Powderfinger discography

The discography of Powderfinger, an Australian alternative rock group, consists of seven studio albums, thirty-three singles, six extended plays, three live albums, four compilation albums, one video album and twenty-nine music videos. They have been nominated for forty-nine ARIA Music Awards, of which they have won eighteen.[1] Shortly after the independent release of their debut self-titled EP in 1993, Powderfinger signed on to a major record label to release their second EP, Transfusion.[2][3] In 1994 they issued their debut album Parables for Wooden Ears, which did not reach the ARIA Albums Chart.[2] After performances at music festivals, touring and supporting international artists, Powderfinger released their second studio album, Double Allergic (1996),[2] which became their charting breakthrough by peaking at No. 4.[4] Following public recognition from the album's high-selling singles, Powderfinger went on to release Internationalist in 1998, which was their first number-one album;[4] it was certified five times platinum by ARIA for shipment of 350,000 copies.[5]

Powderfinger discography
Powderfinger performing at the Across the Great Divide tour with Silverchair in September 2007.
Studio albums	7
Live albums	3
Compilation albums	4
Video albums	1
Music videos	29
EPs	6
Singles	33

In September 2000, the group released their fourth album, Odyssey Number Five, which also reached number one;[4] it was certified eight times platinum for shipment of 560,000 copies.[6][7] Two of the album's songs, "These Days"[8] and "My Kinda Scene"[9] were released on the soundtracks for Two Hands (1999), and Mission: Impossible 2 (2000).[10] Their fifth album, Vulture Street, was released in 2003, and became their third number-one album; it was six times platinum for 420,000 copies.[6] In 2004, the group released their first greatest hits album composed of tracks from their early recording era, Fingerprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 1994–2000. Weeks later, the group released their first live album, which also appeared in DVD form. The group then had a hiatus to allow its members to pursue various side projects. After two years, the band regrouped and released their sixth studio album, Dream Days at the Hotel Existence in 2007, and Golden Rule in 2009.[11][12][13] Golden Rule became their fifth studio album in a row which reached number-one.[4] On 13 November 2010 Powderfinger performed for the last time.[14] In November 2011, the group issued a second greatest hits album, Footprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 2001–2011.[15]

In May 2020, the group reformed for a one-off livestreamed charity performance titled One Night Lonely. An EP of the performance released on 25 May 2020.[16][17]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications (sales thresholds)
		AUS [4]	NZ [18]
Parables for Wooden Ears	Released: 18 July 1994 Label: Polydor Formats: CD	51	—
Double Allergic	Released: 2 September 1996 Label: Polydor (533 153-2) Formats: CD	4	—	ARIA: 3× Platinum[5]
Internationalist	Released: 7 September 1998 Label: Polydor (547 795-2) Formats: CD	1	—	ARIA: 5× Platinum[5]
Odyssey Number Five	Released: 4 September 2000 Label: Grudge (5490922) Formats: CD	1	15	ARIA: 8× Platinum[6]
Vulture Street	Released: 4 July 2003 Label: Universal (038 353-2) Formats: CD	1	17	ARIA: 6× Platinum[6]
Dream Days at the Hotel Existence	Released: 2 June 2007 Label: Universal (1735251) Formats: CD	1	26	ARIA: 3× Platinum[5]
Golden Rule	Released: 13 November 2009 Label: Universal Formats: CD	1	—	ARIA: 2× Platinum[19]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		AUS [4][20][21]
These Days: Live in Concert	Released: 6 September 2004 Label: Universal Formats: CD (audio), DVD	2	ARIA: Gold (for CD)[6] ARIA: 2× Platinum (for DVD)[22]
Across the Great Divide Tour	Released: 1 December 2007 Note: Shared release with Silverchair Label: Universal Formats: DVD	2	ARIA: 2× Platinum[23]
Sunsets Farewell Tour	Released: 3 December 2010 Label: Universal Formats: 2× DVD	1	ARIA: 5× Platinum[24]

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		AUS [4]
Fingerprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 1994–2000	Released: 30 October 2004 Label: Universal Format: CD	2	ARIA: 2× Platinum[6]
Footprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 2001–2011	Released: 8 November 2011[15]^[A] Label: Universal Format: CD	22	ARIA: Gold[25]
Fingerprints & Footprints: Ultimate Collection	Released: 8 November 2011[15]^[B] Label: Universal Format: 2× CD	15
Unreleased (1998–2010)	Released: 27 November 2020[26][27] Label: Universal Format: CD, CD, LP, streaming	2

Notes

• ^ A.
• ^ B. Footprints: The Best of Powderfinger 2001–2011 was released simultaneously with Fingerprints & Footprints: Ultimate Collection, which features both "best of" albums. Each appeared on the ARIA Albums Chart Top 50 over the same eight weeks.[4]

Box Sets

List of box sets

Title	Album details
Seven Deadly Spins	Released: 22 December 2009 Label: Universal 0602527280387 Format: 7× Vinyl album, 7× CD Note: Box set of seven studio albums

Video albums

List of video albums

Title	Album details
Sunsets	Released: 2004 Label: Universal Formats: DVD

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [4][28]
Powderfinger	Released: 1992 Label: Independent Formats: CD	—
Transfusion	Released: 1993 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, Re-released in 2020 as Digital download, streaming	—
Mr Kneebone	Released: 1995 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, Re-released in 2020 as Digital download, streaming	83
The Triple M Acoustic Sessions	Released: 1999 Label: Triple M Formats: CD limited edition: only 400 copies were made	—
iTunes Live from Sydney	Released: 2008 Label: Universal Formats: Digital download	58
One Night Lonely	Released: 25 May 2020[17] Label: Universal Formats: Digital download, streaming	79
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		AUS [4]	Triple J Hottest 100 [29]	NZ [18]
"Tail"	1994	—	—	—		Parables for Wooden Ears
"Grave Concern"		—	—	—
"Save Your Skin"	1995	—	—	—
"Pick You Up"	1996	23	6	—		Double Allergic
"D.A.F."		39	18	—
"Living Type"		42	32	—
"Take Me In"	1997	91	—	—
"The Day You Come"	1998	25	8	—		Internationalist
"Don't Wanna Be Left Out/Good-Day Ray"		59	46 / 68	—
"Already Gone"	1999	68	25	—
"Passenger"		30	100	—
"My Kind of Scene"	2000	—	3	41		Odyssey Number Five
"My Happiness"^[C]		4	1	7	ARIA: 5× Platinum[30]
"Like a Dog"	2001	40	—	—
"The Metre/Waiting for the Sun"		31	—	—
"(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind"	2003	9	4	—		Vulture Street
"Love Your Way"		37	10	—
"Sunsets"	2004	11	7	38
"Since You've Been Gone"		51	—	—
"Stumblin'"		—	77	—		These Days: Live in Concert
"Bless My Soul"		—	9	—		Fingerprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 1994–2000
"Lost and Running"	2007	5	15	—		Dream Days at the Hotel Existence
"I Don't Remember"		42	66	—
"Nobody Sees"		51	—	—
"Who Really Cares (Featuring the Sound of Insanity)"^[D]	2008	—	—	—
"Wishing on the Same Moon"		—	—	—
"All of the Dreamers"	2009	23	49	—		Golden Rule
"Burn Your Name"		45	—	—
"Sail the Wildest Stretch"	2010	67	—	—
"Iberian Dream"		—	—	—
"I'm on Your Side"	2011	88	—	—		2011 Floods Relief single
"Day by Day"[31]	2020	—	—	—		Unreleased (1998–2010)
"Daybreak"[32]		—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted and certified songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Year	Certifications	Album
"These Days"	1999	ARIA: 3× Platinum[30]	Odyssey Number Five

Notes

• ^ C. In 2001 "My Happiness" peaked at No. 23 on Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks.[33]
• ^ D. The B-side of "Who Really Cares (Featuring the Sound of Insanity)" is "One More Kiss As You Fly Away". The latter reached No. 81 on the ARIA Singles Chart, outselling the A-side.[34]

Other appearances

List of other appearances, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Freeze"	1998	Homebake 98
"The Chauffeur"[35]	1999	UnDone – The Songs of Duran Duran
"Sorrow"[36][37]	2001	Andrew Denton's Musical Challenge 2
"Bless My Soul", "My Happiness", "Passenger", "These Days", "On My Mind"[38]	2005	WaveAid
"Glory Box"[39]	2007	No Man's Woman: A Tribute to Women in Voice

Music videos

The first eight of Powderfinger's music videos were directed by David Barker.[40][41] The group then collaborated with several production companies, including working with Fifty Fifty Films' Scott Walton from 1999.[40][42]

List of music videos, showing year released and director

Title	Year	Director(s)
"Reap What You Sow"	1993	David Barker[40][43]
"Tail"	1994
"Grave Concern"
"Pick You Up"	1996
"D.A.F."
"Living Type"	1997
"Take Me In"
"The Day You Come"	1998
"Don't Wanna Be Left Out"		Mark Hartley[40]
"Good Day Ray"
"Already Gone"
"Passenger"	1999	Scott Walton[44]
"These Days" piano version		Gregor Jordan[45]
"My Kind of Scene"	2000	Scott Walton[44]
"My Happiness"		Chris Applebaum[44][46]
"Like a Dog"		Paul Butler, Scott Walton[42][44][47]
"The Metre"		Scott Walton[42][44][48]
"Waiting for the Sun"
"(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind"	2003
"Love Your Way"
"Sunsets"	2004	Liquid Animation[49][50] (Michael Viner, Horst Viola Jr, Sorin Oancea, Matt Meersbergen)[51]
"Stumblin'"		Gregor Jordan[52]
"Bless My Soul"		Scot Walton[42][53]
"Lost and Running"	2007	Damon Escott, Stephen Lance[46][54]
"I Don't Remember"		Scott Walton[55]
"Nobody Sees"		Damon Escott, Stephen Lance[56][57]
"All of the Dreamers"	2009	Damon Escott[58][59]
"Burn Your Name"		Natasha Pincus[46]
"Sail the Wildest Stretch"	2010	Scott Walton[44][46]

See also

• List of awards and nominations received by Powderfinger

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External links

• Powderfinger discography archived from the original on 4 October 2009 on Powderfinger's Official Website.
• Powderfinger discography at MusicBrainz
• Powderfinger discography at Discogs