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INXS’s former frontman, the late Michael Hutchence.

Triple J Hottest 100 Australian songs: INXS wins with Never Tear Us Apart

The track beat out The Nosebleed Section by Hilltop Hoods and Untouched by the Veronicas, which placed second and third, respectively.

  • Thomas Mitchell

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Triple J is counting down the top 100 Australian songs of all time, and the arguments have begun.

What should win Triple J’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs? The choice is obvious

Say it with us: “That boy needs therapy!”

  • Tom W. Clarke
Singer, songwriter, podcaster Ben Lee.

‘It’s easy to get complacent’: Ben Lee’s bold plan to save Aussie music

The singer believes the youth radio station should be doing more to promote local music, and it begins with overhauling the Hottest 100.

  • Thomas Mitchell
Chappell Roan took out top spot in a year that saw local acts record their worst result in more than 30 years.

Worst in 30 years: What Hottest 100 says about the state of Aussie music

This year’s countdown featured 29 songs by Australian acts, the lowest showing for local talent since the 1996 poll.

  • Thomas Mitchell
Chappell Roan surged to international acclaim off the back of viral music festival performances.

Chappell Roan tops Triple J’s 2024 Hottest 100 with biggest-ever vote

The results of the annual music poll are in.

  • Angus Dalton
Since 1993 the Hottest 100 has crowned the most popular song played on Triple J the previous year.

‘Helped me buy a house’: What does it mean to win the Hottest 100?

Former winners and the man responsible for creating the Hottest 100 reflect on the legacy and long-term future of Australia’s most celebrated countdown.

  • Thomas Mitchell
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Jerkin’ is a punk song for modern times.

This would be the most explicit song to ever win the Hottest 100

The Australian song doesn’t just ruffle feathers – it sets them on fire.

  • Tom W Clarke
Doja Cat has won the Hottest 100 for 2023.

Doja Cat tops Hottest 100, G Flip breaks countdown record

American singer Doja Cat has taken out the Hottest 100 with her song Paint the Town Red, beating hundreds of other artists to win the annual poll of the hottest songs of 2023.

  • Anthony Segaert and Sally Rawsthorne
Steve Lacy, Flume, Eliza Rose and Spacey Jane all made the top 10 of Triple J’s Hottest 100 of 2022.

From indie rock to R&B and dance: The shifting sounds of the Hottest 100

Twenty years ago, 17 of the Hottest 100’s top 20 songs were rock anthems. This year, just seven rockers made the top 20.

  • Lachlan Abbott
Flume wins the 2022 hottest 100.

Flume wins 2022 Triple J Hottest 100

It’s the second time the DJ and music producer has won the countdown, a feat that has previously only been done by Australian rock band Powderfinger.

  • Billie Eder

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