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.
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 at the time.
Full list 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 & 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 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) 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 featuring Jess Harlen Australia/New Zealand 87 Another Way to Die 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 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 featuring Jess Harlen Australia/New Zealand 100 It's A War Dukes of Windsor Australia
#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. #SongArtistCountry of origin101All AloneJackson JacksonAustralia102Sweet DispositionThe Temper TrapAustralia103Everyone's At ItLily AllenUnited Kingdom104Social CurrencyChildren CollideAustralia105Inner City PressureFlight of the ConchordsNew Zealand106Wannabe in L.A.Eagles of Death MetalUnited States107Computer LoveTZUAustralia108PennywhistleAugie MarchAustralia109ChangesVan SheAustralia110MercuryBloc PartyUnited Kingdom111Too Much To DoSparkadiaAustralia112HaloBloc PartyUnited Kingdom113Weekend WarsMGMTUnited States114More News From NowhereNick Cave & the Bad SeedsAustralia115Rainbow KrautThe John Steel SingersAustralia116RevelryKings of LeonUnited States117Great DJThe Ting TingsUnited Kingdom118Nine in the AfternoonPanic! at the DiscoUnited States119Det snurrar i min skalleFamiljenSweden120Leeds UnitedAmanda PalmerUnited States121Dusk Till DawnLadyhawkeNew Zealand122Next in LineDead Letter CircusAustralia123HappinessGoldfrappUnited Kingdom124Gamma RayBeckUnited States125DisciplineNine Inch NailsUnited States126Invaders Must DieThe ProdigyUnited Kingdom127TalonsBloc PartyUnited Kingdom128Night ReconnaissanceThe Dresden DollsUnited States129We WalkThe Ting TingsUnited Kingdom130Golden AgeTV on the RadioUnited States131Lost in the PostThe WombatsUnited Kingdom132Pumpkin SoupKate NashUnited Kingdom133Let Me See YouGirl TalkUnited States134Daddy's GoneGlasvegasUnited Kingdom135Smash the PiñataMammalAustralia136Happy In My HoodyBliss n Eso featuring Hyjak and PhraseAustralia137Skeleton DanceChildren CollideAustralia138Kicking and ScreamingThe PresetsAustralia139Backfire at the DiscoThe WombatsUnited Kingdom140ReactionDead Letter CircusAustralia141Cult RomanceTom UglyAustralia142Big JumpsEmilíana TorriniIceland143Desire Be, Desire GoTame ImpalaAustralia144Black SallyFunkoars featuring Maurice GreerAustralia145If I Know YouThe PresetsAustralia146Little BitLykke LiSweden147M79Vampire WeekendUnited States148Your CallHermitude featuring Urthboy and Elana StoneAustralia149Out There on the IceCut CopyAustralia150ClockworkPhraseAustralia151Final ConversationThe Butterfly EffectAustralia152Far AwayCut CopyAustralia153Hiroshima (B B B Benny Hit His Head)Ben FoldsUnited States154How Do We KnowThe Living EndAustralia155White WitchBirds of TokyoAustralia156ManhattanKings of LeonUnited States157Dark Shades of BlueXavier RuddAustralia158Two Doors DownMystery JetsUnited Kingdom159The YouthMGMTUnited States160The Devil Called Me A LiarAsh GrunwaldAustralia161Kids (Like a Version)The KooksUnited Kingdom162Many Shades of BlackThe SaboteursUnited States163Say Your Last GoodbyeCogAustralia164He Doesn't Know WhyFleet FoxesUnited States165Violet HillColdplayUnited Kingdom166Which Way to GoEddy Current Suppression RingAustralia167Lucid DreamsFranz FerdinandUnited Kingdom168Colour Day ToursTrial KennedyAustralia169He's a RockerThe VinesAustralia170This Dance is LoadedBritish IndiaAustralia1715 Years TimeNoah & the WhaleUnited Kingdom172BowieFlight of the ConchordsNew Zealand173MouthwashKate NashUnited Kingdom174Milk EyesThe GratesAustralia175ShadowsThe Getaway PlanAustralia176The Love Me or DieC. W. StonekingAustralia177You Will Die and I Will Take OverBritish IndiaAustralia178Got to DoTZUAustralia179Strange TimesThe Black KeysUnited States180Ode to LRCBand of HorsesUnited States181I Want YouKings of LeonUnited States182Turbo LoveBag RaidersAustralia183StrangersVan SheAustralia184FussyEnd of FashionAustralia185It's AlrightLittle RedAustralia186Polite Dance SongThe Bird and the BeeUnited States187Zug ZugThe HerdAustralia188I'm Good, I'm GoneLykke LiSweden189In StepGirl TalkUnited States190Half MastEmpire of the SunAustralia191GeraldineGlasvegasUnited Kingdom192Lights OutSantigoldUnited States193Moment of TruthBlue King BrownAustralia194Something Good 08 (Van She Tech Mix)Utah SaintsUnited Kingdom/Australia195Mistress MabelThe FratellisUnited Kingdom196All in OneGyroscopeAustralia197Strength in NumbersThe MusicUnited Kingdom198In These HandsThe Butterfly EffectAustralia199Ladies of the WorldFlight of the ConchordsNew Zealand200Awkward Orchid OrchardThe Boat PeopleAustralia
Statistics
Artists with multiple entries #ArtistTracks4Kings of Leon1, 3, 24, 70Nick LittlemoreTwice with Empire of the Sun (4, 68) and twice with Pnau (12, 54).4, 12, 54, 68Vampire Weekend30, 32, 58, 713MGMT 2, 5, 18The Presets6, 8, 56LadyhawkeTwice solo (11, 26) and once with Pnau (12)11, 12, 26Flight of the Conchords19, 60, 67Birds of Tokyo20, 22, 51Lily AllenTwice solo (46, 90) and once with the Kaiser Chiefs (25)25, 46, 90The Grates 34, 80, 83Bliss n Eso 40, 61, 942Empire of the Sun4, 68The Ting Tings9, 78Drapht10, 77Pnau 12, 54Dizzie Rascal 17, 96The Herd13, 63Cog 31, 97Josh Pyke27, 29Laura MarlingOnce solo (43) and once with Mystery Jets (49)43, 49The Killers52, 73Muph and Plutonic86, 99
Countries represented Country#Australia48United States29United kingdom14New Zealand6Iceland2France1Norway1
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.