The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. Men at Work were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1994. [40] [41] Year Wirt, John (28 April 2022). "Colin Hay's enjoying being a man at work again; See him next week at the Manship". The Advocate . Retrieved 30 October 2022.

While "Who Can It Be Now?" was still in the topten in the US, "Down Under" was finally released in that market. It entered the US charts at No.79 and tenweeks later, it was No.1. [18] By January 1983 Men at Work had the top album and single in both the US and the UK – never previously achieved by an Australian act. [7] "Be Good Johnny" received moderate airplay in the US; it reached the top20 in Canada. [16] In 1984, Men At Work took a long break from the years of constant touring they’d done in support of both albums. This proved to be a momentum killer and, when the band reconvened, in-fighting proliferated and Speiser and Rees left the band. Although the remaining trio recorded a third album, Two Hearts, it made little waves and by early 1986, Men At Work was no more. Nimmervoll, Ed. "Men at Work". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012 . Retrieved 15 September 2014. Men at Work: Best Music from the 1980s". 80smusiclyrics.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2010 . Retrieved 17 August 2010.

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Countdown is an Australian pop music TV series that aired on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974 to 1987, it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in conjunction with magazine TV Week. The TV Week / Countdown Awards were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards. [42] Year Down Under" gained international media exposure in September 1983 through television coverage of the Australian challenge for the America's Cup yacht trophy in September 1983 when it was adopted as the theme song by the crew of the successful Australia II.

Hung, Steffen. "Men at Work – Cargo" (ASP). New Zealand Charts Portal ( Recording Industry Association of New Zealand). Hung Medien . Retrieved 15 September 2014. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa McFarlane, 'Men at Work' entry. Archived from the original on 13 May 2003. Retrieved 7 February 2014. Men at Work initially broke through to North American audiences in the western provinces of Canada with "Who Can It Be Now?" hitting the top10 on radio stations in Winnipeg by May 1982. It peaked at No.8 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles Chart in July. [16] In August the group toured Canada and the United States to promote the album and related singles, supporting Fleetwood Mac. [7] [8] The band became more popular on Canadian radio in the following months and also started receiving top40 US airplay by August. [17] In October "Who Can It Be Now?" reached No.1 on the US Billboard Hot 100, [18] while Canada was one single ahead with "Down Under" topping the Canadian charts that same month. [16] In the following month Business as Usual began a 15-week run at No.1 on the Billboard 200. [18] Offiziellecharts.de – Men At Work – Cargo" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 February 2022. a b Dellar, Fred (12–25 May 1983). "Men at Work: Cargo" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol.5, no.10. Peterborough. p.35. ISSN 0260-3004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 September 2022 . Retrieved 13 February 2022– via World Radio History.Greg Ham – keyboards, vocals, saxophone, harmonica, flute (1979–1985, 1996–2002; occasional performances until 2012; died 2012) a b Connelly, Christopher (28 April 1983). "Men at Work: Cargo". Rolling Stone. New York. Archived from the original on 4 April 2008 . Retrieved 15 September 2014. Work, Men at. "Radio Swiss Pop - Music database - Band". www.radioswisspop.ch . Retrieved 3 June 2022.