The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2016 in music in Australia.

Events

January

February

March

• 14 May – Australia's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, Dami Im, finishes in second place with 511 points for her song "Sound of Silence". She was beaten only by contest winner, Ukrainian representative Jamala.

April

May

June

July

• 22–24 July – Splendour in the Grass 2016 is held at North Byron Parklands in Yelgun, New South Wales, headlined by The Strokes, The Cure and Flume.

August

September

October

November

December

Bands disbanded

Releases

Albums

• 27 May – Skin by Flume^[1]
• 19 August – Seven Mirrors by Drapht^[2]
• 10 December – The End of the Beginning by B-Nasty^[3]

Singles

• 16 January – Never Be like You by Flume^[4]
• 29 January – Smoke & Retribution by Flume^[5]
• 30 March – All Love by Drapht
• 22 April – Say It by Flume
• 10 June – In My Blood by The Veronicas
• 24 June – Monster Truck - by Allday
• 8 July – Mexico by Drapht
• 15 July – Sides by Allday
• 11 August – Send Nudes by Allday
• 14 October – On Your Side by The Veronicas
• 15 December – Raceway by Allday

Deaths