Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs
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The Hottest 100 of Australian Songs was counted down by Australian youth radio station Triple J on 26 July 2025. Celebrating the broadcaster's 50th anniversary, it was the first time the Hottest 100 polled exclusively Australian songs, with music from all prior years eligible. More than 2.65 million votes were submitted by listeners. The Hottest 200 was counted down from 28 July through to 1 August 2025.
Infobox
Date of countdown
26 July 2025
Votes cast
2,655,826
Winning song
INXS"Never Tear Us Apart"
Most entries
Bernard Fanning(4 tracks)[a]
Tables
Full list with placing, title, artist(s), year released, and original position shown[8] · Full list
1
1
#
1
Song
Never Tear Us Apart
Artist
INXS
Year
1987
2
2
#
2
Song
The Nosebleed Section
Artist
Hilltop Hoods
Year
2003
Annual Hottest 100 position
9
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
17 (2009), 4 (2013)
3
3
#
3
Song
Untouched
Artist
The Veronicas
Year
2007
4
4
#
4
Song
Scar
Artist
Missy Higgins
Year
2004
Annual Hottest 100 position
2
5
5
#
5
Song
Don't Dream It's Over
Artist
Crowded House
Year
1986
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
76 (1998), 50 (2009)
6
6
#
6
Song
My Happiness
Artist
Powderfinger
Year
2000
Annual Hottest 100 position
1
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
27 (2009), 10 (2013)
7
7
#
7
Song
Flame Trees
Artist
Cold Chisel
Year
1984
8
8
#
8
Song
Khe Sanh
Artist
Cold Chisel
Year
1978
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
95 (1989), 94 (1998)
9
9
#
9
Song
How to Make Gravy
Artist
Paul Kelly
Year
1996
10
10
#
10
Song
Somebody That I Used to Know
Artist
Gotye featuring Kimbra
Year
2011
Annual Hottest 100 position
1
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
9 (2013), 2 (2020)
11
11
#
11
Song
Sweet Disposition
Artist
The Temper Trap
Year
2008
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
38 (2013)
12
12
#
12
Song
Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again
Artist
The Angels
Year
1976
13
13
#
13
Song
Thunderstruck
Artist
AC/DC
Year
1990
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
63 (2009)
14
14
#
14
Song
These Days
Artist
Powderfinger
Year
1999
Annual Hottest 100 position
1
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
21 (2009), 8 (2013)
15
15
#
15
Song
You're the Voice
Artist
John Farnham
Year
1986
16
16
#
16
Song
Innerbloom
Artist
Rüfüs Du Sol
Year
2015
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
5 (2020)
17
17
#
17
Song
Tomorrow
Artist
Silverchair
Year
1994
Annual Hottest 100 position
5
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
59 (1998), 33 (2009), 17 (2013)
18
18
#
18
Song
Beds Are Burning
Artist
Midnight Oil
Year
1987
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
97 (2009)
19
19
#
19
Song
The Less I Know the Better
Artist
Tame Impala
Year
2015
Annual Hottest 100 position
4
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
1 (2020)
20
20
#
20
Song
Big Jet Plane
Artist
Angus & Julia Stone
Year
2010
Annual Hottest 100 position
1
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
81 (2013), 9 (2020)
21
21
#
21
Song
Down Under
Artist
Men at Work
Year
1981
22
22
#
22
Song
To Her Door
Artist
Paul Kelly & the Coloured Girls
Year
1987
23
23
#
23
Song
Are You Gonna Be My Girl
Artist
Jet
Year
2003
Annual Hottest 100 position
1
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
68 (2013)
24
24
#
24
Song
Walking on a Dream
Artist
Empire of the Sun
Year
2008
Annual Hottest 100 position
4
25
25
#
25
Song
Throw Your Arms Around Me
Artist
Hunters & Collectors
Year
1984
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
2 (1989), 2 (1990), 4 (1991), 2 (1998), 23 (2009)
26
26
#
26
Song
Never Be Like You
Artist
Flume featuring Kai
Year
2016
Annual Hottest 100 position
1
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
8 (2020)
27
27
#
27
Song
Can't Get You Out of My Head
Artist
Kylie Minogue
Year
2001
28
28
#
28
Song
Straight Lines
Artist
Silverchair
Year
2007
Annual Hottest 100 position
2
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
90 (2013)
29
29
#
29
Song
Under the Milky Way
Artist
The Church
Year
1988
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
14 (1990), 31 (1991)
30
30
#
30
Song
The Horses
Artist
Daryl Braithwaite
Year
1991
31
31
#
31
Song
Highway to Hell
Artist
AC/DC
Year
1979
32
32
#
32
Song
Torn
Artist
Natalie Imbruglia
Year
1997
33
33
#
33
Song
One Crowded Hour
Artist
Augie March
Year
2006
Annual Hottest 100 position
1
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
59 (2009), 24 (2013)
34
34
#
34
Song
Booster Seat
Artist
Spacey Jane
Year
2020
Annual Hottest 100 position
2
35
35
#
35
Song
Great Southern Land
Artist
Icehouse
Year
1982
36
36
#
36
Song
Treaty (Radio Mix)
Artist
Yothu Yindi
Year
1991
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
83 (1991)
37
37
#
37
Song
Back in Black
Artist
AC/DC
Year
1980
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
91 (2009)
38
38
#
38
Song
Better Be Home Soon
Artist
Crowded House
Year
1988
39
39
#
39
Song
Reckless
Artist
Australian Crawl
Year
1983
40
40
#
40
Song
Covered in Chrome
Artist
Violent Soho
Year
2013
Annual Hottest 100 position
14
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
4 (2020)
41
41
#
41
Song
Prisoner of Society
Artist
The Living End
Year
1997
Annual Hottest 100 position
15
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
18 (1998), 34 (2009), 20 (2013)
42
42
#
42
Song
Magnolia
Artist
Gang of Youths
Year
2015
Annual Hottest 100 position
21
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
6 (2020)
43
43
#
43
Song
Joker & the Thief
Artist
Wolfmother
Year
2005
Annual Hottest 100 position
9
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
72 (2013)
44
44
#
44
Song
Into My Arms
Artist
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Year
1997
Annual Hottest 100 position
18
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
84 (1998), 36 (2009), 46 (2013)
45
45
#
45
Song
Eagle Rock
Artist
Daddy Cool
Year
1971
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
90 (1989)
46
46
#
46
Song
Shooting Stars
Artist
Bag Raiders
Year
2009
Annual Hottest 100 position
18
47
47
#
47
Song
Solid Rock
Artist
Goanna
Year
1982
48
48
#
48
Song
Riptide
Artist
Vance Joy
Year
2013
Annual Hottest 100 position
1
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
13 (2020)
49
49
#
49
Song
It's Nice to Be Alive
Artist
Ball Park Music
Year
2011
Annual Hottest 100 position
31
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
17 (2020)
50
50
#
50
Song
Holy Grail
Artist
Hunters & Collectors
Year
1993
Annual Hottest 100 position
54
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
68 (1998)
51
51
#
51
Song
Brother
Artist
Matt Corby
Year
2011
Annual Hottest 100 position
3
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
42 (2013), 10 (2020)
52
52
#
52
Song
The Special Two
Artist
Missy Higgins
Year
2004
Annual Hottest 100 position
31 (2005)
53
53
#
53
Song
Better in Blak
Artist
Thelma Plum
Year
2019
Annual Hottest 100 position
9
54
54
#
54
Song
I Touch Myself
Artist
Divinyls
Year
1990
55
55
#
55
Song
My People
Artist
The Presets
Year
2007
Annual Hottest 100 position
18
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
77 (2013)
56
56
#
56
Song
Working Class Man
Artist
Jimmy Barnes
Year
1985
57
57
#
57
Song
Wish You Well
Artist
Bernard Fanning
Year
2005
Annual Hottest 100 position
1
58
58
#
58
Song
Frontier Psychiatrist
Artist
The Avalanches
Year
2000
Annual Hottest 100 position
6
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
27 (2013)
59
59
#
59
Song
Need You Tonight
Artist
INXS
Year
1987
60
60
#
60
Song
Let Me Down Easy
Artist
Gang of Youths
Year
2017
Annual Hottest 100 position
2
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
19 (2020)
61
61
#
61
Song
Talk Is Cheap
Artist
Chet Faker
Year
2014
Annual Hottest 100 position
1
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
11 (2020)
62
62
#
62
Song
Australia Street
Artist
Sticky Fingers
Year
2013
Annual Hottest 100 position
70
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
15 (2020)
63
63
#
63
Song
I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green)
Artist
Redgum
Year
1983
64
64
#
64
Song
Cosby Sweater
Artist
Hilltop Hoods
Year
2014
Annual Hottest 100 position
3
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
20 (2020)
65
65
#
65
Song
Confidence
Artist
Ocean Alley
Year
2018
Annual Hottest 100 position
1
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
35 (2020)
66
66
#
66
Song
Power and the Passion
Artist
Midnight Oil
Year
1982
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
88 (1989)
67
67
#
67
Song
! (The Song Formerly Known As)
Artist
Regurgitator
Year
1997
Annual Hottest 100 position
6 (1998)
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
70 (2013)
68
68
#
68
Song
Chemical Heart
Artist
Grinspoon
Year
2002
Annual Hottest 100 position
2
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
63 (2013)
69
69
#
69
Song
Weather with You
Artist
Crowded House
Year
1992
70
70
#
70
Song
(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind
Artist
Powderfinger
Year
2003
Annual Hottest 100 position
4
71
71
#
71
Song
Jimmy Recard
Artist
Drapht
Year
2008
Annual Hottest 100 position
10
72
72
#
72
Song
Freak
Artist
Silverchair
Year
1997
Annual Hottest 100 position
13
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
78 (2013)
73
73
#
73
Song
1955
Artist
Hilltop Hoods featuring Montaigne and Tom Thum
Year
2016
Annual Hottest 100 position
4
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
36 (2020)
74
74
#
74
Song
London Still
Artist
The Waifs
Year
2002
Annual Hottest 100 position
3
75
75
#
75
Song
The Unguarded Moment
Artist
The Church
Year
1981
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
42 (1989), 57 (1990), 70 (1991)
76
76
#
76
Song
4ever
Artist
The Veronicas
Year
2005
77
77
#
77
Song
Weir
Artist
Killing Heidi
Year
1999
Annual Hottest 100 position
2
78
78
#
78
Song
Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Artist
Eskimo Joe
Year
2006
Annual Hottest 100 position
2
79
79
#
79
Song
Hello
Artist
The Cat Empire
Year
2003
Annual Hottest 100 position
6
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
96 (2013)
80
80
#
80
Song
We Are the People
Artist
Empire of the Sun
Year
2008
Annual Hottest 100 position
68
81
81
#
81
Song
Berlin Chair
Artist
You Am I
Year
1993
Annual Hottest 100 position
23 (1994)
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
61 (1998), 52 (2009), 66 (2013)
82
82
#
82
Song
High
Artist
Peking Duk featuring Nicole Millar
Year
2014
Annual Hottest 100 position
2
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
32 (2020)
83
83
#
83
Song
Cigarettes Will Kill You
Artist
Ben Lee
Year
1998
Annual Hottest 100 position
2
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
95 (2013)
84
84
#
84
Song
Streets of Your Town
Artist
The Go-Betweens
Year
1988
85
85
#
85
Song
Delete
Artist
DMA's
Year
2014
Annual Hottest 100 position
48
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
21 (2020)
86
86
#
86
Song
Hearts a Mess
Artist
Gotye
Year
2006
Annual Hottest 100 position
8
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
77 (2009), 12 (2013)
87
87
#
87
Song
The Deepest Sighs, the Frankest Shadows
Artist
Gang of Youths
Year
2017
Annual Hottest 100 position
5
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
52 (2020)
88
88
#
88
Song
Chateau
Artist
Angus & Julia Stone
Year
2017
Annual Hottest 100 position
3
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
43 (2020)
89
89
#
89
Song
Hertz
Artist
Amyl and the Sniffers
Year
2021
Annual Hottest 100 position
28
90
90
#
90
Song
Black Betty
Artist
Spiderbait
Year
2004
Annual Hottest 100 position
5
91
91
#
91
Song
No Aphrodisiac
Artist
The Whitlams
Year
1997
Annual Hottest 100 position
1
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
36 (1998), 58 (2013)
92
92
#
92
Song
Electric Blue
Artist
Icehouse
Year
1987
93
93
#
93
Song
Since I Left You
Artist
The Avalanches
Year
2000
Annual Hottest 100 position
8 (2001)
94
94
#
94
Song
Clair de Lune
Artist
Flight Facilities featuring Christine Hoberg
Year
2012
Annual Hottest 100 position
17
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
25 (2020)
95
95
#
95
Song
Calypso
Artist
Spiderbait
Year
1996
Annual Hottest 100 position
23 (1997)
96
96
#
96
Song
Evie
Artist
Stevie Wright
Year
1974
97
97
#
97
Song
I Want You
Artist
Savage Garden
Year
1996
98
98
#
98
Song
Red Right Hand
Artist
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Year
1994
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
96 (1998)
99
99
#
99
Song
Blue Sky Mine
Artist
Midnight Oil
Year
1990
100
100
#
100
Song
Better
Artist
The Screaming Jets
Year
1991
| # | Song | Artist | Year | Annual Hottest 100 position | Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s |
| 1 | Never Tear Us Apart | INXS | 1987 | ||
| 2 | The Nosebleed Section | Hilltop Hoods | 2003 | 9 | 17 (2009), 4 (2013) |
| 3 | Untouched | The Veronicas | 2007 | ||
| 4 | Scar | Missy Higgins | 2004 | 2 | |
| 5 | Don't Dream It's Over | Crowded House | 1986 | 76 (1998), 50 (2009) | |
| 6 | My Happiness | Powderfinger | 2000 | 1 | 27 (2009), 10 (2013) |
| 7 | Flame Trees | Cold Chisel | 1984 | ||
| 8 | Khe Sanh | Cold Chisel | 1978 | 95 (1989), 94 (1998) | |
| 9 | How to Make Gravy | Paul Kelly | 1996 | ||
| 10 | Somebody That I Used to Know | Gotye featuring Kimbra | 2011 | 1 | 9 (2013), 2 (2020) |
| 11 | Sweet Disposition | The Temper Trap | 2008 | 38 (2013) | |
| 12 | Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again | The Angels | 1976 | ||
| 13 | Thunderstruck | AC/DC | 1990 | 63 (2009) | |
| 14 | These Days | Powderfinger | 1999 | 1 | 21 (2009), 8 (2013) |
| 15 | You're the Voice | John Farnham | 1986 | ||
| 16 | Innerbloom | Rüfüs Du Sol | 2015 | 5 (2020) | |
| 17 | Tomorrow | Silverchair | 1994 | 5 | 59 (1998), 33 (2009), 17 (2013) |
| 18 | Beds Are Burning | Midnight Oil | 1987 | 97 (2009) | |
| 19 | The Less I Know the Better | Tame Impala | 2015 | 4 | 1 (2020) |
| 20 | Big Jet Plane | Angus & Julia Stone | 2010 | 1 | 81 (2013), 9 (2020) |
| 21 | Down Under | Men at Work | 1981 | ||
| 22 | To Her Door | Paul Kelly & the Coloured Girls | 1987 | ||
| 23 | Are You Gonna Be My Girl | Jet | 2003 | 1 | 68 (2013) |
| 24 | Walking on a Dream | Empire of the Sun | 2008 | 4 | |
| 25 | Throw Your Arms Around Me | Hunters & Collectors | 1984 | 2 (1989), 2 (1990), 4 (1991), 2 (1998), 23 (2009) | |
| 26 | Never Be Like You | Flume featuring Kai | 2016 | 1 | 8 (2020) |
| 27 | Can't Get You Out of My Head | Kylie Minogue | 2001 | ||
| 28 | Straight Lines | Silverchair | 2007 | 2 | 90 (2013) |
| 29 | Under the Milky Way | The Church | 1988 | 14 (1990), 31 (1991) | |
| 30 | The Horses | Daryl Braithwaite | 1991 | ||
| 31 | Highway to Hell | AC/DC | 1979 | ||
| 32 | Torn | Natalie Imbruglia | 1997 | ||
| 33 | One Crowded Hour | Augie March | 2006 | 1 | 59 (2009), 24 (2013) |
| 34 | Booster Seat | Spacey Jane | 2020 | 2 | |
| 35 | Great Southern Land | Icehouse | 1982 | ||
| 36 | Treaty (Radio Mix) | Yothu Yindi | 1991 | 83 (1991) | |
| 37 | Back in Black | AC/DC | 1980 | 91 (2009) | |
| 38 | Better Be Home Soon | Crowded House | 1988 | ||
| 39 | Reckless | Australian Crawl | 1983 | ||
| 40 | Covered in Chrome | Violent Soho | 2013 | 14 | 4 (2020) |
| 41 | Prisoner of Society | The Living End | 1997 | 15 | 18 (1998), 34 (2009), 20 (2013) |
| 42 | Magnolia | Gang of Youths | 2015 | 21 | 6 (2020) |
| 43 | Joker & the Thief | Wolfmother | 2005 | 9 | 72 (2013) |
| 44 | Into My Arms | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | 1997 | 18 | 84 (1998), 36 (2009), 46 (2013) |
| 45 | Eagle Rock | Daddy Cool | 1971 | 90 (1989) | |
| 46 | Shooting Stars | Bag Raiders | 2009 | 18 | |
| 47 | Solid Rock | Goanna | 1982 | ||
| 48 | Riptide | Vance Joy | 2013 | 1 | 13 (2020) |
| 49 | It's Nice to Be Alive | Ball Park Music | 2011 | 31 | 17 (2020) |
· Full list › #101–200
101
101
#
101
Song
Spinning Around
Artist
Kylie Minogue
Year
2000
102
102
#
102
Song
Chandelier
Artist
Sia
Year
2014
Annual Hottest 100 position
9
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
53 (2020)
103
103
#
103
Song
Just Ace
Artist
Grinspoon
Year
1997
Annual Hottest 100 position
18 (1998)
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
88 (1998)
104
104
#
104
Song
Catch My Disease
Artist
Ben Lee
Year
2005
Annual Hottest 100 position
2
105
105
#
105
Song
Buy Me a Pony
Artist
Spiderbait
Year
1996
Annual Hottest 100 position
1
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
86 (1998), 62 (2013)
106
106
#
106
Song
Carrion
Artist
Parkway Drive
Year
2007
107
107
#
107
Song
Truly Madly Deeply
Artist
Savage Garden
Year
1997
108
108
#
108
Song
Lanterns
Artist
Birds of Tokyo
Year
2013
Annual Hottest 100 position
22
109
109
#
109
Song
Blood
Artist
The Middle East
Year
2009
Annual Hottest 100 position
64
110
110
#
110
Song
Better Days
Artist
Pete Murray
Year
2005
111
111
#
111
Song
Feeding the Family
Artist
Spacey Jane
Year
2017
112
112
#
112
Song
Amazing
Artist
Alex Lloyd
Year
2001
Annual Hottest 100 position
1
113
113
#
113
Song
What's My Scene?
Artist
Hoodoo Gurus
Year
1987
114
114
#
114
Song
To the Moon and Back
Artist
Savage Garden
Year
1996
115
115
#
115
Song
In the Summertime
Artist
Thirsty Merc
Year
2004
116
116
#
116
Song
Island Home
Artist
Christine Anu
Year
1995
Annual Hottest 100 position
47
117
117
#
117
Song
Crave You
Artist
Flight Facilities featuring Giselle
Year
2010
Annual Hottest 100 position
19
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
39 (2020)
118
118
#
118
Song
Wide Open Road
Artist
The Triffids
Year
1986
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
68 (1989), 49 (1990), 52 (1991)
119
119
#
119
Song
Boys in Town
Artist
Divinyls
Year
1981
120
120
#
120
Song
Monsters
Artist
Something for Kate
Year
2001
Annual Hottest 100 position
2
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
88 (2013)
121
121
#
121
Song
Knees
Artist
Ocean Alley
Year
2018
Annual Hottest 100 position
10
122
122
#
122
Song
Took the Children Away
Artist
Archie Roach
Year
1990
123
123
#
123
Song
Southern Sun
Artist
Boy & Bear
Year
2013
Annual Hottest 100 position
41
124
124
#
124
Song
(I'm) Stranded
Artist
The Saints
Year
1976
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
51 (1989)
125
125
#
125
Song
The Worst Person Alive
Artist
G Flip
Year
2023
Annual Hottest 100 position
2
126
126
#
126
Song
Forever Young
Artist
Youth Group
Year
2006
Annual Hottest 100 position
21
127
127
#
127
Song
Leaving Home
Artist
Jebediah
Year
1997
Annual Hottest 100 position
10
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
50 (1998), 98 (2013)
128
128
#
128
Song
Blow Up the Pokies
Artist
The Whitlams
Year
1999
129
129
#
129
Song
What About Me
Artist
Shannon Noll
Year
2004
130
130
#
130
Song
Elephant
Artist
Tame Impala
Year
2012
Annual Hottest 100 position
7
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
66 (2020)
131
131
#
131
Song
Smoko
Artist
The Chats
Year
2017
132
132
#
132
Song
Plans
Artist
Birds of Tokyo
Year
2010
Annual Hottest 100 position
4
133
133
#
133
Song
Robbery
Artist
Lime Cordiale
Year
2019
Annual Hottest 100 position
7
134
134
#
134
Song
Steer
Artist
Missy Higgins
Year
2007
Annual Hottest 100 position
53
135
135
#
135
Song
Hoops
Artist
The Rubens
Year
2015
Annual Hottest 100 position
1
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
46 (2020)
136
136
#
136
Song
This Boy's in Love
Artist
The Presets
Year
2008
Annual Hottest 100 position
8
137
137
#
137
Song
Fader
Artist
The Temper Trap
Year
2009
Annual Hottest 100 position
21
138
138
#
138
Song
Zebra
Artist
John Butler Trio
Year
2003
Annual Hottest 100 position
8
139
139
#
139
Song
New Sensation
Artist
INXS
Year
1987
140
140
#
140
Song
Adore
Artist
Amy Shark
Year
2016
Annual Hottest 100 position
2
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
51 (2020)
141
141
#
141
Song
Harpoon
Artist
Jebediah
Year
1997
Annual Hottest 100 position
7 (1998)
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
91 (2013)
142
142
#
142
Song
Absolutely Everybody
Artist
Vanessa Amorosi
Year
1999
143
143
#
143
Song
Pleasure and Pain
Artist
Divinyls
Year
1985
144
144
#
144
Song
The Honeymoon Is Over
Artist
The Cruel Sea
Year
1993
Annual Hottest 100 position
9
145
145
#
145
Song
Lots of Nothing
Artist
Spacey Jane
Year
2021
Annual Hottest 100 position
3
146
146
#
146
Song
Parlez Vous Francais?
Artist
Art vs. Science
Year
2009
Annual Hottest 100 position
2
147
147
#
147
Song
Strawberry Kisses
Artist
Nikki Webster
Year
2001
148
148
#
148
Song
Rum Rage
Artist
Sticky Fingers
Year
2014
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
33 (2020)
149
149
#
149
Song
Charlie
Artist
Mallrat
Year
2019
Annual Hottest 100 position
3
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
79 (2020)
150
150
#
150
Song
Addicted
Artist
Bliss n Eso
Year
2010
Annual Hottest 100 position
23
151
151
#
151
Song
Broken Leg
Artist
Bluejuice
Year
2009
Annual Hottest 100 position
5
152
152
#
152
Song
Slow Mover
Artist
Angie McMahon
Year
2017
Annual Hottest 100 position
33
153
153
#
153
Song
Where the City Meets the Sea
Artist
The Getaway Plan
Year
2008
Annual Hottest 100 position
59
154
154
#
154
Song
Come On Mess Me Up
Artist
Cub Sport
Year
2016
Annual Hottest 100 position
24
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
81 (2020)
155
155
#
155
Song
Pittsburgh
Artist
The Amity Affliction
Year
2014
Annual Hottest 100 position
22
156
156
#
156
Song
Is This How You Feel?
Artist
The Preatures
Year
2013
Annual Hottest 100 position
9
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
94 (2020)
157
157
#
157
Song
Before Too Long
Artist
Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls
Year
1986
158
158
#
158
Song
Saving Up
Artist
Dom Dolla
Year
2023
Annual Hottest 100 position
3
159
159
#
159
Song
Rush
Artist
Troye Sivan
Year
2023
Annual Hottest 100 position
8
160
160
#
160
Song
Alone with You
Artist
Sunnyboys
Year
1981
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
56 (1989)
161
161
#
161
Song
From the Sea
Artist
Eskimo Joe
Year
2004
Annual Hottest 100 position
3
162
162
#
162
Song
UFO
Artist
Sneaky Sound System
Year
2006
163
163
#
163
Song
This Heart Attack
Artist
Faker
Year
2007
Annual Hottest 100 position
5
164
164
#
164
Song
Chains
Artist
Tina Arena
Year
1994
165
165
#
165
Song
U Should Not Be Doing That
Artist
Amyl and the Sniffers
Year
2024
Annual Hottest 100 position
34
166
166
#
166
Song
You Were Right
Artist
Rüfüs Du Sol
Year
2015
Annual Hottest 100 position
12
167
167
#
167
Song
Songbird
Artist
Bernard Fanning
Year
2005
Annual Hottest 100 position
14
168
168
#
168
Song
She Only Loves Me When I'm There
Artist
Ball Park Music
Year
2014
Annual Hottest 100 position
19
169
169
#
169
Song
January 26
Artist
A.B. Original featuring Dan Sultan
Year
2016
Annual Hottest 100 position
16
170
170
#
170
Song
Never Had So Much Fun
Artist
Frenzal Rhomb
Year
1999
Annual Hottest 100 position
26
171
171
#
171
Song
Oysters in My Pocket
Artist
Royel Otis
Year
2022
172
172
#
172
Song
Breathe Me
Artist
Sia
Year
2004
Annual Hottest 100 position
87
173
173
#
173
Song
Exactly How You Are
Artist
Ball Park Music
Year
2017
Annual Hottest 100 position
18
174
174
#
174
Song
Mascara
Artist
Killing Heidi
Year
1999
Annual Hottest 100 position
14
175
175
#
175
Song
Confide in Me
Artist
Kylie Minogue
Year
1994
Annual Hottest 100 position
30
176
176
#
176
Song
Say Nothing
Artist
Flume featuring May-a
Year
2022
Annual Hottest 100 position
1
177
177
#
177
Song
Follow the Sun
Artist
Xavier Rudd
Year
2012
Annual Hottest 100 position
44
178
178
#
178
Song
Better Than
Artist
John Butler Trio
Year
2007
Annual Hottest 100 position
4
179
179
#
179
Song
Where the Wild Roses Grow
Artist
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds featuring Kylie Minogue
Year
1995
Annual Hottest 100 position
8
180
180
#
180
Song
Hopelessly Devoted to You
Artist
Olivia Newton-John
Year
1978
181
181
#
181
Song
Dinosaurs
Artist
Ruby Fields
Year
2018
Annual Hottest 100 position
9
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
84 (2020)
182
182
#
182
Song
Edge of Town
Artist
Middle Kids
Year
2016
183
183
#
183
Song
Yellow Mellow
Artist
Ocean Alley
Year
2013
184
184
#
184
Song
Losing It
Artist
Fisher
Year
2018
Annual Hottest 100 position
2
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
95 (2020)
185
185
#
185
Song
No Secrets
Artist
The Angels
Year
1980
186
186
#
186
Song
I Am Woman
Artist
Helen Reddy
Year
1972
187
187
#
187
Song
Greg! The Stop Sign!!
Artist
TISM
Year
1995
Annual Hottest 100 position
10
188
188
#
188
Song
Feeding Line
Artist
Boy & Bear
Year
2011
Annual Hottest 100 position
4
189
189
#
189
Song
Rushing Back
Artist
Flume featuring Vera Blue
Year
2019
Annual Hottest 100 position
2
190
190
#
190
Song
Borderline
Artist
Tame Impala
Year
2019
Annual Hottest 100 position
18
191
191
#
191
Song
Live It Up
Artist
Mental As Anything
Year
1985
192
192
#
192
Song
Gold Snafu
Artist
Sticky Fingers
Year
2014
Annual Hottest 100 position
20
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
58 (2020)
193
193
#
193
Song
So Beautiful
Artist
Pete Murray
Year
2003
194
194
#
194
Song
Don't Change
Artist
INXS
Year
1982
195
195
#
195
Song
Cattle and Cane
Artist
The Go-Betweens
Year
1983
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
11 (1989), 27 (1990), 96 (1991)
196
196
#
196
Song
Hot Potato
Artist
The Wiggles
Year
1994
197
197
#
197
Song
Blackfella/Whitefella
Artist
Warumpi Band
Year
1985
198
198
#
198
Song
Jungle
Artist
Tash Sultana
Year
2016
Annual Hottest 100 position
3
Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
49 (2020)
199
199
#
199
Song
Caught in the Crowd
Artist
Kate Miller-Heidke
Year
2008
200
200
#
200
Song
The Festival Song
Artist
Pez featuring 360 and Hailey Cramer
Year
2008
Annual Hottest 100 position
7
| # | Song | Artist | Year | Annual Hottest 100 position | Previous special occasion Hottest 100 position/s |
| 101 | Spinning Around | Kylie Minogue | 2000 | ||
| 102 | Chandelier | Sia | 2014 | 9 | 53 (2020) |
| 103 | Just Ace | Grinspoon | 1997 | 18 (1998) | 88 (1998) |
| 104 | Catch My Disease | Ben Lee | 2005 | 2 | |
| 105 | Buy Me a Pony | Spiderbait | 1996 | 1 | 86 (1998), 62 (2013) |
| 106 | Carrion | Parkway Drive | 2007 | ||
| 107 | Truly Madly Deeply | Savage Garden | 1997 | ||
| 108 | Lanterns | Birds of Tokyo | 2013 | 22 | |
| 109 | Blood | The Middle East | 2009 | 64 | |
| 110 | Better Days | Pete Murray | 2005 | ||
| 111 | Feeding the Family | Spacey Jane | 2017 | ||
| 112 | Amazing | Alex Lloyd | 2001 | 1 | |
| 113 | What's My Scene? | Hoodoo Gurus | 1987 | ||
| 114 | To the Moon and Back | Savage Garden | 1996 | ||
| 115 | In the Summertime | Thirsty Merc | 2004 | ||
| 116 | Island Home | Christine Anu | 1995 | 47 | |
| 117 | Crave You | Flight Facilities featuring Giselle | 2010 | 19 | 39 (2020) |
| 118 | Wide Open Road | The Triffids | 1986 | 68 (1989), 49 (1990), 52 (1991) | |
| 119 | Boys in Town | Divinyls | 1981 | ||
| 120 | Monsters | Something for Kate | 2001 | 2 | 88 (2013) |
| 121 | Knees | Ocean Alley | 2018 | 10 | |
| 122 | Took the Children Away | Archie Roach | 1990 | ||
| 123 | Southern Sun | Boy & Bear | 2013 | 41 | |
| 124 | (I'm) Stranded | The Saints | 1976 | 51 (1989) | |
| 125 | The Worst Person Alive | G Flip | 2023 | 2 | |
| 126 | Forever Young | Youth Group | 2006 | 21 | |
| 127 | Leaving Home | Jebediah | 1997 | 10 | 50 (1998), 98 (2013) |
| 128 | Blow Up the Pokies | The Whitlams | 1999 | ||
| 129 | What About Me | Shannon Noll | 2004 | ||
| 130 | Elephant | Tame Impala | 2012 | 7 | 66 (2020) |
| 131 | Smoko | The Chats | 2017 | ||
| 132 | Plans | Birds of Tokyo | 2010 | 4 | |
| 133 | Robbery | Lime Cordiale | 2019 | 7 | |
| 134 | Steer | Missy Higgins | 2007 | 53 | |
| 135 | Hoops | The Rubens | 2015 | 1 | 46 (2020) |
| 136 | This Boy's in Love | The Presets | 2008 | 8 | |
| 137 | Fader | The Temper Trap | 2009 | 21 | |
| 138 | Zebra | John Butler Trio | 2003 | 8 | |
| 139 | New Sensation | INXS | 1987 | ||
| 140 | Adore | Amy Shark | 2016 | 2 | 51 (2020) |
| 141 | Harpoon | Jebediah | 1997 | 7 (1998) | 91 (2013) |
| 142 | Absolutely Everybody | Vanessa Amorosi | 1999 | ||
| 143 | Pleasure and Pain | Divinyls | 1985 | ||
| 144 | The Honeymoon Is Over | The Cruel Sea | 1993 | 9 | |
| 145 | Lots of Nothing | Spacey Jane | 2021 | 3 | |
| 146 | Parlez Vous Francais? | Art vs. Science | 2009 | 2 | |
| 147 | Strawberry Kisses | Nikki Webster | 2001 | ||
| 148 | Rum Rage | Sticky Fingers | 2014 | 33 (2020) | |
| 149 | Charlie | Mallrat | 2019 | 3 | 79 (2020) |
· Statistics › Artists with multiple entries
4
4
#
4
Artist
Bernard Fanning
Entries
6, 14, 57, 70
3
3
#
3
Artist
Hilltop Hoods
Entries
2, 64, 73
Crowded House
Crowded House
#
Crowded House
Artist
5, 38, 69
Powderfinger
Powderfinger
#
Powderfinger
Artist
6, 14, 70
Jimmy Barnes
Jimmy Barnes
#
Jimmy Barnes
Artist
7, 8, 56
AC/DC
AC/DC
#
AC/DC
Artist
13, 31, 37
Silverchair
Silverchair
#
Silverchair
Artist
17, 28, 72
Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil
#
Midnight Oil
Artist
18, 66, 99
Gang of Youths
Gang of Youths
#
Gang of Youths
Artist
42, 60, 87
2
2
#
2
Artist
INXS
Entries
1, 59
The Veronicas
The Veronicas
#
The Veronicas
Artist
3, 76
Missy Higgins
Missy Higgins
#
Missy Higgins
Artist
4, 52
Cold Chisel
Cold Chisel
#
Cold Chisel
Artist
7, 8
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
#
Paul Kelly
Artist
9, 22
Gotye
Gotye
#
Gotye
Artist
10, 86
Angus & Julia Stone
Angus & Julia Stone
#
Angus & Julia Stone
Artist
20, 88
Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun
#
Empire of the Sun
Artist
24, 80
Hunters & Collectors
Hunters & Collectors
#
Hunters & Collectors
Artist
25, 50
The Church
The Church
#
The Church
Artist
29, 75
Icehouse
Icehouse
#
Icehouse
Artist
35, 92
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
#
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Artist
44, 98
The Avalanches
The Avalanches
#
The Avalanches
Artist
58, 93
Spiderbait
Spiderbait
#
Spiderbait
Artist
90, 95
| # | Artist | Entries |
| 4 | Bernard Fanning | 6, 14, 57, 70 |
| 3 | Hilltop Hoods | 2, 64, 73 |
| Crowded House | 5, 38, 69 | |
| Powderfinger | 6, 14, 70 | |
| Jimmy Barnes | 7, 8, 56 | |
| AC/DC | 13, 31, 37 | |
| Silverchair | 17, 28, 72 | |
| Midnight Oil | 18, 66, 99 | |
| Gang of Youths | 42, 60, 87 | |
| 2 | INXS | 1, 59 |
| The Veronicas | 3, 76 | |
| Missy Higgins | 4, 52 | |
| Cold Chisel | 7, 8 | |
| Paul Kelly | 9, 22 | |
| Gotye | 10, 86 | |
| Angus & Julia Stone | 20, 88 | |
| Empire of the Sun | 24, 80 | |
| Hunters & Collectors | 25, 50 | |
| The Church | 29, 75 | |
| Icehouse | 35, 92 | |
| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | 44, 98 | |
| The Avalanches | 58, 93 | |
| Spiderbait | 90, 95 |
· Statistics › Songs by decade
1970s
1970s
Decade
1970s
Number of songs
5
1980s
1980s
Decade
1980s
Number of songs
21
1990s
1990s
Decade
1990s
Number of songs
23
2000s
2000s
Decade
2000s
Number of songs
27
2010s
2010s
Decade
2010s
Number of songs
22
2020s
2020s
Decade
2020s
Number of songs
2
| Decade | Number of songs |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 21 |
| 1990s | 23 |
| 2000s | 27 |
| 2010s | 22 |
| 2020s | 2 |
References
- Three with Powderfinger (6, 14, 70), one solo (57)
- Initially, songs from any year were eligible for Hottest 100 voting. From 1993, only songs from the previous year were e
- Two with Cold Chisel (7, 8), one solo (56)
- Double Jhttps://www.abc.net.au/listen/doublej/music-reads/music-news/hottest-100-australian-songs-200-101-hottest-200-double-j/105577232
- ABC Newshttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-17/hottest-100-australian-songs-triple-j-all-time/105423102
- Billboardhttps://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/triple-j-new-hottest-100-australian-songs-poll-1236000674/
- The Musichttps://themusic.com.au/news/triple-j-announces-special-hottest-100-of-australian-songs/5DFa9vn4-_o/17-06-25
- RadioInfo Australiahttps://radioinfo.com.au/news/a-sneak-peak-at-triple-js-hottest-100-australian-songs/
- TV Blackboxhttps://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2025/07/25/triple-js-hottest-100-of-australian-songs-countdown-set-to-ignite-the-nation-this-saturday/
- The Sydney Morning Heraldhttps://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/what-should-win-triple-j-s-hottest-100-of-australian-songs-the-choice-is-obvious-20250722-p5mgus.html
- Blunt Magazinehttps://bluntmag.com.au/news/triple-j-hottest-100-australian-songs-winners-live-updates/
- "History"https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/archive/history/
- Double Jhttps://www.abc.net.au/listen/doublej/music-reads/features/hottest-100-australian-songs-200-101/104701408