Triple J Hottest 100, 1989

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.

1989 Triple J Hottest 100
Countdown details
Date of countdown5 March 1989
Countdown highlights
Winning songUnited Kingdom Joy Division
"Love Will Tear Us Apart"
Most entriesAustralia Hunters & Collectors
United Kingdom The Smiths
United Kingdom The Cure
United Kingdom Elvis Costello
(4 tracks)
Chronology
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1990

Full list

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Note: Australian artists
# Song[1] Artist Country of Origin Year of release
1 Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division   United Kingdom 1980
2 Throw Your Arms Around Me Hunters & Collectors   Australia 1985
3 Uncertain Smile The The   United Kingdom 1983
4 That's Entertainment The Jam   United Kingdom 1980
5 Blue Monday New Order   United Kingdom 1983
6 Holiday in Cambodia Dead Kennedys   United States 1980
7 How Soon Is Now? The Smiths   United Kingdom 1984
8 Talking to a Stranger Hunters & Collectors   Australia 1982
9 Birthday The Sugarcubes   Iceland 1987
10 A Forest The Cure   United Kingdom 1980
11 Cattle and Cane The Go-Betweens   Australia 1983
12 Shivers The Boys Next Door   Australia 1979
13 This Charming Man The Smiths   United Kingdom 1983
14 Rock Lobster The B-52's   United States 1978
15 Song to the Siren This Mortal Coil   United Kingdom 1983
16 Alison Elvis Costello   United Kingdom 1977
17 Anarchy in the U.K. Sex Pistols   United Kingdom 1976
18 London Calling The Clash   United Kingdom 1979
19 Primary The Cure   United Kingdom 1981
20 Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards Billy Bragg   United Kingdom 1988
21 Respect Aretha Franklin   United States 1967
22 It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) R.E.M.   United States 1987
23 Aloha Steve And Danno Radio Birdman   Australia 1978
24 Kiss Art of Noise and Tom Jones   United Kingdom 1988
25 Average Inadequacy Machinations   Australia 1981
26 Another Girl, Another Planet The Only Ones   United Kingdom 1978
27 Bigmouth Strikes Again The Smiths   United Kingdom 1986
28 Know Your Product The Saints   Australia 1978
29 Boys Don't Cry The Cure   United Kingdom 1979
30 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin   United Kingdom 1971
31 Imagine John Lennon   United Kingdom 1971
32 Psycho Killer Talking Heads   United States 1977
33 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd   United Kingdom 1975
34 Kiss Prince   United States 1986
35 She Sells Sanctuary The Cult   United Kingdom 1985
36 Love Song Simple Minds   United Kingdom 1981
37 Sign "☮" the Times Prince   United States 1987
38 Greetings to the New Brunette Billy Bragg   United Kingdom 1986
39 "Heroes" David Bowie   United Kingdom 1977
40 L.A. Woman The Doors   United States 1971
41 Troy Sinéad O'Connor   Ireland 1987
42 The Unguarded Moment The Church   Australia 1981
43 Wuthering Heights Kate Bush   United Kingdom 1978
44 Smash It Up The Damned   United Kingdom 1979
45 The One I Love R.E.M.   United States 1987
46 Blister in the Sun Violent Femmes   United States 1982
47 Lust for Life Iggy Pop   United States 1977
48 Orinoco Flow Enya   Ireland 1988
49 All Along the Watchtower Jimi Hendrix   United States 1968
50 The End The Doors   United States 1967
51 (I'm) Stranded The Saints   Australia 1976
52 Teardrops Womack & Womack   United States 1988
53 God Save the Queen Sex Pistols   United Kingdom 1977
54 The Cutter Echo & the Bunnymen   United Kingdom 1983
55 Marquee Moon Television   United States 1977
56 Alone with You Sunnyboys   Australia 1981
57 Wedding Cake Island Midnight Oil   Australia 1980
58 I Want You Elvis Costello   United Kingdom 1986
59 Moments in Love Art of Noise   United Kingdom 1983
60 Forbidden Colours Sylvian and Sakamoto   United Kingdom
  Japan
1983
61 Buffalo Stance Neneh Cherry   Sweden 1988
62 Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye   United States 1982
63 Sympathy for the Devil The Rolling Stones   United Kingdom 1968
64 There Is a Light That Never Goes Out The Smiths   United Kingdom 1986
65 Pretty Vacant Sex Pistols   United Kingdom 1977
66 Close to Me The Cure   United Kingdom 1985
67 Bizarre Love Triangle New Order   United Kingdom 1986
68 Wide Open Road The Triffids   Australia 1986
69 A Day in the Life The Beatles   United Kingdom 1967
70 Deanna Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds   Australia 1988
71 Pump It Up Elvis Costello   United Kingdom 1978
72 Bachelor Kisses The Go-Betweens   Australia 1984
73 Watching the Detectives Elvis Costello   United Kingdom 1977
74 Duel Propaganda   Germany 1985
75 Going Underground The Jam   United Kingdom 1980
76 Layla Derek and the Dominos   United States 1970
77 Walk on the Wild Side Lou Reed   United States 1972
78 Ghost Ships The Saints   Australia 1984
79 My Island Home Warumpi Band   Australia 1987
80 Blue Bell Knoll Cocteau Twins   United Kingdom 1988
81 Making Plans for Nigel XTC   United Kingdom 1979
82 Golden Brown The Stranglers   United Kingdom 1981
83 Betty's Worry or the Slab Hunters & Collectors   Australia 1984
84 Burning Down the House Talking Heads   United States 1983
85 The Message Grandmaster Flash   United States 1982
86 Riders on the Storm The Doors   United States 1971
87 Down in the Tube Station at Midnight The Jam   United Kingdom 1978
88 Power and the Passion Midnight Oil   Australia 1982
89 Bye Bye Pride The Go-Betweens   Australia 1987
90 Eagle Rock Daddy Cool   Australia 1971
91 Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley   United States 1969
92 I Say a Little Prayer Aretha Franklin   United States 1968
93 Slave Girl Lime Spiders   Australia 1984
94 Heart of Glass Blondie   United States 1978
95 Khe Sanh Cold Chisel   Australia 1978
96 O Superman Laurie Anderson   United States 1981
97 Say Goodbye Hunters & Collectors   Australia 1986
98 Man Overboard Do-Re-Mi   Australia 1985
99 The Cicada That Ate Five Dock Outline   Australia 1980
100 The Mercy Seat Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds   Australia 1988

Artists with multiple entries

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# Artist Tracks
4 Hunters & Collectors 2, 8, 83, 97
The Smiths 7, 13, 27, 64
The Cure 10, 19, 29, 66
Elvis Costello 16, 58, 71, 73
3 Peter Hook[note 1] 1, 5, 67
Stephen Morris[note 1] 1, 5, 67
Bernard Sumner[note 1] 1, 5, 67
The Jam 4, 75, 87
The Go-Betweens 11, 72, 89
Nick Cave[note 2] 12, 70, 100
Sex Pistols 17, 53, 63
The Saints 28, 51, 78
The Doors 40, 50, 86
2 New Order 5, 67
Billy Bragg 20, 38
Aretha Franklin 21, 92
R.E.M. 22, 45
Art of Noise 24, 59
Talking Heads 32, 84
Prince 34, 37
Midnight Oil 57, 88
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 70, 100

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Once with Joy Division (1), twice with New Order (5, 67)
  2. ^ Once with The Boys Next Door (12), twice with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (70, 100)

References

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  1. ^ "Hottest 100 1989". Triple J. Retrieved 7 September 2024.