Song · Silverchair
“The Greatest View” by Silverchair
From the album Diorama (2002)
“The Greatest View” by Silverchair appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2002 and 2008. It was first released in 2002 on the album Diorama. Its best result is #10 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #172 alternative song of 2002.
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"The Greatest View" kicked off the Diorama era for Silverchair, going out as the first single from their fourth album in January 2002. Daniel Johns wrote it, co-produced it and played it on his Rickenbacker 12-string, one of only three Diorama songs he cut that way, which gives it a ringing, chiming shimmer.
David Bottrill produced and mixed, Larry Muhoberac handled the arrangement with extra touches from Johns, and Jim Moginie added keyboards. It went to No. 3 in Australia and No. 4 in Canada and New Zealand, and the Square-Eyed Films video picked up a Best Video nomination at the 2002 ARIA Music Awards. It even resurfaced in America in 2008, reaching No. 36 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart after Warner Bros. put out an EP.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 85 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2002 | 99 |
| 2002 | 10 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002 | 100 |
| 2007 | 81 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 | 101 |
| 2008 | 100 | 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL | Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2008 | 103 |
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