Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, 2009

The Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time was a music poll conducted in 2009 amongst listeners of Australian youth radio network Triple J. Over half a million votes were compiled, with Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" collecting the highest number of votes. Voters could submit a list of up to ten different songs as well as nominating one of these as their "all-time" favourite song. It was the fifth such poll organised by Triple J, following similar polls in 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1998. Initially, all songs were eligible for the annual Triple J Hottest 100. However, from 1993 onward (after having no list in 1992), only songs released in the previous year were permitted. Thus, the Hottest 100 of All Time is conducted via a separate vote, held irregularly to reflect listeners' favourite songs across all eras. The 2009 list was designed to reflect the twentieth anniversary of the Hottest 100's inception. Triple J Hottest 100 of all time is broadcast over two nights on ABC TV's music show Rage.

Contents

Full list

# Song Artist Country of Origin Year of release Hottest 100 of the year position (Year if different to Year of Release) Previous Hottest 100 of all time positions
1 Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana United States 1991 NA 1 (1991), 1 (1998)
2 Killing in the Name Rage Against the Machine United States 1992 6 (1993) 17 (1998)
3 Hallelujah Jeff Buckley United States 1994
4 Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division United Kingdom 1980 NA 1 (1989), 1 (1990), 2 (1991), 16 (1998)
5 Paranoid Android Radiohead United Kingdom 1997 7 13 (1998)
6 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen United Kingdom 1975 NA 17 (1991), 8 (1998)
7 Last Goodbye Jeff Buckley United States 1994 14 (1995) 4 (1998)
8 Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers United States 1991 NA 31 (1998)
9 Everlong Foo Fighters United States 1997
10 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin United Kingdom 1971 NA 30 (1989), 61 (1990), 30 (1991), 6 (1998)
11 Imagine John Lennon United Kingdom 1971 NA 31 (1989), 66 (1990)
12 Wonderwall Oasis United Kingdom 1995 1
13 Creep Radiohead United Kingdom 1992 2 (1993) 5 (1998)
14 Bitter Sweet Symphony The Verve United Kingdom 1997 4 99 (1998)
15 Karma Police Radiohead United Kingdom 1997 9 54 (1998)
16 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd United Kingdom 1975 NA 33 (1989), 35 (1990), 58 (1991), 41 (1998)
17 The Nosebleed Section Hilltop Hoods Australia 2003 9
18 Knights of Cydonia Muse United Kingdom 2006 1 (2007)
19 One Metallica United States 1988 NA 89 (1991), 7 (1998)
20 Seven Nation Army The White Stripes United States 2003 3
21 These Days Powderfinger Australia 2000 1 (1999)
22 Teardrop Massive Attack United Kingdom 1998 23
23 Throw Your Arms Around Me Hunters & Collectors Australia 1985 NA 2 (1989), 2 (1990), 4 (1991), 2 (1998)
24 A Day in the Life The Beatles United Kingdom 1967 NA 69 (1989), 49 (1998)
25 Alive Pearl Jam United States 1991 NA 3 (1998)
26 Thriller Michael Jackson United States 1984 NA
27 My Happiness Powderfinger Australia 2000 1
28 Fake Plastic Trees Radiohead United Kingdom 1995
29 Where Is My Mind? Pixies United States 1988 NA
30 All Along the Watchtower Jimi Hendrix United States 1968 NA 49 (1989), 83 (1990), 61 (1991), 70 (1998)
31 Enter Sandman Metallica United States 1991 NA 60 (1991), 9 (1998)
32 Blue Monday New Order United Kingdom 1983 NA 5 (1989), 5 (1990), 10 (1991), 30 (1998)
33 Tomorrow Silverchair Australia 1994 5 59 (1998)
34 Prisoner of Society The Living End Australia 1997 15 18 (1998)
35 1979 The Smashing Pumpkins United States 1996 13 71 (1998)
36 Into My Arms Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Australia 1997 18 84 (1998)
37 Stinkfist Tool United States 1996 2 24 (1998)
38 Mr. Brightside The Killers United States 2004 14
39 Better Man Pearl Jam United States 1994 44 (1995) 22 (1998)
40 Come as You Are Nirvana United States 1991 NA 76 (1991), 62 (1998)
41 Billie Jean Michael Jackson United States 1983 NA
42 Banquet Bloc Party United Kingdom 2005
43 God Only Knows The Beach Boys United States 1966 NA
44 Hey Jude The Beatles United Kingdom 1968 NA
45 No One Knows Queens of the Stone Age United States 2002 1
46 Epic Faith No More United States 1990 NA 19 (1998)
47 Betterman The John Butler Trio Australia 2001 5
48 Sabotage Beastie Boys United States 1994 16 44 (1998)
49 Sweet Child o' Mine Guns N' Roses United States 1988 NA 27 (1991), 77 (1998)
50 Don't Dream It's Over Crowded House Australia 1986 NA 76 (1998)
51 Bullet with Butterfly Wings The Smashing Pumpkins United States 1995 2 33 (1998)
52 Berlin Chair You Am I Australia 1994 23 61 (1998)
53 Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd United Kingdom 1979 NA 95 (1990), 73 (1991), 90 (1998)
54 Close to Me The Cure United Kingdom 1985 NA 89 (1998)
55 Like a Rolling Stone Bob Dylan United States 1965 NA
56 Lover, You Should've Come Over Jeff Buckley United States 1994 47 (1998)
57 Forty-Six & 2 Tool United States 1997 30 57 (1998)
58 Around the World Daft Punk France 1997
59 One Crowded Hour Augie March Australia 2006 1
60 Hurt Johnny Cash United States 2003
61 Song 2 Blur United Kingdom 1997 2 46 (1998)
62 Closer Nine Inch Nails United States 1994 2 14 (1998)
63 Thunderstruck AC/DC Australia 1990 NA
64 Blister in the Sun Violent Femmes United States 1982 NA 46 (1989), 41 (1990), 9 (1991), 15 (1998)
65 Born Slippy Underworld United Kingdom 1995 12 (1996)
66 Tiny Dancer Elton John United Kingdom 1971 NA
67 Brick Ben Folds Five United States 1997 12 (1998) 32 (1998)
68 Dammit (Growing Up) Blink-182 United States 1997 6 20 (1998)
69 Grace Jeff Buckley United States 1994 89 (1995) 29 (1998)
70 Breathe The Prodigy United Kingdom 1996 7 95 (1998)
71 How Soon Is Now? The Smiths United Kingdom 1984 NA 7 (1989), 3 (1990), 6 (1991), 28 (1998)
72 New Slang The Shins United States 2001
73 London Calling The Clash United Kingdom 1979 na 18 (1989), 28 (1990), 97 (1991)
74 Lithium Nirvana United States 1991 NA 3 (1991), 45 (1998)
75 Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) Green Day United States 1997 84
76 Fools Gold The Stone Roses United Kingdom 1989 NA 6 (1990), 7 (1991), 39 (1998)
77 Hearts a Mess Gotye Australia 2006 8
78 Today The Smashing Pumpkins United States 1993 25 (1994) 40 (1998)
79 Life on Mars? David Bowie United Kingdom 1971 NA
80 Paint It, Black The Rolling Stones United Kingdom 1966 NA
81 Common People Pulp United Kingdom 1995 38
82 Chop Suey! System of a Down United States 2001 3
83 Every You Every Me Placebo United Kingdom 1999 5
84 No Woman, No Cry Bob Marley & The Wailers Jamaica 1974 NA
85 Bohemian Like You The Dandy Warhols United States 2000 10
86 Come Together The Beatles United Kingdom 1969 NA
87 Yellow Coldplay United Kingdom 2000 5
88 Gimme Shelter The Rolling Stones United Kingdom 1969 NA
89 Bulls on Parade Rage Against the Machine United States 1996 46
90 Sex on Fire Kings of Leon United States 2008 1
91 Back in Black AC/DC Australia 1980 NA
92 Skinny Love Bon Iver United States 2008 21
93 Unfinished Sympathy Massive Attack United Kingdom 1991 NA 64 (1991), 34 (1998)
94 Float On Modest Mouse United States 2004 11
95 Superstition Stevie Wonder United States 1972 NA
96 One More Time Daft Punk France 2000 61 (2001)
97 Beds Are Burning Midnight Oil Australia 1987 NA
98 Kashmir Led Zeppelin United Kingdom 1975 NA 63 (1998)
99 Wolf Like Me TV on the Radio United States 2006 63
100 Take Me Out Franz Ferdinand United Kingdom 2004 1

Artists with multiple entries

Four Tracks

Three Tracks

Two Tracks

Trivia

CD release

Triple J released a compilation disc including 36 of the tracks.

CD 1
  1. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana (#1)
  2. Paranoid Android - Radiohead (#5)
  3. Knights of Cydonia - Muse (#18)
  4. The Nosebleed Section - Hilltop Hoods (#17)
  5. Around The World - Daft Punk (#58)
  6. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division (#4)
  7. Wonderwall - Oasis (#12)
  8. Epic - Faith No More (#46)
  9. Prisoner Of Society - The Living End (#34)
  10. Betterman - The John Butler Trio (#47)
  11. Where Is My Mind? - Pixies (#29)
  12. Teardrop - Massive Attack (#22)
  13. Fools Gold - The Stone Roses (#76)
  14. Blister In The Sun - Violent Femmes (#64)
  15. Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes (#20)
  16. These Days - Powderfinger (#21)
  17. Life On Mars? - David Bowie (#79)
  18. One Crowded Hour - Augie March (#59)
CD 2
  1. Killing In The Name - Rage Against The Machine (#2)
  2. Banquet - Bloc Party (#42)
  3. Blue Monday - New Order (#32)
  4. No One Knows - Queens Of The Stone Age (#45)
  5. Berlin Chair - You Am I (#52)
  6. Mr. Brightside - The Killers (#38)
  7. New Slang - The Shins (#72)
  8. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys (#43)
  9. Close To Me - The Cure (#54)
  10. Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand(#100)
  11. Breathe - The Prodigy (#70)
  12. Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil (#97)
  13. Hearts A Mess - Gotye (#77)
  14. Into My Arms - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (#36)
  15. Tomorrow - Silverchair (#33)
  16. Common People - Pulp (#81)
  17. Throw Your Arms Around Me - Hunters & Collectors (#23)
  18. Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley (#3)

DVD

  1. Paranoid Android - Radiohead.
  2. Killing In The Name - Rage Against The Machine.
  3. Knights Of Cydonia - Muse.
  4. Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley.
  5. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division.
  6. Wonderwall - Oasis.
  7. The Nosebleed Section - Hilltop Hoods.
  8. Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes.
  9. Teardrop - Massive Attack.
  10. My Happiness - Powderfinger.
  11. Throw Your Arms Around Me - Hunters And Collectors.
  12. Blue Monday - New Order.
  13. Mr. Brightside - The Killers.
  14. Prisoner Of Society - The Living End.
  15. Tomorrow - Silverchair.
  16. Into My Arms - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds.
  17. Banquet - Bloc Party.
  18. Epic - Faith No More.
  19. Berlin Chair - You Am I.
  20. Betterman - The John Butler Trio.
  21. Close To Me - The Cure.
  22. One Crowded Hour - Augie March.
  23. Blister In The Sun - Violent Femmes.
  24. Dammit - Blink-182.
  25. Breathe - The Prodigy.
  26. Fools Gold - The Stone Roses.
  27. New Slang - The Shins.
  28. Brick - Ben Folds Five.
  29. Hearts A Mess - Gotye.
  30. Life On Mars? - David Bowie.
  31. Common People - Pulp.
  32. Bohemian Like You - The Dandy Warhols.
  33. Chop Suey! - System Of A Down.
  34. Float On - Modest Mouse.
  35. Yellow - Coldplay.
  36. Wolf Like Me - TV On The Radio.
  37. Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil.
  38. Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand.
  39. Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead.

Countries represented

Songs by decade

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