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)
1	Smells Like Teen Spirit	Nirvana	United States	1991	NA	1 (1991), 1 (1998)
2	Killing in the Name	Rage Against the Machine	United States	1992	6 (1993)	17 (1998)
3	Hallelujah	Jeff Buckley	United States	1994
4	Love Will Tear Us Apart	Joy Division	United Kingdom	1980	NA	1 (1989), 1 (1990), 2 (1991), 16 (1998)
5	Paranoid Android	Radiohead	United Kingdom	1997	5	13 (1998)
6	Bohemian Rhapsody	Queen	United Kingdom	1975	NA	17 (1991), 8 (1998)
7	Last Goodbye	Jeff Buckley	United States	1994	14 (1995)	4 (1998)
8	Under the Bridge	Red Hot Chili Peppers	United States	1991	NA	31 (1998)
9	Everlong	Foo Fighters	United States	1997	61 (2006)
10	Stairway to Heaven	Led Zeppelin	United Kingdom	1971	NA	30 (1989), 61 (1990), 30 (1991), 6 (1998)
11	Imagine	John Lennon	United Kingdom	1971	NA	31 (1989), 66 (1990)
12	Wonderwall	Oasis	United Kingdom	1995	1
13	Creep	Radiohead	United Kingdom	1992	2 (1993)	5 (1998)
14	Bitter Sweet Symphony	The Verve	United Kingdom	1997	4	99 (1998)
15	Karma Police	Radiohead	United Kingdom	1997	9	54 (1998)
16	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd	United Kingdom	1975	NA	33 (1989), 35 (1990), 58 (1991), 41 (1998)
17	The Nosebleed Section	Hilltop Hoods	Australia	2003	9
18	Knights of Cydonia	Muse	United Kingdom	2006	1 (2007)
19	One	Metallica	United States	1988	NA	89 (1991), 7 (1998)
20	Seven Nation Army	The White Stripes	United States	2003	3
21	These Days	Powderfinger	Australia	1998	1 (1999)
22	Teardrop	Massive Attack	United Kingdom	1998	23
23	Throw Your Arms Around Me	Hunters & Collectors	Australia	1985	NA	2 (1989), 2 (1990), 4 (1991), 2 (1998)
24	A Day in the Life	The Beatles	United Kingdom	1967	NA	69 (1989), 49 (1998)
25	Alive	Pearl Jam	United States	1991	NA	3 (1998)
26	Thriller	Michael Jackson	United States	1984	NA
27	My Happiness	Powderfinger	Australia	2000	1
28	Fake Plastic Trees	Radiohead	United Kingdom	1995
29	Where Is My Mind?	Pixies	United States	1988	NA
30	All Along the Watchtower	Jimi Hendrix	United States	1968	NA	49 (1989), 83 (1990), 61 (1991), 70 (1998)
31	Enter Sandman	Metallica	United States	1991	NA	60 (1991), 9 (1998)
32	Blue Monday	New Order	United Kingdom	1983	NA	5 (1989), 5 (1990), 10 (1991), 30 (1998)
33	Tomorrow	Silverchair	Australia	1994	5	59 (1998)
34	Prisoner of Society	The Living End	Australia	1997	15	18 (1998)
35	1979	The Smashing Pumpkins	United States	1996	13	71 (1998)
36	Into My Arms	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds	Australia	1997	18	84 (1998)
37	Stinkfist	Tool	United States	1996	2	24 (1998)
38	Mr. Brightside	The Killers	United States	2004	14
39	Better Man	Pearl Jam	United States	1994	44 (1995)	22 (1998)
40	Come as You Are	Nirvana	United States	1991	NA	76 (1991), 62 (1998)
41	Billie Jean	Michael Jackson	United States	1983	NA
42	Banquet	Bloc Party	United Kingdom	2005
43	God Only Knows	The Beach Boys	United States	1966	NA
44	Hey Jude	The Beatles	United Kingdom	1968	NA
45	No One Knows	Queens of the Stone Age	United States	2002	1
46	Epic	Faith No More	United States	1990	NA	19 (1998)
47	Betterman	The John Butler Trio	Australia	2001	5
48	Sabotage	Beastie Boys	United States	1994	16	44 (1998)
49	Sweet Child o' Mine	Guns N' Roses	United States	1988	NA	27 (1991), 77 (1998)
50	Don't Dream It's Over	Crowded House	Australia	1986	NA	76 (1998)
51	Bullet with Butterfly Wings	The Smashing Pumpkins	United States	1995	2	33 (1998)
52	Berlin Chair	You Am I	Australia	1994	23	61 (1998)
53	Comfortably Numb	Pink Floyd	United Kingdom	1979	NA	95 (1990), 73 (1991), 90 (1998)
54	Close to Me	The Cure	United Kingdom	1985	NA	89 (1998)
55	Like a Rolling Stone	Bob Dylan	United States	1965	NA
56	Lover, You Should've Come Over	Jeff Buckley	United States	1994		47 (1998)
57	Forty-Six & 2	Tool	United States	1997	30	57 (1998)
58	Around the World	Daft Punk	France	1997
59	One Crowded Hour	Augie March	Australia	2006	1
60	Hurt	Johnny Cash	United States	2003
61	Song 2	Blur	United Kingdom	1997	2	46 (1998)
62	Closer	Nine Inch Nails	United States	1994	2	14 (1998)
63	Thunderstruck	AC/DC	Australia	1990	NA
64	Blister in the Sun	Violent Femmes	United States	1982	NA	46 (1989), 41 (1990), 9 (1991), 15 (1998)
65	Born Slippy	Underworld	United Kingdom	1995	12 (1996)
66	Tiny Dancer	Elton John	United Kingdom	1971	NA
67	Brick	Ben Folds Five	United States	1997	12 (1998)	32 (1998)
68	Dammit (Growing Up)	Blink-182	United States	1997	6	20 (1998)
69	Grace	Jeff Buckley	United States	1994	89 (1995)	29 (1998)
70	Breathe	The Prodigy	United Kingdom	1996	7	95 (1998)
71	How Soon Is Now?	The Smiths	United Kingdom	1984	NA	7 (1989), 3 (1990), 6 (1991), 28 (1998)
72	New Slang	The Shins	United States	2001
73	London Calling	The Clash	United Kingdom	1979	na	18 (1989), 28 (1990), 97 (1991)
74	Lithium	Nirvana	United States	1991	NA	3 (1991), 45 (1998)
75	Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)	Green Day	United States	1997	84
76	Fools Gold	The Stone Roses	United Kingdom	1989	NA	6 (1990), 7 (1991), 39 (1998)
77	Hearts a Mess	Gotye	Australia	2006	8
78	Today	The Smashing Pumpkins	United States	1993	25 (1994)	40 (1998)
79	Life on Mars?	David Bowie	United Kingdom	1971	NA
80	Paint It, Black	The Rolling Stones	United Kingdom	1966	NA
81	Common People	Pulp	United Kingdom	1995	38
82	Chop Suey!	System of a Down	United States	2001	3
83	Every You Every Me	Placebo	United Kingdom	1999	5
84	No Woman, No Cry	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Jamaica	1974	NA
85	Bohemian Like You	The Dandy Warhols	United States	2000	10
86	Come Together	The Beatles	United Kingdom	1969	NA
87	Yellow	Coldplay	United Kingdom	2000	5
88	Gimme Shelter	The Rolling Stones	United Kingdom	1969	NA
89	Bulls on Parade	Rage Against the Machine	United States	1996	46
90	Sex on Fire	Kings of Leon	United States	2008	1
91	Back in Black	AC/DC	Australia	1980	NA
92	Skinny Love	Bon Iver	United States	2007	21 (2008)
93	Unfinished Sympathy	Massive Attack	United Kingdom	1991	NA	64 (1991), 34 (1998)
94	Float On	Modest Mouse	United States	2004	11
95	Superstition	Stevie Wonder	United States	1972	NA
96	One More Time	Daft Punk	France	2000	61 (2001)
97	Beds Are Burning	Midnight Oil	Australia	1987	NA
98	Kashmir	Led Zeppelin	United Kingdom	1975	NA	63 (1998)
99	Wolf Like Me	TV on the Radio	United States	2006	63
100	Take Me Out	Franz Ferdinand	United Kingdom	2004	1

Artists with multiple entries

Five Tracks

• Dave Grohl (1, 40, 74 with Nirvana, 9 with Foo Fighters and 45 with Queens of the Stone Age)

Four Tracks

• Jeff Buckley (3, 7, 56, 69)
• John Lennon (24, 44, 86 with The Beatles, 11 as a solo artist)
• Radiohead (5, 13, 15, 28)

Three Tracks

• Nirvana (1, 40, 74) and #101 Song "Heart Shaped Box"
• The Beatles (24, 44, 86)
• The Smashing Pumpkins (35, 51, 78)

Two Tracks

• AC/DC (63, 91)
• Daft Punk (58, 96)
• Led Zeppelin (10, 98)
• Massive Attack (22, 93)
• Metallica (19, 31)
• Michael Jackson (26, 41)
• Pearl Jam (25, 39)
• Pink Floyd (16, 53)
• Powderfinger (21, 27)
• Rage Against the Machine (2, 89)
• The Rolling Stones (80, 88)
• Tool (37, 57)

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.
• 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.

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

External links

• Triple J Hottest 100 of all time