Midnight Oil

Midnight Oil Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

Midnight Oil (known informally as "The Oils") are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1972. It is composed of Peter Garrett (vocals, harmonica), Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboard) and Martin Rotsey (guitar). The lineup also included Bones Hillman (bass) and Rob Hirst (drums and vocals) until their deaths in 2020 and in 2026 respectively. Rob Hirst was a founding member of the band. Midnight Oil issued their self-titled debut album in 1978 and gained a cult following in their... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Blue Sky Mine - #2: Forgotten Years - #3: Truganini - #4: Beds Are Burning - #5: King of the Mountain

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1988

1.

#4 Beds Are Burning
Midnight Oil

from Diesel and Dust

246 pts

17

US

20

dance

6

rock

6

UK

[Columbia 38-07433]
written by Rob Hirst, James Moginie & Peter Garrett

2.

04/1988

Beds Are Burning
Midnight Oil

from Diesel and Dust

9 pts

48

UK

[Columbia 38-07433]
written by Rob Hirst, James Moginie & Peter Garrett

3.

06/1988

The Dead Heart
Midnight Oil

from Diesel and Dust

110 pts

53

US

11

rock

62

UK

R
[Columbia 38-07964]
written by Rob Hirst, James Moginie & Peter Garrett

4.

06/1988

The Dead Heart
Midnight Oil

from Diesel and Dust

6 pts

68

UK

R
[Columbia 07964]
written by Rob Hirst, James Moginie & Peter Garrett

5.

10/1988

Dreamworld
Midnight Oil

from Diesel and Dust

100 pts

37

rock

16

alt.

written by James Moginie, Peter Garrett & Robert Hirst

1990

6.

#1 Blue Sky Mine
Midnight Oil

from Blue Sky Mining

481 pts

47

US

1

rock

1

alt.

66

UK

[Columbia 38-73250]
written by Peter Garrett, Bones Hillman, Martin Rotsey, Rob Hirst & Jim Moginie

7.

03/1990

#2 Forgotten Years
Midnight Oil

from Blue Sky Mining

324 pts

11

rock

1

alt.

97

UK

written by Robert Hirst & James Moginie

8.

06/1990

#5 King of the Mountain
Midnight Oil

from Blue Sky Mining

225 pts

20

rock

3

alt.

written by Robert Hirst & James Moginie

1992

9.

Sometimes
Midnight Oil

from Scream in Blue

53 pts

20

alt.

written by James Moginie, Peter Garrett & Robert Hirst

1993

10.

Drums of Heaven
Midnight Oil

from Earth and Sun and Moon

88 pts

10

alt.

written by Rob Hirst, James Moginie & Peter Garrett

11.

04/1993

#3 Truganini
Midnight Oil

from Earth and Sun and Moon

259 pts

10

rock

4

alt.

29

UK

written by Rob Hirst & James Moginie

12.

07/1993

My Country
Midnight Oil

from Earth and Sun and Moon

5 pts

66

UK

written by Rob Hirst

13.

07/1993

Outbreak of Love
Midnight Oil

from Earth and Sun and Moon

99 pts

108

US

9

alt.

[Columbia 77090]
written by Rob Hirst

14.

11/1993

Into the Valley
Midnight Oil

from Earth and Sun and Moon

6 pts

60

UK

written by Rob Hirst, James Moginie & Peter Garrett

See also...

Bones Hillman • Jim Moginie • Martin Rotsey • Peter Garrett • Peter Gifford • Rob Hirst

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