Triple J’s 2007 Hottest 100 was once again a hard fought affair with the Number 1 position being hotly contested by Silverchair and Muse. Silverchair’s Straight Lines was pipped at the post by Muse’s Knights of Cydonia, upsetting quite a few punters. Once again, some awesome contenders for Australia’s most popular annual song countdown on Australia Day. See the complete list with related ringtone downloads so you can make your favorite Hottest 100 song into your ringtone.

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One of my all time favorites there were some absolute cracker tunes in 2006. The were quite a few bands with a number of songs on the Hottest 100 list; Hilltop Hoods had 5 tracks, Lilly Allen had 4 and The Grates also had 4. All in all the 2006 Hottest 100 list was a goody, so check it out below and if you like the look of any of the tunes, download the MP3’s from iTunes.

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A selection of these songs has been released by the ABC as Triple J’s Hottest 100 Volume 14.

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Triple J’s Hottest 100 in 2005 was the year that Wolfmother exploded onto the schene with almost half their debut album appearing in the Hottest 100. Bernard Fanning came in at number 1 with his debut solo album, while Ben Lee was a close second with Catch My Disease. It’s good to see that Kisschasy has made some consistent contributions to the Hottest 100, while The Cat Empire has also been a consistent player.

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Franz Ferdinand came in at number 0ne with Take Me Out in the 2004 Hottest 100 Australia day countdown, while Missy Higgins came in at number two with Scar - amongst others. There were some awesome tunes from John Butler Trio, including Treat Yo Mama, What You Want and Hello. Once again, theHottest 100 was a highly entertaining event with a few surprises as usual.

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The 2003 Hottest 100 (Volume 11) was dominated by Australian artist with six tracks from the top 10 being Aussie artists, with Jet’s “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” taking the number one spot and Triple J’s favorites Powerderfinger taking three spots with tracks from “Vulture Street”. Along with these huge Australian bands, you’ll also find Ben Harper, Dandy Warhols, Sleepy Jackson, Jane’s Addiction, White Stripes, Placebo, Muse and many more. Check out the table below for all the top 100 songs with links to iTunes tracks and ringtone offers.

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The 2002 Hottest 100 was the 10th year that Triple J put out a compilation CD. The top 10 of 2002’s Hottest 100 included Queens of the Stone age at number 1, Grinspoon, The Waifs, 1200 Techniques, The Vines, Machine Gun Fellatio, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Silverchair coming in at number 10 with The Greatest View.

Other track of notoriety that didn’t make it into the top 10 were Foo Fighters “All My Life”, Audioslave “Conchise” and Grinspoon “Lost Control”.

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Another good year for Australian artist, 2001’s Hottest 100 (Volume 9) had the following artists included in the top 10: Alec Lloyd (amazing), Something for Kate (Monsters), System of a Down (Chop Suey), Basement Jaxx (Where’s your Head at), John Butler Trio (Betterman), Alien Ant Farm (Smooth Criminal), Weezer (island in the Sun), Avalanches (Since I left You), Gorillaz (Clint Eastwood) and Cake (Short skirt long jacket).

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The turn of the millennium Hottest 100 didn’t disappoint with some awesome artist. Taking out the top 10 spots were Powderfinger “My Happiness”, U2 “Beautiful Day”, Wheatus “Teenage Dirtbag”, Coldplay “Yellow”, The Avalanches “Frontier Psychiatrist”, Chili Peppers “Californication”, Foo Fighters “Generator”, Paul Kelly “Every Fuck’n CIty” and the Danady Warhols “Bohemian Like You”.

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In retrospect, Triple J’s Hottest 100 1999 (Volume 7) gave birth to some classics. Included in the top ten were Powderfinger (These Days), Fatboy Slim (Praise You), Rage Against the Machine (Guerilla Radio), Chili Peppers (Scar Tissue). Australian music was represented strongly with Silverchair, Powderfinger, Spiderbait and Something for Kate all having multiple tracks in the countdown.

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The 1998 Hottest 100 (Volume 6) featured the following artists in the top 10: The Offspring “Pretty Fly”, Ben Lee “Cigarettes Will Kill You”, Custard “Girls Like That”, Hole “Celebrity Skin”, Korn “Got The Life”, Regurgitator “Song Formerly Known as”, Jebediah “Harpoon”, Powderfinger “The Day You Come”, You Am I “Heavy Heart” and the Living End “Save The Day”. Of course, there were many more great artist in the top 100, check out the link below to view all 100 tracks with links to song downloads and Ringtones.

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The Hottest 100 of 1997 - Volume 5, included the following artists in the top 10; The Whitlams “No Aphrodisiac”, Blur “Song 2″, Chumbawamba “Tubthumping”, The Verve “Bitter Sweet Siphony”, Pauline Pantsdown “Back Door Man”, Blink 182 “182 Damnit”, Radiohead “Paranoid Android”, Marilyn Manson “Beautiful People” and Jebediah “Leaving Home”.

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1996 was Volume number 4 for the Hottest 100 and included the following thumpin’ tracks in the top 10; Spiderbait (Buy me a Pony), Tool (Stinkfist), Ben Folds 5 (Underground), Butthole Surfers (Pepper), Bush (Glycerine), Powderfinger (Pick You Up), Prodigy (Breathe), Allen Ginsberg (Ballad of the Skeletons), Weezer (El Scorcho) and Babybird (You’re Gorgeous).

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Compared to other years, Tripple J’s Hottest 100 of 1995 (Volume 3) had a fairly poor showing from Australian artist. The top 10 artists consisted of Oasis at number 1 with Wonderwall, Smashing Pumpkins (Butterfly Wings), Coolio (Gangstas Paradise), Presidents of the U.S.A (Kitty), Bjork (It’s Oh So Quiet), Everclear (Heroin Girl), Custard (Apartment), Nick Cave ( Where the Wild Roses Go), TISM (He’ll never be an old man river) and TISM again with Greg! The Stop Sign.

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Triple J’s 1994 Hottest 100 introduced Silver Chair to main stream listeners after they’d won Tripple J’s unearthed contest. Silverchair came in at number 5 with Tomorrow. Other top 10 artists included the Cranberries at number 1 with Zobie, Offspring (Come out and Play), Nirvana (About a Girl) and Nine Inch Nails with Closer. In retrospect, there are some classic rock songs in this lot.

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The 1993 Hottest 100 illustrated the sense of humor of the Triple J listeners with Denis Leary’s Asshole coming in at number 1… I mean Denis Leary’s songs “Asshole” not Denis Leary’s actual Asshole. There were plenty of other alternative rockers in the mix. Included in the top 10 were Radiohead, Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine, Blind Melon and U2.

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There was no Hottest 100 in 1992. Triple J (for some reason) decided to have the year off.

Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit blew us all away in 1990 and shat all over the competition in Triple Js’s 1991 Hottest 100, appearing at number 1. Nirvana also appeared at number 3 with Lithium and number 76 with Come as You Are. Other notable entries were The Cure who had 9 entries including A Forest, Just Like Heaven, Primary, Close to Me, Boys Don’t Cry, Lullaby, In Between Days, Pictures of You and Love cats. Just goes to show how many Triple J listeners were Goth at the time!.

Unfortunately there were no CD’s released by Triple J in 1991, 1990 and 1989.

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The second ever Hottest 100 countdown, 1990 once again gave birth to some classic tracks with B52’s Rock Lobster at number 8, REM - It’s The End of the World, Sex Pistols “Anarchy in the UK”, Pink Floyd “WIsh You were Here, Violent Femmes “Blister in the Sun” and many more.

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Originally listeners were asked to sumbit their favorite songs of all time, which is why you’ll notice that 1989, 1990 and 1991 have many songs that overlap. The top 5 tracks from the first ever Hottest 100 were Joy Division (Love Will Tear Us Apart), Hunters and Collectors (Throw Your Arms Around Me), The The (Uncertain Smila), The Jam (That’s Entertainment) and New Order (Blue Monday).

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