JJJ's Hottest 100 of all time.

MrB (Simon) · #1 10-07-2009, 01:13 PM

Anyone else following the countdown of TripleJ's Hottest 100 songs of all time?
http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottes...n/cd_31-40.htm

To celebrate 20 years of JJJ's hottest 100, and after a long voting period, JJJ has been counting down from 100 to 1 for the last week, 20 songs a day, 10songs from 10am to 11am, and a further 10 from 4pm to 5.
Up to(down to?) song 31 now, songs 30 to 21 this afternoon, then they will start again on saturday with songs 100 to 51, then on sunday songs 50 to 1.

Some surprises in there(Mr Brightside by The Killers.... WTF?!?!), and some you would expect (Beatles, Floyd, Johnny Cash etc etc).
Surprised to see Blue Monday by New Order so high up(32), loved this song 20 years ago, but I thought it had been forgotten! For a track that NEVER gets any airtime on ANY station, impressive.

SO.... what are your predictions for #1 song of all time?
I reckon The Easybeats, Friday on my mind.
Or maybe Pink Floyd - The Wall.
Or maybe David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
meh.... I haven't got a clue!

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #2 10-07-2009, 01:22 PM

If it was this JJJ's top 100

, Number One would be a Pink Floyd classic. Maybe "Wish You Were Here" or "Echoes".

pvelez (Pete) · #3 10-07-2009, 03:00 PM

When JJJ first started this, no. 3 was usually the latest "hit" for that year, no. was Throw Your Arms Around Me (Hun'ers) and no. 1 was Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division).

At least the last will 2 should show up in the top 10 - or am I outdated?

Pete

koputai (Jason) · #4 10-07-2009, 03:21 PM

Yeah, I always remember no 1 as being Joy Division for many years, until jjj became the 'National Yoof Network' and went much more mainstream. jjj was much better as a Sydney station. Bring back Biggsy, and Maynard! "Fist me dead!"

Cheers,
Jason.

MrB (Simon) · #5 10-07-2009, 03:36 PM

Yeah was definitelly better when JJJ was 'alternative' rather than 'youth'.... but it still beats all the other stations by a long margin... no ads, no Beyonce/Timberlake/Spice girls or whatever other crap song you already heard 5 mins ago.
I don't remember any song being #1 more than a year in a row?

Didn't think it possible as untill now, the Hottest 100 had always been limited to songs released in the previous 12 months.

Please no, Maynard, realy?

AstralTraveller (David) · #6 10-07-2009, 04:00 PM

In honour of the JJJ Hottest 100 is this list

http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/...s-of-all-time/

some of the choices are pretty close to the mark.

koputai (Jason) · #7 10-07-2009, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MrB

Didn't think it possible as untill now, the Hottest 100 had always been limited to songs released in the previous 12 months.

Ah, only since the 'Yoof' incarnation, before that, every year the hottest 100 was 'all time', not 'new crap'.

Cheers,
Jason.
OK, so I'm old and grumpy!

MrB (Simon) · #8 10-07-2009, 05:13 PM

Heh, so it was. Wiki
I must be getting old too, don't remember those first three being open!

mozzie (Peter) · #9 10-07-2009, 05:59 PM

the only station bring back mif for the arvos
will there be a michael jackson top ten song ????
mozzie

Steve Heaton (Steve) · #10 10-07-2009, 06:02 PM

Abba Rules

styleman333 · #11 10-07-2009, 06:06 PM

I vote that Bohemian Rhasody as the no 1 song .....

GrahamL · #12 10-07-2009, 07:13 PM

I read quite a few big names picked this one ahead of B/R
some years back.. a few of them getting the nod in this poll as well http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go
All the ameriacan recordings imo are all a fair swansong of an old man
nearlly done with life but still a fair reminder of a real persistant talent

seriously if thirsty merc and nickle back don't get a mention in this poll
in the top 10 .. or pink for that matter .. THENe ITtS ALle RIGED

astroron (Ron) · #13 10-07-2009, 07:49 PM

I managed to get about half way through the Punch worst 100

and with not knowing 75% of the songs named and the the commentary mostly dribble, I gave up

norm · #14 10-07-2009, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Bring back Biggsy, and Maynard! "Fist me dead!"

Now that brings back memories.....bring back Mel and Vic !!!

GeoffW1 (Geoff) · #15 10-07-2009, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MrB

SO.... what are your predictions for #1 song of all time?
!

This is renowned as The Impossible Question of All Time.

I was in a loud rock'n'roll band in the 60's and 70's and really don't like ANYTHING recorded after 1980

but this question has always fascinated me, so here are a few of my top 100 candidates, between which I cannot choose:

Best all-time ever rock song Having Everything - "Good Vibrations"

Best genius arrangement of a rock song (arrangements are hugely important, lots of people don't realize this) - "Good Vibrations"

Best enduring classic rock song with a great arrangement - "Route 66" by the Stones (did you know the composer of this song, Bobby Troup, was also a TV actor in "Emergency" in the '70s)

Best unadorned (most were electronically altered) rock guitar solo - "Hippy Hippy Shake" by the Swinging Blue Jeans (simple, but listen to it a few times)

Best solo genius rock song - "Suite - Judy Blue Eyes" by CS&N (Stephen Stills was called "Captain Manyhands". He allegedly has other people on this song, no less than David Crosby and Graham Nash, but listen carefully, it is nearly all Stills. He plays guitar, bass, sings vocal in Spanish, and multitracks harmony with himself. Judy was Judy Collins, his long-time love)

Best ever rock group - The Who (no not the Stones and all those others). They had the best ever drummer until he died, the best ever bassist until he died, and the best ever composer-arranger-guitarist still. Vocalist, ah well, can't win them all. Their best ever song? "Substitute".

All time immortal rock song guitar riff? This is hard, what with "Satisfaction", "Pretty Woman", "Substitute" etc, but - "Sunshine of Your Love"

Best ever genius instrumental rock tune - "Jessica" (what's that you say? Theme from Top Gear)

Cheers

DavidU (Dave) · #16 11-07-2009, 01:51 PM

Give me some Hendrix any day. What about Zepplin?

AlexN · #17 11-07-2009, 02:03 PM

Hendrix - all along the watch tower came in at 29th in the hottest 100 of all time...

I'm personally really impressed with what I've heard so far, and im listening to JJJ as I write this...

Definitely going to be a great album when its available to buy!

gman (Grant) · #18 11-07-2009, 07:56 PM

My Top 10 in no real order

Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zepplin
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
A Day in the Life - The Beatles
Light my Fire - The Doors
Hotel California - The Eagles
Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
My Generation - The Who

MrB (Simon) · #19 11-07-2009, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffW1

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Best ever genius instrumental rock tune - "Jessica" (what's that you say? Theme from Top Gear)

Eewww. Can't stand it! LOL

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Originally Posted by AlexN

Definitely going to be a great album when its available to buy!

Yeah, shame not all labels allow their tracks to be used. Leaves a few gaps in the H100 albums

Heard today that RAGE will be doing the H100 over a couple of saturdays, got the HD recorder ready

Ric · #20 12-07-2009, 01:55 AM

I was listening to the 100 down to 51 set today.

Good to see Pink Floyd "Comfortably Numb" made it in.

Definitely an interesting mix of new and old.

Cheers