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13 unusual facts about Triple J Hottest 100


Cigarettes Will Kill You

It was voted number 2 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 1998 and reached number 46 on the Australian singles chart.

Dance the Way I Feel

On January 26, 2011 the song was voted Number 3 on Triple J Hottest 100 for 2010.

Dark Storm

The single "Mace Spray" came in at number 16 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2010.

DC×3

 34 on Triple J's Hottest 100 in 1997.

Diana Anaid

"Perfect Family" rated #55 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 1999 and was a track on Triple J Hottest 100 Volume 7.

The album became fairly popular with the first single, "I Go Off", which received extensive airplay on the alternative station Triple J and was rated #58 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 1997 and was featured on their compilation CD for that year, the Triple J Hottest 100, Volume 5.

Disarm

"Dancing in the Moonlight" performed well in Australia, where it charted at number 90 on the Triple J Hottest 100 in 1994, while "Disarm" did not chart.

Penny Flanagan

The first single from her debut album, 'Bravado' was 'Lap It Up' which hit #52 in Triple J Hottest 100, 1994.

Salmon Hater

Many people were surprised that the track reached number 26 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002, and some fans of other bands were upset that Anderson and Spencer had influenced the poll.

She's So Hard

The single "Easy To Love" came in at number 49 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2010.

The Bens

One track from the original EP, "Just Pretend", made it into the Triple J Hottest 100, 2003.

Triple J Magazine

It features presenters, the Triple J Hottest 100, Unearthed profiles, as well as reviews for music, DVDs and TV such as Rage and other ABC TV programs including digital channel ABC3.

You Sound Like Louis Burdett

The single was placed at number 53 of Triple J's Hottest 100 of that year.


Pop! featuring Angie Hart

Together with Frente's Angie Hart they recorded the song Tingly, which was released as a single in 1995, and reached the Triple J Hottest 100 of the same year.

Stay with Me Bright Eyes

The single was listed at number 48 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2008 and had a music video created which received airplay on Video Hits and Channel V.

Triple J Hottest 100 Australian Albums of All Time, 2011

In May 2011, Triple J music director Richard Kingsmill announced that the station would be conducting another special Triple J Hottest 100 listener-voted poll the following month, counting down the best 100 albums by Australian artists.

Wish You Well

"Wish You Well" is the first single from Bernard Fanning's solo debut album Tea and Sympathy, released in 2005 and was voted number 1 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2005.