Triple J 100 Greatest Australian Songs

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Triple Js countdown of the 100 greatest Australian songs of all time

Never Tear Us Apart

INXS

The Nosebleed Section

Hilltop Hoods

Untouched

The Veronicas

Scar

Missy Higgins

Don't Dream It's Over

Crowded House

My Happiness

Powderfinger

Flame Trees

Cold Chisel

Khe Sanh

Cold Chisel

How To Make Gravy

Paul Kelly

#10

Somebody That I Used To Know

Gotye, Kimbra

#11

Sweet Disposition

The Temper Trap

#12

Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again

The Angels

#13

Thunderstruck

AC/DC

#14

These Days

Powderfinger

#15

You're the Voice

John Farnham

#16

Innerbloom

Rufus Du Sol

#17

Tomorrow

Silverchair

#18

Beds Are Burning

Midnight Oil

#19

The Less I Know the Better

Tame Impala

#20

Big Jet Plane

Angus & Julia Stone

#21

Down Under

Men At Work

#22

To Her Door

Paul Kelly & The Messengers

#23

Are You Gonna Be My Girl

Jet

#24

Walking On A Dream

Empire Of The Sun

#25

Throw Your Arms Around Me

Hunters & Collectors

#26

Never Be Like You

Flume

#27

Can't Get You Out Of My Head

Kylie Minogue

#28

Straight Lines

Silverchair

#29

Under The Milky Way

The Church

#30

The Horses

Daryl Braithwaite

#31

Highway To Hell

AC/DC

#32

Torn

Natalie Imbruglia

#33

One Crowded Hour

Augie March

#34

Booster Seat

Spacey Jane

#35

Great Southern Land

Icehouse

#36

Treaty

Yothu Yindi

#37

Back In Black

AC/DC

#38

Better Be Home Soon

Crowded House

#39

Reckless

Australian Crawl

#40

Covered In Chrome

Violent Soho

#41

Prisoner of Society

The Living End

#42

Magnolia

Gang Of Youths

#43

Joker And The Thief

Wolfmother

#44

Into My Arms

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

#45

Eagle Rock

Daddy Cool

#46

Shooting Stars

Bag Raiders

#47

Solid Rock

Goanna

#48

Riptide

Vance Joy

#49

It's Nice To Be Alive

Ball Park Music

#50

Holy Grail

Hunters & Collectors

#51

Brother

Matt Corby

#52

The Special Two

Missy Higgins

#53

Better In Blak

Thelma Plum

#54

I Touch Myself

Divinyls

#55

My People

The Presets

#56

Working Class Man

Jimmy Barnes

#57

Wish You Well

Bernard Fanning

#58

Frontier Psychiatrist

The Avalanches

#59

Need You Tonight

INXS

#60

Let Me Down Easy

Gang Of Youths

#61

Talk Is Cheap

Chet Faker

#62

Australia Street

Sticky Fingers

#63

I Was Only 19

Redgum

#64

Cosby Sweater

Hilltop Hoods

#65

Confidence

Ocean Alley

#66

Power And The Passion

Midnight Oil

#67

! (The Song Formerly Known As)

Regurgitator

#68

Chemical Heart

Grinspoon

#69

Weather With You

Crowded House

#70

(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind

Powderfinger

#71

Jimmy Recard

Drapht

#72

Freak

Silverchair

#73

1955

Hilltop Hoods

#74

London Still

The Waifs

#75

The Unguarded Moment

The Church

#76

4ever

The Veronicas

#77

Weir

Killing Heidi

#78

Black Fingernails, Red Wine

Eskimo Joe

#79

Hello

The Cat Empire

#80

We Are The People

Empire Of The Sun

#81

Berlin Chair

You Am I

#82

High

Peking Duk

#83

Cigarettes Will Kill You

Ben Lee

#84

Streets Of Your Town

The Go-Betweens

#85

Delete

DMA'S

#86

Hearts A Mess

Gotye

#87

The Deepest Sighs, The Frankest Shadows

Gang Of Youths

#88

Chateau

Angus & Julia Stone

#89

Hertz

Amyl And The Sniffers

#90

Black Betty

Spiderbait

#91

No Aphrodisiac

The Whitlams

#92

Electric Blue

Icehouse

#93

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

#94

Clair de Lune

Flight Facilities

#95

Calypso

Spiderbait

#96

Evie

Stevie Wright

#97

I Want You

Savage Garden

#98

Red Right Hand

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

#99

Blue Sky Mine

Midnight Oil

#100

Better

The Screaming Jets

Upcoming gigs by artists in this countdown

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

Sat 24 Oct

The Angels

The Bridge Hotel · Sydney

7:30pm

Sat 24 Oct

Jet

Woodport Hotel · Erina

7:30pm

Sat 24 Oct

The Whitlams, William Crighton

The Triffid · Brisbane

7:30pm

Sat 24 Oct

Red Hot Summer Tour, Australian Crawl, Birds of Tokyo + 7 more

Berry Showgrounds · Sydney

12:30pm

Sat 24 Oct

Australian Crawl, Red Hot Summer Tour, Birds of Tokyo + 5 more

Berry Showgrounds · Sydney

Sat 24 Oct

Macy Gray, Birdland, Finn Alexander and the Forever Party + 3 more

3 Oceans Winery · Perth

2:00pm

Sat 24 Oct

Spiderbait

Barwon Heads Hotel · Geelong

Red Hot Summer Tour, Australian Crawl, Birds of Tokyo + 7 more

Keirle Park · Sydney

12:30pm

Sun 25 Oct

Australian Crawl, Red Hot Summer Tour, Birds of Tokyo + 5 more

Keirle Park · Sydney

Fri 30 Oct

Odeon Theatre TAS, Darklab TAS, Jet + 1 more

ODEON, HOBART · Melbourne

Men At Work, Colin Hay

Royal Theatre · Canberra

Fri 30 Oct

Jet

Odeon Theatre · Hobart

Fri 30 Oct

Topic, Bag Raiders, KLP + 2 more

Darling Harbour · Darling Harbour

5:00pm

Sat 31 Oct

Daryl Braithwaite

Torquay Hotel Motel · Geelong

8:00pm

Sat 31 Oct

Jet

The Forth Pub · Hobart

6:00pm

Sat 31 Oct

Australian Crawl, Red Hot Summer Tour, Birds of Tokyo + 5 more

Roche Estate · Sydney

Sat 31 Oct

Red Hot Summer Tour, Australian Crawl, Birds of Tokyo + 7 more

Roche Estate · Sydney

12:30pm

Sun 1 Nov

Red Hot Summer Tour, Australian Crawl, Birds of Tokyo + 7 more

Coolangatta Beach · Gold Coast

12:30pm

Wed 4 Nov

Men At Work

Palais Theatre · Melbourne

8:00pm

Thu 5 Nov

Jet, Liquid Zoo

The Powerhouse, Toowoomba · Toowoomba

7:00pm

Fri 6 Nov

The Angels

Hindley St Music Hall · Adelaide

7:00pm

Fri 6 Nov

Liquid Zoo, Jet, JETYAO + 1 more

Blackflag Brewing Coolum · Sunshine Coast

6:00pm

All upcoming gigs across Australia →