Triple J's Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025): the top 30
The top 3 according to 234 votes from people: "The Nosebleed Section" – Hilltop Hoods · "Never Tear Us Apart" – INXS · "Untouched" – The Veronicas. (Updated Apr 6, 2026.)
INXS's "Never Tear Us Apart" ahead of Hilltop Hoods' "The Nosebleed Section" and The Veronicas' "Untouched": the top 30 of the Hottest 100 of Australian Songs, voted for Triple J's 50th anniversary in 2025.
Top 30
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1
"The Nosebleed Section" – Hilltop Hoods
No. 2. Released in 2003.
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2
"Never Tear Us Apart" – INXS
No. 1. Released in 1987.
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3
"Untouched" – The Veronicas
No. 3. Released in 2007.
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4
"Scar" – Missy Higgins
No. 4. Released in 2004.
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5
"Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra
No. 10. Released in 2011.
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6
"Flame Trees" – Cold Chisel
No. 7. Released in 1984.
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7
"How to Make Gravy" – Paul Kelly
No. 9. Released in 1996.
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8
"Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" – The Angels
No. 12. Released in 1976.
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9
"Don't Dream It's Over" – Crowded House
No. 5. Released in 1986.
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10
"My Happiness" – Powderfinger
No. 6. Released in 2000.
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11
"Khe Sanh" – Cold Chisel
No. 8. Released in 1978.
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12
"Sweet Disposition" – The Temper Trap
No. 11. Released in 2008.
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13
"To Her Door" – Paul Kelly & the Coloured Girls
No. 22. Released in 1987.
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14
"Tomorrow" – Silverchair
No. 17. Released in 1994.
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15
"Down Under" – Men at Work
No. 21. Released in 1981.
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16
"Walking on a Dream" – Empire of the Sun
No. 24. Released in 2008.
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17
"Innerbloom" – Rüfüs Du Sol
No. 16. Released in 2015.
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18
"Can't Get You Out of My Head" – Kylie Minogue
No. 27. Released in 2001.
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19
"Beds Are Burning" – Midnight Oil
No. 18. Released in 1987.
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20
"Straight Lines" – Silverchair
No. 28. Released in 2007.
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21
"You're the Voice" – John Farnham
No. 15. Released in 1986.
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22
"These Days" – Powderfinger
No. 14. Released in 1999.
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23
"Never Be Like You" – Flume featuring Kai
No. 26. Released in 2016.
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24
"The Less I Know the Better" – Tame Impala
No. 19. Released in 2015.
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25
"Throw Your Arms Around Me" – Hunters & Collectors
No. 25. Released in 1984.
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26
"Thunderstruck" – AC/DC
No. 13. Released in 1990.
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27
"The Horses" – Daryl Braithwaite
No. 30. Released in 1990.
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28
"Under the Milky Way" – The Church
No. 29. Released in 1988.
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29
"Big Jet Plane" – Angus & Julia Stone
No. 20. Released in 2010.
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30
"Are You Gonna Be My Girl" – Jet
No. 23. Released in 2003.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (1)
Never Tear Us Apart at number one was the right call. The Horses only at 30 though, crime.