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“Stars of Warburton” by Midnight Oil
From the album Blue Sky Mining (1990)
“Stars of Warburton” by Midnight Oil appears on 6 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2004. It was first released in 1990 on the album Blue Sky Mining. Its best result is #1799 on the CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,162 alternative song of all time.
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Peter Garrett and Jim Moginie wrote "Stars of Warburton", and it landed on Blue Sky Mining, the seventh Midnight Oil studio album, which Columbia put out in February 1990. Warne Livesey co-produced it with the band, the same pairing that had shaped Diesel and Dust, and Felix Kendall and David Nicholas engineered.
That continuity shows in the album's alternative rock bones, but Blue Sky Mining came out bolder and more pointed than its predecessor. It was also the band's first studio record with Bones Hillman on bass and backing vocals, a place he held until his death in 2020.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1832 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1832 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1835 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1821 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1799 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1799 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
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