Anthems (John Williamson album)

2000 greatest hits album by John Williamson

Anthems

Greatest hits album by John Williamson

Released

August 2000

Length

65:53

John Williamson chronology

Australia
(1999)

Anthems
(2000)

Gunyah
(2002)

Singles from Anthems

"This Ancient Land"
Released: May 2000
"Waltzing Matilda"
Released: July 2000

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, peaked at number 16 on the ARIA Charts and was certified gold.

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

Track listing

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

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	16

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)	Gold	35,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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

References

^ "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.
"Year by Year". John Williamson. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
"Australiancharts.com – John Williamson – Anthems - A Celebration of Australia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 September 2018.

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Discography
Studio albums	John Williamson Road Thru the Heart Mallee Boy Boomerang Café Warragul JW's Family Album Waratah St Mulga to Mangoes Family Album No.2 Pipe Dream The Way It Is Gunyah Chandelier of Stars Hillbilly Road The Big Red Honest People Butcherbird
Live albums	Singing in the Suburbs The Smell of Gum Leaves Mates on the Road John Williamson in Symphony
Compilation albums	All the Best Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2 Love Is a Good Woman True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson Anthems - A Celebration of Australia True Blue Two The Platinum Collection Wildlife Warriors Absolute Greatest: 40 Years True Blue Hell of a Career His Favourite Collection
Extended plays	Old Man Emu Diggers of the Anzac / Looking for a Story
Singles	"Old Man Emu" "True Blue" "Goodbye Blinky Bill" "Raining on the Rock" "Rip Rip Woodchip" "Sir Don" "Number on My Back / The Baggy Green" "King of the Road"
Related articles	ARIA Hall of Fame ARIA Award for Best Country Album Australian Roll of Renown Order of Australia Quambatook

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