The Triple JHottest 100 is an annual music listener poll hosted by the publicly-funded, national Australian radio station, Triple J. The public is invited to vote for their favourite Australian and alternative music of the year, in an online poll conducted two weeks prior to the new year. From 1989 to 2018, the 100 most popular songs were counted down from 12 pm on Australia Day. Since then the countdown has been held on the fourth weekend of January, due to increasing controversy about Australia Day regarding its marking of the colonisation of Australia and dispossession of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land. On the day after the Hottest 100, Triple J plays the Hottest 200 from 10am.
You Am I are an Australian alternative rock band, fronted by lead singer-songwriter-guitarist, Tim Rogers. They formed in December 1989 and are the first Australian band to have released three successive albums that have each debuted at the number-one position on the ARIA Albums Chart: Hi Fi Way, Hourly, Daily and #4 Record. Nine of their tracks appeared on the related ARIA Singles Chart top 50 with "What I Don't Know 'bout You", their highest charting, at No. 28. You Am I have received ten ARIA Music Awards from thirty one nominations. The band have supported international artists such as The Who, The Rolling Stones, Sonic Youth and Oasis.
The Whitlams are an Australian indie rock band formed in late 1992. The original line-up was Tim Freedman on keyboards and lead vocals, Andy Lewis on double bass and Stevie Plunder on guitar. Other than mainstay Freedman, the line-up has changed numerous times. Since 2001 he has been joined by Warwick Hornby on bass guitar, Jak Housden on guitar and Terepai Richmond on drums. Four of their studio albums have reached the ARIA Albums Chart top 20: Eternal Nightcap, Love This City, Torch the Moon and Little Cloud. Their highest charting singles are "Blow Up the Pokies" and "Fall for You" – both reached number 21. The group's single, "No Aphrodisiac" was listed at number one on the Triple J Hottest 100, 1997 by listeners of national radio station, Triple J. In January 1996 Stevie Plunder was found dead at the base of Wentworth Falls. Andy Lewis committed suicide in February 2000.
Odyssey Number Five is the fourth studio album by the Australian rock band Powderfinger, produced by Nick DiDia and released on 4 September 2000 by Universal Music. It won the 2001 ARIA Music Award for Highest Selling Album, Best Group and Best Rock Album. The album was the band's shortest yet, focusing on social, political, and emotional issues that had appeared in prior works, especially Internationalist.
Flashpoint Music is an independent production house and record label based in Australia specialising in rock and pop. Flashpoint Records and Flashpoint Music Publishing are associated companies.
"Please Leave" is the third single from Australian alternative rock band Jebediah's second studio album, Of Someday Shambles. It was released on 13 March 2000 in two versions, a brown version and a blue version, according to the main background colour of its cover. Aside from the lead track, the brown version had two new studio tracks and multi-media video of their previous single, "Feet Touch the Ground". After the lead track, the blue version had four live tracks.
"These Days" is an alternative rock song from Powderfinger's fourth studio album, Odyssey Number Five, which was released in 1999. The song was also released on Powderfinger's 2004 compilation album Fingerprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 1994-2000.
"Feed the Tree" is a song by Belly, released as the band's first single from their debut album, Star, in 1993. It is the band's biggest hit, reaching number one on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 32 on the UK Singles Chart. According to lead singer Tanya Donelly, the song is a metaphor about commitment and respect, with the tree being a place on a large farm where a family would be buried.
The discography of Eskimo Joe, an Australian rock band, consists of six studio albums, four extended plays, sixteen singles and one video album.
Thundamentals are an Australian hip hop group originating from the Blue Mountains region bordering the metropolitan area of Sydney. The members are currently Tuka, Jeswon, and Morgs. They have released five studio albums.
The Rubens are an Australian alternative rock band originally from Menangle, New South Wales. The band comprises the three Margin brothers, Zaac, Sam and Elliott, and friends Scott Baldwin and William Zeglis. Their debut self-titled album The Rubens gained them domestic success with it reaching number 3 on the ARIA Charts and being nominated for a J Award for Album of the Year.
The 2014 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on Australia Day, 26 January 2015. It was the 22nd countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by the listeners of Australian radio station Triple J. It was won by "Talk Is Cheap", one of three songs that Chet Faker had in the top 10.
"! " is a song by Australian rock band Regurgitator. The song was released as a double-A sided single with "Modern Life" in September 1998 as the fourth and final single from the band's second studio album Unit. The single peaked at number 28 in Australia and it also ranked at number 6 on Triple J's Hottest 100 in 1998, with the single's bonus track "I Like Your Old Remix Better Than Your New Remix" being ranked at number 27.
"Shazam!" is a song by Australian alternative rock band Spiderbait that was released on 1 March 1999 as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album, Grand Slam. "Shazam!" peaked at number 44 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and was ranked at number 40 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 1999.
"Plastic" is a song by Australian alternative rock band, Spiderbait and was released in September 1999 as the third single from the band's fourth studio album Grand Slam (1999). "Plastic" peaked at number 84 on the Australian chart and ranked at number 96 on Triple J's Hottest 100 in 1999.
"Saturation" is an alternative rock song performed by Australian band The Superjesus. The song was released in November 1997 as the second single from the band's debut studio album, Sumo (1998). The song peaked at number 42 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.
"Now and Then" is an alternative rock song performed by Australian band The Superjesus. The song was released in March 1998 as the third single from the band's debut studio album, Sumo (1998). The song peaked at number 40 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.
"Happiness " is a song by Australian rock band Regurgitator. The song was released in July 1999 as the lead single from the band's third studio album ...art. The single peaked at number 44 in Australia and 16 in New Zealand. The song ranked at number 62 on Triple J's Hottest 100 in 1999.
