Song · John Butler Trio
“Better Than” by John Butler Trio
From the album Grand National (2007)
“Better Than” by John Butler Trio appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2007 and 2026. It was first released in 2007 on the album Grand National. Its best result is #4 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #169 alternative song of 2007.
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"Better Than" comes off Grand National, the John Butler Trio's fourth studio album, from 2007, and it did its best business in America, where it went out digitally as the lead single early that year and sat at the top of Billboard's Triple A chart for seven weeks. At home it was the third single, arriving in August and entering the ARIA chart at 16.
Butler wrote it, sings it and plays five-string banjo, with Shannon Birchall on double bass and Michael Barker on drums, glockenspiel, marimba, shakers and tambourine, the two of them also singing backup. Butler produced it with Mario Caldato Jr., who engineered and mixed too, while Barker and Birchall got co-producer credits. The single threw in two unreleased Grand National session tracks and a radio mix by Chris Lord-Alge.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 68 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2007 | 100 |
| 2007 | 4 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 520 | WTMD | WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 | 896 |
| 2022 | 987 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2026 | 360 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
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