Song · Powderfinger
“These Days” by Powderfinger
From the album Odyssey Number Five (2000)
“These Days” by Powderfinger appears on 5 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1999 and 2025. It was first released in 2000 on the album Odyssey Number Five. Its best result is #1 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1999. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #131 alternative song of 1999 and #4,503 alternative song of all time.
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"These Days" was a 1999 song that Powderfinger later tucked onto Odyssey Number Five, their fourth album, and it did its work without ever being released as a single. All five members share the credit: Bernard Fanning, John Collins, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton and Jon Coghill. Nick DiDia produced it with the band, recorded it and mixed it.
It's the band at their plainest and most affecting, a slow, unhurried ballad built on patient, chiming guitar and a warm, rueful vocal, and the band itself has called it one of their simplest and most lasting songs. It took Song of the Year at the 2000 Music Critic's Awards, and Australians have kept ranking it among their own: 14 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs, and 77 in Triple M's Ozzest 100 in 2018.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1999 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 21 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009) | 100 |
| 2013 | 8 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) | 100 |
| 2018 | 77 | Triple M | Triple M Ozzest 100 (2018) | 100 |
| 2025 | 14 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025) | 100 |
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