Song · Goanna
“Solid Rock” by Goanna
From the album Spirit of Place (2003)
“Solid Rock” by Goanna appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2018 and 2025. It was first released in 2003 on the album Spirit of Place. Its best result is #13 on the Triple M Ozzest 100 (2018).
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Goanna came out swinging with "Solid Rock", the September 1982 single that launched their debut album, Spirit of Place, and it's folk rock with a hard political spine: Shane Howard wrote it about land rights for Indigenous Australians. It climbed to No. 3 on Australia's Kent Music Report and won Best Debut Single at the 1982 Countdown Music and Video Awards.
Its standing at home has only grown. Triple M's Ozzest 100, a January 2018 ranking of the most Australian songs of all time, placed it at No. 13; MTV Classic slotted it 10th in its Top 100 Big in the 80s special in 2021; and in 2025 it came in at 47 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 13 | Triple M | Triple M Ozzest 100 (2018) | 100 |
| 2025 | 47 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025) | 100 |
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