Hottest 100 Australian Songs – Triple J Poll Results

INXS 'Never tear Us Apart' Number 1 Australian Song.

Details: By Howard Duggan; Jul 27

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Howard launched 'Scene Magazine' in 1993. Paul Keating was Prime Minister. Whitney, Janet and Mariah all had Aussie #1s and Mark Zuckerberg was 9. Over 30 years he's overseen the growth of scenestr to become Australia's largest – and only national – street press while forging a digital-first imperative in the mid-naughties. Social media remains a complete mystery to him. He's been spotted at raves, hip hop concerts, Motown revivals, judged battle of the bands, shot video for opening night and natinal awards red carpet, partnered with music industry showcases, comedy festivals and myriad other cultural productions ... and he interviewed Eddie Izzard. He likes Star Trek and a good Oxford comma — way too much fun at parties.

27 July 2025

The people have voted in the in triple j's Hottest 100 Australian Songs.

2.65 million votes were cast in the poll which unsurprisngly favoured more recent offerings ahead of matured classics from The Easybeats, Daddy Cool (number 45) and ther ilk. In jjj's own words, "it was a countdown that spans generations, but it was one group that came out in full force with their votes: the 18–29-year-olds. That's right, Gen Z (and a few Millennial cuspers) turned up in droves with their votes, putting their stamp on the Hottest 100 of Australian Songs."

With somewhere around 80 unique artists (ed: we'll get to the exact number next week) we checked out how many of these Aussie artists had graced the front cover of scenestr mag – and its forebear Scene Magazine – we changed name in 2014 – and we've found 30 and counting – not including perennial favs such as Hilltop Hoods, The Living End and Regurgitator which have featured more than once.

The people have spoken. And this is what they said ...

1 to 10

1. Never Tear Us Apart INXS (featured on our cover)
2. The Nosebleed Section Hilltop Hoods (featured on our cover)
3. Untouched The Veronicas  
4. Scar Missy Higgins  
5. Don't Dream It's Over Crowded House  
6. My Happiness Powderfinger (featured on our cover)
7. Flame Trees Cold Chisel (featured on our cover)
8. Khe Sanh Cold Chisel (featured on our cover)
9. How To Make Gravy Paul Kelly  
10. Somebody That I Used To Know [Ft. Kimbra] Gotye/Gotye + Kimbra (featured on our cover)

11 to 20

11. Sweet Disposition The Temper Trap (featured on our cover)
12. Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again The Angels  
13. Thunderstruck AC/DC (featured on our cover)
14. These Days Powderfinger (featured on our cover)
15. You're the Voice John Farnham  
16. Innerbloom Rufus Du Sol (featured on our cover)
17. Tomorrow Silverchair  
18. Beds Are Burning Midnight Oil  
19. The Less I Know the Better Tame Impala  
20. Big Jet Plane Angus & Julia Stone (featured on our cover)

21 to 30

21. Down Under Men At Work  
22. To Her Door Paul Kelly & The Messengers  
23. Are You Gonna Be My Girl Jet  
24. Walking On A Dream Empire Of The Sun (featured on our cover)
25. Throw Your Arms Around Me Hunters & Collectors  
26. Never Be Like You [Ft. kai] Flume  
27. Can't Get You Out Of My Head Kylie Minogue (featured on our cover)
28. Straight Lines Silverchair  
29. Under The Milky Way The Church (featured on our cover)
30. The Horses Daryl Braithwaite  

31 to 40

31. Highway To Hell AC/DC (featured on our cover)
32. Torn Natalie Imbruglia (featured on our cover)
33. One Crowded Hour Augie March  
34. Booster Seat Spacey Jane  
35. Great Southern Land Icehouse
36. Treaty Yothu Yindi  
37. Back In Black AC/DC (featured on our cover)
38. Better Be Home Soon Crowded House  
39. Reckless (Don't Be So...) Australian Crawl  
40. Covered In Chrome Violent Soho  

41 to 50

41. Prisoner of Society The Living End (featured on our cover)
42. Magnolia Gang Of Youths  
43. Joker And The Thief Wolfmother  (featured on our cover)
44. Into My Arms Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds  
45. Eagle Rock Daddy Cool  
46. hooting Stars Bag Raiders (featured on our cover)
47. Solid Rock Goanna  
48. Riptide ance Joy  
49. It's Nice To Be Alive Ball Park Music (featured on our cover)
50. Holy Grail Hunters & Collectors  

51 to 60

51. Brother Matt Corby (featured on our cover)
52. The Special Two Missy Higgins  
53. Better In Blak Thelma Plum  
54. I Touch Myself Divinyls  
55. My People The Presets (featured on our cover)
56. Working Class Man Jimmy Barnes (featured on our cover)
57. Wish You Well Bernard Fanning (featured on our cover)
58. Frontier Psychiatrist The Avalanches (featured on our cover)
59. Need You Tonight INXS (featured on our cover)
60. Let Me Down Easy Gang of Youths  

61 to 70

61. Talk Is Cheap Chet Faker  
62. Australia Street Sticky Fingers (featured on our cover)
63. I Was Only 19 (A Walk In The Light Green) Redgum  
64. Cosby Sweater Hilltop Hoods (featured on our cover)
65. Confidence Ocean Alley (featured on our cover)
66. Power And The Passion Midnight Oil  
67. ! (The Song Formerly Known As) Regurgitator (featured on our cover)
68. Chemical Heart Grinspoon (featured on our cover)
69. Weather With You Crowded House  
70. (Baby I've Got You) On My Mind Powderfinger (featured on our cover)

71 to 80

71. Jimmy Recard Drapht (featured on our cover)
72. Freak Silverchair  
73. 1955 [Ft. Montaigne/Tom Thum] Hilltop Hoods (featured on our cover)
74. London Still The Waifs  
75. The Unguarded Moment The Church (featured on our cover)
76. 4ever The Veronicas  
77. Weir Killing Heidi  
78. Black Fingernails, Red Wine Eskimo Joe (featured on our cover)
79. Hello The Cat Empire (featured on our cover)
80. We Are The People Empire Of The Sun (featured on our cover)

81 to 90

81. Berlin Chair You Am I (featured on our cover)
82. High [Ft. Nicole Millar] Peking Duk  
83. Cigarettes Will Kill You Ben Lee  
84. Streets Of Your Town The Go-Betweens  
85. Delete DMA'S (featured on our cover)
86. Hearts A Mess Gotye  
87. The Deepest Sighs, The Frankest Shadows Gang Of Youths  
88. Chateau Angus & Julia Stone (featured on our cover)
89. Hertz Amyl And The Sniffers  
90. Black Betty Spiderbait (featured on our cover)

91 to 100

91. No Aphrodisiac The Whitlams (featured on our cover)
92. Electric Blue Icehouse  
93. Since I Left You The Avalanches (featured on our cover)
94. Clair de Lune [Ft. Christine Hoberg] Flight Facilities (featured on our cover)
95. Calypso Spiderbait (featured on our cover)
96. Evie (Parts 1, 2 & 3) Stevie Wright  
97. I Want You Savage Garden (featured on our cover)
98. Red Right Hand Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds  
99. Blue Sky Mine Midnight Oil  
100. Better The Screaming Jets