Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time

ABC’s Triple J radio station in Australia has had a countdown for the “Hottest 100 of All Time“, based on votes from listeners online. The list, released over this weekend, is indicative of the taste of “alternative” youth crowd in Australia. Check out the number of times Radiohead and Jeff Buckley feature! The Hottest 100, launched to mark twenty years of the count down, will come out as a double CD. Read on for the full list along with links to YouTube videos.

Nirvana album in Triple J Hottest 100

1. Nirvana, Smells Like Teen Spirit, 1991 (Video)
2. Rage Against the Machine, Killing in the Name, 1992 (Video)
3. Jeff Buckley, Hallelujah, 1994 (Video)
4. Joy Division, Love Will Tear Us Apart, 1980 (Video)
5. Radiohead, Paranoid Android, 1997 (Video)
6. Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody, 1975 (Video)
7. Jeff Buckley, Last Goodbye, 1994 (Video)
8. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Under The Bridge, 1991 (Video)
9. Foo Fighters, Everlong, 1997 (Video)
10. Led Zeppelin, Stairway To Heaven, 1971 (Video)
11. John Lennon, Imagine, 1971 (Video)
12. Oasis, Wonderwall, 1995 (Video)
13. Radiohead, Creep, 1992 (Video)
14. The Verve, Bitter Sweet Symphony, 1997 (Video)
15. Radiohead, Karma Police, 1997 (Video)
16. Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here, 1975 (Video)
17. Hilltop Hoods, The Nosebleed Section, 2003 (Video)
18. Muse, Knights of Cydonia (Video)
19. Metallica, One, 1988
20. The White Stripes, Seven Nation Army, 2003 (Video)
21. Powderfinger, These Days, 2000 (Video)
22. Massive Attack, Teardrop, 1998 (Video)
23. Hunters and Collectors, Throw Your Arms Around Me, 1984 (Video)
24. The Beatles, A Day in the Life, 1967
25. Pearl Jam, Alive, 1991 (Video)
26. Michael Jackson, Thriller, 1982 (Video)
27. Powderfinger, My Happiness, 2000 (Video)
28. Radiohead, Fake Plastic Trees, 1995 (Video)
29. Pixies, Where Is My Mind?, 1988
30. Jimi Hendrix Experience, All Along The Watchtower, 1968 (Video)
31. Metallica, Enter Sandman, 1991 (Video)
32. New Order, Blue Monday, 1983
33. Silverchair, Tomorrow, 1994 (Video)
34. The Living End, Prisoner of Society, 1997 (Video)
35. Smashing Pumpkins, 1979, 1995 (Video)
36. Nick Cave, Into My Arms, 1997 (Video)
37. Tool, Stinkfist, 1996
38. The Killers, Mr Brightside, 2003 (Video)
39. Pearl Jam, Better Man, 1994 (Video)
40. Nirvana, Come As You Are, 1991 (Video)
41. Michael Jackson, Billie Jean, 1983 (Video)
42. Bloc Party, Banquet, 2005 (Video)
43. The Beach Boys, God Only Knows, 1966 (Video)
44. The Beatles, Hey Jude, 1968 (Video)
45. Queens of the Stone Age, No One Knows, 2002 (Video)
46. Faith No More, Epic, 1990 (Video)
47. John Butler Trio, Betterman, 2001
48. Beastie Boys, Sabotage, 1994 (Video)
49. Guns n’ Roses, Sweet Child O’ Mine, 1987 (Video)
50. Crowded House, Don’t Dream It’s Over, 1986 (Video)
51. Smashing Pumpkins, Bullet with Butterfly Wings, 1995 (Video)
52. You Am I, Berlin Chair, 1993
53. Pink Floyd, Comfortably Numb, 1979 (Video)
54. The Cure, Close To Me, 1985 (Video)
55. Bob Dylan, Like A Rolling Stone, 1965 (Video)
56. Jeff Buckley, Love You Should Have Come Over, 1994
57. Tool, Forty Six and 2, 1996 (Video)
58. Daft Punk, Around the World, 1997 (Video)
59. Augie March, One Crowded Hour, 2006 (Video)
60. Johnny Cash, Hurt, 2003 (Video)
61. Blur, Song 2, 1997 (Video)
62. Nine Inch Nails, Closer, 1994 (Video)
63. AC/DC Thunderstruck, 1991 (Video)
64. Violent Femmes, Blister in the Sun, 1982 (Video)
65. Underworld, Born Slippy, 1996 (Video)
66. Elton John, Tiny Dancer, 1972
67. Ben Folds Five, Brick, 1997 (Video)
68. Blink 182, Dammit, 1997 (Video)
69. Jeff Buckley, Grace, 1994
70. The Prodigy, Breathe, 1996 (Video)
71. The Smiths, How Soon is Now?, 1985 (Video)
72. The Shins, New Slang, 2001 (Video)
73. The Clash, London Calling, 1979 (Video)
74. Nirvana, Lithium, 1991 (Video)
75. Green Day, Good Riddance, 1997
76. The Stone Roses, Fools Gold, 1989 (Video)
77. Gotye, Heart’s A Mess, 2006 (Video)
78. Smashing Pumpkins, Today, 1993 (Video)
79. David Bowie, Life on Mars?, 1971 (Video)
80. The Rolling Stones, Paint It Black, 1966 (Video)
81. Pulp, Common People, 1995 (Video)
82. System of A Down, Chop Suey, 2001 (Video)
83. Placebo, Every You, Every Me, 1998 (Video)
84. Bob Marley, No Woman No Cry, 1974 (Video)
85. The Dandy Warhols, Bohemian Like You, 2000 (Video)
86. The Beatles, Come Together, 1969 (Video)
87. Coldplay, Yellow, 2000 (Video)
88. The Rolling Stones, Gimme Shelter, 1969 (Video)
89. Rage Against the Machine, Bulls on Parade, 1996 (Video)
90. Kings of Leon, Sex on Fire, 2008 (Video)
91. AC/DC, Back in Black, 1980 (Video)
92. Bon Iver, Skinny Love, 2008
93. Massive Attack, Unfinished Sympathy, 1991 (Video)
94. Modest Mouse, Float On, 2004 (Video)
95. Stevie Wonder, Superstition, 1971 (Video)
96. Daft Punk, One More Time, 2000 (Video)
97. Midnight Oil, Beds are Burning, 1987 (Video)
98. Led Zeppelin, Kashmir, 1975 (Video)
99. TV on the Radio – Wolf Like Me, 2006 (Video)
100. Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out, 2004 (Video)

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