Triple J Hottest 100, 1991

Triple J Hottest 100 (1991)

Company type	Annual music poll
Industry	Music broadcasting
Founded	1989
Headquarters	Sydney , Australia
Area served	Australia
Owner	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Website	https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/

The 1991 Triple J Hottest 100 marked the third iteration of the annual survey identifying the most favored tracks as voted by listeners of the Australian radio broadcaster Triple J. This year was notable for being the final instance where voters could select songs from any release year.

No voting event took place in 1992. Beginning with the 1993 countdown, eligibility was confined exclusively to songs released within that calendar year. Additionally, special "Hottest 100 of All Time" polls, which permitted selections from any year, were held in 1998 and 2009.

This edition also saw the debut of a publicly disclosed ranking extending from #101 to #200. This extended list remained accessible on Triple J’s website until late 2004. Interestingly, an audio recording from 1991 captures a presenter humorously playing Michael Jackson's "Black or White" as the top-ranked song before clarifying it actually placed at #113 (officially #112). From the 2008 countdown onwards, Triple J consistently published rankings for positions #101 through #200.

Full list

Note: Denotes Australian artists

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#	Song	Artist	Country of Origin	Year Released	Prior Hottest 100 of All Time Rankings
1	Smells Like Teen Spirit	Nirvana	United States	1991
2	Love Will Tear Us Apart	Joy Division	United Kingdom	1979	1 (1989), 1 (1990)
3	Lithium	Nirvana	United States	1991
4	Throw Your Arms Around Me	Hunters & Collectors	Australia	1985	2 (1989), 2 (1990)
5	Tomorrow Wendy	Andy Prieboy	United States	1990
6	How Soon Is Now?	The Smiths	United Kingdom	1984	7 (1989), 3 (1990)
7	Fools Gold	The Stone Roses	United Kingdom	1989	6 (1990)
8	A Forest	The Cure	United Kingdom	1980	10 (1989), 11 (1990)
9	Blister in the Sun	Violent Femmes	United States	1982	46 (1989), 41 (1990)
10	Blue Monday	New Order	United Kingdom	1983	5 (1989), 5 (1990)
99	Deanna	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds	Australia	1988	70 (1989),60 (1990)
100	Cream	Prince	United States	1991

#101-#200 list

122 | Riders on the Storm | The Doors | United States |1971 |86(1989) | 123 | Say Goodbye | Hunters & Collectors | Australia |1986 |97(1989),71(1990) | 124 | You Can't Always Get What You Want | The Rolling Stones | United Kingdom |1969 | 125 | Planet of Sound | Pixies | United States |1991 | 126 | A New England | Billy Bragg | United Kingdom |1983 | 127 | Atmosphere | Joy Division | United Kingdom |1980 |84(1990) | 128 | Rise | Public Image Ltd | United Kingdom |1986 | 129 | Should I Stay or Should I Go | The Clash | United Kingdom |1982 | 130 | Teen Age Riot | Sonic Youth | United States |1988 |89(1990) | 131 | More | The Sisters of Mercy | United Kingdom |1990 | 132|||Kiss|||Prince|||United States|||1986|||34(1989),39(1990) 133 | Suedehead | Morrissey | United Kingdom |1988 | 134 | Unfamiliar | Ride | United Kingdom |1991 | 135 | Peace Frog | The Doors | United States |1970 | 136 | Wise Up! Sucker | Pop Will Eat Itself | United Kingdom |1989 |70(1990)| 137 | Real Real Real | Jesus Jones | United Kingdom |1990 | 138|||Gett Off|||Prince|||United States|||1991|| 139|||Fields of Joy|||Lenny Kravitz|||United States|||1991|| 140|||Like a Daydream|||Ride|||United Kingdom|||1990|| 141|||Just Can't Get Enough|||Depeche Mode|||United Kingdom|||1981|||100(1990)| 142|||Mysterious Ways|||U2|||Ireland|||1991|| 143|||Power and the Passion|||Midnight Oil|||Australia|||1982|||88(1989)| 144|||Pride (In the Name of Love)||U2|||Ireland|||1984|| 145|||Golden Brown|||The Stranglers|||United Kingdom|||1981|||82(1989)| 146|||Temptation|||New Order|||United Kingdom|||1982|||65(1990)| 147|||Everybody Moves|||Died Pretty|||Australia|||1989|||47(1990)| 148|"Love Rears Its Ugly Head"|"Living Colour"|"United States"|"1990"| 149|"Sign o' the Times"|Prince|"United States"|"1987"|"37(1989),37(1990)"| 150|"Ana Ng"|They Might Be Giants|"United States"|"1988"| 151|"Souleater"|The Clouds|"Australia"|"1991"| 152|"There's No Other Way"|Blur|"United Kingdom"|"1991"| 153|"Caught In My Shadow"|The Wonder Stuff|"United Kingdom"|"1991"| 154|"I Want You"|Elvis Costello|"United Kingdom"|"1986"|"58(1989),73(1990)"| 155|"You Could Be Mine"|Guns N' Roses|"United States"|"1991"| 156|"Psycho Killer"|Talking Heads|"United Kingdom"|"1977"|"32(1989)"| 157|"Rock the Casbah"|The Clash|"United Kingdom"|"1982"| 158|"Fight the Power"|Public Enemy|"United States"|"1989"|"29(1990)"| 159|"Enjoy the Silence"|Depeche Mode|"United Kingdom"|"1990"| 160|"Circlesquare"|The Wonder Stuff|"United Kingdom"|"1990"| 161|"Wicked Game"|Chris Isaak|"United States"|"1989"| 162|"Heroes"|"David Bowie"|"United Kingdom"|"1977"|"39(1989),50(1990)"| 163|"People Are Strange"|The Doors|"United States"|"1967"| 164|"Wild Flower"|The Cult|"United Kingdom"|"1987"| 165|"Nothing Compares 2 U"|Sinéad O'Connor|"Ireland"|"1990"|"69(1990)"| 166|"She Talks to Angels"|The Black Crowes|"United States"|"1990"| 167|"Going Underground"|The Jam|"United Kingdom"|"1980"|"75(1989)"| 168|"Bela Lugosi's Dead"|Bauhaus|"United Kingdom"|"1979"| 169|"When Doves Cry"|Prince|"United States"|"1984"| 170|'Into the Groove'|'Madonna'|'United States'|'1985'|'80(1990)'| 171|'God Is a Bullet'|'Concrete Blonde'|'United States'|'1989'|'76(1990)'| 172|'Head On'|'The Jesus and Mary Chain'|'United Kingdom'|'1989'| 173|'I Wanna Be Adored'|'The Stone Roses'|'United Kingdom'|'1989'| 174|'Suck My Kiss'|'Red Hot Chili Peppers'|'United States'|'1991'| 175|'Bye Bye Pride'|'The Go-Betweens'|'Australia'|'1987'|'89(1989),85(1990)'| 176|'Roadhouse Blues'|'The Doors'|'United States'|'1970'|

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177-'You Are the Everything'-R.E.M.-US-88-- 178-'Def. Con. One'-Pop Will Eat Itself-UK-88-- 179-'The Fly'-U2-Ireland-91-- 180-'The Globe'-Big Audio Dynamite II-UK-91-- 181-'Bob's Yer Uncle'-Happy Mondays-UK-90-- 182-'Eternally Yours'-Laughing Clowns-Australia-84--86(90)-- 183-'Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely'-Hüsker Dü-US-86-- 184-'From a Million Miles'-Single Gun Theory-Australia-91-- 185-'Rush You'-Baby Animals-Australia-91-- 186-'Being Boring'-Pet Shop Boys-UK-90-- 187-'Too Drunk To Fuck'-Dead Kennedys-US-81-- 188-'Fairytale of New York'-The Pogues-UK-87-- 189-'World Leader Pretend'-R.E.M.-US-88-- 190-'Blush'-Hummingbirds-Australia-89-- 191-'Unbelievable'-EMF-UK-90-- 192-'Human Nature'-Gary Clail & On-U Sound System-UK-91-- 193-'The Weeping Song'-Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds-Australia-90-- 194-'Lifeboat'-Tall Tales and True-Australia-91-- 195-'Higher Ground'-Red Hot Chili Peppers-US-89-- 196-'Tomorrow, Wendy'-Concrete Blonde-US-90-- 197-'Alison'-Elvis Costello-UK-77--16(89),63(90)-- 198-'Forbidden Colours'-Sylvian and Sakamoto-UK/Japan-83--60(89),75(90)-- 199-'Purple Haze'-Jimi Hendrix-US-67-- 200-'Love Removal Machine'-The Cult-UK-87--

#	Song	Artist	Country of Origin	Year Released	Previous Hottest 100 of All Time Rankings
101	Right Here, Right Now	Jesus Jones	United Kingdom	1990
102	Rush	Big Audio Dynamite II	United Kingdom	1991
103	Birthday	The Sugarcubes	Iceland	1987	9 (1989),16 (1990)
104	Reptile	The Church	Australia	1988	92 (1990)
105	Cloud Factory	The Clouds	Australia	1990
106	Lovesong	The Cure	United Kingdom	1989
107	Benchtop	Melanie Oxley & Chris Abrahams	Australia	1990
108	I'm Too Sexy	Right Said Fred	United Kingdom	1991
109	Move Any Mountain	The Shamen	United Kingdom	1990
110	This Is the Day	The The	United Kingdom	1983	94 (1990)
111	Dirty Boots	Sonic Youth	United States	1990
112	Black or White	Michael Jackson	United States	1991
113	With or Without You	U2	Ireland	1987
114	Why Can't I Be You?	The Cure	United Kingdom	1987
115	Greetings to the New Brunette	Billy Bragg	United Kingdom	1986	38 (1989),59(1990)
116	Always On My Mind	Pet Shop Boys	United Kingdom	1988
117	Here Comes Your Man	Pixies	United States	1989	55 (1990)
118	Lovesick	Gang Starr	United States	1990
119	Stand	R.E.M.	United States	1988
120	Three Days	Jane's Addiction	United States	1990
121	Imagine	[[John Lennon	United Kingdom	1971	31(1989),66(1990)

Artists with Multiple Appearances

#	Artist	Tracks
9	The Cure	8, 11, 35, 37, 43, 44, 48, 68, 74
5	R.E.M.	12, 32, 40, 62, 65
4	Peter Hook	2, 10, 24, 55
	Stephen Morris	2, 10, 24, 55
	Bernard Sumner	2, 10, 24, 55
	The Smiths	6, 29, 36, 72
	Nick Cave	14, 38, 88, 99
3	Nirvana	1, 3, 76
	Hunters and Collectors	4, 45, 53
	Violent Femmes	9, 18, 21
	New Order	10, 24, 55
	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds	14, 88, 99
	Billy Bragg	22, 57, 75
	Pixies	28, 91, 94
	Metallica	60, 63, 89
2	The Stone Roses	7, 81
	Jane's Addiction	15, 17
	The Church	31, 70
	The Clouds	33, 67
	Pink Floyd	58, 73
	The Doors	59, 78

Countries Represented

Country	Number of Entries
United Kingdom	43
United States	32
Australia	21
Ireland	3
New Zealand	1

Tracks by Decade

Decade	Number of Songs
1960s	3
1970s	13
1980s	56
'1990s'	'28'