Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years, 2013

The Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years was a poll conducted by Triple J to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Hottest 100's current format.[1] Voters were allowed to vote for 20 songs that were released from 1 January 1993 until 31 December 2012. Voting was open for 20 days from 14 May to 2 June.[2] #100–51 was broadcast on 8 June and #50–1 was broadcast the following day.

20 Years Triple J Hottest 100
Countdown details
Date of countdown8-9 June 2013
Countdown highlights
Winning songUnited Kingdom Oasis ("Wonderwall")
Most entriesUnited States Dave Ghrol
United States The Killers
Australia Silverchair
United Kingdom Damon Albarn
France Daft Punk
(Three tracks)
Chronology
← Previous
2012
Next →
2013

Full list edit

  • Bold: Previous winner of an annual Hottest 100
  • Green background: Australian artists
# Song Artist Country of origin Year of release Previous position
(annual countdown)[a]
Previous position
(all-time countdown)
1 Wonderwall Oasis United Kingdom 1995 1 12 (2009)
2 Seven Nation Army The White Stripes United States 2003 3 20 (2009)
3 Last Goodbye Jeff Buckley United States 1994 14 (1995) 4 (1998), 7 (2009)
4 The Nosebleed Section Hilltop Hoods Australia 2003 9 17 (2009)
5 Bitter Sweet Symphony The Verve United Kingdom 1997 4 99 (1998), 14 (2009)
6 Everlong Foo Fighters United States 1997 61 (2006)[b] 9 (2009)
7 Mr. Brightside The Killers United States 2003 13 (2004) 38 (2009)
8 These Days Powderfinger Australia 2000 1 (1999) 21 (2009)
9 Somebody That I Used to Know Gotye featuring Kimbra Australia/New Zealand 2011 1
10 My Happiness Powderfinger Australia 2000 1 27 (2009)
11 No One Knows Queens of the Stone Age United States 2002 1 45 (2009)
12 Hearts a Mess Gotye Australia 2006 8 77 (2009)
13 Paranoid Android Radiohead United Kingdom 1997 5 13 (1998), 5 (2009)
14 Little Lion Man Mumford & Sons United Kingdom 2009 1
15 Breathe The Prodigy United Kingdom 1996 7 95 (1998), 70 (2009)
16 Skinny Love Bon Iver United States 2007 21 (2008) 92 (2009)
17 Tomorrow Silverchair Australia 1994 5 59 (1998), 33 (2009)
18 Hey Ya! OutKast United States 2003 2
19 Dammit (Growing Up) Blink-182 United States 1997 6 20 (1998), 68 (2009)
20 Prisoner of Society The Living End Australia 1997 15 18 (1998), 34 (2009)
21 1979 The Smashing Pumpkins United States 1995 13 (1996) 71 (1998), 35 (2009)
22 Song 2 Blur United Kingdom 1997 2 46 (1998), 61 (2009)
23 Knights of Cydonia Muse United Kingdom 2006 1 (2007) 18 (2009)
24 One Crowded Hour Augie March Australia 2006 1 59 (2009)
25 Bullet with Butterfly Wings The Smashing Pumpkins United States 1995 2 33 (1998), 51 (2009)
26 Chop Suey! System of a Down United States 2001 3 82 (2009)
27 Frontier Psychiatrist The Avalanches Australia 2000 6
28 Scar Tissue Red Hot Chili Peppers United States 1999 10
29 Take Me Out Franz Ferdinand United Kingdom 2004 1 100 (2009)
30 Californication Red Hot Chili Peppers United States 1999 7 (2000)
31 Teardrop Massive Attack featuring Elizabeth Fraser United Kingdom 1998 23 22 (2009)
32 Stinkfist Tool United States 1996 2 24 (1998), 37 (2009)
33 Zombie The Cranberries Ireland 1994 1
34 Brick Ben Folds Five United States 1997 12 (1998) 32 (1998), 67 (2009)
35 Karma Police Radiohead United Kingdom 1997 9 54 (1998), 15 (2009)
36 Hallelujah Jeff Buckley United States 1994 3 (2009)
37 Sabotage Beastie Boys United States 1994 16 44 (1998), 48 (2009)
38 Sweet Disposition The Temper Trap Australia 2008 102
39 Heart-Shaped Box Nirvana United States 1993 20 101 (2009)
40 Closer Nine Inch Nails United States 1994 2 14 (1998), 62 (2009)
41 Yellow Coldplay United Kingdom 2000 5 87 (2009)
42 Brother Matt Corby Australia 2011 3
43 Betterman John Butler Trio Australia 2001 5 47 (2009)
44 One More Time Daft Punk France 2000 61 (2001) 96 (2009)
45 Float On Modest Mouse United States 2004 11 94 (2009)
46 Into My Arms Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Australia 1997 18 84 (1998), 36 (2009)
47 Self Esteem The Offspring United States 1994 3 80 (1998)
48 Last Nite The Strokes United States 2001 12
49 Dog Days Are Over Florence and the Machine United Kingdom 2009 10
50 Better Man Pearl Jam United States 1994 44 (1995) 22 (1998), 39 (2009)
51 Bohemian Like You The Dandy Warhols United States 2000 10 85 (2009)
52 Feel Good Inc. Gorillaz featuring De La Soul United Kingdom/United States 2005 3
53 Every You Every Me Placebo United Kingdom 1999 5 83 (2009)
54 Sex on Fire Kings of Leon United States 2008 1 90 (2009)
55 Praise You Fatboy Slim United Kingdom 1999 4
56 Born Slippy .NUXX Underworld United Kingdom 1995 12 (1996) 65 (2009)
57 Banquet Bloc Party United Kingdom 2005 42 (2009)
58 No Aphrodisiac The Whitlams Australia 1997 1 36 (1998)
59 Around the World Daft Punk France 1997 58 (2009)
60 Glycerine Bush United Kingdom 1995 5 (1996)
61 Lonely Boy The Black Keys United States 2011 2
62 Buy Me a Pony Spiderbait Australia 1996 1 86 (1998)
63 Chemical Heart Grinspoon Australia 2002 2
64 Kids MGMT United States 2008 5
65 Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger Daft Punk France 2001 7 (2007)[c]
66 Berlin Chair You Am I Australia 1994 23 61 (1998), 52 (2009)
67 Breezeblocks alt-J United Kingdom 2012 3
68 Are You Gonna Be My Girl Jet Australia 2003 1
69 Lose Yourself Eminem United States 2002 7
70 ! (The Song Formerly Known As) Regurgitator Australia 1997 6 (1998)
71 Clint Eastwood Gorillaz featuring Del Tha Funky Homosapien United Kingdom 2001 9
72 Joker & the Thief Wolfmother Australia 2005 9
73 Home Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros United States 2009 15
74 Let's Dance to Joy Division The Wombats United Kingdom 2007 12
75 Somebody Told Me The Killers United States 2004 4
76 Electric Feel MGMT United States 2008 2
77 My People The Presets Australia 2007 18
78 Freak Silverchair Australia 1997 13
79 I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor Arctic Monkeys United Kingdom 2005 50
80 Bulls on Parade Rage Against the Machine United States 1996 46 89 (2009)
81 Big Jet Plane Angus & Julia Stone Australia 2010 1
82 Teenage Dirtbag Wheatus United States 2000 4
83 Common People Pulp United Kingdom 1995 38 81 (2009)
84 Gold Digger Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx United States 2005 13
85 Gangsta's Paradise Coolio United States 1995 3
86 When You Were Young The Killers United States 2006 4
87 Naïve The Kooks United Kingdom 2006
88 Monsters Something for Kate Australia 2001 2
89 Wolf Like Me TV on the Radio United States 2006 63 99 (2009)
90 Straight Lines Silverchair Australia 2007 2
91 Harpoon Jebediah Australia 1997 7 (1998)
92 Little Talks Of Monsters and Men Iceland 2011 2 (2012)
93 Black Hole Sun Soundgarden United States 1994 22 58 (1998)
94 Pumped Up Kicks Foster the People United States 2010 32
95 Cigarettes Will Kill You Ben Lee Australia 1998 2
96 Hello The Cat Empire Australia 2003 6
97 Paper Planes M.I.A. United Kingdom 2007 17
98 Leaving Home Jebediah Australia 1997 10 50 (1998)
99 Video Games Lana Del Rey United States 2011 6
100 Intergalactic Beastie Boys United States 1998 25
  1. ^ Year is specified if different from year of release
  2. ^ Acoustic version
  3. ^ Alive mix

Artists with multiple entries edit

# Artist Tracks
3 Dave Grohl[i] 6, 11, 39
The Killers 7, 75, 86
Silverchair 17, 78, 90
Damon Albarn[ii] 22, 52, 71
Daft Punk 44, 59, 65
2 Jeff Buckley 3, 36
Powderfinger 8, 10
Gotye 9, 12
Radiohead 13, 35
The Smashing Pumpkins 21, 25
Red Hot Chili Peppers 28, 30
Beastie Boys 37, 100
Gorillaz 52, 71
MGMT 64, 76
Jebediah 91, 98

Nations represented edit

Country Count
United States 42
Australia 29
United Kingdom 25
France 3
Iceland 1
Ireland 1
New Zealand 1

Songs by decade edit

Decade Song Count
1990s 44[3]
2000s 48
2010s 8

Notes edit

  1. ^ Once with the Foo Fighters, once with Queens of the Stone Age and once with Nirvana
  2. ^ Once with Blur, twice with Gorillaz

References edit

  1. ^ "Triple j's Hottest 100".
  2. ^ "Voting | Twenty Years of triple j's Hottest 100 | triple J". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 April 2013.
  3. ^ "triple j on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.[user-generated source]

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