The 1990 Triple J Hottest 100 was the second yearly poll of the most popular songs, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. From 1989 to 1991, listeners could vote for songs released in any year.
Note: Australian artists
| # | Song[1] | Artist | Country of Origin | Year of release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love Will Tear Us Apart | Joy Division | England | 1980 |
| 2 | Throw Your Arms Around Me | Hunters & Collectors | Australia | 1985 |
| 3 | How Soon Is Now? | The Smiths | England | 1984 |
| 4 | Uncertain Smile | The The | England | 1983 |
| 5 | Blue Monday | New Order | England | 1983 |
| 6 | Fool's Gold | The Stone Roses | England | 1989 |
| 7 | This Charming Man | The Smiths | England | 1983 |
| 8 | Rock Lobster | The B-52's | United States | 1978 |
| 9 | It's The End Of The World | R.E.M. | United States | 1987 |
| 10 | That's Entertainment | The Jam | England | 1980 |
| 11 | A Forest | The Cure | England | 1980 |
| 12 | Holiday in Cambodia | Dead Kennedys | United States | 1980 |
| 13 | Troy | Sinéad O'Connor | Ireland | 1987 |
| 14 | Under the Milky Way | The Church | Australia | 1988 |
| 15 | Shivers | Boys Next Door | Australia | 1978 |
| 16 | Birthday | The Sugarcubes | Iceland | 1987 |
| 17 | Wuthering Heights | Kate Bush | England | 1978 |
| 18 | Debaser | Pixies | United States | 1988 |
| 19 | Primary | The Cure | England | 1981 |
| 20 | Anarchy in the U.K. | Sex Pistols | England | 1976 |
| 21 | Bizarre Love Triangle | New Order | England | 1986 |
| 22 | She Sells Sanctuary | The Cult | England | 1985 |
| 23 | Boys Don't Cry | The Cure | England | 1980 |
| 24 | Ride On Time | Black Box | Italy | 1989 |
| 25 | Just Like Heaven | The Cure | England | 1987 |
| 26 | The Slab | Hunters & Collectors | Australia | 1984 |
| 27 | Cattle And Cane | The Go-Betweens | Australia | 1983 |
| 28 | London Calling | The Clash | England | 1979 |
| 29 | Fight the Power | Public Enemy | United States | 1989 |
| 30 | Another Girl, Another Planet | The Only Ones | England | 1978 |
| 31 | Song to the Siren | This Mortal Coil | England | 1983 |
| 32 | Talking to a Stranger | Hunters & Collectors | Australia | 1982 |
| 33 | Fuck tha Police | N.W.A. | United States | 1988 |
| 34 | Monkey Gone to Heaven | Pixies | United States | 1989 |
| 35 | Wish You Were Here | Pink Floyd | England | 1975 |
| 36 | Buffalo Stance | Neneh Cherry | Sweden | 1988 |
| 37 | Sign “☮” the Times | Prince | United States | 1987 |
| 38 | Tainted Love | Soft Cell | England | 1981 |
| 39 | Kiss | Prince | United States | 1986 |
| 40 | Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) | Soul II Soul | England | 1989 |
| 41 | Blister In The Sun | Violent Femmes | United States | 1983 |
| 42 | Respect | Aretha Franklin | United States | 1965 |
| 43 | Lullaby | The Cure | England | 1989 |
| 44 | There Is a Light That Never Goes Out | The Smiths | England | 1985 |
| 45 | Info Freako | Jesus Jones | London | 1989 |
| 46 | The One I Love | R.E.M. | United States | 1987 |
| 47 | Everybody Moves | Died Pretty | Australia | 1989 |
| 48 | Dancing Queen | ABBA | Sweden | 1975 |
| 49 | Wide Open Road | The Triffids | Australia | 1986 |
| 50 | Heroes | David Bowie | England | 1977 |
| 51 | She Bangs The Drums | The Stone Roses | England | 1989 |
| 52 | The End | The Doors | United States | 1967 |
| 53 | Bigmouth Strikes Again | The Smiths | England | 1986 |
| 54 | Aloha Steve and Danno | Radio Birdman | Australia | 1978 |
| 55 | Here Comes Your Man | Pixies | United States | 1989 |
| 56 | Can't Be Sure | The Sundays | England | 1989 |
| 57 | The Unguarded Moment | The Church | Australia | 1981 |
| 58 | Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards | Billy Bragg | England | 1988 |
| 59 | Greetings to the New Brunette | Billy Bragg | England | 1986 |
| 60 | Deanna | Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds | Australia | 1988 |
| 61 | Stairway to Heaven | Led Zeppelin | England | 1971 |
| 62 | L.A. Woman | The Doors | United States | 1971 |
| 63 | Alison | Elvis Costello | England | 1977 |
| 64 | Love Song | Simple Minds | Scotland | 1981 |
| 65 | Temptation | New Order | England | 1982 |
| 66 | Imagine | John Lennon | England | 1971 |
| 67 | The Lovecats | The Cure | England | 1983 |
| 68 | True Faith | New Order | England | 1987 |
| 69 | Nothing Compares 2 U | Sinéad O'Connor | Ireland | 1990 |
| 70 | Wise Up! Sucker | Pop Will Eat Itself | England | 1989 |
| 71 | Say Goodbye | Hunters & Collectors | Australia | 1986 |
| 72 | In Between Days | The Cure | England | 1985 |
| 73 | I Want You | Elvis Costello | England | 1986 |
| 74 | Freak Scene | Dinosaur Jr | United States | 1988 |
| 75 | Forbidden Colours | Sakamoto And Sylvian | Japan and England | 1983 |
| 76 | God Is a Bullet | Concrete Blonde | United States | 1989 |
| 77 | Sympathy for the Devil | The Rolling Stones | England | 1968 |
| 78 | Fall On Me | R.E.M. | United States | 1986 |
| 79 | Once In A Lifetime | Talking Heads | United States | 1981 |
| 80 | Into the Groove | Madonna | United States | 1985 |
| 81 | Street Tuff | Double Trouble And Rebel MC | England | 1989 |
| 82 | Levi Stubbs Tears | Billy Bragg | England | 1986 |
| 83 | All Along the Watchtower | Jimi Hendrix | United States | 1968 |
| 84 | Atmosphere | Joy Division | England | 1980 |
| 85 | Bye Bye Pride | The Go-Betweens | Australia | 1987 |
| 86 | Eternally Yours | Laughing Clowns | Australia | 1984 |
| 87 | Add It Up | Violent Femmes | United States | 1983 |
| 88 | Love Shack | The B-52's | United States | 1989 |
| 89 | Teen Age Riot | Sonic Youth | United States | 1988 |
| 90 | Sexual Healing | Marvin Gaye | United States | 1982 |
| 91 | Say No Go | De La Soul | United States | 1988 |
| 92 | Reptile | The Church | Australia | 1988 |
| 93 | Trust | Tall Tales And True | Australia | 1989 |
| 94 | This Is the Day | The The | England | 1983 |
| 95 | Comfortably Numb | Pink Floyd | England | 1979 |
| 96 | Happy Birthday | Concrete Blonde | United States | 1989 |
| 97 | Roam | The B-52's | United States | 1989 |
| 98 | Walk On The Wild Side | Lou Reed | United States | 1972 |
| 99 | Orange Crush | R.E.M. | United States | 1988 |
| 100 | Just Can't Get Enough | Depeche Mode | England | 1981 |
16 of the 100 tracks are by Australian artists (marked with a green background).
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