It’s been 20 years since the first of triple j’s Hottest 100 annual countdowns. So what is the Hottest 100 of 20 years of Hottest 100s? More than 940,000 votes were cast, over 20 days, by triple j listeners, who for the most part grew up with the music on of the past 20 years and knew little before that.
The retrospective data of a poll spanning 20 years also reveals which songs are considered true classics, songs that may have initially been overlooked and then become cult favourites, and more recent songs which are already considered masters. The earliest track to make the cut was Nirvana’s 1993 classic ‘Heart Shaped Box’, while the most recent song is Of Monsters & Men’s 2012 instant hit ‘Little Talks’.
Taking out the top spot is Oasis’ 1995 hit ‘Wonderwall’. The song, which also topped triple j’s Hottest 100 poll in 1996, is arguably Oasis’ best song, a timeless classic that sent Oasis’s career to stratospheric heights. Noel Gallagher’s worship of the Beatles is no secret – he lifted the song’s title from George Harrison’s 1968 LP Wonderwall Music. Later covered by everyone from Jay-Z to Ryan Adams (the latter being the only version which earned Noel’s approval), ‘Wonderwall’ proved a massive worldwide hit.
- Several artists had multiple entries, including Daft Punk, Silverchair and The Killers with three songs each, followed by Beastie Boys, Gorillaz, Gotye, Jebediah, Jeff Buckley, MGMT, Powderfinger, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Smashing Pumpkins and Radiohead with two songs each.
- 14 previous #1 Hottest 100 songs appear in the list by artists Oasis, Angus & Julia Stone, Augie March, Franz Ferdinand, Gotye, Jet, Kings Of Leon, The Whitlams, The Cranberries, Spiderbait, Queens Of The Stone Age, Powderfinger, Muse and Mumford & Sons, proving their longevity.
- Voters also showed appreciation for artists’ early work by voting for 30 songs from debut albums, including Jeff Buckley, Silverchair, The Strokes, The Killers, Mumford & Sons, The Living End and Florence & the Machine.
- 1997 stood out as the year with the most popular songs with 11 songs from the countdown released that year.
- There are 49 songs from the 1990s (1993 – 1999) and 51 songs from the 2000s (2000 – 2012).
- 41 songs were penned by American artists, 29 by Aussies and 25 by UK artists, with three songs from France and one each for Ireland and Iceland.
- Five bands have siblings in them, six songs have an animal in the title, four songs feature other worldly creatures and eight songs are reportedly about politics.
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20 Years of triple j’s Hottest 100
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No. |
Artist |
Song |
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1 |
Oasis |
Wonderwall |
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2 |
The White Stripes |
Seven Nation Army |
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3 |
Jeff Buckley |
Last Goodbye |
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4 |
Hilltop Hoods |
The Nosebleed Section |
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5 |
The Verve |
Bitter Sweet Symphony |
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6 |
Foo Fighters |
Everlong |
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7 |
The Killers |
Mr. Brightside |
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8 |
Powderfinger |
These Days |
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9 |
Gotye |
Somebody That I Used to Know {Ft. Kimbra} |
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10 |
Powderfinger |
My Happiness |
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11 |
Queens of the Stone Age |
No One Knows |
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12 |
Gotye |
Hearts a Mess |
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13 |
Radiohead |
Paranoid Android |
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14 |
Mumford & Sons |
Little Lion Man |
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15 |
The Prodigy |
Breathe |
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16 |
Bon Iver |
Skinny Love |
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17 |
Silverchair |
Tomorrow |
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18 |
OutKast |
Hey Ya! |
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19 |
blink-182 |
Dammit |
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20 |
The Living End |
Prisoner of Society |
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21 |
The Smashing Pumpkins |
1979 |
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22 |
Blur |
Song 2 |
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23 |
Muse |
Knights of Cydonia |
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24 |
Augie March |
One Crowded Hour |
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25 |
The Smashing Pumpkins |
Bullet With Butterfly Wings |
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26 |
System Of A Down |
Chop Suey! |
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27 |
The Avalanches |
Frontier Psychiatrist |
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28 |
Red Hot Chili Peppers |
Scar Tissue |
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29 |
Franz Ferdinand |
Take Me Out |
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30 |
Red Hot Chili Peppers |
Californication |
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31 |
Massive Attack |
Teardrop |
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32 |
Tool |
Stinkfist |
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33 |
The Cranberries |
Zombie |
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34 |
Ben Folds Five |
Brick |
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35 |
Radiohead |
Karma Police |
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36 |
Jeff Buckley |
Hallelujah |
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37 |
Beastie Boys |
Sabotage |
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38 |
The Temper Trap |
Sweet Disposition |
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39 |
Nirvana |
Heart Shaped Box |
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40 |
Nine Inch Nails |
Closer |
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41 |
Coldplay |
Yellow |
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42 |
Matt Corby |
Brother |
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43 |
John Butler Trio |
Betterman |
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44 |
Daft Punk |
One More Time |
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45 |
Modest Mouse |
Float On |
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46 |
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
Into My Arms |
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47 |
The Offspring |
Self Esteem |
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48 |
The Strokes |
Last Nite |
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49 |
Florence + the Machine |
Dog Days Are Over |
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50 |
Pearl Jam |
Better Man |
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51 |
The Dandy Warhols |
Bohemian Like You |
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52 |
Gorillaz |
Feel Good Inc |
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53 |
Placebo |
Every You Every Me |
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54 |
Kings Of Leon |
Sex On Fire |
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55 |
Fatboy Slim |
Praise You |
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56 |
Underworld |
Born Slippy (Nuxx) |
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57 |
Bloc Party |
Banquet |
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58 |
The Whitlams |
No Aphrodisiac |
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59 |
Daft Punk |
Around The World |
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60 |
Bush |
Glycerine |
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61 |
The Black Keys |
Lonely Boy |
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62 |
Spiderbait |
Buy Me A Pony |
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63 |
Grinspoon |
Chemical Heart |
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64 |
MGMT |
Kids |
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65 |
Daft Punk |
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger |
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66 |
You Am I |
Berlin Chair |
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67 |
alt-J |
Breezeblocks |
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68 |
Jet |
Are You Gonna Be My Girl |
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69 |
Eminem |
Lose Yourself |
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70 |
Regurgitator |
! (The Song Formerly Known As) |
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71 |
Gorillaz |
Clint Eastwood |
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72 |
Wolfmother |
Joker And The Thief |
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73 |
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros |
Home |
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74 |
The Wombats |
Let’s Dance To Joy Division |
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75 |
The Killers |
Somebody Told Me |
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76 |
MGMT |
Electric Feel |
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77 |
The Presets |
My People |
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78 |
Silverchair |
Freak |
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79 |
Arctic Monkeys |
I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor |
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80 |
Rage Against The Machine |
Bulls On Parade |
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81 |
Angus & Julia Stone |
Big Jet Plane |
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82 |
Wheatus |
Teenage Dirtbag |
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83 |
Pulp |
Common People |
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84 |
Kanye West |
Gold Digger (Ft. Jamie Foxx) |
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85 |
Coolio |
Gangsta’s Paradise |
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86 |
The Killers |
When You Were Young |
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87 |
The Kooks |
Naive |
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88 |
Something For Kate |
Monsters |
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89 |
TV On The Radio |
Wolf Like Me |
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90 |
Silverchair |
Straight Lines |
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91 |
Jebediah |
Harpoon |
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92 |
Of Monsters And Men |
Little Talks |
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93 |
Soundgarden |
Black Hole Sun |
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94 |
Foster The People |
Pumped Up Kicks |
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95 |
Ben Lee |
Cigarettes Will Kill You |
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96 |
The Cat Empire |
Hello |
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97 |
M.I.A. |
Paper Planes |
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98 |
Jebediah |
Leaving Home |
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99 |
Lana Del Rey |
Video Games |
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100 |
Beastie Boys |
Intergalactic |
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