Music is a subjective thing. That’s why there is no overarching, all powerful body that can make finite judgments over a song or album’s worth. Instead, we quantify such things using public voting systems – such as triple j‘s temperature-themed listicles, the most recent of which is dedicated to uncovering the Hottest 100 Australian Albums Of All Time. Have you voted? If so that means you somehow contributed to the albums that were ranked from #80 to #100 which have been revealed. And if you didn’t vote, that’s okay because it gives you license to shit on the list without feeling any guilt.
I guess the disclaimer we all have to keep in mind is that the results invariably serve as a demographic breakdown of Triple J’s core audience which, while mixed, is listeners between the ages of 18 and 30.
100. Two Shoes – The Cat Empire
99. Thrills, Kills & Sunday Pills – Grinspoon
98. The Boatman’s Call – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
97. Begins Here – The Butterfly Effect
96. Paging Mr. Strike – Machine Gun Fellatio
95. Stoneage Romeos – Hoodoo Gurus
94. Everything Is True – Paul Dempsey
93. Moo, You Bloody Choir – Augie March
92. A Man’s Not A Camel – Frenzal Rhomb
91. Gilgamesh – Gypsy & The Cat
90. The Long Now – Children Collide
89. Pnau – Pnau
88. Imago – The Butterfly Effect
87. A Song Is A City – Eskimo Joe
86. This Is The Warning – Dead Letter Circus
85. State Of The Art – Hilltop Hoods
84. 16 Lovers Lane – The Go-Betweens
83. Wonder – Lisa Mitchell
82. Up All Night – The Waifs
81. Feeler – Pete Murray
PLEASE DISCUSS…
