Anthems (John Williamson album)

Anthems
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedAugust 2000
Length65:53
LabelEMI Music
ProducerJohn Williamson
John Williamson chronology
Australia
(1999)
Anthems
(2000)
Gunyah
(2002)
Singles from Anthems
  1. "This Ancient Land"
    Released: May 2000[1]
  2. "Waltzing Matilda"
    Released: July 2000[1]

Anthems (subtitled A Celebration of Australia) is a greatest hits album by Australian country music artist John Williamson and was released in August 2000. The album features 20 of Williamson's most patriotic recordings,[2] peaked at number 16 on the ARIA Charts and was certified gold.

The album's release co-incided with the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney in which Williamson performed.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."True Blue"John Williamson4:02
2."Home Among The Gum Trees"Wally Johnson, Bob Brown2:48
3."Rip Rip Woodchip"Williamson3:02
4."This Ancient Land: Corroboree 2000" (featuring Jimmy Little)Williamson3:10
5."Galleries of Pink Galahs"Williamson4:09
6."Diggers of the Anzac"Williamson3:37
7."Sydney 2000"Williamson3:26
8."Advance Australia Fair"Peter Dodds McCormick1:15
9."River Crying Out"Williamson3:34
10."This Is Australia Calling"Williamson3:31
11."The Land of the Truly Free"Williamson3:11
12."My Oath to Australia"Williamson2:59
13."Diamantina Drover"Hugh McDonald3:03
14."Raining on the Rock" (featuring Warren H. Williams)Williamson4:15
15."A Flag of Our Own"Williamson3:30
16."Sir Don"Williamson3:12
17."The Baggy Green" (with Steve Waugh)Williamson, Steve Waugh, Gavin Robinson,2:54
18."A Number on My Back" (The Wallaby Anthem)Williamson3:36
19."Waltzing Matilda 2000" (with 100,000 voices at the Bledisloe Cup [August 1999])Banjo Patterson3:50
20."Shelter"Eric Bogle2:49

Charts

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Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 16

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia August 2000
GumLeaf, EMI Music 724352768127

References

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  1. ^ a b "John Williamson ARIA chart history (singles 1989-2019), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 14 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  2. ^ "Year by Year". John Williamson. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – John Williamson – Anthems - A Celebration of Australia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  4. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 September 2018.