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Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time (1989)

National • 100 songs

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Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time special countdown

#1
Joy Division
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Joy Division
#2
Hunters & Collectors
Throw Your Arms Around Me
Hunters & Collectors
#3
The The
Uncertain Smile
The The
#4
The Jam
That\'s Entertainment
The Jam
#5
New Order
Blue Monday
New Order
#6
Dead Kennedys
Holiday in Cambodia
Dead Kennedys
#7
The Smiths
How Soon Is Now?
The Smiths
#8
Hunters & Collectors
Talking To A Stranger
Hunters & Collectors
#9
The Sugarcubes
Birthday
The Sugarcubes
#10
The Cure
A Forest
The Cure
#11
The Go-Betweens
Cattle And Cane
The Go-Betweens
#12
Boys Next Door
Shivers
Boys Next Door
#13
The Smiths
This Charming Man
The Smiths
#14
The B-52\'s
Rock Lobster
The B-52\'s
#15
This Mortal Coil
Song To The Siren
This Mortal Coil
#16
Elvis Costello
Alison
Elvis Costello
#17
Sex Pistols
Anarchy in the U.K.
Sex Pistols
#18
The Clash
London Calling
The Clash
#19
The Cure
Primary
The Cure
#20
Billy Bragg
Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards
Billy Bragg
#21
Aretha Franklin
Respect
Aretha Franklin
#22
R.E.M.
It\'s The End Of The World As We Know It
R.E.M.
#23
Radio Birdman
Aloha Steve And Danno
Radio Birdman
#24
Art Of Noise and Tom Jones
Kiss
Art Of Noise and Tom Jones
#25
Machinations
Average Inadequacy
Machinations
#26
The Only Ones
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Only Ones
#27
The Smiths
Bigmouth Strikes Again
The Smiths
#28
The Saints
Know Your Product
The Saints
#29
The Cure
Boys Don\'t Cry
The Cure
#30
Led Zeppelin
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
#31
John Lennon
Imagine
John Lennon
#32
Talking Heads
Psycho Killer
Talking Heads
#33
Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
#34
Prince
Kiss
Prince
#35
The Cult
She Sells Sanctuary
The Cult
#36
Simple Minds
Love Song
Simple Minds
#37
Prince
Sign \'O\' the Times
Prince
#38
Billy Bragg
Greetings To The New Brunette
Billy Bragg
#39
David Bowie
Heroes
David Bowie
#40
The Doors
L.A. Woman
The Doors
#41
Sinead O\'Connor
Troy
Sinead O\'Connor
#42
The Church
The Unguarded Moment
The Church
#43
Kate Bush
Wuthering Heights
Kate Bush
#44
The Damned
Smash It Up
The Damned
#45
R.E.M.
The One I Love
R.E.M.
#46
Violent Femmes
Blister In The Sun
Violent Femmes
#47
Iggy Pop
Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
#48
Enya
Orinoco Flow
Enya
#49
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
All Along the Watchtower
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
#50
The Doors
The End
The Doors
#51
The Saints
(I\'m) Stranded
The Saints
#52
Womack & Womack
Teardrops
Womack & Womack
#53
Sex Pistols
God Save the Queen
Sex Pistols
#54
Echo & The Bunnymen
The Cutter
Echo & The Bunnymen
#55
Television
Marquee Moon
Television
#56
The Sunnyboys
Alone With You
The Sunnyboys
#57
Midnight Oil
Wedding Cake Island
Midnight Oil
#58
Elvis Costello
I Want You
Elvis Costello
#59
Art Of Noise
Moments In Love
Art Of Noise
#60
Sakamoto And Sylvian
Forbidden Colours
Sakamoto And Sylvian
#61
Neneh Cherry
Buffalo Stance
Neneh Cherry
#62
Marvin Gaye
Sexual Healing
Marvin Gaye
#63
The Rolling Stones
Sympathy for the Devil
The Rolling Stones
#64
The Smiths
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
The Smiths
#65
Sex Pistols
Pretty Vacant
Sex Pistols
#66
The Cure
Close To Me
The Cure
#67
New Order
Bizarre Love Triangle
New Order
#68
The Triffids
Wide Open Road
The Triffids
#69
The Beatles
A Day in the Life
The Beatles
#70
Deanna
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
#71
Elvis Costello
Pump It Up
Elvis Costello
#72
The Go-Betweens
Bachelor Kisses
The Go-Betweens
#73
Elvis Costello
Watching The Detectives
Elvis Costello
#74
Propaganda
Duel
Propaganda
#75
The Jam
Going Underground
The Jam
#76
Derek And The Dominos
Layla
Derek And The Dominos
#77
Lou Reed
Walk On The Wild Side
Lou Reed
#78
The Saints
Ghost Ships
The Saints
#79
Warumpi Band
My Island Home
Warumpi Band
#80
Cocteau Twins
Blue Bell Knoll
Cocteau Twins
#81
XTC
Making Plans For Nigel
XTC
#82
The Stranglers
Golden Brown
The Stranglers
#83
Hunters & Collectors
The Slab
Hunters & Collectors
#84
Talking Heads
Burning Down The House
Talking Heads
#85
Grandmaster Flash
The Message
Grandmaster Flash
#86
The Doors
Riders On The Storm
The Doors
#87
The Jam
Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
The Jam
#88
Midnight Oil
Power And The Passion
Midnight Oil
#89
The Go-Betweens
Bye Bye Pride
The Go-Betweens
#90
Daddy Cool
Eagle Rock
Daddy Cool
#91
Elvis Presley
Suspicious Minds
Elvis Presley
#92
Aretha Franklin
I Say A Little Prayer
Aretha Franklin
#93
Lime Spiders
Slave Girl
Lime Spiders
#94
Blondie
Heart of Glass
Blondie
#95
Cold Chisel
Khe Sanh
Cold Chisel
#96
Laurie Anderson
O Superman
Laurie Anderson
#97
Hunters & Collectors
Say Goodbye
Hunters & Collectors
#98
Do-Re-Mi
Man Overboard
Do-Re-Mi
#99
Outline
Cicada That Ate Five Dock
Outline
#100
The Mercy Seat
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Upcoming gigs by artists in this countdown

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

Sun 21 Jun
Lou Reed
Lyric's Underground · Perth
5:00pm
Thu 10 Sep
The Damned
Sydney Opera House - Concert Hall · Sydney
9:00pm
Fri 11 Sep
The Damned
The Tivoli · Brisbane
7:00pm
Sun 13 Sep
The Damned
Various Venues (Nationally) · Melbourne
Fri 6 Nov
David Bowie, Celebrating DAVID BOWIE
The Triffid · Brisbane
7:30pm
Sat 21 Nov
Freo Social, Celebrating DAVID BOWIE, David Bowie
Freo.Social · Perth
7:30pm
Thu 26 Nov
Northcote Theatre, The Doors, THE DOORS ALIVE
Northcote Theatre · Melbourne
7:30pm
All upcoming gigs across Australia →