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Powderfinger performing at the Across the Great Divide Tour with Silverchair during 2007.

The discography of Powderfinger, an Australian rock group, includes released six studio albums, twenty-three singles and four extended plays, two live albums, one "best of" album and three video releases. Shortly after the independent release of their debut self-titled EP in 1993, Powderfinger signed on to a major record label to release their second EP, Transfusion, and in 1994, they released their debut album Parables for Wooden Ears. After performances at music festivals and appearances on several compilation albums, Powderfinger released their second studio album, Double Allergic (1996).

Following public recognition from the album's high-selling singles, Powderfinger went on to release Internationalist in 1998, which sold over 280,000 copies, and reached platinum status five times. In September 2000, Powderfinger released their fourth album, Odyssey Number Five, which has sold over 350,000 copies. Two of the album's songs, "These Days" and "My Kinda Scene" were released on the soundtracks for Two Hands (1999), and Mission: Impossible 2 (2000).