Australian Musicians born in April
- 1st Apr 1975 – John Butler – John Butler Trio, The Waifs. Born in Torrance, California, United States
- 16th Apr 1953 – Peter Robert Garrett- Midnight Oil. Born in Sydney, NSW
- 17th Apr 1977 – Phil Jamieson – Grinspoon
- 27th Apr 1971 – John Collins – Bass player with Powderfinger
- 28th Apr 1956 – Jimmy Barnes – Cold Chisel, Solo. Born James Dixon Swan in Glasgow, Scotland
Albums released in April
- April 24 1978 Cold Chisel by Cold Chisel through Elektra Records
Number One Singles in Australia in April
- 1970 -The Beatles “Let it Be”
- 1971 – Lynn Anderson “Rose Garden”
- 1972 – Don McLean “American Pie”, Nilsson “Without You”
- 1973 – Carly Simon “You’re So Vain”, Roberta Flack “Killing Me Softly With His Song”, The Carpenters “Top of the World”
- 1974 – Alvin Stardust “My Coo Ca Choo”, Terry Jacks “Seasons in the Sun”
- 1975 – Skyhooks “Horror Movie”, Bob Hudson “The Newcastle Song”
- 1976 – ABBA “Fernando”
- 1977 – Mary MacGregor “Torn Between Two Lovers”, David Soul “Don’t Give Up on Us”
- 1978 – Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive”
- 1979 – Blondie “Heart of Glass”
- 1980 – Queen “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”, Split Enz “I Got You”
- 1981 – Adam and the Ants “Antmusic”, Sheena Easton “9 to 5 (Morning Train)”
- 1982 – Moving Pictures “What About Me”
- 1983 – Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes “Up Where We Belong”, Michael Jackson “Billie Jean”
- 1984 – Nena “99 Luftballons”
- 1985 – Jim Diamond “I Should Have Known Better”, USA for Africa “We Are the World”
- 1986 – Billy Ocean “When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going”
- 1987 – George Michael and Aretha Franklin “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)”, Paul Lekakis “Boom Boom (Let’s Go Back to My Room)”
- 1988 – Kylie Minogue “I Should Be So Lucky”, Billy Ocean “Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car”
- 1989 – Fine Young Cannibals “She Drives Me Crazy”, Madonna “Like a Prayer”
Videos
Skyhooks “Horror Movie”
Bob Hudson “Newcastle Song”
Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive”
Moving Pictures “What About Me”
