Album · Thelma Plum
Better in Blak by Thelma Plum
Better in Blak is an album by Thelma Plum, released in 2019. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Better in Blak”, on 2 lists with a best position of #9.
Better in Blak, the 2019 debut album from Thelma Plum, came out through Warner Music Australia with Alexander Burnett and David Kahne producing. Plum, an Aboriginal Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist of Gamilaraay heritage from Delungra in New South Wales, serves up sunny, sharp-edged indie pop that hides steel under its sweetness.
The title track is the one that stuck, all breezy guitar and defiant cool, with "Homecoming Queen", "Not Angry Anymore" and the earlier "Clumsy Love" filling out a set that's as frank as it is catchy. It peaked at number 4 on the ARIA albums chart, Dennis Pfitzner's sleeve won Best Cover Art at the 2019 ARIAs, and it was named Album of the Year at the 2020 Queensland Music Awards. An anniversary edition with unreleased tracks followed in November 2020.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Better in Blak on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Better in Blak | 2 | #9 | – | 2019–2025 | |
| 2 | Homecoming Queen | 1 | #65 | – | 2019 | |
| 3 | Not Angry Anymore | 1 | #78 | – | 2019 | |
| 4 | Clumsy Love | 1 | #79 | – | 2018 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.