Song · Paul Kelly & the Coloured Girls
“To Her Door” by Paul Kelly & the Coloured Girls
From the album Under the Sun (1987)
“To Her Door” by Paul Kelly & the Coloured Girls appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2018 and 2025. It was first released in 1987 on the album Under the Sun. Its best result is #22 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025).
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"To Her Door" went out in September 1987 as the advance single for Under the Sun, the second album from Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls, a record that reached North America and Europe credited to Paul Kelly and the Messengers. Kelly wrote it alone, words and music, and on Mushroom Records it rose to 14 on the Australian singles chart.
Claudia Castle directed the clip, which took the ARIA for Best Video in 1988. The song has held its place in the national pantheon ever since: APRA's 2001 roll of the Top 30 Australian songs ever written included it, one of two Kelly songs there alongside "Treaty", and Triple M's "Ozzest 100" of the most Australian songs had it at 26 in 2018.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 26 | Triple M | Triple M Ozzest 100 (2018) | 100 |
| 2025 | 22 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025) | 100 |
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