Triple J Hottest 100, 2003




The 2003 Triple J Hottest 100, announced on 25 January 2004, was the eleventh such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. As in previous years, a CD featuring 40 songs was released. A DVD, containing film clips of songs from the Hottest 100 was also released. A countdown of the videos of each song was shown on the ABC music series Rage in March.
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Full list

#SongArtistCountry of origin
1Are You Gonna Be My GirlJetAustralia
2Hey Ya!OutkastUnited States
3Seven Nation ArmyThe White StripesUnited States
4(Baby I've Got You) On My MindPowderfingerAustralia
5Clocks ColdplayUnited Kingdom/Norway
6HelloThe Cat EmpireAustralia
7SunsetsPowderfingerAustralia
8ZebraJohn Butler TrioAustralia
9The Nosebleed SectionHilltop HoodsAustralia
10Love Your WayPowderfingerAustralia
11Déjà VuSomething for KateAustralia
12LighthouseThe WaifsAustralia
13We Used to Be FriendsThe Dandy WarholsUnited States
14The Hardest Button to ButtonThe White StripesUnited States
15I Love WorkButterfingersAustralia
16RelapseLittle BirdyAustralia
17TaylorJack JohnsonUnited States
18Diamonds On the InsideBen HarperUnited States
19Rollover DJJetAustralia
20FeelerPete MurrayAustralia
21Armies Against MeEpicureAustralia
22Fortune FadedRed Hot Chili PeppersUnited States
23Who's Gonna Save Us?The Living EndAustralia
24The Horizon Has Been DefeatedJack JohnsonUnited States
25Baby BlueLittle BirdyAustralia
26Russell Crowe's BandFrenzal RhombAustralia
27There's Always Someone Cooler Than YouBen FoldsUnited States
28Danger! High VoltageElectric SixUnited States
29With My Own Two HandsBen HarperUnited States
30The Bitter EndPlaceboUnited Kingdom
31Time Is Running OutMuseUnited Kingdom
32You Were the Last HighThe Dandy WarholsUnited States
33Gay BarElectric SixUnited States
34Everyone Deserves MusicMichael Franti and SpearheadUnited States
35Plastic Loveless LetterMagic DirtAustralia
36Just BecauseJane's AddictionUnited States
37Days Like TheseThe Cat EmpireAustralia
38EverytimeButterfingersAustralia
39Coming HomeAlex LloydAustralia
40Times Like TheseJack JohnsonUnited States
41Black BirdThe Beautiful GirlsAustralia
42Stockholm SyndromeMuseUnited Kingdom
4312:51The StrokesUnited States
44Dumb EnoughHilltop HoodsAustralia
45Weak and PowerlessA Perfect CircleUnited States
4677%The HerdAustralia
47Bomb the WorldMichael Franti and SpearheadUnited States
48There ThereRadioheadUnited Kingdom
492 + 2 = 5RadioheadUnited Kingdom
50Fisherman's DaughterThe WaifsAustralia
51Sista John Butler TrioAustralia
52Just PretendThe BensUnited States
53Feeling ThisBlink-182United States
54Let Me BeXavier RuddAustralia
55Greed for Your LoveMissy HigginsAustralia
56Franco Un-AmericanNOFXUnited States
57Work ItMissy ElliottUnited States
58The Leaving Song Pt. IIAFIUnited States
59So EntertainingGus and FrankAustralia
60Watch Out BoysMagic DirtAustralia
61St. AngerMetallicaUnited States
62MusicThe Beautiful GirlsAustralia
63Song for a SleepwalkerSomething for KateAustralia
64Step into My Office, BabyBelle and SebastianUnited Kingdom
65Something White and SigmundAndromedaAustralia
66Tabloid MagazineThe Living EndAustralia
67LovesongAmielAustralia
681 Second of InsanityThe Butterfly EffectAustralia
69HysteriaMuseUnited Kingdom
70The OutsiderA Perfect CircleUnited States
71Girl's Not GreyAFIUnited States
72Running Up That HillPlaceboUnited Kingdom
73Life SentenceEpicureAustralia
74Look Good in LeatherCody ChesnuttUnited States
75The Seed (2.0)The Roots featuring Cody ChesnuttUnited States
76Rockin' RocksPowderfingerAustralia
77Stumblin'PowderfingerAustralia
78Who's Ya Daddy?GerlingAustralia
79MilkshakeKelisUnited States
80SatisfactionBenny BenassiItaly
81The Golden PathThe Chemical Brothers featuring The Flaming LipsUnited Kingdom/United States
82Good LuckBasement Jaxx featuring Lisa KekaulaUnited Kingdom/United States
83ReptiliaThe StrokesUnited States
84We Don't Play GuitarsChicks on Speed featuring PeachesGermany/Canada
85Pass That DutchMissy ElliottUnited States
86LinesPete MurrayAustralia
87Move Your FeetJunior SeniorDenmark
88Voices in My HeadMachine Gun FellatioAustralia
89Girl, You Have No Faith in MedicineThe White StripesUnited States
90Break It Down OffcuttsAustralia
91Vampire RacecourseThe Sleepy JacksonAustralia
92Doctor DoctorGyroscopeAustralia
93I Just Don't Know What to Do with MyselfThe White StripesUnited States
94In the Cold, Cold NightThe White StripesUnited States
95Special NeedsPlaceboUnited Kingdom
96Man of Constant SorrowSkeewiffUnited Kingdom
97Growing on MeThe DarknessUnited Kingdom
98Out of TimeBlurUnited Kingdom
99Inertiatic ESPThe Mars VoltaUnited States
100The ChariotThe Cat EmpireAustralia

Statistics

Records

  • Powderfinger are the first band ever to get three songs in the Top 10.
  • Frenzal Rhomb holds the record of having the shortest song in the Hottest 100, with "Russell Crowe's Band" at 1:12.
  • The song "Clocks" by Coldplay charted in the countdown for the second year in a row after a remix by Röyksopp featured at No. 5
  • The Living End and Something for Kate made their seventh consecutive appearance in the Hottest 100, with both bands having at least one track featured in every annual countdown since 1997. Similarly, Machine Gun Fellatio made their fifth consecutive appearance, having appeared in every annual countdown since 1999.

Top 10 Albums of 2003

Bold indicates winner of the Hottest 100.
#ArtistAlbumCountry of originTracks in the Hottest 100
1PowderfingerVulture StreetAustralia4, 7, 10, 76, 77
2The White StripesElephantUnited States3, 14, 89, 93, 94
3RadioheadHail to the ThiefUnited Kingdom48, 49
4JetGet BornAustralia1, 19
5Jack JohnsonOn & OnUnited States17, 24, 40
6Something for KateThe Official FictionAustralia11, 63
7Ben HarperDiamonds On the InsideUnited States18, 29
8John Butler TrioLiving 2001–2002Australia51
9MuseAbsolutionUnited Kingdom31, 42, 69
10The Living EndModern ARTilleryAustralia23, 66

DVD release

The Hottest 100 DVD was the second such DVD, after the 2002 release.
  1. Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl
  2. Jane's Addiction – Just Because
  3. The Dandy Warhols – We Used To Be Friends
  4. Something for Kate – Déjà Vu
  5. Cody ChesnuTT – Look Good in Leather
  6. Little Birdy – Baby Blue
  7. The Sleepy Jackson – Vampire Racecourse
  8. The Herd – 77%
  9. The John Butler Trio – Zebra
  10. Placebo – The Bitter End
  11. Radiohead – There There
  12. Basement Jaxx – Good Luck
  13. Electric Six – Gay Bar
  14. The Waifs – Lighthouse
  15. Magic Dirt – Plastic Loveless Letter
  16. AFI – The Leaving Song Pt. II
  17. Pete Murray – Feeler
  18. The Mars Volta – Inertiatic ESP
  19. The Living End – Who's Gonna Save Us
  20. The Cat Empire – Hello
  21. Chicks on Speed – We Don't Play Guitars
  22. Ben Harper – Diamonds On the Inside
  23. Butterfingers – I Love Work
  24. Missy Higgins – Greed For Your Love
  25. Chemical Brothers – The Golden Path
  26. Offcutts – Break It Down, James Brown
  27. Machine Gun Fellatio – Voices in My Head
  28. NOFX – Franco Un-American
  29. The Butterfly Effect – One Second of Insanity
  30. Michael Franti and Spearhead – Everyone Deserves Music
  31. Belle and Sebastian – Step into My Office, Baby
  32. Junior Senior – Move Your Feet
  33. Missy Elliott – Pass That Dutch
  34. Powderfinger – On My Mind