Editing Neil Finn

{{Short description|New Zealand musician (born 1958)}}
{{about|the musician|the football player|Neil Finn (footballer)|the baseball player|Neal Finn}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Neil Finn
| honorific_suffix  = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100|OBE}}
| image             = FlMacWerchter080619 16 (49921108512) (cropped).jpg
| caption           = Finn performing with [[Fleetwood Mac]] at [[Werchter Boutique]] in 2019
| background        = solo_singer
| birth_name        = Neil Mullane Finn
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1958|5|27|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Te Awamutu]], [[Waikato]], New Zealand
| death_date        = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1958|5|27}} -->
| instrument        = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|keyboards|percussion}}
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Rock music|Rock]]|[[art rock]]|[[new wave music|new wave]]|[[pop music|pop]]}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Musician|songwriter}}
| years_active      = 1976–present
| label             = {{Plainlist}}
* [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
* Lester Records, LTD
* [[Kobalt Label Services|Kobalt]]<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Christman |first=Ed |title=Publishing Briefs: UMPG signs a Smeethington, Kobalt gets Neil Finn |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/publishing/1178186/publishing-briefs-umpg-signs-a-smeethington-kobalt-gets-neil |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> 
{{Endplainlist}}
| current_member_of = {{Hlist|[[Crowded House]]|[[Finn Brothers]]}}
| past_member_of    = {{Hlist|[[Split Enz]]|||[[The Mullanes]]|[[7 Worlds Collide]]|[[Pajama Club]]|[[Fleetwood Mac]]}}
| website           = {{Official URL}}
}}
'''Neil Mullane Finn''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} (born 27 May 1958) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for being a principal member of [[Split Enz]] and for being the lead singer of [[Crowded House]]. He was also a member of [[Fleetwood Mac]] from 2018 until 2022. [[Ed O'Brien]] of [[Radiohead]] has hailed Finn as popular music's "most prolific writer of great songs".<ref>{{cite journal|date=June–July 2001|title=Airheads|journal=[[Rip It Up (New Zealand)|Rip It Up]]|publisher=Hark Entertainment Ltd|issue=281}}</ref>

Finn joined Split Enz in 1977 after the departure of founding member [[Phil Judd]] and facilitated the band's shift away from art rock towards new wave pop. Gradually rising in creative prominence within the band, he wrote the majority of the band's hits in the 1980s, including "[[I Got You (Split Enz song)|I Got You]]", "[[One Step Ahead (Split Enz song)|One Step Ahead]]", "[[History Never Repeats]]", and "[[Message to My Girl]]". After Split Enz broke up in 1984, Finn helped form [[Crowded House]] with Split Enz's final drummer [[Paul Hester]] and served as the band's lead singer and principal songwriter. Crowded House achieved international success in 1987 when they released the single "[[Don't Dream It's Over]]", written by Finn.

After Crowded House disbanded in 1996, Finn and his brother released two albums as the [[Finn Brothers]] before reforming Crowded House in 2006. In April 2018, Finn joined Fleetwood Mac for their tour that year and was a member of the band until they disbanded in 2022. Finn has also recorded several successful solo albums, assembled diverse musicians for the [[7 Worlds Collide]] project, and contributed to several film and television soundtracks.

==Early life==
Neil Mullane Finn was born on 27 May 1958, the youngest of four children, to Dick and Mary Finn in [[Te Awamutu]], [[New Zealand]].{{sfn|Apter|2010|p=8}}<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/neil-finn-mn0000393768/biography Neil Finn, Biography] ''[[AllMusic]]''</ref> His mother, a devout [[Catholic]] who moved to New Zealand from [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] at the age of two, maintained a religious influence over the family.{{sfn|Apter|2010|pp=9–10}} Speaking of Catholicism, Finn stated "It's a great fertile ground for pulling lyrics out. [There's] lots of good stuff going on in there, good rituals and imagery and lots of guilt. It's a very potent combination. I think you're blessed, really, to be brought up with some kind of weird dogma like that."{{sfn|Apter|2010|p=9}} His father, the son of a farmer from [[Waikato]], served in the army in [[Italy]] and became an [[accountant]] during [[World War II]].{{sfn|Apter|2010|pp=9–10}} His parents instilled an "inspiring admiration of music" in young Finn; the family would often engage in sing-alongs around the family [[piano]].{{sfn|Apter|2010|p=16}} In addition to music, Finn also enjoyed sports, particularly [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]], [[Rugby league|rugby]], [[tennis]], and [[biking]].{{sfn|Apter|2010|p=19}}

As a child, Finn would often perform at family gatherings with his older brother Tim. Finn recalled, "We'd sing all night. It was very much part of our upbringing.... That was the first inkling of the seduction of live performance."{{sfn|Apter|2010|p=22}} He idolised his brother and wished to imitate his actions, learning to play guitar and piano at the same time Tim did.{{sfn|Apter|2010|p=25}} Tim was more public about his musical aspirations, and won ten shillings in his annual talent contest at school shortly after enrolling.{{sfn|Apter|2010|p=27}} When Tim left to study at [[Sacred Heart College, Auckland|Sacred Heart College]], a boarding school in [[Auckland]], eight-year-old Neil started playing a guitar that his older brother left behind.{{sfn|Apter|2010|p=41}} A natural performer, Finn was nicknamed 'The Ant' by his family due to his determined and ambitious nature.{{sfn|Apter|2010|p=49}}

Finn attended Sacred Heart boarding school in Auckland and Te Awamutu College in Te Awamutu, Waikato. He decided to become a musician at the age of 12 and throughout his school years performed in prisons and hospitals, as well as at home gatherings.<ref>{{cite web |title=Neil Finn |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0278154/bio |website=IMDb |access-date=10 June 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
===1977–1984: Split Enz===
{{main|Split Enz}}
In 1976, Finn formed the group After Hours, with [[Buster Stiggs|Mark Hough]], [[Geoff Chunn]], and Alan Brown. Not long after the band's debut performance, Finn's brother [[Tim Finn|Tim]] invited him to join [[Split Enz]] in London, replacing original singer-songwriter [[Phil Judd]]. By 1980, he was sharing lead singer duties and wrote their first international hit, "I Got You". Finn contributed significantly to the band's later albums, and even briefly assumed leadership in the band's final days when Tim Finn left in 1984.

===1985–1996: Crowded House===
{{main|Crowded House}}
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[[Image:Neil-finn-1987.jpg|thumb|200px|Finn during Crowded House's heyday, San Francisco, 1987]]
After the breakup of Split Enz in 1984, Finn formed a new band called The Mullanes (Mullane being both his middle name and his mother's maiden name) with Split Enz drummer [[Paul Hester]], guitarist [[Craig Hooper]] (of [[The Reels]]), and bassist [[Nick Seymour]] (younger brother of [[Hunters & Collectors]] leader [[Mark Seymour]]) who Finn met on the final Split Enz tour. Hooper left just before they recorded their first album, at which time the band was renamed [[Crowded House]], inspired by the rental home they shared while recording in Los Angeles.

Crowded House went on to enjoy worldwide acclaim; particularly, with its two major hits "[[Don't Dream It's Over]]" (1987: US No. 2; Canada and New Zealand No. 1) and "[[Weather With You]]" (1992: UK No. 7). Both Neil and his brother Tim were appointed as [[Order of the British Empire|Officers of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) for services to music in the [[1993 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)|1993 Queen's Birthday Honours]].<ref name="London Gazette Issue 53334"/> After releasing four albums—''[[Crowded House (album)|Crowded House]]'', ''[[Temple of Low Men]]'', ''[[Woodface]]'', and ''[[Together Alone]]'', the group broke up in 1996 and soon after released their greatest hits album ''[[Recurring Dream]]''.
[[File:NeilFinn1996.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Finn in 1996]]

===1997–2006: Solo work===
Following the breakup of Crowded House, Finn embarked on a solo career. The album ''[[Afterglow (Crowded House album)|Afterglow]]'' was released in 1999, which contained previously unreleased Crowded House recordings. Finn appeared as part of the BBC Four's ''Songwriters' Circle'' series in 1999, and explained that "Don't Dream It's Over" and "Better Be Home Soon" were both written quickly, with all of the elements of each song—such as lyrics and verses—emerging at the same time. Finn also sang the opening lines of [[The Verve]] song "The Drugs Don't Work" to the opening chords of the latter song.<ref>{{cite web|title=Watch Songwriters' Circle Season 1 Episode 1 S1E1 Neil Finn, Roddy Frame & Graham Gouldman|url=http://www.ovguide.com/tv_episode/songwriters-circle-season-1-episode-1-neil-finn-roddy-frame-graham-gouldman-1320601|website=OV Guide|publisher=Online Video Guide|access-date=1 June 2014|date=2 July 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602214759/http://www.ovguide.com/tv_episode/songwriters-circle-season-1-episode-1-neil-finn-roddy-frame-graham-gouldman-1320601|archive-date=2 June 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Finn penned a theme song for the [[All Blacks]]' participation in the [[1999 Rugby World Cup]], "Can You Hear Us?", that made it to the top of the New Zealand charts in October.

Finn has recorded four solo albums, ''[[Try Whistling This]]'' (1998), ''[[One Nil]]'' (2001), ''[[Dizzy Heights (Neil Finn Album)|Dizzy Heights]]'' (2014), and ''[[Out of Silence (Neil Finn album)|Out of Silence]]'' (2017). ''One Nil'' was released in the US and Canada in a remixed version with two new tracks, one track deleted and reordering, and was renamed ''[[One All]]'' (2002). Neil and Tim Finn also collaborated on a [[Finn Brothers]] album, ''[[Finn (album)|Finn]]'', that was released in 1995.

In 2001, Finn released a live album/DVD (''[[7 Worlds Collide]]'') consisting of songs recorded at [[St. James Theatre, Auckland|St James Theatre]] in Auckland with several other artists. Finn was also heavily involved in creating the 2001 soundtrack for the motion picture ''[[Rain (2001 film)|Rain]]''. ''[[Everyone Is Here (album)|Everyone Is Here]]'', a second Finn Brothers album, was released in 2004.

===2006–present: Reformation of Crowded House, family collaborations and Fleetwood Mac===
In January 2007, Crowded House reformed with Finn, [[Nick Seymour]], [[Mark Hart]], and new drummer [[Matt Sherrod]], as Paul Hester had died in 2005. The group's new album ''[[Time on Earth]]'' was released in June 2007. In the pre-release build up, they headlined a show at [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella]] in April 2007. The band then commenced a world tour.

Finn appeared on fellow musician [[Missy Higgins]]' CD, ''[[On a Clear Night]]'' (2007).
[[Image:Neil Finn at Calvin Theatre.jpg|thumb|180px|right|Finn playing at Calvin Theatre, August 2007]]
Finn and his wife Sharon began a side project called [[Pajama Club]] in 2011. After Finn's children, [[Liam Finn|Liam]] and Elroy, left the family home to pursue their own musical careers, the two wondered what to do to fill the time left open by their children's absence.<ref name="Guardian August 2011"/> The two decided to repair the music room in their [[Auckland]] home and begin making music of their own: "We've had a bit more time on our hands since the boys left home, and we just decided to make a record. It was as simple as that. We called the group Pajama Club, because we were dressed in our pyjamas when we started." Sharon began to play the [[bass guitar]] and Neil sat behind the drum set, despite the fact that neither had played either instrument before.<ref name="Guardian August 2011"/>

On 23 October 2011, Finn performed with [[Ryan Adams]] and [[Janis Ian]] on BBC Four's Series 2 Episode 4 of the series, ''Songwriters' Circle''. The night resulted in controversy, ending with an awkward exchange between the performers when there seemingly was confusion between them about who was to perform and join in on each other's songs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ryan Adams and Neil Finn fall out during TV taping |author=Marcus Teague |date=26 October 2011 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/ryan-adams-and-neil-finn-fall-out-during-tv-taping-20111026-1mjld.html}}</ref>

During February and March 2013, Finn and [[Paul Kelly (Australian musician)|Paul Kelly]] undertook their collaborative Goin' Your Way Tour of Australia.<ref name="Shedden">{{cite news |url = http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/goin-your-way-neil-finn-and-paul-kelly/story-fn9n8gph-1226760902660 |title = ''Goin' Your Way'' (Neil Finn and Paul Kelly) |last = Shedden |first = Iain |work = [[The Australian]] |publisher = [[News Corp Australia]] |date = 16 November 2013 |access-date = 16 December 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Tour Dates">{{cite web |url = http://neilfinn.com/2013/01/neil-finnpaul-kelly-tour-more-dates/ |title = Neil Finn/Paul Kelly Australian Tour – Latest Dates |publisher = Neil Finn Official Website |date = January 2013 |access-date = 16 December 2013 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131219124942/http://neilfinn.com/2013/01/neil-finnpaul-kelly-tour-more-dates/ |archive-date = 19 December 2013 |df = dmy-all }}</ref> One of their performances at the [[Sydney Opera House]] was recorded for the live album, ''[[Goin' Your Way]]'' (8 November 2013).<ref name="Shedden"/> It was issued as a double CD, which peaked at No. 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart.<ref name="AUS Charts">{{cite web |url = http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Neil+Finn+%26+Paul+Kelly&titel=Goin%27+Your+Way&cat=a |title = Neil Finn & Paul Kelly – ''Goin' Your Way'' |publisher = Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) |last = Hung |first = Steffen |access-date = 18 December 2013 |archive-date = 19 December 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131219171627/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Neil+Finn+%26+Paul+Kelly&titel=Goin%27+Your+Way&cat=a |url-status = dead }}</ref> It was also issued as a DVD, which peaked at No. 1 on the ARIA Music DVD Chart.<ref name="ARIAReport">{{cite web |date = 18 November 2013 |archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20131123130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20131124-0000/Issue%201238.pdf |title = The ARIA Report |publisher = [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) |issue = 1238 |page = 24 |url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts.htm |archive-date = 23 November 2013 |access-date = 18 December 2013 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Finn's solo album, ''[[Dizzy Heights (Neil Finn Album)|Dizzy Heights]]'', was released in Australia and New Zealand on 7 February 2014 via [[Kobalt Label Services]]. His sons and his wife also play on the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/split-enz-neil-finn-making-better-music-than-ever/|title=San Francisco Examiner – Breaking News & Bay Area News|work=The San Francisco Examiner|access-date=2 April 2015}}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ''Dizzy Heights'' is his third solo album.<ref name="Brooklyn Vegan">{{cite web|title=Neil Finn Releasing new LP Dizzy Heights|date=31 October 2013 |url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2013/10/come_hangout_wi.html|publisher=Brooklyn Vegan}}</ref> 
[[File:FleetMacTulsa031018-45 (44511289974).jpg|thumb|left|Finn and [[Stevie Nicks]] performing in [[Fleetwood Mac]], 2018]]
On 15 April 2018, Fleetwood Mac announced that Finn had joined the band along with Heartbreakers' lead guitarist [[Mike Campbell (musician)|Mike Campbell]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/fleetwood-mac-fires-lindsey-buckingham-w518925|title=Fleetwood Mac Fires Lindsey Buckingham|first=Andy|last=Greene|date=9 April 2018|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=28 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/neil-finn-joins-fleetwood-mac-after-lindsey-buckingham-fired-20180410-p4z8no.html|title= Neil Finn joins Fleetwood Mac after Lindsey Buckingham 'fired'|first=Robert|last=Moran|date=10 April 2018|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=27 July 2019}}</ref> Both Finn and Campbell toured with Fleetwood Mac in the concert tour [[An Evening with Fleetwood Mac]] from October 2018 to November 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Aswad|first1=Jem|title=Fleetwood Mac to tour with Neil Finn|url=https://www.nambuccaguardian.com.au/story/5335205/fleetwood-mac-to-tour-with-neil-finn/|website=Guardian News|date=14 April 2018 |access-date=10 May 2018}}</ref>

In August 2018, Finn released the album ''[[Lightsleeper]]'' as a collaboration with his son Liam.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/aug/24/neil-and-liam-finn-lightsleeper-review-father-and-son-pour-out-the-melodies|title=Neil and Liam Finn: Lightsleeper review – father and son pour out the melodies|last=Hann|first=Michael|date=24 August 2018|work=[[The Guardian]]|language=en|access-date=2018-08-24}}</ref>

===Charity work===
In 1986, Finn performed with The Rock Party, a charity project initiated by the National Campaign Against Drug Abuse (NCADA) that included many Australasian musicians such as [[Reg Mombassa]] from [[Mental As Anything]], [[Tim Finn]], and [[Nick Seymour]] and [[Paul Hester]] of [[Crowded House]].<ref name="Passagen Rock Party 1986"/> The Rock Party released a 12" single entitled "Everything To Live For".<ref name="Passagen Rock Party 1986"/>

In December 2008, several of the ''7 Worlds Collide'' lineup reconvened in Auckland, New Zealand to record ''[[The Sun Came Out]]'', a charity album for [[Oxfam]].

In March 2009, Neil Finn, with his son Liam, joined Tim Finn on stage at Melbourne's charity [[Sound Relief]] concert at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], in support of the 2009 Victorian bushfires. Liam Finn played drums on a rendition of the Crowded House song "Weather With You".<ref>{{cite web|title=Sound Relief: Crowded House – Weather With You|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxZgAnXJJIU| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/BxZgAnXJJIU| archive-date=2021-11-14 | url-status=live|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=21 June 2014|format=Video upload|date=14 March 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

===Film and television===
Finn has contributed solo music to various film and TV soundtracks including ''[[Rain (2001 film)|Rain]]'', ''[[Boston Legal]]'', ''[[Boston Public]]'', ''[[The Waiting Game (film)|The Waiting Game]]'', ''[[Antz]]'', and ''[[Sports Night]]''. In 2012, Finn recorded the song "[[Song of the Lonely Mountain]]", which was featured in the end credits of [[Peter Jackson]]'s film adaptation ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]''.<ref name="Rolling Stone November 2012"/>

Finn had a [[cameo appearance|cameo]] acting role on the BBC Radio series ''[[The BBC Radio Series: Flight of the Conchords|Flight of the Conchords]]''.

In 2023, Finn provided a voice cameo for the Australian children's TV series ''[[Bluey (TV series)|Bluey]]'' in the third season.

==Personal life==
Finn married Sharon Dawn Johnson in February 1982.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/uncrowded-house-music-20110908-1jya1.html|title=Uncrowded house music|first=Craig|last=Mathieson|date=8 September 2011|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> Finn and his wife have two sons, [[Liam Finn]] and Elroy Finn. Both are musicians.<ref name="auto"/>

==Solo discography==
''This discography relates to solo releases by Neil Finn only. See [[Split Enz discography]], [[Crowded House discography]] and [[Finn Brothers#Discography|The Finn Brothers' discography]] for other related works.''

===Albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Details
! scope="col" colspan="6" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Certification
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br><ref name="nzcharts">{{cite web|title=NEIL FINN IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Neil+Finn|work=charts.nz|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=18 January 2014}}</ref> 
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref name="aucharts">{{cite web|title=NEIL FINN IN AUSTRALIAN CHARTS|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Neil+Finn|work=Australian-charts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=18 January 2014}}</ref> 
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br><ref name="ukcharts">{{cite web|title=NEIL FINN|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4649/neil-finn/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=1 September 2018}}</ref> 
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br><ref>{{cite web|title=NEIL FINN IN NORWEGIAN CHARTS|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Neil+Finn|work=Norwegian Charts|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=18 January 2014}}</ref> 
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Mega Album Top 100|NLD]]<br><ref>{{cite web|title=NEIL FINN IN DUTCH CHARTS|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Neil+Finn|work=Dutch Charts|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=18 January 2014}}</ref> 
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Top Heatseekers|US<br />Heat]]
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Try Whistling This]]''
|
* Released: 16 June 1998
* Label: [[Parlophone]] <small>(72434 95139 2 1)</small>
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 18
| 88
| 19
|
* ARIA: Platinum<ref name=ARIACert98>{{cite certification|region=Australia|artist=Neil Finn|type=album|certyear=1998|access-date=27 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Neil Finn: Sessions at West 54th|Sessions at West 54th]]''
|
* Part of the US television series ''[[Sessions at West 54th]]''.
* Released: 19 December 2000
* Label: [[Sony BMG]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[One Nil]]''
|
* Released with the title ''[[One Nil#OneAll|One All]]'' in the United States in 2002.
* Released: 19 March 2001
* Label: Parlophone <small>(7243 5 32112 2 6)</small>
| 1
| 9
| 14
| —
| —
| 26
|
* ARIA: Gold<ref name=ARIACert02>{{cite certification|region=Australia|artist=Neil Finn|type=album|certyear=2002|access-date=27 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[7 Worlds Collide (album)|7 Worlds Collide]]''
|
* Released: 26 February 2002
* Label: Parlophone <small>(5366452)</small>
| 5
| —
| 140
| —
| —
| 45
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[The Sun Came Out]]''
|
* Released: 31 August 2009
* Label: Sony <small>(88697583451)</small>
| 2
| 39
| 58
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Goin' Your Way]]''
|
* With [[Paul Kelly (Australian musician)|Paul Kelly]]
* Released: 8 November 2013
* Label: [[EMI]] <small>(3758245)</small>
| —
| 5
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
* ARIA: Gold<ref name=ARIACert14>{{cite certification|region=Australia|artist=Neil Finn|type=album|certyear=2014|access-date=27 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Dizzy Heights (Neil Finn Album)|Dizzy Heights]]''
|
* Released: 7 February 2014
* Label: Lester, [[Kobalt Label Services|Kobalt]]
| 5
| 6
| 22
| —
| 53
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Out of Silence (Neil Finn album)|Out of Silence]]''
|
* Released: 1 September 2017
* Label: Lester
| 10<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2017-09-22|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=25 September 2017|access-date=22 September 2017}}</ref>
| 9<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/albums-chart|title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=25 September 2017|access-date=23 September 2017}}</ref>
| 71
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Lightsleeper]]''<br />{{small|(with [[Liam Finn]])}}
|
* Released: 24 August 2018
* Label: Inertia, PIAS
| 8<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2018-08-31|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=3 September 2018|access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref>
| 21<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/albums-chart|title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=3 September 2018|access-date=1 September 2018}}</ref>
| 83<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/54140/neil-and-liam-finn/|title=NEIL & LIAM FINN &#124; full Official Chart History &#124; Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=5 December 2019}}</ref>
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| —
| —
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|-
|colspan="9" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

===Live albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
! Title
! Album details
|-
! scope="row" | ''Solo at the Seymour Centre, 2010''
|
* Released: 1 October 2019
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://supportact.org.au/get-help/roadies/australian-road-crew-association-a-r-c-a/arca-desktape-series/|title=ARCA Desk Tape Series|website=Support Act|access-date=9 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/solo-at-the-seymour-centre-2010/1531833212|title= Solo at the Seymour Centre, 2010 (DD)|website=Apple Music|date=1 October 2020|access-date=9 May 2021}}</ref>
* Format: CD (limited), DD, streaming 
* Label: Neil Finn, Black Box Records/ MGM Distribution
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:2.5em;"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br><ref name="nzcharts"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref name="aucharts"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br><ref name="ukcharts"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Adult Alternative Songs|US AAA]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/neil-finn/chart-history/aaa/|title=Neil Finn – Triple A Songs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=6 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Dots on the Shells"<br><small>([[Yothu Yindi]] with Neil Finn)</small>
| 1994
| —
| —
| —
| —
| ''[[Freedom (Yothu Yindi album)|Freedom]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Message to My Girl (ENZSO song)|Message to My Girl]]"<br><small>([[Enzso|ENZSO]] with Neil Finn)</small>
| 1996
| —
| 56
| —
| —
| ''[[Enzso (album)|ENZSO]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Sinner (Neil Finn song)|Sinner]]"
| rowspan="2" | 1998
| —
| 40
| 39
| 12
| rowspan="3" | ''Try Whistling This''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[She Will Have Her Way (song)|She Will Have Her Way]]"
| 19
| 61
| 26
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Last One Standing"
| rowspan="3" | 1999
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "[[I Can See Clearly Now]]"
| 16
| 88
| —
| —
| rowspan="2"| Non-album single
|-
! scope="row"| "Can You Hear Us"
| 1
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Rest of the Day Off"
| rowspan="5"| 2001
| 29
| 77
| —
| —
| rowspan="4"| ''One Nil''
|-
! scope="row"| "Wherever You Are"
| —
| —
| 32
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Last to Know"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Hole in the Ice"
| —
| —
| 43
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "[[There Is a Light That Never Goes Out]]"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| ''7 Worlds Collide''
|-
! scope="row"| "Driving Me Mad"
| 2002
| —
| —
| —
| 17
| ''One All''
|-
! scope="row"| "Dizzy Heights"
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| —
| —
| —
| —
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Dizzy Heights (Neil Finn album)|Dizzy Heights]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Flying in the Face of Love"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "More Than One of You"
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| —
| —
| —
| —
| rowspan="2"| ''Out of Silence''
|-
! scope="row"| "Second Nature"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Find Your Way Back Home"<br><small>(with [[Stevie Nicks]] & [[Christine McVie]])</small>
| 2020
| —
| —
| —
| —
| ''Non-album single''
|-
| colspan="7" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

===Other contributions===
====As performer====
*''[[Diana, Princess of Wales: Tribute]]'' (1997) – "Don't Dream It's Over (acoustic)"
*''[[Antz|Antz soundtrack]]'' (1998) – "I Can See Clearly Now"
*''[[Andrew Denton's Musical Challenge#Volume 1|Andrew Denton Musical Challenge]]'' (2000) – "Billie Jean"
*''[[Andrew Denton's Musical Challenge#Volume 2: Even More Challenged|Andrew Denton's Musical Challenge Volume 2: Even More Challenged]]'' (2001) – "Sexual Healing"
*''Through Space To Your Place'' (2001) – "Norwegian Wood"
*''[[Live at the World Café: Vol. 15 - Handcrafted]]'' (2002, World Café) – "Driving Me Mad"
*''107.1 KGSR Radio Austin – Broadcasts Vol.10'' (2002) – "Private Universe"
*''[[Maybe This Christmas]]'' (2002) – "Sweet Secret Peace"
*''[[Music of The Hobbit film series#An Unexpected Journey|The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'' (2012) – "Song of the Lonely Mountain"
*''Neil Hamburger Presents Seasonal Depression Suite'' (2023) – "Here Comes The Season Again"

====As producer====
* "No Commotion" (1983, single) – [[Karen Ansel]]
*''Greenstone'' (1994, album) – [[Emma Paki]]
*''[[Twist (album)|Twist]]'' (1994, album) – [[Dave Dobbyn]]
*''Nature'' (1995, album) – [[The Mutton Birds]]
*''Moana and The Moahunters'' (1998, album) – [[Moana and the Moahunters]]
*''Brand New'' (1999, album) (as executive producer) – [[The Stereo Bus]]
*''[[Soul Lost Companion]]'' (1999, album) – [[Mark Lizotte]]

====As session musician====
*''Just Drove Thru Town'' (1979, album) – [[Citizen Band (music band)|Citizen Band]]
*''Sing'' (1984, album) – Big Choir
* "Everything To Live For" (1986, maxi-single) – The Rock Party
*''Rikki & Pete'' (1988, soundtrack)<ref name="Passagen Neil Finn Discography"/>

Both Finn brothers appeared as session vocalists on [[Phil Manzanera]]'s 1978 album ''[[K-Scope]]''.

==Awards and nominations==
===APRA Awards===
* [[APRA Awards (Australia)#Silver Scroll winners|2002 Silver Scroll Award]]: "Turn and Run" 
* [[APRA Awards (Australia)#Most Performed Work Overseas|Most Performed Work Overseas]] (1994): Neil Finn & Tim Finn, "Weather With You" (with Crowded House)
* Most Performed Work Overseas (1995, 2000–1, 2003 – present): Neil Finn, "Don't Dream It's Over" (with Crowded House)

===Countdown Australian Music Awards===
''[[Countdown (Australian TV series)|Countdown]]'' was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC-TV]] from 1974 to 1987, it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in conjunction with magazine ''[[TV Week]]''. The TV Week / Countdown Awards were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards.<ref name="CountdownMarch1987">{{Cite web | url = http://www.countdownmemories.com/magazines/pdfs/1987_03.pdf | title = Countdown to the Awards | work = Countdown Magazine |date=March 1987 | format = [[Portable document format]] (PDF) | access-date = 16 December 2010 }}</ref><ref name="1987noms&wins">{{cite web|url=http://1970scountdown.atspace.com/1987.html|title=Final episode of Countdown|website=1970scountdown|access-date=23 October 2020}}</ref>

{{awards table}}
|-
|1980
| himself – Split Enz
| Best Recorded Song Writer
| {{nom}}
|-
|1981
| himself
| Most Popular Male Performer
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1984
| himself
| Best Songwriter
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1986
| himself
| Best Songwriter
| {{won}}
|-
{{end}}

===Helpmann Awards===
The [[Helpmann Awards]] is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group ''Live Performance Australia'' since 2001.<ref name=lpa>{{cite web | title=Events & Programs| website=Live Performance Australia | url=https://liveperformance.com.au/events-programs/ | access-date=4 October 2022}}</ref>
 
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| [[13th Helpmann Awards|2013]]
| Neil Finn and Paul Kelly
| Best Australian Contemporary Concert
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/2013/past-nominees-and-winners/ | title= 2013 Helpmann Awards Nominees & Winners|publisher=Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA)|website=Helpmann Awards|access-date=8 October 2022}}</ref>
|-
{{end}}

=== RIANZ New Zealand Music Awards ===
The [[New Zealand Music Awards]] are awarded annually by the [[RIANZ]] in New Zealand. 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award<ref name="NZ Music Awards Past Winners"/>
! Work
! With
!Result
|-
| 1984
| International Achievement
| 
| [[Split Enz]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1987
| International Achievement
| 
| Neil Finn
| {{won}}
|-
| 1988
| International Achievement
| 
| Neil Finn
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan=2|1992
| rowspan=2|Best Songwriter
| "Fall at Your Feet"
| Neil Finn, [[Crowded House]]
| {{won}}
|-
| "It's Only Natural"
| with [[Tim Finn]], Crowded House
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1994
| International Achievement
| 
| Crowded House
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan=4|1995
| rowspan=2|Best Producer
| "Twist"
| 
| {{nom}}
|-
| "Greenstone"
| 
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Songwriter
| "Private Universe"
| 
| {{won}}
|-
| International Achievement
| 
| Crowded House
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan=4|1996
| Album of the Year
| ''Finn''
| [[Finn Brothers]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Group
| 
| Finn Brothers
| {{nom}}
|-
| International Achievement:
| 
| Finn Brothers
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Cover
| ''Finn''
| Neil Finn and Wayne Conway
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1997
| International Achievement
| 
| Crowded House
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=4|1999
| Album of the Year
| ''Try Whistling This''
| solo
| {{nom}}
|-
| Top Male Vocalist
| 
| solo
| {{won}}
|-
| International Achievement:
| 
| solo
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Songwriter
| "She Will Have Her Way"
| solo
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=2|2002
| Album of the Year
| ''One Nil''
| solo
| {{nom}}
|-
| Top Male Vocalist
| ''One Nil''
| solo
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan=3|2005
| Album of the Year
| ''Everyone Is Here''
| [[Finn Brothers]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Single of the Year
| "Won't Give In"
| Finn Brothers
| {{nom}}
|-
| International Achievement Award
| ''Everyone Is Here'' 
| Finn Brothers
| {{won}}
|}

==References==
'''Citations'''
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="London Gazette Issue 53334">{{London Gazette |issue=53334 |date=12 June 1993 |page=38 |supp=3}}</ref>
<ref name="Guardian August 2011">{{cite news |title=No more Crowded House: Neil Finn's new band, Pajama Club |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/aug/25/neil-finn-pajama-club-crowded-house  |work=The Guardian |last=Chick |first=Stevie |date=25 August 2011 |access-date=21 October 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="Rolling Stone November 2012">{{cite magazine |title=Neil Finn Reaches Epic Heights on 'Song of the Lonely Mountain' – Song Premiere |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/neil-finn-reaches-epic-heights-on-song-of-the-lonely-mountain-song-premiere-20121112  |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=30 November 2012}}</ref>
<ref name="Passagen Rock Party 1986">{{cite web |title=The Rock Party |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921231957/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/r/rockparty.html |url=http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/r/rockparty.html |publisher=[[Australian Rock Database]]. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren) |last1=Holmgren |first1=Magnus |last2=Warqvist |first2=Stefan |archive-date=21 September 2012 |url-status=usurped |access-date=12 February 2014 }}</ref>
<ref name="Passagen Neil Finn Discography">{{cite web |title=Neil Finn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008113047/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/f/finnneil.html |url=http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/f/finnneil.html |publisher=[[Australian Rock Database]]. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren) |last1=Holmgren |first1=Magnus |last2=Warqvist |first2=Stefan |archive-date=8 October 2012 |url-status=usurped |access-date=12 February 2014 }}</ref>
<ref name="NZ Music Awards Past Winners">{{cite web |title=Past Winners |url=http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/category/vault/past-winners/ |website=Nzmusicawards.co.nz |access-date=30 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922150022/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/category/vault/past-winners/ |archive-date=22 September 2012 }}</ref>
}}

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*{{cite book |title=Crowded House: Private Universe |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X3DTOQAACAAJ |publisher=[[Ingram Publisher Services]] |year=1999 |last1=Doole |first1=Kerry |last2=Twomey |first2=Chris |isbn=0711966532}}

== External links==
{{Commons}}
*{{Official website|http://www.neilfinn.com}}
*[http://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/neil-finn AudioCulture profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120303130653/http://www.performing-musician.com/pm/nov09/articles/neilfinn.htm Neil Finn: Songwriter]
*[https://archive.today/20121231023842/http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/french/highlight/page/id/202382/t/Neil-Finn---The-Pajama-Club/in/english Interview with Neil Finn : The Pajama Club]
*[http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=crowded_house Trouser Press commentary on Crowded House, Neil Finn and Tim Finn discography]

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