982-11-22
Antarctica - 2011 Remaster
Antarctica - 2011 Remaster
1,054,123 4:19 1990-06-10
Mountains of Burma - 2011 Remaster
Mountains of Burma - 2011 Remaster
1,014,854 4:55 1990-06-10
Armistice Day - Remastered Version
Armistice Day - Remastered Version
967,372 4:32 1981-01-01
Kosciuszko - Remastered
Kosciuszko - Remastered
911,171 4:42 1997-01-01
Beds Are Burning - Live At The Domain, Sydney
Beds Are Burning - Live At The Domain, Sydney
904,660 5:13 2018-11-09
Tarkine
Tarkine
890,386 4:20 2021-12-17
Shakers and Movers - 2011 Remaster
Shakers and Movers - 2011 Remaster
854,716 4:26 1990-06-10
At the Time of Writing
At the Time of Writing
842,053 4:39 2022-02-04
Maralinga - Remastered Version
Maralinga - Remastered Version
831,755 4:44 1982-11-22
Jimmy Sharman's Boxers
Jimmy Sharman's Boxers
809,976 7:22 1984-01-01
Sleep
Sleep
803,061 5:09 1984-01-01
Minutes To Midnight
Minutes To Midnight
786,125 3:07 1984-01-01
When the Generals Talk
When the Generals Talk
748,911 3:36 2004-04-05
No Reaction - Remastered Version
No Reaction - Remastered Version
737,522 2:56 1979-01-01
Section 5 (Bus To Bondi) - Remastered Version
Section 5 (Bus To Bondi) - Remastered Version
700,126 2:59 1979-01-01
Stand In Line - Remastered Version
Stand In Line - Remastered Version
686,911 4:47 1979-01-01
In The Valley
In The Valley
646,665 4:41 1993-04-08
Best of Both Worlds
Best of Both Worlds
645,213 4:06 2004-04-05
Golden Age
Golden Age
619,417 3:41 2002-01-01
Tin Legs And Tin Mines - Remastered Version
Tin Legs And Tin Mines - Remastered Version
617,692 4:29 1982-11-22
The Real Thing
The Real Thing
611,807 3:31 2017-05-26
Lucky Country - Remastered Version
Lucky Country - Remastered Version
543,216 4:55 1981-01-01
Best Of Both Worlds
Best Of Both Worlds
500,149 4:03 1984-01-01
Powderworks - Remastered Version
Powderworks - Remastered Version
487,849 5:34 1978-01-01
Scream In Blue - Remastered Version
Scream In Blue - Remastered Version
487,842 6:22 1982-11-22
We Resist
We Resist
482,538 5:18 2022-02-18
Surfing With A Spoon - Remastered Version
Surfing With A Spoon - Remastered Version
480,116 5:21 1978-01-01
Outbreak Of Love
Outbreak Of Love
479,503 5:13 1993-04-08
Wind In My Head (feat. Kev Carmody & Sammy Butcher) - Makarrata Version
Wind In My Head (feat. Kev Carmody & Sammy Butcher) - Makarrata Version
453,014 4:20 2020-10-30
The Barka-Darling River
The Barka-Darling River
436,431 6:49 2022-02-18
Earth And Sun And Moon
Earth And Sun And Moon
428,582 4:33 1993-04-08
Change the Date (feat. Gurrumul Yunupingu & Dan Sultan)
Change the Date (feat. Gurrumul Yunupingu & Dan Sultan)
414,907 5:59 2020-10-30
Treaty (feat. Yirrmal) - Live At The Domain, Sydney
Treaty (feat. Yirrmal) - Live At The Domain, Sydney
410,350 3:19 2018-11-09
The Dead Heart - Live At The Domain, Sydney
The Dead Heart - Live At The Domain, Sydney
393,602 7:52 2018-11-09
Forgotten Years - Live At The Domain, Sydney
Forgotten Years - Live At The Domain, Sydney
391,663 4:39 2018-11-09
Armistice Day - Live At The Domain, Sydney
Armistice Day - Live At The Domain, Sydney
387,267 5:01 2018-11-09
Nobody's Child
Nobody's Child
380,125 4:28 2022-02-18
Feeding Frenzy
Feeding Frenzy
368,361 5:07 1993-04-08
Bushfire
Bushfire
362,755 4:37 1993-04-08
Somebody's Trying To Tell Me Something - Remastered Version
Somebody's Trying To Tell Me Something - Remastered Version
362,667 3:58 1982-11-22
Progress - Remastered
Progress - Remastered
349,745 3:55 1985-01-01
Short Memory
Short Memory
341,535 4:52 2004-04-05
Power and the Passion - Live At The Domain, Sydney
Power and the Passion - Live At The Domain, Sydney
338,359 6:59 2018-11-09
Reef
Reef
328,048 4:19 2022-02-18
Luritja Way
Luritja Way
325,878 4:00 2002-01-01
Blue Sky Mine - Live At The Domain, Sydney
Blue Sky Mine - Live At The Domain, Sydney
311,432 4:16 2018-11-09
US Forces - Live At The Domain, Sydney
US Forces - Live At The Domain, Sydney
305,660 4:30 2018-11-09
Tin Legs and Tin Mines
Tin Legs and Tin Mines
299,657 4:57 2004-04-05
Who Can Stand In The Way
Who Can Stand In The Way
294,042 4:34 1984-01-01
What Goes On - Remastered
What Goes On - Remastered
267,927 2:56 1997-01-01
To the Ends of the Earth
To the Ends of the Earth
266,340 5:01 2022-02-18
Read About It - Live At The Domain, Sydney
Read About It - Live At The Domain, Sydney
263,195 3:59 2018-11-09
Power & The Passion
Power & The Passion
260,586 6:26 2004-04-05
Koala Sprint - Remastered Version
Koala Sprint - Remastered Version
254,845 5:12 1979-01-01
White Skin Black Heart
White Skin Black Heart
246,142 4:02 1998-09-01
Shipyards Of New Zealand
Shipyards Of New Zealand
244,138 5:51 1984-01-01
Now Or Neverland
Now Or Neverland
241,299 5:22 1993-04-08
U.S. Forces
U.S. Forces
231,703 4:09 2004-04-05
Lost At Sea
Lost At Sea
229,903 4:45 2022-02-18
Naked Flame - Remastered Version
Naked Flame - Remastered Version
229,004 3:28 1979-01-01
Renaissance Man
Renaissance Man
227,728 4:39 1993-04-08
Bakerman
Bakerman
227,015 0:51 1984-01-01
Hercules - Live At The Domain, Sydney
Hercules - Live At The Domain, Sydney
226,966 4:28 2018-11-09
Kosciuszko
Kosciuszko
225,798 4:25 2004-04-05
Brave Faces - Remastered Version
Brave Faces - Remastered Version
223,082 4:48 1981-01-01
Drums Of Heaven
Drums Of Heaven
220,276 5:30 1993-04-08
King of the Mountain - Live At The Domain, Sydney
King of the Mountain - Live At The Domain, Sydney
219,498 4:15 2018-11-09
Truganini - Live At The Domain, Sydney
Truganini - Live At The Domain, Sydney
215,723 4:45 2018-11-09
Helps Me Helps You - Remastered Version
Helps Me Helps You - Remastered Version
211,067 3:48 1984-01-01
Don't Wanna Be The One - Remastered
Don't Wanna Be The One - Remastered
210,737 3:03 1997-01-01
Terror Australia (feat. Alice Skye)
Terror Australia (feat. Alice Skye)
206,030 3:49 2020-10-30
Harrisburg
Harrisburg
203,149 3:50 1984-01-01
We Are Not Afraid
We Are Not Afraid
203,037 4:29 2022-02-18
Warakurna - Live At The Domain, Sydney
Warakurna - Live At The Domain, Sydney
201,695 4:51 2018-11-09
Tell Me The Truth
Tell Me The Truth
199,316 4:05 1993-04-08
Last Frontier
Last Frontier
199,298 6:54 2022-02-18
Desert Man, Desert Woman (feat. Frank Yamma)
Desert Man, Desert Woman (feat. Frank Yamma)
195,784 3:09 2020-10-30
If Ned Kelly Was King - Remastered Version
If Ned Kelly Was King - Remastered Version
194,806 3:42 1981-01-01
Undercover
Undercover
190,168 3:15 2022-02-18
Ships of Freedom - Live At The Domain, Sydney
Ships of Freedom - Live At The Domain, Sydney
188,676 3:30 2018-11-09
Head Over Heels - Remastered Version
Head Over Heels - Remastered Version
187,936 4:03 1978-01-01
Short Memory - Live At The Domain, Sydney
Short Memory - Live At The Domain, Sydney
184,252 5:52 2018-11-09
Is It Now? - Remastered Version
Is It Now? - Remastered Version
184,252 4:26 1979-01-01
Blossom and Blood - Remastered
Blossom and Blood - Remastered
178,737 4:27 1985-01-01
Too Much Sunshine
Too Much Sunshine
177,568 3:47 2002-01-01
Profiteers - Remastered Version
Profiteers - Remastered Version
176,908 3:45 1979-01-01
Say Your Prayers
Say Your Prayers
176,239 4:26 2012-11-02
White Skin Black Heart - Remastered
White Skin Black Heart - Remastered
170,717 3:45 1997-01-01
Bells And Horns In The Back Of Beyond - Remastered Version
Bells And Horns In The Back Of Beyond - Remastered Version
170,641 3:26 1984-01-01
Read About It
Read About It
168,910 4:10 2004-04-05
Back On The Borderline - Remastered
Back On The Borderline - Remastered
168,897 3:10 1997-01-01
Uluru Statement from the Heart / Come On Down (feat. Troy Cassar-Daley)
Uluru Statement from the Heart / Come On Down (feat. Troy Cassar-Daley)
162,110 6:41 2020-10-30
Section Five (Bus to Bondi) [Live At The Domain, Sydney]
Section Five (Bus to Bondi) [Live At The Domain, Sydney]
161,207 3:12 2018-11-09
Put Down That Weapon - Live At The Domain, Sydney
Put Down That Weapon - Live At The Domain, Sydney
159,726 4:27 2018-11-09
Written In The Heart - Remastered Version
Written In The Heart - Remastered Version
156,197 3:16 1981-01-01
Stand In Line - Live At The Domain, Sydney
Stand In Line - Live At The Domain, Sydney
156,075 5:56 2018-11-09
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding
155,885 3:40 2017-05-26
Tone Poem
Tone Poem
155,396 4:52 2002-01-01
Capricornia
Capricornia
153,909 3:18 2002-01-01
Used And Abused - Remastered Version
Used And Abused - Remastered Version
153,782 3:11 1978-01-01
Loves On Sale - Remastered Version
Loves On Sale - Remastered Version
150,500 2:23 1981-01-01
Sell My Soul
Sell My Soul
149,946 3:36 1986-01-01
Basement Flat - Remastered Version
Basement Flat - Remastered Version
148,892 4:37 1981-01-01
Kosciuszko - Live At The Domain, Sydney
Kosciuszko - Live At The Domain, Sydney
147,933 4:48 2018-11-09
Redneck Wonderland - Live At The Domain, Sydney
Redneck Wonderland - Live At The Domain, Sydney
147,064 3:14 2018-11-09
Only the Strong
Only the Strong
144,661 5:41 2004-04-05
Burnie - Remastered Version
Burnie - Remastered Version
143,299 4:50 1981-01-01
Don't Wanna Be The One
Don't Wanna Be The One
139,682 3:03 1981-04-29
Don't Wanna Be the One - Live At The Domain, Sydney
Don't Wanna Be the One - Live At The Domain, Sydney
139,614 3:00 2018-11-09
Underwater
Underwater
135,080 5:02 1996-09-01
Minutes to Midnight
Minutes to Midnight
133,283 3:48 2004-04-05
Dust - Remastered Version
Dust - Remastered Version
131,189 3:18 1978-01-01
Only the Strong - Live At The Domain, Sydney
Only the Strong - Live At The Domain, Sydney
130,998 5:18 2018-11-09
Someone Else To Blame - Remastered Version
Someone Else To Blame - Remastered Version
129,761 2:50 1981-01-01
Sleep
Sleep
129,038 5:06 2004-04-05
Don't Wanna Be the One
Don't Wanna Be the One
128,657 2:60 2004-04-05
Dreamworld - Live At The Domain, Sydney
Dreamworld - Live At The Domain, Sydney
128,094 4:03 2018-11-09
No Time for Games - Live At The Domain, Sydney
No Time for Games - Live At The Domain, Sydney
127,768 6:13 2018-11-09
Ships of Freedom
Ships of Freedom
126,774 3:14 2017-05-26
Nothing Lost - Nothing Gained - Remastered Version
Nothing Lost - Nothing Gained - Remastered Version
125,686 8:27 1978-01-01
Time To Heal
Time To Heal
124,670 3:56 1996-09-01
Quinella Holiday - Remastered Version
Quinella Holiday - Remastered Version
124,509 2:36 1981-01-01
Jimmy Sharman's Boxers
Jimmy Sharman's Boxers
118,820 6:28 2004-04-05
Back on the Borderline
Back on the Borderline
118,248 3:05 2004-04-05
Sometimes - Live At The Domain, Sydney
Sometimes - Live At The Domain, Sydney
118,194 5:01 2018-11-09
Kosciusko
Kosciusko
117,820 4:40 1984-01-01
Knife's Edge - Remastered
Knife's Edge - Remastered
113,447 3:33 1980-01-01
Stand in Line
Stand in Line
109,391 5:59 2004-04-05
I'm the Cure - Remastered
I'm the Cure - Remastered
109,148 3:49 1980-01-01
Cemetery In My Mind
Cemetery In My Mind
108,688 3:58 1998-09-01
Pictures - Remastered
Pictures - Remastered
108,195 3:13 1985-01-01
Read About It - Live
Read About It - Live
107,677 3:52 1992-04-30
World That I See
World That I See
104,682 4:09 2002-01-01
Mosquito March
Mosquito March
104,472 3:09 2002-01-01
Dreamworld - Live
Dreamworld - Live
100,747 3:42 1992-04-30
Golden Age - Live At The Domain, Sydney
Golden Age - Live At The Domain, Sydney
94,799 3:29 2018-11-09
Concrete
Concrete
93,289 4:10 1998-09-01
Spirit of the Age
Spirit of the Age
93,184 3:10 2017-05-26
The Last of the Diggers
The Last of the Diggers
93,080 4:19 2017-05-26
Under The Overpass
Under The Overpass
92,930 4:02 2002-01-01
Sometimes - Live
Sometimes - Live
92,303 3:29 1992-04-30
Brave Faces
Brave Faces
87,194 4:46 1981-04-29
Hercules - Live
Hercules - Live
84,028 4:57 1992-04-30
Been Away Too Long
Been Away Too Long
83,255 3:17 2002-01-01
Heaven and Earth
Heaven and Earth
82,444 3:56 2017-05-26
Common Ground
Common Ground
80,726 4:26 1996-09-01
Stars Of Warburton - Live
Stars Of Warburton - Live
80,092 5:04 1992-04-30
A Crocodile Cries
A Crocodile Cries
79,191 1:10 2002-01-01
Comfortable Place on the Couch
Comfortable Place on the Couch
78,953 4:08 1998-09-01
Only The Strong - Live
Only The Strong - Live
78,088 5:41 1992-04-30
One Too Many Times
One Too Many Times
76,582 3:29 1996-09-01
Progress - Live
Progress - Live
74,050 6:17 1992-04-30
Brave Faces - Live
Brave Faces - Live
73,586 4:60 1992-04-30
Poets And Slaves
Poets And Slaves
73,438 5:58 2002-01-01
Home
Home
72,509 4:29 1996-09-01
Star Of Hope
Star Of Hope
71,577 4:58 1996-09-01
Cemetery In My Mind - True Believers Blind Version
Cemetery In My Mind - True Believers Blind Version
70,632 5:47 2017-05-26
Wharf Rat
Wharf Rat
70,338 6:05 2017-05-26
Harrisburg
Harrisburg
69,663 3:00 2004-04-05
Safety Chain Blues
Safety Chain Blues
69,587 4:21 1998-09-01
Sell My Soul - Live
Sell My Soul - Live
69,444 4:10 1992-04-30
Scream In Blue - Live
Scream In Blue - Live
69,212 2:55 1992-04-30
E-Beat
E-Beat
67,335 4:31 1996-09-01
Sins Of Omission
Sins Of Omission
65,757 4:33 1996-09-01
Burnie - Live
Burnie - Live
65,612 5:04 1992-04-30
Barest Degree
Barest Degree
65,283 3:07 1996-09-01
Return to Sender
Return to Sender
62,752 3:32 1998-09-01
Gravelrash
Gravelrash
62,242 3:27 1996-09-01
Bring On The Change
Bring On The Change
61,885 3:49 1996-09-01
The Great Gibber Plain
The Great Gibber Plain
61,519 4:37 1998-09-01
A Sunburnt Sky
A Sunburnt Sky
61,382 3:57 2017-05-26
Seeing is Believing
Seeing is Believing
60,362 4:29 1998-09-01
Blot
Blot
60,250 3:24 1998-09-01
Stand In Line - Live at Parramatta Park, 2JJ 1981
Stand In Line - Live at Parramatta Park, 2JJ 1981
59,986 5:54 2017-05-26
Powderworks - Live
Powderworks - Live
57,847 5:50 1992-04-30
In The Rain
In The Rain
55,449 2:27 1996-09-01
Drop in the Ocean
Drop in the Ocean
54,308 4:15 1998-09-01
Land
Land
53,286 6:10 2017-05-26
Powderworks - Live
Powderworks - Live
52,950 5:31 2017-05-26
Wreckery Road - Midnight Oil version
Wreckery Road - Midnight Oil version
52,540 3:46 2017-05-26
You May Not Be Released
You May Not Be Released
52,330 3:39 2017-05-26
Kiss That Girl
Kiss That Girl
51,879 3:37 2017-05-26
Lucky Country - Live at Tanelorn Music Festival 1981
Lucky Country - Live at Tanelorn Music Festival 1981
48,464 4:21 2017-05-26
Written In The Heart - LIVE at the Old Lion, Adelaide 1982
Written In The Heart - LIVE at the Old Lion, Adelaide 1982
47,476 3:04 2022-12-02
Wedding Cake Island - LIVE at the Old Lion, Adelaide 1982
Wedding Cake Island - LIVE at the Old Lion, Adelaide 1982
46,068 2:50 2022-12-02
I See You
I See You
45,863 4:22 2017-05-26
Helps Me Helps You
Helps Me Helps You
44,693 3:50 1984-01-01
Surfing with a Spoon - Live
Surfing with a Spoon - Live
44,539 5:10 2017-05-26
Brave Faces - Live at Tanelorn Music Festival 1981