Triple J Hottest 100, 2005

The 2005 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 26 January 2006. It was the thirteenth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J.

The broadcast began at 10am AEDT and finished a little before 7pm when the top song was announced. Broadcast live from the Sydney Big Day Out from 12pm AEDT, it regularly crossed to winning artists and listeners around Australia, with many listening to the broadcast as part of their Australia Day celebrations.

Voters were limited to 20 votes each - 10 via SMS (charged at 30c per message) and 10 via the Internet (at no charge).

Contents

Full list

Note: Australian artists

# Song Artist Country of Origin
1 Wish You Well Bernard Fanning Australia
2 Catch My Disease Ben Lee Australia
3 Feel Good Inc. Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul England
4 Best of You Foo Fighters United States
5 DARE Gorillaz Featuring Shaun Ryder England
6 Mind's Eye Wolfmother Australia
7 My Doorbell The White Stripes United States
8 O Yeah End of Fashion Australia
9 Joker and the Thief Wolfmother Australia
10 Do You Want To Franz Ferdinand Scotland
11 Figjam (Fuck I'm Good, Just Ask Me) Butterfingers Australia
12 Computer Camp Love Datarock Norway
13 Gold Digger Kanye West United States
14 Songbird Bernard Fanning Australia
15 Flame Trees Sarah Blasko Australia
16 Apple Tree Wolfmother Australia
17 Blue Orchid The White Stripes United States
18 I Was Only 19 The Herd Australia
19 Middle Of The Hill Josh Pyke Australia
20 DOA Foo Fighters United States
21 Hurricane Faker Australia
22 Do-Do's & Whoa-Oh's Kisschasy Australia
23 Two More Years Bloc Party England
24 Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo The Bloodhound Gang United States
25 The Car Song The Cat Empire Australia
26 Fix You Coldplay England
27 B.Y.O.B. System of a Down United States
28 Everyday I Love You Less And Less Kaiser Chiefs England
29 Fast Girl Gyroscope Australia
30 Concrete Boots After The Fall Australia
31 The Special Two Missy Higgins Australia
32 My Enemy Cog Australia
33 Phoenix The Butterfly Effect Australia
34 I Predict a Riot Kaiser Chiefs England
35 Girl Beck United States
36 Speed of Sound Coldplay England
37 Dimension Wolfmother Australia
38 Sly The Cat Empire Australia
39 Colossal Wolfmother Australia
40 Helicopter Bloc Party England
41 Dirty Harry Gorillaz Featuring Bootie Brown and Children's Choir of San Fernandez England
42 Sweet as Sugar Grinspoon Australia
43 Autumn Flow Lior Australia
44 Sunny Road Emilíana Torrini Iceland
45 Positive Tension Bloc Party England
46 Juicebox The Strokes United States
47 Stuff and Nonsense Missy Higgins Australia
48 An Honest Mistake The Bravery United States
49 What's on Your Radio The Living End Australia
50 I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor Arctic Monkeys England
51 Be Yourself Audioslave United States
52 America, Fuck Yeah DVDA (from Team America: World Police) United States
53 We're All In This Together Ben Lee Australia
54 Two Shoes The Cat Empire Australia
55 Landed Ben Folds United States
56 It'5! Architecture in Helsinki Australia
57 Radio/Video System of a Down United States
58 Little Sister Queens of the Stone Age United States
59 Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole Martha Wainwright United States
60 All the Money or the Simple Life Honey The Dandy Warhols United States
61 Jesus of Suburbia Green Day United States
62 Beware Wolf Gyroscope Australia
63 Divorcee By 23 Clare Bowditch Australia
64 Sitting, Waiting, Wishing Jack Johnson United States
65 Always Worth It Sarah Blasko Australia
66 Gabrielle Ween United States
67 The Denial Twist The White Stripes United States
68 Ashes The Beautiful Girls Australia
69 Jesus I Was Evil Butterfingers Australia
70 This Year The Mountain Goats United States
71 Run Cog Australia
72 I'm So Postmodern The Bedroom Philosopher Australia
73 Better Together Jack Johnson United States
74 The Sound Of White Missy Higgins Australia
75 Que Onda Guero Beck United States
76 Hypnotize System of a Down United States
77 First Day of My Life Bright Eyes United States
78 The Fighter After The Fall Australia
79 Fuck Forever Babyshambles England
80 Believe The Chemical Brothers England
81 Let's Take the Long Way Home The Beautiful Girls Australia
82 Smoke It The Dandy Warhols United States
83 Filthy/Gorgeous Scissor Sisters United States
84 White Unicorn Wolfmother Australia
85 Tightrope Walker Epicure Australia
86 Into the Dark Ben Lee Australia
87 We Can't Hear You The Herd Australia
88 Like Eating Glass Bloc Party England
89 Bastard Ben Folds United States
90 Walk Away Franz Ferdinand Scotland
91 Heartstopper Emilíana Torrini Iceland
92 Messages Xavier Rudd Australia
93 The Fallen Franz Ferdinand Scotland
94 On This Side Clare Bowditch Australia
95 Face Without a Name Kisschasy Australia
96 Six Months in a Leaky Boat Little Birdy Australia
97 Themata Karnivool Australia
98 Why Do You Love Me Garbage United States
99 Evie Pt. 1 The Wrights Australia
100 Party Started The Cat Empire Australia

50 of the 100 tracks are by Australian artists (marked with a green background).

Artists with multiple entries

Six entries

Four entries

Three entries

Two entries

Top 10 Albums of 2005

Bold indicates winner of the Hottest 100.

Italics indicates winner of the 2005 J Award.

# Artist Album Country of Origin Tracks in the Hottest 100
1 Wolfmother Wolfmother  Australia 6, 9, 16, 37, 39, 84 (45 in 2004)
2 Bloc Party Silent Alarm  England 40, 45, 88
3 The White Stripes Get Behind Me Satan  United States 7, 17, 67
4 Bernard Fanning Tea & Sympathy  Australia 1, 14
5 Gorillaz Demon Days  England 3, 5, 41
6 Franz Ferdinand You Could Have It So Much Better  Scotland 10, 90, 93
7 Foo Fighters In Your Honor  United States 4, 20
8 Queens of the Stone Age Lullabies to Paralyze  United States 58
9 Ben Lee Awake Is the New Sleep  Australia 2, 53, 86 (15 in 2004)
10 System of a Down Mezmerize  United States 27, 57

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