The Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time was a music poll broadcast on 7 June 1998, amongst listeners of Australian youth radio network Triple J. Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" collected the highest number of votes to claim the top position. Voters could submit a list of up to ten different songs as well as nominating one of these as their "all-time" favourite song. It was the fourth such poll organised by Triple J, following similar polls in 1989, 1990 and 1991. Initially, all songs were eligible for the annual Triple J Hottest 100. However, from 1993 onwards (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.
Full list
Bold: Previous winner of a Hottest 100 Green background: Australian artists
# Song Artist Country of origin Year Annual Hottest 100 position Previous Hottest 100 of all time positions 1 Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana United States 1991 1 (1991) 2 Throw Your Arms Around Me Hunters & Collectors Australia 1984 2 (1989), 2 (1990), 4 (1991) 3 Alive Pearl Jam United States 1991 4 Last Goodbye Jeff Buckley United States 1994 14 (1995) 5 Creep Radiohead United Kingdom 1992 2 (1993) 6 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin United Kingdom 1971 30 (1989), 61 (1990), 30 (1991) 7 One Metallica United States 1988 89 (1991) 8 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen United Kingdom 1975 49 (1991) 9 Enter Sandman Metallica United States 1991 60 (1991) 10 Black Pearl Jam United States 1991 11 One U2 Ireland 1992 12 The Beautiful People Marilyn Manson United States 1996 8 (1997) 13 Paranoid Android Radiohead United Kingdom 1997 7 14 Closer Nine Inch Nails United States 1994 2 15 Blister in the Sun Violent Femmes United States 1983 46 (1989), 41 (1990), 9 (1991) 16 Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division United Kingdom 1980 1 (1989), 1 (1990), 2 (1991) 17 Killing in the Name Rage Against the Machine United States 1992 6 (1993) 18 Prisoner of Society The Living End Australia 1997 15 19 Epic Faith No More United States 1989 20 Dammit Blink 182 United States 1997 6 21 Lightning Crashes Live United States 1994 22 (1995) 22 Better Man Pearl Jam United States 1994 44 (1995) 23 With or Without You U2 Ireland 1987 24 Stinkfist Tool United States 1996 2 25 Tainted Love Soft Cell United Kingdom 1981 38 (1990), 54 (1991) 26 The Ship Song Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Australia 1990 22 (1993) 14 (1991) 27 Cornflake Girl Tori Amos United States 1994 35 28 How Soon Is Now? The Smiths United Kingdom 1985 7 (1989), 3 (1990), 6 (1991) 29 Grace Jeff Buckley United States 1994 89 (1995) 30 Blue Monday New Order United Kingdom 1983 5 (1989), 5 (1990), 10 (1991) 31 Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers United States 1991 32 Brick Ben Folds Five United States 1997 33 Bullet with Butterfly Wings The Smashing Pumpkins United States 1995 2 34 Unfinished Sympathy Massive Attack United Kingdom 1991 64 (1991) 35 Ashes to Ashes Faith No More United States 1997 31 36 No Aphrodisiac The Whitlams Australia 1997 1 37 Love Shack The B-52's United States 1989 88 (1990) 38 (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!) Beastie Boys United States 1987 39 Fools Gold The Stone Roses United Kingdom 1989 6 (1990), 7 (1991) 40 Today The Smashing Pumpkins United States 1993 25 (1994) 41 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd United Kingdom 1975 33 (1989), 35 (1990), 58 (1991) 42 Tomorrow Wendy Andy Prieboy United States 1990 5 (1991) 43 You Sound Like Louis Burdett The Whitlams Australia 1997 53 44 Sabotage Beastie Boys United States 1994 16 45 Lithium Nirvana United States 1991 3 (1991) 46 Song 2 Blur United Kingdom 1997 2 47 Lover, You Should've Come Over Jeff Buckley United States 1994 48 Sober Tool United States 1993 27 49 A Day in the Life The Beatles United Kingdom 1967 69 (1989) 50 Leaving Home Jebediah Australia 1997 10 51 Everybody Hurts R.E.M. United States 1992 11 (1993) 52 Underground Ben Folds Five United States 1995 3 (1996) 53 Groove Is in the Heart Deee-Lite United States 1990 54 Karma Police Radiohead United Kingdom 1997 9 55 Come Out and Play The Offspring United States 1994 4 56 Rearviewmirror Pearl Jam United States 1993 57 Forty-Six & 2 Tool United States 1996 30 (1997) 58 Black Hole Sun Soundgarden United States 1994 22 59 Tomorrow Silverchair Australia 1994 5 60 Bizarre Love Triangle New Order United Kingdom 1986 67 (1989), 21 (1990), 24 (1991) 61 Berlin Chair You Am I Australia 1993 23 (1993) 62 Come as You Are Nirvana United States 1991 76 (1991) 63 Kashmir Led Zeppelin United Kingdom 1975 64 I Will Survive Cake United States 1996 20 (1997) 65 Hotel California Eagles United States 1977 66 The Love Cats The Cure United Kingdom 1983 67 (1990), 70 (1991) 67 Anarchy in the U.K. Sex Pistols United Kingdom 1976 17 (1989), 20 (1990), 25 (1991) 68 Holy Grail Hunters & Collectors Australia 1992 54 (1993) 69 Been Caught Stealing Jane's Addiction United States 1990 15 (1991) 70 All Along the Watchtower The Jimi Hendrix Experience United Kingdom 1968 49 (1989), 83 (1990), 61 (1991) 71 1979 The Smashing Pumpkins United States 1996 13 72 The Perfect Drug Nine Inch Nails United States 1997 26 73 Losing My Religion R.E.M. United States 1991 32 (1991) 74 A Forest The Cure United Kingdom 1980 10 (1989), 11 (1990), 8 (1991) 75 Glory Box Portishead United Kingdom 1994 45 (1995) 76 Don't Dream It's Over Crowded House Australia 1986 77 Sweet Child O' Mine Guns N' Roses United States 1987 27 (1991) 78 Birdhouse in Your Soul They Might Be Giants United States 1989 46 (1991) 79 Video Killed the Radio Star The Buggles United Kingdom 1979 80 Self Esteem The Offspring United States 1994 3 81 No Rain Blind Melon United States 1992 4 (1993) 82 Jerks of Attention Jebediah Australia 1996 83 Abuse Me Silverchair Australia 1997 84 Into My Arms Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Australia 1997 18 85 Just Like Heaven The Cure United Kingdom 1987 25 (1990), 11 (1991) 86 Buy Me a Pony Spiderbait Australia 1996 1 87 Aneurysm Nirvana United States 1996 45 88 Just Ace Grinspoon Australia 1997 89 Close to Me The Cure United Kingdom 1985 66 (1989), 37 (1991) 90 Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd United Kingdom 1979 95 (1990), 73 (1991) 91 The Unforgiven Metallica United States 1991 63 (1991) 92 Backdoor Man Pauline Pantsdown Australia 1997 5 93 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2 Ireland 1987 94 Khe Sanh Cold Chisel Australia 1978 95 (1989) 95 Breathe The Prodigy United Kingdom 1996 7 96 Red Right Hand Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Australia 1994 97 Loser Beck United States 1993 45 (1994) 98 Boys Don't Cry The Cure United Kingdom 1980 29 (1989), 23 (1990), 43 (1991) 99 Bitter Sweet Symphony The Verve United Kingdom 1997 4 100 "Heroes" David Bowie United Kingdom 1977 39 (1989), 50 (1990)
Statistics
Artists with multiple entries #ArtistTracks5The Cure 66, 74, 85, 89, 984Nirvana1, 45, 62, 87Pearl Jam3, 10, 22, 563Jeff Buckley4, 29, 47Radiohead5, 13, 54Metallica7, 9, 91Peter Hook16, 30, 60Stephen Morris16, 30, 60Bernard Sumner16, 30, 60U211, 23, 93Tool24, 48, 57Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds26, 84, 96The Smashing Pumpkins 33, 40, 712Hunters & Collectors2, 68Led Zeppelin6, 63Nine Inch Nails 14, 72Faith No More 19, 35New Order30, 60Ben Folds Five32, 52The Whitlams36, 43Beastie Boys38, 44Pink Floyd 41, 90Jebediah50, 82R.E.M.51, 73The Offspring55, 80Silverchair 59, 83
Countries Represented CountryTracksUnited States51United Kingdom28Australia18Ireland3
Songs by Decade DecadeSong Count1960s21970s111980s191990s68
Records It was marked with a comical moment when Robbie Buck played the wrong Led Zeppelin song. Grinspoon's track "Just Ace", which reached #88 and Ben Folds Five's track "Brick" which came #32 is to date the only song to chart in an All Time countdown before an official yearly countdown. Grinspoon are the first Triple J Unearthed artist to appear in a Hottest 100 Of All Time countdown. Excluding the Hottest 100 Australian Albums of All Time and the Hottest 100 of Australian Songs, the appearance of only 4 countries (Australia, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States) is the lowest number of countries to appear in any countdown.
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References
External links Triple J's Hottest 100 of All Time, 1998