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Eternal Nightcap by The Whitlams
Eternal Nightcap is an album by The Whitlams, released in 1997. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 7 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “No Aphrodisiac”, on 4 lists and voted number one once.
Eternal Nightcap, the Whitlams' third studio album, came out in September 1997 on the Black Yak Phantom label, and it's the one where Tim Freedman's piano-bar wit finally found a nation of listeners. It arrived in the wake of heavy loss: founding singer and guitarist Stevie Plunder had been found dead at the base of Wentworth Falls in January 1996, and the band pressed on around Freedman's keyboards and voice.
"No Aphrodisiac" is the wry, bittersweet heart of it, and Triple J's listeners voted it number one in their Hottest 100 before it took Song of the Year at the ARIA Awards, where the album won Best Independent Release and the Whitlams Best Group. "Melbourne" and the two "Charlie" songs round out a record that swings between sly and wistful. It peaked at number 14 and eventually went triple platinum, and the band played 150 dates behind it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Eternal Nightcap on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Aphrodisiac | 4 | #1 | 1 | 1997–2025 | |
| 2 | Buy Now Pay Later (Charlie No 2) | 1 | #37 | – | 1998 | |
| 3 | Melbourne | 1 | #43 | – | 1998 | |
| 4 | Charlie No 3 | 1 | #56 | – | 1998 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.