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Crowded House come home

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Jul 6, 2010 Updated Jul 12, 2010

Crowded House are officially Australian again...at least according to ARIA.

The band's latest album Intriguer debuted at the top of the ARIA chart three weeks ago, but didn't appear in the Australian Album Chart, because under ARIA rules at least 50% of a band's lineup must be fair-dinkum Aussies for it to be considered Australian.

When it was pointed out that AC/DC are considered to be an Australian band even though four of the five members are British - and that two of them have never lived here - ARIA had an apparent change of heart, allowing Intriguer to suddenly debut at number 6 on the Australian albums chart.

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Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is the primary songwriter and creative director of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand, Australia and the United States. Crowded House are referred to as The Crowdies by Australian fans. Originally active from 1985 to 1996, the...

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