To celebrate 50 years of Triple J has asked listeners to vote for their favourite Aussie songs. Here’s what Australia voted for.
The Triple J 2025 Hottest 100 Australian songs has just started, showcasing some of Australia’s best homegrown music released over the years.
This special edition mid-year poll is “dedicated to the homegrown artists and tracks that have resonated across generations, and helped define our nation’s sound,” read a statement from the ABC-operated broadcaster.
The national youth broadcaster announced the launch of its Hottest 100 of Australian Songs in June, part of the network’s 50th birthday celebrations. Voting opened on June 17 and closed exactly a month later. According to the ABC, hundreds of thousands of Australians cast their votes for the competition, so you can be sure it’s going to be a tight race between some tracks.
Listeners can tune in to the Hottest 100 of Australian Songs on Triple J, Double J, Unearthed, and Triple J Hottest. Additionally, Triple J’s TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube channels will provide real-time updates and insights into the countdown, ensuring fans stay informed about all the latest developments. Additionally, the broadcaster is sharing some interesting golden nuggets of trivia about the tracks and their history in Australia.
Triple J’s Hottest 100 began in 1989, with Joy Division’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ claiming the top spot. 36 years later, the Hottest 100 has become a staple Australian institution and is often described by the ABC as the world’s largest music democracy.
This year’s hottest 100 spot was claimed by breakout pop-artist Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!”, which broke records, raking in nearly 2.5 million votes.
Of course, with such a winning formula, Triple J have run multiple different iterations to get listeners keen to share their favourite music. These have included the Hottest 100 Songs of All Time in 2009, Australian Albums in 2011, Songs of the Decade in 2020, and more.
For this list, voters could only select tracks from Australian artists. You could vote for Aussie songs that featured international artists, for example, “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX. However, Young Franco, EARTHGANG & Jafunk’s ‘Lose Control’ was a no-go.
Similarly, Live A Version tracks were also barred from the list.
In the lead-up to the big weekend, the Blunt team shared our picks for the top 10 best Australian songs. Many arguments were had and glaring omissions were made, but we still stand by our list. You can check our lists out here.
The broadcast will run all day and is expected to reveal the number one winner sometime around 8 pm.
INXS has claimed the top spot in the countdown. Check out all the other picks below.
The top 100 Australian songs full list
100. Screaming Jets – Better
99. Midnight Oil – Blue Sky Mine
98. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Red Right Hand
97. Savage Garden – I Want You
96. Stevie Wright – Evie (Parts 1, 2, 3)
95. Spiderbait – Calypso (1997)
94. Flight Facilities – Clair de Lune [Ft. Christine Hoberg]
93. The Avalanches – Since I Left You
92. ICEHOUSE – Electric Blue
91. The Whitlams – No Aphrodisiac
90. Spiderbait – Black Betty
89. Amyl and The Sniffers – Hertz
88. Angus & Julia Stone – Chateau
87. Gang Of Youths – The Deepest Sighs, The Frankest Shadows
86. Goyte – Hearts a Mess
85. DMA’S – Delete
84. The Go-Betweens – Streets Of Your Town
83. Ben Lee – Cigarettes Will Kill You
82. Peking Duk – High [Ft. Nicole Millar]
81. You Am I – Berlin Chair
80. Empire of the Sun – We Are The People
79. The Cat Empire – Hello
78: Eskimo Joe – Black Fingernails, Red Wine
77. Killing Heidi – Weir
76. The Veronicas – 4Ever
75. The Church – The Unguarded Moment
74. The Waifs – London Still
73. Hilltop Hoods – 1955 [Ft. Montaigne & Tom Thum]
72. Silverchair – Freak
71. Jimmy Recard – Drapht
70. Powderfinger – (Baby I’ve Got You) On My Mind
69. Crowded House – Weather With You
68. Grinspoon – Chemical Heart
67. Regurgitator – !
66. Midnight Oil – Power and the Passion
65. Ocean Alley – Confidence
64. Cosby Sweater – Hilltop Hoods
63. Redgum – I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green)
62. Sticky Fingers – Australia Street
61. Chet Faker – Talk Is Cheap
60. Gang Of Youths – Let Me Down Easy
59. INXS – Need You Tonight
58. The Avalanches – Frontier Psychiatrist
57. Bernard Fanning – Wish You Well
56: Jimmy Barnes – Working Class Man
55. The Presets – My People
54. Divinyls – I Touch Myself
53. Thelma Plum – Better In Blak
52. The Special Two – Missy Higgins
51. Matt Corby – Brother
50. Hunters & Collectors – Holy Grail
49. Ball Park Music – It’s Nice To Be Alive
48. Vance Joy – Riptide
47. Goanna – Solid Rock
46. Bag Raiders – Shooting Stars
45. Eagle Rock – Daddy Cool
44. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Into My Arms
43. Wolfmother – Joker and the Thief
42. Gang Of Youths – Magnolia
41. The Living End – Prisoner of Society
40. Violent Soho – Covered in Chrome
39. Australian Crawl – Reckless (Don’t Be So)
38. Crowded House – Better Be Home Soon
37. AC/DC – Back in Black
36. Yothu Yindi – Treaty
35. ICEHOUSE – Great Southern Land
34. Spacey Jane – Booster Seat
33. Augie March – One Crowded Hour
32. Natalie Imbruglia – Torn
31. AC/DC – Highway to Hell
30. Daryl Braithwaite – The Horses
29. The Church – Under The Milky Way
28. Silverchair – Straight Lines
27. Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get You Out Of My Head.
26. Flume – Never Be Like You [Ft. kai]
25. Hunters & Collectors – Throw Your Arms Around Me
24. Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream
23. Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl
22. Paul Kelly & The Messengers – To Her Door
21. Men At Work – Down Under
20. Angus & Julia Stone – Big Jet Plane
19. Tame Impala – The Less I Know The Better
18. Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning
17. Silverchair – Tomorrow
16. Rüfüs Du Sol – Innerbloom
15. John Farnham – You’re The Voice
14. Powderfinger – These Days
13. AC/DC – Thunderstruck
12. The Angels – Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again
11. The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition
10. Gotye – Somebody That I Used To Know [ft. Kibra]
9. Paul Kelly – How To Make Gravy
8. Cold Chisel – Khe Sanh
7. Cold Chisel – Flame Trees
6. Powderfinger – My Happiness
5. Crowded House – Don’t Dream It’s Over
4. Scar – Missy Higgens
3. Untouched – The Veronicas
2. Hilltop Hoods – The Nosebleed Sections
1. INXS – Never Tear Us Apart
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