Triple J Hottest 100, 1991
The 1991 Triple J Hottest 100 was the third yearly poll of the most popular songs, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. From 1989 to 1991, listeners could vote for songs released in any year.
There was no poll in 1992, and from 1993 onwards, the poll was restricted to songs released the same year. Supplementary "Hottest 100 of all time" polls allowing songs from any year were held in 1998 and 2009.
This was also the first poll to feature a list for songs in positions #101 to #200. The list was posted on the Triple J website in their Hottest 100 History section until late 2004 under 1992. Despite this, an audio clip from the 1991 Hottest 100 features the announcer jokingly playing "Black or White" by Michael Jackson at the number one song before saying it was actually #113.
Full list
| # | Song | Artist | Country of Origin | Year of release |
| 1 | Smells Like Teen Spirit | Nirvana | US | 1991 |
| 2 | Love Will Tear Us Apart | Joy Division | UK | 1979 |
| 3 | Lithium | Nirvana | US | 1991 |
| 4 | Throw Your Arms Around Me | Hunters & Collectors | AUS | 1985 |
| 5 | Tomorrow Wendy | Andy Prieboy | US | 1990 |
| 6 | How Soon Is Now? | The Smiths | UK | 1984 |
| 7 | Fools Gold | The Stone Roses | UK | 1989 |
| 8 | A Forest | The Cure | UK | 1980 |
| 9 | Blister in the Sun | Violent Femmes | US | 1982 |
| 10 | Blue Monday | New Order | UK | 1983 |
| 11 | Just Like Heaven | The Cure | UK | 1987 |
| 12 | It's the End of the World as We Know It | R.E.M. | US | 1987 |
| 13 | Uncertain Smile | The The | UK | 1983 |
| 14 | The Ship Song | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | AUS | 1990 |
| 15 | Been Caught Stealing | Jane's Addiction | US | 1990 |
| 16 | She Sells Sanctuary | The Cult | UK | 1985 |
| 17 | Jane Says | Jane's Addiction | US | 1988 |
| 18 | Add It Up | Violent Femmes | US | 1982 |
| 19 | Wuthering Heights | Kate Bush | UK | 1978 |
| 20 | Lock It | Falling Joys | AUS | 1990 |
| 21 | Kiss Off | Violent Femmes | US | 1983 |
| 22 | Sexuality | Billy Bragg | UK | 1991 |
| 23 | That's Entertainment | The Jam | UK | 1980 |
| 24 | Bizarre Love Triangle | New Order | UK | 1986 |
| 25 | Anarchy in the U.K. | Sex Pistols | UK | 1976 |
| 26 | Holiday in Cambodia | Dead Kennedys | US | 1980 |
| 27 | Sweet Child o' Mine | Guns N' Roses | US | 1987 |
| 28 | Debaser | Pixies | US | 1989 |
| 29 | This Charming Man | The Smiths | UK | 1983 |
| 30 | Stairway to Heaven | Led Zeppelin | UK | 1971 |
| 31 | Under the Milky Way | The Church | AUS | 1988 |
| 32 | Losing My Religion | R.E.M. | US | 1991 |
| 33 | Hieronymus | The Clouds | AUS | 1991 |
| 34 | D.C. | Died Pretty | AUS | 1991 |
| 35 | Primary | The Cure | UK | 1981 |
| 36 | There Is a Light That Never Goes Out | The Smiths | UK | 1986 |
| 37 | Close to Me | The Cure | UK | 1985 |
| 38 | Shivers | The Boys Next Door | AUS | 1978 |
| 39 | Give It Away | Red Hot Chili Peppers | US | 1991 |
| 40 | The One I Love | R.E.M. | US | 1987 |
| 41 | That Ain't Bad | Ratcat | AUS | 1990 |
| 42 | Troy | Sinéad O'Connor | IRE | 1987 |
| 43 | Boys Don't Cry | The Cure | UK | 1980 |
| 44 | Lullaby | The Cure | UK | 1989 |
| 45 | Talking to a Stranger | Hunters & Collectors | AUS | 1982 |
| 46 | Birdhouse in Your Soul | They Might Be Giants | US | 1990 |
| 47 | Aloha Steve and Danno | Radio Birdman | AUS | 1978 |
| 48 | In Between Days | The Cure | UK | 1985 |
| 49 | Bohemian Rhapsody | Queen | UK | 1975 |
| 50 | Song to the Siren | This Mortal Coil | UK | 1983 |
| 51 | Trust | Tall Tales and True | AUS | 1989 |
| 52 | Wide Open Road | The Triffids | AUS | 1986 |
| 53 | Betty's Worry or the Slab | Hunters & Collectors | AUS | 1984 |
| 54 | Tainted Love | Soft Cell | UK | 1981 |
| 55 | True Faith | New Order | UK | 1987 |
| 56 | Kool Thing | Sonic Youth | US | 1990 |
| 57 | Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards | Billy Bragg | UK | 1988 |
| 58 | Wish You Were Here | Pink Floyd | UK | 1975 |
| 59 | The End | The Doors | US | 1967 |
| 60 | Enter Sandman | Metallica | US | 1991 |
| 61 | All Along the Watchtower | Jimi Hendrix | US | 1968 |
| 62 | Orange Crush | R.E.M. | US | 1988 |
| 63 | The Unforgiven | Metallica | US | 1991 |
| 64 | Unfinished Sympathy | Massive Attack | UK | 1991 |
| 65 | Fall on Me | R.E.M. | US | 1986 |
| 66 | Down in Splendour | Straitjacket Fits | NZ | 1990 |
| 67 | 4PM | The Clouds | AUS | 1991 |
| 68 | Pictures of You | The Cure | UK | 1989 |
| 69 | Labour of Love | Frente! | AUS | 1991 |
| 70 | The Unguarded Moment | The Church | AUS | 1981 |
| 71 | Grey Cell Green | Ned's Atomic Dustbin | UK | 1991 |
| 72 | Bigmouth Strikes Again | The Smiths | UK | 1986 |
| 73 | Comfortably Numb | Pink Floyd | UK | 1979 |
| 74 | The Love Cats | The Cure | UK | 1983 |
| 75 | Levi Stubbs' Tears | Billy Bragg | UK | 1986 |
| 76 | Come as You Are | Nirvana | US | 1991 |
| 77 | Rock Lobster | The B-52's | US | 1978 |
| 78 | L.A. Woman | The Doors | US | 1971 |
| 79 | Freak Scene | Dinosaur Jr. | US | 1988 |
| 80 | Surfers of the Mind | Def FX | AUS | 1990 |
| 81 | She Bangs the Drums | The Stone Roses | UK | 1989 |
| 82 | Vapour Trail | Ride | UK | 1991 |
| 83 | Treaty | Yothu Yindi | AUS | 1991 |
| 84 | Another Girl, Another Planet | The Only Ones | UK | 1978 |
| 85 | Anything, Anything | Dramarama | US | 1985 |
| 86 | The Size of a Cow | The Wonder Stuff | UK | 1991 |
| 87 | Sympathy for the Devil | The Rolling Stones | UK | 1968 |
| 88 | The Mercy Seat | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | AUS | 1988 |
| 89 | One | Metallica | US | 1989 |
| 90 | Soon | My Bloody Valentine | IRE | 1991 |
| 91 | Monkey Gone to Heaven | Pixies | US | 1989 |
| 92 | Bring the Noise | Public Enemy | US | 1987 |
| 93 | Dear God | XTC | UK | 1986 |
| 94 | Wave of Mutilation | Pixies | US | 1989 |
| 95 | Info Freako | Jesus Jones | UK | 1989 |
| 96 | Cattle and Cane | The Go-Betweens | AUS | 1983 |
| 97 | London Calling | The Clash | UK | 1979 |
| 98 | Bad | U2 | IRE | 1984 |
| 99 | Deanna | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | AUS | 1988 |
| 100 | Cream | Prince | US | 1991 |
21 of the 100 tracks are by Australian artists.
Artists with multiple entries
Nine entries
- The Cure
Five entries
- R.E.M.
Four entries
- The Smiths
Three entries
- Nirvana
- Hunters and Collectors
- Violent Femmes
- New Order
- Nick Cave
- Billy Bragg
- The Pixies
- Metallica
Two entries
- The Stone Roses
- Jane's Addiction
- The Church
- The Clouds
- Pink Floyd
- The Doors
Countries represented
- – 43
- – 32
- – 21
- – 3
- – 1
#101-200
| # | Song | Artist | Country of Origin | Year of release |
| 101 | Right Here, Right Now | Jesus Jones | UK | 1990 |
| 102 | Rush | Big Audio Dynamite | UK | 1991 |
| 103 | Birthday | The Sugarcubes | ISL | 1987 |
| 104 | Reptile | The Church | AUS | 1988 |
| 105 | Cloud Factory | The Clouds | AUS | 1990 |
| 106 | Lovesong | The Cure | UK | 1989 |
| 107 | Benchtop | Melanie Oxley & Chris Abrahams | AUS | 1990 |
| 108 | I'm Too Sexy | Right Said Fred | UK | 1991 |
| 109 | Move Any Mountain | The Shamen | UK | 1991 |
| 110 | This Is the Day | The The | UK | 1983 |
| 111 | Dirty Boots | Sonic Youth | US | 1990 |
| 112 | Black or White | Michael Jackson | US | 1991 |
| 113 | With or Without You | U2 | IRE | 1987 |
| 114 | Why Can't I Be You? | The Cure | UK | 1987 |
| 115 | Greetings to the New Brunette | Billy Bragg | UK | 1986 |
| 116 | Always on My Mind | Pet Shop Boys | UK | 1987 |
| 117 | Here Comes Your Man | Pixies | US | 1989 |
| 118 | Lovesick | Gang Starr | US | 1991 |
| 119 | Stand | R.E.M. | US | 1988 |
| 120 | Three Days | Jane's Addiction | US | 1990 |
| 121 | Imagine | John Lennon | UK | 1971 |
| 122 | Riders on the Storm | The Doors | US | 1971 |
| 123 | Say Goodbye | Hunters & Collectors | AUS | 1986 |
| 124 | You Can't Always Get What You Want | The Rolling Stones | UK | 1969 |
| 125 | Planet of Sound | Pixies | US | 1991 |
| 126 | A New England | Billy Bragg | UK | 1983 |
| 127 | Atmosphere | Joy Division | UK | 1980 |
| 128 | Rise | Public Image Ltd | UK | 1986 |
| 129 | Should I Stay or Should I Go | The Clash | UK | 1982 |
| 130 | Teen Age Riot | Sonic Youth | US | 1988 |
| 131 | More | The Sisters of Mercy | UK | 1990 |
| 132 | Kiss | Prince | US | 1986 |
| 133 | Suedehead | Morrissey | UK | 1988 |
| 134 | Unfamiliar | Ride | UK | 1991 |
| 135 | Peace Frog | The Doors | US | 1970 |
| 136 | Wise Up! Sucker | Pop Will Eat Itself | UK | 1989 |
| 137 | Real Real Real | Jesus Jones | UK | 1990 |
| 138 | Gett Off | Prince | US | 1991 |
| 139 | Fields of Joy | Lenny Kravitz | US | 1991 |
| 140 | Like a Daydream | Ride | UK | 1990 |
| 141 | Just Can't Get Enough | Depeche Mode | UK | 1981 |
| 142 | Mysterious Ways | U2 | IRE | 1991 |
| 143 | Power and the Passion | Midnight Oil | AUS | 1982 |
| 144 | Pride | U2 | IRE | 1984 |
| 145 | Golden Brown | The Stranglers | UK | 1981 |
| 146 | Temptation | New Order | UK | 1982 |
| 147 | Everybody Moves | Died Pretty | AUS | 1989 |
| 148 | Love Rears Its Ugly Head | Living Colour | US | 1990 |
| 149 | Sign o' the Times | Prince | US | 1987 |
| 150 | Ana Ng | They Might Be Giants | US | 1988 |
| 151 | Soul Eater | The Clouds | AUS | 1991 |
| 152 | There's No Other Way | Blur | UK | 1991 |
| 153 | Caught in My Shadow | The Wonder Stuff | UK | 1991 |
| 154 | I Want You | Elvis Costello | UK | 1986 |
| 155 | You Could Be Mine | Guns N' Roses | US | 1991 |
| 156 | Psycho Killer | Talking Heads | US | 1977 |
| 157 | Rock the Casbah | The Clash | UK | 1982 |
| 158 | Fight the Power | Public Enemy | US | 1989 |
| 159 | Enjoy the Silence | Depeche Mode | UK | 1990 |
| 160 | Circlesquare | The Wonder Stuff | UK | 1990 |
| 161 | Wicked Game | Chris Isaak | US | 1989 |
| 162 | "Heroes" | David Bowie | UK | 1977 |
| 163 | People Are Strange | The Doors | US | 1967 |
| 164 | Wild Flower | The Cult | UK | 1987 |
| 165 | Nothing Compares 2 U | Sinéad O'Connor | IRE | 1990 |
| 166 | She Talks to Angels | The Black Crowes | US | 1990 |
| 167 | Going Underground | The Jam | UK | 1980 |
| 168 | Bela Lugosi's Dead | Bauhaus | UK | 1979 |
| 169 | When Doves Cry | Prince | US | 1984 |
| 170 | Into the Groove | Madonna | US | 1985 |
| 171 | God Is a Bullet | Concrete Blonde | US | 1989 |
| 172 | Head On | The Jesus and Mary Chain | UK | 1989 |
| 173 | I Wanna Be Adored | The Stone Roses | UK | 1989 |
| 174 | Suck My Kiss | Red Hot Chili Peppers | US | 1991 |
| 175 | Bye Bye Pride | The Go-Betweens | AUS | 1987 |
| 176 | Roadhouse Blues | The Doors | US | 1970 |
| 177 | You Are the Everything | R.E.M. | US | 1988 |
| 178 | Def. Con. One | Pop Will Eat Itself | UK | 1988 |
| 179 | The Fly | U2 | IRE | 1991 |
| 180 | The Globe | Big Audio Dynamite | UK | 1991 |
| 181 | Bob's Yer Uncle | Happy Mondays | UK | 1990 |
| 182 | Eternally Yours | Laughing Clowns | AUS | 1984 |
| 183 | Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely | Hüsker Dü | US | 1986 |
| 184 | From a Million Miles | Single Gun Theory | AUS | 1991 |
| 185 | Rush You | Baby Animals | AUS | 1991 |
| 186 | Being Boring | Pet Shop Boys | UK | 1990 |
| 187 | Too Drunk to Fuck | Dead Kennedys | US | 1981 |
| 188 | Fairytale of New York | The Pogues | UK | 1987 |
| 189 | World Leader Pretend | R.E.M. | US | 1988 |
| 190 | Blush | The Hummingbirds | AUS | 1989 |
| 191 | Unbelievable | EMF | UK | 1990 |
| 192 | Human Nature | Gary Clail | UK | 1991 |
| 193 | The Weeping Song | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | AUS | 1990 |
| 194 | Lifeboat | Tall Tales and True | AUS | 1991 |
| 195 | Higher Ground | Red Hot Chili Peppers | US | 1989 |
| 196 | Tomorrow, Wendy | Concrete Blonde | US | 1990 |
| 197 | Alison | Elvis Costello | UK | 1977 |
| 198 | Forbidden Colours | Sylvian & Sakamoto | UK/JPN | 1983 |
| 199 | Purple Haze | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | US | 1967 |
| 200 | Love Removal Machine | The Cult | UK | 1987 |