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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
INXS Top Triple J's Inaugural ‘Hottest 100 of Australian Songs' Poll
The dust has settled on Australian youth broadcaster triple j's latest countdown, with INXS topping their Hottest 100 of Australian Songs poll. Unveiled on Saturday (July 26), the event was a variation from the station's normal countdowns, which have been held annually since 1993 as a way to determine the listener base's favorite track of the previous calendar year. More from Billboard Pantera Cancel Tour Dates to Mourn Ozzy Osbourne Ed Sheeran Expands 2026 Australia and New Zealand Tour Phil Collins Is in Hospital for Surgery, Not in Hospice, Rep Confirms Other one-off events have taken place over the years, with their most recent occurring in 2023 when the station counted down the listener-voted poll of the best performances from their regular Like a Version series. However, while January's 2024 countdown revealed that listeners loved Chappell Roan's 'Good Luck, Babe!' the most, it also resulted in the lowest showing for local artists in 29 years. With triple j also celebrating their 50th anniversary that same month, it was announced in June that a new poll would take place focusing solely on Australian artists. Topping the list of homegrown favorites was INXS' 1987 track 'Never Tear Us Apart,' taken from their Kick album, which gave the Sydney group a career-best when it peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 upon its release. While the record spawned four charting singles – including 'Need You Tonight,' 'Devil Inside,' and 'New Sensation' which hit the top three spots on Billboard's Hot 100, respectively – 'Never Tear Us Apart' was the record's least-successful, hitting a still-impressive No. 7. The band's appearance in the poll was the first time they appeared in a Hottest 100 countdown, ultimately placing twice alongside the aforementioned 'Need You Tonight' at No. 59. The remainder of the top ten featured South Australian hip-hop pioneers the Hilltop Hoods at No. 2 with 'The Nosebleed Section,' and sibling duo The Veronicas at No. 3 with 'Untouched,' which had previously peaked at No. 17 on the Hot 100 in 2009. Missy Higgins' 'Scar' and Crowded House's 'Don't Dream It's Over' (No. 2 on the Hot 100 in 1987) rounded out the top five. Meanwhile Powderfinger's 'My Happiness' (which had previously topped the station's annual poll in 2000) followed at #6, before back-to-back placings by pub-rock stalwarts Cold Chisel were joined by Paul Kelly's perennial seasonal anthem 'How to Make Gravy.' The top ten was capped off by Gotye's 2011 chart-topper 'Somebody That I Used to Know,' while the only other track in the countdown to have previously topped the Hot 100 was Men at Work's 1981 single 'Down Under,' which reached No. 21. The final tally was the result of 2.6 million votes, with the average year of songs featured being 1999. triple j's sister station, Double J, are presently in the process of counting down the songs that placed in the 200 – 101 positions throughout the coming week, before an additional airing of those songs takes place on Saturday (Aug. 2). The full list of triple j's Hottest 100 of Australian Songs can be found via the station's website. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart Solve the daily Crossword
ABC News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Aussies react to the hottest 100 of Australian Songs
Distinctly Australian music continues to soundtrack our lives and over the weekend triple j's Hottest 100 of our homegrown songs over the last 50 years proved classic tracks hold a firm place in our hearts. But with much of the countdown featuring songs from decades past, many music listeners and critics are wondering how new artists can pave their own path while competing with international acts and a diminishing live music scene.
ABC News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Here's which Hottest 100 tracks have been covered on Like A Version
The Hottest 100 of Australian Songs may not have included Like A Version performances (they got their own countdown in 2023, to be fair), but a whole heap of tracks in the list have been covered in the triple j studios. Over the last 20-odd years of Like A Version sound-tracking our Friday mornings, hundreds of songs have been covered. Among those include these 53 Australian tracks that you firmly believe are the best our country has ever produced. That's more than half of the countdown! From AC/DC to DMA'S, Missy Higgins to Regurgitator, here are all of the Hottest 100 of Australian Songs placegetters who have been covered in the Like A Version studio. #1 INXS - Never Tear Us Apart: covered by True Live (2008) and Allday (2014) #4 Missy Higgins – Scar: covered by 67 Special (2006) #5 Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over: covered by Middle Kids (2017) #6 Powderfinger - My Happiness: covered by Clare Bowditch (2010) and Ball Park Music (2017) #9 Paul Kelly - How To Make Gravy: covered by Luci Brasi (2016) #10 Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know: covered by Eskimo Joe (2011) #11 The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition: covered by Space Invadas (2010) #12 The Angels - Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again: covered by Seabellies (2010) and Dune Rats & Friends (2022) #13 AC/DC - Thunderstruck: covered by Odette (2022) #15 John Farnham - You're The Voice: covered by Bec Sandridge (2017) #18 Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning: covered by Anti-Flag (2008) #19 Tame Impala - The Less I Know The Better covered by Ngaiire (2015) #20 Angus & Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane: covered by Tuka (2015) #22 Paul Kelly - To Her Door: covered by Gyroscope (2008) #24 Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream: covered by Boy & Bear (2011) #25 Hunters & Collectors - Throw Your Arms Around Me: covered by Ayla (2015) #26 Flume ft. kai - Never Be Like You: covered by Polish Club (2017) #27 Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head: covered by Dallas Crane (2007), The Flaming Lips (2009), Peking Duk (2014) and PANIA (2023) #28 Silverchair - Straight Lines: covered by Glades (2018) #29 The Church - Under The Milky Way: covered by Josh Pyke (2008) #31 AC/DC - Highway To Hell: covered by The Bellrays (2006) #32 Natalie Imbruglia – Torn: covered by Alex Lahey (2017) #34 Spacey Jane - Booster Seat: covered by Asha Jeffries (2024) #35 ICEHOUSE - Great Southern Land: covered by Little May (2015) #39 Australian Crawl — Reckless (Don't Be So): covered by Children Collide (2010) and Angie McMahon (2024) #40 Violent Soho — Covered In Chrome: covered by Northeast Party House (2016) #42 Gang Of Youths — Magnolia: covered by Odette (2018) #44 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds — Into My Arms: covered by Jess Ribeiro (2008) and Emma Louise (2016) #46 Bag Raiders — Shooting Stars: covered by Flume (2022) #48 Vance Joy — Riptide: covered by The Griswolds (2014) #51 Matt Corby — Brother: covered by Thundamentals (2012) #52 Missy Higgins — The Special Two: covered by Dear Seattle (2019) #53 Thelma Plum — Better In Blak: covered by Beddy Rays (2021) #54 Divinyls — I Touch Myself: covered by Behind Crimson Eyes (2006) and Lime Cordiale (2019) #55 The Presets — My People: covered by Basement Birds (2010) #58 The Avalanches — Frontier Psychiatrist: covered by Methyl Ethel (2021) #59 INXS — Need You Tonight: covered by Husky (2012) #61 Chet Faker — Talk Is Cheap: covered by Timberwolf (2017) #63 Redgum — I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green): covered by The Herd (2005) #65 Ocean Alley — Confidence: covered by Adrian Eagle (2019) #67 Regurgitator — ! (The Song Formerly Known As): covered by 360 (2011) and Client Liaison (2014) #75 The Church — The Unguarded Moment: covered by Ruby Fields (2019) #78 Eskimo Joe — Black Fingernails, Red Wine: covered by Polaris (2020) #80 Empire Of The Sun — We Are The People: covered by Metronomy (2009), Little Red (2010) and Tia Gostelow (2018) #81 You Am I — Berlin Chair: covered by Holly Throsby (2008) #83 Ben Lee — Cigarettes Will Kill You: covered by Alpine (2015) #85 DMA'S — Delete: covered by Sticky Fingers (2015) #86 Gotye — Hearts A Mess: covered by Missy Higgins (2012) #87 Gang Of Youths — The Deepest Sighs, the Frankest Shadows: covered by Gretta Ray (2021) #91 The Whitlams — No Aphrodisiac: covered by Horrorshow (2017) #93 The Avalanches — Since I Left You: covered by REMI (2013) #94 Flight Facilities — Clair De Lune covered by The Kite String Tangle (2014) #98 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds — Red Right Hand: covered by FIDLAR (2013)
ABC News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Live updates: Hottest 100 of Australian songs has begun, but who will be #1?
What's the best Australian song of all time? It seems like an impossible question but it's the one triple j and Double J are asking the good people of this beautiful country. Will Powderfinger's happiness be slowly coming back? Maybe The Veronicas won't be untouched? Join us as we count from #100 all the way down to the #1 Australian song, as voted by you! How to listen:
ABC News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Hottest 100 of Australian songs — when it happens, how to listen and more
The Australian music-loving public was put to the ultimate test in recent weeks when the teams at triple j and Double J asked us to vote in the Hottest 100 of Australian Songs. In typical Hottest 100 fashion, people were given the chance to vote for their 10 favourite songs, this time from the history of Australian music. Getting that list down to 10 is a tough task when you only have a year's worth of music to choose from. When voting for songs from the entire history of Australian music, it felt impossible. This Saturday, we learn which locally made songs Australians love the most. Here's everything you need to know about the countdown. Make sure to join us here on the ABC News site as we take you through every moment in our live blog from 9:30am AEST. Things kick off a little earlier than usual for this Hottest 100: coverage starts at 10am Australian Eastern Standard Time, and you'll hear number 100 play out not long after that. Of course, not everyone lives in the same time zone, so here's what time to tune in around the country. ACT: 10am New South Wales: 10am Northern Territory: 9:30am Queensland: 10am South Australia: 9:30am Tasmania: 10am Western Australia: 8am If you're overseas, click here to find out what time it starts in your part of the world. Now there's one question we can't answer, because we don't know how long the songs will be or how much our esteemed announcers will rave about the tunes played. Put it this way: if you count each song as being roughly 4 minutes long and make some time for the announcers to talk about the songs, interview some artists and chat with music lovers around the country enjoying the countdown, you quickly get to around 10 hours. So, we reckon you'd be safe to assume the number one song will land somewhere around the 8pm mark. Don't hold us to that. Stay tuned early! This countdown will be streamed right across the triple j network, meaning you can tune in on triple j, Double J, triple j Unearthed or triple j Hottest. If you need the radio frequency for triple j in your area, you can find it right here. Otherwise, you can listen online, on the ABC listen app, the triple j app, on your TV, or you could always crash a party and listen to it there. Of course. And while there's nothing stopping you pulling out the cheese and kabana and throwing your own, there is a stack of venues around the country willing to do the dirty work for you. You can find a comprehensive list of Hottest 100 parties happening around the country right here. An esteemed bunch of announcers from across the triple j and Double J families will take you through the countdown on Saturday. Here's a rundown on who you can hear and when. 100–81: Ash McGregor and Dave Woodhead 80–61: Dylan Lewis and Yumi Stynes 60–41: Abby Butler and Tyrone Pynor 40–21: Concetta Caristo and Luka Muller 20–1: Zan Rowe and Lucy Smith Sorry to say, you're already too late. Voting closed last week and the teams at triple j and Double J have been busy crunching numbers ever since. It's not too early to start thinking about how you might vote in the Hottest 100 for this year, though. Keep a running list of your favourite songs of the year and keep your ears on triple j (or eyes on their socials) to find out when voting opens. Heaps! Hundreds of thousands of people voted (as you probably noticed on social media over the past few weeks) and the final tally of votes is a whopping 2,655,826. That means whoever makes it into this Hottest 100 has commanded a serious number of votes, no matter where they place. No idea! But if you want to get a sense for some songs that might make it into the countdown, a bunch of Australian artists and entertainers have revealed their top 10s as part of the Hottest Seat program. If Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gets his way, the winner will be one of these. While triple j usually plays out the 200–101 songs in the annual Hottest 100 the day after the countdown, that's not happening for this one. No information has been released about how we can see the list of songs that just missed out on the countdown at this point. If there are plans afoot, we expect you'll hear about them on the broadcast or on the triple j socials after the countdown. The Hottest 100 of Australian Songs happens from 10am AEST on Saturday 26 July.
