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#	Title	Artist	Time	Year	Country
1	Wonderwall	Oasis	4:19	1995	England
2	Seven Nation Army	The White Stripes	3:52	2003	USA
3	Last Goodbye	Jeff Buckley	4:36	1994	USA
4	The Nosebleed Section	Hilltop Hoods	3:40	2003	Australia
5	Bitter Sweet Symphony	The Verve	5:59	1997	England
6	Everlong	Foo Fighters	4:13	1997	USA
7	Mr. Brightside	The Killers	3:43	2004	USA
8	These Days	Powderfinger	4:15	1999	Australia
9	Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)	Gotye	4:04	2011	Australia
10	My Happiness	Powderfinger	4:37	2000	Australia
11	No One Knows	Queens Of The Stone Age	4:39	2002	USA
12	Hearts A Mess	Gotye	6:06	2006	Australia
13	Paranoid Android	Radiohead	6:24	1997	England
14	Little Lion Man	Mumford & Sons	4:07	2009	England
15	Breathe	The Prodigy	5:35	1996	England
16	Skinny Love	Bon Iver	3:59	2007	USA
17	Tomorrow	Silverchair	4:26	1994	Australia
18	Hey Ya!	Outkast	3:55	2003	USA
19	Dammit	Blink-182	2:47	1997	USA
20	Prisoner Of Society	The Living End	3:55	1997	Australia
21	1979	The Smashing Pumpkins	4:26	1995	USA
22	Song 2	Blur	2:01	1997	England
23	Knights Of Cydonia	Muse	6:07	2006	England
24	One Crowded Hour	Augie March	4:16	2006	Australia
25	Bullet With Butterfly Wings	The Smashing Pumpkins	4:19	1995	USA
26	Chop Suey!	System Of A Down	3:31	2001	USA
27	Frontier Psychiatrist	The Avalanches	4:50	2000	Australia
28	Scar Tissue	Red Hot Chili Peppers	3:36	1999	USA
29	Take Me Out	Franz Ferdinand	3:57	2004	Scotland
30	Californication	Red Hot Chili Peppers	5:30	1999	USA
31	Teardrop	Massive Attack	5:31	1998	England
32	Stinkfist	Tool	5:11	1996	USA
33	Zombie	The Cranberries	5:06	1994	Ireland
34	Brick	Ben Folds Five	4:32	1997	USA
35	Karma Police	Radiohead	4:22	1997	England
36	Hallejujah	Jeff Buckley	6:53	1994	USA
37	Sabotage	Beastie Boys	2:58	1994	USA
38	Sweet Disposition	The Temper Trap	3:54	2008	Australia
39	Heart-Shaped Box	Nirvana	4:41	1993	USA
40	Closer	Nine Inch Nails	6:13	1994	USA
41	Yellow	Coldplay	4:29	2000	England
42	Brother	Matt Corby	4:10	2011	Australia
43	Betterman	The John Butler Trio	8:19	2001	Australia
44	One More Time	Daft Punk	5:21	2000	France
45	Float On	Modest Mouse	3:29	2004	USA
46	Into My Arms	Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	4:15	1997	Australia
47	Self Esteem	The Offspring	4:18	1994	USA
48	Last Nite	The Strokes	3:18	2001	USA
49	Dog Days Are Over	Florence And The Machine	4:07	2008	England
50	Better Man	Pearl Jam	4:29	1994	USA
51	Bohemian Like You	The Dandy Warhols	3:32	2000	USA
52	Feel Good Inc. (feat. De La Soul)	Gorillaz	3:41	2005	England
53	Every You Every Me	Placebo	3:34	1998	England
54	Sex On Fire	Kings Of Leon	3:24	2008	USA
55	Praise You	Fatboy Slim	5:23	1998	England
56	Born Slippy .NUXX	Underworld	9:46	1995	England
57	Banquet	Bloc Party	3:21	2005	England
58	No Aphrodisiac	The Whitlams	4:20	1997	Australia
59	Around The World	Daft Punk	7:10	1997	France
60	Glycerine	Bush	4:28	1994	England
61	Lonely Boy	The Black Keys	3:13	2011	USA
62	Buy Me A Pony	Spiderbait	1:44	1996	Australia
63	Chemical Heart	Grinspoon	4:40	2002	Australia
64	Kids	MGMT	5:04	2007	USA
65	Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger	Daft Punk	3:44	2001	France
66	Berlin Chair	You Am I	2:37	1993	Australia
67	Breezeblocks	Alt-J	3:47	2012	England
68	Are You Gonna Be My Girl?	Jet	3:34	2003	Australia
69	Lose Yourself	Eminem	5:20	2002	USA
70	! (The Song Formerly Known As)	Regurgitator	3:28	1997	Australia
71	Clint Eastwood (feat. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien)	Gorillaz	5:44	2001	England
72	Joker & The Thief	Wolfmother	4:41	2005	Australia
73	Home	Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros	5:02	2009	USA
74	Let's Dance To Joy Division	The Wombats	3:11	2007	England
75	Somebody Told Me	The Killers	3:17	2004	USA
76	Electric Feel	MGMT	3:49	2007	USA
77	My People	The Presets	4:31	2007	Australia
78	Freak	Silverchair	3:49	1997	Australia
79	I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor	Arctic Monkeys	2:54	2005	England
80	Bulls On Parade	Rage Against The Machine	3:51	1996	USA
81	Big Jet Plane	Angus & Julia Stone	3:59	2010	Australia
82	Teenage Dirtbag	Wheatus	4:02	2000	USA
83	Common People	Pulp	5:52	1995	England
84	Gold Digger (feat. Jamie Foxx)	Kanye West	3:28	2005	USA
85	Gangsta's Paradise	Coolio	4:01	1995	USA
86	When You Were Young	The Killers	3:41	2006	USA
87	Naïve	The Kooks	3:24	2006	England
88	Monsters	Something For Kate	3:40	2001	Australia
89	Wolf Like Me	TV On The Radio	4:39	2006	USA
90	Straight Lines	Silverchair	4:18	2007	Australia
91	Harpoon	Jebediah	4:28	1997	Australia
92	Little Talks	Of Monsters And Men	4:25	2011	Iceland
93	Black Hole Sun	Soundgarden	5:19	1994	USA
94	Pumped Up Kicks	Foster The People	3:53	2010	USA
95	Cigarettes Will Kill You	Ben Lee	3:50	1998	Australia
96	Hello	The Cat Empire	3:44	2003	Australia
97	Paper Planes	M.I.A.	3:25	2007	England
98	Leaving Home	Jebediah	3:00	1997	Australia
99	Video Games	Lana Del Rey	4:47	2011	USA
100	Intergalactic	Beastie Boys	3:52	1998	USA
101	Zebra	The John Butler Trio	3:57	2003	Australia

Facts for 2013

The 2013 20 Years of Triple J's Hottest 100, was the seventh Hottest 100 countdown for which votes were not restricted to a single year, but the first Hottest 100 countdown for which votes were restricted to a range of years. It was announced on May 8th as a way to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the yearly Hottest 100s, and to find out the public's favourite song for the past 20 years. Voting was only open to songs whose release date fell between January 1st, 1993, and December 31st, 2012. These voting restrictions immediately knocked out songs that voters mentioned would be #1 via social media, such as Radiohead's 'Creep' and Rage Against The Machine's 'Killing In The Name'; both of which featured in the 1993 countdown, but were released in 1992, and therefore ineligible.

The Countdown

The countdown took place over the weekend of June 8th and 9th, 2013, and featured a mixture of 84 different artists. 940,000 votes were counted in the countdown, significantly less than previous years, All Time or otherwise, especially considering votes were limited to 20 per voter for this countdown, rather than the 10 votes each voter recieves for a normal countdown. Despite this, on June 2nd, the date that voting closed, Triple J reported they had seen the largest instance of voting in one day for any countdown they've ever held.

Out of the 100 songs to feature in the countdown, 5 songs had not featured in a yearly countdown, whereas one song had never featured in any countdown before. Bloc Party's 'Banquet', Daft Punk's 'Around The World,, and Jeff Buckley's 'Hallelujah' had not featured in a yearly countdown, but had all featured in the 2009 All Time countdown. Daft Punk's 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger' had featured in 2007 as part of a live version, mixed with 'Around The World'. The Kook's 'Naïve' had never featured in any countdown ever held by Triple J before. The Temper Trap's 'Sweet Disposition' had only been featured in the 101-200 list before, reaching #102 in the 2008 Hottest 100 countdown.

In 1997, Blur's 'Song 2', which runs for 2 minutes and 2 seconds, was voted in at #2. This year, in the 20th anniversary edition of the Hottest 100, it was voted in at #22.

Only 5 songs which had previously reached #1 did not chart in the countdown. Denis Leary's 'Asshole' (1993), The Offspring's 'Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)' (1998), Alex Lloyd's 'Amazing' (2001), Bernard Fanning's 'Wish You Well' (2005) and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' 'Thrift Shop' (2012).
However, prior to Hilltop Hoods' 'Nosebleed Section' being played at #4, presenter Alex Dyson made reference to a lack of hip-hop being present in the countdown before 'accidentally' playing the intro to 'Thrift Shop', presumably as a way to tease listeners who had vented on social media that 'Thrift Shop' was 'too recent' to make the list, 'a novelty', or just didn't deserve to make the list in general.

On June 11th, during Tom & Alex's breakfast program, it was revealed the #101 song was 'Zebra', by The John Butler Trio, reportedly being behind the #100 song by only 50 votes.

Hottest 100 Quiz

In the lead-up to the countdown, the Triple J website hosted a special section for the Hottest 100, including access to previous countdowns, as well as a Hottest 100 quiz in which player's could answer questions and compete for prizes. Below are the questions asked throughout the quiz period. (The answer accepted by the Triple J website is given in bold, while other information given about the question is in normal text.)

US band Eels formed in 1995. The frontman's dad is a famous what (one word)?

Physicist
Mark Oliver Everett, better known as 'E', is the frontman for US band Eels. His father, Hugh Everett III, was a famous physicist who was known for his work with quantam theory. Eels first appeared in a Hottest 100 in 1996, reaching #39 with 'Novocaine For The Soul'.

Strangely, this question was removed soon after being asked, with no reason for its removal, and is not listed on the official list of questions on the Triple J website.

What side project for Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard put out their debut album in 2003?

The Postal Service - 'Give Up' (2003)
While the album contained no songs to feature in the Hottest 100 for that year, in 2006, Ben Folds' cover of the album's lead single 'Such Great Heights' reached #70.

Australian sports journalist Les Murray accepted an ARIA on behalf of which band in 1995?

TISM
The group recieved the ARIA for 'Best Independent Release' for their 1995 album 'Machiavelli And The Four Seasons'. Les Murray was chosen as the recipient of the award due to one of the songs on the album being named 'What Nationality Is Les Murray?'. The Hungarian-born Murray read a vaguely insulting acceptance speech, also in Hungarian, at the awards which translated to "When the revolution happens, the music industry will be the first to go. Thank you."

The 2007 Hottest 100 was the first in 10 years NOT to feature this Australian act.

The Living End
Starting in 1997, the group featured for 10 consecutive years with the following 15 songs:
- 1997: Prisoner Of Society (#15)
- 1997: From Here On In (#49)
- 1998: Save The Day (#10)
- 1998: Second Solution (#15)
- 1998: Tainted Love (Live) (#17)
- 1999: All Torn Down (#41)
- 1999: West End Riot (#48)
- 2000: Pictures In The Mirror (#19)
- 2001: Roll On (#72)
- 2002: One Said To The Other (#52)
- 2003: Who's Gonna Save Us? (#23)
- 2003: Tabloid Magazine (#66)
- 2004: I Can't Give You What I Haven't Got (#47)
- 2005: What's On Your Radio? (#49)
- 2006: Wake Up (#53)

Name the only solo artist to feature in the top 10 of the 2007 Hottest 100

Soko
French singer Soko reached #9 with her song 'I'll Kill Her'.

Aussie satirist & 98 H100 placeholder Simon Hunt changed his name in the late 90s to what?

Pauline Pantsdown
Pantsdown featured at #5 in 1997 with his highly controversial song 'Back Door Man' (which also featured in the 1998 All Time countdown at #92), and again in 1998 at #58 with 'I Don't Like It'. Oddly, the question only mentions Pantsdown featuring in the 1998 countdown, which is probably due to the fact that 'Back Door Man' was actually banned from airplay in 1997 due to its percieved defamation of Pantsdown's political eponym, Pauline Hanson.

Which American ska band claimed never to have been tested for cowardice in 1998?

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
In 1998, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones featured at #38 with their song 'The Impression That I Get'. The question relates to the line in the song that goes as such: "I'm not a coward, I've just never been tested./I'd like to think that if I was I would pass."

Which Hottest 100 cut from 2010 was recorded live at the Brit Awards in this same year?

You Got The Dirtee Love
Florence And The Machine's cover version of The Source & Candi Staton's 'You Got The Love' was performed live at the 2010 Brit Awards with Dizzee Rascal, who incorporated parts of his own song, 'Dirtee Cash', to make a version that was dubbed 'You Got The Dirtee Love'. This recording reached #27 in the 2010 Hottest 100.

On which planet did Ben Harper record his 2001 live album ‘Live From Mars’?

Earth
Ben Harper's live album 'Live From Mars' featured a cover of The Verve's 'The Drugs Don't Work'. This track reached #22 in the 2001 Hottest 100, while the original version also reached #22 in the 1997 Hottest 100.

Which American band sang about 'Superman skivvies' in 1994?

Weezer
In 1994, Weezer featured at #40 with their song 'Undone - The Sweater Song'. The question relates to the line in the song that goes as such: "It's good to see you lying there in your Superman skivvies./Lying on the floor, I've come undone."

A member of Hole in 1994, name the musician who would later join The Smashing Pumpkins

Melissa Auf der Maur
Despite being a touring member of Hole in 1994, Auf der Maur would not feature on a Hole track until 1996. Ultimately, she was featured on only the following 3 of 5 Hole songs in the Hottest 100, and no Smashing Pumpkins songs:
- 1996: Gold Dust Woman (#73)
- 1998: Celebrity Skin (#4)
- 1998: Malibu (#49)

Which NYC band released a YOLO anthem in 2006?

The Strokes
The Strokes' 'You Only Live Once' reached #27 in the 2006 Hottest 100 countdown.

Which artist worked briefly on a butterfly farm before being shot to fame in 2006?

Regina Spektor

Who did Brisbane alt-rockers Custard feel like in 1999?

Ringo
Custard's 'Ringo (I Feel Like..)' reached #42 in the 1999 Hottest 100 countdown and was named after The Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr.

In the video for Foo Fighters' 'Learn To Fly', how many characters does Dave Grohl play?

6
In 1999, Foo Fighters featured at #11 with 'Learn To Fly', which was accompanied by a humourous music video, which featured members of the band playing different characters. Singer and guitarist Dave Grohl is featured as a flight attendant, a pilot, a fat lady, himself, a teenage fan and an FBI agent in the video, in addition to being featured performing the song with the band via a video screen within the video.

Soon after this question was posted, it was taken down, with Triple J citing an error being the reason. However, it may have also been due to confusion over the answer, mainly as to whether Dave Grohl's appearance in the video as a performer should be counted as a seventh character.

What combo did Ben Folds grow when he 'thought about the Army'?

Moustache and a mullet
In 1999, Ben Folds Five featured at #51 with their song 'Army'. The question relates to the line in the song that goes as such: "Grew a moustache and a mullet, got a job at Chick-fil-A./Citing artistic differences the band broke up in May, and in June reformed without me, and they got a different name."

2011 was the first time since 2005 that this Aussie vocalist didn't feature in a countdown.

Ian Kenny
Between 2005 and 2010, Ian Kenny featured 12 times with his two bands Karnivool and Birds Of Tokyo.
- 2005: Karnivool: Themata (97)
- 2006: Karnivool: Roquefort (With Empire Horns) (45)
- 2007: Birds Of Tokyo: Wayside (61)
- 2007: Karnivool: The Only Way (63)
- 2008: Birds Of Tokyo: Broken Bones (20)
- 2008: Birds Of Tokyo: Silhouettic (22)
- 2008: Birds Of Tokyo: Wild Eyed Boy (51)
- 2009: Karnivool: Set Fire To The Hive (47)
- 2009: Karnivool: All I Know (63)
- 2010: Birds Of Tokyo: Plans (4)
- 2010: Birds Of Tokyo: Wild At Heart (47)
- 2010: Birds Of Tokyo: The Saddest Thing I Know (87)

Sarah, Holly and Sally. Also known as?

Seeker Lover Keeper
In 2011, Sarah Blasko, Holly Throsby, and Sally Seltmann joined together to create an 'indie rock supergroup' named Seeker Lover Keeper. Their songs 'Even Though I'm A Woman' and 'Light All My Lights' featured at #17 and #86 respectively, in the 2011 Hottest 100.

Which Australian act from 2002’s H100 countdown went on to feature on MIA’s album Kala?

The Wilcannia Mob
In 2002, The Wilcannia Mob featured at #51 with their song 'Down River'. In 2007, British artist MIA sampled the song for her track 'Mango Pickle Down River' on her 2007 album 'Kala'. The album also featured the song 'Paper Planes', which featured at #17 in the 2007 Hottest 100.

Clocking in at 1:35, name the shortest song in the 2002 Hottest 100.

Highly Evolved
'Highly Evolved', by The Vines charted at #19 in 2002's Hottest 100.

James Iha from Smashing Pumpkins would go on to form which band with Taylor Hanson?

Tinted Windows

According to Mumford and Sons in 2009, whose fault was it?

Mine
In 2009, Mumford & Sons featured at #1 with their song 'Little Lion Man'. The question relates to the line in the song that goes as such: "But it was not your fault but mine, and it was your heart on the line./I really fucked it up this time, didn't I, my dear?"

Where did Datarock find love in 2005?

Computer Camp
Datarock's 'Computer Camp Love' reached #12 in the 2005 Hottest 100 countdown.

Melbourne pop-punkers Kisschasy wanted a song that got them what in 2005?

Attention
In 2005, Kisschasy featured at #22 with their song 'Do-Do's & Whoa-Oh's'. The question relates to the line in the song that goes as such: "I want a song that gets attention, this is the way it goes./So hip you'll play it on your station; do-do's and whoa-oh's."

Matthew Caws is the front man for which 'popular' band who made it into the 1996 H100?

Nada Surf
Nada Surf's 'Popular' reached #47 in the 1996 Hottest 100 countdown.

Who were 'doin' it in Texas' in 1996?

Butthole Surfers
In 1996, Butthole Surfers featured at #4 with their song 'Pepper'. The question relates to the line in the song that goes as such: "Marky got with Sharon, Sharon got Sheree, she was sharin' Sharon's outlook on the topic of disease./Mikey had a facial scar and Bobby was a racist, they were all in love dying, they were doin' it in Texas."

Soon after this question was posted, it was taken down, with Triple J citing confusion being the main reason. The confusion stemmed from the fact that many people were unsure as to whether the answer was asking for the artist of the song, or the characters mentioned in the song.

Name the Director whose films are sampled in Fun Lovin' Criminals' 'Scooby Snacks'.

Quentin Tarantino
Fun Lovin' Criminals' 'Scooby Snacks' reached #14 in the 1996 Hottest 100 countdown. The song contained samples from Quentin Tarantino's films 'Reservoir Dogs' (1992) and 'Pulp Fiction' (1994).

Which country accounted for 5% of all songs to place in the 2008 Hottest 100?

New Zealand
In 2008, New Zealand featured with a record number of 5 entries in the countdown. The songs featured were:
- Ladyhawke: My Delirium (11)
- Flight Of The Conchords: Business Time (45)
- Ladyhawke: Paris Is Burning (26)
- Flight Of The Conchords: The Most Beautiful Girl In The Room (60)
- Flight Of The Conchords: Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros (67)

According to The Rapture, who was not having sex in 2008?

Ben
The Rapture's 'No Sex For Ben' reached #14 in the 2008 Hottest 100 countdown. The song was written about Ben Rymer, an English DJ who is best known for his work with the group Fat Truckers.

Who penned a song about Ben Lee in the 2000 Hottest 100 countdown?

Klinger
Klinger's 'Ben Lee' reached #97 in the 2000 Hottest 100 countdown. The song was written about Ben Lee, an Australian musician who has featured in many Hottest 100 countdowns since 1998.

What poignant question did Unearthed High finalist Tyler Touché ask in 2012?

Baguette?
Oddly, this is the only question that was asked about an artist who had, to date, not featured in a normal Hottest 100 countdown. Tyler Touché's 'Baguette' did however reached #188 in the 2012 Hottest 100 countdown. Considering that the 2012 #101-200 was the first time that the runner-up countdown had been aired, it may have been viewed as acceptable to ask this particular question.

Sydney producer Flume got his butt tattooed for his 21st birthday in 2012. What did it say?

Zor
Reportedly, this tattoo relates to a friend of Flume's who had the nickname 'Milzor'. This friend was also apparently responsible for introducing Flume to Chet Faker, who collaborated with Flume on his song 'Left Alone', which reached #160 in 2012. An image of the tattoo can be viewed here.

According to The Whitlams in 1997, who do you sound like?

Louis Burdett
The Whitlams' 'You Sound Like Louis Burdett' reached #53 in the 1997 Hottest 100 countdown. The song was written about a former housemate of singer Tim Freedman, and also a former drummer for The Whitlams, Louis Burdett.

Which song is in the 2004 Hottest 100 list twice?

Take Me Out
Franz Ferdinand's 'Take Me Out' reached #1 in the 2004 Hottest 100 countdown. Scissor Sisters' version of the same song reached #44 the same year. This is the second, and currently last, time this had been achieved. It first occurred in 1998 when Jebediah featured at #7 with their song 'Harpoon', and Something For Kate's cover reached #85.

Name the Luiz Bonfà song sampled by Gotye in 'Somebody That I Used To Know'?

Seville
Gotye's 'Somebody That I Used To Know' reached #1 in the 2011 Hottest 100 countdown. The song was built around a sample of the song 'Seville', released by Brazillian guitarist Luiz Bonfà in 1967.

Kanye West’s 'Runaway' has a sample of “Look atcha”. Who's the sampled artist?

Rick James
Kanye West's 'Runaway' reached #14 in the 2010 Hottest 100 countdown. The song featured a sample of Rick James saying "Look atcha", from a live performance of his song 'Mary Jane' in 1981.

What is the real (non-stage) name of the guest vocalist on Icona Pop’s 'I Love It'?

Charlotte Aitchison
Icona Pop's 'I Love It' reached #14 in the 2012 Hottest 100 countdown. The song featured British singer Charlotte Aitchison, better known as Charli XCX.

According to Denis Leary, who was frozen and NOT dead?

John Wayne
In 1993, Denis Leary featured at #1 with his song 'Asshole'. The question relates to the line in the song that goes as such: "John Wayne's not dead, he's frozen, and as soon as we find the cure for cancer we're gonna thaw out The Duke and he's gonna be pretty pissed off."

What quantity of Asha did Cornershop possess in 1997?

A brimful
Cornershop's 'Brimful Of Asha' reached #42 in the 1997 Hottest 100 countdown. The song was written about famous Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle.

True or False: Adam Sandler has featured in a Hottest 100.

True
Adam Sandler's 'Somebody Kill Me' reached #39 in the 1998 Hottest 100 countdown. It was originally featured in his film 'The Wedding Singer', released the same year.

What did Ween encourage you to push in 1993?

Th' Little Daisies
Ween's 'Push Th' Little Daisies' reached #40 in the 1993 Hottest 100 countdown.

In 1994, who had a hit with a cover of a classic New Order song?

Frente!
Frente!'s cover of New Order's 'Bizarre Love Triangle' reached #56 in the 1994 Hottest 100 countdown. New Order's original had charted in the 1989, 1990 and 1991 All Time countdowns, reaching #67, #21 and #24, respectively. It also featured in the 1998 All Time countdown, reaching #60.

Unearthed by Triple J in 1999, the Hooper siblings formed one half of which H100 act?

Killing Heidi
Killing Heidi were actually Unearthed by Triple J in 1996 with their song 'Kettle', and featured at #2 in the 1999 Hottest 100 countdown with their song 'Weir'. The group featured 4 times in total between 1999 and 2000, and were also the first Unearthed artist to reach #2 in a countdown, a surprisingly common occurrence.

According to The Chemical Brothers in 2001, where did it begin?

Afrika
The Chemical Brothers' 'It Began In Afrika' reached #99 in the 2001 Hottest 100 countdown.

Artists Featured

The most successful artists of the countdown were Daft Punk, Damon Albarn, Dave Grohl, The Killers and Silverchair, who each managed to get 3 tracks. Damon Albarn managed to feature twice with Gorillaz and once with Blur, while Dave Grohl appeared once with Nirvana, Queens Of The Stone Age and Foo Fighters, with Foo Fighters' 'Everlong' being his highest track, at #6.

Artists With Multiple Entries

3 Tracks

Daft Punk (44, 59, 65)
The Killers (7, 75, 86)
Silverchair (17, 78, 90)
Damon Albarn (22, 52, 71)
(Once with Blur and twice with Gorillaz)
Dave Grohl (6, 11, 39)
(Once with Foo Fighters, Queens Of The Stone Age and Nirvana)

2 Tracks

Beastie Boys (37, 100)
Gorillaz (52, 71)
Gotye (9, 12)
Jebediah (91,98)
Jeff Buckley (3, 36)
MGMT (64, 76)
Powderfinger (8, 10)
Radiohead (13, 35)
Red Hot Chili Peppers (28, 30)
The Smashing Pumpkins (21, 25)

Countries Featured

The 2013 20 Years Of Triple J's Hottest 100 featured artists from 7 countries, including 41 from the USA, 29 from Australia and 24 from England.

A Couple Of Notes

‘Somebody I Used To Know', at #9, was a collaboration between Gotye and Kimbra who are from Australia and New Zealand, respectively. However, the track is counted as an Australian entry for simplicity.

‘Teardrop’ at #31, was a collaboration between Massive Attack and Elizabeth Fraser, who are English and Scottish, respectively. However, the track is counted as an English entry for simplicity.

‘Feel Good Inc.', at #52, was a collaboration between Gorillaz and De La Soul, who are English and American, respectively. However, the track is counted as an English entry for simplicity.

‘Clint Eastwood', at #71, was a collaboration between Gorillaz and Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, who are English and American, respectively. However, the track is counted as an English entry for simplicity.