"Six Ribbons" is a 1978 song credited to Australian musicians

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. The song was written by Jon English and was included on the

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of the Australian miniseries, '' Against the Wind''. The song was certified gold in Australia.

Track listing

; Australian 7" Single *Side A "Six Ribbons" - 3:15 *Side B "Mary's Theme" - 4:00 ; Scandinavian 7" Single *Side A "Six Ribbons" - 3:15 *Side B "Against The Wind" - 2:32

Charts

Weekly Charts

"Six Ribbons" entered the Kent Music Report on 5 December 1978, before peaking at number 5 in 1979. The song peaked at number 1 in Norway in December 1981.

Year-end charts

Cover Version

* In 2000,

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covered the song on his album ''Harp Moods''. * In 2005,

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covered the song on their album, '' Silent Company''. * In 2005,

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covered the song on their EP '' The Burden is Mine... Alone''. and in their 2006 limited edition studio album ''

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''. * In 2009, Ruiseart Alcorn covered the song on his album, ''The Ravenswing Years''. * In 2012,

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covered the song on his album, ''Orchestral Songs of Australia''. * In 2013,

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released a version of the song as a single from his album, ''The Journey''. * In 2013, covered the song on her album '. * In 2016 Billy Macro reinterpreted and released the song to coincide with the Netflix miniseries "For an eshay, with care". * In 2016,

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covered the song on his album, ''A Musical Journey''. * In 2017,

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covered the song on their album, ''

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