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Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time (1991)

National • 100 songs

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Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time special countdown

#1
Nirvana
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
#2
Joy Division
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Joy Division
#3
Nirvana
Lithium
Nirvana
#4
Hunters & Collectors
Throw Your Arms Around Me
Hunters & Collectors
#5
Andy Prieboy
Tomorrow Wendy
Andy Prieboy
#6
The Smiths
How Soon Is Now?
The Smiths
#7
The Stone Roses
Fools Gold
The Stone Roses
#8
The Cure
A Forest
The Cure
#9
Violent Femmes
Blister In The Sun
Violent Femmes
#10
New Order
Blue Monday
New Order
#11
The Cure
Just Like Heaven
The Cure
#12
R.E.M.
It\'s The End Of The World
R.E.M.
#13
The The
Uncertain Smile
The The
#14
The Ship Song
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
#15
Jane\'s Addiction
Been Caught Stealing
Jane\'s Addiction
#16
The Cult
She Sells Sanctuary
The Cult
#17
Jane\'s Addiction
Jane Says
Jane\'s Addiction
#18
Violent Femmes
Add It Up
Violent Femmes
#19
Kate Bush
Wuthering Heights
Kate Bush
#20
Falling Joys
Lock It
Falling Joys
#21
Violent Femmes
Kiss Off
Violent Femmes
#22
Billy Bragg
Sexuality
Billy Bragg
#23
The Jam
That\'s Entertainment
The Jam
#24
New Order
Bizarre Love Triangle
New Order
#25
Sex Pistols
Anarchy in the U.K.
Sex Pistols
#26
Dead Kennedys
Holiday in Cambodia
Dead Kennedys
#27
Guns N\' Roses
Sweet Child o\' Mine
Guns N\' Roses
#28
Pixies
Debaser
Pixies
#29
The Smiths
This Charming Man
The Smiths
#30
Led Zeppelin
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
#31
The Church
Under the Milky Way
The Church
#32
R.E.M.
Losing My Religion
R.E.M.
#33
Clouds
Hieronymus
Clouds
#34
Died Pretty
DC
Died Pretty
#35
The Cure
Primary
The Cure
#36
The Smiths
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
The Smiths
#37
The Cure
Close to Me
The Cure
#38
Boys Next Door
Shivers
Boys Next Door
#39
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Give It Away
Red Hot Chili Peppers
#40
R.E.M.
The One I Love
R.E.M.
#41
Ratcat
That Ain\'t Bad
Ratcat
#42
Sinead O\'Connor
Troy
Sinead O\'Connor
#43
The Cure
Boys Don\'t Cry
The Cure
#44
The Cure
Lullaby
The Cure
#45
Hunters & Collectors
Talking to a Stranger
Hunters & Collectors
#46
They Might Be Giants
Birdhouse in Your Soul
They Might Be Giants
#47
Radio Birdman
Aloha Steve and Danno
Radio Birdman
#48
The Cure
In Between Days
The Cure
#49
Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
#50
This Mortal Coil
Song to the Siren
This Mortal Coil
#51
Tall Tales And True
Trust
Tall Tales And True
#52
The Triffids
Wide Open Road
The Triffids
#53
Hunters & Collectors
The Slab
Hunters & Collectors
#54
Soft Cell
Tainted Love
Soft Cell
#55
New Order
True Faith
New Order
#56
Sonic Youth
Kool Thing
Sonic Youth
#57
Billy Bragg
Waiting for the Great Leap Forward
Billy Bragg
#58
Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
#59
The Doors
The End
The Doors
#60
Metallica
Enter Sandman
Metallica
#61
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
All Along the Watchtower
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
#62
R.E.M.
Orange Crush
R.E.M.
#63
Metallica
The Unforgiven
Metallica
#64
Massive Attack
Unfinished Sympathy
Massive Attack
#65
R.E.M.
Fall On Me
R.E.M.
#66
Straitjacket Fits
Down in Splendour
Straitjacket Fits
#67
Clouds
4 PM
Clouds
#68
The Cure
Pictures of You
The Cure
#69
Frente!
Labour of Love
Frente!
#70
The Church
The Unguarded Moment
The Church
#71
Ned\'s Atomic Dustbin
Grey Cell Green
Ned\'s Atomic Dustbin
#72
The Smiths
Bigmouth Strikes Again
The Smiths
#73
Pink Floyd
Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd
#74
The Cure
The Lovecats
The Cure
#75
Billy Bragg
Levi Stubbs Tears
Billy Bragg
#76
Nirvana
Come As You Are
Nirvana
#77
The B-52\'s
Rock Lobster
The B-52\'s
#78
The Doors
L.A Woman
The Doors
#79
Dinosaur Jr
Freak Scene
Dinosaur Jr
#80
Def FX
Surfers of the Mind
Def FX
#81
The Stone Roses
She Bangs The Drums
The Stone Roses
#82
Ride
Vapour Trail
Ride
#83
Yothu Yindi
Treaty
Yothu Yindi
#84
The Only Ones
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Only Ones
#85
Dramarama
Anything, Anything (I\'ll Give You)
Dramarama
#86
The Wonder Stuff
The Size of a Cow
The Wonder Stuff
#87
The Rolling Stones
Sympathy for the Devil
The Rolling Stones
#88
Mercy Seat
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
#89
Metallica
One
Metallica
#90
My Bloody Valentine
Soon
My Bloody Valentine
#91
Pixies
Monkey Gone to Heaven
Pixies
#92
Public Enemy
Bring the Noise
Public Enemy
#93
XTC
Dear God
XTC
#94
Pixies
Wave Of Mutilation
Pixies
#95
Jesus Jones
Info Freako
Jesus Jones
#96
The Go-Betweens
Cattle and Cane
The Go-Betweens
#97
The Clash
London Calling
The Clash
#98
U2
Bad
U2
#99
Deanna
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
#100
Prince
Cream
Prince

Upcoming gigs by artists in this countdown

Catch them live — filtered to Australian gigs in the next few months.

Fri 10 Jul
ADELAIDE BEER & BBQ FESTIVAL 2026, Jon Ann, Adelaide Beer & BBQ Festival + 15 more
The Drive · Adelaide
4:00pm
Sat 25 Jul
Guns N\' Roses
Club Belrose · Newcastle
8:00pm
Thu 6 Aug
Massive Attack
Brisbane Entertainment Centre · Brisbane
7:30pm
Sun 9 Aug
Massive Attack
Qudos Bank Arena · Sydney
Tue 11 Aug
Massive Attack
Melbourne Park · Melbourne
7:30pm
Thu 26 Nov
Northcote Theatre, The Doors, THE DOORS ALIVE
Northcote Theatre · Melbourne
7:30pm
Wed 2 Dec
Guns N\' Roses
Queensland Country Bank Stadium · Townsville
6:00pm
Sat 5 Dec
Guns N\' Roses
Suncorp Stadium · Brisbane
Mon 14 Dec
Guns N\' Roses
ENGIE Stadium · Sydney
All upcoming gigs across Australia →