Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs

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Countdown details
Date of countdown26 July 2025
Votes cast2,655,826
Countdown highlights
Winning song INXS
"Never Tear Us Apart"
Most entries Bernard Fanning
(4 tracks) [a]
Chronology
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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. [1]

Contents

Background

The Hottest 100 is an annual music poll hosted by national youth radio station Triple J. The countdown has been held since 1989, and compiles the top songs of each year as voted by listeners. Several one-off special countdowns have been announced through the years, including the Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) and of the 2010s (2020). [2] The 2024 Hottest 100 saw American singer Chappell Roan's "Good Luck, Babe!" voted number one, meanwhile the countdown featured the lowest number of Australian musicians in almost 30 years. [3]

The Hottest 100 of Australian Songs was announced on 17 June 2025 as part of Triple J's 50th anniversary celebrations. [4] For a song to be eligible, it must have been released prior to 19 January 2025, and 50 percent of a song's artists must be Australian. Covers recorded for Like a Version were not eligible. [3]

Projections

The day before the countdown, Triple J revealed that one act in the top 20 would be making their Hottest 100 debut. Further, only 30 votes separated the songs ranked numbers 100 and 101. [5] A total of 2,655,826 votes were submitted. [6] Critics were favouring "My Happiness" (2000) by Powderfinger (placed at No. 6), "Back In Black" (1980) by AC/DC (placed at No. 37), "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" (1976) by the Angels (placed at No. 12), and "Khe Sanh" (1978) by Cold Chisel (placed at No. 8) to take out the top spot. [7]

Full list

Bold: Previous Hottest 100 winners
Full list with placing, title, artist(s), year released, and original position shown [8]
#SongArtistYearAnnual Hottest 100 positionPrevious special occasion Hottest 100 position/s [b]
1 Never Tear Us Apart INXS 1987
2 The Nosebleed Section Hilltop Hoods 2003917 (2009), 4 (2013)
3 Untouched The Veronicas 2007
4 Scar Missy Higgins 20042
5 Don't Dream It's Over Crowded House 198676 (1998), 50 (2009)
6 My Happiness Powderfinger 2000127 (2009), 10 (2013)
7 Flame Trees Cold Chisel 1984
8 Khe Sanh Cold Chisel197895 (1989), 94 (1998)
9 How to Make Gravy Paul Kelly 1996
10 Somebody That I Used to Know Gotye featuring Kimbra 201119 (2013), 2 (2020)
11 Sweet Disposition The Temper Trap 200838 (2013)
12 Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again The Angels 1976
13 Thunderstruck AC/DC 199063 (2009)
14 These Days Powderfinger1999121 (2009), 8 (2013)
15 You're the Voice John Farnham 1986
16 Innerbloom Rüfüs Du Sol 20155 (2020)
17 Tomorrow Silverchair 1994559 (1998), 33 (2009), 17 (2013)
18 Beds Are Burning Midnight Oil 198797 (2009)
19 The Less I Know the Better Tame Impala 201541 (2020)
20 Big Jet Plane Angus & Julia Stone 2010181 (2013), 9 (2020)
21 Down Under Men at Work 1981
22 To Her Door Paul Kelly & the Coloured Girls1987
23 Are You Gonna Be My Girl Jet 2003168 (2013)
24 Walking on a Dream Empire of the Sun 20084
25 Throw Your Arms Around Me Hunters & Collectors 19842 (1989), 2 (1990), 4 (1991), 2 (1998), 23 (2009)
26 Never Be Like You Flume featuring Kai 201618 (2020)
27 Can't Get You Out of My Head Kylie Minogue 2001
28 Straight Lines Silverchair2007290 (2013)
29 Under the Milky Way The Church 198814 (1990), 31 (1991)
30 The Horses Daryl Braithwaite 1991
31 Highway to Hell AC/DC1979
32 Torn Natalie Imbruglia 1997
33 One Crowded Hour Augie March 2006159 (2009), 24 (2013)
34 Booster Seat Spacey Jane 20202
35 Great Southern Land Icehouse 1982
36 Treaty (Radio Mix) Yothu Yindi 199183 (1991)
37 Back in Black AC/DC198091 (2009)
38 Better Be Home Soon Crowded House1988
39 Reckless Australian Crawl 1983
40 Covered in Chrome Violent Soho 2013144 (2020)
41 Prisoner of Society The Living End 19971518 (1998), 34 (2009), 20 (2013)
42 Magnolia Gang of Youths 2015216 (2020)
43 Joker & the Thief Wolfmother 2005972 (2013)
44 Into My Arms Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 19971884 (1998), 36 (2009), 46 (2013)
45 Eagle Rock Daddy Cool 197190 (1989)
46 Shooting Stars Bag Raiders 200918
47 Solid Rock Goanna 1982
48 Riptide Vance Joy 2013113 (2020)
49 It's Nice to Be Alive Ball Park Music 20113117 (2020)
50 Holy Grail Hunters & Collectors19935468 (1998)
51 Brother Matt Corby 2011342 (2013), 10 (2020)
52 The Special Two Missy Higgins200531
53 Better in Blak Thelma Plum 20199
54 I Touch Myself Divinyls 1990
55 My People The Presets 20071877 (2013)
56 Working Class Man Jimmy Barnes 1985
57 Wish You Well Bernard Fanning 20051
58 Frontier Psychiatrist The Avalanches 2000627 (2013)
59 Need You Tonight INXS1987
60 Let Me Down Easy Gang of Youths2017219 (2020)
61 Talk Is Cheap Chet Faker 2014111 (2020)
62 Australia Street Sticky Fingers 20137015 (2020)
63 I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green) Redgum 1983
64 Cosby Sweater Hilltop Hoods2014320 (2020)
65 Confidence Ocean Alley 2018135 (2020)
66 Power and the Passion Midnight Oil198288 (1989)
67 ! (The Song Formerly Known As) Regurgitator 1998670 (2013)
68 Chemical Heart Grinspoon 2002263 (2013)
69 Weather with You Crowded House1992
70 (Baby I've Got You) On My Mind Powderfinger20034
71 Jimmy Recard Drapht 200810
72 Freak Silverchair19971378 (2013)
73 1955 Hilltop Hoods featuring Montaigne and Tom Thum 2016436 (2020)
74 London Still The Waifs 20023
75 The Unguarded Moment The Church198142 (1989), 57 (1990), 70 (1991)
76 4ever The Veronicas2005
77 Weir Killing Heidi 19992
78 Black Fingernails, Red Wine Eskimo Joe 20062
79 Hello The Cat Empire 2003696 (2013)
80 We Are the People Empire of the Sun200868
81 Berlin Chair You Am I 199323 (1994)61 (1998), 52 (2009), 66 (2013)
82 High Peking Duk featuring Nicole Millar 2014232 (2020)
83 Cigarettes Will Kill You Ben Lee 1998295 (2013)
84 Streets of Your Town The Go-Betweens 1988
85 Delete DMA's 20144821 (2020)
86 Hearts a Mess Gotye2006877 (2009), 12 (2013)
87 The Deepest Sighs, the Frankest Shadows Gang of Youths2017552 (2020)
88 Chateau Angus & Julia Stone2017343 (2020)
89 Hertz Amyl and the Sniffers 202128
90 Black Betty Spiderbait 20045
91 No Aphrodisiac The Whitlams 1997136 (1998), 58 (2013)
92 Electric Blue Icehouse1987
93 Since I Left You The Avalanches20008 (2001)
94 Clair de Lune Flight Facilities featuring Christine Hoberg 20121725 (2020)
95 Calypso Spiderbait199623 (1997)
96 Evie Stevie Wright 1974
97 I Want You Savage Garden 1996
98 Red Right Hand Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds199496 (1998)
99 Blue Sky Mine Midnight Oil1990
100 Better The Screaming Jets 1991

#101–200

#Song [10] ArtistYearAnnual Hottest 100 positionPrevious special occasion Hottest 100 position/s
101 Spinning Around Kylie Minogue 2000
102 Chandelier Sia 2014953 (2020)
103 Just Ace Grinspoon 199718 (1998)88 (1998)
104 Catch My Disease Ben Lee 20052
105 Buy Me a Pony Spiderbait 1996186 (1998), 62 (2013)
106Carrion Parkway Drive 2007
107 Truly Madly Deeply Savage Garden 1997
108 Lanterns Birds of Tokyo 201322
109Blood The Middle East 200964
110 Better Days Pete Murray 2005
111 Feeding the Family Spacey Jane 2017
112 Amazing Alex Lloyd 20011
113 What's My Scene? Hoodoo Gurus 1987
114 To the Moon and Back Savage Garden1996
115 In the Summertime Thirsty Merc 2004
116 Island Home Christine Anu 199547
117 Crave You Flight Facilities featuring Giselle 20101939 (2020)
118 Wide Open Road The Triffids 198668 (1989), 49 (1990), 52 (1991)
119 Boys in Town Divinyls 1981
120Monsters Something for Kate 2001288 (2013)
121Knees Ocean Alley 201810
122 Took the Children Away Archie Roach 1990
123 Southern Sun Boy & Bear 201341
124 (I'm) Stranded The Saints 197651 (1989)
125 The Worst Person Alive G Flip 20232
126 Forever Young Youth Group 200621
127 Leaving Home Jebediah 19971050 (1998), 98 (2013)
128 Blow Up the Pokies The Whitlams 1999
129 What About Me Shannon Noll 2004
130 Elephant Tame Impala 2012766 (2020)
131 Smoko The Chats 2017
132 Plans Birds of Tokyo20104
133 Robbery Lime Cordiale 20197
134 Steer Missy Higgins 200753
135 Hoops The Rubens 2015146 (2020)
136 This Boy's in Love The Presets 20088
137 Fader The Temper Trap 200921
138 Zebra John Butler Trio 20038
139 New Sensation INXS 1987
140 Adore Amy Shark 2016251 (2020)
141 Harpoon Jebediah19977 (1998)91 (2013)
142 Absolutely Everybody Vanessa Amorosi 1999
143 Pleasure and Pain Divinyls1985
144 The Honeymoon Is Over The Cruel Sea 19939
145 Lots of Nothing Spacey Jane20213
146 Parlez Vous Francais? Art vs. Science 20092
147 Strawberry Kisses Nikki Webster 2001
148Rum Rage Sticky Fingers 201433 (2020)
149 Charlie Mallrat 2019379 (2020)
150 Addicted Bliss n Eso 201023
151 Broken Leg Bluejuice 20095
152 Slow Mover Angie McMahon 201733
153 Where the City Meets the Sea The Getaway Plan 200859
154 Come On Mess Me Up Cub Sport 20162481 (2020)
155Pittsburgh The Amity Affliction 201422
156 Is This How You Feel? The Preatures 2013994 (2020)
157 Before Too Long Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls1986
158 Saving Up Dom Dolla 20233
159 Rush Troye Sivan 20238
160 Alone with You Sunnyboys 198156 (1989)
161 From the Sea Eskimo Joe 20043
162 UFO Sneaky Sound System 2006
163 This Heart Attack Faker 20075
164 Chains Tina Arena 1994
165U Should Not Be Doing That Amyl and the Sniffers 202434
166 You Were Right Rüfüs Du Sol 201512
167 Songbird Bernard Fanning 200514
168 She Only Loves Me When I'm There Ball Park Music 201419
169 January 26 A.B. Original featuring Dan Sultan 201616
170Never Had So Much Fun Frenzal Rhomb 199926
171Oysters in My Pocket Royel Otis 2022
172 Breathe Me Sia200487
173 Exactly How You Are Ball Park Music201718
174 Mascara Killing Heidi 199914
175 Confide in Me Kylie Minogue199430
176 Say Nothing Flume featuring May-a 20221
177Follow the Sun Xavier Rudd 201244
178Better ThanJohn Butler Trio20074
179 Where the Wild Roses Grow Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds featuring Kylie Minogue19958
180 Hopelessly Devoted to You Olivia Newton-John 1978
181 Dinosaurs Ruby Fields 2018984 (2020)
182 Edge of Town Middle Kids 2016
183Yellow MellowOcean Alley2013
184 Losing It Fisher 2018295 (2020)
185 No Secrets The Angels 1980
186 I Am Woman Helen Reddy 1972
187 Greg! The Stop Sign!! TISM 199510
188 Feeding Line Boy & Bear20114
189 Rushing Back Flume featuring Vera Blue 20192
190 Borderline Tame Impala201918
191 Live It Up Mental As Anything 1985
192Gold SnafuSticky Fingers20142058 (2020)
193 So Beautiful Pete Murray 2003
194 Don't Change INXS1982
195 Cattle and Cane The Go-Betweens 198311 (1989), 27 (1990), 96 (1991)
196Hot Potato The Wiggles 1994
197 Blackfella/Whitefella Warumpi Band 1985
198 Jungle Tash Sultana 2016349 (2020)
199 Caught in the Crowd Kate Miller-Heidke 2008
200The Festival Song Pez featuring 360 and Hailey Cramer 20087

Statistics

Artists with multiple entries

A maximum of three songs from each artist were included in the official voting shortlist.

#ArtistEntries
4 Bernard Fanning [a] 6, 14, 57, 70
3 Hilltop Hoods 2, 64, 73
Crowded House 5, 38, 69
Powderfinger 6, 14, 70
Jimmy Barnes [c] 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

Songs by decade

DecadeNumber of songs
1970s5
1980s21
1990s23
2000s27
2010s22
2020s2

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Three with Powderfinger (6, 14, 70), one solo (57)
  2. ↑ Initially, songs from any year were eligible for Hottest 100 voting. From 1993, only songs from the previous year were eligible. Hence, some songs released before 1993 placed in some all-time countdowns. [9]
  3. ↑ Two with Cold Chisel (7, 8), one solo (56)

References

  1. ↑ Condon, Dan (26 July 2025). "Want to know who placed 200-101 in the Hottest 100 of Australian songs?". Double J. Archived from the original on 27 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Condon, Dan; Newstead, Al (17 June 2025). "Triple J's Hottest 100 of Australian songs is a rare countdown in good company". ABC News . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 4 July 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 Jenke, Tyler (16 June 2025). "Triple J Announces New 'Hottest 100 of Australian Songs' Poll". Billboard . Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Varvaris, Mary (17 June 2025). "Triple J Announces Special Hottest 100 of Australian Songs". The Music . Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "A sneak peak at triple j's Hottest 100 Australian Songs". RadioInfo Australia. 25 July 2025. Archived from the original on 29 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Perry, Kevin (25 July 2025). "Triple J's Hottest 100 of Australian Songs: Countdown set to ignite the nation this Saturday". TV Blackbox. Archived from the original on 29 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  7. ↑ Clarke, Tom W. (23 July 2025). "What should win Triple J's Hottest 100 of Australian Songs? The choice is obvious" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Archived from the original on 23 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Veress, Ben (26 July 2025). "Triple J Hottest 100 Australian Songs Winners – Live Updates". Blunt Magazine . Archived from the original on 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "History". 11 November 2017. Hottest 100 Archive. Archived from the original on 10 June 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025– via www.abc.net.au.
  10. ↑ "The Hottest 200 of Australian Songs — live list". Double J. 28 July 2025. Archived from the original on 28 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025– via Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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