triple j's Hottest 100 of Like A Version: 100-1

For the first time, triple j is counting down the Hottest 100 of its Like a Version cover segment, as voted by listeners. Voting was open from Tuesday, 23rd May till Monday, 10th July, with the triple j audience asked to choose their favourite covers from the segment’s 20 year history.

Like A Version began in 2004 and many hundreds of covers have been recorded since that time. Tame Impala are the most covered artist in Like A Version history, with a total of nine artists covering their songs, while The Wombats have performed the most Like A Versions, with their five attempts beating out the four from Josh Pyke, Kasabian and Ball Park Music.

Follow along with triple j’s Hottest 100 of Like A Version

100. The Kooks – ‘Kids’ (MGMT cover) – Listen
99. Regina Spektor – ‘Real Love’ (John Lennon cover) – Listen
98. Amy Shark – ‘Be Alright’ (Dean Lewis cover) – Listen
97. George Alice – ‘Alive’ (RÜFÜS DU SOL cover) – Listen
96. Northeast Party House – ‘Redbone’ (Childish Gambino cover) – Listen
95. Violent Soho – ‘Lazy Eye’ (Silversun Pickups cover) – Listen
94. Stand Atlantic – ‘Righteous’ (Juice WRLD cover) – Listen
93. Urthboy – ‘Roll Up Your Sleeves’ (Meg Mac cover) – Listen
92. Boy & Bear [Ft. Annie Hamilton] – ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’ (Simple Minds cover) – Listen
91. grentperez – ‘Teacher’s Pet’ (School of Rock cover) – Listen
90. Wet Leg – ‘Smoko’ (The Chats cover) – Listen
89. Tones And I – ‘Forever Young’ (Alphaville cover) – Listen
88. Ocean Grove – ‘UFO’ (Sneaky Sound System cover) – Listen
87. Tuka – ‘Big Jet Plane’ (Angus & Julia Stone cover) – Listen
86. AURORA – ‘Across The Universe’ (The Beatles cover) – Listen
85. Bluejuice – ‘End Of The Road’ (Boyz II Men cover) – Listen
84. Gretta Ray – The Deepest Sighs, the Frankest Shadows’ (Gang of Youths cover) – Listen
83. Tyne-James Organ – ‘Naive’ (The Kooks cover) – Listen
82. Billie Eilish – ‘Bad’ (Michael Jackson cover) – Listen
81. A$AP Rocky – ‘(Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay’ (Otis Redding cover) – Listen
80. Tove Lo – ‘Dancing On My Own’ (Robyn cover) – Listen
79. Julia Jacklin – ‘Someday’ (The Strokes cover) – Listen
78. Slowly Slowly – ‘Skinny Love’ (Bon Iver cover) – Listen
77. Angus & Julia Stone – ‘Passionfruit’ (Drake cover) – Listen
76. JK-47 – ‘Changes’ (2Pac cover) – Listen
75. Gang of Youths – ‘All My Friends’ (LCD Soundsystem cover) – Listen
74. CHVRCHES – ‘LOVE.’ (Kendrick Lamar cover) – Listen
73. Stella Donnelly – ‘Love Is In The Air’ (John Paul Young cover) – Listen
72. CXLOE – ‘Zombie’ (The Cranberries cover) – Listen
71. Meg Mac – ‘Let It Happen’ (Tame Impala cover) – Listen
70. Art vs Science – ‘Enter Sandman’ (Metallica cover) – Listen
69. Bad//Dreems [Ft. Peter Garrett/Mambali/Emily Wurramara] – ‘Blackfella/Whitefella’ (Warumpi Band cover) – Listen
68. Meg Mac – ‘Bridges’ (Broods cover) – Listen
67. Confidence Man – ‘Heaven’ (DJ Sammy cover) – Listen
66. Something For Kate – ‘Cardigan’ (Taylor Swift cover) – Listen
65. Sticky Fingers – ‘Rhiannon’ (Fleetwood Mac cover) – Listen
64. Ruby Fields – ‘The Unguarded Moment’ (The Church cover) – Listen
63. Angie McMahon – ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You’ (ABBA cover) – Listen
62. Glass Animals – ‘Say My Name’ (Destiny’s Child cover) – Listen
61. Flume [Ft. Kučka/Vera Blue/Ngaiire/Vince Staples] – ‘My Boo’ (Ghost Town DJs cover) – Listen
60. Matt Corby – ‘Chains’ (Tina Arena cover) – Listen
59. Hockey Dad [Ft. Hatchie] – ‘I Try’ (Macy Gray cover) – Listen
58. Tame Impala – ‘A Girl Like You’ (Edwyn Collins cover) – Listen
57. Sarah Blasko – ‘Life On Mars?’ (David Bowie cover) – Listen
56. Hilltop Hoods – ‘Can’t Stop/In the Air Tonight’ (RHCP/Phil Collins cover) – Listen
55. Polaris – ‘Black Fingernails, Red Wine’ (Eskimo Joe cover) – Listen
54. AURORA – ‘Teardrop’ (Massive Attack cover) – Listen
53. Ball Park Music – ‘My Happiness’ (Powderfinger cover) – Listen
52. San Cisco – ‘4EVER’ (Clairo cover) – Listen
51. Dave Winnel – ‘Africa’ (Toto cover) – Listen
50. Ball Park Music – ‘Paranoid Android’ (Radiohead cover) – Listen
49. Sly Withers – ‘The Scientist’ (Coldplay cover) – Listen
48. Matt Corby – ‘Lonely Boy’ (The Black Keys cover) – Listen
47. Baker Boy – ‘Song 2’ (Blur cover) – Listen
46. The Wombats – ‘Running Up That Hill’ (Kate Bush cover) – Listen
45. Something for Kate – ‘Sweet Nothing’ (Calvin Harris cover) – Listen
44. HAIM – ‘That Don’t Impress Me Much’ (Shania Twain cover) – Listen
43. Missy Higgins – ‘Hearts A Mess’ (Gotye cover) – Listen
42. Allday [Ft. The Veronicas] – ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ (Joni Mitchell cover) – Listen
41. Tash Sultana – ‘Electric Feel’ (MGMT cover) – Listen
40. Odette – ‘Magnolia’ (Gang Of Youths cover) – Listen
39. Gang of Youths – ‘Why Does It Always Rain On Me?’ (Travis cover) – Listen
38. Camp Cope – ‘Seventeen Going Under’ (Sam Fender cover) – Listen
37. The Terrys – ‘Catch My Disease’ (Ben Lee cover) – Listen
36. Cub Sport – ‘when the party’s over’ (Billie Eilish cover) – Listen
35. San Cisco – ‘Get Lucky’ (Daft Punk cover) – Listen
34. Catfish And The Bottlemen – ‘Read My Mind’ (The Killers cover) – Listen
33. Nothing But Thieves – ‘What Can I Do If The Fire Goes Out?’ (Gang Of Youths cover) – Listen
32. The Vanns – ‘Hey, Ma’ (Bon Iver cover) – Listen
31. Paul Dempsey – ‘Edge Of Town’ (Middle Kids cover) – Listen
30. Dear Seattle – ‘The Special Two’ (Missy Higgins cover) – Listen
29. CHVRCHES – ‘Do I Wanna Know?’ (Arctic Monkeys cover) – Listen
28. Triple One – ‘Time After Time’ (Cyndi Lauper cover) – Listen
27. Sticky Fingers – ‘Delete’ (DMA’S cover) – Listen
26. Childish Gambino – ‘So Into You’ (Tamia cover) – Listen
25. Bugs – ‘Charlie’ (Mallrat cover) – Listen
24. Ocean Alley – ‘Breathe (In the Air)/Comfortably Numb/Money’ (Pink Floyd cover) – Listen
23. Arctic Monkeys – ‘Feels Like We Only Go Backwards’ (Tame Impala cover) – Listen
22. G Flip – ‘Lady Marmalade’ (Christina Aguilera, Mýa, Lil’ Kim & Pink cover) – Listen
21. Luca Brasi – ‘How To Make Gravy’ (Paul Kelly cover) – Listen
20. YUNGBLUD & Halsey – ‘I Will Follow You into the Dark’ (Death Cab For Cutie cover) – Listen
19. Skegss – ‘Here Comes Your Man’ (Pixies cover) – Listen
18. The Herd – ‘I Was Only 19’ (Redgum cover) – Listen
17. Beddy Rays – ‘Better In Blak’ (Thelma Plum cover) – Listen
16. Flume [Ft. Toro y Moi] – ‘Shooting Stars’ (Bag Raiders cover) – Listen
15. Paces [Ft. Guy Sebastian] – ‘Keeping Score’ (LDRU cover) – Listen
14. Spacey Jane – ‘Here Comes The Sun’ (The Beatles cover) – Listen
13. Alex Lahey – ‘Welcome to the Black Parade’ (My Chemical Romance cover) – Listen
12. Illy – ‘Ausmusic Month Medley’ (Silverchair/Hilltop Hoods/Powderfinger/Paul Kelly/Flume cover) – Listen
11. Dune Rats – ‘Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again’ (The Angels cover) – Listen
10. The Wiggles – ‘Elephant’ (Tame Impala cover) – Listen
9. Chet Faker – ‘(Lover) You Don’t Treat Me No Good’ (Sonia Dada cover) – Listen
8. Thundamentals – ‘Brother’ (Matt Corby cover) – Listen
7. King Stingray – ‘Yellow’ (Coldplay cover) – Listen
6. Gang of Youths – ‘Blood’ (The Middle East cover) – Listen
5. A.B. Original [Ft. Paul Kelly/Dan Sultan] – ‘Dumb Things’ (Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls cover) – Listen
4. Lime Cordiale – ‘I Touch Myself’ (Divinyls cover) – Listen
3. Ocean Alley – ‘Baby Come Back’ (Player cover) – Listen
2. Denzel Curry – ‘Bulls On Parade’ (Rage Against the Machine cover) – Listen
1. DMA’S – ‘Believe’ (Cher cover) – Listen