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Triple J Hottest 100, 2008

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2008 Triple J Hottest 100
Countdown details
Date of countdown26 January 2009
Countdown highlights
Winning songKings of Leon
"Sex on Fire"
Most entriesKings of Leon
Nick Littlemore
Vampire Weekend
(4 tracks)

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

2008 was also the first year of the countdown where Triple J made public the full list of songs that did not make the list proper. Coined as the "Hottest 200", the list was released online the day after the main countdown.[1]

Voting commenced on Boxing Day, 26 December 2008, and closed on 18 January 2009.[2] 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.[3]

Over 800,000 votes were received, a record number at the time.[4]

Full list

Note: Australian artists
# Song Artist Country of origin
1Sex on FireKings of LeonUnited States
2Electric FeelMGMTUnited States
3Use SomebodyKings of LeonUnited States
4Walking on a DreamEmpire of the SunAustralia
5KidsMGMTUnited States
6Talk Like ThatThe PresetsAustralia
7The Festival SongPez featuring 360 & Hailey CramerAustralia
8This Boy's in LoveThe PresetsAustralia
9That's Not My NameThe Ting TingsUnited Kingdom
10Jimmy RecardDraphtAustralia
11My DeliriumLadyhawkeNew Zealand
12EmbracePnau featuring LadyhawkeAustralia/New Zealand
13The King Is DeadThe HerdAustralia
14No Sex for BenThe RaptureUnited States
15Lights & MusicCut CopyAustralia
16You Don't Know MeBen Folds featuring Regina SpektorUnited States
17Dance wiv MeDizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris & ChromeUnited Kingdom
18Time to PretendMGMTUnited States
19Business TimeFlight of the ConchordsNew Zealand
20Broken BonesBirds of TokyoAustralia
21Skinny LoveBon IverUnited States
22SilhouetticBirds of TokyoAustralia
23White NoiseThe Living EndAustralia
24CloserKings of LeonUnited States
25Never Miss a BeatKaiser ChiefsUnited Kingdom
26Paris Is BurningLadyhawkeNew Zealand
27The Lighthouse SongJosh PykeAustralia
28That BeepArchitecture in HelsinkiAustralia
29Make You HappyJosh PykeAustralia
30Oxford CommaVampire WeekendUnited States
31Bird of FeatherCogAustralia
32A-PunkVampire WeekendUnited States
33Always Where I Need to BeThe KooksUnited Kingdom
34Burn BridgesThe GratesAustralia
35Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsAustralia
36I Will Possess Your HeartDeath Cab for CutieUnited States
37I Said I'm SorryBritish IndiaAustralia
38Something Is Not Right with MeCold War KidsUnited States
39I Like You So Much Better When You're NakedIda MariaNorway
40Eye of the StormBliss n EsoAustralia
41I Will Never Love You MoreSokoFrance
42Jungle DrumEmilíana TorriniIceland
43GhostsLaura MarlingUnited Kingdom
44FlippersArt vs. ScienceAustralia
45Ice Cream (Triple J live acoustic version)MusclesAustralia
46The FearLily AllenUnited Kingdom
47Coca-ColaLittle RedAustralia
48Stay with Me Bright EyesSomething with NumbersAustralia
49Young LoveMystery Jets featuring Laura MarlingUnited Kingdom
50BreakoutAsh GrunwaldAustralia
51Wild Eyed BoyBirds of TokyoAustralia
52HumanThe KillersUnited States
53Window and the WatcherThe Butterfly EffectAustralia
54BabyPnauAustralia
55Your PartyWeenUnited States
56Yippiyo-AyThe PresetsAustralia
57L.E.S. ArtistesSantogoldUnited States
58Cape Cod Kwassa KwassaVampire WeekendUnited States
59Where the City Meets the SeaThe Getaway PlanAustralia
60The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)Flight of the ConchordsNew Zealand
61The Sea is RisingBliss n EsoAustralia
62SleepwalkingFakerAustralia
632020The HerdAustralia
64Dawn of the DeadDoes It Offend You, Yeah?United Kingdom
65White Winter HymnalFleet FoxesUnited States
66Farewell RocketshipChildren CollideAustralia
67Hiphopopotamus vs. RhymenocerosFlight of the ConchordsNew Zealand
68We Are the PeopleEmpire of the SunAustralia
69Ready for the FloorHot ChipUnited Kingdom
70CrawlKings of LeonUnited States
71One (Blake's Got a New Face)Vampire WeekendUnited States
72No One's Gonna Love YouBand of HorsesUnited States
73SpacemanThe KillersUnited States
74I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with YouBlack KidsUnited States
75Half Full Glass of WineTame ImpalaAustralia
76PolkaYves Klein BlueAustralia
77FallingDraphtAustralia
78Shut Up and Let Me GoThe Ting TingsUnited Kingdom
79JealousySparkadiaAustralia
80Aw YeahThe GratesAustralia
81Pork and BeansWeezerUnited States
82UlyssesFranz FerdinandUnited Kingdom
83Carve Your NameThe GratesAustralia
84Re-Education (Through Labor)Rise AgainstUnited States
851981GyroscopeAustralia
86Beautiful UglyMuph & PlutonicAustralia
87Another Way to DieJack White and Alicia KeysUnited States
88The Day That Never ComesMetallicaUnited States
89Love LockdownKanye WestUnited States
90Fuck YouLily AllenUnited Kingdom
91Neopolitan DreamsLisa MitchellAustralia
92Propane NightmaresPendulumAustralia
93GobbledigookSigur RósIceland
94Woodstock 2008Bliss n EsoAustralia
95Wearing My RolexWileyUnited Kingdom
96Flex (Dave Spoon Reflex)Dizzee RascalUnited Kingdom
97Are You Interested?CogAustralia
98I Like It, I Love ItLyrics BornUnited States
99Don't Worry About Nothin'Muph & PlutonicAustralia
100It's A WarDukes of WindsorAustralia

#101–#200 List

For the first time since the 1991 countdown, on 27 January 2009, Richard Kingsmill published the #101–#200 list on his blog.[5]

# Song Artist Country of origin
101 All Alone Jackson Jackson Australia
102 Sweet Disposition The Temper Trap Australia
103 Everyone's At It Lily Allen United Kingdom
104 Social Currency Children Collide Australia
105 Inner City Pressure Flight of the Conchords New Zealand
106 Wannabe in L.A. Eagles of Death Metal United States
107 Computer Love TZU Australia
108 Pennywhistle Augie March Australia
109 Changes Van She Australia
110 Mercury Bloc Party United Kingdom
111 Too Much To Do Sparkadia Australia
112 Halo Bloc Party United Kingdom
113 Weekend Wars MGMT United States
114 More News From Nowhere Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Australia
115 Rainbow Kraut The John Steel Singers Australia
116 Revelry Kings of Leon United States
117 Great DJ The Ting Tings United Kingdom
118 Nine in the Afternoon Panic! at the Disco United States
119 Det snurrar i min skalle Familjen Sweden
120 Leeds United Amanda Palmer United States
121 Dusk Till Dawn Ladyhawke New Zealand
122 Next in Line Dead Letter Circus Australia
123 Happiness Goldfrapp United Kingdom
124 Gamma Ray Beck United States
125 Discipline Nine Inch Nails United States
126 Invaders Must Die The Prodigy United Kingdom
127 Talons Bloc Party United Kingdom
128 Night Reconnaissance The Dresden Dolls United States
129 We Walk The Ting Tings United Kingdom
130 Golden Age TV on the Radio United States
131 Lost in the Post The Wombats United Kingdom
132 Pumpkin Soup Kate Nash United Kingdom
133 Let Me See You Girl Talk United States
134 Daddy's Gone Glasvegas United Kingdom
135 Smash the Piñata Mammal Australia
136 Happy In My Hoody Bliss n Eso featuring Hyjak & Phrase Australia
137 Skeleton Dance Children Collide Australia
138 Kicking & Screaming The Presets Australia
139 Backfire at the Disco The Wombats United Kingdom
140 Reaction Dead Letter Circus Australia
141 Cult Romance Tom Ugly Australia
142 Big Jumps Emilíana Torrini Iceland
143 Desire Be, Desire Go Tame Impala Australia
144 Black Sally Funkoars featuring Maurice Greer Australia
145 If I Know You The Presets Australia
146 Little Bit Lykke Li Sweden
147 M79 Vampire Weekend United States
148 Your Call Hermitude featuring Urthboy & Elana Stone Australia
149 Out There on the Ice Cut Copy Australia
150 Clockwork Phrase Australia
151 Final Conversation The Butterfly Effect Australia
152 Far Away Cut Copy Australia
153 Hiroshima (B-B-B-Benny Hit His Head) Ben Folds United States
154 How Do We Know? The Living End Australia
155 White Witch Birds of Tokyo Australia
156 Manhattan Kings of Leon United States
157 Dark Shades of Blue Xavier Rudd Australia
158 Two Doors Down Mystery Jets United Kingdom
159 The Youth MGMT United States
160 The Devil Called Me A Liar Ash Grunwald Australia
161 Kids (Like a Version) The Kooks United Kingdom
162 Many Shades of Black The Saboteurs United States
163 Say Your Last Goodbye Cog Australia
164 He Doesn't Know Why Fleet Foxes United States
165 Violet Hill Coldplay United Kingdom
166 Which Way to Go Eddy Current Suppression Ring Australia
167 Lucid Dreams Franz Ferdinand United Kingdom
168 Colour Day Tours Trial Kennedy Australia
169 He's a Rocker The Vines Australia
170 This Dance is Loaded British India Australia
171 5 Years Time Noah and the Whale United Kingdom
172 Bowie Flight of the Conchords New Zealand
173 Mouthwash Kate Nash United Kingdom
174 Milk Eyes The Grates Australia
175 Shadows The Getaway Plan Australia
176 The Love Me or Die C. W. Stoneking Australia
177 You Will Die and I Will Take Over British India Australia
178 Got to Do TZU Australia
179 Strange Times The Black Keys United States
180 Ode to LRC Band of Horses United States
181 I Want You Kings of Leon United States
182 Turbo Love Bag Raiders Australia
183 Strangers Van She Australia
184 Fussy End of Fashion Australia
185 It's Alright Little Red Australia
186 Polite Dance Song The Bird and the Bee United States
187 Zug Zug The Herd Australia
188 I'm Good, I'm Gone Lykke Li Sweden
189 In Step Girl Talk United States
190 Half Mast Empire of the Sun Australia
191 Geraldine Glasvegas United Kingdom
192 Lights Out Santigold United States
193 Moment of Truth Blue King Brown Australia
194 Something Good 08 (Van She Tech Mix) Utah Saints United Kingdom/Australia
195 Mistress Mabel The Fratellis United Kingdom
196 All in One Gyroscope Australia
197 Strength in Numbers The Music United Kingdom
198 In These Hands The Butterfly Effect Australia
199 Ladies of the World Flight of the Conchords New Zealand
200 Awkward Orchid Orchard The Boat People Australia

Statistics

Artists with multiple entries

# Artist Tracks
4 Kings of Leon 1, 3, 24, 70
Nick Littlemore[nb 1] 4, 12, 54, 68
Vampire Weekend 30, 32, 58, 71
3 MGMT 2, 5, 18
The Presets 6, 8, 56
Ladyhawke[nb 2] 11, 12, 26
Flight of the Conchords 19, 60, 67
Birds of Tokyo 20, 22, 51
Lily Allen[nb 3] 25, 46, 90
The Grates 34, 80, 83
Bliss n Eso 40, 61, 94
2 Empire of the Sun 4, 68
The Ting Tings 9, 78
Drapht 10, 77
Pnau 12, 54
Dizzie Rascal 17, 96
The Herd 13, 63
Cog 31, 97
Josh Pyke 27, 29
Laura Marling[nb 4] 43, 49
The Killers 52, 73
Muph and Plutonic 86, 99

Countries represented

Country #
Australia 48
United States 29
United kingdom 14
New Zealand 6
Iceland 2
France 1
Norway 1

Records

  • Muscles' song "Ice Cream" charted in the countdown for the second year in a row, with a 'live acoustic' version featuring at No. 45.
  • Bliss n Eso's song "Eye of the Storm" (No. 40) samples Angus and Julia Stone's "Paper Aeroplane", which was featured at No. 43 in 2006.
  • New Zealand contributed a record 6 entries to the 2008 Hottest 100.
  • "Another Way to Die" by Jack White and Alicia Keys is the first James Bond theme song to feature in a Triple J Hottest 100 playlist.
  • At the time of the countdown, "Fuck You" by Lily Allen was yet to be officially released, and was only available on Allen's MySpace page, where it was titled "Guess Who Batman". During the countdown, announcers referred to the song as "Guess Who Batman".
  • The Butterfly Effect and Jack White, made their sixth consecutive appearance in the Hottest 100, with both artists having featured in every annual countdown since 2003.

2008 Triple J Album Poll

Bold indicates winner of the Hottest 100. The Presets won the J Award for Apocalypso.

# Artist Album Country of origin Tracks in the Hottest 100
1Kings of LeonOnly by the Night[6]United States1, 3, 24, 70
2The PresetsApocalypsoAustralia6, 8, 56 (18 in 2007)
3MGMTOracular SpectacularUnited States2, 5, 18
4Vampire WeekendVampire WeekendUnited States30, 32, 58, 71
5Birds of TokyoUniversesAustralia20, 22, 51
6Cut CopyIn Ghost ColoursAustralia15 (39 in 2007)
7Bloc PartyIntimacyUnited KingdomDNC (110, 112, 127 in Hottest 200)
8The GratesTeeth Lost, Hearts WonAustralia34, 80, 83
9Empire of the SunWalking on a DreamAustralia4, 68
10Josh PykeChimney's AfireAustralia27, 29

CD release

Triple J's Hottest 100 Volume 16 is the compilation featuring the best of the Top 100 voted tracks on two CDs. It went on sale on 6 March 2009.

CD 1
  1. Kings of Leon – "Sex On Fire" (#1)
  2. MGMT – "Kids" (#5)
  3. Empire of the Sun – "Walking On A Dream" (#4)
  4. The Presets – "Talk Like That" (#6)
  5. The Living End – "White Noise" (#23)
  6. Kaiser Chiefs – "Never Miss A Beat" (#25)
  7. Emiliana Torrini – "Jungle Drum" (#42)
  8. Drapht – "Jimmy Recard" (#10)
  9. Cut Copy – Lights & Music (#15)
  10. Bon Iver – "Skinny Love" (#21)
  11. Mystery Jets feat. Laura Marling – "Young Love" (#49)
  12. Ladyhawke – "My Delirium" (#11)
  13. Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris and Chrome – "Dance Wiv Me" (#17)
  14. Cold War Kids – "Something Is Not Right With Me" (#38)
  15. Ida Maria – "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked" (#39)
  16. Art vs. Science – "Flippers" (#44)
  17. Little Red – "Coca-Cola" (#47)
  18. Bliss n Eso – "Eye of the Storm" (#40)
  19. Sigur Rós – "Gobbledigook" (#93)
  20. Soko – "I Will Never Love You More" (#41)
  21. Santigold – "L.E.S. Artistes" (#57)
  22. Children Collide – "Farewell Rocketship" (#66)
  23. Cog – "Bird of Feather" (#31)
 CD 2
  1. The Ting Tings – "That's Not My Name" (#9)
  2. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" (#35)
  3. Birds of Tokyo – "Broken Bones" (#20)
  4. Architecture In Helsinki – "That Beep" (#28)
  5. Vampire Weekend – "Oxford Comma" (#30)
  6. Death Cab forCutie – "I Will Possess Your Heart" (#36)
  7. Pnau feat. Ladyhawke – "Embrace" (#12)
  8. Does It Offend You, Yeah – "Dawn of the Dead" (#64)
  9. The Getaway Plan – "Where the City Meets the Sea" (#59)
  10. The Grates – "Burn Bridges" (#34)
  11. Josh Pyke – "The Lighthouse Song" (#27)
  12. Pez feat. 360 & Hailey Cramer – "The Festival Song" (#7)
  13. Tame Impala – "Half Full Glass of Wine" (#75)
  14. British India – "I Said I'm Sorry" (#37)
  15. Lily Allen – "The Fear" (#46)
  16. Pendulum – "Propane Nightmares" (#92)
  17. Ash Grunwald – "Breakout" (#50)
  18. The Herd – "The King Is Dead" (#13)
  19. Laura Marling – "Ghosts" (#43)
  20. The Butterfly Effect – "Window and the Watcher" (#53)
  21. Something With Numbers – "Stay With Me Bright Eyes" (#48)

DVD Release

The 2008 Hottest 100 DVD compilation was released on 10 April 2009.

  1. Kings of Leon – "Sex On Fire" (#1)
  2. MGMT – "Electric Feel" (#2)
  3. Empire of the Sun – "Walking On A Dream" (#4)
  4. The Presets – "Talk Like That" (#6)
  5. The Ting Tings – "That's Not My Name" (#9)
  6. Kaiser Chiefs – "Never Miss A Beat" (#25)
  7. Birds of Tokyo – "Broken Bones" (#20)
  8. Drapht – "Jimmy Recard" (#10)
  9. Ladyhawke – "My Delirium" (#11)
  10. Cut Copy – "Lights & Music" (#15)
  11. The Herd – "The King Is Dead" (#13)
  12. Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris and Chrome – "Dance Wiv Me" (#17)
  13. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" (#35)
  14. The Living End – "White Noise" (#23)
  15. Josh Pyke – "The Lighthouse Song" (#27)
  16. Lily Allen – "The Fear" (#46)
  17. Architecture In Helsinki – "That Beep" (#28)
  18. Vampire Weekend – "Oxford Comma" (#30)
  19. The Kooks – "Always Where I Need to Be" (#33)
  20. Cog – "Bird of Feather" (#31)
  21. The Grates – "Burn Bridges" (#34)
  22. PNAU feat. Ladyhawke – "Embrace" (#12)
  23. Does It Offend You, Yeah – "Dawn of the Dead" (#64)
  24. British India – "I Said I'm Sorry" (#37)
  25. Cold War Kids – "Something Is Not Right With Me" (#38)
  26. Ida Maria – "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked" (#39)
  27. Emiliana Torrini – "Jungle Drum" (#42)
  28. Little Red – "Coca-Cola" (#47)
  29. Something With Numbers – "Stay With Me Bright Eyes" (#48)
  30. Laura Marling – "Ghosts" (#43)
  31. Pez feat. 360 & Hailey Cramer – "The Festival Song" (#7)
  32. Mystery Jets feat. Laura Marling – "Young Love" (#49)
  33. Ash Grunwald – "Breakout" (#50)
  34. The Butterfly Effect – "Window and the Watcher" (#53)
  35. The Getaway Plan – "Where the City Meets the Sea" (#59)
  36. Santigold – "L.E.S. Artistes" (#57)
  37. Bliss n Eso – "The Sea is Rising" (#61)
  38. Hot Chip – Ready for the Floor (#69)
  39. Death Cab forCutie – "I Will Possess Your Heart" (#36)
  40. Faker – "Sleepwalking" (#62)
  41. Black Kids – "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" (#74)
  42. Tame Impala – "Half Full Glass of Wine" (#75)

Notes

  1. Twice with Empire of the Sun (4, 68) and twice with Pnau (12, 54).
  2. Twice solo (11, 26) and once with Pnau (12)
  3. Twice solo (46, 90) and once with the Kaiser Chiefs (25)
  4. Once solo (43) and once with Mystery Jets (49)

References

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