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TRIPLE J HOTTEST 100 AUSTRALIAN SONGS

Australia's Greatest Songs - 50th Anniversary Countdown (1989)

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Local Bangers
70
National Artists
Joy Division
#1 Artist
4
Songs by Top Artist
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My Playlist
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100 songs from 1989 • Showing 1-50
#1
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Love Will Tear Us Apart
Joy Division Rock
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#2
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Throw Your Arms Around Me
Hunters & Collectors Rock
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#3
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Uncertain Smile
The The Rock
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#4
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That\'s Entertainment
The Jam Punk
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#5
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Blue Monday
New Order Rock
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#6
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Holiday in Cambodia
Dead Kennedys Rock
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#7
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How Soon Is Now?
The Smiths Indie Rock
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#8
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Talking To A Stranger
Hunters & Collectors Rock
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#9
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Birthday
The Sugarcubes Indie Rock
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#10
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A Forest
The Cure Indie Pop
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#11
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Cattle And Cane
The Go-Betweens Indie Pop
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#12
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Shivers
Boys Next Door Rock
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#13
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This Charming Man
The Smiths Indie Rock
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#14
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Rock Lobster
The B-52\'s Rock
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#15
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Song To The Siren
This Mortal Coil Punk
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#16
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Alison
Elvis Costello Rock
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#17
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Anarchy in the U.K.
Sex Pistols Rock
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#18
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London Calling
The Clash Rock
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#19
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Primary
The Cure Indie Pop
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#20
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Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards
Billy Bragg Rock
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#21
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Respect
Aretha Franklin Rock
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#22
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It\'s The End Of The World As We Know It
R.E.M Rock
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#23
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Aloha Steve And Danno
Radio Birdman Pop
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#24
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Kiss
Art Of Noise and Tom Jones Experimental
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#25
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Average Inadequacy
Machinations Alternative
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#26
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Another Girl, Another Planet
The Only Ones Rock
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#27
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Bigmouth Strikes Again
The Smiths Indie Rock
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#28
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Know Your Product
The Saints Punk
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#29
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Boys Don\'t Cry
The Cure Indie Pop
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#30
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Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin Rock
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#31
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Imagine
John Lennon Rock
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#32
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Psycho Killer
Talking Heads Electronic
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#33
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Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd Rock
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#34
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Kiss
Prince Alternative
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#35
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She Sells Sanctuary
The Cult Rock
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#36
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Love Song
Simple Minds Rock
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#37
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Sign \'O\' the Times
Prince Alternative
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#38
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Greetings To The New Brunette
Billy Bragg Rock
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#39
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Heroes
David Bowie Rock
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#40
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L.A. Woman
The Doors Indie Rock
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#41
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Troy
Sinead O\'Connor Rock
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#42
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The Unguarded Moment
The Church Rock
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#43
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Wuthering Heights
Kate Bush Rock
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#44
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Smash It Up
The Damned Rock
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#45
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The One I Love
R.E.M Rock
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#46
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Blister In The Sun
Violent Femmes Rock
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#47
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop Pop
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#48
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Orinoco Flow
Enya Hip Hop
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#49
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All Along the Watchtower
The Jimi Hendrix Experience Rock
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#50
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The End
The Doors Indie Rock
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