Update: The winner of the Hottest 100 of 2017 has been announced
Triple M has followed through on its pledge to spend January 26th counting down its own bastardised version of triple j’s Hottest 100, The Ozzest 100. Unsurprisingly, much like the countless backyard BBQs the alternative countdown soundtracked, it was a total sausagefest.
To no one’s surprise, ‘Khe Sanh’ by Cold Chisel came in at #1, while the dad rockin’ top five was rounded out by Men at Work’s ‘Down Under’, Barnsey again with ‘Working Class Man’, Icehouse at #4 with ‘Great Southern Land’ and AC/DC’s ‘Long Way To The Top’ at #5. You find the complete list below.
Acca Dacca featured in the Ms’ “perfect Australia Day soundtrack” no less than seven times, which was the same number of songs on the list that featured a woman. As one Twitter user pointed out, three of those seven times were thanks to songs by the Divinyls. Seriously, not even any Baby Animals, The Superjesus or Spiderbait? Rude.
Meanwhile, despite their efforts to hijack the countdown, A.B. Original’s change-the-date anthem ‘January 26’ did not end up making it to the Triple M roll of honour.
ICYMI: Triple M got savaged – by both dissenters and fans of the station – for the decision to cash in on the removal of triple j’s Hottest 100 from the contentious date of January 26th – the ABC youth station made the decision to shift their much-loved countdown to a less politically charged day.
The long-awaited decision by triple j was made following a long public consultation process and marked a show of support for Indigenous Australians, who’ve long associated January 26th with the trauma of the British invasion and the massacres and cultural genocide that followed. But the Ms still mocked the js for robbing ‘Straya of its annual barbie soundtrack.
“So, the taxpayer funded FM has decided that there’ll be no soundtrack for Australia Day,” they wrote. “Let’s face it, that’s usually full of hipsters or kids making music on a Mac. At Triple M, we’re going to give you what you’ve asked for. The perfect Australia Day soundtrack.”
However, despite the massive initial backlash, the social media response to Triple M’s countdown has been fairly unremarkable. The biggest complaint seems to be that Daryl Braithwaite’s ‘The Horses’ didn’t chart higher:
Triple M’s Ozzest 100
- 100. The Go Betweens – The Streets Of Your Town
- 99. Ian Moss – Tucker’s Daughter
- 98. Gotye feat. Kimbra – Somebody That I Used To Know
- 97. Powderfinger – On My Mind
- 96. The Cruel Sea – The Honeymoon Is Over
- 95. AC/DC – High Voltage
- 94. Vance Joy – Riptide
- 93. Midnight Oil – Redneck Wonderland
- 92. Models – Out Of Mind Out Of Sight
- 91. Pete Murray – So Beautiful
- 90. Killing Heidi – Mascara
- 89. Little River Band – Cool Change
- 88. The Saints – Just Like Fire Would
- 87. Savage Garden – I Want You [Album Version]
- 86. The Sports – Don’t Throw Stones
- 85. Flowers – Can’t Help Myself
- 84. The Whitlams – Blow Up The Pokies (I Wish I…)
- 83. Divinyls – Boys In Town
- 82. Warumpi Band – Blackfella/Whitefella
- 81. AC/DC – T.N.T.
- 80. Alex Lloyd – Amazing
- 79. Paul Kelly and The Coloured Girls – Before Too Long
- 78. Australian Crawl – Things Don’t Seem
- 77. Powderfinger – These Days
- 76. Midnight Oil – Dead Heart
- 75. The Masters Apprentices – Turn Up Your Radio
- 74. Silverchair – Straight Lines
- 73. Mondo Rock – Come Said The Boy
- 72. Skyhooks – Living In The 70s
- 71. Hunters & Collectors – When The River Runs Dry
- 70. Kev Carmody – From Little Things Big Things Grow
- 69. INXS – Need You Tonight
- 68. Rose Tattoo – We Can’t Be Beaten
- 67. Hoodoo Gurus – What’s My Scene
- 66. Richard Clapton – Deep Water
- 65. Crowded House – Don’t Dream It’s Over
- 64. TRIFFIDS – Wide Open Road
- 63. AC/DC – You Shook Me All Night Long
- 62. Mental as Anything – The Nips Are Getting Bigger
- 61. Cold Chisel – When The War Is Over
- 60. Divinyls – I Touch Myself
- 59. Wolfmother – Joker And The Thief
- 58. INXS – Original Sin
- 57. The Church – The Unguarded Moment
- 56. Screaming Jets – Helping Hand
- 55. Midnight Oil – U.S. FORCES
- 54. Paul Kelly – Firewood And Candles
- 53. Jimmy Barnes – Driving Wheels
- 52. Australian Crawl – Errol
- 51. Boom Crash Opera – Dancing In The Storm
- 50. The Angels – No Secrets
- 49. Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs – Most People I Know Think That I’m Crazy
- 48. The Sunnyboys – Alone With You
- 47. Skyhooks – Horror Movie
- 46. Crowded House – Better Be Home Soon
- 45. Slim Dusty – A Pub With No Beer
- 44. INXS – New Sensation
- 43. Divinyls – Pleasure And Pain
- 42. Sherbet – Howzat
- 41. Cold Chisel – Cheap Wine
- 40. AC/DC – Highway To Hell
- 39. Midnight Oil – Blue Sky Mine
- 38. Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl
- 37. Moving Pictures – What About Me
- 36. Silverchair – Tomorrow
- 35. The Angels – Take A Long Line
- 34. Russell Morris – The Real Thing
- 33. The Church – Under The Milky Way
- 32. The Living End – Prisoner Of Society
- 31. Powderfinger – My Happiness
- 30. Hunters & Collectors – Holy Grail
- 29. Midnight Oil – Power And The Passion
- 28. INXS – Don’t Change
- 27. John Williamson – True Blue
- 26. Paul Kelly – To Her Door
- 25. The Easybeats – Friday On My Mind
- 24. Choirboys – Run To Paradise
- 23. Australian Crawl – Reckless (Don’t Be So)
- 22. AC/DC – Back In Black
- 21. Daddy Cool – Eagle Rock
- 20. Redgum – I Was Only 19 (A Walk In The Light Green)
- 19. Hunters & Collectors – Throw Your Arms Around Me
- 18. INXS – Never Tear Us Apart
- 17. Stevie Wright – Evie (Parts 1, 2 and 3)
- 16. Cold Chisel – Bow River
- 15. Screaming Jets – Better
- 14. Daryl Braithwaite – The Horses
- 13. Goanna – Solid Rock
- 12. Cold Chisel – Flame Trees
- 11. The Angels – Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again
- 10. Yothu Yindi – Treaty (Filthy Lucre Radio Remix)
- 9. Midnight Oil – Beds are burning
- 8. AC/DC – Thunderstruck
- 7. GANGgajang – Sounds Of Then
- 6. John Farnham – You’re The Voice
- 5. AC/DC – It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock N’ Roll)
- 4. Icehouse – Great Southern Land
- 3. Jimmy Barnes – Working Class Man
- 2. Men At Work – Down Under
- 1. Cold Chisel – Khe Sanh
