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Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2008


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From Wiki: "The 2008 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on Australia Day, 26 January 2009. It is the sixteenth countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by the listeners of Australian radio station, Triple J.

Voting commenced on Boxing Day, 26 December, 2008, and closed on 18 January, 2009. The second half of the countdown was broadcast live from Parramatta Park in New South Wales, with live crosses to the Big Day Out, held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria.

Over 800,000 votes were received, a record number, and over 1000 parties registered for the 2008 Hottest 100."

It's a bit of an institution, the Triple J Hottest 100 countdown. Now in it's 16th year. Here's the full list:

1 "Sex on Fire" Kings of Leon

2 "Electric Feel" MGMT

3 "Use Somebody" Kings of Leon

4 "Walking on a Dream" Empire of the Sun

5 "Kids" MGMT

6 "Talk Like That" The Presets

7 "The Festival Song" Pez feat. 360 and Hayley Cramer

8 "This Boy's in Love" The Presets

9 "That's Not My Name" The Ting Tings

10 "Jimmy Recard" Drapht

11 "My Delirium" Ladyhawke

12 "Embrace" Pnau feat. Ladyhawke

13 "The King Is Dead" The Herd

14 "No Sex for Ben" The Rapture

15 "Lights & Music" Cut Copy

16 "You Don't Know Me" Ben Folds feat. Regina Spektor

17 "Dance Wiv Me" Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris and Chrome

18 "Time to Pretend" MGMT

19 "Business Time" Flight of the Conchords

20 "Broken Bones" Birds of Tokyo

21 "Skinny Love" Bon Iver

22 "Silhouettic" Birds of Tokyo

23 "White Noise" The Living End

24 "Closer" Kings of Leon

25 "Never Miss a Beat" Kaiser Chiefs

26 "Paris Is Burning" Ladyhawke

27 "The Lighthouse Song" Josh Pyke

28 "That Beep" Architecture in Helsinki

29 "Make You Happy" Josh Pyke

30 "Oxford Comma" Vampire Weekend

31 "Bird of Feather" Cog

32 "A-Punk" Vampire Weekend

33 "Always Where I Need to Be" The Kooks

34 "Burn Bridges" The Grates

35 "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

36 "I Will Possess Your Heart" Death Cab For Cutie

37 "I Said I'm Sorry" British India

38 "Something Is Not Right With Me" Cold War Kids

39 "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked" Ida Maria

40 "Eye of the Storm"[nb 3] Bliss n Eso

41 "I Will Never Love You More" Soko

42 "Jungle Drum" Emilíana Torrini

43 "Ghosts" Laura Marling

44 "Flippers Art vs. Science

45 "Ice Cream (Triple J live acoustic version)" Muscles

46 "The Fear" Lily Allen

47 "Coca Cola" Little Red

48 "Stay With Me Bright Eyes" Something With Numbers

49 "Young Love" Mystery Jets

50 "Breakout" Ash Grunwald

51 "Wild Eyed Boy" Birds of Tokyo

52 "Human" The Killers

53 "Window and the Watcher" The Butterfly Effect

54 "Baby" Pnau

55 "Your Party" Ween

56 "Yippiyo-Ay" The Presets

57 "L.E.S. Artistes" Santogold

58 "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" Vampire Weekend

59 "Where the City Meets the Sea" The Getaway Plan

60 "Most Beautiful Girl in the Room" Flight of the Conchords

61 "The Sea is Rising" Bliss n Eso

62 "Sleepwalking" Faker

63 "2020" The Herd

64 "Dawn of the Dead" Does It Offend You, Yeah?

65 "White Winter Hymnal" Fleet Foxes

66 "Farewell Rocketship" Children Collide

67 "Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros" Flight of the Conchords

68 "We Are the People" Empire of the Sun

69 "Ready for the Floor" Hot Chip

70 "Crawl" Kings of Leon

71 "One (Blake's Got a New Face)" Vampire Weekend

72 "No One's Gonna Love You" Band of Horses

73 "Spaceman" The Killers

74 "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You" Black Kids

75 "Half Full Glass of Wine" Tame Impala

76 "Polka" Yves Klein Blue

77 "Falling" Drapht

78 "Shut Up and Let Me Go" The Ting Tings

79 "Jealousy" Sparkadia

80 "Aw Yeah" The Grates

81 "Pork and Beans" Weezer

82 "Ulysses" Franz Ferdinand

83 "Carve Your Name" The Grates

84 "Re-Education (Through Labor)" Rise Against

85 "1981" Gyroscope

86 "Beautiful Ugly" Muph & Plutonic

87 "Another Way to Die"[nb 5] Jack White and Alicia Keys

88 "The Day That Never Comes" Metallica

89 "Love Lockdown" Kanye West

90 "Guess Who Batman aka ******* You" Lily Allen

91 "Neopolitan Dreams" Lisa Mitchell

92 "Propane Nightmares" Pendulum

93 "Gobbledigook" Sigur Rós

94 "Woodstock 2008" Bliss n Eso

95 "Wearing My Rolex" Wiley

96 "Flex (Dave Spoon Reflex)" Dizzee Rascal

97 "Are You Interested?" Cog

98 "I Like It, I Love It" Lyrics Born

99 "Don't Worry About Nothin'" Muph & Plutonic

100 "It's A War" Dukes of Windsor

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It's a pity, 'cos Triple J's kinda the indie-experimental-alternative rock station as opposed to Triple M which is the commercial-mainstream-alternative rock station.

Wait... but it's not Triple J's fault... this is based on votes!

Pooh :( Have people learnt nothing? :P

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Remember, it is only songs released in Australia in 2008.

Kings of Leon have appeared on the Hot 100 in previous years as well. I was a teeny bit disappointed that they made number one, but not about to call them sell outs because they had a major hit song.

I am very pleased that Ladyhawke and Empire of The Sun did so well. Lots of local acts in the top 100 which is really great to see :coolio:

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I don't like this year's list. 2008 just hasn't been a good year for mainstream music. Well, most years this decade haven't, but this one is particularly bad. :P

Since 1993 when they changed the rules so the Hottest 100 could only have songs from the one year in it, my favourite list would definitely be:

Hottest 100 for 2003

Just look at that top 12! I like every song in it! :rockon:

Even the other end of the list is great. #75-77 and #83! :rockon:

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