Artist · chart history
Thelma Plum
Solo artist Delungra
Thelma Plum is an artist from Delungra. Thelma Plum has 10 chart appearances on 7 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2014–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Better in Blak”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #9. The station that charted Thelma Plum most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 10 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2019.
Thelma Plum is a Gamilaraay singer, songwriter and guitarist from Delungra, New South Wales, and her songs have a knack for hiding a bruise inside a sunny melody. The Monsters EP in 2014, with "How Much Does Your Love Cost?", was the first taste.
Her debut album, Better in Blak, arrived on 30 July 2019 and went to number 4 on the ARIA albums chart, a record of bright, hooky pop that includes the title track, "Homecoming Queen", "Not Angry Anymore", "Clumsy Love". Dennis Pfitzner's cover art won Best Cover Art at the 2019 ARIA Music Awards.
The Meanjin EP followed in 2022 with "Backseat of My Mind" and "The Brown Snake", and her second album, I'm Sorry, Now Say It Back, came in 2024, carrying "We Don't Talk About It".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Thelma Plum on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Better in Blak | 2 | #9 | – | 2019 | |
| 2 | Backseat of My Mind | 1 | #21 | – | 2022 | |
| 3 | We Don't Talk About It | 1 | #55 | – | 2023 | |
| 4 | Homecoming Queen | 1 | #65 | – | 2019 | |
| 5 | The Brown Snake | 1 | #66 | – | 2022 | |
| 6 | Not Angry Anymore | 1 | #78 | – | 2019 | |
| 7 | Clumsy Love | 1 | #79 | – | 2018 | |
| 8 | These Days | 1 | #92 | – | 2020 | |
| 9 | How Much Does Your Love Cost? | 1 | #95 | – | 2014 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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Songs by other artists credited with Thelma Plum as a guest.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | Better in Blak | Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025) |
| 2023 | 55 | We Don't Talk About It | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2023 |
| 2022 | 21 | Backseat of My Mind | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2022 |
| 2022 | 66 | The Brown Snake | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2022 |
| 2020 | 92 | These Days | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2020 |
| 2019 | 9 | Better in Blak | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019 |
| 2019 | 65 | Homecoming Queen | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019 |
| 2019 | 78 | Not Angry Anymore | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019 |
| 2018 | 79 | Clumsy Love | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2018 |
| 2014 | 95 | How Much Does Your Love Cost? | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2014 |
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