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{{Short description|New Zealand musician (born 1952)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Tim Finn
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100|OBE}}
| image            = Tim Finn @ Sir Stewart Bovell Park (8 1 12) (6693050143).jpg
| landscape        = yes
| caption          = Finn playing at the [[Southbound Festival]] in 2012
| birth_name       = Brian Timothy Finn
| alias            = 
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1952|6|25|df=y}}
| birth_place      = [[Te Awamutu]], [[Waikato]], New Zealand
| genre            = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[New wave music|new wave]]|[[alternative rock]]|[[art rock]]}}
| occupation       = {{hlist|Musician|actor|[[film score composer]]}}
| instrument       = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|piano}}
| years_active     = 1972–present
| label            = {{hlist|[[Mushroom Records]]|[[Warner Music Group|WEA]]|[[Capitol Records]]|[[Columbia Records]]/[[Sony]]|[[EMI Records]]|[[Virgin Records]]|[[Discovery Records]]|CRS Records|Periscope Records}}
| current_member_of = [[Forenzics]]
| past_member_of   = {{hlist|[[Split Enz]]|[[Finn Brothers]]|[[Crowded House]]|[[ALT (band)|ALT]]|[[Enzso]]}}
| website          = [https://web.archive.org/web/20210509034513/http://timfinn.com/ www.timfinn.com]
}}

'''Brian Timothy Finn''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} (born 25 June 1952) is a New Zealand singer, songwriter, musician, and composer. He is best known as a founding member of [[Split Enz]]. Finn founded the band in 1972 with [[Phil Judd]], and the two served as the band's co-lead singers and songwriters. Judd's 1977 departure initially left Finn as the sole lead singer and songwriter, though Judd's replacement, Finn's brother [[Neil Finn|Neil]], eventually joined Tim as co-lead singer and songwriter. Tim Finn wrote or co-wrote some of the band's best-known songs, including "[[I See Red (Split Enz song)|I See Red]]", "[[Dirty Creature]]" and "[[Six Months in a Leaky Boat]]". While still a member of Split Enz, he released his first solo album ''[[Escapade (Tim Finn album)|Escapade]]'' in 1983. A critical and commercial success, the album also produced two hit singles with "[[Fraction Too Much Friction]]" and "[[Made My Day]]". Finn left Split Enz in early 1984, though he briefly returned for the band's farewell tour later that year.

In 1989, Tim joined Neil's post-Split Enz band [[Crowded House]], in time for their third album ''[[Woodface]]''. Tim co-wrote the majority of the songs on the album, including the hits "[[Four Seasons in One Day]]", "[[Weather with You]]" and "[[It's Only Natural (song)|It's Only Natural]]". Leaving the band in 1991, he reunited with Neil again later in the 1990s under the name [[Finn Brothers]]. As well as continuing his solo career, Finn has participated in various collaborations with other artists, including former Split Enz members, and has also composed scores for films and musicals.

Along with his brother, Finn was appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|Officer of the Order of British Empire]] in 1993 for his services to music.

== Early life and education ==
Brian Timothy Finn was born on 25 June 1952 in [[Te Awamutu]], New Zealand,<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=861}}</ref> weighing 10 [[Pound (mass)|pounds]] at birth, to parents Richard and Mary.<ref name="ezramagazine.com">{{cite web|url=http://ezramagazine.com/2015/03/04/interview-tim-finn-crowded-house-split-enz/|title=Tim Finn - Interview|date=4 March 2015}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Split Enz - Haul Away Lyrics|url=https://genius.com/Split-enz-haul-away-lyrics|website=Genius}}</ref> He has two sisters, and one younger brother, [[Neil Finn]].{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

At the age of 13, he went to [[Sacred Heart College, Auckland]], a Catholic [[boarding school]], on a [[scholarship]].<ref name=":0" />

==Career==
===1972–1984: Split Enz===
{{main|Split Enz}}
In 1971 Finn commenced a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree at the [[University of Auckland]]. There he played in music practice room 129 (later the name of a [[Split Enz]] song) with friends and future Split Enz bandmembers [[Mike Chunn]], Robert Gillies, [[Philip Judd]] and [[Noel Crombie]]. Music soon became more important to him than his studies. In 1972 he quit university. A few months later, Phil and Tim formed the group '''Split Ends''', renamed [[Split Enz]] in 1975, shortly before they left New Zealand for Melbourne. Between 1975 and 1984, the group released nine studio albums. Split Enz played its last show on 4 December 1984 in Auckland.

===1981–present: Solo work===
Finn had his first success away from Split Enz in 1981 when his discarded demo "They Won't Let My Girlfriend Talk to Me" became a top 10 hit for Australian band [[Jimmy and the Boys]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ansell|first=Jeremy|title=Enzology Part 8 - Time and Tide (1981-1982)|url=http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/enz/enz-20071214-1808-enzology_part_8_-_time_and_tide_1981-1982-192.mp3|publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]] |access-date=25 April 2013}}</ref> In 1983, Finn recorded his debut [[solo album]], ''[[Escapade (Tim Finn album)|Escapade]]'', while still a member of Split Enz.<ref name="LarkinGE" /> This met with major commercial success both in Australia and New Zealand, and yielded hit song "Fraction Too Much Friction",<ref name="LarkinGE" /> which revealed a more rhythm-based sound than Split Enz had been known for. After contributing four songs to Split Enz album ''[[Conflicting Emotions]]'', Finn left the band permanently in June 1984, to focus on a solo career.

In 1986 Finn released his second studio album, ''[[Big Canoe]]''.<ref name="LarkinGE" /> The album utilised a wide variety of instrumentation, including guitars, orchestral backings and traditional Indian instruments - most notably on single "No Thunder, No Fire, No Rain", which was inspired by the [[Bhopal chemical disaster]]. Though ''Big Canoe'' reached number three on the New Zealand charts, it failed to become the international breakthrough that Finn or record company Virgin had hoped.

In 1987, Finn composed music for the Australian comedy ''[[Les Patterson Saves the World]]'', which yielded the Australian hit "You Saved the World". Finn had a small part in Australian film ''[[The Coca-Cola Kid]]'' alongside then-girlfriend [[Greta Scacchi]], and a larger one in her Italian-shot romance ''[[La Donna della Luna]]'' (The Moon Woman).

[[File:1979 Nambassa Split Enz, Photo Susanna Burton.jpg|thumb|Tim Finn in Split Enz costume.]]

In late 1988, Finn recording his [[Tim Finn (album)|eponymous]] third album for [[Capitol Records]].<ref name="LarkinGE" /> The album yielded strong reviews and the New Zealand hit "[[Parihaka]]", based on a Māori village known for its campaign of passive resistance to European occupiers. Finn also created the song "Cane Toad Blues" which played during the credits for the documentary film "[[Cane Toads: An Unnatural History]]."

In 2000, the album ''[[Together in Concert: Live]]'' was released, featuring Finn, and fellow New Zealand singer/songwriters [[Bic Runga]], and [[Dave Dobbyn]]. Recorded in August and September 2000 in venues around New Zealand, the album saw the three performers each equitably showcased. Both the concerts and album feature all three performers providing vocal and instrumental backing on each other's songs. The album peaked at number 2 on the New Zealand chart.

In 2015, Finn composed further for theatre, with an opera ''Star Navigator'' commissioned by [[New Zealand Opera]], [[Victorian Opera]] and [[West Australian Opera]], and the musical ''[[Ladies in Black]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11764041|title=Tim Finn's fashionable new musical|last=Christian|first=Dionne|date=10 December 2016|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|access-date=21 July 2019}}</ref> to premiere in Brisbane by [[Queensland Theatre Company]] in November 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Westgarth|first1=Fiona|title=A Roaring Finn: Tim Finn returns to the theatre and back in time|url=http://dailyreview.crikey.com.au/a-roaring-finn-tim-finn-returns-to-the-theatre-and-back-in-time/15416|access-date=17 July 2015|work=Daily Review|date=11 November 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721040820/http://dailyreview.crikey.com.au/a-roaring-finn-tim-finn-returns-to-the-theatre-and-back-in-time/15416|archive-date=21 July 2015}}</ref>

As England and New Zealand went into [[COVID-19 lockdowns|COVID-19 lockdown in 2020]], Finn and [[Phil Manzanera]] began working collaboratively on an album ''[[Caught by the Heart]]''. The album was released on 26 August 2021. The album is produced by the two of them, with Manzanera doing the lead instrumental and Finn doing the vocals.

===1995–2005 : Finn Brothers===
{{main|Finn Brothers}}
[[File:Finn brothers Plymouth 2004.jpg|thumb|Tim and [[Neil Finn|Neil]] as the Finn Brothers.]]
[[File:Tim Finn 094 (51480582971).jpg|thumb|Tim Finn performing in [[Wellington]].]]
In 1989, Finn began playing music with younger brother Neil, for an intended Finn brothers record. After working together on some songs, Neil later proposed incorporating the tracks onto the latest album of [[Crowded House]], the group Neil had formed after Split Enz dissolved.<ref name="LarkinGE" /> Eight of their songs featured on the resulting Crowded House album "[[Woodface]]", including the hits "[[Weather with You]]" and "[[Four Seasons in One Day]]".<ref name="ezramagazine.com" />

In the [[1993 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)|1993 Birthday Honours]], both Tim and Neil were appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|Officers of the Order of British Empire]], for their services to music.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=53334 |date=12 June 1993 |page=38 |supp=3}}</ref>

The Finn Brothers resumed their collaborative work and released ''[[Finn (album)|Finn]]'' in 1995. A second and final album was released in 2004 titled, ''[[Everyone Is Here]]''. A ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' magazine review stated that it contained "some of the most haunting music to bear the Finn imprint".

=== 2020–present: Forenzics, ''Ihitea {{okina}}Avei{{okina}}a'' ===
In 2020 Finn co-created [[Forenzics]] with former Split Enz keyboardist [[Eddie Rayner]]. Forenzics is an experimental project with the debut album ''Shades and Echoes'' (2022) as a transformation of the songs of ''[[Mental Notes (Split Enz album)|Mental Notes]]''. Alongside Finn and Rayner are [[Noel Crombie]] and [[Phil Judd]], who were in Split Enz during the recording of the original album - and also [[Phil Manzanera]] who was involved in the redevelopment of ''Mental Notes'' into ''[[Second Thoughts (album)|Second Thoughts]]''. Initial singles "Chances Are" and "Premiere Fois" were officially released in November 2021, however "Walking", "Strange Stars" and "Abandoned" were all released before on YouTube (from early 2020 until early 2021). In 2021, he collaborated with Tahitian novelist [[Célestine Hitiura Vaite]] and Tom Mcleod for an opera based on the life of [[Tupaia (navigator)|Tupaia]] titled ''[[Ihitai 'Avei'a - Star Navigator|Ihitea {{okina}}Avei{{okina}}a]]'' for [[New Zealand Opera]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tim Finn: 'Tupaia had a different way of seeing the universe' |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018785463/tim-finn-tupaia-had-a-different-way-of-seeing-the-universe |website=Sunday Morning|publisher=Radio New Zealand |access-date=3 July 2025 |date=28 February 2021}}</ref>

In 2022, Tim Finn involved himself in the [[Waiata / Anthems]] project producing a [[Māori language]] cover of the track "[[Six Months in a Leaky Boat]]" (as "Ono Marama Takerehāia").<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/129765034/tim-finn-on-singing-in-te-reo-mori-in-the-most-profound-sense-it-brought-me-home|work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]]|title=Tim Finn on singing in te reo Māori: 'In the most profound sense, it brought me home'|first=Jim|last=Tucker|date=Sep 3, 2022|access-date=Nov 19, 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Finn was briefly married to English dancer Liz Malam from 1981–1982.<ref name="Chunn">{{cite book |last1=Chunn |first1=Mike |author1-link=Mike Chunn |title=Stranger Than Fiction: The Life and Times of Split Enz |date=1992 |publisher=GP Publications |location=Wellington, NZ |isbn=9781869560508}}</ref> He was in a relationship with actress [[Greta Scacchi]] from 1984–1989.<ref name="Bourke">{{cite book |last1=Bourke |first1=Chris |title=Crowded House: Something So Strong |date=1997 |publisher=Macmillan |location=Sydney |isbn=9780732908867 |url=https://archive.org/details/crowdedhousesome0000bour|url-access=registration}}</ref> Since 1997 he has been married to television presenter [[Marie Azcona]], formerly of MTV and [[TVNZ One]]'s ''Music Week''.<ref name="Perrott">{{cite news |last1=Perrott |first1=Alan |title=Tim Finn gathering his mental notes |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/tim-finn-gathering-his-mental-notes/7LNEVOQLXYJIRPRWUA4IAHW7WA/ |work=[[NZ Herald]] |date=11 October 2006 |language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=159499 |title=TV: Marie Azcona shows older set what's new in music - Lifestyle - NZ Herald News |publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=2000-11-11 |access-date=2016-12-21}}</ref> Finn and Azcona have two children, and have collaborated on several songs, some of which are featured on ''[[Steel City (album)|Steel City]]'', the dance show that Finn wrote. Aside from co-writing two tracks with Azcona, Finn collaborated on another with former Split Enz member [[Mike Chunn]]. Finn's son [[Harper Finn|Harper]] and daughter Elliot are musicians in their own right.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/spy-harper-finn-keeping-the-family-musical-dynasty-alive/WR7S4JU466BHIKUQ5NZ7WXHG2I/|title=Spy: Harper Finn keeping the family musical dynasty alive|author=Ricardo Simich|date=2020-06-28|publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.viva.co.nz/article/culture-travel/everyone-is-dancing-to-the-sound-of-harper-finns-beat/|title=Why Everyone Is Dancing To The Sound Of Harper Finn's Beat|author=Karl Puschmann|date=2020-11-11|publisher=Viva/NZ Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/news/hear-caught-by-the-heart-a-new-song-by-tim-finn-and-phil-manzanera-130320/ |title=Hear "Caught By The Heart", a new song by Tim Finn and Phil Manzanera |author=Sam Richards |date=2021-05-06 |publisher=Uncut }}</ref>

==Discography==
=== Studio albums ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br><small>([[List of music recording certifications|sales thresholds]])</small>
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZ]]<br/><ref name=nz/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br/><ref name=aus/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Dutch Album Top 100|NED]]<br/><ref name=nz/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br/><ref name="UKcharts">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23563/tim-finn/|title=Tim Finn Full Chart History|website=www.officialcharts.com|access-date=7 December 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br/><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Tim Finn Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tim-finn/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=15 January 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Escapade (Tim Finn album)|Escapade]]''
|
* Released: June 1983
* Label: [[Mushroom Records|Mushroom]] <small>(RML 53104)</small>
* Formats: [[LP record|LP]], [[cassette tape|MC]]
| 1 || 8 || 10 || — || 161
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Big Canoe]]''
|
* Released: April 1986
* Label: [[Virgin Records|Virgin]] <small>(V-2369)</small>
* Formats: LP, MC, [[Compact Disc|CD]]
| 3 || 31 || — || — || —
| 
* [[RIANZ]]: Gold<ref name="NZcerts">{{cite web|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/42563/gold-and-platinum-new-zealand-albums-to-2013|title=Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013|website=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] |access-date=7 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Tim Finn (album)|Tim Finn]]''
|
* Released: April 1989
* Label: [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] <small>(ST748735)</small>
* Formats: LP, MC, CD
| 8 || 47 || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Before & After (Tim Finn album)|Before & After]]''
|
* Released: July 1993
* Label: Capitol <small>(7949042)</small>
* Formats: MC, CD
| 3 || 34 || 72 || 29 || —
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Say It Is So]]''
|
* Released: 1999
* Label: Periscope <small>(5243782)</small>
* Formats: CD
| — || — || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Feeding the Gods]]''
|
* Released: June 2001
* Label: Periscope, [[EMI Music]] <small>(53512523)</small>
* Formats: CD
| 27 || — || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Imaginary Kingdom]]''
|
* Released: October 2006
* Label: Capitol <small>(09463754602 4)</small>
* Formats: CD
| 18 || 48 || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The Conversation (Tim Finn album)|The Conversation]]''
|
* Released: November 2008
* Label: Capitol <small>(50999 265303 2 1)</small>
* Formats: CD, digital download
| — || — || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The View Is Worth the Climb]]''
|
* Released: August 2011
* Label: ABC Music / [[Universal Music Australia|UMA]] <small>(2779444)</small>
* Formats: CD, digital download
| 28 || — || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Caught by the Heart''<br />{{small|(with Phil Manzanera)}}
|
* Released: 2021
* Label: Expression <small>(EXPCD41)</small>
* Formats: CD, [[Music download|DD]]
| — || — || — || — || —
|
|}

===Live albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions 
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Certification
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZ]]<br/><ref name=nz/>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Together in Concert: Live]]''<br /><small>(with [[Dave Dobbyn]] and [[Bic Runga]])</small>
|
* Released: November 2000
* Label: [[Epic Records|Epic]] <small>(5011402000)</small>
* Formats: CD
| 2
|
* RIANZ: 3× Platinum<ref name="NZcerts"/>
|}

===Soundtrack albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of soundtrack albums, with selected details
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Album details
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Steel City (album)|Steel City]]''
|
* Released: 1998
* Label: Sony <small>(491582.2)</small>
* Formats: CD
|}

===Spoken word albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of spoken word albums, with selected details
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Album details
|-
! scope="row" | ''The Magnificent Nose'' <br> (with [[Anna Paquin]])
|
* Released: 1994
* Label: BMG <small>(74321237022)</small>
* Formats: CD
|}

===Compilation albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions 
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZ]]<br/><ref name=nz/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br/><ref name=aus/>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[North, South, East, West...Anthology]]''
|
* Released: September 2009
* Label: Capitol <small>(509993095822 7)</small>
* Formats: CD, DD
| 15 || 79
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+List of singles, with selected peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Year
! scope="col" colspan="4"|Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:40px;"|[[Recorded Music NZ|NZ]]<br><ref name=nz>New Zealand chart peaks:
*solo: {{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Tim+Finn|title=charts.nz > Tim Finn in New Zealand Charts|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=28 November 2017}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:40px;"|[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref name=aus>Australian chart peaks:
*Top 100 ([[Kent Music Report]]) peaks to 19 June 1988: {{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St. Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|edition=Illustrated|page=112|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
*Top 50 ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]]) peaks from 26 June 1988: {{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Tim+Finn|title=australian-charts.com > Tim Finn in Australian Charts|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=28 November 2017}}
*Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: {{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}
*All ARIA-era singles chart peaks to 21 November 2017: {{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/sQon4rT.jpg|title=Response from ARIA re: Tim Finn ARIA singles chart history, received 21 November 2017|publisher=Imgur.com|access-date=28 November 2017}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the single's peak on the national chart.</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:40px;"|[[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm |title=RPM – Library and Archives Canada &#124; RPM – Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |publisher=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |access-date=13 April 2011}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:40px;"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="UKcharts"/>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Fraction Too Much Friction]]"
| rowspan="4"| 1983
| 2 || 8 || — || —
| rowspan="5"| ''Escapade''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Made My Day]]"
| — || 22 || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Through the Years"
| — || rowspan="2"| 34 || 34 || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Staring at the Embers"
| — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "In a Minor Key"
| 1984
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Home for My Heart"
| 1985
| — || 87 || — || —
| ''[[The Coca-Cola Kid|Coca-Cola Kid (soundtrack)]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[No Thunder, No Fire, No Rain]]"
| rowspan="3"| 1986
| 24 || 46 || — || —
| rowspan="3"|''Big Canoe''
|-
! scope="row"| "Spiritual Hunger"
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Carve You in Marble"
| 33 || — || — || 92
|-
! scope="row"| "You Saved the World"
| rowspan="2"| 1987
| — || — || — || —
| rowspan="2"| ''[[Les Patterson Saves the World]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "With You I'm Alive"
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "[[How'm I Gonna Sleep]]"
| rowspan="3"| 1989
| 2 || 27 || 77 || —
| rowspan="4"| ''Tim Finn''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Parihaka (song)|Parihaka]]" {{small|(with [[Herbs (band)|Herbs]])}}
| 6 || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Crescendo"
| — || 120 || — || —
|- 
! scope="row"| "Not Even Close"
| rowspan="2"| 1990
| — || 124 || 91 || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Long Hard Road" {{small|(with [[Phil Judd]])}}
| — || — || — || —
| ''[[The Big Steal (1990 film)|The Big Steal (soundtrack)]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Islands" {{small|(with MC Fli T)}}
| 1992
| — || — || — || —
| {{Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Persuasion (Tim Finn song)|Persuasion]]"
| rowspan="2"| 1993
| 6 || 62 || — || 43
| rowspan="3"|''Before & After''
|-
! scope="row"| "Hit the Ground Running"
| 14 || 115 || — || 50
|-
! scope="row"| "Many's the Time"
| rowspan="2"| 1994
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Runs in the Family" {{small|(with The Record Partnership)}}
| 9 || — || — || —
| {{Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Steel City"
| 1998
| — || — || — || —
| ''[[Steel City (album)|Steel City Soundtrack]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Twinkle"
| 1999
| — || — || — || —
| ''Say It Is So''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[What You've Done]]"
| 2001
| 48 || 194 || — || —
| ''Feeding the Gods''
|-
! scope="row"| "Couldn't Be Done"
| 2006
| — || 105 || — || —
| rowspan="2"|''Imaginary Kingdom''
|-
! scope="row"| "Horizon"
| 2007
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Out of This World"
| 2008
| — || — || — || —
| ''The Conversation''
|-
! scope="row"| "Caught by the Heart"
| 2021
| — || — || — || —
| ''Caught by the Heart''
|}

===Charity singles===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Year
! rowspan="2"|Song
! colspan="1"|Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"|Notes
|-
! style="width:40px;"|<small>[[Recorded Music NZ|NZ]]</small><br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=All+Of+Us+%5BNZ%5D|title=charts.nz > All of Us [NZ] in New Zealand Charts|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=28 November 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 1986
| style="text-align:left;"|"[[Sailing Away (All of Us song)|Sailing Away]]" <small>(as All of Us)</small>
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| To help raise money and support for New Zealand's 1986–7 America's Cup campaign
|}

* This discography relates to releases by Tim Finn only. See also [[Finn Brothers#Discography|Finn Brothers' discography]], [[Crowded House discography]] and [[Split Enz discography]] for other related works.

==Awards==

===RIANZ Awards===
The [[New Zealand Music Awards]] are awarded annually by the [[Recorded Music NZ|RIANZ]] in New Zealand. 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award<ref name="tui">{{cite web|url=http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/category/vault/past-winners/ |title=NZMAs |publisher=nzmusicawards.co.nz |access-date=2012-09-30 |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>
! Work
! With
!Result
|-
| rowspan=2|[[1984 in New Zealand#New Zealand Music Awards|1984]]
| rowspan=2|International Achievement
| 
| solo
| {{won}}
|-
| 
| [[Split Enz]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=2|[[1989 in New Zealand#New Zealand Music Awards|1989]]
| Best Male Vocalist
| 
| solo
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Songwriter
| "Parihaka"
| solo
| {{won}}
|-
| [[1992 in New Zealand#New Zealand Music Awards|1992]]
| Best Songwriter
| "It's Only Natural"
| with [[Neil Finn]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=3|[[1996 in New Zealand#New Zealand Music Awards|1996]]
| Album of the Year
| ''Finn''
| [[Finn Brothers]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Group
| 
| Finn Brothers
| {{nom}}
|-
| International Achievement
| 
| Finn Brothers
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[2001 in New Zealand#New Zealand Music Awards|2001]]
| Album of the Year
| ''[[Together in Concert: Live]]''
| with [[Dave Dobbyn]] & [[Bic Runga]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=3|[[2005 New Zealand Music Awards|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}}
|-
| [[2007 New Zealand Music Awards|2007]]
| Best Male Solo Artist
| ''Imaginary Kingdom''
| solo
| {{won}}
|}

===ARIA Awards===
The [[ARIA Music Awards]] are awarded annually by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]]. 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Work
! With
!Result
|-
| rowspan=2|[[ARIA Music Awards of 1987|1987]]
|[[ARIA Award for Best Male Artist|Best Male Artist]]
| rowspan="2" | ''Big Canoe''
| solo
| {{nom}}
|-
|Highest Selling Album
| solo
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[ARIA Music Awards of 1993|1993]]
|[[ARIA Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]
|"Weather With You"
|with Neil Finn (for Crowded House)
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[ARIA Music Awards of 1994|1994]]
| Best Male Artist
| ''Before and After''
| solo
| {{nom}}
|-
|Song of the Year
|"Persuasion"
|solo
|{{nom}}
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1996|1996]]
| Song of the Year
| "Suffer Never"
| with Neil Finn (for The Finn Brothers)
| {{nom}}
|}

===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 | publisher = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (ABC) | format = [[Portable document format]] (PDF) | access-date = 16 December 2010 }}</ref>

{{awards table}}
|-
|1981
| himself
| Best Australian Songwriter
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1982
| himself
| Best Australian Songwriter
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="5" |1983
| ''Escapade''
| Best Australian Album
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | "Fraction too Much Friction" 
| Best Australian Single
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Video
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | himself
| Songwriter of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| Most Popular Male Performer
| {{won}}
|-
|1984
| himself
| Most Popular Male Performer
| {{nom}}
|-
|1985
| himself
| Most Popular Male Performer
| {{won}}
|-
{{end}}

===Helpmann Awards===
The [[Helpmann Awards]] for live performance in Australia are awarded annually by Live Performance Australia. 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Work
! With
!Result
|-
| rowspan=2| [[16th Helpmann Awards|2016]]
|[[Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work|Best New Australian Work]]
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Ladies in Black]]''
| Carolyn Burns and Tim Finn with [[Simon Phillips (director)|Simon Phillips]]
| {{won}}
|-
|[[Helpmann Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]
| solo
| {{nom}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0278178|name=Tim Finn}}
* {{Tcmdb name}}
* [http://www.timfinn.com Tim Finn's Official Website]
* [https://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/tim-finn AudioCulture profile]
* [https://www.myspace.com/timfinnmusic Tim Finn's MySpace site]
* [http://www.frenz.com/timfinn Fanclub endorsed site]
* [http://www.musichead.com.au/site/artist.asp?actID=20833 Australian Record Company site]
* [http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=crowded_house Trouser Press commentary on Crowded House, Neil Finn and Tim Finn discography]
*[http://www.elsewhere.co.nz/absoluteelsewhere/2572/tim-finn-a-timeline-2009-a-solo-and-sometimes-solitary-man/ Elsewhere Tim Finn retrospective to 2009]
*[[Cane Toads: An Unnatural History]]

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