Triple J Hottest 100, 2000


The 2000 Triple J Hottest 100, announced in January 2001, was the eighth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. As in previous years, a CD featuring 37 songs was released. The CD featured Queens of the Stone Age's song "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" despite it not making the top 100, hinting that it may have placed at No. 101.

Full list

#SongArtistCountry of origin
1My HappinessPowderfingerAUS
2Beautiful DayU2IRE
3My Kind of ScenePowderfingerAUS
4Teenage DirtbagWheatusUS
5YellowColdplayUK
6Frontier PsychiatristThe AvalanchesAUS
7CalifornicationRed Hot Chili PeppersUS
8GeneratorFoo FightersUS
9Every Fucking CityPaul KellyAUS
10Bohemian Like YouThe Dandy WarholsUS
11Rip It Up28 DaysAUS
12Dirty JeansMagic DirtAUS
13Sleep Now in the FireRage Against the MachineUS
14MinorityGreen DayUS
15Teenager of the YearLo-TelAUS
16Unsent LetterMachine Gun FellatioAUS
17GravityThe SuperjesusAUS
18Stacked ActorsFoo FightersUS
19Pictures in the MirrorThe Living EndAUS
20Not the SameBodyjarAUS
21My GenerationLimp BizkitUS
22PorcelainMobyUS
23DamageYou Am IAUS
24FreestylerBomfunk MC'sFIN
25PacifierShihadNZ
26Mr. E's Beautiful BluesEelsUS
27Take a Look AroundLimp BizkitUS
28Bastard Son georgeAUS
29Sour GirlStone Temple PilotsUS
30Please LeaveJebediahAUS
31Why Does It Always Rain on Me?TravisUK
32Groovejet SpillerITA
33Rock ShowGrinspoonAUS
34JudithA Perfect CircleUS
35We Haven't Turned AroundGomezUK
36 SuperstarCypress HillUS
37Thank You The WhitlamsAUS
38MachismoGomezUK
39Taste in MenPlaceboUK
40Last ResortPapa RoachUS
41Penguins & PolarbearsMillencolinSWE
42Everything in Its Right PlaceRadioheadUK
43Sunset Fatboy SlimUK
44Daddy I'm FineSinéad O'ConnorIRE
45The Time Is NowMolokoUK
46Take a PictureFilterUS
47Slave to the WagePlaceboUK
48Crush the LosersRegurgitatorAUS
49Get OffThe Dandy WarholsUS
50NaughtySkulkerAUS
51Original PranksterThe OffspringUS
52Sucker28 DaysAUS
53Wasting My LifeThe HipposUS
54Man OverboardBlink-182US
55The Great BeyondR.E.M.US
56I Love You ButFriendlyAUS
57I See You BabyGroove ArmadaUK
58Give Up Your Day JobThe FauvesAUS
59Beautiful SharksSomething for KateAUS
60No Man's WomanSinead O'ConnorIRE
61SpawngeorgeAUS
62Fast as You CanFiona AppleUS
63ShiverColdplayUK
64Black JesusEverlastUS
65American ShoesMotor AceAUS
66Fall to the GroundBodyjarAUS
67Mutha Fukka on a MotorcycleMachine Gun FellatioAUS
68Heaven Is a HalfpipeOPMUS
69ResponsibilityMxPxUS
70Superman SupergirlKilling HeidiAUS
71Nothing's WrongFrenzal RhombAUS
72I Know You Know I KnowTex PerkinsAUS
73SecretsGrinspoonAUS
74One More Time Groove TerminatorAUS
75Wait and BleedSlipknotUS
76Bottles to the GroundNOFXUS
77MariaRage Against the MachineUS
78Stand Inside Your LoveThe Smashing PumpkinsUS
79No Leaf CloverMetallicaUS
80HejSkulkerAUS
81Make Me BadKornUS
82SunburnMuseUK
83Kick in the DoorSkunkhourAUS
84I DisappearMetallicaUS
85Nothing as It SeemsPearl JamUS
86Hello Cruel WorldKlingerAUS
87MusicMadonnaUS
88Rome Wasn't Built in a DayMorcheebaUK
89Work It OutBrassyUK
90Good FortunePJ HarveyUK
91Start Making SenseArea-7AUS
92Live Without ItKilling HeidiAUS
93Set the Record StraightReefUK
94The Ground Beneath Her FeetU2IRE
95Renegades of FunkRage Against the MachineUS
96Paint Pastel PrincessSilverchairAUS
97Ben LeeKlingerAUS
98Death DefyMotor AceAUS
99Who the Hell Are YouMadison AvenueAUS
100WarningGreen DayUS

40 of the 100 songs were by Australian artists.

Trivia

Scoring songs at #1 and #3, Powderfinger set the current record for best performing pair of songs. This record was to be equaled by Kings of Leon in 2008. The Offspring held the previous record, with songs at #3 and #4.

Artists with multiple entries

Three entries
Two entries
Bold indicates winner of the Hottest 100.
#ArtistAlbumCountry of OriginTracks in the Hottest 100
1RadioheadKid AUK42
2PowderfingerOdyssey Number FiveAUS1, 3
3ColdplayParachutesUK5, 63
4The Dandy WarholsThirteen Tales from Urban BohemiaUSA10, 49
5Augie MarchSunset StudiesAUSDNC
6The AvalanchesSince I Left YouAUS6
7MuseShowbizUK82
8DovesLost SoulsUKDNC
9A Perfect CircleMer de NomsUSA34
10U2All That You Can't Leave BehindIRE2, 94

CD release