2013 in Australian music

List of years in Australian music
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The following is a list of notable events that have happened in 2013 in music in Australia.

Events

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January

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February

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  • Laneway was a sold out music festival in Sydney in early February.[1]

March

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  • The 2013 Future Music Festival took place in March in various locations around Australia. There were 39 Australian and international artists who performed.[2]

April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Bands disbanded

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Albums and singles

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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  • Hillsong Church's live album Glorious Ruins was released on 2 July.[14]
  • Violent Soho's single In The Aisle was released on 8 July 2013. This was the first single of the album Hungry Ghost.[15]

August

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September

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  • Hillsong United released their EP Oceans on 10 September 2013.[16]

October

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November

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December

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2013 Australian music charts

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Triple J Hottest 100

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Year Top ten
All time (2013)
  1. Vance Joy – "Riptide"
  2. Lorde – "Royals"
  3. Daft Punk featuring Pharrell – "Get Lucky"
  4. Arctic Monkeys – "Do I Wanna Know?"
  5. Flume & Chet Faker – "Drop the Game"
  6. Arctic Monkeys – "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?"
  7. Lana Del Rey – "Young and Beautiful"
  8. Matt Corby – "Resolution"
  9. The Preatures – "Is This How You Feel?"
  10. London Grammar – "Strong"

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2013 AIR charts

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Winners below for the 2013 Carlton Dry Independent music awards:

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tone, Deaf (6 February 2013). "Laneway Festival 2013: Sydney February 2nd 2013 @ Sydney Art College". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  2. ^ Hohnen, Mike (10 October 2012). "Future Music Festival 2013 Lineup – Official Announcement". Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  3. ^ Katherine Feeney (10 February 2012). "Splendour in the Grass returning home to Byron Bay". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  4. ^ Emma Partridge (15 September 2013). "Man dies at Defqon.1 music festival". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Dami Im Wins The X Factor!". The X Factor Australia. Yahoo!7. 28 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  6. ^ "About". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-09. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  7. ^ Snapes, Laura (27 November 2012). "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Announce New Album, Push the Sky Away | News". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Push the Sky Away". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Push the Sky Away". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Discografie Nick Cave" [Discography Nick Cave]. Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Hillsong United Zion Released In Australia". Facebook.
  12. ^ "The Drones - I See Seaweed". Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Itunes - Music - Ice On the Dune by Empire of the Sun". iTunes. January 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  14. ^ "Hillsong Live: Glorious Ruins Released for Australia and New Zealand". Hillsong Live Facebook Page. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  15. ^ "In the Aisle - Single by Violent Soho". iTunes. 8 July 2013.
  16. ^ "Zion - Hillsong United | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  17. ^ "We Are Young & Free". NewReleaseTuesday.com. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  18. ^ "Hillsong United To Release 'Zion Acoustic Sessions' iTunes Exclusive". Louder Than the Music. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  19. ^ Vincent, Peter. "Dami Im races to number one in the charts after X Factor win".
  20. ^ "Hottest 100 - 2013 | triple J". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 September 2013.
  21. ^ "This Year | AIR". Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2014-10-09.