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0–9 Series is a 1989 series of ten compilation albums released by ABC for Kids. It won the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album in 1990 and was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Cover Art in the same year.

The ten albums are aimed at children of each age from 0 to 9. The album titled 0 for 0 year olds through to 9 for 9 year olds. Over 270 songs were recorded for the album series with 214 appearing on the final products. Featured artists are Adam Bowen, Aku Kadoga, Andrew Bell, Andrew Can, Angela Webber, Anne Kirkpatrick, Armando Hurley, Barry Crocker, Barry Leef, Chantelle Ormandy, Chris Bailey, Chris Lloyd, Christopher Patlon, Col Joye, Danielle Spencer, Darryl Aberhart, Dave Sandbach, Dave Sandford, Debbie Byrne, Don Spencer, Doug Parkinson, Ernie Dingo, Floyd Vincent, Gillian Eastoe, Gillian Jones, Grace Knight, Graeme Connors, Greedy Smith, Gus O'Brien, James Gillard, Jamie Rigg, Jenny Morris, Jim Conway, Joan Sydney, Joanne Jackson, John Paul Young, John Spence, Jonathan Biggins, Kerrie Biddell, Ketaki Kishor Dongre, Kiri Uu, Lana Warner, Laurie Balmer, Leonora Jackson, Linda Kenny, Linda Marr, Linda Nagle, Lizzie Clear, Lori Vallins, Lucky Starr, Malcolm McCullum, Marc Hunter, Marcus Holden, Margret RoadKnight, Maria Fotiadis, Mark Williams, Maroochy Barambah, Mary Schneider, Melanie Saloman, Mesana Salata, Mic Conway, Mic Conway's Whoopee Band, Mick Layton, Mike Kennings, Moya Simpson, Nicholas Wareham, Normie Rowe, Peter Chambers, Peter Combe, Peter Kenny, Rami Var, Rhonda Burchmore, Rick Price, Robyn Archer, Robyne Dunn, Ross Higgins, Ruth Cracknell, Sabahattin Akdagcik, Sally Dodds, Sharon O'Neill, Shauna Jensen, Stuart Grant, Su Cruickshank, Sweet Atmosphere, Tamina Haider, Tania Bowra, Terry Hannagan, Terry Kaff, Terry Murray, The Moy Sisters, Tommy Emmanuel, Trinidad Calypso Band, Trish Goddard, Wendy Grose, Wendy Matthews and Zachiary Haider. A documentary on the production of the albums was released alongside it.

Albums

Zzzero

Side A
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Going Home"   Tommy Emmanuel 3:45
2. "Mocking Bird/All the Pretty Little Horses"   Gillian Eastoe 2:15
3. "Maranoa Lullaby"   Maroochy Barambah 1:06
4. "Ninna Nanna"   Moya Simpson 1:28
5. "Brahms' Lullaby"   Peter Kenny 2:31
6. "Golden Slumbers"   Rick Price & Wendy Matthews 2:13
7. "Indian Lullaby"   Ketaki Kishor Dongre 1:50
8. "Forever Young"   Marc Hunter 4:44
Side B
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child"   Margret RoadKnight 3:34
2. "The Night Will Never Stay"   Graeme Connors 2:11
3. "Greek Lullaby"   Maria Fotiadis 1:47
4. "Turn Around"   Ruth Cracknell 2:10
5. "Grandma's Hands"   Joanne Jackson 2:54
6. "God Bless the Child"   Marc Hunter 4:33

One

Side A
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Never Smile at a Crocodile/Crocodile Rock"   Normie Rowe 3:54
2. "A Quick Skip Before Dinner"   Sharon O'Neill 1:02
3. "This Little Cow Eats Grass"   Dave Sandford 0:23
4. "The High Skip/Andy Spandy"   Lizzie Clear & Lana Warner 0:36
5. "Li'l Liza Jane"   Floyd Vincent 1:24
6. "Bimbo/Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree"   Don Spencer & Chantelle Ormandy 2:04
7. "Sea Shanty Medley"   Graeme Connors, James Gillard, Marcus Holden & Peter Kenny 4:46
8. "Pigeons and Crows"   Melanie Saloman 0:23
9. "Rockin' Robin"   The Moy Sisters 1:45
10. "Hokey Pokey"   Dave Sandford 0:25
11. "Tiffy Taffy"   Lizzie Clear & Lana Warner 1:19
12. "Chop Chop Chippity Chop"   Trish Goddard 0:21
13. "Baby Food"   Robyn Archer 2:39
14. "Berceuse Pour Rêver"   Jamie Rigg 2:08
15. "When You're Smiling"   Grace Knight 1:44
16. "Sunset"   Tommy Emmanuel 2:30
Side B
No. Title Artist Length
1. "This Old Man Comes Rolling Home"   Trish Goddard 1:43
2. "Jerry Hall"   Joan Sydney 0:07
3. "Tip Top"   Trish Goddard 0:13
4. "Little Red Car"   Graeme Connors 2:52
5. "Baby's Drinking Song"   Graeme Connors 0:24
6. "Coots Eat Waterbeetles"   Chris Bailey 0:17
7. "Insallah"   Sabahattin Akdağcık 1:56
8. "Pop Goes the Weasel"   Trish Goddard 1:43
9. "Kennebunk Port"   Anne Kirkpatrick 2:00
10. "Gurrwayi, Gurrwayi, the Rainbird"   Ernie Dingo & Maroochy Barambah 1:09
11. "Banana"   Aku Kadoga 0:54
12. "Babes in the Wood"   Tania Bowra 1:36
13. "Gershwin Lullaby"   Graeme Connors 1:55
14. "Why Worry"   John Spence 4:15

Two

Side A
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Oodnadatta, Parramatta"   Jim Conway 1:23
2. "Sand Between My Fingers"   Sharon O'Neill 1:30
3. "Cat's Got the Measles"   Tamina & Zachiary Haider 0:19
4. "The Witch"   Melanie Saloman 0:48
5. "Family Treasures"   Anne Kirkpatrick 1:15
6. "See You Later, Alligator"   Col Joye 2:38
7. "I've Got an Itch"   Floyd Vincent 1:58
8. "The Glowworm"   Jim Conway 0:48
9. "Sing a Song of Sixpence"   Tania Bowra 1:12
10. "The Kangaroo"   Mic Conway 1:17
11. "Squeezes"   Gillian Eastoe 0:22
12. "There Was a Crooked Man"   Armando Hurley 1:51
13. "The Guppy"   Joan Sydney 0:27
14. "Ralphy Balfen"   Grace Knight 1:17
15. "Five Little Monkeys"   Floyd Vincent 1:36
16. "Slowly, Slowly"   Leonora Jackson 0:55
17. "Three Fleas"   James Gillard 1:07
18. "Heigh-Ho"   Darryl Aberhart & Andrew Can 1:20
Side B
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Medley"
a. "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles"
b. "Splish Splash"
c. "Singin' in the Bathtub"  
a. Mic Conway
b. Col Joye
c. Mic Conway		 4:00
2. "Something's Drastic"   Mic Conway 0:31
3. "The Clever Rabbit"   Anne Kirkpatrick 0:45
4. "Where"   Stuart Grant 0:53
5. "Beni Vi Tui"   Aku Kadoga 0:50
6. "At the Codfish Ball"   Su Cruickshank & Linda Nagle 1:10
7. "The Duck"   Joan Sydney 0:35
8. "An Elephant Goes"   Linda Kelly & Graeme Connors 1:17
9. "I Sing the Song of Froggie Swimming"   Peter Chambers 2:22
10. "I Put Out to Sea"   Barry Leef 0:50
11. "I Wish I Was a Little Grub/Isn't It Funny"   Jenny Morris 0:33
12. "Mrs. Moon"   Stuart Grant 0:48
13. "Coming Home (The Song of the Naturalist's Wife)"   Graeme Connors 2:20
14. "Fascinating Rhythm"   Kerrie Biddell 2:33

Three

Side A
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Hiccup"   Gillian Eastoe 1:06
2. "Tailpiece"   Dave Sandford 0:13
3. "Pick Me Up"   Robyn Archer 2:21
4. "The Name Game"   Aku Kadoga 1:28
5. "Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too"   Tania Bowra 2:18
6. "Two Witches"   Melanie Saloman 0:31
7. "Chickery Chick"   Ross Higgins & Jonathan Biggins 1:58
8. "Granny's Boot"   Joan Sydney 1:00
9. "Healthy Pig"   James Gillard 0:51
10. "Jiribuga the Porcupine"   Ernie Dingo & Maroochy Barambah 0:40
11. "The Cow"   Aku Kadoga 0:54
12. "The Worm"   Mic Conway 0:38
13. "The Woody Woodpecker Song"   Ross Higgins 2:09
14. "Kilkenny Cats"   Gus O'Brien 0:52
15. "Pet Parade"   Terry Hannigan 2:22
Side B
No. Title Artist Length
1. "The Little Red Hen"   Don Spencer 2:09
2. "Goodness Gracious"   Gillian Eastoe 1:25
3. "Let's Twist Again"   Greedy Smith 2:11
4. "Josephine"   Aku Kadoga 0:54
5. "Simon Says"   Armando Hurley 2:49
6. "Signals"   Dave Sandbach 0:15
7. "You Twiddle Your Thumbs"   Stuart Grant, Dave Sandford & Andrew Bell 1:11
8. "When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)"   Mic Conway 1:46
9. "Multikertwigo"   James Gillard 0:34
10. "Jiminy Cricket"   Ross Higgins 2:07
11. "Ow Sut Mohowri"   Rami Var 1:29
12. "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"   Armando Hurley 2:58

Four

Side A
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Ananacy the Spiderman"   Armando Hurley 2:22
2. "Happy Talk"   Grace Knight 1:56
3. "Dr. Knickerbocker"   Aku Kadoga 3:00
4. "Louder Than a Thunder Clap"   Mic Conway 1:25
5. "Forty Performing Bananas"   Mick Layton 1:17
6. "The Owl and the Pussycat"   Mick Layton 2:50
7. "Goosey Goosey Gander"   Robyn Archer & Mic Conway 0:21
8. "Trn Da Ti Eh"   Mesana Salata 1:20
9. "Windy Nights"   Robyne Dunn 2:45
10. "High Hopes"   Debra Byrne 2:46
11. "Muddly Muddly"   Jenny Morris, Joan Sydney & Gillian Jones 0:56
12. "The Purple People Eater"   Barry Leef 2:14
Side B
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Nursery Rhyme Rap"   Armando Hurley 2:15
2. "Digital Watch / Hickory Dickory"   Leonora Jackson 0:26
3. "Wimoweh"   Terry Kaff 3:07
4. "The Ships"   John Paul Young 1:53
5. "Nightening"   Melanie Saloman 0:11
6. "Greedy Dog"   Tania Bowra 1:46
7. "Jollity Farm"   Mic Conway's Whoopee Band 2:45
8. "The Umbrella Man"   Ross Higgins 2:13
9. "Frosty the Snowman"   Lori Vallins 2:11
10. "Let 'Em In"   Mark Williams 3:58

Five

Side A
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Emma Hackett's Newsbook"   Shauna Jensen 0:30
2. "Fish Fingers"   Dave Sandford 0:13
3. "Running Bear"   Anne Kirkpatrick 2:54
4. "If Pigs Could Fly"   Sally Dodds 2:30
5. "My Brain"   Robyn Archer 2:48
6. "Happy Birthday Dear Dragon"   Joan Sydney 1:48
7. "Sneezes"   Grace Knight 1:00
8. "Ooby Dooby"   John Spence 2:18
9. "Alice Song"   Stuart Grant 1:37
10. "Hermano Chay"   Linda Marr 2:01
11. "Juba"   Aku Kadoga 1:05
12. "The Peanut"   Anne Kirkpatrick 0:48
13. "Heart of the Country"   Gillian Eastoe 2:34
Side B
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Court of King Caractacus"   Terry Hannagan 2:09
2. "Bushrangers"   Tania Bowra & Robyne Dunn 1:42
3. "The Skye Boat Song"   Wendy Matthews 3:50
4. "Beep Beep"   Sweet Atmosphere 3:00
5. "Heads or Tails"   Mike Kennings 1:28
6. "There is a Thing"   Chris Bailey 0:59
7. "Seventy-Six Trombones"   Barry Crocker 1:27
8. "With His Mouth Full of Food"   Chris Bailey 1:25
9. "The Trouble with My Brother"   Mike Kennings 2:11
10. "Viru Polka"   Kiru Uu 2:30
11. "I Know Someone"   Christopher Patlon 1:36
12. "You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd"   Terry Hannagan 2:04
13. "The Bogeyman"   Stuart Grant 1:47

Six

Side A
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Cat's Got Fleas"   Floyd Vincent 2:34
2. "Dead Skunk"   Gillian Eastoe 2:52
3. "Ghost Riders in the Sky"   Mary Schneider 2:05
4. "The Sound of the Wind"   Wendy Matthews 1:25
5. "Michael Built a Bicycle"   James Gillard 1:48
6. "The Walk"   Armando Hurley 1:10
7. "Ode to an Extinct Dinosaur"   Robyne Dunn 1:12
8. "Thingth I Thay"   Peter Combe 3:26
9. "A Little Soulful Tune"   Aku Kadoga 0:38
10. "Ubangi Stomp"   Greedy Smith 1:57
Side B
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Papa Oom Mow Mow"   Jenny Morris 2:45
2. "Don't"   Angela Webber & Adam Bowen 0:52
3. "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour?"   Mic Conway's Whoopee Band 2:18
4. "Back Seat Tragedy"   Robyn Archer 2:17
5. "Abre Kako"   Mesana Selata 2:04
6. "Up and Down"   Peter Chambers, Mick Layton, Sally Dodds & Wendy Grose 3:50
7. "Bird Eats Fruit"   Tania Bowra 2:50
8. "Limbo Rock"   Trinidad Calypso Band 2:34

Seven

Side A
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Super Computer"   Don Spencer 2:22
2. "Feeding the Family"   Chris Bailey & Gillian Eastoe 1:12
3. "Life on Mars"   Melanie Saloman 1:02
4. "Monster Mash"   Ross Higgins 3:51
5. "My Dad Snores"   Anne Kirkpatrick 2:35
6. "Feelin' Groovy"   Tania Bowra 1:44
7. "When You're Eating"   Ernie Dingo 0:33
8. "Great Expectations"   Gillian Eastoe & Shauna Jensen 2:37
9. "Eagle Rock"   Barry Leef 3:41
Side B
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Mean Old Mean Hyena"   James Gillard 2:05
2. "Backwards Bill"   Aku Kadoga 1:27
3. "Island in the Sun"   Armando Hurley 2:45
4. "Tobiyo"   Mesana Salata 1:39
5. "Limericks"
a. "There Was an Old Man"
b. "One Summer at Tea"
c. "A Sea Serpent"
d. "There Was a Fat Lady"  		 Chris Bailey 1:42
6. "Flabbergaster"   Adam Bowen 0:27
7. "Friendship"   Nicholas Wareham & Danielle Spencer 1:57
8. "I've Been Everywhere"   Lucky Starr 2:15
9. "An Ant's Eye View"   Graeme Connors 2:33
10. "Gimme Dat Ding"   Mic Conway's Whoopee Band 2:19

Eight

Side A
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"   Grace Knight 3:07
2. "Piggies Anthem"   Rhonda Burchmore 2:20
3. "Transfusion"   Sweet Atmosphere 2:31
4. "Down on the Corner"   Malcolm McCullum, Chris Lloyd, Armando Hurley & Jamie Rigg 2:40
5. "There's a Monkey Sitting in the Family Tree"   Graeme Connors 2:10
6. "Working Bee"   Tania Bowra 2:52
Side B
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Apeman"   Barry Leef 4:00
2. "Galaxy Song"   Jonathon Biggins 2:40
3. "I'm in a Rotten Mood"   Laurie Balmer 0:54
4. "Listen to the Wind"   Grace Knight 3:34
5. "Stomi Omilelo Malo"   Celia White, Jarni Birmingham, Jenny Dornan, Linda Dawson & Moya Simpson 0:58
6. "The Magpies"   Graeme Connors 3:22
7. "Sun Arise"   Darryl Aberhart 3:20

Nine

Side A
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Water for the Flowers"   Sharon O'Neill 3:20
2. "Cost of Living"   Darryl Aberhart 2:17
3. "Three Little Birds"   Armando Hurley 3:06
4. "Horror Movie"   Gillian Eastoe 3:55
5. "Swimming Song"   Anne Kirkpatrick 2:26
6. "Ballet Dancing Boffer Boys"   Terry Murray 1:17
Side B
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Old Time Rock and Roll"   Normie Rowe 2:48
2. "Jeremiah Peabody's..."   Doug Parkinson 2:51
3. "Gitarzan"   Terry Hannagan 3:27
4. "Money Moans"   Lori Vallins 2:27
5. "You Can Get It If You Really Want"   Armando Hurley 3:01

Zzzero – Nine Sampler

This was the promo album for the series containing songs from each album

Side A
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Water for the Flowers"   Sharon O'Neill 3:20
2. "Down on the Corner"   Malcolm McCullum, Chris Lloyd, Armando Hurley & Jamie Rigg 2:40
3. "Granny’s Boot"   Joan Sydney 1:00
4. "Happy Talk"   Grace Knight 1:56
5. "The Ships"   John Paul Young 1:53
6. "Going Home"   Tommy Emmanuel 3:45
7. "God Bless The Child"   Marc Hunter 4:33
8. "Papa Oom Mow Mow"   Jenny Morris 2:45
Side B
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Monster Mash"   Ross Higgins 3:51
2. "The Peanut"   Anne Kirkpatrick 0:48
3. "Pick Me Up"   Robyn Archer 2:21
4. "Never Smile at a Crocodile/Crocodile Rock"   Normie Rowe 3:54
5. "With His Mouth Full Of Food"   Chris Bailey 1:25
6. "Let’s Twist Again"   Greedy Smith 2:11
7. "Skye Boat Song"   Wendy Matthews 3:50
8. "Splish Splash"   Col Joye 2:07
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