Triple J Hottest 100, 1991

1991 Triple J Hottest 100
Countdown details
Countdown highlights
Winning song	Nirvana ("Smells Like Teen Spirit")
Most entries	The Cure (9)
Chronology
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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. From 1989 to 1991, listeners could vote for songs released in any year.

There was no poll in 1992, and from 1993 onwards, 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 list for songs in positions #101 to #200.^[1] The list was posted on the Triple J website in their Hottest 100 History section until late 2004 under 1992.^[2] 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^[3] (although the actual list shows it reached #112).

Full list[]

#	Song	Artist	Country of Origin	Year of release
1	Smells Like Teen Spirit	Nirvana	United States	1991
2	Love Will Tear Us Apart	Joy Division	United Kingdom	1979
3	Lithium	Nirvana	United States	1991
4	Throw Your Arms Around Me	Hunters & Collectors	Australia	1985
5	Tomorrow Wendy	Andy Prieboy	United States	1990
6	How Soon Is Now?	The Smiths	United Kingdom	1984
7	Fools Gold	The Stone Roses	United Kingdom	1989
8	A Forest	The Cure	United Kingdom	1980
9	Blister in the Sun	Violent Femmes	United States	1982
10	Blue Monday	New Order	United Kingdom	1983
11	Just Like Heaven	The Cure	United Kingdom	1987
12	It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)	R.E.M.	United States	1987
13	Uncertain Smile	The The	United Kingdom	1983
14	The Ship Song	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds	Australia	1990
15	Been Caught Stealing	Jane's Addiction	United States	1990
16	She Sells Sanctuary	The Cult	United Kingdom	1985
17	Jane Says	Jane's Addiction	United States	1988
18	Add It Up	Violent Femmes	United States	1982
19	Wuthering Heights	Kate Bush	United Kingdom	1978
20	Lock It	Falling Joys	Australia	1990
21	Kiss Off	Violent Femmes	United States	1983
22	Sexuality	Billy Bragg	United Kingdom	1991
23	That's Entertainment	The Jam	United Kingdom	1980
24	Bizarre Love Triangle	New Order	United Kingdom	1986
25	Anarchy in the U.K.	Sex Pistols	United Kingdom	1976
26	Holiday in Cambodia	Dead Kennedys	United States	1980
27	Sweet Child o' Mine	Guns N' Roses	United States	1987
28	Debaser	Pixies	United States	1989
29	This Charming Man	The Smiths	United Kingdom	1983
30	Stairway to Heaven	Led Zeppelin	United Kingdom	1971
31	Under the Milky Way	The Church	Australia	1988
32	Losing My Religion	R.E.M.	United States	1991
33	Hieronymus	The Clouds	Australia	1991
34	D.C.	Died Pretty	Australia	1991
35	Primary	The Cure	United Kingdom	1981
36	There Is a Light That Never Goes Out	The Smiths	United Kingdom	1986
37	Close to Me	The Cure	United Kingdom	1985
38	Shivers	The Boys Next Door	Australia	1978
39	Give It Away	Red Hot Chili Peppers	United States	1991
40	The One I Love	R.E.M.	United States	1987
41	That Ain't Bad	Ratcat	Australia	1990
42	Troy	Sinéad O'Connor	Ireland	1987
43	Boys Don't Cry	The Cure	United Kingdom	1980
44	Lullaby	The Cure	United Kingdom	1989
45	Talking to a Stranger	Hunters & Collectors	Australia	1982
46	Birdhouse in Your Soul	They Might Be Giants	United States	1990
47	Aloha Steve and Danno	Radio Birdman	Australia	1978
48	In Between Days	The Cure	United Kingdom	1985
49	Bohemian Rhapsody	Queen	United Kingdom	1975
50	Song to the Siren	This Mortal Coil	United Kingdom	1983
51	Trust	Tall Tales and True	Australia	1989
52	Wide Open Road	The Triffids	Australia	1986
53	Betty's Worry or the Slab	Hunters & Collectors	Australia	1984
54	Tainted Love	Soft Cell	United Kingdom	1981
55	True Faith	New Order	United Kingdom	1987
56	Kool Thing	Sonic Youth	United States	1990
57	Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards	Billy Bragg	United Kingdom	1988
58	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd	United Kingdom	1975
59	The End	The Doors	United States	1967
60	Enter Sandman	Metallica	United States	1991
61	All Along the Watchtower	Jimi Hendrix	United States	1968
62	Orange Crush	R.E.M.	United States	1988
63	The Unforgiven	Metallica	United States	1991
64	Unfinished Sympathy	Massive Attack	United Kingdom	1991
65	Fall on Me	R.E.M.	United States	1986
66	Down in Splendour	Straitjacket Fits	New Zealand	1990
67	4PM	The Clouds	Australia	1991
68	Pictures of You	The Cure	United Kingdom	1989
69	Labour of Love	Frente!	Australia	1991
70	The Unguarded Moment	The Church	Australia	1981
71	Grey Cell Green	Ned's Atomic Dustbin	United Kingdom	1991
72	Bigmouth Strikes Again	The Smiths	United Kingdom	1986
73	Comfortably Numb	Pink Floyd	United Kingdom	1979
74	The Love Cats	The Cure	United Kingdom	1983
75	Levi Stubbs' Tears	Billy Bragg	United Kingdom	1986
76	Come as You Are	Nirvana	United States	1991
77	Rock Lobster	The B-52's	United States	1978
78	L.A. Woman	The Doors	United States	1971
79	Freak Scene	Dinosaur Jr.	United States	1988
80	Surfers of the Mind	Def FX	Australia	1990
81	She Bangs the Drums	The Stone Roses	United Kingdom	1989
82	Vapour Trail	Ride	United Kingdom	1991
83	Treaty	Yothu Yindi	Australia	1991
84	Another Girl, Another Planet	The Only Ones	United Kingdom	1978
85	Anything, Anything (I'll Give You)	Dramarama	United States	1985
86	The Size of a Cow	The Wonder Stuff	United Kingdom	1991
87	Sympathy for the Devil	The Rolling Stones	United Kingdom	1968
88	The Mercy Seat	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds	Australia	1988
89	One	Metallica	United States	1989
90	Soon	My Bloody Valentine	Ireland	1991
91	Monkey Gone to Heaven	Pixies	United States	1989
92	Bring the Noise	Public Enemy	United States	1987
93	Dear God	XTC	United Kingdom	1986
94	Wave of Mutilation	Pixies	United States	1989
95	Info Freako	Jesus Jones	United Kingdom	1989
96	Cattle and Cane	The Go-Betweens	Australia	1983
97	London Calling	The Clash	United Kingdom	1979
98	Bad	U2	Ireland	1984
99	Deanna	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds	Australia	1988
100	Cream	Prince	United States	1991

21 of the 100 tracks are by Australian artists.

Artists with multiple entries[]

Nine entries[]

• The Cure (8, 11, 35, 37, 43, 44, 48, 68, 74)

Five entries[]

• R.E.M. (12, 32, 40, 62, 65)

Four entries[]

• The Smiths (6, 29, 36, 72)

Three entries[]

• Nirvana (1, 3, 76)
• Hunters and Collectors (4, 45, 53)
• Violent Femmes (9, 18, 21)
• New Order (10, 24, 55)
• Nick Cave (14, 88, 99)
• Billy Bragg (22, 57, 75)
• The Pixies (28, 91, 94)
• Metallica (60, 63, 89)

Two entries[]

• The Stone Roses (7, 81)
• Jane's Addiction (15, 17)
• The Church (31, 70)
• The Clouds (33, 67)
• Pink Floyd (58, 73)
• The Doors (59, 78)

Countries represented[]

•  United Kingdom – 43
•  United States – 32
•  Australia – 21
•  Ireland – 3
•  New Zealand – 1

References[]