Triple J Hottest 100, 2008

2008 Triple J Hottest 100
Countdown details
Date of countdown26 January 2009
Countdown highlights
Winning songUnited States Kings of Leon
"Sex on Fire"
Most entriesUnited States Kings of Leon
Australia Nick Littlemore
United States Vampire Weekend
(4 tracks)
Chronology
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2009 (Of All Time)

The 2008 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on Australia Day, 26 January 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.[4]

Full list

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Note: Australian artists

# Song Artist Country of origin
1 Sex on Fire Kings of Leon United States
2 Electric Feel MGMT United States
3 Use Somebody Kings of Leon United States
4 Walking on a Dream Empire of the Sun Australia
5 Kids MGMT United States
6 Talk Like That The Presets Australia
7 The Festival Song Pez featuring 360 and Hailey Cramer Australia
8 This Boy's in Love The Presets Australia
9 That's Not My Name The Ting Tings United Kingdom
10 Jimmy Recard Drapht Australia
11 My Delirium Ladyhawke New Zealand
12 Embrace Pnau featuring Ladyhawke Australia/New Zealand
13 The King Is Dead The Herd Australia
14 No Sex for Ben The Rapture United States
15 Lights & Music Cut Copy Australia
16 You Don't Know Me Ben Folds featuring Regina Spektor United States
17 Dance wiv Me Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris and Chrome United Kingdom
18 Time to Pretend MGMT United States
19 Business Time Flight of the Conchords New Zealand
20 Broken Bones Birds of Tokyo Australia
21 Skinny Love Bon Iver United States
22 Silhouettic Birds of Tokyo Australia
23 White Noise The Living End Australia
24 Closer Kings of Leon United States
25 Never Miss a Beat Kaiser Chiefs United Kingdom
26 Paris Is Burning Ladyhawke New Zealand
27 The Lighthouse Song Josh Pyke Australia
28 That Beep Architecture in Helsinki Australia
29 Make You Happy Josh Pyke Australia
30 Oxford Comma Vampire Weekend United States
31 Bird of Feather Cog Australia
32 A-Punk Vampire Weekend United States
33 Always Where I Need to Be The Kooks United Kingdom
34 Burn Bridges The Grates Australia
35 Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Australia
36 I Will Possess Your Heart Death Cab for Cutie United States
37 I Said I'm Sorry British India Australia
38 Something Is Not Right with Me Cold War Kids United States
39 I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked Ida Maria Norway
40 Eye of the Storm[nb 1] Bliss n Eso Australia
41 I Will Never Love You More Soko France
42 Jungle Drum Emilíana Torrini Iceland
43 Ghosts Laura Marling United Kingdom
44 Flippers Art vs. Science Australia
45 Ice Cream (Triple J live acoustic version)[nb 2] Muscles Australia
46 The Fear Lily Allen United Kingdom
47 Coca-Cola Little Red Australia
48 Stay with Me Bright Eyes Something with Numbers Australia
49 Young Love Mystery Jets featuring Laura Marling United Kingdom
50 Breakout Ash Grunwald Australia
51 Wild Eyed Boy Birds of Tokyo Australia
52 Human The Killers United States
53 Window and the Watcher The Butterfly Effect Australia
54 Baby Pnau Australia
55 Your Party Ween United States
56 Yippiyo-Ay The Presets Australia
57 L.E.S. Artistes Santogold United States
58 Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa Vampire Weekend United States
59 Where the City Meets the Sea The Getaway Plan Australia
60 The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room) Flight of the Conchords New Zealand
61 The Sea is Rising Bliss n Eso Australia
62 Sleepwalking Faker Australia
63 2020 The Herd Australia
64 Dawn of the Dead Does It Offend You, Yeah? United Kingdom
65 White Winter Hymnal Fleet Foxes United States
66 Farewell Rocketship Children Collide Australia
67 Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros Flight of the Conchords New Zealand
68 We Are the People Empire of the Sun Australia
69 Ready for the Floor Hot Chip United Kingdom
70 Crawl Kings of Leon United States
71 One (Blake's Got a New Face) Vampire Weekend United States
72 No One's Gonna Love You Band of Horses United States
73 Spaceman The Killers United States
74 I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You Black Kids United States
75 Half Full Glass of Wine Tame Impala Australia
76 Polka Yves Klein Blue Australia
77 Falling Drapht Australia
78 Shut Up and Let Me Go The Ting Tings United Kingdom
79 Jealousy Sparkadia Australia
80 Aw Yeah The Grates Australia
81 Pork and Beans Weezer United States
82 Ulysses Franz Ferdinand United Kingdom
83 Carve Your Name The Grates Australia
84 Re-Education (Through Labor) Rise Against United States
85 1981 Gyroscope Australia
86 Beautiful Ugly Muph & Plutonic Australia
87 Another Way to Die[nb 3] Jack White and Alicia Keys United States
88 The Day That Never Comes Metallica United States
89 Love Lockdown Kanye West United States
90 Fuck You[nb 4] Lily Allen United Kingdom
91 Neopolitan Dreams Lisa Mitchell Australia
92 Propane Nightmares Pendulum Australia
93 Gobbledigook Sigur Rós Iceland
94 Woodstock 2008 Bliss n Eso Australia
95 Wearing My Rolex Wiley United Kingdom
96 Flex (Dave Spoon Reflex) Dizzee Rascal United Kingdom
97 Are You Interested? Cog Australia
98 I Like It, I Love It Lyrics Born United States
99 Don't Worry About Nothin' Muph & Plutonic Australia
100 It's A War Dukes of Windsor Australia

#101–#200 List

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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 Pennnywhistle 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 Raconteurs 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 on 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 Orchid The Boat People Australia

Artists with multiple entries

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# Artist Tracks
4 Kings of Leon 1, 3, 24, 70
Nick Littlemore[nb 5] 4, 12, 54, 68
Vampire Weekend 30, 32, 58, 71
3 MGMT 2, 5, 18
The Presets 6, 8, 56
Ladyhawke[nb 6] 11, 12, 26
Flight of the Conchords 19, 60, 67
Birds of Tokyo 20, 22, 51
Lily Allen[nb 7] 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 8] 43, 49
The Killers 52, 73
Muph and Plutonic 86, 99

Countries represented

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Country #
Australia 48
United States 29
United kingdom 14
New Zealand[nb 9] 6
Iceland 2
France 1
Norway 1

2008 Triple J Album Poll

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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
1 Kings of Leon Only by the Night[6] United States 1, 3, 24, 70
2 The Presets Apocalypso Australia 6, 8, 56 (18 in 2007)
3 MGMT Oracular Spectacular United States 2, 5, 18
4 Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend United States 30, 32, 58, 71
5 Birds of Tokyo Universes Australia 20, 22, 51
6 Cut Copy In Ghost Colours Australia 15 (39 in 2007)
7 Bloc Party Intimacy United Kingdom DNC (110, 112, 127 in Hottest 200)
8 The Grates Teeth Lost, Hearts Won Australia 34, 80, 83
9 Empire of the Sun Walking on a Dream Australia 4, 68
10 Josh Pyke Chimney's Afire Australia 27, 29

CD release

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Bliss n Eso's song "Eye of the Storm" (#40) uses Angus and Julia Stone's "Paper Aeroplane", which was featured in 2006 at #43
  2. ^ Muscles' song "Ice Cream" has been in the Hottest 100 for consecutive years (2007, 2008), with both the album and live acoustic versions of the song.
  3. ^ "Another Way to Die" is the first James Bond theme song to feature in a Triple J Hottest 100 playlist
  4. ^ At the time of the countdown, "Fuck You" was yet to be officially released, and was only available on Allen's MySpace page, where it was titled "Guess Who Batman". Druing the countdown, announcers referred to the song as "Guess Who Batman".
  5. ^ Twice with Empire of the Sun (4, 68) and twice with Pnau (12, 54).
  6. ^ Twice solo (11, 26) and once with Pnau (12)
  7. ^ Twice solo (46, 90) and once with the Kaiser Chiefs (25)
  8. ^ Once solo (43) and once with Mystery Jets (49)
  9. ^ New Zealand contributed a record 6 entries to the 2008 Hottest 100, with Flight of the Conchords (3) and Ladyhawke (3).

References

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  1. ^ "Revisiting triple j's Hottest 100s of years gone by: 2008". Tone Deaf. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Triple J Voting". ABC. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Triple J Countdown". ABC. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  4. ^ "The Presets shine in Hottest 100". The West Australian. 27 January 2009. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
  5. ^ "triple j : New music with Richard Kingsmill". web.archive.org. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Album Poll Archive".
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