Artist · chart history
Pauline Pantsdown
Solo artist Australia
Pauline Pantsdown is an artist from Australia. Pauline Pantsdown has 3 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1997–1998. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Back Door Man”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #5. The station that charted Pauline Pantsdown most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 3 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1997.
Pauline Pantsdown was the drag creation of Simon Hunt, an Australian comedian, musician and satirist born in 1962, and the target was Pauline Hanson, leader of the far-right One Nation party. Dressed in a send-up of Hanson's wardrobe, Pantsdown turned the politician into pop-song fodder, and Hunt even changed his name legally so that Pauline Pantsdown could appear on an election ballot, before switching back to Simon Hunt afterward.
"Back Door Man", in 1997, was the one that exploded. Triple J listeners requested it so relentlessly that the station was spinning it nearly every hour. Less than a week after the song came out, Hanson got a court injunction against it, claiming it was defamatory. In 2004, when Hanson was campaigning for the Senate, word got out that the ABC meant to contest that injunction, but the broadcaster retreated once she attacked the idea in public.
"I Don't Like It" followed in 1998, the other song the Pantsdown character is best remembered for.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Pauline Pantsdown on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back Door Man | 2 | #5 | – | 1997 | |
| 2 | I Don't Like It | 1 | #58 | – | 1998 |
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 58 | I Don't Like It | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998 |
| 1998 | 92 | Back Door Man | Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1998) |
| 1997 | 5 | Back Door Man | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1997 |
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