1989 Triple J Hottest 100
Countdown details
Countdown highlights
Winning songJoy Division
("Love Will Tear Us Apart")
Most entriesHunters & Collectors (4)
The Smiths (4)
The Cure (4)
Elvis Costello (4)

The 1989 Triple J Hottest 100 was the first yearly poll of the most popular songs, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. From 1989 to 1991, listeners could vote for songs released in any year.

Full list

# Song[1] Artist Country of Origin Year of release
1Love Will Tear Us ApartJoy DivisionUnited Kingdom1980
2Throw Your Arms Around MeHunters & CollectorsAustralia1985
3Uncertain SmileThe TheUnited Kingdom1983
4That's EntertainmentThe JamUnited Kingdom1980
5Blue MondayNew OrderUnited Kingdom1983
6Holiday in CambodiaDead KennedysUnited States1980
7How Soon Is Now?The SmithsUnited Kingdom1984
8Talking to a StrangerHunters & CollectorsAustralia1982
9BirthdayThe SugarcubesIceland1987
10A ForestThe CureUnited Kingdom1980
11Cattle and CaneThe Go-BetweensAustralia1983
12ShiversThe Boys Next DoorAustralia1979
13This Charming ManThe SmithsUnited Kingdom1983
14Rock LobsterThe B-52'sUnited States1978
15Song to the SirenThis Mortal CoilUnited Kingdom1983
16AlisonElvis CostelloUnited Kingdom1977
17Anarchy in the U.K.Sex PistolsUnited Kingdom1976
18London CallingThe ClashUnited Kingdom1979
19PrimaryThe CureUnited Kingdom1981
20Waiting for the Great Leap ForwardsBilly BraggUnited Kingdom1988
21RespectAretha FranklinUnited States1967
22It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)R.E.M.United States1987
23Aloha Steve And DannoRadio BirdmanAustralia1978
24KissArt of Noise and Tom JonesUnited Kingdom1988
25Average InadequacyMachinationsAustralia1981
26Another Girl, Another PlanetThe Only OnesUnited Kingdom1978
27Bigmouth Strikes AgainThe SmithsUnited Kingdom1986
28Know Your ProductThe SaintsAustralia1978
29Boys Don't CryThe CureUnited Kingdom1979
30Stairway to HeavenLed ZeppelinUnited Kingdom1971
31ImagineJohn LennonUnited Kingdom1971
32Psycho KillerTalking HeadsUnited States1977
33Wish You Were HerePink FloydUnited Kingdom1975
34KissPrinceUnited States1986
35She Sells SanctuaryThe CultUnited Kingdom1985
36Love SongSimple MindsUnited Kingdom1981
37Sign "☮" the TimesPrinceUnited States1987
38Greetings to the New BrunetteBilly BraggUnited Kingdom1986
39"Heroes"David BowieUnited Kingdom1977
40L.A. WomanThe DoorsUnited States1971
41TroySinéad O'ConnorIreland1987
42The Unguarded MomentThe ChurchAustralia1981
43Wuthering HeightsKate BushUnited Kingdom1978
44Smash It UpThe DamnedUnited Kingdom1979
45The One I LoveR.E.M.United States1987
46Blister in the SunViolent FemmesUnited States1982
47Lust for LifeIggy PopUnited States1977
48Orinoco FlowEnyaIreland1988
49All Along the WatchtowerJimi HendrixUnited States1968
50The EndThe DoorsUnited States1967
51(I'm) StrandedThe SaintsAustralia1976
52TeardropsWomack & WomackUnited States1988
53God Save the QueenSex PistolsUnited Kingdom1977
54The CutterEcho & the BunnymenUnited Kingdom1983
55Marquee MoonTelevisionUnited States1977
56Alone with YouSunnyboysAustralia1981
57Wedding Cake IslandMidnight OilAustralia1980
58I Want YouElvis CostelloUnited Kingdom1986
59Moments in LoveArt of NoiseUnited Kingdom1983
60Forbidden ColoursSylvian and SakamotoUnited Kingdom/Japan1983
61Buffalo StanceNeneh CherrySweden1988
62Sexual HealingMarvin GayeUnited States1982
63Sympathy for the DevilThe Rolling StonesUnited Kingdom1968
64There Is a Light That Never Goes OutThe SmithsUnited Kingdom1986
65Pretty VacantSex PistolsUnited Kingdom1977
66Close to MeThe CureUnited Kingdom1985
67Bizarre Love TriangleNew OrderUnited Kingdom1986
68Wide Open RoadThe TriffidsAustralia1986
69A Day in the LifeThe BeatlesUnited Kingdom1967
70DeannaNick Cave and the Bad SeedsAustralia1988
71Pump It UpElvis CostelloUnited Kingdom1978
72Bachelor KissesThe Go-BetweensAustralia1984
73Watching the DetectivesElvis CostelloUnited Kingdom1977
74DuelPropagandaGermany1985
75Going UndergroundThe JamUnited Kingdom1980
76LaylaDerek and the DominosUnited States1970
77Walk on the Wild SideLou ReedUnited States1972
78Ghost ShipsThe SaintsAustralia1984
79My Island HomeWarumpi BandAustralia1987
80Blue Bell KnollCocteau TwinsUnited Kingdom1988
81Making Plans for NigelXTCUnited Kingdom1979
82Golden BrownThe StranglersUnited Kingdom1981
83Betty's Worry or the SlabHunters & CollectorsAustralia1984
84Burning Down the HouseTalking HeadsUnited States1983
85The MessageGrandmaster FlashUnited States1982
86Riders on the StormThe DoorsUnited States1971
87Down in the Tube Station at MidnightThe JamUnited Kingdom1978
88Power and the PassionMidnight OilAustralia1982
89Bye Bye PrideThe Go-BetweensAustralia1987
90Eagle RockDaddy CoolAustralia1971
91Suspicious MindsElvis PresleyUnited States1969
92I Say a Little PrayerAretha FranklinUnited States1968
93Slave GirlLime SpidersAustralia1984
94Heart of GlassBlondieUnited States1978
95Khe SanhCold ChiselAustralia1978
96O SupermanLaurie AndersonUnited States1981
97Say GoodbyeHunters & CollectorsAustralia1986
98Man OverboardDo-Re-MiAustralia1985
99The Cicada That Ate Five DockOutlineAustralia1980
100The Mercy SeatNick Cave and the Bad SeedsAustralia1988

Artists with multiple entries

Four entries

Three entries

Two entries

See also

References

  1. "Hottest 100 1989". Triple J. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
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