Drumroll, please! After an epic weekend strolling down memory lane, indie tastemakers triple j have finally revealed their number 1 pick of tunes from the last 20 years, and taking out the top honour is the rather controversial choice of Oasis‘ 1995 classic Wonderwall.
The countdown has been rolling all weekend, with 50 songs revealed per day, in celebration of 20 years of tasty Hottest 100 action. Lots of old favourites safely took their place in the list, like Foo Fighters at number 6, with Everlong and The White Stripes in number 2 position with Seven Nation Army, but Oasis couldn’t be stopped, with the Britpop staples claiming the number 1 spot.
Aussie favourites Powderfinger made a strong showing, placing at number 10 spot with My Happiness, as well as These Days at 8, taking us back to that point in 2000 where you couldn’t swing a dead cat without hearing the ‘Finger playing on jjj, and it wouldn’t be a Hottest 100 without an appearance from Gotye and Kimbra‘s worldwide smash Somebody That I Used To Know.
If you missed the live countdown, don’t worry – the Hottest 100 ’20 Years’ edition is sure to be released as an album at some point, so you can relive the classics until next summer comes around and we count down the Hottest 100 of 2013. Check out the full list of the Hottest 100 of the last 20 years below.
Watch: Oasis – Wonderwall
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1: Oasis – Wonderwall (1995)
2: The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army (2003)
3: Jeff Buckley – Last Goodbye (1995)
4: Hilltop Hoods – The Nosebleed Section (2003)
5: The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony (1997)
6: Foo Fighters – Everlong (1997)
7: The Killers – Mr. Brightside (2004)
8: Powderfinger – These Days (1999)
9: Gotye – Somebody That I Used to Know {Ft. Kimbra} (2011)
10: Powderfinger – My Happiness (2000)
11: Queens of the Stone Age – No One Knows (2002)
12: Gotye – Hearts a Mess (2006)
13: Radiohead – Paranoid Android (1997)
14: Mumford & Sons – Little Lion Man (2009)
15: Prodigy – Breathe (1996)
16: Bon Iver – Skinny Love (2008)
17: Silverchair – Tomorrow (1994)
18: OutKast – Hey Ya! (2003)
19: Blink-182 – Dammit (1997)
20: The Living End – Prisoner of Society (1997)
21: The Smashing Pumpkins – 1979 (1996)
22: Blur – Song 2 (1997)
23: Muse – Knights of Cydonia (2007)
24: Augie March – One Crowded Hour (2006)
25: The Smashing Pumpkins – Bullet With Butterfly Wings (1995)
26: System Of A Down – Chop Suey! (2001)
27: The Avalanches – Frontier Psychiatrist (2000)
28: Red Hot Chili Peppers – Scar Tissue (1999)
29: Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out (2004)
30: Red Hot Chili Peppers – Californication (2000)
31: Massive Attack – Teardrop (1998)
32: Tool – Stinkfist (2006)
33: The Cranberries – Zombie (1994)
34: Ben Folds Five – Brick (1998)
35: Radiohead – Karma Police (1997)
36: Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah (1994)
37: Beastie Boys – Sabotage (1994)
38: The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition (2008)
39: Nirvana – Heart Shaped Box (1993)
40: Nine Inch Nails – Closer (1994)
41: Coldplay – Yellow (2000)
42: Matt Corby – Brother (2011)
43: John Butler Trio – Betterman (2001)
44: Daft Punk – One More Time (2001)
45: Modest Mouse – Float On (2004)
46: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Into My Arms (1997)
47: The Offspring – Self Esteem (1994)
48: The Strokes – Last Nite (2001)
49: Florence + the Machine – Dog Days Are Over (2009)
50: Pearl Jam – Better Man (1995)
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51: The Dandy Warhols – Bohemian Like You
52: Gorillaz – Feel Good Inc.
53: Placebo – Every You Every Me (1999)
54: Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire (2008)
55: Fatboy Slim – Praise You (1999)
56: Underworld – Born Slippy (1996)
57: Bloc Party – Banquet (2004)
58: The Whitlams – No Aphrodisiac (1997)
59: Daft Punk – Around The World (1997)
60: Bush – Glycerine (1996)
61: The Black Keys – Lonely Boy (2011)
62: Spiderbait – Buy Me A Pony (1996)
63: Grinspoon – Chemical Heart (2002)
64: MGMT – Kids (2008)
65: Daft Punk – Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (2001)
66: You Am I – Berlin Chair (1994)
67: alt-J – Breezeblocks (2012)
68: Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl (2003)
69: Eminem – Lose Yourself (2002)
70: Regurgitator – ! (The Song Formerly Known As) (1998)
71: Gorillaz – Clint Eastwood (2001)
72: Wolfmother – Joker And The Thief (2005)
73: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Home (2009)
74: The Wombats – Let’s Dance To Joy Division (2007)
75: The Killers – Somebody Told Me (2004)
76: MGMT – Electric Feel (2008)
77: The Presets – My People (2007)
78: Silverchair – Freak (1997)
79: Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor (2005)
80: Rage Against The Machine – Bulls On Parade (1996)
81: Angus & Julia Stone – Big Jet Plane (2010)
82: Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag (2000)
83: Pulp – Common People (1995)
84: Kanye West – Gold Digger {Ft. Jamie Foxx} (2005)
85: Coolio – Gangsta’s Paradise (1995)
86: The Killers – When You Were Young (2006)
87: The Kooks – Naive (2006)
88: Something For Kate – Monsters (2001)
89: TV On The Radio – Wolf Like Me (2006)
90: Silverchair – Straight Lines (2007)
91: Jebediah – Harpoon (1998)
92: Of Monsters and Men – Little Talks (2012)
93: Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun (1994)
94: Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks (2010)
95: Ben Lee – Cigarettes Will Kill You (1998)
96: The Cat Empire – Hello (2003)
97: M.I.A. – Paper Planes (2007)
98: Jebediah – Leaving Home (1997)
99: Lana Del Rey – Video Games (2011)
100: Beastie Boys – Intergalactic (1998)
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100: Beastie Boys - Intergalactic (1998) -
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99: Lana Del Rey - Video Games (2011) -
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98: Jebediah - Leaving Home (1997) -
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97: M.I.A. - Paper Planes (2007) -
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96: The Cat Empire - Hello (2003) -
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95: Ben Lee - Cigarettes Will Kill You (1998) -
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94: Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks (2010) -
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93: Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun (1994) -
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92: Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks (2012) -
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91: Jebediah - Harpoon (1998) -
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90: Silverchair - Straight Lines (2007) -
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89: TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me (2006) -
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88: Something For Kate - Monsters (2001) -
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87: The Kooks - Naive (2006) -
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86: The Killers - When You Were Young (2006) -
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85: Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise (1995) -
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84: Kanye West - Gold Digger {Ft. Jamie Foxx} (2005) -
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83: Pulp - Common People (1995) -
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82: Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag (2000) -
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81: Angus & Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane (2010) -
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80: Rage Against The Machine - Bulls On Parade (1996) -
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79: Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor -
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78: Silverchair - Freak (1997) -
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77: The Presets - My People (2007) -
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76: MGMT - Electric Feel (2008) -
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75: The Killers - Somebody Told Me (2004) -
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74: The Wombats - Let's Dance To Joy Division (2007) -
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73: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home (2009) -
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72: Wolfmother - Joker And The Thief (2005) -
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71: Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood (2001) -
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70: Regurgitator - ! (The Song Formerly Known As) (1998) -
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69: Eminem - Lose Yourself (2002) -
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68: Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl (2003) -
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67: alt-J - Breezeblocks (2012) -
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66: You Am I - Berlin Chair (1994) -
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65: Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (2001) -
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64: MGMT - Kids (2008) -
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63: Grinspoon - Chemical Heart (2002) -
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62: Spiderbait - Buy Me A Pony (1996) -
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61: The Black Keys - Lonely Boy (2011) -
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60: Bush - Glycerine (1996) -
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59: Daft Punk - Around The World (1997) -
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58: The Whitlams - No Aphrodisiac (1997) -
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57: Bloc Party - Banquet (2004) -
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56: Underworld - Born Slippy (1996) -
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55: Fatboy Slim - Praise You (1999) -
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54: Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire (2008) -
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53: Placebo - Every You Every Me (1999) -
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52: Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc. -
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51: The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You -
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50: Pearl Jam - Better Man (1995) -
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49: Florence + the Machine - Dog Days Are Over (2009) -
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48: The Strokes - Last Nite (2001) -
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47: The Offspring - Self Esteem (1994) -
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46: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Into My Arms (1997) -
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45: Modest Mouse - Float On (2004) -
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44: Daft Punk - One More Time (2001) -
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43: John Butler Trio - Betterman -
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42: Matt Corby - Brother (2011) -
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41: Coldplay - Yellow (2000) -
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40: Nine Inch Nails - Closer (1994) -
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39: Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box (1993) -
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38: The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition (2008) -
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37: Beastie Boys - Sabotage (1994) -
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36: Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (1994) -
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35: Radiohead - Karma Police (1997) -
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34: Ben Folds Five - Brick (1998) -
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33: The Cranberries - Zombie (1994) -
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32: Tool - Stinkfist (2006) -
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31: Massive Attack - Teardrop (1998) -
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30: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (2000) -
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29: Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out (2004) -
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28: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue (1999) -
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27: The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist (2000) -
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26: System Of A Down - Chop Suey! (2001) -
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25: The Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings (1995) -
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24: Augie March - One Crowded Hour (2006) -
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23: Muse - Knights of Cydonia (2007) -
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22: Blur - Song 2 (1997) -
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21: The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (1996) -
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20: The Living End - Prisoner of Society (1997) -
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19: Blink-182 - Dammit (1997) -
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18: OutKast - Hey Ya! (2003) -
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17: Silverchair - Tomorrow (1994) -
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16: Bon Iver - Skinny Love (2008) -
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15: Prodigy - Breathe (1996) -
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14: Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man (2009) -
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13: Radiohead - Paranoid Android (1997) -
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12: Gotye - Hearts a Mess (2006) -
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11: Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows (2002) -
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10: Powderfinger - My Happiness (2000) -
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9: Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know {Ft. Kimbra} (2011) -
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8: Powderfinger - These Days (1999) -
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7: The Killers - Mr. Brightside (2004) -
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6: Foo Fighters - Everlong (1997) -
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5: The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony (1997) -
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4: Hilltop Hoods - The Nosebleed Section (2003) -
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3: Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye (1995) -
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2: The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army (2003) -
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1: Oasis - Wonderwall (1995)