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John Farnham
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John Farnham

John Farnham is a pop artist from Australia formed in 1949. 37 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

Pop · Australia · Best pop albums

37
Releases
19682026
Active years
1949
Formed

Discography

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Whispering Jack cover

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Whispering Jack

1986 · 10 tracks

Singles & EPs

1

Live & compilations

8

Credits

2

Records John Farnham worked on for other artists — the roles are as credited on each release.

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John Farnham at a glance

Born in
Dagenham
From
United Kingdom, Australia
Active since
1964
Instruments
piano, guitar, percussion instrument, voice
Labels
Columbia Records, EMI, Bertelsmann Music Group, RCA
Educated at
Lyndale Secondary College

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Children listed are those with their own public record, so the list may be incomplete.

About

John Peter Farnham AO, formerly billed as Johnny Farnham (born 1 July 1949, Dagenham, England), is an Australian pop singer. Formerly billed as Johnny Farnham he was a teen pop idol from 1964 to 1979, and has since forged a career as an adult contemporary singer. His career has mostly been as a solo artist although he briefly replaced Glenn Shorrock as lead singer of Little River Band during 1982–1985. In September 1986 his solo single, "You're the Voice" peaked at No. 1 on the Australian singles charts. The associated album, Whispering Jack, held the No. 1 position for a total of 25 weeks, and is the highest-selling album in Australian history. Both the single and the album had Top Ten success internationally including No. 1 in Sweden.

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Domestically he has remained one of Australia's best-known performers with a career spanning over 40 years, and he is the only Australian artist to have a number one record in five consecutive decades with singles: "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)" in 1967, "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" in 1969/1970, and "Age of Reason" in 1988; and albums: Age of Reason, Chain Reaction in 1990, Then Again... in 1993, Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986-1997 in 1997, 33⅓ in 2000 and The Last Time in 2002.

John Farnham in brief

How many John Farnham releases are on Riffiter?
37 releases are catalogued, spanning 1968 to 2026.
When was John Farnham formed?
John Farnham formed in 1949, in Australia.
What genre is John Farnham?
John Farnham is catalogued under Pop, Rock.
What is the most recent John Farnham release on Riffiter?
Whispering Jack (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition), released in 2026.

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