Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, 2009

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2009 All Time Triple J Hottest 100
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Countdown details
Date of countdown7–12 July 2009
Countdown highlights
Winning song Nirvana
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Most entries Dave Grohl
(5 tracks)
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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.

Contents

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 annual Triple J Hottest 100s; 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 countdown was carried out from Tuesday, 7 July 2009 and finishing Sunday, 12 July 2009. The countdown was also 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

#SongArtistCountry of originYearAnnual Hottest 100 positionPrevious Hottest 100 of All Time position/s
1 Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana United States19911 (1991), 1 (1998)
2 Killing in the Name Rage Against the Machine United States19926 (1993)17 (1998)
3 Hallelujah Jeff Buckley United States1994
4 Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division United Kingdom19801 (1989), 1 (1990), 2 (1991), 16 (1998)
5 Paranoid Android Radiohead United Kingdom1997513 (1998)
6 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen United Kingdom197517 (1991), 8 (1998)
7 Last Goodbye Jeff BuckleyUnited States199414 (1995)4 (1998)
8 Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers United States199131 (1998)
9 Everlong Foo Fighters United States199761 (2006)
10 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin United Kingdom197130 (1989), 61 (1990), 30 (1991), 6 (1998)
11 Imagine John Lennon United Kingdom197131 (1989), 66 (1990), 121 (1991)
12 Wonderwall Oasis United Kingdom19951
13 Creep RadioheadUnited Kingdom19922 (1993)5 (1998)
14 Bitter Sweet Symphony The Verve United Kingdom1997499 (1998)
15 Karma Police RadioheadUnited Kingdom1997954 (1998)
16 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd United Kingdom197533 (1989), 35 (1990), 58 (1991), 41 (1998)
17 The Nosebleed Section Hilltop Hoods Australia20039
18 Knights of Cydonia Muse United Kingdom20061 (2007)
19 One Metallica United States198889 (1991), 7 (1998)
20 Seven Nation Army The White Stripes United States20033
21 These Days Powderfinger Australia19981 (1999)
22 Teardrop Massive Attack United Kingdom199823
23 Throw Your Arms Around Me Hunters & Collectors Australia19852 (1989), 2 (1990), 4 (1991), 2 (1998)
24 A Day in the Life The Beatles United Kingdom196769 (1989), 49 (1998)
25 Alive Pearl Jam United States19913 (1998)
26 Thriller Michael Jackson United States1984
27 My Happiness PowderfingerAustralia20001
28 Fake Plastic Trees RadioheadUnited Kingdom1995
29 Where Is My Mind? Pixies United States1988
30 All Along the Watchtower Jimi Hendrix United States196849 (1989), 83 (1990), 61 (1991), 70 (1998)
31 Enter Sandman MetallicaUnited States199160 (1991), 9 (1998)
32 Blue Monday New Order United Kingdom19835 (1989), 5 (1990), 10 (1991), 30 (1998)
33 Tomorrow Silverchair Australia1994559 (1998)
34 Prisoner of Society The Living End Australia19971518 (1998)
35 1979 The Smashing Pumpkins United States19961371 (1998)
36 Into My Arms Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Australia19971884 (1998)
37 Stinkfist Tool United States1996224 (1998)
38 Mr. Brightside The Killers United States200413
39 Better Man Pearl JamUnited States199444 (1995)22 (1998)
40 Come as You Are NirvanaUnited States199176 (1991), 62 (1998)
41 Billie Jean Michael JacksonUnited States1983
42 Banquet Bloc Party United Kingdom2005
43 God Only Knows The Beach Boys United States1966
44 Hey Jude The BeatlesUnited Kingdom1968
45 No One Knows Queens of the Stone Age United States20021
46 Epic Faith No More United States199019 (1998)
47 Betterman The John Butler Trio Australia20015
48 Sabotage Beastie Boys United States19941644 (1998)
49 Sweet Child o' Mine Guns N' Roses United States198827 (1991), 77 (1998)
50 Don't Dream It's Over Crowded House Australia198676 (1998)
51 Bullet with Butterfly Wings The Smashing PumpkinsUnited States1995233 (1998)
52 Berlin Chair You Am I Australia19942361 (1998)
53 Comfortably Numb Pink FloydUnited Kingdom197995 (1990), 73 (1991), 90 (1998)
54 Close to Me The Cure United Kingdom198589 (1998)
55 Like a Rolling Stone Bob Dylan United States1965
56 Lover, You Should've Come Over Jeff BuckleyUnited States199447 (1998)
57 Forty Six & 2 ToolUnited States19973057 (1998)
58 Around the World Daft Punk France1997
59 One Crowded Hour Augie March Australia20061
60 Hurt Johnny Cash United States2003
61 Song 2 Blur United Kingdom1997246 (1998)
62 Closer Nine Inch Nails United States1994214 (1998)
63 Thunderstruck AC/DC Australia1990
64 Blister in the Sun Violent Femmes United States198246 (1989), 41 (1990), 9 (1991), 15 (1998)
65 Born Slippy Underworld United Kingdom199512 (1996)
66 Tiny Dancer Elton John United Kingdom1971
67 Brick Ben Folds Five United States199712 (1998)32 (1998)
68 Dammit (Growing Up) Blink-182 United States1997620 (1998)
69 Grace Jeff BuckleyUnited States199489 (1995)29 (1998)
70 Breathe The Prodigy United Kingdom1996795 (1998)
71 How Soon Is Now? The Smiths United Kingdom19847 (1989), 3 (1990), 6 (1991), 28 (1998)
72 New Slang The Shins United States2001
73 London Calling The Clash United Kingdom197918 (1989), 28 (1990), 97 (1991)
74 Lithium NirvanaUnited States19913 (1991), 45 (1998)
75 Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) Green Day United States199784 (1998)
76 Fools Gold The Stone Roses United Kingdom19896 (1990), 7 (1991), 39 (1998)
77 Hearts a Mess Gotye Australia20068
78 Today The Smashing PumpkinsUnited States199325 (1994)40 (1998)
79 Life on Mars? David Bowie United Kingdom1971
80 Paint It, Black The Rolling Stones United Kingdom1966
81 Common People Pulp United Kingdom199538
82 Chop Suey! System of a Down United States20013
83 Every You Every Me Placebo United Kingdom19995
84 No Woman, No Cry Bob Marley & The Wailers Jamaica1974
85 Bohemian Like You The Dandy Warhols United States200010
86 Come Together The BeatlesUnited Kingdom1969
87 Yellow Coldplay United Kingdom20005
88 Gimme Shelter The Rolling StonesUnited Kingdom1969
89 Bulls on Parade Rage Against the MachineUnited States199646
90 Sex on Fire Kings of Leon United States20081
91 Back in Black AC/DCAustralia1980
92 Skinny Love Bon Iver United States200721 (2008)
93 Unfinished Sympathy Massive AttackUnited Kingdom199164 (1991), 34 (1998)
94 Float On Modest Mouse United States200411
95 Superstition Stevie Wonder United States1972
96 One More Time Daft PunkFrance200061 (2001)
97 Beds Are Burning Midnight Oil Australia1987
98 Kashmir Led ZeppelinUnited Kingdom197563 (1998)
99 Wolf Like Me TV on the Radio United States200663
100 Take Me Out Franz Ferdinand United Kingdom20041

Statistics

Artists with multiple entries

#ArtistTracks
5 Dave Grohl [note 1] 1, 9, 40, 45, 74
4 Jeff Buckley 3, 7, 56, 69
Radiohead 5, 13, 15, 28
John Lennon [note 2] 11, 24, 44, 86
3 Nirvana 1, 40, 74
The Smashing Pumpkins 24, 44, 86
The Beatles 35, 51, 78
2 Rage Against the Machine 2, 89
Peter Hook [note 3] 4, 32
Stephen Morris [note 3] 4, 32
Bernard Sumner [note 3] 4, 32
Led Zeppelin 10, 98
Pink Floyd 16, 53
Metallica 19, 31
Pearl Jam 21, 27
Massive Attack 22, 93
Michael Jackson 26, 41
Tool 37, 57
Daft Punk 58, 96
AC/DC 63, 91
The Rolling Stones 80, 88

Countries represented

CountryCount
United States46
United Kingdom36
Australia16
France2
Jamaica1

Songs by decade

DecadeSong Count
1960s8
1970s11
1980s15
1990s44
2000s22

Records

CD release

Triple J released a compilation disc including 36 of the tracks.

CD 1
  1. Nirvana – "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (#1)
  2. Radiohead – "Paranoid Android" (#5)
  3. Muse – "Knights of Cydonia" (#18)
  4. Hilltop Hoods – "The Nosebleed Section" (#17)
  5. Daft Punk – "Around the World" (#58)
  6. Joy Division – "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (#4)
  7. Oasis – "Wonderwall" (#12)
  8. Faith No More – "Epic" (#46)
  9. The Living End – "Prisoner of Society" (#34)
  10. The John Butler Trio – "Betterman" (#47)
  11. Pixies – "Where Is My Mind?" (#29)
  12. Massive Attack – "Teardrop" (#22)
  13. The Stone Roses – "Fools Gold (#76)
  14. Violent Femmes – "Blister in the Sun" (#64)
  15. The White Stripes – "Seven Nation Army" (#20)
  16. Powderfinger – "These Days" (#21)
  17. David Bowie – "Life on Mars?" (#79)
  18. Augie March – "One Crowded Hour" (#59)
CD 2
  1. Rage Against the Machine – "Killing in the Name" (#2)
  2. Bloc Party – "Banquet" (#42)
  3. New Order – "Blue Monday" (#32)
  4. Queens of the Stone Age – "No One Knows" (#45)
  5. You Am I – "Berlin Chair" (#52)
  6. The Killers – "Mr. Brightside" (#38)
  7. The Shins – "New Slang" (#72)
  8. The Beach Boys – "God Only Knows" (#43)
  9. The Cure – "Close to Me" (#54)
  10. Franz Ferdinand– "Take Me Out" (#100)
  11. The Prodigy – "Breathe" (#70)
  12. Midnight Oil – "Beds Are Burning" (#97)
  13. Gotye – "Hearts a Mess" (#77)
  14. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – "Into My Arms" (#36)
  15. Silverchair – "Tomorrow" (#33)
  16. Pulp – "Common People" (#81)
  17. Hunters & Collectors – "Throw Your Arms Around Me" (#23)
  18. Jeff Buckley – "Hallelujah" (#3)

DVD

  1. Radiohead – "Paranoid Android" (#5)
  2. Rage Against the Machine – "Killing in the Name" (#2)
  3. Muse – "Knights of Cydonia" (#18)
  4. Jeff Buckley – "Hallelujah" (#3)
  5. Joy Division – "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (#4)
  6. Oasis – "Wonderwall" (#12)
  7. Hilltop Hoods – "The Nosebleed Section" (#17)
  8. The White Stripes – "Seven Nation Army" (#20)
  9. Massive Attack – "Teardrop" (#22)
  10. Powderfinger – "My Happiness" (#27)
  11. Hunters & Collectors – "Throw Your Arms Around Me" (#23)
  12. New Order – "Blue Monday" (#32)
  13. The Killers – "Mr. Brightside" (#38)
  14. The Living End – "Prisoner of Society" (#34)
  15. Silverchair – "Tomorrow" (#33)
  16. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – "Into My Arms" (#36)
  17. Bloc Party – "Banquet" (#42)
  18. Faith No More – "Epic" (#46)
  19. You Am I – "Berlin Chair" (#52)
  20. The John Butler Trio – "Betterman" (#47)
  21. The Cure – "Close to Me" (#54)
  22. Augie March – "One Crowded Hour" (#59)
  23. Violent Femmes – "Blister in the Sun" (#64)
  24. Blink-182 – "Dammit (Growing Up)" (#68)
  25. The Prodigy – "Breathe" (#70)
  26. The Stone Roses – "Fools Gold (#76)
  27. The Shins – "New Slang" (#72)
  28. Ben Folds Five – "Brick" (#67)
  29. Gotye – "Hearts a Mess" (#77)
  30. David Bowie – "Life on Mars?" (#79)
  31. Pulp – "Common People" (#81)
  32. The Dandy Warhols – "Bohemian Like You" (#85)
  33. System of a Down – "Chop Suey!" (#82)
  34. Modest Mouse – "Float On" (#94)
  35. Coldplay – "Yellow" (#87)
  36. TV On The Radio – "Wolf Like Me" (#99)
  37. Midnight Oil – "Beds Are Burning" (#97)
  38. Franz Ferdinand– "Take Me Out" (#100)
  39. Radiohead – "Fake Plastic Trees" (#28)

Notes

  1. Three tracks with Nirvana (1, 40, 74), once with the Foo Fighters (9), once with Queens of the Stone Age (45)
  2. Once solo (11), three tracks with The Beatles (35, 51, 78)
  3. 1 2 3 Once with Joy Division (4), once with New Order (32)