
chef
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What a banging count. Oh the memories.
I guess its a good song.why is triple j even playing mainstream artists like u2 wtf
They played them a little bit - but remember even "You Oughta Know" made the countdown in 1995 despite never being played by JJJ.why is triple j even playing mainstream artists like u2 wtf
Frontier Psychiatrist is a rare song that fits in the intersection of being a novelty, actually good at the time and still good now.How cool is it The Avalanches made 2000 and 2020 and have only just released their 3rd album
Its been happening from day dot.The point being that songs from commercial acts/that get played on commercial radio being in the countdown isn't new.
THISBeautiful Day, Groovejet & Teenage Dirtbag were all ARIA #1 towards the end of the year and J-friendly enough, not out-n-out pop. Not all that surprising. Teenage Dirtbag had a bit of a school passout/friends forever vibe to it then as well.
U2 were in their J tail end then. Beautiful Day just had that Insta-banger cut through, but it was becoming harder for them to feature.
Were you a JJJ listener back then?It's really odd hearing Coldplay in the top 10. I guess they were pretty heavily featured on JJJ until Viva La Vida came out (Clocks and Fix You featured in the Hottest 100 of their release years).
I love heatwave so i get that, but the one i dont get is booster seat. Its such unremarkable song to me.I'm not an old man, but I didn't see the appeal of this year's top 3. Cherub is a great song though, by far my favourite from this year.
I was a bit young back then and, yeah, Parachutes and A Rush of Blood... were quality.Were you a JJJ listener back then?
Their first two albums were great.
Shake It Off got booted because KFC actively put up a promotion to encourage people to vote for it. Not only is that a big no-no from the ABC, it's blatant vote fixing. Triple J would've allowed her in otherwise.The Hottest 100 has always had meme songs like Teenage Dirtbag or Pretty Fly or even Big Jet Plane to keep it interesting but WAP was absolutely a bridge too far, should have been Swift'd from the countdown.