Triple J's Hottest 100 of Australian Songs

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.

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). 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.

The Hottest 100 of Australian Songs was announced on 17 June 2025 as part of Triple J's 50th anniversary celebrations. 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.

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. A total of 2,655,826 votes were submitted. 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.

Full list Bold: Previous Hottest 100 winners +Full list with placing, title, artist(s), year released, and original position shown#SongArtistYearAnnual Hottest 100 positionPrevious special occasion Hottest 100 position/s1Never Tear Us ApartINXS19872The Nosebleed SectionHilltop Hoods2003917 (2009), 4 (2013)3UntouchedThe Veronicas20074ScarMissy Higgins200425Don't Dream It's OverCrowded House198676 (1998), 50 (2009)6My HappinessPowderfinger2000127 (2009), 10 (2013)7Flame TreesCold Chisel19848Khe SanhCold Chisel197895 (1989), 94 (1998)9How to Make GravyPaul Kelly199610Somebody That I Used to KnowGotye featuring Kimbra201119 (2013), 2 (2020)11Sweet DispositionThe Temper Trap200838 (2013)12Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face AgainThe Angels197613ThunderstruckAC/DC199063 (2009)14These DaysPowderfinger1999121 (2009), 8 (2013)15You're the VoiceJohn Farnham198616InnerbloomRüfüs Du Sol20155 (2020)17TomorrowSilverchair1994559 (1998), 33 (2009), 17 (2013)18Beds Are BurningMidnight Oil198797 (2009)19The Less I Know the BetterTame Impala201541 (2020)20Big Jet PlaneAngus & Julia Stone2010181 (2013), 9 (2020)21Down UnderMen at Work198122To Her DoorPaul Kelly & the Coloured Girls198723Are You Gonna Be My GirlJet2003168 (2013)24Walking on a DreamEmpire of the Sun2008425Throw Your Arms Around MeHunters & Collectors19842 (1989), 2 (1990), 4 (1991), 2 (1998), 23 (2009)26Never Be Like YouFlume featuring Kai201618 (2020)27Can't Get You Out of My HeadKylie Minogue200128Straight LinesSilverchair2007290 (2013)29Under the Milky WayThe Church198814 (1990), 31 (1991)30The HorsesDaryl Braithwaite199031Highway to HellAC/DC197932TornNatalie Imbruglia199733One Crowded HourAugie March2006159 (2009), 24 (2013)34Booster SeatSpacey Jane2020235Great Southern LandIcehouse198236Treaty (Radio Mix)Yothu Yindi199183 (1991)37Back in BlackAC/DC198091 (2009)38Better Be Home SoonCrowded House198839RecklessAustralian Crawl198340Covered in ChromeViolent Soho2013144 (2020)41Prisoner of SocietyThe Living End19971518 (1998), 34 (2009), 20 (2013)42MagnoliaGang of Youths2015216 (2020)43Joker & the ThiefWolfmother2005972 (2013)44Into My ArmsNick Cave and the Bad Seeds19971884 (1998), 36 (2009), 46 (2013)45Eagle RockDaddy Cool197190 (1989)46Shooting StarsBag Raiders20091847Solid RockGoanna198248RiptideVance Joy2013113 (2020)49It's Nice to Be AliveBall Park Music20113117 (2020)50Holy GrailHunters & Collectors199254 (1993)68 (1998)51BrotherMatt Corby2011342 (2013), 10 (2020)52The Special TwoMissy Higgins200431 (2005)53Better in BlakThelma Plum2019954I Touch MyselfDivinyls199055My PeopleThe Presets20071877 (2013)56Working Class ManJimmy Barnes198557Wish You WellBernard Fanning2005158Frontier PsychiatristThe Avalanches2000627 (2013)59Need You TonightINXS198760Let Me Down EasyGang of Youths2017219 (2020)61Talk Is CheapChet Faker2014111 (2020)62Australia StreetSticky Fingers20137015 (2020)63I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green)Redgum198364Cosby SweaterHilltop Hoods2014320 (2020)65ConfidenceOcean Alley2018135 (2020)66Power and the PassionMidnight Oil198288 (1989)67! (The Song Formerly Known As)Regurgitator19976 (1998)70 (2013)68Chemical HeartGrinspoon2002263 (2013)69Weather with YouCrowded House199170(Baby I've Got You) On My MindPowderfinger2003471Jimmy RecardDrapht20081072FreakSilverchair19971378 (2013)731955Hilltop Hoods featuring Montaigne and Tom Thum2016436 (2020)74London StillThe Waifs2002375The Unguarded MomentThe Church198142 (1989), 57 (1990), 70 (1991)764everThe Veronicas200577WeirKilling Heidi1999278Black Fingernails, Red WineEskimo Joe2006279HelloThe Cat Empire2003696 (2013)80We Are the PeopleEmpire of the Sun20086881Berlin ChairYou Am I199323 (1994)61 (1998), 52 (2009), 66 (2013)82HighPeking Duk featuring Nicole Millar2014232 (2020)83Cigarettes Will Kill YouBen Lee1998295 (2013)84Streets of Your TownThe Go-Betweens198885DeleteDMA's20144821 (2020)86Hearts a MessGotye2006877 (2009), 12 (2013)87The Deepest Sighs, the Frankest ShadowsGang of Youths2017552 (2020)88ChateauAngus & Julia Stone2017343 (2020)89HertzAmyl and the Sniffers20212890Black BettySpiderbait2004591No AphrodisiacThe Whitlams1997136 (1998), 58 (2013)92Electric BlueIcehouse198793Since I Left YouThe Avalanches20008 (2001)94Clair de LuneFlight Facilities featuring Christine Hoberg20121725 (2020)95CalypsoSpiderbait199623 (1997)96EvieStevie Wright197497I Want YouSavage Garden199698Red Right HandNick Cave and the Bad Seeds199496 (1998)99Blue Sky MineMidnight Oil1990100BetterThe Screaming Jets1991

#101–200

# Song Artist Year Annual Hottest 100 positionPrevious special occasion Hottest 100 position/s101Spinning AroundKylie Minogue2000102ChandelierSia2014953 (2020)103Just AceGrinspoon199718 (1998)88 (1998)104Catch My DiseaseBen Lee20052105Buy Me a PonySpiderbait1996186 (1998), 62 (2013)106CarrionParkway Drive2007107Truly Madly DeeplySavage Garden1997108LanternsBirds of Tokyo201322109BloodThe Middle East200964110Better DaysPete Murray2005111Feeding the FamilySpacey Jane2017112AmazingAlex Lloyd20011113What's My Scene?Hoodoo Gurus1987114To the Moon and BackSavage Garden1996115In the SummertimeThirsty Merc2004116Island HomeChristine Anu199547117Crave YouFlight Facilities featuring Giselle20101939 (2020)118Wide Open RoadThe Triffids198668 (1989), 49 (1990), 52 (1991)119Boys in TownDivinyls1981120MonstersSomething for Kate2001288 (2013)121KneesOcean Alley201810122Took the Children AwayArchie Roach1990123Southern SunBoy & Bear201341124(I'm) StrandedThe Saints197651 (1989)125The Worst Person AliveG Flip20232126Forever YoungYouth Group200621127Leaving HomeJebediah19971050 (1998), 98 (2013)128Blow Up the PokiesThe Whitlams1999129What About MeShannon Noll2004130ElephantTame Impala2012766 (2020)131SmokoThe Chats2017132PlansBirds of Tokyo20104133RobberyLime Cordiale20197134SteerMissy Higgins200753135HoopsThe Rubens2015146 (2020)136This Boy's in LoveThe Presets20088137FaderThe Temper Trap200921138ZebraJohn Butler Trio20038139New SensationINXS1987140AdoreAmy Shark2016251 (2020)141HarpoonJebediah19977 (1998)91 (2013)142Absolutely EverybodyVanessa Amorosi1999143Pleasure and PainDivinyls1985144The Honeymoon Is OverThe Cruel Sea19939145Lots of NothingSpacey Jane20213146Parlez Vous Francais?Art vs. Science20092147Strawberry KissesNikki Webster2001148Rum RageSticky Fingers201433 (2020)149CharlieMallrat2019379 (2020)150AddictedBliss n Eso201023151Broken LegBluejuice20095152Slow MoverAngie McMahon201733153Where the City Meets the SeaThe Getaway Plan200859154Come On Mess Me UpCub Sport20162481 (2020)155PittsburghThe Amity Affliction201422156Is This How You Feel?The Preatures2013994 (2020)157Before Too LongPaul Kelly and the Coloured Girls1986158Saving UpDom Dolla20233159RushTroye Sivan20238160Alone with YouSunnyboys198156 (1989)161From the SeaEskimo Joe20043162UFOSneaky Sound System2006163This Heart AttackFaker20075164ChainsTina Arena1994165U Should Not Be Doing ThatAmyl and the Sniffers202434166You Were RightRüfüs Du Sol201512167SongbirdBernard Fanning200514168She Only Loves Me When I'm ThereBall Park Music201419169January 26A.B. Original featuring Dan Sultan201616170Never Had So Much FunFrenzal Rhomb199926171Oysters in My PocketRoyel Otis2022172Breathe MeSia200487173Exactly How You AreBall Park Music201718174MascaraKilling Heidi199914175Confide in MeKylie Minogue199430176Say NothingFlume featuring May-a20221177Follow the SunXavier Rudd201244178Better ThanJohn Butler Trio20074179Where the Wild Roses GrowNick Cave and the Bad Seeds featuring Kylie Minogue19958180Hopelessly Devoted to YouOlivia Newton-John1978181DinosaursRuby Fields2018984 (2020)182Edge of TownMiddle Kids2016183Yellow MellowOcean Alley2013184Losing ItFisher2018295 (2020)185No SecretsThe Angels1980186I Am WomanHelen Reddy1972187Greg! The Stop Sign!!TISM199510188Feeding LineBoy & Bear20114189Rushing BackFlume featuring Vera Blue20192190BorderlineTame Impala201918191Live It UpMental As Anything1985192Gold SnafuSticky Fingers20142058 (2020)193So BeautifulPete Murray2003194Don't ChangeINXS1982195Cattle and CaneThe Go-Betweens198311 (1989), 27 (1990), 96 (1991)196Hot PotatoThe Wiggles1994197Blackfella/WhitefellaWarumpi Band1985198JungleTash Sultana2016349 (2020)199Caught in the CrowdKate Miller-Heidke2008200The Festival SongPez featuring 360 and Hailey Cramer20087

Statistics

Artists with multiple entries A maximum of three songs from each artist were included in the official voting shortlist. #ArtistEntries4Bernard Fanning6, 14, 57, 703Hilltop Hoods2, 64, 73Crowded House5, 38, 69Powderfinger6, 14, 70Jimmy Barnes7, 8, 56AC/DC13, 31, 37Silverchair17, 28, 72Midnight Oil18, 66, 99Gang of Youths42, 60, 872INXS1, 59The Veronicas3, 76Missy Higgins4, 52Cold Chisel7, 8Paul Kelly9, 22Gotye10, 86Angus & Julia Stone20, 88Empire of the Sun24, 80Hunters & Collectors25, 50The Church29, 75Icehouse35, 92Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds44, 98The Avalanches58, 93Spiderbait90, 95

Songs by decade DecadeNumber of songs1970s51980s211990s232000s272010s222020s2

See also Triple J Hottest 100 Australian Albums of All Time, 2011

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