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Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, 2009

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Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time
Company typeMusic survey
IndustryMusic, Radio broadcasting
Founded2009
Headquarters
Australia
Area served
Australia
ProductsMusic countdown, CD and DVD releases

The Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time was a music survey conducted in 2009 by the Australian youth radio station Triple J. More than 500,000 votes were cast, with Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" securing the top position. Participants could nominate up to ten tracks, selecting one as their ultimate favourite.

This event represented the fifth iteration of such polls organized by Triple J, succeeding previous editions held in 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1998. Since 1993, the annual Hottest 100 focused exclusively on songs released in the prior year. Therefore, the All Time poll was conducted intermittently to highlight listeners’ favourite songs spanning multiple decades.

The countdown in 2009 commemorated the twentieth anniversary of the Hottest 100 series. It took place from Tuesday, 7 July through Sunday, 12 July and was aired across two evenings on ABC TV's music program Rage. Some tracks lacking official music videos were excluded from this televised presentation.

Full list

  • Bold: Previous Hottest 100 winner
  • Green background: Australian musicians
# Song Artist Country of origin Year Annual Hottest 100 ranking Earlier Hottest 100 of All Time ranking(s)
1 Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana United States 1991 1 (1991), 1 (1998)
2 Killing in the Name Rage Against the Machine United States 1992 6 (1993) 17 (1998)
3 Hallelujah Jeff Buckley United States 1994
4 Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division United Kingdom 1980 1 (1989), 1 (1990), 2 (1991), 16 (1998)
5 Paranoid Android Radiohead United Kingdom 1997 5 13 (1998)
6 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen United Kingdom 1975 17 (1991), 8 (1998)
7 Last Goodbye Jeff Buckley United States 1994 14 (1995) 4 (1998)
8 Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers United States 1991 31 (1998)
9 Everlong Foo Fighters United States 1997 61 (2006)
10 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin United Kingdom 1971 30 (1989),61 (1990),30 (1991),6 (1998)
11 Imagine John Lennon United Kingdom 1971 31 (1989),66 (1990),121 (1991)
12 Wonderwall Oasis United Kingdom 1995 1
13 Creep Radiohead United Kingdom 1992 2 (1993) 5 (1998)
14 Bitter Sweet Symphony The Verve United Kingdom 1997 4 99 (1998)
15 Karma Police Radiohead United Kingdom 1997 9 54 (1998)
17 The Nosebleed Section Hilltop Hoods Australia 2003 9
18 Knights of Cydonia Muse United Kingdom 2006 1 (2007)
21 These Days Powderfinger Australia 1998 1 (1999)
23 Throw Your Arms Around Me Hunters & Collectors Australia 1985 2(1989),2(90),4(91),2(98)
27 My Happiness] Powderfinger Australia 2000 1
33 Tomorrow Silverchair Australia 1994 5 59(98)
34 Prisoner of Society The Living End Australia 1997 15 18(98)
36 Into My Arms Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Australia 1997 18 84(98)
47 Betterman The John Butler Trio Australia 2001 5
50 Don't Dream It's Over Crowded House Australia 1986 76(98)
52 Berlin Chair You Am I Australia 1994 23 61(98)
59 One Crowded Hour Augie March Australia 2006 1
63 Thunderstruck AC/DC Australia 1990
77 Hearts a Mess Gotye Australia 2006 8
91 Back in Black AC/DC Australia 1980
97 Beds Are Burning Midnight Oil Australia 1987

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Artists with Multiple Appearances

# Artist Tracks
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

Represented Countries

Country Number of Tracks
United States

46

United Kingdom

36

Australia

16

France

2

Jamaica

1

Songs by Era

Decade Number of Songs
1960s

8

1970s

11

1980s

15

1990s

44

2000s

22

Notable Records

  • The announcement of Michael Jackson's passing during the final voting phase caused "Thriller" and "Billie Jean" to climb higher in the top rankings.
  • This edition marks the first Hottest 100 of All Time where The Cure was represented by only one song and did not top the count of entries.
  • For the first time ever in this countdown series, R.E.M. failed to appear despite having had at least two songs in all previous editions.
  • The margin between "No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age and "Hey Jude" by The Beatles was a single vote.
  • Positions #5 and #13 for Radiohead were reversed compared to the prior countdown with "Creep" and "Paranoid Android."
  • Following Powderfinger, Franz Ferdinand became the second group to secure both the first and last spots (#1 and #100) in a Hottest 100; their track "Take Me Out" is the inaugural song to occupy both extremes.
  • This countdown is unique in that no tracks from its own release year were included.
  • For the first time ever, no Australian artists made it into the Top Ten; the highest-ranked Australian song was positioned at #17—a historic low.
  • The total of sixteen Australian entries matched the record for the fewest since the Triple J Hottest 100, 1990#1990 Of All Time edition.
  • The song ranked "#101" was "Heart Shaped Box" by Nirvana—marking the earliest known case of an artist holding both #1 and #101 simultaneously.
  • Only two tracks featured female lead vocalists: guest performances by Shara Nelson and Elizabeth Fraser on Massive Attack songs. No bands fronted by women appeared in this countdown.

CD release

Triple J launched a collection comprising 36 songs, distributed over two CDs and one DVD.

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. ↑ Contributed three songs with Nirvana (1, 40, 74), one with Foo Fighters (9), and one with Queens of the Stone Age (45)
  2. ↑ Featured once as a solo artist (11), and three times with The Beatles (35, 51, 78)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Once credited with Joy Division (4) and once with New Order (32) Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Joy Division/New Order" defined multiple times with different content

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