Overview

• Triple J introduced the all-time Australian songs countdown after January’s Hottest 100 featured just 29 local tracks.
• INXS’s 1987 ballad “Never Tear Us Apart” claimed the number one spot in the first dedicated Aussie poll.
• With more than 2.65 million ballots cast, it became Triple J’s fourth-largest Hottest 100 event ever.
• The top ten spanned four decades, featuring Hilltop Hoods, The Veronicas, Missy Higgins, Crowded House and multiple tracks from Cold Chisel and Powderfinger.
• Triple J head Lachlan Macara pledged to support artists struggling with streaming algorithms, while Ben Lee criticized the poll as a temporary fix and urged annual eligibility for Australian songs only.