Triple J Hottest 100, 2004


The 2004 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 26 January 2005. It was the twelfth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J.
Voters were limited to 20 votes each: 10 via SMS and 10 via the Internet.
U2's "Vertigo" placed at number 38, despite having not been played on Triple J.
Triple J presenter Craig Reucassel encouraged voters to vote for the Media Watch theme music on the condition that his counterpart Chris Taylor would do a nude run through the Big Day Out if it made the hottest 100. While announcing the count, Reucassel called number 7 for the Media Watch theme, initiating Taylor on a streak through the music festival. Upon Taylor's return, Richard Kingsmill explained that Media Watch was ineligible due to not being recording in 2004 and announced the real number 7. Missy Higgins was also in the studio and Reucassel goaded her into accepting a similar challenge should she win the Hottest 100. Higgins grew increasingly nervous as the count continued.
From early in the voting process, it became very obvious that Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out" would be the clear winner of this Hottest 100. Throughout the countdown, numerous references were made to this well-established fact, including announcers sarcastically claiming "Ha-ha! You thought they'd be #1" when "The Dark of the Matinée" was played at #50 as well a mock promotional piece heard in between in which votes for other bands such as Placebo were ignored in favour of Franz Ferdinand. When "Take Me Out" was officially announced as #1, it was reported that it had received more than double the votes of any other song. As with receiving more than double the votes, the presenters felt it sensible to also play a live version of "Take Me Out" directly after the studio version played at #1.
There were a record 475,000 voters that participated in the poll.

Full list

Note: Australian artists
#SongArtistCountry of Origin
1Take Me OutFranz FerdinandUnited Kingdom
2ScarMissy HigginsAustralia
3From the SeaEskimo JoeAustralia
4Somebody Told MeThe KillersUnited States
5Black BettySpiderbaitAustralia
6Ten DaysMissy HigginsAustralia
7Something's Gotta GiveJohn Butler TrioAustralia
8Beautiful to MeLittle BirdyAustralia
9Bless My SoulPowderfingerAustralia
10Jolene The White StripesUnited States
11Float OnModest MouseUnited States
12Coin-Operated BoyThe Dresden DollsUnited States
13Mr. BrightsideThe KillersUnited States
14It's Too LateEvermoreNew Zealand
15Gamble Everything for LoveBen LeeAustralia
16Hard Act to FollowGrinspoonAustralia
17Yo MamaButterfingersAustralia
18Fit But You Know ItThe StreetsUnited Kingdom
19Dry Your EyesThe StreetsUnited Kingdom
20Fucken AwesomeSpiderbaitAustralia
21Common PeopleWilliam ShatnerCanada
22American IdiotGreen DayUnited States
23Take Your MamaScissor SistersUnited States
24Look What You've DoneJetAustralia
25Treat Yo MamaJohn Butler TrioAustralia
26Better Off AloneGrinspoonAustralia
27Don't U EvaSarah BlaskoAustralia
28Ch-Check It OutBeastie BoysUnited States
29This FireFranz FerdinandUnited Kingdom
30Girl AnachronismThe Dresden DollsUnited States
31The BucketKings of LeonUnited States
32Older Than YouEskimo JoeAustralia
33Chicken PaybackThe BeesUnited Kingdom
34What the Fuck?Machine Gun FellatioAustralia
35Not Many – The Remix!ScribeNew Zealand
36Forget HerJeff BuckleyUnited States
37AdelaideBen FoldsUnited States
38VertigoU2Ireland
39Smile Like You Mean ItThe KillersUnited States
40This Is a Love SongLittle BirdyAustralia
41Mass DestructionFaithlessUnited Kingdom
42This Old LoveLiorAustralia
43GodhoppingDogs Die in Hot CarsUnited Kingdom
44Take Me OutScissor SistersUnited States
45WomanWolfmotherAustralia
46AmerikaRammsteinGermany
47I Can't Give You What I Haven't GotThe Living EndAustralia
48Memory LaneElliott SmithUnited States
49CasualtyMissy HigginsAustralia
50The Dark of the MatinéeFranz FerdinandUnited Kingdom
51What You WantJohn Butler TrioAustralia
52My Friend RobotRegurgitatorAustralia
53English Summer RainPlaceboUnited Kingdom
54Bridal TrainThe WaifsAustralia
55Walk Idiot WalkThe HivesSweden
56ShelterXavier RuddAustralia
57For One DayEvermoreNew Zealand
58LauraScissor SistersUnited States
59SolaceXavier RuddAustralia
60LachlanYour Wedding NightAustralia
61FlashdanceDeep DishUnited States
62SmokeEskimo JoeAustralia
63She Wants to MoveN.E.R.DUnited States
64Self Destruct in 5EpicureAustralia
65GalvanizeThe Chemical BrothersUnited Kingdom
66Little Yellow SpiderDevendra BanhartUnited States
6710 A.M. AutomaticThe Black KeysUnited States
68Process ThisPowderfingerAustralia
69Push UpFreestylersUnited Kingdom
70Four to the Floor StarsailorUnited Kingdom
71C'mon C'monThe Von BondiesUnited States
72Hold Me NowThe Polyphonic SpreeUnited States
73Sleepy Little Deathtoll TownThe Panda BandAustralia
74Slow HandsInterpolUnited States
75Paco Doesn't Love MeSpazzysAustralia
76EvilInterpolUnited States
77RunSnow PatrolUnited Kingdom
78Tonight's the NightLittle BirdyAustralia
79Dirty HeartsDallas CraneAustralia
80Young Man, Old ManThe DissociativesAustralia
81Rough DiamondsEnd of FashionAustralia
82Drop the PressureMyloUnited Kingdom
83Numb All OverDallas CraneAustralia
84I Love You 'Cause I Have ToDogs Die in Hot CarsUnited Kingdom
85The DropRegurgitatorAustralia
86I Was Born The UnicornsCanada
87Breathe MeSiaAustralia
88ImagineA Perfect CircleUnited States
89Get What You NeedJetAustralia
90LotionGreenskeepersUnited States
91SomersaultDecoder RingAustralia
92Comfortably NumbScissor SistersUnited States
93HelloJohn Butler TrioAustralia
94RideThe VinesAustralia
95Twenty YearsPlaceboUnited Kingdom
96Mirror MirrorAfter the FallAustralia
97Safe ForeverGyroscopeAustralia
98Catch Me UpGomezUnited Kingdom
99AlwaysThe Butterfly EffectAustralia
100I'm Gonna Haunt YouFabienne DelsolFrance

47 of the 100 songs are by Australian artists

Artists with multiple entries

The following individuals or groups had more than one entry in the Hottest 100:
Four entries
Three entries
Two entries
Bold indicates winner of the Hottest 100.
#ArtistAlbumCountry of OriginTracks in the Hottest 100
1Franz FerdinandFranz FerdinandUnited Kingdom1, 29, 50
2John Butler TrioSunrise Over SeaAustralia25, 51, 93
3Missy HigginsThe Sound of WhiteAustralia2, 6, 49
4Eskimo JoeA Song Is a CityAustralia3, 32, 62
5Little BirdyBigBigLoveAustralia8, 40, 78
6The KillersHot FussUSA4, 13, 39
7GrinspoonThrills, Kills & Sunday PillsAustralia16, 26
8Xavier RuddSolaceAustralia56, 59
9Modest MouseGood News for People Who Love Bad NewsUSA11
10The StreetsA Grand Don't Come for FreeUnited Kingdom18, 19

CD release

The 2-CD set titled triple j – Hottest 100: Vol 12 Various Artists was released 2005-03-06. It is a compilation of 40 of the top 100 songs.