Hottest 200 Of All Time, 1991The Other Contenders for 1991's All Time Countdown
# Title Artist Time Year Country
101 Right Here, Right Now Jesus Jones 3:10 1990 England
102 Rush Big Audio Dynamite II 4:18 1991 England
103 Birthday The Sugarcubes 3:59 1987 Iceland
104 Reptile The Church 4:57 1988 Australia
105 Cloud Factory Clouds 3:49 1990 Australia
106 Lovesong The Cure 3:30 1989 England
107 Benchtop Melanie Oxley & Chris Abrahams 3:21 1990 Australia
108 I'm Too Sexy Right Said Fred 2:52 1991 England
109 Move Any Mountain The Shamen 3:29 1991 Scotland
110 This Is The Day The The 5:01 1983 England
111 Dirty Boots Sonic Youth 5:29 1990 USA
112 Black Or White Michael Jackson 4:16 1991 USA
113 With Or Without You U2 4:55 1987 Ireland
114 Why Can't I Be You? The Cure 3:15 1987 England
115 Greetings To The New Brunette Billy Bragg 3:32 1986 England
116 Always On My Mind Pet Shop Boys 3:55 1987 England
117 Here Comes Your Man Pixies 3:22 1989 USA
118 Lovesick Gang Starr 3:27 1991 USA
119 Stand R.E.M. 3:13 1988 USA
120 Three Days Jane's Addiction 10:49 1990 USA
121 Imagine John Lennon 3:02 1971 England
122 Riders On The Storm The Doors 7:09 1971 USA
123 Say Goodbye Hunters & Collectors 3:51 1986 Australia
124 You Can't Always Get What You Want The Rolling Stones 7:29 1969 England
125 Planet Of Sound Pixies 2:06 1991 USA
126 A New England Billy Bragg 2:15 1983 England
127 Atmosphere Joy Division 4:11 1980 England
128 Rise Public Image Ltd 6:04 1986 England
129 Should I Stay Or Should I Go? The Clash 3:09 1982 England
130 Teen Age Riot Sonic Youth 6:59 1988 USA
131 More The Sisters Of Mercy 8:23 1990 England
132 Kiss Prince & The Revolution 3:38 1986 USA
133 Suedehead Morrissey 3:55 1988 England
134 Unfamiliar Ride 5:03 1991 England
135 Peace Frog The Doors 2:52 1970 USA
136 Wise Up! Sucker Pop Will Eat Itself 3:16 1989 England
137 Real Real Real Jesus Jones 3:09 1990 England
138 Gett Off Prince & The New Power Generation 4:33 1991 USA
139 Fields Of Joy Lenny Kravitz 3:58 1991 USA
140 Like A Daydream Ride 3:07 1990 England
141 Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode 3:45 1981 England
142 Mysterious Ways U2 4:04 1991 Ireland
143 Power And The Passion Midnight Oil 5:39 1982 Australia
144 Pride (In The Name Of Love) U2 3:51 1984 Ireland
145 Golden Brown The Stranglers 3:25 1981 England
146 Temptation New Order 8:57 1982 England
147 Everybody Moves Died Pretty 4:45 1989 Australia
148 Love Rears Its Ugly Head Living Colour 4:19 1990 USA
149 Sign O' The Times Prince 4:57 1987 USA
150 Ana Ng They Might Be Giants 3:23 1988 USA
151 Soul Eater Clouds 2:38 1991 Australia
152 There's No Other Way Blur 3:24 1991 England
153 Caught In My Shadow The Wonder Stuff 3:34 1991 England
154 I Want You Elvis Costello & The Attractions 6:45 1986 England
155 You Could Be Mine Guns N' Roses 5:45 1991 USA
156 Psycho Killer Talking Heads 4:22 1977 USA
157 Rock The Casbah The Clash 3:43 1982 England
158 Fight The Power Public Enemy 5:24 1989 USA
159 Enjoy The Silence Depeche Mode 6:13 1990 England
160 Circlesquare The Wonder Stuff 3:22 1990 England
161 Wicked Game Chris Isaak 4:46 1989 USA
162 Heroes David Bowie 6:10 1977 England
163 People Are Strange The Doors 2:12 1967 USA
164 Wild Flower The Cult 3:38 1987 England
165 Nothing Compares 2 U Sinéad O'Connor 5:11 1990 Ireland
166 She Talks To Angels The Black Crowes 5:31 1990 USA
167 Going Underground The Jam 2:56 1980 England
168 Bela Lugosi's Dead Bauhaus 9:40 1979 England
169 When Doves Cry Prince & The Revolution 5:54 1984 USA
170 Into The Groove Madonna 4:45 1985 USA
171 God Is A Bullet Concrete Blonde 4:25 1989 USA
172 Head On The Jesus And Mary Chain 4:12 1989 Scotland
173 I Wanna Be Adored The Stone Roses 4:53 1989 England
174 Suck My Kiss Red Hot Chili Peppers 3:37 1991 USA
175 Bye Bye Pride The Go-Betweens 4:08 1987 Australia
176 Roadhouse Blues The Doors 4:08 1970 USA
177 You Are The Everything R.E.M. 3:48 1988 USA
178 Def.Con.One Pop Will Eat Itself 4:00 1988 England
179 The Fly U2 4:29 1991 Ireland
180 The Globe Big Audio Dynamite II 6:05 1991 England
181 Bob's Yer Uncle Happy Mondays 5:09 1990 England
182 Eternally Yours Laughing Clowns 5:11 1984 Australia
183 Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely Hüsker Dü 3:32 1986 USA
184 From A Million Miles Single Gun Theory 4:34 1991 Australia
185 Rush You Baby Animals 4:09 1991 Australia
186 Being Boring Pet Shop Boys 6:51 1990 England
187 Too Drunk To Fuck Dead Kennedys 2:40 1981 USA
188 Fairytale Of New York The Pogues 4:37 1987 England
189 World Leader Pretend R.E.M. 4:22 1988 USA
190 Blush The Hummingbirds 3:21 1989 Australia
191 Unbelieveable EMF 3:31 1990 England
192 Human Nature (On The Mix) Gary Clail & On-U Sound System 6:14 1991 England
193 The Weeping Song Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 4:25 1990 Australia
194 Lifeboat Tall Tales And True 3:35 1991 Australia
195 Higher Ground Red Hot Chili Peppers 3:22 1989 USA
196 Tomorrow, Wendy Concrete Blonde 5:07 1990 USA
197 Alison Elvis Costello 3:26 1977 England
198 Forbidden Colours Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvian 4:43 1983 Japan
199 Purple Haze The Jimi Hendrix Experience 2:51 1967 England
200 Love Removal Machine The Cult 4:17 1987 England

Facts for 1991's #101-200

The 1991 Hottest 100's list of places for #101 - 200 is the list of songs that didn't make the final 100 in Triple J's Hottest 100 of All Time for 1991.

The Countdown

The Hottest 100 of All Time for 1991 countdown took place in 1992 and for the first time, the list for the tracks in positions #101 to #200 were released.
Originally these were posted on the Triple J website in their Hottest 100 History section, however, from 2005 onwards, the list for these has been removed. Varying reports say that these tracks were indeed counted down in 1993, in place of the annual All Time countdown, which was in hiatus for that year.

Triple J themselves had this list under the heading of '1992', indicating that this was the Hottest 100 of All Time for 1992. But, as can be heard here, when the number 1 song for the 1991 countdown was announced via Krist Novoselic of Nirvana, the announcer joked that the #1 song was 'Black Or White', by Michael Jackson. He shortly amitted he was joking, and stated the song was actually at #113. While the song actually reached #112, it's more than enough proof to show that this is the #101-200 list for the 1991 All Time countdown.

Artists Featured

The Doors, Prince and U2 were the best performing artists, achieving 4 tracks. R.E.M achieved 3 tracks, while 17 other artists reached 2 tracks each.

Artists With Multiple Entries

4 Tracks
  • The Doors (122, 135, 163, 176)
  • Prince (132, 138, 149, 169)
  • U2 (113, 143, 144, 179)
3 Tracks
  • R.E.M. (119, 177, 189)
2 Tracks
  • Big Audio Dynamite II (102, 180)
  • Billy Bragg (115, 126)
  • The Clash (129, 157)
  • Clouds (105, 151)
  • Concrete Blonde (171, 196)
  • The Cult (164, 200)
  • The Cure (106, 114)
  • Depeche Mode (141, 159)
  • Elvis Costello (154, 197)
  • Jesus Jones (101, 137)
  • Pet Shop Boys (116, 186)
  • Pixies (117, 125)
  • Pop Will Eat Itself (136, 178)
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers (174, 195)
  • Ride (134, 140)
  • Sonic Youth (111, 130)
  • The Wonder Stuff (153, 160)

  • Bernard Sumner (127, 146)
    (Once with Joy Division and once with New Order)
  • Chris Abrahams (107, 182)
    (Once with Melanie Oxley and once with Laughing Clowns)
  • Kirsty MacColl (115, 188)
    (Once with Billy Bragg and once with The Pogues)
  • Peter Hook (127, 146)
    (Once with Joy Division and once times with New Order)
  • Stephen Morris (127, 146)
    (Once with Joy Division and once with New Order)

Countries Featured


The 1991 Hottest 200 featured artists from 7 countries, including 44 from England, 33 from the USA and 14 from Australia.

A Couple Of Notes

‘Benchtop', at #107, was a collaboration between Melanie Oxley and Chris Abrahams who are Australian and New Zealand, respectively. (Although Chris Abrahams is based in Sydney.) However, the track is counted as an Australian entry for simplicity.

‘Forbidden Colours', at #198, was a collaboration between Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian, who are Japanese and English, respectively. However, the track is counted as a Japanese entry for simplicity.

Countries Represented in the 1991 200 Countdown


Flag Country Entries
Australia 14
England 44
Iceland 1
Ireland 5
Japan 1
Scotland 2
USA 33

Years Of Song Release

The 1991 Hottest 200 of All Time featured tracks from 1967 until 1991, with 1991 being the best represented year, at 22 tracks.

Entries By Year

1960s - 3 Tracks
  • 1967: (2 tracks)
  • 1968: -
  • 1969: (1 track)
1970s - 8 Tracks
  • 1970: (2 tracks)
  • 1971: (2 tracks)
  • 1972: -
  • 1973: -
  • 1974: -
  • 1975: -
  • 1976: -
  • 1977: (3 tracks)
  • 1978: -
  • 1979: (1 track)
1980s - 50 Tracks
  • 1980: (2 tracks)
  • 1981: (3 tracks)
  • 1982: (4 tracks)
  • 1983: (3 tracks)
  • 1984: (3 tracks)
  • 1985: (1 track)
  • 1986: (6 tracks)
  • 1987: (9 tracks)
  • 1988: (8 tracks)
  • 1989: (11 tracks)
1990s - 39 Tracks
  • 1990: (18 tracks)
  • 1991: (21 tracks)


Adjusted Totals

Since the positions for #101-200 feature similar atists and countries from the original 100, this section just compiles them together to give an idea of the artists and countries that dominated.

Artists Featured

Artists With Multiple Entries in the 2011 #1-200 Countdown

11 Tracks
  • The Cure (8, 11, 35, 37, 43, 44, 48, 68, 74, 106, 114)
8 Tracks
  • R.E.M. (12, 32, 40, 62, 65, 119, 177, 189)
6 Tracks
  • The Doors (59, 78, 122, 135, 163, 176)

  • Bernard Sumner (2, 10, 24, 55, 127, 146)
    (Twice with Joy Division and four times with New Order)
  • Johnny Marr (6, 22, 29, 36, 72, 115)
    (Four times with The Smiths and twice with Billy Bragg)
  • Peter Hook (2, 10, 24, 55, 127, 146)
    (Twice with Joy Division and four times with New Order)
  • Stephen Morris (2, 10, 24, 55, 127, 146)
    (Twice with Joy Division and four times with New Order)
5 Tracks
  • Billy Bragg (22, 57, 75, 115, 126)
  • Pixies (28, 91, 94, 117, 125)
  • Prince (100, 132, 138, 149, 169)
  • U2 (98, 113, 143, 144, 179)
4 Tracks
  • Clouds (33, 67, 105, 151)
  • Hunters & Collectors (4, 45, 53, 123)
  • New Order (10, 24, 55, 146)
  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (14, 88, 99, 193)
  • The Smiths (6, 29, 36, 72)
3 Tracks
  • The Church (31, 70, 104)
  • The Clash (97, 129, 157)
  • The Cult (16, 164, 200)
  • Jane's Addiction (15, 17, 120)
  • Jesus Jones (95, 101, 137)
  • Metallica (60, 63, 89)
  • Nirvana (1, 3, 76)
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers (39, 174, 195)
  • Ride (82, 134, 140)
  • Sonic Youth (56, 111, 130)
  • The Stone Roses (7, 81, 173)
  • The Wonder Stuff (86, 153, 160)
  • Violent Femmes (9, 18, 21)

  • Johnette Napolitano (5, 171, 196)
    (Twice with Concrete Blonde and once with Andy Prieboy)
  • Kirsty MacColl (22, 115, 188)
    (Twice with Billy Bragg and once with The Pogues)
  • Slash (27, 139, 155)
    (Twice with Guns N' Roses and once with Lenny Kravitz)
2 Tracks
  • Big Audio Dynamite II (102, 180)
  • Concrete Blonde (171, 196)
  • Dead Kennedys (26, 187)
  • Depeche Mode (141, 159)
  • Died Pretty (34, 147)
  • Elvis Costello (154, 197)
  • The Go-Betweens (96, 175)
  • Guns N' Roses (27, 155)
  • The Jam (23, 167)
  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience (61, 199)
  • Joy Division (2, 127)
  • Pet Shop Boys (116, 186)
  • Pink Floyd (58, 73)
  • Pop Will Eat Itself (136, 178)
  • Public Enemy (92, 158)
  • The Rolling Stones (87, 124)
  • Sinéad O'Connor (42, 165)
  • Tall Tales And True (51, 194)
  • The The (13, 110)
  • They Might Be Giants (46, 150)

  • Chris Abrahams (107, 182)
    (Once with Melanie Oxley and once with Laughing Clowns)

Countries Featured


Countries Represented in the 1991 #1-200 Countdown


Flag Country Entries
Australia 35
England 87
Iceland 1
Ireland 8
Japan 1
New Zealand 1
Scotland 2
USA 65

Quick Facts

Number Of Artists Featured
  • 72 Artists
Most Successful Artist
  • The Doors (4 tracks)
  • Prince (4 tracks)
  • U2 (4 tracks)
Number Of Countries Featured
  • 7 Countries
Top Three Countries
  • England (44 tracks)
  • USA (33 tracks)
  • Australia (14 tracks)
Most Successful Years
  • 1991 (21 tracks)
Decades By Most Tracks
  • 1980s: (50 tracks)
  • 1990s: (39 tracks)
  • 1970s: (8 tracks)
  • 1960s: (3 tracks)
Average Track Time
  • 4:27 (4 minutes, 27 seconds)
Shortest Track
  • Planet Of Sound - Pixies (2:06)
Longest Track
  • Three Days - Jane's Addiction (10:49)

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