Hottest song of all time

What’s your favourite song of the last two decades?

triple j  has been counting down punters’ favourite and Hottest 100 songs each year for the last 20 years.  Can you believe that?

In 1989 Joy Division’s Love Will Tear Us Apart was crowned with the top spot.  What will your favourite song of all time be two decades on? It’s time for YOU to decide.

To celebrate 20 years of the Hottest 100, triple j are asking you – “What is your hottest song of all time?”

“How do I Vote?”

Voting opened 1 June and closes Sunday 28th June 2009 – midnight AEST.

Vote for your favourites online: triple j’s Hottest 100 – Of All Time.

Top 10 favourites: You can even check out who other triple j ‘celebrities’ and friends have listed as their top 10’s.  Music taste is a great inside to people’s personalities… Wanna know who Josh Pyke pegs at number 1? Or, maybe you’d love to find out what’s inside the minds of the Chaser team??

History in Music: Need a memory jolt? Check out what was hot and happening in the compiled music history through the decades.

So, c’mon. Get voting!

Australia Day well spent!

Yesterday for many Aussies was spent in close proximity to the stereo for Triple J’s hottest 100 countdown. Did you guess No 1?

I was not at all surprised by Kings of Leon taking out the most coveted no1 position…  Them, alongside MGMT and The Presets managed to even snavel two songs each in the Top 10.  Well done, especially to The Presets, being local Aussie lads!

Here’s a quick rundown…

Top 10 artists/songs

1. Kings of Leon – Sex on Fire
2. MGMT – Electric Feel
3. Kings of Leon – Use Somebody
4. Empire of the Sun – Walking on a Dream
5. MGMT – Kids
6. The Presets – Talk Like That
7. Pez – The Festival Song
8. The Presets – This Boy’s in Love
9. The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name
10. Drapht – Jimmy Recard

If you want to check out the full listing, listen to the songs, watch live videos, see band photos or party pics, head across to Triple J’s Hottest 100 site.

They even let you know where to purchase ringtones for the Hottest 100 songs.

Support your favourite local artists

It’s time now to vote for your favourite artists and songs of 2008 in the Triple J Hottest 100.

Be especially supportive of our great local bands and artists, why not give them preference to internationals?!  Voting closes 18 January so don’t miss out.

What’s your voting incentive?

If you vote in the Hottest 100, you’ll go into the draw to win our awesome ‘Access All Events – triple j Pass’.  This is your double pass to EACH and EVERY gig and festival that triple j presents in 2009.

Music lovers – can you just imagine that?!   A ticket to the best year of your life!

If you don’t think it would really make that much of a difference in your life … check out the review of last year’s winner on the J’s site. So jealous.

Fingers, toes and everything in between crossed it’s me that wins this year

Where to find more info: Triple J Hottest 100 comp

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You’re fast running out of time to vote for the best 2007 songs in the Triple J Hottest 100 competition. Entries closed Sunday 20.01.

Even if just supporting and voting for your favourite artists isn’t enough incentive, don’t forget that you also get a crack a “Golden Ticket” – two tickets to any Triple J supported gig or event in 2008.

What I wouldn’t do for that prize… Actually on second thoughts, the more of you who forget to vote surely only makes my chances of winning even better? Forget I mentioned it!

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Updated 29/01: You can listen to the Hottest 100 countdown on Triple J site