Australian Rock

Australian rock, also called Oz Rock, is used to describe the various rock and many pop bands and solo artists from Australia. Australia has a rich history of rock music and an appreciation of the roots of various rock genres, usually originating in the United States or Britain, but also Ireland, Continental Europe and more recently the musical styles of Africa. Australian rock has also contributed to the development of some of these genres, as well as having its own unique Australiana sound. Internationally, AC/DC has come to be the most well-known Australian rock band, with more than 63 million sales in the US alone.

Read more about Australian Rock:  1950s To Early 1960s: The "First Wave" of Australian Rock, 1964–1969: "Second Wave", 1970–1975: "Third Wave", The Late 1970s, 1980s, 1990s – Ravers and Alternative Rockers, 2000s-2010s

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