Triple J's Hottest 100 of Australian Songs

[thewitness]

The rules are that only songs released post 1975 - i.e. the 50th anniversary of 2JJ - are eligible. Otherwise, The Easybeats, The Seekers and Master's Apprentices would also be glaring omissions.

I thought that was the case as well when considering including The Easybeats and The Bee Gees on my shortlist, but the eligibility line states:
An eligible song must have had its initial release (online or on-air) before triple j's 50th birthday, on January 19th 2025.

Not anything about after 1975.

And The Loved Ones songs from 1966 and 1967 are on the Voting List.
So I had just assumed that they weren't considering The Easybeats and Bee Gees as Australian enough.

 

[Roobs321]

I thought that was the case as well when considering including The Easybeats and The Bee Gees on my shortlist, but the eligibility line states:
An eligible song must have had its initial release (online or on-air) before triple j's 50th birthday, on January 19th 2025.

Not anything about after 1975.

And The Loved Ones songs from 1966 and 1967 are on the Voting List.
So I had just assumed that they weren't considering The Easybeats and Bee Gees as Australian enough.

I think you’re correct. from any era as long as it was prior to Jan 2025 that just happened to be the 50th anniversary

could’ve sworn Eagle Rock was on there as well, might be misremembering

 

[Norwegian Blue]

I thought that was the case as well when considering including The Easybeats and The Bee Gees on my shortlist, but the eligibility line states:
An eligible song must have had its initial release (online or on-air) before triple j's 50th birthday, on January 19th 2025.

Not anything about after 1975.

And The Loved Ones songs from 1966 and 1967 are on the Voting List.
So I had just assumed that they weren't considering The Easybeats and Bee Gees as Australian enough.

Yeah, just re-checked the rules and you're right. Not sure where I got the 50 years from?

 

[Dixie Flatline]

anyone reckon some local yearly #1s will miss the cut?

Hoops looks the most vulnerable, only #46 in the 2010s decade countdown a few years back

then you have Wish You Well (Fanning) & Say Nothing (Flume) having to compete with other #1s more likely from those artists, although recency will help the latter. I think the rest for various reasons will scrape enough votes to have a shot. Buy Me a Pony might be vulnerable, as it didn’t make the 2009 all-time and there are more subsequent Spiderbait singles to compete with now compared to 1996 (depends how many or few got shortlisted). A lot of the others are still relatively defining tunes for those artists in the main.

that’s all without a glance at how they all fare on modern streaming

Damn, forgot about that song.

Hoops won't make it on my shortlist.

I know I'm in the minority, but I was never a fan of Powderfinger/Bernard Fanning, so I won't be nominating any of their songs.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

I think you’re correct. from any era as long as it was prior to Jan 2025 that just happened to be the 50th anniversary

could’ve sworn Eagle Rock was on there as well, might be misremembering

Eagle Rock is on there. I shortlisted it for myself.

 

[JT_the_Man]

Former number 1s that are on the voting list (sorry Wiggles, no LAVs)

1996 - Spiderbait - Buy Me A Pony
1997 - The Whitlams - No Aphrodisiac
1999 - Powderfinger - These Days
2000 - Powderfinger - My Happiness
2001 - Alex Lloyd - Amazing
2003 - Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl
2005 - Bernard Fanning - Wish You Well
2006 - Augie March - One Crowded Hour
2010 - Angus & Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane
2011 - Gotye & Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
2013 - Vance Joy - Riptide
2014 - Chet Faker - Talk Is Cheap
2015 - The Rubens - Hoops
2016 - Flume & Kai - Never Be Like You
2018 - Ocean Alley - Confidence
2022 - Flume & MAY-A - Say Nothing

As a bonus, Tame Impala - The Less I Know The Better won the best of the 2010s countdown in 2020.

Given that's already 17 songs, I wouldn't be surprised if a few of them missed.

 

[Loonerty]

Former number 1s that are on the voting list (sorry Wiggles, no LAVs)

1996 - Spiderbait - Buy Me A Pony
1997 - The Whitlams - No Aphrodisiac
1999 - Powderfinger - These Days
2000 - Powderfinger - My Happiness
2001 - Alex Lloyd - Amazing
2003 - Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl
2005 - Bernard Fanning - Wish You Well
2006 - Augie March - One Crowded Hour
2010 - Angus & Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane
2011 - Gotye & Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
2013 - Vance Joy - Riptide
2014 - Chet Faker - Talk Is Cheap
2015 - The Rubens - Hoops
2016 - Flume & Kai - Never Be Like You
2018 - Ocean Alley - Confidence
2022 - Flume & MAY-A - Say Nothing

As a bonus, Tame Impala - The Less I Know The Better won the best of the 2010s countdown in 2020.

Given that's already 17 songs, I wouldn't be surprised if a few of them missed.

I think of these, only the Powderfinger songs, Jet, Gotye, Vance Joy and Flume will feature.

 

[JackOutback]

Former number 1s that are on the voting list (sorry Wiggles, no LAVs)

1996 - Spiderbait - Buy Me A Pony
1997 - The Whitlams - No Aphrodisiac
1999 - Powderfinger - These Days
2000 - Powderfinger - My Happiness
2001 - Alex Lloyd - Amazing
2003 - Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl
2005 - Bernard Fanning - Wish You Well
2006 - Augie March - One Crowded Hour
2010 - Angus & Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane
2011 - Gotye & Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
2013 - Vance Joy - Riptide
2014 - Chet Faker - Talk Is Cheap
2015 - The Rubens - Hoops
2016 - Flume & Kai - Never Be Like You
2018 - Ocean Alley - Confidence
2022 - Flume & MAY-A - Say Nothing

As a bonus, Tame Impala - The Less I Know The Better won the best of the 2010s countdown in 2020.

Given that's already 17 songs, I wouldn't be surprised if a few of them missed.

Bolded are the songs I think deserve to be there, though I suspect Say Nothing will make an appearance. Likewise, I think One Crowded Hour may not, but that may be the best number one that a band was never able to really follow up on.

Geez, there's been some bog average number ones in the past 10 years.

 

[Loonerty]

I think of these, only the Powderfinger songs, Jet, Gotye, Vance Joy and Flume will feature.

Oh, and The Less I Know The Better I think will be top 10, and a chance for the win.

 

[james Dean]

 

[Dancing Potato]

Finally cut 5 tracks to get down to a final 10, then realised I had accidentally cut Crowded House at some point without realising, so had to add them back in and make another cut.

I eventually got there though.

 

[JT_the_Man]

I tend to agree that Powderfinger x2, Flume x2, Gotye, Vance Joy, Tame Impala and Jet are probably the locks to be in the 100. I can definitely see a lot of the others being right around the 100 mark - no actual threat of winning, but could sneak in.

 

[thewitness]

I tend to agree that Powderfinger x2, Flume x2, Gotye, Vance Joy, Tame Impala and Jet are probably the locks to be in the 100. I can definitely see a lot of the others being right around the 100 mark - no actual threat of winning, but could sneak in.

I don't think Jet will make the 100 but I think Angus & Julia Stone could.

 

[JT_the_Man]

I don't think Jet will make the 100 but I think Angus & Julia Stone could.

I think Angus & Julia Stone could appear early in the day. They definitely fell in my fringe group.

 

[JackOutback]

Reckon you could absolutely lock Jet in. It was huge at the time, fell out of favour, and has had a resurgence.

 

[Jaymin]

Very tough getting it down to just 10. Bunch of other 90s stuff I could have put in there.

 

[DaRenegade]

Reckon you could absolutely lock Jet in. It was huge at the time, fell out of favour, and has had a resurgence.

yeah hasnt it had a massive blow up on Tiktok lately? I think it'll be in the 100-75 range myself.

Can't see Hoops making it myself, and think Alex Lloyd will struggle to as well.

 

[thewitness]

That's my first set of votes with only songs from the shortlist, all probably vote once more with mainly written in submissions.

 

[DaRenegade]

I saw on X/Twitter that Warm Tunas isnt sure about doing a prediction for this countdown as he feels there's too much potential variance in votes and that its harder to collect data for the mid year countdowns.

I dont blame him, would be near impossible to do for one with such a wide array of eligible songs.

 

[screech]

 

[Perko16]

Almost impossible to predict as someone has already said but thought I’d have a crack anyway so here’s my Hottest 100 of Australian Songs Prediction:



1. My Happiness – Powderfinger

Nosebleed Section - Hilltop Hoods

These days - Powderfinger

Innerbloom - Rufus du Sol

The Less I know the better - Tame Impala

Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye / Kimbra

Untouched - Veronicas

Scar - Missy Higgins

Khe Sanh – Cold Chisel

10. Riptide - Vance Joy



Never Tear Us Apart – INXS

Horses – Daryl B

Down Under - Men At Work

Sweet Disposition

You’re The Voice – John Farnham

Thunderstruck – AC/DC

How to make gravy – Paul Kelly

Don’t Dream It’s Over – Crowded House

Can’t Get You Out Of My Head – Kylie Minogue

20. Tomorrow - silverchair



Never Be Like You - Flume

Covered in Crome

Booster Seat - Spacey Jane

Magnolia - Gang of Youths

Hearts A Mess – Gotye

The Worst person alive - G Flip

Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again - The Angels

Beds Are Burning – Midnight Oil

Walking on a dream - Empire of the Sun

30. Saving Up - Dom Dolla



Torn – Natalie Imbruglia

Straight Lines – Silverchair

Are u gonna b my girl - Jet

One Crowded Hour – Augie March

Brother - Matt Corby

Solid Rock – Goanna

Working Class Man – Jimmy Barnes

Stay - The kid LAROI

Throw Your Arms Around Me – Hunters & Collectors

40. Frontier Psychiatrist - The Avalanches



Talk is Cheap - Chet Faker

Prisoner of Society - The Living End

Great Southern Land - Icehouse

Let Me Down Easy - Gang of Youths

Hot Potato - The Wiggles

Big Jet Plane - Angus & Julia Stone

Australia street - Sticky Fingers

To her door - Paul Kelly

Better Be Home Soon - Crowded House

50. Chandelier - Sia



Better in blak

Confidence - Ocean Alley

Power And The Passion – Midnight Oil

Elephant - Tame Impala

It's Nice To Be Alive - Ball Park Music

I Want u – Savage Garden

Joker & the Thief - Wolfmother

High - Peking Duk

Back In Black – AC/DC

60. Losing it - FISHER



! (The Song Formerly Known As) – Regurgitator

On my mind – Powderfinger

Shooting Stars - Bag Raiders

My My My - Troye Sivan

Monsters - Something for Kate

Highway To Hell – AC/DC

Delete - Dma’s

Into My Arms – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Flame Trees – Cold Chisel

70. Robbery - Lime Cordiale



I Was Only 19 – Redgum

One of your Girls - Troye Sivan

Reckless – Australian Crawl

Since I Left You - The Avalanches

The Deepest Sighs, the Frankest Shadows

Under The Milky Way – The Church

Rush - Troye Sivan

Chateau - Angus & Julia Stone

Cosby sweater

80. Rum Rage - Sticky Fingers



Crave You - Flight Facilities & Giselle

Absolutely Everybody

Freak - Silverchair

Wide Open Road – The Triffids

I Touch Myself – Divinyls

Pictures / UFO - Sneaky Sound System

Chemical Heart - Grinspoon

Clair de Lune - Flight Facilities

The Presets

90. Without you - The Kid Laroi



Say nothing - Flume

What about me - Shannon Noll

Chains – Tina Arena

Ben Lee

Adore u - Amy Shark

Gay4me - G Flip

Confide in me - Kylie Minogue

Drink too much - G Flip

Oysters in the pocket - Royel Otis

100. Eagle Rock - Daddy Cool


101. Themata - Karnivool
or
Evie, Parts 1,2 & 3

 

[Dancing Potato]

Almost impossible to predict as someone has already said but thought I’d have a crack anyway so here’s my Hottest 100 of Australian Songs Prediction:



1. These days - Powderfinger

Innerbloom - Rufus du Sol

The Less I know the better - Tame Impala

Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye / Kimbra

Untouched - Veronicas

Nosebleed Section - Hilltop Hoods

Scar - Missy Higgins

Never Tear Us Apart – INXS

Khe Sanh – Cold Chisel

10. Riptide - Vance Joy



Horses – Daryl B

Down Under - Men At Work

My Happiness – Powderfinger

Sweet Disposition

You’re The Voice – John Farnham

Thunderstruck – AC/DC

How to make gravy – Paul Kelly

Don’t Dream It’s Over – Crowded House

Can’t Get You Out Of My Head – Kylie Minogue

20. Tomorrow - silverchair



Never Be Like You - Flume

Covered in Crome

Booster Seat - Spacey Jane

Magnolia - Gang of Youths

The Worst person alive - G Flip

Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again - The Angels

Flame Trees – Cold Chisel

Beds Are Burning – Midnight Oil

Walking on a dream - Empire of the Sun

30. Saving Up - Dom Dolla



One Crowded Hour – Augie March

Hearts A Mess – Gotye

Torn – Natalie Imbruglia

Working Class Man – Jimmy Barnes

Stay - The kid LAROI

Are u gonna b my girl - Jet

Brother - Matt Corby

Solid Rock – Goanna

Talk is Cheap - Chet Faker

40. Frontier Psychiatrist - The Avalanches



Prisoner of Society - The Living End

Great Southern Land - Icehouse

Let Me Down Easy - Gang of Youths

The Wiggles - Hot Potato

Straight Lines – Silverchair

Big Jet Plane - Angus & Julia Stone

Australia street - Sticky Fingers

High - Peking Duk

Back In Black – AC/DC

50. Chandelier - Sia



Better in blak

Confidence - Ocean Alley

Elephant - Tame Impala

It's Nice To Be Alive - Ball Park Music

I Want u – Savage Garden

Gay4me - G Flip

Joker & the Thief - Wolfmother

To her door - Paul Kelly

Losing it - FISHER

60. Power And The Passion – Midnight Oil



! (The Song Formerly Known As) – Regurgitator

My My My - Troye Sivan

Throw Your Arms Around Me – Hunters & Collectors

Bag Raiders- Shooting Stars

Rush - Troye Sivan

Monsters - Something for Kate

Highway To Hell – AC/DC

Delete - Dma’s

Into My Arms – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

70. Robbery - Lime Cordiale



I Was Only 19 – Redgum

One of your Girls - Troye Sivan

Reckless – Australian Crawl

Since I Left You - The Avalanches

The Deepest Sighs, the Frankest Shadows

Under The Milky Way – The Church

Chateau - Angus & Julia Stone

Cosby sweater

On my mind – Powderfinger

80. Drink too much - G Flip



Crave You - Flight Facilities & Giselle

Freak - Silverchair

Wide Open Road – The Triffids

I Touch Myself – Divinyls

Rum Rage - Sticky Fingers

Pictures / UFO - Sneaky Sound System

Chemical Heart - Grinspoon

Clair de Lune - Flight Facilities

Absolutely Everybody

90. Charlie - Mallrat



Without you - The Kid Laroi

Chains – Tina Arena

Dazed & Confused - Ruel

Spiderbait

Confide in me - Kylie Minogue

Treaty - Yothu Yindi

The Presets

Say nothing - Flume

Oysters in the pocket - Royel Otis

100. Evie, Parts 1,2 & 3


101. Themata - Karnivool or Wish u well

Not a bad effort considering how wide the field is for this.

Not sure Gflip and Troye Sivan will manage multiple entries though.

Also, even though they're big currently I don't think Royel Otis will make it.

Booster Seat up so high and surrounded by absolute classics is hilarious, but probably accurate. I say this as someone who actually quite likes that song too.

 

[Perko16]

Not a bad effort considering how wide the field is for this.

Not sure Gflip and Troye Sivan will manage multiple entries though.

Also, even though they're big currently I don't think Royel Otis will make it.

Booster Seat up so high and surrounded by absolute classics is hilarious, but probably accurate. I say this as someone who actually quite likes that song too.

Can see Troye Sivan being like the Ruel of the 2010s decade countdown popular now, big fan base so if they vote could get all 3.

Hoping G Flip dosent go this well but her fans will probably vote for all 3 of her songs.

Only slipped in Royel Otis last second so who knows. Going to be super interesting on the day

 

[BuddysBiggestFan]

The Veronicas anywhere in the countdown let alone top 10…..

Why?

 

[JT_the_Man]

The Veronicas anywhere in the countdown let alone top 10…..

Why?

It's a top 10 lock tbh, one of the few things I'd be confident about.