Year-end countdown · Triple J · 1999

Triple J Hottest 100 of 1999

The year-end countdown for 1999 from Triple J in Australia (national) ranks 100 songs, with “These Days” by Powderfinger at number one. The list features 72 different artists; Powderfinger has the most entries with four songs.

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# Song ListsBest
1 These Days Powderfinger 5 #1
2 Weir Killing Heidi 2 #2
3 You Shit Me To Tears Tenants 1 #3
4 Praise You Fatboy Slim 53 #1
5 Every You Every Me Placebo 3 #5
6 The Bad Touch Bloodhound Gang 15 #6
7 Guerilla Radio Rage Against the Machine 27 #7
8 Nookie Limp Bizkit 26 #1
9 Last Kiss Pearl Jam 40 #9
10 Scar Tissue Red Hot Chili Peppers 57 #2
11 Learn to Fly Foo Fighters 49 #6
12 When I Grow Up Garbage 10 #12
13 What's My Age Again? blink-182 48 #1
14 Mascara Killing Heidi 2 #14
15 Ana's Song (Open Fire) Silverchair 6 #15
16 Freak on a Leash Korn 52 #2
17 Falling Away From Me Korn 28 #8
18 Theophilus Thistler - An Exercise In Vowels Sonic Animation 1 #18
19 Animal Jebediah 1 #19
20 Exerciser Rhubarb 1 #20
21 Lucky Star Alex Lloyd 1 #21
22 Don't Call Me Baby Madison Avenue 1 #22
23 Right Here Right Now Fatboy Slim 3 #23
24 I Try Macy Gray 2 #24
25 Already Gone Powderfinger 1 #25
26 Never Had So Much Fun Frenzal Rhomb 1 #26
27 Hey Boy, Hey Girl The Chemical Brothers 3 #27
28 Feet Touch The Ground Jebediah 1 #28
29 Anthem For The Year 2000 Silverchair 9 #29
30 Miss You Love Silverchair 1 #30
31 All the Small Things blink-182 51 #3
32 Heaven Coming Down The Tea Party 4 #32
33 Ready 1 Grinspoon 1 #33
34 You Are Not My Friend Frenzal Rhomb 1 #34
35 Bevan The Musical Peter Helliar 1 #35
36 A Hazy Shade of Winter Bodyjar 1 #36
37 Around the World Red Hot Chili Peppers 37 #10
38 Chunky Chunky Air Guitar The Whitlams 1 #38
39 Turn Up Your Stereo Eskimo Joe 1 #39
40 Shazam! Spiderbait 1 #40
41 All Torn Down The Living End 1 #41
42 Ringo (I Feel Like...) Custard 1 #42
43 Emotion Sickness Silverchair 1 #43
44 Electricity Something For Kate 1 #44
45 Enter Spacecapsule Gerling 1 #45
46 Chemicals Between Us Bush 2 #46
47 Coffee & TV Blur 10 #8
48 West End Riot The Living End 1 #48
49 Second Class Citizen Area 7 1 #49
50 Bigger Than Tina Fauves 1 #50
51 Army Ben Folds Five 11 #34
52 It Won't Last Cruel Sea 1 #52
53 Sexx Laws Beck 19 #26
54 Thank You The Whitlams 2 #37
55 Perfect Family Diana Ah Naid 1 #55
56 No Leaf Clover Metallica 13 #10
57 Tender Blur 17 #40
58 I Want To Be A Nudist Regurgitator 1 #58
59 Mutha Fucka On A Motor Cycle Machine Gun Fellatio 1 #59
60 Touched VAST 15 #23
61 Asleep In Perfection Augie March 1 #61
62 Happiness (Rotting My Brain) Regurgitator 1 #62
63 Canned Heat Jamiroquai 2 #63
64 We're Going Out Tonight Frenzal Rhomb 1 #64
65 Burn To Shine Ben Harper 7 #65
66 Turn That Shit Up Testeagles 1 #66
67 Beautiful Stranger Madonna 2 #67
68 Good-Day Ray Powderfinger 1 #68
69 Stars Inc Nine Inch Nails 1 #69
70 Whatever You Want Something For Kate 1 #70
71 Pulled Along By Love Mutton Birds 1 #71
72 Hallways Something For Kate 1 #72
73 Pumping on Your Stereo Supergrass 12 #6
74 Deeper Water Deadstar 1 #74
75 Some Kind of Love Song Friendly 1 #75
76 What It's Like Everlast 45 #2
77 Sun Is Shining Bob Marley/Funkstar De Luxe 1 #77
78 My Favourite Game The Cardigans 22 #10
79 Bodyrock Moby 18 #33
80 Sing It Back Moloko 1 #80
81 Nothing Much Happens Ben Lee 2 #81
82 Home Skunkhour 1 #82
83 Hit Song Custard 1 #83
84 Stevie Spiderbait 1 #84
85 Steal My Kisses Ben Harper 3 #19
86 Blue Monday Orgy 31 #6
87 You Don't Care About Us Placebo 1 #87
88 Run On Moby 1 #88
89 Nice Guys Finish Last Green Day 12 #64
90 Stripped Rammstein 1 #90
91 Down Under Pennywise 1 #91
92 Sex-O-Matic Venus Freak Macy Gray 1 #92
93 Waltz #2 (Xo) Elliott Smith 3 #93
94 Spray Water On The Stereo Turnstyle 1 #94
95 Order of Death {Blair Witch Mix} Public Image Ltd. 1 #95
96 Plastic Spiderbait 1 #96
97 The Kids Aren't Alright The Offspring 35 #3
98 Every Morning Sugar Ray 22 #2
99 Ruby Wednesday Eskimo Joe 1 #99
100 Passenger Powderfinger 1 #100

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About this countdown

Triple J Hottest 100 of 1999 was broadcast by Triple J (Australia (national)). Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Alternative & Modern Rock rankings.

Contributed by Keith Murphy. Thank you!

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