9. ‘Strayans are proud of their fellow ‘Strayans.
Sometimes we like to exercise a bit of Tall Poppy Syndrome, cutting down our fellow Aussies that we think haven’t deserved their success or have gotten too big for their britches. That wasn’t the case over the weekend, with 28% of the list being Australian – pretty rad considering the sheer volume of music and indeed all pop culture that we get from the States and the UK. It gets even better when you look at the top end of the countdown, with 40% of the top 10 bearing the green and gold. Seems like the ‘Finger rained supreme in the battle for the ultimate Aussie act – they may not have charted as highly as Hilltop Hoods but ol’ Bernie Fanning and friends placed twice in the top 10. Oi, oi, oi, indeed.
Gallery: triple j’s Hottest 100 of the past 20 years
Hottest 100 '20 Years' 100 - 1
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100
100: Beastie Boys - Intergalactic (1998) -
99
99: Lana Del Rey - Video Games (2011) -
98
98: Jebediah - Leaving Home (1997) -
97
97: M.I.A. - Paper Planes (2007) -
96
96: The Cat Empire - Hello (2003) -
95
95: Ben Lee - Cigarettes Will Kill You (1998) -
94
94: Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks (2010) -
93
93: Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun (1994) -
92
92: Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks (2012) -
91
91: Jebediah - Harpoon (1998) -
90
90: Silverchair - Straight Lines (2007) -
89
89: TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me (2006) -
88
88: Something For Kate - Monsters (2001) -
87
87: The Kooks - Naive (2006) -
86
86: The Killers - When You Were Young (2006) -
85
85: Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise (1995) -
84
84: Kanye West - Gold Digger {Ft. Jamie Foxx} (2005) -
83
83: Pulp - Common People (1995) -
82
82: Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag (2000) -
81
81: Angus & Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane (2010) -
80
80: Rage Against The Machine - Bulls On Parade (1996) -
79
79: Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor -
78
78: Silverchair - Freak (1997) -
77
77: The Presets - My People (2007) -
76
76: MGMT - Electric Feel (2008) -
75
75: The Killers - Somebody Told Me (2004) -
74
74: The Wombats - Let's Dance To Joy Division (2007) -
73
73: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home (2009) -
72
72: Wolfmother - Joker And The Thief (2005) -
71
71: Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood (2001) -
70
70: Regurgitator - ! (The Song Formerly Known As) (1998) -
69
69: Eminem - Lose Yourself (2002) -
68
68: Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl (2003) -
67
67: alt-J - Breezeblocks (2012) -
66
66: You Am I - Berlin Chair (1994) -
65
65: Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (2001) -
64
64: MGMT - Kids (2008) -
63
63: Grinspoon - Chemical Heart (2002) -
62
62: Spiderbait - Buy Me A Pony (1996) -
61
61: The Black Keys - Lonely Boy (2011) -
60
60: Bush - Glycerine (1996) -
59
59: Daft Punk - Around The World (1997) -
58
58: The Whitlams - No Aphrodisiac (1997) -
57
57: Bloc Party - Banquet (2004) -
56
56: Underworld - Born Slippy (1996) -
55
55: Fatboy Slim - Praise You (1999) -
54
54: Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire (2008) -
53
53: Placebo - Every You Every Me (1999) -
52
52: Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc. -
51
51: The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You -
50
50: Pearl Jam - Better Man (1995) -
49
49: Florence + the Machine - Dog Days Are Over (2009) -
48
48: The Strokes - Last Nite (2001) -
47
47: The Offspring - Self Esteem (1994) -
46
46: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Into My Arms (1997) -
45
45: Modest Mouse - Float On (2004) -
44
44: Daft Punk - One More Time (2001) -
43
43: John Butler Trio - Betterman -
42
42: Matt Corby - Brother (2011) -
41
41: Coldplay - Yellow (2000) -
40
40: Nine Inch Nails - Closer (1994) -
39
39: Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box (1993) -
38
38: The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition (2008) -
37
37: Beastie Boys - Sabotage (1994) -
36
36: Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (1994) -
35
35: Radiohead - Karma Police (1997) -
34
34: Ben Folds Five - Brick (1998) -
33
33: The Cranberries - Zombie (1994) -
32
32: Tool - Stinkfist (2006) -
31
31: Massive Attack - Teardrop (1998) -
30
30: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (2000) -
29
29: Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out (2004) -
28
28: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue (1999) -
27
27: The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist (2000) -
26
26: System Of A Down - Chop Suey! (2001) -
25
25: The Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings (1995) -
24
24: Augie March - One Crowded Hour (2006) -
23
23: Muse - Knights of Cydonia (2007) -
22
22: Blur - Song 2 (1997) -
21
21: The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (1996) -
20
20: The Living End - Prisoner of Society (1997) -
19
19: Blink-182 - Dammit (1997) -
18
18: OutKast - Hey Ya! (2003) -
17
17: Silverchair - Tomorrow (1994) -
16
16: Bon Iver - Skinny Love (2008) -
15
15: Prodigy - Breathe (1996) -
14
14: Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man (2009) -
13
13: Radiohead - Paranoid Android (1997) -
12
12: Gotye - Hearts a Mess (2006) -
11
11: Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows (2002) -
10
10: Powderfinger - My Happiness (2000) -
09
9: Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know {Ft. Kimbra} (2011) -
8
8: Powderfinger - These Days (1999) -
7
7: The Killers - Mr. Brightside (2004) -
6
6: Foo Fighters - Everlong (1997) -
5
5: The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony (1997) -
04
4: Hilltop Hoods - The Nosebleed Section (2003) -
3
3: Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye (1995) -
2
2: The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army (2003) -
1
1: Oasis - Wonderwall (1995)
