Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, 2009

The Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time was a music poll conducted in 2009 amongst listeners of Australian youth radio network Triple J. Over half a million votes were compiled, with Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" collecting the highest number of votes. Voters could submit a list of up to ten different songs as well as nominating one of these as their "all-time" favourite song. It was the fifth such poll organised by Triple J, following similar polls in 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1998. Initially, all songs were eligible for the annual Triple J Hottest 100. However, from 1993 onward (after having no list in 1992), only songs released in the previous year were permitted. Thus, the Hottest 100 of All Time is conducted via a separate vote, held irregularly to reflect listeners' favourite songs across all eras. The 2009 list was designed to reflect the twentieth anniversary of the Hottest 100's inception. The Triple J Hottest 100 of all time was broadcast over two nights on ABC TV's music show Rage. However, certain songs were omitted from the broadcast because they were never made into music videos.

Full list

  • Bold: Previous winner of a standard Hottest 100
  • Green background: Australian artists
# Song Artist Country of origin Year of release Hottest 100 of the year position
(year if different from year of release)
Previous Hottest 100 of all time position/s (year/s)
1Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana United States1991NA1 (1991), 1 (1998)
2Killing in the NameRage Against the Machine United States19926 (1993)17 (1998)
3HallelujahJeff Buckley United States1994
4Love Will Tear Us ApartJoy Division United Kingdom1980NA1 (1989), 1 (1990), 2 (1991), 16 (1998)
5Paranoid AndroidRadiohead United Kingdom1997513 (1998)
6Bohemian RhapsodyQueen United Kingdom1975NA17 (1991), 8 (1998)
7Last GoodbyeJeff Buckley United States199414 (1995)4 (1998)
8Under the BridgeRed Hot Chili Peppers United States1991NA31 (1998)
9EverlongFoo Fighters United States199761 (2006)
10Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin United Kingdom1971NA30 (1989), 61 (1990), 30 (1991), 6 (1998)
11ImagineJohn Lennon United Kingdom1971NA31 (1989), 66 (1990)
12WonderwallOasis United Kingdom19951
13CreepRadiohead United Kingdom19922 (1993)5 (1998)
14Bitter Sweet SymphonyThe Verve United Kingdom1997499 (1998)
15Karma PoliceRadiohead United Kingdom1997954 (1998)
16Wish You Were HerePink Floyd United Kingdom1975NA33 (1989), 35 (1990), 58 (1991), 41 (1998)
17The Nosebleed SectionHilltop Hoods Australia20039
18Knights of CydoniaMuse United Kingdom20061 (2007)
19OneMetallica United States1988NA89 (1991), 7 (1998)
20Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripes United States20033
21These DaysPowderfinger Australia19981 (1999)
22TeardropMassive Attack United Kingdom199823
23Throw Your Arms Around MeHunters & Collectors Australia1985NA2 (1989), 2 (1990), 4 (1991), 2 (1998)
24A Day in the LifeThe Beatles United Kingdom1967NA69 (1989), 49 (1998)
25AlivePearl Jam United States1991NA3 (1998)
26ThrillerMichael Jackson United States1984NA
27My HappinessPowderfinger Australia20001
28Fake Plastic TreesRadiohead United Kingdom1995
29Where Is My Mind?Pixies United States1988NA
30All Along the WatchtowerJimi Hendrix United States1968NA49 (1989), 83 (1990), 61 (1991), 70 (1998)
31Enter SandmanMetallica United States1991NA60 (1991), 9 (1998)
32Blue MondayNew Order United Kingdom1983NA5 (1989), 5 (1990), 10 (1991), 30 (1998)
33TomorrowSilverchair Australia1994559 (1998)
34Prisoner of SocietyThe Living End Australia19971518 (1998)
351979The Smashing Pumpkins United States19961371 (1998)
36Into My ArmsNick Cave and the Bad Seeds Australia19971884 (1998)
37StinkfistTool United States1996224 (1998)
38Mr. BrightsideThe Killers United States200414
39Better ManPearl Jam United States199444 (1995)22 (1998)
40Come as You AreNirvana United States1991NA76 (1991), 62 (1998)
41Billie JeanMichael Jackson United States1983NA
42BanquetBloc Party United Kingdom2005
43God Only KnowsThe Beach Boys United States1966NA
44Hey JudeThe Beatles United Kingdom1968NA
45No One KnowsQueens of the Stone Age United States20021
46EpicFaith No More United States1990NA19 (1998)
47BettermanThe John Butler Trio Australia20015
48SabotageBeastie Boys United States19941644 (1998)
49Sweet Child o' MineGuns N' Roses United States1988NA27 (1991), 77 (1998)
50Don't Dream It's OverCrowded House Australia1986NA76 (1998)
51Bullet with Butterfly WingsThe Smashing Pumpkins United States1995233 (1998)
52Berlin ChairYou Am I Australia19942361 (1998)
53Comfortably NumbPink Floyd United Kingdom1979NA95 (1990), 73 (1991), 90 (1998)
54Close to MeThe Cure United Kingdom1985NA89 (1998)
55Like a Rolling StoneBob Dylan United States1965NA
56Lover, You Should've Come OverJeff Buckley United States199447 (1998)
57Forty-Six & 2Tool United States19973057 (1998)
58Around the WorldDaft Punk France1997
59One Crowded HourAugie March Australia20061
60HurtJohnny Cash United States2003
61Song 2Blur United Kingdom1997246 (1998)
62CloserNine Inch Nails United States1994214 (1998)
63ThunderstruckAC/DC Australia1990NA
64Blister in the SunViolent Femmes United States1982NA46 (1989), 41 (1990), 9 (1991), 15 (1998)
65Born SlippyUnderworld United Kingdom199512 (1996)
66Tiny DancerElton John United Kingdom1971NA
67BrickBen Folds Five United States199712 (1998)32 (1998)
68Dammit (Growing Up)Blink-182 United States1997620 (1998)
69GraceJeff Buckley United States199489 (1995)29 (1998)
70BreatheThe Prodigy United Kingdom1996795 (1998)
71How Soon Is Now?The Smiths United Kingdom1984NA7 (1989), 3 (1990), 6 (1991), 28 (1998)
72New SlangThe Shins United States2001
73London CallingThe Clash United Kingdom1979na18 (1989), 28 (1990), 97 (1991)
74LithiumNirvana United States1991NA3 (1991), 45 (1998)
75Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)Green Day United States199784 (1998)
76Fools GoldThe Stone Roses United Kingdom1989NA6 (1990), 7 (1991), 39 (1998)
77Hearts a MessGotye Australia20068
78TodayThe Smashing Pumpkins United States199325 (1994)40 (1998)
79Life on Mars?David Bowie United Kingdom1971NA
80Paint It, BlackThe Rolling Stones United Kingdom1966NA
81Common PeoplePulp United Kingdom199538
82Chop Suey!System of a Down United States20013
83Every You Every MePlacebo United Kingdom19995
84No Woman, No CryBob Marley & The Wailers Jamaica1974NA
85Bohemian Like YouThe Dandy Warhols United States200010
86Come TogetherThe Beatles United Kingdom1969NA
87YellowColdplay United Kingdom20005
88Gimme ShelterThe Rolling Stones United Kingdom1969NA
89Bulls on ParadeRage Against the Machine United States199646
90Sex on FireKings of Leon United States20081
91Back in BlackAC/DC Australia1980NA
92Skinny LoveBon Iver United States200721 (2008)
93Unfinished SympathyMassive Attack United Kingdom1991NA64 (1991), 34 (1998)
94Float OnModest Mouse United States200411
95SuperstitionStevie Wonder United States1972NA
96One More TimeDaft Punk France200061 (2001)
97Beds Are BurningMidnight Oil Australia1987NA
98KashmirLed Zeppelin United Kingdom1975NA63 (1998)
99Wolf Like MeTV on the Radio United States200663
100Take Me OutFranz Ferdinand United Kingdom20041

Artists with multiple entries

Five Tracks

Four Tracks

Three Tracks

Two Tracks

Trivia

  • News of Michael Jackson's death surfaced during the final week of voting. Triple J announcers pointed out that both "Thriller" and "Billie Jean" were already polling enough votes to feature in the top 100, but that the final week of voting pushed both songs further up the list.
  • This is the first Hottest 100 Of All Time where The Cure did not achieve more than one track.
  • This is the first Hottest 100 Of All Time where R.E.M. did not achieve any tracks. In all other years, they had achieved at least two.
  • Only one vote separated No One Knows by Queens of the Stone Age from Hey Jude by The Beatles.
  • Radiohead swapped the #5 and #13 positions they had held in the 1998 all time countdown with "Creep" and "Paranoid Android".
  • Franz Ferdinand is the second band behind Powderfinger to come 1st and 100th in a Hottest 100. Take Me Out is also the first song in the Hottest 100 to have reached both ends of the countdown.
  • This is the first Of All Time countdown to not feature any songs from the year of the countdown.
  • This countdown also is the first to not feature any Australian artists in the Top 10.
  • It was announced at the beginning of the countdown that the 101st song was Heart Shaped Box by Nirvana.
  • Only two songs in the entire Hottest 100 featured a female lead vocalist: Shara Nelson and Elizabeth Fraser, both of whom were guest vocalists on songs by Massive Attack ("Unfinished Sympathy" and "Teardrop" respectively). As such, there were no female artists or bands with permanent female vocalists who reached the countdown.
  • Overall, six bands with songs on the countdown included female instrumentalists. These were The Dandy Warhols, New Order, Pixies, Pulp, The Smashing Pumpkins and The White Stripes, accounting for eight songs between them, the only other songs which featured contributions from a female musician were "Wolf Like Me" by TV on the Radio, which featured backing vocals from musician Katrina Ford, and "Gimme Shelter" by The Rolling Stones, which featured backing vocals from singer Merry Clayton.

CD release

Triple J released a compilation disc including 36 of the tracks.

CD 1
  1. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana (#1)
  2. Paranoid Android - Radiohead (#5)
  3. Knights of Cydonia - Muse (#18)
  4. The Nosebleed Section - Hilltop Hoods (#17)
  5. Around The World - Daft Punk (#58)
  6. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division (#4)
  7. Wonderwall - Oasis (#12)
  8. Epic - Faith No More (#46)
  9. Prisoner Of Society - The Living End (#34)
  10. Betterman - The John Butler Trio (#47)
  11. Where Is My Mind? - Pixies (#29)
  12. Teardrop - Massive Attack (#22)
  13. Fools Gold - The Stone Roses (#76)
  14. Blister In The Sun - Violent Femmes (#64)
  15. Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes (#20)
  16. These Days - Powderfinger (#21)
  17. Life On Mars? - David Bowie (#79)
  18. One Crowded Hour - Augie March (#59)
CD 2
  1. Killing In The Name - Rage Against The Machine (#2)
  2. Banquet - Bloc Party (#42)
  3. Blue Monday - New Order (#32)
  4. No One Knows - Queens Of The Stone Age (#45)
  5. Berlin Chair - You Am I (#52)
  6. Mr. Brightside - The Killers (#38)
  7. New Slang - The Shins (#72)
  8. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys (#43)
  9. Close To Me - The Cure (#54)
  10. Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand(#100)
  11. Breathe - The Prodigy (#70)
  12. Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil (#97)
  13. Hearts A Mess - Gotye (#77)
  14. Into My Arms - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (#36)
  15. Tomorrow - Silverchair (#33)
  16. Common People - Pulp (#81)
  17. Throw Your Arms Around Me - Hunters & Collectors (#23)
  18. Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley (#3)

DVD

  1. Paranoid Android - Radiohead.
  2. Killing In The Name - Rage Against The Machine.
  3. Knights Of Cydonia - Muse.
  4. Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley.
  5. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division.
  6. Wonderwall - Oasis.
  7. The Nosebleed Section - Hilltop Hoods.
  8. Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes.
  9. Teardrop - Massive Attack.
  10. My Happiness - Powderfinger.
  11. Throw Your Arms Around Me - Hunters And Collectors.
  12. Blue Monday - New Order.
  13. Mr. Brightside - The Killers.
  14. Prisoner Of Society - The Living End.
  15. Tomorrow - Silverchair.
  16. Into My Arms - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds.
  17. Banquet - Bloc Party.
  18. Epic - Faith No More.
  19. Berlin Chair - You Am I.
  20. Betterman - The John Butler Trio.
  21. Close To Me - The Cure.
  22. One Crowded Hour - Augie March.
  23. Blister In The Sun - Violent Femmes.
  24. Dammit - Blink-182.
  25. Breathe - The Prodigy.
  26. Fools Gold - The Stone Roses.
  27. New Slang - The Shins.
  28. Brick - Ben Folds Five.
  29. Hearts A Mess - Gotye.
  30. Life On Mars? - David Bowie.
  31. Common People - Pulp.
  32. Bohemian Like You - The Dandy Warhols.
  33. Chop Suey! - System Of A Down.
  34. Float On - Modest Mouse.
  35. Yellow - Coldplay.
  36. Wolf Like Me - TV On The Radio.
  37. Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil.
  38. Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand.
  39. Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead.

Countries represented

  • United States - 46
  • United Kingdom - 36
  • Australia - 16
  • France - 2 (Both Daft Punk)
  • Jamaica - 1 (Bob Marley)

Songs by decade

  • 1960s - 8
  • 1970s - 11
  • 1980s - 15
  • 1990s - 44
  • 2000s - 22
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