Song · The Whitlams
“Melbourne” by The Whitlams
From the album Eternal Nightcap (1997)
“Melbourne” by The Whitlams appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1998. It was first released in 1997 on the album Eternal Nightcap. Its best result is #43 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #247 alternative song of 1998.
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"Melbourne" comes from Eternal Nightcap, the third album by Australian band The Whitlams, and it went out as the record's third and final single on 27 January 1998. Tim Freedman wrote it alone, sings it, plays piano and produced it with Rob Taylor, and he dressed it in chamber finery: the FourPlay String Quartet on strings, Lara Goodridge on violin, Chris Emerson and Tim Hollo on viola and Peter Hollo on cello, with guest Chris Abrahams on piano and Hammond organ.
It crept to No. 70 on the ARIA singles chart that June.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 43 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998 | 100 |
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