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triple j Hottest 100 of Australian Songs

Hottest 100 of Australian Songs

triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs

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Winning song
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Winning song

Never Tear Us Apart

by
INXS

The nation has spoken, and the 1987 single has been crowned the people's favourite. An uncharacteristic ballad from one of Australia's biggest, best-selling rock bands, INXS's 'Never Tear Us Apart' long ago transcended its origins to become a bona fide anthem. From Babygirl to the Port Adelaide Football Club, your winner has rippled through decades and generations.

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countdown songs from 2 to 100

2
The Nosebleed Section
Hilltop Hoods
3
Untouched
The Veronicas
4
Scar
Missy Higgins
5
Don't Dream It's Over
Crowded House
6
My Happiness
Powderfinger
7
Flame Trees
Cold Chisel
8
Khe Sanh
Cold Chisel
9
How To Make Gravy
Paul Kelly
10
Somebody That I Used To Know [Ft. Kimbra]
Gotye/Gotye + Kimbra
11
Sweet Disposition
The Temper Trap
12
Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again
The Angels
13
Thunderstruck
AC/DC
14
These Days
Powderfinger
15
You're the Voice
John Farnham
16
Innerbloom
RÜFÜS DU SOL
17
Tomorrow
Silverchair
18
Beds Are Burning
Midnight Oil
19
The Less I Know the Better
Tame Impala
20
Big Jet Plane
Angus & Julia Stone
21
Down Under
Men At Work
22
To Her Door
Paul Kelly & The Messengers
23
Are You Gonna Be My Girl
Jet
24
Walking On A Dream
Empire Of The Sun
25
Throw Your Arms Around Me
Hunters & Collectors
26
Never Be Like You [Ft. kai]
Flume
27
Can't Get You Out Of My Head
Kylie Minogue
28
Straight Lines
Silverchair
29
Under The Milky Way
The Church
30
The Horses
Daryl Braithwaite
31
Highway To Hell
AC/DC
32
Torn
Natalie Imbruglia
33
One Crowded Hour
Augie March
34
Booster Seat
Spacey Jane
35
Great Southern Land
ICEHOUSE
36
Treaty
Yothu Yindi
37
Back In Black
AC/DC
38
Better Be Home Soon
Crowded House
39
Reckless (Don't Be So...)
Australian Crawl
40
Covered In Chrome
Violent Soho
41
Prisoner of Society
The Living End
42
Magnolia
Gang Of Youths
43
Joker And The Thief
Wolfmother
44
Into My Arms
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
45
Eagle Rock
Daddy Cool
46
Shooting Stars
Bag Raiders
47
Solid Rock
Goanna
48
Riptide
Vance Joy
49
It's Nice To Be Alive
Ball Park Music
50
Holy Grail
Hunters & Collectors
51
Brother
Matt Corby
52
The Special Two
Missy Higgins
53
Better In Blak
Thelma Plum
54
I Touch Myself
Divinyls
55
My People
The Presets
56
Working Class Man
Jimmy Barnes
57
Wish You Well
Bernard Fanning
58
Frontier Psychiatrist
The Avalanches
59
Need You Tonight
INXS
60
Let Me Down Easy
Gang of Youths
61
Talk Is Cheap
Chet Faker
62
Australia Street
Sticky Fingers
63
I Was Only 19 (A Walk In The Light Green)
Redgum
64
Cosby Sweater
Hilltop Hoods
65
Confidence
Ocean Alley
66
Power And The Passion
Midnight Oil
67
! (The Song Formerly Known As)
Regurgitator
68
Chemical Heart
Grinspoon
69
Weather With You
Crowded House
70
(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind
Powderfinger
71
Jimmy Recard
Drapht
72
Freak
Silverchair
73
1955 [Ft. Montaigne/Tom Thum]
Hilltop Hoods
74
London Still
The Waifs
75
The Unguarded Moment
The Church
76
4ever
The Veronicas
77
Weir
Killing Heidi
78
Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Eskimo Joe
79
Hello
The Cat Empire
80
We Are The People
Empire Of The Sun
81
Berlin Chair
You Am I
82
High [Ft. Nicole Millar]
Peking Duk
83
Cigarettes Will Kill You
Ben Lee
84
Streets Of Your Town
The Go-Betweens
85
Delete
DMA'S
86
Hearts A Mess
Gotye
87
The Deepest Sighs, The Frankest Shadows
Gang Of Youths
88
Chateau
Angus & Julia Stone
89
Hertz
Amyl And The Sniffers
90
Black Betty
Spiderbait
91
No Aphrodisiac
The Whitlams
92
Electric Blue
ICEHOUSE
93
Since I Left You
The Avalanches
94
Clair de Lune [Ft. Christine Hoberg]
Flight Facilities
95
Calypso
Spiderbait
96
Evie (Parts 1, 2 & 3)
Stevie Wright
97
I Want You
Savage Garden
98
Red Right Hand
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
99
Blue Sky Mine
Midnight Oil
100
Better
The Screaming Jets

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