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Woodface by Crowded House
Woodface is an album by Crowded House, released in 1991. 5 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 103 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Chocolate Cake”, on 22 lists with a best position of #20.
Woodface, Crowded House's third album, came out on Capitol in July 1991, and it's the sweetest, most generous batch of songs they'd made yet. Mitchell Froom produced it with Neil Finn, and Tim Finn was in the band's lineup at the time.
The songs are melodic pop rock, bright and sly by turns, with hooks that sneak up on you and stay put. "Weather With You" sways on a lazy, sunny groove, "Fall at Your Feet" is a tender, slow-burning ballad, "It's Only Natural" bounces with easy charm, "Chocolate Cake" has a wicked grin on its face, and "There Goes God" has a wry, playful wink. "Four Seasons in One Day" rounds out the five singles the album spun off.
It was a major hit in Australia and New Zealand, and it gave the band its first top ten album in the UK. It has held up, too: the book 100 Best Australian Albums placed it at No. 3 in October 2010, and Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums had it at number 80 in its third edition, in 2000.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Woodface on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chocolate Cake | 22 | #20 | – | 1991–2022 | |
| 2 | Weather With You | 26 | #69 | – | 1999–2025 | |
| 3 | Fall at Your Feet | 19 | #12 | – | 1991–2023 | |
| 4 | There Goes God | 14 | #98 | – | 1999–2014 | |
| 5 | It's Only Natural | 22 | #35 | – | 1991–2023 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.