The 1990 Triple J Hottest 100, also known as the 1990 Triple J Hot 100, was announced on 20 May 1990. It was the second annual poll of the most popular songs of all time, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. From 1989 to 1991, listeners could vote for songs released in any year.
This was the final countdown to be referred to as a "Hot 100" as Triple J was later forced to change the poll's name to 'Hottest 100' to avoid legal action with 4ZZZ.
Full list Note: Australian artists # Song Artist Country of origin Year of release Previous year position 1 Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division United Kingdom 19801 2 Throw Your Arms Around Me Hunters & Collectors Australia 19842 3 How Soon Is Now? The Smiths United Kingdom 19847 4 Uncertain Smile The The United Kingdom 19833 5 Blue Monday New Order United Kingdom 19835 6 Fools Gold The Stone Roses United Kingdom 1989 7 This Charming Man The Smiths United Kingdom 198313 8 Rock Lobster The B-52's United States 197814 9 It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) R.E.M. United States 198722 10 That's Entertainment The Jam United Kingdom 19804 11 A Forest The Cure United Kingdom 198010 12 Holiday in Cambodia Dead Kennedys United States 19806 13 Troy Sinéad O'Connor Ireland 198741 14 Under the Milky Way The Church Australia 1988 15 Shivers The Boys Next Door Australia 197812 16 Birthday The Sugarcubes Iceland 19879 17 Wuthering Heights Kate Bush United Kingdom 197843 18 Debaser Pixies United States 1988 19 Primary The Cure United Kingdom 198119 20 Anarchy in the U.K. Sex Pistols United Kingdom 197617 21 Bizarre Love Triangle New Order United Kingdom 198667 22 She Sells Sanctuary The Cult United Kingdom 198535 23 Boys Don't Cry The Cure United Kingdom 197929 24 Ride on Time Black Box Italy 1989 25 Just Like Heaven The Cure United Kingdom 1987 26 Betty's Worry or the Slab Hunters & Collectors Australia 198483 27 Cattle and Cane The Go-Betweens Australia 198311 28 London Calling The Clash United Kingdom 197918 29 Fight the Power Public Enemy United States 1989 30 Another Girl, Another Planet The Only Ones United Kingdom 197826 31 Song to the Siren This Mortal Coil United Kingdom 198315 32 Talking to a Stranger Hunters & Collectors Australia 19828 33 Fuck tha Police N.W.A United States 1988 34 Monkey Gone to Heaven Pixies United States 1989 35 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd United Kingdom 197533 36 Buffalo Stance Neneh Cherry Sweden 198861 37 Sign o' the Times Prince United States 198737 38 Tainted Love Soft Cell United Kingdom 1981 39 Kiss Prince & the Revolution United States 198624 40 Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) Soul II Soul United Kingdom 1989 41 Blister in the Sun Violent Femmes United States 198346 42 Respect Aretha Franklin United States 196721 43 Lullaby The Cure United Kingdom 1989 44 There Is a Light That Never Goes Out The Smiths United Kingdom 198564 45 Info Freako Jesus Jones United Kingdom 1989 46 The One I Love R.E.M. United States 198745 47 Everybody Moves Died Pretty Australia 1989 48 Dancing Queen ABBA Sweden 1976 49 Wide Open Road The Triffids Australia 198668 50 "Heroes" David Bowie United Kingdom 197739 51 She Bangs the Drums The Stone Roses United Kingdom 1989 52 The End The Doors United States 196750 53 Bigmouth Strikes Again The Smiths United Kingdom 198627 54 Aloha Steve and Danno Radio Birdman Australia 197823 55 Here Comes Your Man Pixies United States 1989 56 Can't Be Sure The Sundays United Kingdom 1989 57 The Unguarded Moment The Church Australia 198142 58 Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards Billy Bragg United Kingdom 198820 59 Greetings to the New Brunette Billy Bragg United Kingdom 198638 60 Deanna Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Australia 198870 61 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin United Kingdom 197130 62 L.A. Woman The Doors United States 197140 63 Alison Elvis Costello United Kingdom 197716 64 Love Song Simple Minds United Kingdom 198136 65 Temptation New Order United Kingdom 1982 66 Imagine John Lennon United Kingdom 197131 67 The Love Cats The Cure United Kingdom 1983 68 True Faith New Order United Kingdom 1987 69 Nothing Compares 2 U Sinéad O'Connor Ireland 1990 70 Wise Up! Sucker Pop Will Eat Itself United Kingdom 1989 71 Say Goodbye Hunters & Collectors Australia 198697 72 In Between Days The Cure United Kingdom 1985 73 I Want You Elvis Costello & the Attractions United Kingdom 198658 74 Freak Scene Dinosaur Jr. United States 1988 75 Forbidden Colours David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto United Kingdom/Japan 198360 76 God Is a Bullet Concrete Blonde United States 1989 77 Sympathy for the Devil The Rolling Stones United Kingdom 196863 78 Fall on Me R.E.M. United States 1986 79 Once in a Lifetime Talking Heads United States 1981 80 Into the Groove Madonna United States 1985 81 Street Tuff Rebel MC and Double Trouble United Kingdom 1989 82 Levi Stubbs' Tears Billy Bragg United Kingdom 1986 83 All Along the Watchtower The Jimi Hendrix Experience United States 196849 84 Atmosphere Joy Division United Kingdom 1980 85 Bye Bye Pride The Go-Betweens Australia 198789 86 Eternally Yours Laughing Clowns Australia 1984 87 Add It Up Violent Femmes United States 1983 88 Love Shack The B-52's United States 1989 89 Teen Age Riot Sonic Youth United States 1988 90 Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye United States 198262 91 Say No Go De La Soul United States 1989 92 Reptile The Church Australia 1988 93 Trust Tall Tales and True Australia 1989 94 This Is the Day The The United Kingdom 1983 95 Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd United Kingdom 1979 96 Happy Birthday Concrete Blonde United States 1989 97 Roam The B-52's United States 1989 98 Walk on the Wild Side Lou Reed United States 197277 99 Orange Crush R.E.M. United States 1988 100 Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode United Kingdom 1981
Statistics
Artists with multiple entries #ArtistTracks7The Cure11, 19, 23, 25, 43, 67, 726Peter Hook1, 5, 21, 65, 68, 84Stephen Morris1, 5, 21, 65, 68, 84Bernard Sumner1, 5, 21, 65, 68, 844Hunters & Collectors2, 26, 32, 71The Smiths3, 7, 44, 53New Order5, 21, 65, 68R.E.M.9, 46, 78, 993The B-52's8, 88, 97The Church14, 57, 92Pixies18, 34, 55Billy Bragg58, 59, 822Joy Division1, 84The The4, 95The Stone Roses6, 51Sinéad O'Connor13, 69The Go-Betweens27, 85Nick Cave15, 60Pink Floyd35, 95Prince37, 39Violent Femmes41, 87The Doors52, 62Elvis Costello63, 73Concrete Blonde76, 96
Countries represented Country # United States 48 United Kingdom 31 Australia 16 Ireland 2 Sweden 2 Japan 1 Iceland 1 Italy 1
Songs by Decade Decade # 1960s 4 1970s 16 1980s 79 1990s 1
Records The Cure's seven entries is a new record for most appearances in a single countdown. Billy Bragg is the first artist in Hottest 100 history to have back to back entries in a countdown. His songs "Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards" & "Greetings to the New Brunette" came in at #58 and #59 respectively. Five songs maintained their positions from the previous year's countdown. Black Box is the first Italian artist to ever make it into the Hottest 100. See also 1990 in music
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