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“Joker and the Thief” by Wolfmother
From the album Wolfmother (2005)
“Joker and the Thief” by Wolfmother appears on 22 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 2005 and 2025. It was first released in 2005 on the album Wolfmother. Its best result is #9 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #95 alternative song of 2006 and #1,596 alternative song of all time.
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"Joker and the Thief" sits on Wolfmother's self-titled 2005 debut, and it's the Australian band at full gallop: a riff that charges out of the gate like a runaway stallion, a chorus built for arenas and a groove that sounds dug up from some glorious vintage stash of hard rock. Andrew Stockdale, Chris Ross and Myles Heskett wrote it together, and Dave Sardy produced and mixed it with the knobs cranked. The title's two characters are lifted from Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower".
It went on to become the sixth single from the album, and the video, starring the cast of the film Jackass Number Two, earned a Video of the Year nomination at the MTV Australia Awards. Home has held on tight: Triple M's Ozzest 100 ranked it 59th in 2018, and the Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs put it at 43 in 2025.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2005 | 100 |
| 2006 | 89 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2006 | 91 |
| 2006 | 11 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2006 | 106 |
| 2006 | 82 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2006 | 100 |
| 2006 | 54 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2006 | 86 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 | 101 |
| 2006 | 86 | The Bear Ottawa, ON | The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2006 | 76 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2006 | 106 |
| 2006 | 59 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2006 | 103 |
| 2007 | 68 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2007 | 106 |
| 2007 | 69 | KWOD Sacramento, CA | KWOD Top 106 Songs of 2007 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 414 | Live 105 | Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) | 500 |
| 2007 | 294 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 374 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 379 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 386 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 391 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 391 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2013 | 72 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) | 100 |
| 2014 | 392 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2018 | 59 | Triple M | Triple M Ozzest 100 (2018) | 100 |
| 2025 | 43 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025) | 100 |
Also listed as: Joker & The Thief; The Joker & the Thief; Joker & the Thief; Jokers & The Thief; Joker And The Thief.
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