Triple J Hottest 100, 2006
The 2006 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 26 January 2007. It is the fourteenth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as voted by listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J.
Voting began on 1 January 2007, and closed on 21 January 2007. 671,024 votes were counted in this year's poll.
The broadcast began at 10 am, and at midday, crossed to Hyde Park in Sydney for a live broadcast of the countdown, beginning at #75. The top 10 was announced from 6 pm, by breakfast team Myf Warhurst, Jay and the Doctor, when announcing the winning song, presenters labelled Augie March's victory as a huge upset given that "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" by Eskimo Joe and "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley were the favourites to win the countdown.
The broadcast was also the first time the Hottest 100 had a live video webcast through the Triple J Website, showing film clips of each video and live footage from Hyde Park.
Statistics
Records
- The Living End, with their song Wake Up at No. 53, made it into the countdown for the tenth year in a row, having featured in every annual countdown since 1997.
- Augie March are the first winning artist since Spiderbait in 1996 to only feature once in the countdown.
- This was the first countdown since 1999 to feature an all-Australian top 3.
- "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage" by Panic! at the Disco is the longest song title to feature in a Hottest 100 countdown.
Top 10 Albums of 2006
Bold indicates winner of the Hottest 100 in 2006 and 2007. Hilltop Hoods won the J Award for The Hard Road.| # | Artist | Album | Country of origin | Tracks in the Hottest 100 |
| 1 | Gotye | Like Drawing Blood | Australia | 8, 94 |
| 2 | My Chemical Romance | The Black Parade | United States | 13 |
| 3 | Tool | 10,000 Days | United States | 22, 29 |
| 4 | Muse | Black Holes & Revelations | United Kingdom | 9, 18 |
| 5 | The Grates | Gravity Won't Get You High | Australia | 10, 17, 42, 71 |
| 6 | Arctic Monkeys | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | United Kingdom | 30, 49, 89 |
| 7 | Little Birdy | Hollywood | Australia | 11 |
| 8 | Augie March | Moo, You Bloody Choir | Australia | 1 |
| 9 | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Show Your Bones | United States | 24, 66 |
| 10 | Hilltop Hoods | The Hard Road | Australia | 3, 23, 41, 56, 77 |
CD Release
DVD Release
- Augie March - "One Crowded Hour"
- Eskimo Joe - "Black Fingernails, Red Wine"
- Hilltop Hoods - "The Hard Road"
- The Killers - "When You Were Young"
- The Grates - "19-20-20"
- Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy"
- Gotye - "Hearts a Mess"
- Muse - "Supermassive Black Hole"
- Lily Allen - "Smile"
- Little Birdy - "Come On Come On"
- Scissor Sisters - "I Don't Feel Like Dancin"
- OK Go - "Here It Goes Again"
- The Butterfly Effect - "Gone"
- Bob Evans - "Don't You Think It's Time?"
- Camille - "Ta Douleur"
- Justice vs. Simian - "We Are Your Friends"
- Placebo feat. Alison Mosshart - "Meds"
- The Living End - "Wake Up"
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Gold Lion"
- Something With Numbers - "Apple of the Eye "
- Something for Kate - "Cigarettes and Suitcases"
- Hot Chip - "Over and Over"
- Angus & Julia Stone - "Paper Aeroplane"
- Peter Bjorn and John feat. Victoria Bergsman- "Young Folks"
- Freestylers feat. Pendulum & SirReal - "Painkiller"
- Infadels - "Love Like Semtex"
- Beck - "Nausea"
- Josh Pyke - "Memories & Dust"
- Lady Sovereign - "Love Me or Hate Me"
- Wolfmother - "Love Train"
- Sarah Blasko - ""
- Lupe Fiasco - "Kick, Push"
- The Cops - "Call Me Anytime"
- Regina Spektor - "Fidelity"
- Basement Jaxx feat. Martina Sorbara - "Take Me Back to Your House"
- Darren Hanlon - "Happiness Is a Chemical"
- The John Butler Trio - "Funky Tonight"
- Butterfingers - "Get Up Outta the Dirt"
- Red Riders - "Slide In Next To Me"
- Jet - "Rip It Up"
- Ben Harper - "Better Way"
- Gossip - "Standing In The Way Of Control"