1990 Triple J Hottest 100
Countdown details
Countdown highlights
Winning songJoy Division
("Love Will Tear Us Apart")
Most entriesThe Cure (7)

The 1990 Triple J Hottest 100 was the second annual 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

Note: Australian artists
# Song[1] Artist Country of Origin Year of release Previous Hottest 100 of all time positions
1Love Will Tear Us ApartJoy DivisionUnited Kingdom1980 1 (1989)
2Throw Your Arms Around MeHunters & CollectorsAustralia1985 2 (1989)
3How Soon Is Now?The SmithsUnited Kingdom1984 7 (1989)
4Uncertain SmileThe TheUnited Kingdom1983 3 (1989)
5Blue MondayNew OrderUnited Kingdom1983 5 (1989)
6Fools GoldThe Stone RosesUnited Kingdom1989
7This Charming ManThe SmithsUnited Kingdom1983 13 (1989)
8Rock LobsterThe B-52'sUnited States1978 14 (1989)
9It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)R.E.M.United States1987 22 (1989)
10That's EntertainmentThe JamUnited Kingdom1980 4 (1989)
11A ForestThe CureUnited Kingdom1980 10 (1989)
12Holiday in CambodiaDead KennedysUnited States1980 6 (1989)
13TroySinéad O'ConnorIreland1987 41 (1989)
14Under the Milky WayThe ChurchAustralia1988
15ShiversThe Boys Next DoorAustralia1978 12 (1989)
16BirthdayThe SugarcubesIceland1987 9 (1989)
17Wuthering HeightsKate BushUnited Kingdom1978 43 (1989)
18DebaserPixiesUnited States1988
19PrimaryThe CureUnited Kingdom1981 19 (1989)
20Anarchy in the U.K.Sex PistolsUnited Kingdom1976 17 (1989)
21Bizarre Love TriangleNew OrderUnited Kingdom1986 67 (1989)
22She Sells SanctuaryThe CultUnited Kingdom1985 35 (1989)
23Boys Don't CryThe CureUnited Kingdom1980 29 (1989)
24Ride On TimeBlack BoxItaly1989
25Just Like HeavenThe CureUnited Kingdom1987
26Betty's Worry or the SlabHunters & CollectorsAustralia1984 83 (1989)
27Cattle and CaneThe Go-BetweensAustralia1983 11 (1989)
28London CallingThe ClashUnited Kingdom1979 18 (1989)
29Fight the PowerPublic EnemyUnited States1989
30Another Girl, Another PlanetThe Only OnesUnited Kingdom1978 26 (1989)
31Song to the SirenThis Mortal CoilUnited Kingdom1983 15 (1989)
32Talking to a StrangerHunters & CollectorsAustralia1982 8 (1989)
33Fuck tha PoliceN.W.AUnited States1988
34Monkey Gone to HeavenPixiesUnited States1989
35Wish You Were HerePink FloydUnited Kingdom1975 33 (1989)
36Buffalo StanceNeneh CherrySweden1988 61 (1989)
37Sign “☮” the TimesPrinceUnited States1987 37 (1989)
38Tainted LoveSoft CellUnited Kingdom1981
39KissPrinceUnited States1986 24 (1989)
40Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)Soul II SoulUnited Kingdom1989
41Blister in the SunViolent FemmesUnited States1983 46 (1989)
42RespectAretha FranklinUnited States1965 21 (1989)
43LullabyThe CureUnited Kingdom1989
44There Is a Light That Never Goes OutThe SmithsUnited Kingdom1985 64 (1989)
45Info FreakoJesus JonesUnited Kingdom1989
46The One I LoveR.E.M.United States1987 45 (1989)
47Everybody MovesDied PrettyAustralia1989
48Dancing QueenABBASweden1975
49Wide Open RoadThe TriffidsAustralia1986 68 (1989)
50"Heroes"David BowieUnited Kingdom1977 39 (1989)
51She Bangs the DrumsThe Stone RosesUnited Kingdom1989
52The EndThe DoorsUnited States1967 50 (1989)
53Bigmouth Strikes AgainThe SmithsUnited Kingdom1986 27 (1989)
54Aloha Steve and DannoRadio BirdmanAustralia1978 23 (1989)
55Here Comes Your ManPixiesUnited States1989
56Can't Be SureThe SundaysUnited Kingdom1989
57The Unguarded MomentThe ChurchAustralia1981 42 (1989)
58Waiting for the Great Leap ForwardsBilly BraggUnited Kingdom1988 20 (1989)
59Greetings to the New BrunetteBilly BraggUnited Kingdom1986 38 (1989)
60DeannaNick Cave and the Bad SeedsAustralia1988 70 (1989)
61Stairway to HeavenLed ZeppelinUnited Kingdom1971 30 (1989)
62L.A. WomanThe DoorsUnited States1971 40 (1989)
63AlisonElvis CostelloUnited Kingdom1977 16 (1989)
64Love SongSimple MindsUnited Kingdom1981 36 (1989)
65TemptationNew OrderUnited Kingdom1982
66ImagineJohn LennonUnited Kingdom1971 31 (1989)
67The Love CatsThe CureUnited Kingdom1983
68True FaithNew OrderUnited Kingdom1987
69Nothing Compares 2 USinéad O'ConnorIreland1990
70Wise Up! SuckerPop Will Eat ItselfUnited Kingdom1989
71Say GoodbyeHunters & CollectorsAustralia1986 97 (1989)
72In Between DaysThe CureUnited Kingdom1985
73I Want YouElvis CostelloUnited Kingdom1986 58 (1989)
74Freak SceneDinosaur Jr.United States1988
75Forbidden ColoursSylvian and SakamotoUnited Kingdom/Japan1983 60 (1989)
76God Is a BulletConcrete BlondeUnited States1989
77Sympathy for the DevilThe Rolling StonesUnited Kingdom1968 63 (1989)
78Fall on MeR.E.M.United States1986
79Once in a LifetimeTalking HeadsUnited States1981
80Into the GrooveMadonnaUnited States1985
81Street Tuff (Scar Mix)Double Trouble and Rebel MCUnited Kingdom1989
82Levi Stubbs' TearsBilly BraggUnited Kingdom1986
83All Along the WatchtowerJimi HendrixUnited States1968 49 (1989)
84AtmosphereJoy DivisionUnited Kingdom1980
85Bye Bye PrideThe Go-BetweensAustralia1987 89 (1989)
86Eternally YoursLaughing ClownsAustralia1984
87Add It UpViolent FemmesUnited States1983
88Love ShackThe B-52'sUnited States1989
89Teen Age RiotSonic YouthUnited States1988
90Sexual HealingMarvin GayeUnited States1982 62 (1989)
91Say No GoDe La SoulUnited States1988
92ReptileThe ChurchAustralia1988
93TrustTall Tales and TrueAustralia1989
94This Is the DayThe TheUnited Kingdom1983
95Comfortably NumbPink FloydUnited Kingdom1979
96Happy BirthdayConcrete BlondeUnited States1989
97RoamThe B-52'sUnited States1989
98Walk On The Wild SideLou ReedUnited States1972 77 (1989)
99Orange CrushR.E.M.United States1988
100Just Can't Get EnoughDepeche ModeUnited Kingdom1981

Artists with multiple entries

EntriesArtistPositions
Seven The Cure 11, 19, 23, 25, 43, 67, 72
Four Hunters & Collectors 2, 26, 32, 71
The Smiths 3, 7, 44, 53
New Order 5, 21, 65, 68
R.E.M. 9, 46, 78, 99
Three The B-52's 8, 88, 97
The Church 14, 57, 92
Pixies 18, 34, 55
Billy Bragg 58, 59, 82
Two Joy Division 1, 84
The The 4, 95
The Stone Roses 6, 51
Sinéad O'Connor 13, 69
The Go-Betweens 27, 85
Pink Floyd 35, 95
Prince 37, 39
Violent Femmes 41, 87
The Doors 52, 62
Elvis Costello 63, 73
Concrete Blonde 76, 96

Notes

  • The Cure's seven entries is a new record for most appearances in a single countdown.
  • Billy Bragg is the first artist in Hottest 100 history to have back to back entries in a countdown. His songs "Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards" & "Greetings to the New Brunette" came in at #58 and #59 respectively.
  • Five songs maintained their positions from the previous year's countdown.
  • Black Box is the first Italian artist to ever make it into the Hottest 100.

Countries represented

Country Count
United Kingdom 48
United States 31
Australia 16
Ireland 2
Sweden 2
Japan 1
Iceland 1
Italy 1

Songs by Decade

Decade Song Count
1960s 4
1970s 16
1980s 79
1990s 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hottest 100 1990". Triple J. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
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