The 1993 Triple J Hottest 100, counted down in January 1994, was the inaugural countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J (as opposed to previous incarnations of the poll, where listeners could vote on any recorded song from any time in history); the change to make the countdown an annual poll was made after organisers realised that the poll's results were unlikely to significantly change from year to year. About 50,000 votes were counted for this countdown.
A double CD featuring 32 of the songs was released. This compilation was, and many of the ones to follow in future years were, some of the highest-selling CDs in Australia.
Full list Note: Australian artists # Song Artist Country of origin 1 Asshole Denis Leary United States 2 Creep Radiohead United Kingdom 3 Linger The Cranberries Ireland 4 No Rain Blind Melon United States 5 Cannonball The Breeders United States 6 Killing in the Name Rage Against the Machine United States 7 Lemon U2 Ireland 8 Go Pearl Jam United States 9 The Honeymoon Is Over The Cruel Sea Australia 10 Stone Me into the Groove Atomic Swing Sweden 11 Everybody Hurts R.E.M. United States 12 Plush Stone Temple Pilots United States 13 Soul to Squeeze Red Hot Chili Peppers United States 14 I Held Her in My Arms Violent Femmes United States 15 Wild America Iggy Pop United States 16 Sister Havana Urge Overkill United States 17 Hits from the Bong Cypress Hill United States 18 Go West Pet Shop Boys United Kingdom 19 Trout Neneh Cherry featuring Michael Stipe Sweden/United States 20 Heart-Shaped Box Nirvana United States 21 Black Stick The Cruel Sea Australia 22 The Ship Song (Live) Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Australia 23 Human Behaviour Björk Iceland 24 What's Up? 4 Non Blondes United States 25 Feed the Tree Belly United States 26 Somewhere Efua Ghana/United Kingdom 27 Sober Tool United States 28 Are You Gonna Go My Way Lenny Kravitz United States 29 All That She Wants Ace of Base Sweden 30 Constant Craving k.d. lang Canada 31 Numb U2 Ireland 32 Jessie Paw United States 33 Pets Porno for Pyros United States 34 Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) Us3 United Kingdom 35 Shoop Salt-N-Pepa United States 36 The Right Time Hoodoo Gurus Australia 37 My Sister The Juliana Hatfield Three United States 38 Get Me Dinosaur Jr. United States 39 Friday I'm in Love The Cure United Kingdom 40 Push th' Little Daisies Ween United States 41 World Turning Yothu Yindi Australia 42 Dreams Gabrielle United Kingdom 43 Cherub Rock The Smashing Pumpkins United States 44 Juice Headless Chickens New Zealand 45 Start Choppin Dinosaur Jr. United States 46 Detachable Penis King Missile United States 47 Tease Me Chaka Demus & Pliers Jamaica 48 Night of the Wolverine Dave Graney 'n' the Coral Snakes Australia 49 Bi Living Colour United States 50 Adam's Ribs You Am I Australia 51 Would? Alice in Chains United States 52 Runaway Train Soul Asylum United States 53 Taillights Fade Buffalo Tom United States 54 Holy Grail Hunters & Collectors Australia 55 Alive and Brilliant Deborah Conway Australia 56 Can You Forgive Her? Pet Shop Boys United Kingdom 57 Choppers Headless Chickens New Zealand 58 Jesus Was Way Cool King Missile United States 59 You're Just Too Hip, Baby Dave Graney 'n' the Coral Snakes Australia 60 Distant Sun Crowded House Australia 61 Last Train Christine Anu and Paul Kelly Australia 62 Easy Faith No More United States 63 Scratch My Back The Sharp Australia 64 Nearly Lost You Screaming Trees United States 65 Regret New Order United Kingdom 66 Something Good Utah Saints United Kingdom 67 Boom Shack-A-Lak Apache Indian United Kingdom 68 Mr. Vain Culture Beat Germany 69 Animal Nitrate Suede United Kingdom 70 Sleepy Head (Serene Machine) Ed Kuepper Australia 71 Nothingness Living Colour United States 72 Baby (You Got in the Way) Barefoot Australia 73 Mr. Wendal Arrested Development United States 74 Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use) Sub Sub featuring Melanie Williams United Kingdom 75 The Drowners Suede United Kingdom 76 Before Caligula Australia 77 Lost The Badloves Australia 78 Deep East 17 United Kingdom 79 Mrs. Robinson The Lemonheads United States 80 Rooster Alice in Chains United States 81 Insane in the Brain Cypress Hill United States 82 Green Limousine The Badloves Australia 83 Your Eyes Underground Lovers Australia 84 Bullet in the Head Rage Against the Machine United States 85 Three Little Pigs Green Jellÿ United States 86 World (The Price of Love) New Order United Kingdom 87 Do It Swoop Australia 88 Dixie Drug Store Grant Lee Buffalo United States 89 Aboriginal Woman Mixed Relations Australia 90 For Tomorrow Blur United Kingdom 91 Happy Birthday Helen Things of Stone and Wood Australia 92 I Feel You Depeche Mode United Kingdom 93 Man on the Moon R.E.M. United States 94 Sweat (A La La La La Long) Inner Circle Jamaica 95 Delivery Man The Cruel Sea Australia 96 Candy Everybody Wants 10,000 Maniacs United States 97 Rubberband Girl Kate Bush United Kingdom 98 Freedom Kev Carmody Australia 99 Ebeneezer Goode The Shamen United Kingdom 100 Gloria Van Morrison and John Lee Hooker Ireland/United States
Statistics
Artists with multiple entries #ArtistTracks3The Cruel Sea 9, 21, 95Michael Stipe11, 19, 932Rage Against the Machine6, 84U2 7, 31R.E.M.11, 93Cypress Hill17, 81Pet Shop Boys 18, 56Dinosaur Jr.38, 45Headless Chickens44, 57King Missile46, 58Dave Graney 'n' the Coral Snakes48, 59Living Colour 49, 71Alice in Chains51, 80New Order65, 86Suede69, 75The Badloves77, 82
Countries represented NationTotalUnited States46Australia24United Kingdom19Ireland4Sweden3Jamaica2New Zealand2Canada1Germany1Ghana1Iceland1
Records
"The Ship Song" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds charted in the Hottest 100 for the second time after a live version of the track featured at No. 22, the studio version charted at No. 14 in the 1991 countdown. As of the 2024 Hottest 100, John Lee Hooker at 76, is the oldest person to appear in the countdown.
CD release
Disc one
Disc two
Replacements In 2004, the album was reissued by Universal Music Australia. The reissue removed "Asshole" and replaced 5 of the songs from the original release with different songs. They are: "Linger" is replaced with "Trout" by Neneh Cherry and Michael Stipe "Sober" is replaced with "Friday I'm in Love" by The Cure "All That She Wants" is replaced with "Animal Nitrate" by Suede "My Sister" is replaced with "I Feel You" by Depeche Mode "Push th' Little Daisies" is replaced with "World (The Price of Love)" by New Order
Notes
References
External links Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993
See also 1993 in music