Song · Gang of Youths
“Magnolia” by Gang of Youths
From the album The Positions (2015)
“Magnolia” by Gang of Youths appears on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2015 and 2025. It was first released in 2015 on the album The Positions. Its best result is #6 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s (2020). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #171 alternative song of 2015.
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"Magnolia" came out in April 2015 as a single from The Positions, the debut album by Australia's Gang of Youths, and it is about as raw as a breakthrough gets. David Le'aupepe wrote the words and music around his own worst stretch: a sleepless, foodless bender that ended in a suicide attempt on 3 June 2014.
That date is written into the song, and fans have since turned it into Magnolia Day, a strange and moving act of reclaiming. The alternative rock surge of the thing makes survival sound like a shout rather than a whisper. It became the band's breakout, went platinum in Australia, and later polled sixth in Triple J's Hottest 100 of the 2010s.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2015 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s (2020) | 100 |
| 2025 | 42 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025) | 100 |
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