Selects • January 2025
Hottest 100s
We go back to 1989 and look at the world’s biggest music poll.
The Early Years
Back when postal votes were the only vote.
The first Triple J Hottest 100, held in 1989, was a poll of the most popular songs of all time. Which song took out the number one spot?
Fronted by Ella Hooper, which Australian band was the first Triple J Unearthed artist to score a top 5 entry?
Which Australian political figure announced “No Aphrodisiac” as the year’s most popular song live on air in 1997?
In 1991, another “All Time” poll was conducted. Which English band scored nine tracks in the countdown?
In 1993, the Hottest 100 introduced a rule limiting entries to songs released within the past 12 months. The first three number-one songs after this change had a one-word title. Name one of them.
The Early Years
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We’ll give you a cheeky clue about these artists that polled most entries in a Hottest 100. Can you name them?
This Queensland unit scored a then-record four songs in the 1998 poll. It makes sense - their old stuff is better than their new stuff.
This band scored five numbers in the 2002 poll. Honestly, no one knows how they did it.
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