NEW YORK, NY - 1980s: (L-R) Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell from the Australian rock group 'Air Supply' in the 1980s in New York City. (Photo by Peter Carrette Archive/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - 1980s: (L-R) Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell from the Australian rock group 'Air Supply' in the 1980s in New York City. (Photo by Peter Carrette Archive/Getty Images)
UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of Bee Gees Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 16: The Divinyls arrive at the 2006 ARIA Hall of Fame at the Regent Theatre on August 16, 2006 in Melbourne, Australia. The annual ceremony held by the Australian Recording Industry Association recognises and inducts legendary artists who have had an impact on Australian music culture with inductees voted on by the ARIA Board. (Photo by Kristian Dowling/Getty Images)
INXS (Photo by Paul Natkin/WireImage)
UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of ACDC Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
NASHVILLE, TN - FEBRUARY 07: Keith Urban attends Relativity Media's ACT OF VALOR Nashville premiere co-hosted by Capitol Records Nashville at Regal Green Hills on February 7, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images for Relativity Media)
UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1983: Photo of Men at Work (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue, December 1988. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: (FILES) This file handout photo dated May 1998 shows the Australian rock band "Midnight Oil", with their lead singer Peter Garrett (C), a Sydney lawyer turned environmental activist. Leader of Australia's opposition Labor Party, Mark Latham, has sparked a grass roots revolt 07 June 2004 in his Labor Party by announcing the offer of a parliamentary seat to former rock star Garrett. AFP PHOTO/Andrez LIGUZ/HO/FILES (Photo credit should read ANDREZ LIGUZ/AFP/Getty Images)
Portrait of Nick Cave photographed in London in April 1997. 24203 - Exclusive (Photo by Joe Dilworth/Photoshot/Getty Images)
Australian musician Peter Allen (1944 - 1992) performs on stage at Park West, Chicago, Illinois, December 31, 1979. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of Little River Band Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Australian singer-songwriter Peter Andre, circa 1995. (Photo by Tim Roney/Getty Images)
UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of Rick Springfield Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
LOS ANGELES - APRIL 19: Pop/Rock group Savage Garden: musician Daniel Jones and singer Darren Hayes attend the 10th Annual Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards on April 19, 1997 at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage) *** Local Caption *** Savage Garden
UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 01: READING FESTIVAL Photo of SILVERCHAIR (Photo by Mick Hutson/Redferns)
UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of Olivia Newton-John Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
TO GO WITH Australia-music-entertainment-Wiggles,FEATURE by Amy Coopes This photo taken on September 5, 2010 shows 'The Wiggles' (L to R) Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Sam Moran and Murray Cook performing with Dorothy the Dinosaur (R) as they announce their 20th birthday exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. The much-loved children's group, which has sold more than 30 million DVDs and CDs, is shown on TV in 145 countries and is regarded as Australia's greatest musical exports. AFP PHOTO / Torsten BLACKWOOD (Photo credit should read TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images)
On this day back in 1989, Kylie Minogue was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with her second solo No.1 ‘Hand On Your Heart.’
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So to celebrate let’s take a look back at some of our biggest Aussie music exports – They’ve made it big on the other side of the globe but they still call Australia home.
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