Triple J Hottest 100, 1991




The 1991 Triple J Hottest 100 was the third yearly poll of the most popular songs, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. This was the final annual countdown in which listeners could vote for songs released in any year.
There was no poll in 1992, and from 1993, the poll was restricted to songs released the same year. Supplementary "Hottest 100 of All Time" polls allowing songs from any year were held in 1998 and 2009.
This was also the first poll to feature a publicly announced list of songs in positions #101 to #200. The list was posted on the Triple J website in their Hottest 100 History section until late 2004 under 1992. Despite this, an audio clip from the 1991 Hottest 100 features the announcer jokingly playing "Black or White" by Michael Jackson at the number one song before saying it was actually #113. Triple J would later reveal the #101 to #200 songs from the 2008 list onwards.
WWW abc.net.au/triplej/hottes...

Full list

#SongArtistCountry of originYear of releasePrevious Hottest 100 of all time positions
1Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvanaUnited States1991
2Love Will Tear Us ApartJoy DivisionUnited Kingdom19791, 1
3LithiumNirvanaUnited States1991
4Throw Your Arms Around MeHunters & CollectorsAustralia19842, 2
5Tomorrow WendyAndy PrieboyUnited States1990
6How Soon Is Now?The SmithsUnited Kingdom19847, 3
7Fools GoldThe Stone RosesUnited Kingdom19896
8A ForestThe CureUnited Kingdom198010, 11
9Blister in the SunViolent FemmesUnited States198246, 41
10Blue MondayNew OrderUnited Kingdom19835, 5
11Just Like HeavenThe CureUnited Kingdom198725
12It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)R.E.M.United States198722, 9
13Uncertain SmileThe TheUnited Kingdom19833, 4
14The Ship SongBad SeedsAustralia1990
15Been Caught StealingJane's AddictionUnited States1990
16She Sells SanctuaryThe CultUnited Kingdom198535, 22
17Jane SaysJane's AddictionUnited States1988
18Add It UpViolent FemmesUnited States198287
19Wuthering HeightsKate BushUnited Kingdom197843, 17
20Lock ItFalling JoysAustralia1990
21Kiss OffViolent FemmesUnited States1983
22SexualityBilly BraggUnited Kingdom1991
23That's EntertainmentThe JamUnited Kingdom19804, 10
24Bizarre Love TriangleNew OrderUnited Kingdom198667, 21
25Anarchy in the U.K.Sex PistolsUnited Kingdom197617, 20
26Holiday in CambodiaDead KennedysUnited States19806, 12
27Sweet Child o' MineGuns N' RosesUnited States1987
28DebaserPixiesUnited States198918
29This Charming ManThe SmithsUnited Kingdom198313, 7
30Stairway to HeavenLed ZeppelinUnited Kingdom197130, 61
31Under the Milky WayThe ChurchAustralia198814
32Losing My ReligionR.E.M.United States1991
33HieronymusThe CloudsAustralia1991
34D.C.Died PrettyAustralia1991
35PrimaryThe CureUnited Kingdom198119, 19
36There Is a Light That Never Goes OutThe SmithsUnited Kingdom198664, 44
37Close to MeThe CureUnited Kingdom198566
38ShiversThe Boys Next DoorAustralia197812, 15
39Give It AwayRed Hot Chili PeppersUnited States1991
40The One I LoveR.E.M.United States198745, 46
41That Ain't BadRatcatAustralia1990
42TroySinéad O'ConnorIreland198741, 13
43Boys Don't CryThe CureUnited Kingdom198029, 23
44LullabyThe CureUnited Kingdom198943
45Talking to a Stranger (song)Hunters & CollectorsAustralia19828, 32
46Birdhouse in Your SoulThey Might Be GiantsUnited States1990
47Aloha Steve and DannoRadio BirdmanAustralia197823, 54
48In Between DaysThe CureUnited Kingdom198572
49Bohemian RhapsodyQueenUnited Kingdom1975
50Song to the SirenThis Mortal CoilUnited Kingdom198315, 31
51TrustTall Tales and TrueAustralia198993
52Wide Open RoadThe TriffidsAustralia198668, 49
53Betty's Worry or the SlabHunters & CollectorsAustralia198483, 26
54Tainted LoveSoft CellUnited Kingdom198138
55True FaithNew OrderUnited Kingdom198768
56Kool ThingSonic YouthUnited States1990
57Waiting for the Great Leap ForwardsBilly BraggUnited Kingdom198820, 58
58Wish You Were HerePink FloydUnited Kingdom197533, 35
59The EndThe DoorsUnited States196750, 52
60Enter SandmanMetallicaUnited States1991
61All Along the WatchtowerThe Jimi Hendrix ExperienceUnited States196849, 83
62Orange CrushR.E.M.United States198899
63The UnforgivenMetallicaUnited States1991
64Unfinished SympathyMassive AttackUnited Kingdom1991
65Fall on MeR.E.M.United States198678
66Down in SplendourStraitjacket FitsNew Zealand1990
674PMThe CloudsAustralia1991
68Pictures of YouThe CureUnited Kingdom1989
69Labour of LoveFrente!Australia1991
70The Unguarded MomentThe ChurchAustralia198142, 57
71Grey Cell GreenNed's Atomic DustbinUnited Kingdom1991
72Bigmouth Strikes AgainThe SmithsUnited Kingdom198627, 57
73Comfortably NumbPink FloydUnited Kingdom197995
74The Love CatsThe CureUnited Kingdom198367
75Levi Stubbs' TearsBilly BraggUnited Kingdom198682
76Come as You AreNirvanaUnited States1991
77Rock LobsterThe B-52'sUnited States197814, 8
78L.A. WomanThe DoorsUnited States197140, 62
79Freak SceneDinosaur Jr.United States198874
80Surfers of the MindDef FXAustralia1990
81She Bangs the DrumsThe Stone RosesUnited Kingdom198951
82Vapour TrailRideUnited Kingdom1991
83TreatyYothu YindiAustralia1991
84Another Girl, Another PlanetThe Only OnesUnited Kingdom197826, 30
85Anything, Anything (I'll Give You)DramaramaUnited States1985
86The Size of a CowThe Wonder StuffUnited Kingdom1991
87Sympathy for the DevilThe Rolling StonesUnited Kingdom196863, 77
88The Mercy SeatNick Cave and the Bad SeedsAustralia1988100
89OneMetallicaUnited States1989
90SoonMy Bloody ValentineIreland1991
91Monkey Gone to HeavenPixiesUnited States198934
92Bring the NoisePublic EnemyUnited States1987
93Dear GodXTCUnited Kingdom1986
94Wave of MutilationPixiesUnited States1989
95Info FreakoJesus JonesUnited Kingdom198945
96Cattle and CaneThe Go-BetweensAustralia198311, 27
97London CallingThe ClashUnited Kingdom197918, 28
98BadU2Ireland1984
99DeannaNick Cave and the Bad SeedsAustralia198870, 60
100CreamPrince and the New Power GenerationUnited States1991