Triple J has named INXS’ track ‘Never Tear Us Apart’ as Australia’s favourite hit in their hottest 100 Australian list.
The Triple J 2025 Hottest 100 Australian songs has officially wrapped.
After a long eight-hour broadcast, INXS officially claimed the number one track. We love democracy.
INXS were big favourites coming into the countdown, with AAA Backstage claiming that ‘Never Tear Us Apart’ was the sleeper hit to win. It was neck and neck with Hilltop Hoods’ famous hit ‘The Nosebleed Section’, however INXS clutched victory with the hit.
The classic Aussie band landed at number 59 with ‘Need You Tonight’, keeping everyone in suspense until ‘Never Tear Us Apart’ claimed the final track.
The music event had asked Australians to share 10 of their favourite Aussie tracks. Whoever received the most votes would claim the top spot.
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 Triple J’s hottest 100 Australian songs list.
Double J will be presenting tracks 200 to 101 that just barely made didn’t make the official list next week.
There were several upsets throughout the day. Jimmy Barnes ‘Working Class Man’ came in only at 56 on the list. Jet’s ‘Are You Gonna Be My Girl’ also claimed the 23rd spot, eliciting memories of a funny monkey YouTube video.
Kylie Minogue‘s ‘Can’t Get You Out of My Head’ was also a frontrunner pick for the top 5 spots; however only came in at the 27th spot (four spots behind Jet, just saying).
Other frontrunners were John Harnham’s ‘You’re The Voice’, one of Australia’s most recognisable anthems. However, the song barely came in close, landing at the 15th spot.
Gotye and Kimbra‘s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ was also tipped for the top spot. The Australian singer’s previous track, ‘Hearts A Mess,’ came in at number 86. If it weren’t for Doechii‘s latest hit single ‘Anxiety’ sampling the track, it’s tough to say where the 2010 classic might have landed. However, the famous single landed at the number 10 spot.
Powderfinger were also staples of the list, popping up a total of three times with (Baby I’ve Got You) On My Mind at the 70th spot, These Days at the 14th spot and My Happiness at number six.
AC/DC was another contentious band to predict in the list. The band entered the list at the 37th spot with ‘Back in Black’. The iconic Bon Scott-era track ‘Highway to Hell’ also landed only a few places later at 31.
The band’s ultimate 1990 hype track track ‘Thunderstruck’ also came in at number 13.
Paul Kelly’s ‘How To Make Gravy’ topped several predictions for the top spot. The iconic Christmas song was released in 1996 and over the years has remained an Aussie Christmas institution. In a surprising twist, the song only hit the ninth spot on the list.
Cold Chisel also hit high back to back spots with ‘Khe Sanh’ and ‘Flame Trees’ landing at the eighth and seventh spots.
Tame Impala were neck in neck for the top spot. The band’s ‘The Less I Know The Better’ came in at the 19th spot.
The Veronica’s were also fan favourites with several expecting the group to land high on the list. Their first entry, ‘4ever’ came in at number 76. However, their track ‘Untouched’, claimed the mighty third spot.
Coming into the day, Hilltop Hoods were tapped for the number one spot with ‘The Nosebleed Section’. The hip-hop group claimed the 73rd spot with ‘1955 [Ft. Montaigne & Tom Thum]’ and were suspisciously absent for the remainder of the list. Until, of course, they came in landing at number two.
You can see the full list below:
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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