   species deceases is an extended play by australian rock music group, midnight oil, which was released on 26 november 1985 under the cbs record label. species deceases debuted at no.&nbsp;1 on the australian kent music report singles chart for six weeks from december 1985 to january 1986. note: used for australian singles and albums charting from 1974 until australian recording industry association (aria) created their own charts in mid-1988. in 1992, kent back calculated chart positions for 1970â1974. it was the first australian single and/or ep to reach the number-one spot on its chart appearance and spent a total of six&nbsp;weeks at the top (from december 1985 to january 1986). it remains midnight oil's only no.&nbsp;1 on the national singles chart. ==background== on 26 november 1985, australian rock music group, midnight oil, released a four-track extended play, species deceases.{{cite book |title=encyclopedia of australian rock and pop |url= |last=mcfa
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