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Blue Sky Mining by Midnight Oil
Blue Sky Mining is an album by Midnight Oil, released in 1990. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 49 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Forgotten Years”, on 23 lists with a best position of #38.
Blue Sky Mining, Midnight Oil's seventh studio album, came out on Columbia on 9 February 1990, and it's the sound of a band that had just grabbed the world's attention refusing to sand down a single edge. It was the first Oils record with Bones Hillman on bass and backing vocals, alongside Peter Garrett's barking, stretched-out howl, the interlocking guitars of Jim Moginie and Martin Rotsey, and Rob Hirst's drums.
The single "Blue Sky Mine" became an international hit, and "Forgotten Years" and "King of the Mountain" carried the same urgent thunder: chiming guitars, a hard-driving beat and choruses made for shouting back at the stage. At home it went to number one and stayed there for two weeks, it went top five in Sweden, Switzerland and Norway, and a limited pressing came on clear blue vinyl.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Blue Sky Mining on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forgotten Years | 23 | #38 | – | 1990–2022 | |
| 2 | King of the Mountain | 19 | #25 | – | 1990–2019 | |
| 3 | Stars of Warburton | 6 | #1799 | – | 1999–2004 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.