The 2008 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on Australia Day, 26 January 2009. It was the sixteenth countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by the listeners of Australian radio station, Triple J. Voting commenced on Boxing Day, 26 December, 2008, and closed on 18 January, 2009.[1] The second half of the countdown was broadcast live from Parramatta Park in New South Wales, with live crosses to the Big Day Out, held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria.[2] Over 800,000 votes were received, a record number.[3] [edit] Full list Note: Australian artists - Jackson Jackson's song "All Alone" was ranked as the song missing out on the Hottest 100, finishing at #101.
[edit] Artists with multiple entries Four tracks Three tracks - Birds of Tokyo (20, 22, 51)
- Bliss n Eso (40, 61, 94)
- Flight of the Conchords (19, 60, 67)
- The Grates (34, 80, 83)
- MGMT (2, 5, 18)
- The Presets (6, 8, 56)
Two tracks - Cog (31, 97)
- Dizzie Rascal (17, 96)
- Drapht (10, 77)
- Empire of the Sun (4, 68)
- The Herd (13, 63)
- Josh Pyke (27, 29)
- The Killers (52, 73)
- Ladyhawke (11, 26)
- Lily Allen (46, 90)
- Muph and Plutonic (86, 99)
- Pnau (12, 54)
- The Ting Tings (9, 78)
[edit] Countries represented [edit] CD release Triple J's Hottest 100 Volume 16 is the compilation featuring the best of the Top 100 voted tracks on two CDs. It went on sale on 6 March, 2009. CD 1 - Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire
- MGMT - Kids
- Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream
- The Presets - Talk Like That
- The Living End - White Noise
- Kaiser Chiefs - Never Miss A Beat
- Emiliana Torrini - Jungle Drum
- Drapht - Jimmy Recard
- Cut Copy - Lights & Music
- Bon Iver - Skinny Love
- Mystery Jets ft. Laura Marling - Young Love
- Ladyhawke - My Delirium
- Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris and Chrome - Dance Wiv Me
- Cold War Kids - Something Is Not Right With Me
- Ida Maria - I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked
- Art vs. Science - Flippers
- Little Red - Coca Cola
- Bliss n Eso - Eye Of The Storm
- Sigur Rós - Gobbledigook
- Soko - I Will Never Love You More
- Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes
- Children Collide - Farewell Rocketship
- Cog - Bird Of Feather
| CD 2 - The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
- Birds of Tokyo - Broken Bones
- Architecture In Helsinki - That Beep
- Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma
- Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart
- PNAU - Embrace
- Does It Offend You, Yeah - Dawn Of The Dead
- The Getaway Plan - Where The City Meets The Sea
- The Grates - Burn Bridges
- Josh Pyke - The Lighthouse Song
- Pez - The Festival Song (feat. 360 & Hailey Cramer)
- Tame Impala - Half Full Glass Of Wine
- British India - I Said I'm Sorry
- Lily Allen - The Fear
- Pendulum - Propane Nightmares
- Ash Grunwald - Breakout
- The Herd - The King Is Dead
- Laura Marling - Ghosts
- The Butterfly Effect - Window And The Watcher
- Something With Numbers - Stay With Me Bright Eyes
| - ^ Nick Littlemore secured four entries into the Hottest 100, two with Empire of the Sun and two with Pnau.
- ^ Ladyhawke also featured on Pnau's entry at number 12, "Embrace", as well as her own two entries.
- ^ Bliss n Eso's song "Eye of the Storm" (#40) uses Angus and Julia Stone's "Paper Aeroplane", which was featured in 2006 at #43
- ^ Muscles' song "Ice Cream" has been in the Hottest 100 for consecutive years (2007, 2008), with both the album and live acoustic versions of the song.
- ^ "Another Way to Die" is the first James Bond theme song to feature in a Triple J Hottest 100 playlist
- ^ New Zealand contributed a record 5 entries to the 2008 Hottest 100, with Flight of the Conchords (3) and Ladyhawke (2).
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