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Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006

The year-end countdown for 2006 from Triple J in Australia (national) ranks 100 songs, with “One Crowded Hour” by Augie March at number one. The list features 69 different artists; Hilltop Hoods has the most entries with five songs.

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# Song ListsBest
1 One Crowded Hour Augie March 4 #1
2 Black Fingernails, Red Wine Eskimo Joe 2 #2
3 The Hard Road Hilltop Hoods 1 #3
4 When You Were Young The Killers 43 #2
5 I Don't Feel Like Dancin' Scissor Sisters 2 #5
6 Crazy Gnarls Barkley 29 #1
7 Chasing Cars Snow Patrol 30 #1
8 Hearts A Mess Gotye 4 #8
9 Starlight Muse 38 #1
10 19-20-20 The Grates 1 #10
11 Come On Come On Little Birdy 1 #11
12 Funky Tonight John Butler Trio 1 #12
13 Welcome to the Black Parade My Chemical Romance 34 #1
14 Here It Goes Again OK Go 22 #14
15 Smile Lily Allen 6 #15
16 Young Folks Peter Bjorn & John 23 #6
17 Science is Golden The Grates 1 #17
18 Supermassive Black Hole Muse 24 #7
19 Kick/Push Lupe Fiasco 2 #19
20 Fidelity Regina Spektor 13 #20
21 Forever Young Youth Group 2 #21
22 Vicarious Tool 33 #1
23 Clown Prince Hilltop Hoods 1 #23
24 Gold Lion Yeah Yeah Yeahs 23 #12
25 Meds Placebo 5 #25
26 Ta Douleur Camille 1 #26
27 You Only Live Once The Strokes 14 #14
28 Steady As She Goes The Saboteurs 1 #28
29 The Pot Tool 28 #10
30 When The Sun Goes Down Arctic Monkeys 6 #15
31 Bones The Killers 13 #16
32 Gone The Butterfly Effect 1 #32
33 Call Me Anytime The Cops 1 #33
34 Dani California Red Hot Chili Peppers 41 #1
35 LDN Lily Allen 1 #35
36 Nowhere Without You Bob Evans 1 #36
37 Don't You Think It's Time Bob Evans 1 #37
38 Memories and Dust Josh Pyke 1 #38
39 A Slow Descent The Butterfly Effect 1 #39
40 Take Me Back to Your House Basement Jaxx 1 #40
41 What a Great Night! Hilltop Hoods 1 #41
42 Inside Outside The Grates 1 #42
43 Paper Airplane Angus and Julia Stone 1 #43
44 Love Me or Hate Me Lady Sovereign 2 #44
45 Roquefort Karnivool 1 #45
46 Miss Murder AFI 21 #1
47 The Truth About Cats & Dogs (Is That They Die) Pony Up! 1 #47
48 On the Radio Regina Spektor 2 #48
49 Fake Tales of San Francisco Arctic Monkeys 4 #42
50 Heart in a Cage The Strokes 15 #24
51 Cigarettes and Suitcases Something For Kate 1 #51
52 Unpredictable The Herd 1 #52
53 Wake Up The Living End 1 #53
54 I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News) Eagles of Death Metal 9 #44
55 Woman (MSTRKRFT Remix) Wolfmother 1 #55
56 Stopping All Stations Hilltop Hoods 1 #56
57 Private Education Josh Pyke 1 #57
58 Always On This Line Sarah Blasko 1 #58
59 Song To Say Goodbye Placebo 2 #7
60 Over And Over Hot Chip 3 #59
61 Everlong (Acoustic Live) Foo Fighters 1 #61
62 We Are Your Friends Justice Vs Simian 2 #62
63 Wolf Like Me TV on the Radio 24 #28
64 Apple Of The Eye Something With Numbers 1 #64
65 The Prayer Bloc Party 12 #20
66 Phenomena Yeah Yeah Yeahs 2 #66
67 Love Like Winter AFI 16 #17
68 Happiness Is A Chemical Darren Hanlon 1 #68
69 Nausea Beck 21 #8
70 Such Great Heights Ben Folds 1 #70
71 Lies Are Much More Fun The Grates 1 #71
72 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Jet 22 #14
73 King Without a Crown Matisyahu 33 #5
74 Hands Open Snow Patrol 17 #6
75 Sundress Ben Kweller 1 #75
76 Rip It Up Jet 1 #76
77 Recapturing The Vibe Hilltop Hoods 1 #77
78 Infra-Red Placebo 12 #8
79 Explain Sarah Blasko 1 #79
80 Love Train Wolfmother 1 #80
81 Gone Daddy Gone Gnarls Barkley 9 #13
82 Painkiller Freestylers/Pendulum 1 #82
83 Get Up Outta The Dirt Butterfingers 1 #83
84 Black Swan Thom Yorke 14 #29
85 Love Like Semtex Infadels 1 #85
86 Touch The Sky Kanye West 3 #86
87 Better Way Ben Harper 2 #87
88 Tarantula Pendulum 1 #88
89 Mardy Bum Arctic Monkeys 1 #89
90 Work It Out Jurassic 5 4 #72
91 The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide is Press Coverage Panic! at the Disco 8 #4
92 Alfie Lily Allen 1 #92
93 Everything's Just Wonderful Lily Allen 1 #93
94 Learnalilgivinanlovin Gotye 1 #94
95 New York Eskimo Joe 1 #95
96 Slide In Next To Me Red Riders 1 #96
97 World Wide Suicide Pearl Jam 16 #4
98 Standing In The Way Of Control The Gossip 2 #76
99 Original Fire Audioslave 15 #14
100 Come And Check Your Head Blue King Brown 1 #100

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Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006 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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