Editing Midnight Oil (section)

==== ''10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1'' ====
Their Australian breakthrough and first international recognition came in 1982, with the release of ''[[10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1]]'', which included the singles "[[Power and the Passion (song)|Power and the Passion]]" and "[[Read about It]]". The album peaked at No.&nbsp;3 and "Power and the Passion" peaked at No.&nbsp;8.<ref name="Kent" /> The album also includes their denunciation of American military interference in foreign affairs in "[[US Forces (song)|US Forces]]" and their critique of imperialist repression in "[[Short Memory]]". ''10 to 1'' was recorded in London during September and produced by Englishman [[Nick Launay]],<ref name="McF" /><ref name="ARDb" /> who had previously worked with acts including [[The Jam]], [[XTC]], [[Peter Gabriel]], [[PiL]], [[Gang of Four (band)|Gang of Four]] and [[The Birthday Party (band)|The Birthday Party]].<ref name="McF" /> Launay worked on several other major Australian recordings in this period including [[INXS]]' ''The Swing'', [[Models (band)|Models]]' ''The Pleasure of Your Company'' and [[The Church (band)|The Church]]'s ''Seance''.

The album remained in the Australian charts for 171 weeks.<ref name="Kent" /> It retained their live energy but was more adventurous and radical than previous work.<ref name="McF" /><ref name="Howl" /> Their ascendancy was signalled by a series of concerts on the release of the album at Sydney's Capitol Theatre, one of which was filmed and recorded and later released on their 2004 ''[[Best of Both Worlds (Midnight Oil album)|Best of Both Worlds]]'' DVD. The band also played their first shows outside Australia during this time, with the album being released in the US on [[Columbia Records]], where it charted in 1984 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]];<ref name="BillA">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4911|pure_url=yes}} |title=Midnight Oil – Charts & Awards – ''Billboard'' Albums |work=Allmusic |access-date=21 October 2008 }}</ref> in the UK it was released on [[CBS]].<ref name="McF" />