Australian Musicians born in July
- 3 July 1943 – Judith Durham, OAM – The Seekers. Born Judith Mavis Cock in Essendon, Victoria.
- 4th July 1958 – Kirk Pengilly – INXS. Born in Kew, Victoria
- 8th July 1953 – Wendy Anne-Marie Stapleton – Wendy and the Rocketts, Solo. Born in Melbourne, Victoria.
- 9th July 1946 – Bon Scott – AC/DC, Fraternity, The Valentines. Born Ronald Belford Scott in Kirriemuir, Scotland. Died Feb 19, 1980
- 12th July 1982 – Mahalia Barnes. Born in Sydney, Australia
- 16th July 1961 – Mark McEntee – The Divinyls. Born in Perth, Western Australia
- 20th July 1976 – Andrew James Stockdale – Wolfmother.
- 21st July 1953 – Jeffrey Wayne “Jeff” Fatt AM – The Cockroaches, The Wiggles. Born in Casino, New South Wales.
- 22nd July 1960 – John David Prior. Matt Finish. Born in Sydney, New South Wales.
- 22nd July 1973 – Daniel Jones – Savage Garden. Born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England.
- 27th July 1960 – Conway Savage – Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds.
Australian Musicians passing away in July
- 17th July 1998 – Marc Hunter – Dragon (Yeah, I know he was a Kiwi but he needs to be honoured here for his contribution to the Australian music industry)
Number One Singles in Australia in July
- 1970 – The Beach Boys “Cotton Fields”, Creedence Clearwater Revival “Up Around the Bend” / “Run Through the Jungle”
- 1971 – Daddy Cool “Eagle Rock”
- 1972 – Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show “Sylvia’s Mother”, Donny Osmond “Puppy Love”
- 1973 – Jud Strunk “Daisy a Day”, Maureen McGovern “The Morning After”, Col Joye “Heaven is My Woman’s Love”
- 1974 – Paper Lace “Billy Don’t Be a Hero”
- 1975 – Pilot “January”
- 1976 – Sherbet “Howzat”
- 1977 – Dr. Hook “Walk Right In”
- 1978 – John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John “You’re the One That I Want”, Boney M. “Rivers of Babylon”
- 1979 – Donna Summer “Hot Stuff”, M “Pop Muzik”
- 1980 – The Village People “Can’t Stop the Music”
- 1981 – Kim Carnes “Bette Davis Eyes”, Stars on 45 “Stars on 45 Medley”
- 1982 – Charlene “I’ve Never Been to Me”
- 1983 – Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse of the Heart”, Irene Cara “Flashdance… What a Feeling”
- 1984 – The Twelfth Man “It’s Just Not Cricket”, Wham! “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”
- 1985 – Madonna “Angel” / “Into the Groove”, Madonna “Crazy for You”
- 1986 – Samantha Fox “Touch Me (I Want Your Body)”, Whitney Houston “Greatest Love of All”
- 1987 – Whitney Houston “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)”, Mel and Kim “Respectable”, The Party Boys “He’s Gonna Step on You Again”
- 1988 – Kylie Minogue “Got to Be Certain”
- 1989 – Bette Midler “Wind Beneath My Wings”, Roxette “The Look”
Videos
Savage Garden “To The Moon And Back”
Wendy & The Rocketts “Reputation”
AC/DC “It’s a Long Way To The Top”
Divinyls “Boys I Town”
The Cockroaches “She’s The One”
