Internationalist
by Powderfinger

Internationalist by Powderfinger
Year: 1998
Overall rank: 3,657th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 57 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1998 (63rd)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (607th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,657th)

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Powderfinger bestography

Internationalist is ranked 2nd best out of 13 albums by Powderfinger on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Powderfinger is Odyssey Number Five which is ranked number 2765 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 561.

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Internationalist track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Internationalist rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 3,657th | 1990s rank: 607th | 1998 rank: 63rd
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2026joathomeTop 45 Music Albums of 199825/452
2026 PurplepashTop 47 Music Albums of 199818/473
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 100 Greatest Music Albums44/10057
2025 dihansseTop 62 Music Albums of 199861/620
2025KineticEchoes02Top 100 Greatest Music Albums92/1009
2025stevengnzTop 100 Music Albums of 199827/1004
2025 videoheadcleanerTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s6/10019
2025 rambleon80Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Australian Albums of All Time18/100 -
2025 videoheadcleanerTop 80 Music Albums of 19983/805
2025 TerryTezzaTop 100 Greatest Music Albums41/10055
2025MoondanceTop 100 Music Albums of 19985/1005
2025 Patman360Top 100 Music Albums of 199859/1002
2024Fade2BlackTop 100 Greatest Music Albums40/10053
2024MoondanceTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s37/10013
2024 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 199870/1002
2024 Brad1770Top 8 Music Albums of 19983/84
2022 rambleon80Top 20 Music Albums of 199819/201
2022rlang36Top 68 Music Albums of the 1990s61/682
2021 OzdalekTop 100 Greatest Music Albums36/10035
2021marshallsbrotherTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s34/10013
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 44
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 401
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72/100 (from 57 votes)
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01/14/2026 08:41 Purplepash  Ratings distribution  4,79275/100
 
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11/13/2025 12:18 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,10273/100
 
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08/16/2025 01:28 Proto  Ratings distribution  4,10233/100
 
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04/08/2025 21:22 Robininthetree  Ratings distribution  13684/100
 
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03/07/2025 05:03 stevengnz  Ratings distribution  2,60673/100

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95/100
From 06/20/2019 00:54 | #237909
A great album by this Aussie band from Brisbane. Passenger stands as one of my all time favourite songs.
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60/100
From 11/09/2018 02:18 | #224159
Powderfinger's 'Internationalist' is a tale of 2 sides

Side A is all but perfect that crackles with energy and fizz with tracks such as "Hindley Street" , "Belter" "Passenger" and "Don't Wanna Be Left Out"

Flip the record and it's as if the energy has been sucked out and feel's languid in part's being quite the let down following the Side A high . "Trading Places" , "Private Man" , "Over My Head" , "Capoicity" and closer "Lemon Sunset" some how feel out of place and brings things to a whimper close

The 2018 20th Anniversary re-issue with B-sides and bonus tracks reveals a lost opportunity as there are a handful of tracks that could have and should have been included

I would recommend the following revised track order

Side A
No change - perfect !

Side B
Maxwell's Great Mistake (B-Side)
Polly (B-Side)
Celebrity Head
Ironical (B-Side)
Corner Boy (B-Side)
That Old Trick (B-Side)

Original Issue: Side A 100/100 , Side B 40/100
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