Song · Courtney Barnett
“Elevator Operator” by Courtney Barnett
From the album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
“Elevator Operator” by Courtney Barnett appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2015 and 2024. It was first released in 2015 on the album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit. Its best result is #75 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2015. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #385 alternative song of 2015.
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"Elevator Operator" rides on Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, the debut album Courtney Barnett released in March 2015, after a pair of EPs had already made the Australian songwriter an indie-rock name far beyond home. She wrote it herself and produced it with Dan Luscombe and Burke Reid, with Reid engineering and the two of them handling the mix.
The road there was pure DIY: after playing in various Melbourne bands, Barnett borrowed money from her grandmother to launch her own Milk! Records, and The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas, home to the Pitchfork favorite "Avant Gardener", won her international acclaim. The album that followed was widely praised and turned up on a pile of best-of lists for 2015.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 75 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2015 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 552 | KEXP | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time | 738 |
| 2024 | 705 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
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