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In which Guardian Australia contributors offer a definitive (albeit entirely subjective) ranking of... anything, really. Fight about it in the comments.

  • Ads for Voca fax machines, General Pants, CC's,and KFC

    Cannibal KFC chickens, Cleo’s nude dudes and Whitlam’s fax: the 10 weirdest Australian commercials

    David M Green collects video tapes for fun – which means he has seen his fair share of downright bizarre TV ads. You won’t find any Gobbledoks here
  • Sorted Composite image featuring (L-R) SHARK SCENE from the Film 'BAIT' (2012), BABE : PIG IN THE CITY, A still from the 1987 film Dark Age and RAZORBACK (RAZORBACK) from Russell Mulcahy 1984

    The 10 scariest animals in Australian cinema - sorted

    Want to spend this Halloween being scared by sharks in a supermarket or a giant kangaroo? Look no further than this list of films to watch from Luke Buckmaster
  • Assorted Australian cookbook covers

    The 20 best Australian cookbooks – sorted

    A brief history of Australian food through the books that got us into the kitchen, from Women’s Weekly birthday cakes to Rosheen Kaul’s Chinese-ish cooking
  • Sorted composite for 90s Australian Kids TV featuring Plasmo, Cheez TV and The Ferals

    The 10 strangest but also best Australian kids’ TV shows – sorted

    No producer in the industry has ever said no to an idea, and we’re a better country for it. Here are the most culturally significant shows for children
  • Greg Dean (centre) and Gary Ayres (right) of Hawthorn celebrate after winning the AFL grand final between the Hawks and Geelong Cats at the MCG in 1989

    The 10 best AFL grand finals of the last 50 years – sorted

    Ahead of this year’s final on Saturday, Jonathan Horn looks back over 50 years of VFL and AFL to pick the most memorable, heartbreaking and exciting games
  • Jak Housden, Tim Freedman, Warwick Hornby and Terepai Richmond in 2003

    The Whitlams: their 25 best songs – sorted!

    With their breakthrough album Eternal Nightcap turning 25 this month, lifelong fan Sian Cain picks their best songs over four decades
  • Sorted composition from left to right: Sugar Bones and Janet Planet of Confidence Man perform during Kite Festival 2022, Connie Mitchell of Sneaky Sound System performs during the Sunset Piazza concert series at Cathedral Square, Kylie Minogue performs on the Pyramid Stage on day five of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton , Julian Hamilton of The Presets performs live at Enmore Theatre

    The 15 biggest Australian dancefloor anthems – sorted!

    Prepare for your most synth-filled Monday ever, for here is the definitive, entirely subjective list of Australian anthems that fill dancefloors without fail
  • Abstact purple vector background pattern<br>Sorted Australian snackscomp featuring Agro's Cone icecream's, Polly Waffle, Bertie Beetle chocolate and Chocolate Malt Energy Drink - Milo

    The 10 best Australian snacks – sorted

    There’s no way everyone will agree with the rankings on this list, but some brutal honesty is required – the Tim Tam must burn in the pits of mediocrity
  • FILE PHOTO: Olivia Newton-John performs in Hong Kong<br>FILE PHOTO: Olivia Newton-John sings at her "Greatest Hits Live" concert in Hong Kong August 18, 2000. The 51-year-old singer will perform with Australian singer John Farnham at the opening ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games in September. Reuters/Reuters Photographer/File Photo

    Olivia Newton-John’s 10 best songs – sorted!

    Trying to distil the late Australian singer’s varied archive is like trying to avoid the Grease Megamix at a wedding – but superfan Kate Waldegrave is giving it a red hot go
  • From L-R: Marcus Corowa, Lola Montez, Hugh Jackman and Jason Donovan.

    The 15 greatest Australian musicals, on stage and screen – sorted

    From the glittery fun of Priscilla to a whole show about the career of Paul Keating, here are the musicals that sing to audiences both in Australia and around the world
  • From top left: Naomi Campbell in The Face Australia, The Shire, Ladette to Lady and Ian Thorpe in Undercover Angels

    From WAG Nation to The Shire: the 15 Australian reality shows we all forgot about – sorted

    Ian Thorpe sending Jackie O to do good deeds. Neighbours star Stephanie McIntosh’s debut album. Australian reality TV can be particularly strange
  • Lovebirds, hotties, and tumultuous marriages: Neighbour’s best characters – from a revolving door of hundreds.

    Neighbours: the 10 best characters from Australia’s beloved soap – sorted

    After 37 extremely dramatic years filled with births, marriages and fake deaths, Neighbours has come to an end. Here are the best (and most ridiculous) characters who populated Erinsborough
  • Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil performs at the Lyceum Theatre, London in 1980

    Midnight Oil: their 20 greatest songs – sorted

    Since 1978, Midnight Oil have made 13 studio albums, two studio EPs and innumerable odds and sods. Here, Oils fan Andrew Stafford has a go at picking the dream set list
  • Four comic book illustrations of a city scene, an aboriginal man, a beach scene and Flinders Street Station wrapped in an octopus

    The 10 greatest moments of Marvel and DC comics to happen in Australia – sorted

    From superhero punch-ups to alien invasions, Australia has played host to it all – here are some of our best and weirdest moments in comics
  • Sorted composite for baked goods featuring scrolls, lamingtons, pie and custard slice

    From ‘snot block’ to meat pie: Australian baked goods – sorted

    Whether it is an artisan joint or a country town institution, there’s not much we love more than a trip to the bakery. But what do we love most: lammies or sausage rolls?
  • A composite image of scenes from The Great Gatsby, Romeo + Juliet, Elvis, and Moulin Rouge!.

    From Strictly Ballroom to Elvis: the career of Baz Luhrmann – sorted

    The Australian auteur’s films are intoxicating, polarising spectacles – so from the very bad (Australia) to the very good, we rank his works across film and TV
  • The cast from the Australian TV series A Country Practice.

    A Country Practice: the 10 best moments in Australia’s beloved soap – sorted

    Over 1,000 episodes and 12 years, this soap opera taught a lot to the nine million Australians who tuned in each week to see what was happening in Wandin Valley
  • Abstact purple vector background pattern<br>Sorted comp featuring Bachelor chocolate bath, Sarah Murdoch on Next Top Model, Dicko and Big Brother Free The Refugees

    From a turkey slap to a chocolate bath: the 10 most memorable Australian reality TV moments

    You either love reality television, or you secretly love it. Here are the most shocking, ridiculous and weird moments from Australian TV. Game on molls!
  • Abstact purple vector background pattern<br>Sorted composite featuring Babadook, Wake in Fright, Wolf Creek, Picnic at Hanging Rock

    The 15 greatest Australian horror films – sorted

    From a film made in Adelaide for less than $10,000 to gory and haunting classics, here are some flicks that will keep you up at night
  • Composite of insane moments from AUspol.

    From onion eating to the bonk ban: the 15 craziest moments in Aussie politics – sorted

    Before Saturday’s election, the team behind the Batshit moments in Australian politics Twitter account rank the most unhinged moments in our political history. I ain’t spending any time on it!
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