Triple J Hottest 100, 2008

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2008 Triple J Hottest 100
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Countdown details
Date of countdown26 January 2009
Countdown highlights
Winning song Kings of Leon
"Sex on Fire"
Most entriesKings of Leon
Nick Littlemore
Vampire Weekend
(4 tracks)
Chronology
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(Of All Time)

The 2008 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on January 26, 2009. It was the sixteenth countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by the listeners of Australian radio station, Triple J.

Contents

2008 was also the first year of the countdown where Triple J made public the full list of songs that did not make the list proper. Coined as the "Hottest 200", the list was released online the day after the main countdown. [1]

Voting commenced on Boxing Day, 26 December 2008, and closed on 18 January 2009. [2] The second half of the countdown was broadcast live from Parramatta Park in New South Wales, with live crosses to the Big Day Out, held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria. [3]

Over 800,000 votes were received, a record number at the time. [4]

Full list

Note: Australian artists
#SongArtistCountry of origin
1 Sex on Fire Kings of Leon United States
2 Electric Feel MGMT United States
3 Use Somebody Kings of LeonUnited States
4 Walking on a Dream Empire of the Sun Australia
5 Kids MGMTUnited States
6 Talk Like That The Presets Australia
7The Festival Song Pez featuring 360 & Hailey Cramer Australia
8 This Boy's in Love The PresetsAustralia
9 That's Not My Name The Ting Tings United Kingdom
10 Jimmy Recard Drapht Australia
11 My Delirium Ladyhawke New Zealand
12 Embrace Pnau featuring LadyhawkeAustralia/New Zealand
13The King Is Dead The Herd Australia
14 No Sex for Ben The Rapture United States
15 Lights & Music Cut Copy Australia
16 You Don't Know Me Ben Folds featuring Regina Spektor United States
17 Dance wiv Me Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris &Chrome United Kingdom
18 Time to Pretend MGMTUnited States
19 Business Time Flight of the Conchords New Zealand
20Broken Bones Birds of Tokyo Australia
21 Skinny Love Bon Iver United States
22SilhouetticBirds of TokyoAustralia
23 White Noise The Living End Australia
24CloserKings of LeonUnited States
25 Never Miss a Beat Kaiser Chiefs United Kingdom
26 Paris Is Burning LadyhawkeNew Zealand
27The Lighthouse Song Josh Pyke Australia
28 That Beep Architecture in Helsinki Australia
29Make You HappyJosh PykeAustralia
30 Oxford Comma Vampire Weekend United States
31Bird of Feather Cog Australia
32 A-Punk Vampire WeekendUnited States
33 Always Where I Need to Be The Kooks United Kingdom
34Burn Bridges The Grates Australia
35 Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Australia
36 I Will Possess Your Heart Death Cab for Cutie United States
37 I Said I'm Sorry British India Australia
38 Something Is Not Right with Me Cold War Kids United States
39 I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked Ida Maria Norway
40Eye of the Storm Bliss n Eso Australia
41I Will Never Love You More Soko France
42 Jungle Drum Emilíana Torrini Iceland
43 Ghosts Laura Marling United Kingdom
44Flippers Art vs. Science Australia
45Ice Cream (Triple J live acoustic version) Muscles Australia
46 The Fear Lily Allen United Kingdom
47Coca-Cola Little Red Australia
48 Stay with Me Bright Eyes Something with Numbers Australia
49 Young Love Mystery Jets featuring Laura MarlingUnited Kingdom
50Breakout Ash Grunwald Australia
51Wild Eyed BoyBirds of TokyoAustralia
52 Human The Killers United States
53Window and the Watcher The Butterfly Effect Australia
54 Baby PnauAustralia
55Your Party Ween United States
56 Yippiyo-Ay The PresetsAustralia
57 L.E.S. Artistes Santogold United States
58 Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa Vampire WeekendUnited States
59 Where the City Meets the Sea The Getaway Plan Australia
60The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)Flight of the ConchordsNew Zealand
61 The Sea is Rising Bliss n EsoAustralia
62Sleepwalking Faker Australia
632020The HerdAustralia
64 Dawn of the Dead Does It Offend You, Yeah? United Kingdom
65 White Winter Hymnal Fleet Foxes United States
66Farewell Rocketship Children Collide Australia
67 Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros Flight of the ConchordsNew Zealand
68 We Are the People Empire of the SunAustralia
69 Ready for the Floor Hot Chip United Kingdom
70 Crawl Kings of LeonUnited States
71One (Blake's Got a New Face)Vampire WeekendUnited States
72 No One's Gonna Love You Band of Horses United States
73 Spaceman The KillersUnited States
74 I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You Black Kids United States
75 Half Full Glass of Wine Tame Impala Australia
76Polka Yves Klein Blue Australia
77FallingDraphtAustralia
78 Shut Up and Let Me Go The Ting TingsUnited Kingdom
79 Jealousy Sparkadia Australia
80Aw YeahThe GratesAustralia
81 Pork and Beans Weezer United States
82 Ulysses Franz Ferdinand United Kingdom
83Carve Your NameThe GratesAustralia
84 Re-Education (Through Labor) Rise Against United States
85 1981 Gyroscope Australia
86Beautiful Ugly Muph & Plutonic Australia
87 Another Way to Die Jack White and Alicia Keys United States
88 The Day That Never Comes Metallica United States
89 Love Lockdown Kanye West United States
90 Fuck You Lily AllenUnited Kingdom
91 Neopolitan Dreams Lisa Mitchell Australia
92 Propane Nightmares Pendulum Australia
93 Gobbledigook Sigur Rós Iceland
94Woodstock 2008Bliss n EsoAustralia
95 Wearing My Rolex Wiley United Kingdom
96 Flex (Dave Spoon Reflex)Dizzee RascalUnited Kingdom
97Are You Interested?CogAustralia
98I Like It, I Love It Lyrics Born United States
99Don't Worry About Nothin'Muph & PlutonicAustralia
100 It's A War Dukes of Windsor Australia

#101–#200 List

For the first time since the 1991 countdown, on 27 January 2009, Richard Kingsmill published the #101–#200 list on his blog. [5]

#SongArtistCountry of Origin
101All Alone Jackson Jackson Australia
102 Sweet Disposition The Temper Trap Australia
103Everyone's At It Lily Allen United Kingdom
104 Social Currency Children Collide Australia
105Inner City Pressure Flight of the Conchords New Zealand
106 Wannabe in L.A. Eagles of Death Metal United States
107Computer Love TZU Australia
108Pennnywhistle Augie March Australia
109Changes Van She Australia
110 Mercury Bloc Party United Kingdom
111Too Much To Do Sparkadia Australia
112HaloBloc PartyUnited Kingdom
113Weekend Wars MGMT United States
114More News From Nowhere Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Australia
115Rainbow Kraut The John Steel Singers Australia
116 Revelry Kings of Leon United States
117 Great DJ The Ting Tings United Kingdom
118 Nine in the Afternoon Panic! at the Disco United States
119 Det snurrar i min skalle Familjen Sweden
120Leeds United Amanda Palmer United States
121 Dusk Till Dawn Ladyhawke New Zealand
122 Next in Line Dead Letter Circus Australia
123 Happiness Goldfrapp United Kingdom
124Gamma Ray Beck United States
125 Discipline Nine Inch Nails United States
126 Invaders Must Die The Prodigy United Kingdom
127 Talons Bloc PartyUnited Kingdom
128 Night Reconnaissance The Dresden Dolls United States
129 We Walk The Ting TingsUnited Kingdom
130 Golden Age TV on the Radio United States
131Lost in the Post The Wombats United Kingdom
132 Pumpkin Soup Kate Nash United Kingdom
133Let Me See You Girl Talk United States
134 Daddy's Gone Glasvegas United Kingdom
135Smash the Piñata Mammal Australia
136Happy In My Hoody Bliss n Eso featuring Hyjak & Phrase Australia
137Skeleton DanceChildren CollideAustralia
138Kicking & Screaming The Presets Australia
139 Backfire at the Disco The WombatsUnited Kingdom
140ReactionDead Letter CircusAustralia
141Cult Romance Tom Ugly Australia
142 Big Jumps Emilíana Torrini Iceland
143Desire Be, Desire Go Tame Impala Australia
144Black Sally Funkoars featuring Maurice GreerAustralia
145 If I Know You The PresetsAustralia
146 Little Bit Lykke Li Sweden
147M79 Vampire Weekend United States
148Your Call Hermitude featuring Urthboy & Elana Stone Australia
149Out There on the Ice Cut Copy Australia
150ClockworkPhraseAustralia
151Final Conversation The Butterfly Effect Australia
152Far AwayCut CopyAustralia
153Hiroshima (B-B-B-Benny Hit His Head) Ben Folds United States
154How Do We Know? The Living End Australia
155White Witch Birds of Tokyo Australia
156ManhattanKings of LeonUnited States
157Dark Shades of Blue Xavier Rudd Australia
158 Two Doors Down Mystery Jets United Kingdom
159The YouthMGMTUnited States
160The Devil Called Me A Liar Ash Grunwald Australia
161 Kids (Like a Version) The Kooks United Kingdom
162 Many Shades of Black The Raconteurs United States
163Say Your Last Goodbye Cog Australia
164He Doesn't Know Why Fleet Foxes United States
165 Violet Hill Coldplay United Kingdom
166Which Way to Go Eddy Current Suppression Ring Australia
167 Lucid Dreams Franz Ferdinand United Kingdom
168Colour Day Tours Trial Kennedy Australia
169 He's a Rocker The Vines Australia
170This Dance is Loaded British India Australia
171 5 Years Time Noah and the Whale United Kingdom
172BowieFlight of the ConchordsNew Zealand
173 Mouthwash Kate NashUnited Kingdom
174Milk Eyes The Grates Australia
175 Shadows The Getaway Plan Australia
176The Love Me or Die C. W. Stoneking Australia
177You Will Die and I Will Take OverBritish IndiaAustralia
178Got to DoTZUAustralia
179 Strange Times The Black Keys United States
180Ode to LRC Band of Horses United States
181I Want YouKings of LeonUnited States
182Turbo Love Bag Raiders Australia
183StrangersVan SheAustralia
184Fussy End of Fashion Australia
185It's Alright Little Red Australia
186Polite Dance Song The Bird and the Bee United States
187Zug Zug The Herd Australia
188I'm Good, I'm GoneLykke LiSweden
189In StepGirl TalkUnited States
190 Half Mast Empire of the Sun Australia
191 Geraldine GlasvegasUnited Kingdom
192 Lights Out Santigold United States
193Moment of Truth Blue King Brown Australia
194 Something Good 08 (Van She Tech Mix) Utah Saints United Kingdom/Australia
195 Mistress Mabel The Fratellis United Kingdom
196All in on One Gyroscope Australia
197Strength in Numbers The Music United Kingdom
198In These HandsThe Butterfly EffectAustralia
199Ladies of the WorldFlight of the ConchordsNew Zealand
200Awkward Orchid Orchid The Boat People Australia

Statistics

Artists with multiple entries

#ArtistTracks
4 Kings of Leon 1, 3, 24, 70
Nick Littlemore [nb 1] 4, 12, 54, 68
Vampire Weekend 30, 32, 58, 71
3 MGMT 2, 5, 18
The Presets 6, 8, 56
Ladyhawke [nb 2] 11, 12, 26
Flight of the Conchords 19, 60, 67
Birds of Tokyo 20, 22, 51
Lily Allen [nb 3] 25, 46, 90
The Grates 34, 80, 83
Bliss n Eso 40, 61, 94
2 Empire of the Sun 4, 68
The Ting Tings 9, 78
Drapht 10, 77
Pnau 12, 54
Dizzie Rascal 17, 96
The Herd 13, 63
Cog 31, 97
Josh Pyke 27, 29
Laura Marling [nb 4] 43, 49
The Killers 52, 73
Muph and Plutonic 86, 99

Countries represented

Country#
Australia48
United States29
United kingdom14
New Zealand6
Iceland2
France1
Norway1

Records

2008 Triple J Album Poll

Bold indicates winner of the Hottest 100. The Presets won the J Award for Apocalypso .

#ArtistAlbumCountry of OriginTracks in the Hottest 100
1 Kings of Leon Only by the Night [6] United States1, 3, 24, 70
2 The Presets Apocalypso Australia6, 8, 56 (18 in 2007)
3 MGMT Oracular Spectacular United States2, 5, 18
4 Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend United States30, 32, 58, 71
5 Birds of Tokyo Universes Australia20, 22, 51
6 Cut Copy In Ghost Colours Australia15 (39 in 2007)
7 Bloc Party Intimacy United KingdomDNC (110, 112, 127 in Hottest 200)
8 The Grates Teeth Lost, Hearts Won Australia34, 80, 83
9 Empire of the Sun Walking on a Dream Australia4, 68
10 Josh Pyke Chimney's Afire Australia27, 29

CD release

Triple J's Hottest 100 Volume 16 is the compilation featuring the best of the Top 100 voted tracks on two CDs. It went on sale on 6 March 2009.

CD 1
  1. Kings of Leon – "Sex On Fire" (#1)
  2. MGMT – "Kids" (#5)
  3. Empire of the Sun – "Walking On A Dream" (#4)
  4. The Presets – "Talk Like That" (#6)
  5. The Living End – "White Noise" (#23)
  6. Kaiser Chiefs – "Never Miss A Beat" (#25)
  7. Emiliana Torrini – "Jungle Drum" (#42)
  8. Drapht – "Jimmy Recard" (#10)
  9. Cut Copy – Lights & Music (#15)
  10. Bon Iver – "Skinny Love" (#21)
  11. Mystery Jets feat. Laura Marling – "Young Love" (#49)
  12. Ladyhawke – "My Delirium" (#11)
  13. Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris and Chrome – "Dance Wiv Me" (#17)
  14. Cold War Kids – "Something Is Not Right With Me" (#38)
  15. Ida Maria – "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked" (#39)
  16. Art vs. Science – "Flippers" (#44)
  17. Little Red – "Coca-Cola" (#47)
  18. Bliss n Eso – "Eye of the Storm" (#40)
  19. Sigur Rós – "Gobbledigook" (#93)
  20. Soko – "I Will Never Love You More" (#41)
  21. Santigold – "L.E.S. Artistes" (#57)
  22. Children Collide – "Farewell Rocketship" (#66)
  23. Cog – "Bird of Feather" (#31)
CD 2
  1. The Ting Tings – "That's Not My Name" (#9)
  2. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" (#35)
  3. Birds of Tokyo – "Broken Bones" (#20)
  4. Architecture In Helsinki – "That Beep" (#28)
  5. Vampire Weekend – "Oxford Comma" (#30)
  6. Death Cab forCutie – "I Will Possess Your Heart" (#36)
  7. Pnau feat. Ladyhawke – "Embrace" (#12)
  8. Does It Offend You, Yeah – "Dawn of the Dead" (#64)
  9. The Getaway Plan – "Where the City Meets the Sea" (#59)
  10. The Grates – "Burn Bridges" (#34)
  11. Josh Pyke – "The Lighthouse Song" (#27)
  12. Pez feat. 360 & Hailey Cramer – "The Festival Song" (#7)
  13. Tame Impala – "Half Full Glass of Wine" (#75)
  14. British India – "I Said I'm Sorry" (#37)
  15. Lily Allen – "The Fear" (#46)
  16. Pendulum – "Propane Nightmares" (#92)
  17. Ash Grunwald – "Breakout" (#50)
  18. The Herd – "The King Is Dead" (#13)
  19. Laura Marling – "Ghosts" (#43)
  20. The Butterfly Effect – "Window and the Watcher" (#53)
  21. Something With Numbers – "Stay With Me Bright Eyes" (#48)

DVD Release

The 2008 Hottest 100 DVD compilation was released on 10 April 2009.

  1. Kings of Leon – "Sex On Fire" (#1)
  2. MGMT – "Electric Feel" (#2)
  3. Empire of the Sun – "Walking On A Dream" (#4)
  4. The Presets – "Talk Like That" (#6)
  5. The Ting Tings – "That's Not My Name" (#9)
  6. Kaiser Chiefs – "Never Miss A Beat" (#25)
  7. Birds of Tokyo – "Broken Bones" (#20)
  8. Drapht – "Jimmy Recard" (#10)
  9. Ladyhawke – "My Delirium" (#11)
  10. Cut Copy – "Lights & Music" (#15)
  11. The Herd – "The King Is Dead" (#13)
  12. Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris and Chrome – "Dance Wiv Me" (#17)
  13. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" (#35)
  14. The Living End – "White Noise" (#23)
  15. Josh Pyke – "The Lighthouse Song" (#27)
  16. Lily Allen – "The Fear" (#46)
  17. Architecture In Helsinki – "That Beep" (#28)
  18. Vampire Weekend – "Oxford Comma" (#30)
  19. The Kooks – "Always Where I Need to Be" (#33)
  20. Cog – "Bird of Feather" (#31)
  21. The Grates – "Burn Bridges" (#34)
  22. PNAU feat. Ladyhawke – "Embrace" (#12)
  23. Does It Offend You, Yeah – "Dawn of the Dead" (#64)
  24. British India – "I Said I'm Sorry" (#37)
  25. Cold War Kids – "Something Is Not Right With Me" (#38)
  26. Ida Maria – "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked" (#39)
  27. Emiliana Torrini – "Jungle Drum" (#42)
  28. Little Red – "Coca-Cola" (#47)
  29. Something With Numbers – "Stay With Me Bright Eyes" (#48)
  30. Laura Marling – "Ghosts" (#43)
  31. Pez feat. 360 & Hailey Cramer – "The Festival Song" (#7)
  32. Mystery Jets feat. Laura Marling – "Young Love" (#49)
  33. Ash Grunwald – "Breakout" (#50)
  34. The Butterfly Effect – "Window and the Watcher" (#53)
  35. The Getaway Plan – "Where the City Meets the Sea" (#59)
  36. Santigold – "L.E.S. Artistes" (#57)
  37. Bliss n Eso – "The Sea is Rising" (#61)
  38. Hot Chip – Ready for the Floor (#69)
  39. Death Cab forCutie – "I Will Possess Your Heart" (#36)
  40. Faker – "Sleepwalking" (#62)
  41. Black Kids – "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" (#74)
  42. Tame Impala – "Half Full Glass of Wine" (#75)

Notes

  1. ↑ Twice with Empire of the Sun (4, 68) and twice with Pnau (12, 54).
  2. ↑ Twice solo (11, 26) and once with Pnau (12)
  3. ↑ Twice solo (46, 90) and once with the Kaiser Chiefs (25)
  4. ↑ Once solo (43) and once with Mystery Jets (49)

References

  1. ↑ "Revisiting triple j's Hottest 100s of years gone by: 2008". Tone Deaf. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Triple J Voting". ABC. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  3. ↑ "Triple J Countdown". ABC. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  4. ↑ "The Presets shine in Hottest 100". The West Australian. 27 January 2009. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
  5. ↑ "triple j : New music with Richard Kingsmill". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 29 January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Album Poll Archive". Australian Broadcasting Corporation .
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