With the 2021 Hottest 100 set to take place on January 22nd, 2022, we here at Tone Deaf have decided to take a stroll down memory lane, recapping the countdowns of yesteryear in the lead-up to the latest edition of musical democracy. Today, we’re taking a look back at the Hottest 100 of 2001.
Taking place in January of 2002, the triple j Hottest of 2001 was the ninth annual countdown held by the station which limited votes to songs released in the last year.
After Powderfinger had managed to take out two countdowns in a row, expectations were rather high in 2001 for another Aussie act to top the countdown. After having first placed back in 1999’s countdown, Alex Lloyd returned to the fold to help top the poll with his breakthrough track ‘Amazing’.
Incidentally, Alex Lloyd’s winning track made him the first solo performer since Denis Leary back in 1993 to top the countdown.
Check out Alex Lloyd’s ‘Amazing’:
The top of the countdown was also marked by a bit of a comical moment thanks to Breakfast hosts Adam Spencer and Wil Anderson. When they reached the #1 track, the pair decided to play their own track, ‘Sorry Matt Hayden’.
A parody of OutKast’s ‘Ms Jackson’, the track focused on cricketer Matt Hayden and was quickly revealed to be a joke. Ironically, The Vines’ cover of the track charted in the 2002 countdown, while OutKast almost reached #1 in 2003 when their song ‘Hey Ya!’ reached #2 instead.
In an odd turn of events, a musician named Matt Hayden had previously made the countdown back in 1995 under the name of Mindless Drug Hoover when ‘The Reefer Song’ hit #12.
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Check out Adam Spencer and Wil Anderson’s ‘Sorry Matt Hayden’:
At the end of the day, triple j’s Hottest 100 for 2001 featured songs by 73 different artists from a total of 7 countries, including 38 from Australia, 33 from the USA, and 22 from England.
Five artists managed to score three tracks in the countdown, including Eskimo Joe, Muse, Something for Kate, and The Strokes. Thom Yorke also placed three times, including twice with Radiohead, and once as a guest on PJ Harvey’s ‘This Mess We’re In’. Meanwhile, a further 16 artists appeared twice.
Also, if you’re keen on some of the more obscure facts, the shortest track to appear in the countdown was The White Stripes’ ‘Hotel Yorba’ at 2:10, while the longest was The John Butler Trio’s ‘Betterman’ at 8:19.
Check out the full list of songs in the triple j Hottest 100 for 2001 below. If you’re keen to learn more, head over to the Hottest 100 Database, and check out the Hottest 100 songs that didn’t make the Hottest 100.
triple j’s Hottest 100 of 2001
#1. ‘Amazing’ – Alex Lloyd
#2. ‘Monsters’ – Something For Kate
#3. ‘Chop Suey!’ – System Of A Down
#4. ‘Where’s Your Head At’ – Basement Jaxx
#5. ‘Betterman’ – The John Butler Trio
#6. ‘Smooth Criminal’ – Alien Ant Farm
#7. ‘Island In The Sun’ – Weezer
#8. ‘Since I Left You’ – The Avalanches
#9. ‘Clint Eastwood (feat. Del The Funky Homosapien)’ – Gorillaz
#10. ‘Short Skirt/Long Jacket’ – Cake
#11. ‘Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)’ – Garbage
#12. ‘Last Nite’ – The Strokes
#13. ‘Three Dimensions’ – Something For Kate
#14. ‘Schism’ – Tool
#15. ’19-2000′ – Gorillaz
#16. ‘Say What?’ – 28 Days & Apollo 440
#17. ‘Rockin’ The Suburbs’ – Ben Folds
#18. ‘Renegades Of Funk’ – Rage Against The Machine
#19. ‘Special Ones’ – george
#20. ‘Hash Pipe’ – Weezer
#21. ‘Weapon Of Choice (feat. Bootsy Collins)’ – Fatboy Slim
#22. ‘The Drugs Don’t Work’ – Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
#23. ‘This Mess We’re In (feat. Thom Yorke)’ – PJ Harvey
#24. ‘Dust Me Selecta’ – Gerling
#25. ‘Wake Up’ – Eskimo Joe
#26. ‘Little L’ – Jamiroquai
#27. ‘Fat Cop’ – Regurgitator
#28. ‘Fall Down’ – Jebediah
#29. ‘Take’ – The John Butler Trio
#30. ‘The Girl Of My Dreams Is Giving Me Nightmares’ – Machine Gun Fellatio
#31. ‘Planet Earth’ – Eskimo Joe
#32. ‘Special K’ – Placebo
#33. ‘Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)’ – James
#34. ‘Who Sold Her Out’ – Eskimo Joe
#35. ‘Thank You’ – Dido
#36. ‘Pyramid Song’ – Radiohead
#37. ‘Twenty Years’ – Something For Kate
#38. ‘Crystal’ – New Order
#39. ‘Cocaine’ – The Cruel Sea
#40. ‘Elevation (Tomb Raider Mix)’ – U2
#41. ‘Superstraight’ – Regurgitator
#42. ‘I Will Not Go Quietly (Duffy’s Song)’ – The Whitlams
#43. ‘Souljacker Part I’ – Eels
#44. ‘Androgyny’ – Garbage
#45. ‘Strange Little Girl’ – Tori Amos
#46. ‘Untitled’ – The Smashing Pumpkins
#47. ‘There Is No Such Place’ – Augie March
#48. ‘Superstylin” – Groove Armada
#49. ‘Parabola’ – Tool
#50. ‘Just The Thing (feat. Peta Morris)’ – Paul Mac
#51. ‘Fifteen Feet Of Pure White Snow’ – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
#52. ‘Man, It’s So Loud In Here’ – They Might Be Giants
#53. ‘Hey Driver’ – Motor Ace
#54. ‘The Rock Show’ – Blink-182
#55. ‘One Step Closer’ – Linkin Park
#56. ‘Kick A Hole In The Sky’ – You Am I
#57. ‘Get Up’ – You Am I
#58. ‘Bleed American’ – Jimmy Eat World
#59. ‘Hard To Explain’ – The Strokes
#60. ‘Pattern Against User’ – At The Drive-In
#61. ‘One More Time’ – Daft Punk
#62. ‘You Give Me Something’ – Jamiroquai
#63. ‘Downtown’ – Alex Lloyd
#64. ‘Hotel Yorba’ – The White Stripes
#65. ‘Burn Baby Burn’ – Ash
#66. ‘New York City Cops’ – The Strokes
#67. ‘Not The Same’ – Ben Folds
#68. ‘Making The Nouveau Riche’ – Blueline Medic
#69. ‘Up All Night’ – Unwritten Law
#70. ‘Links 2 3 4’ – Rammstein
#71. ‘Outta My Head’ – Spiderbait
#72. ‘Roll On’ – The Living End
#73. ‘Plug In Baby’ – Muse
#74. ‘Knives Out’ – Radiohead
#75. ‘My Friend’ – Groove Armada
#76. ‘Radio’ – The Avalanches
#77. ‘Hibernate’ – Big Heavy Stuff
#78. ‘A Simple Goodbye’ – The Cruel Sea
#79. ‘Imitation Of Life’ – R.E.M.
#80. ‘Bliss’ – Muse
#81. ‘Butterfly’ – Crazy Town
#82. ‘Home Entertainment System’ – Lazaro’s Dog
#83. ‘Shining Light’ – Ash
#84. ‘Starlight’ – The Supermen Lovers
#85. ‘Invalid Litter Dept.’ – At The Drive-In
#86. ‘Light On Your Shoulder’ – Rhubarb
#87. ‘Rock The Nation’ – Michael Franti & Spearhead
#88. ‘Four On The Floor’ – Spiderbait
#89. ‘New Born’ – Muse
#90. ’60 Miles An Hour’ – New Order
#91. ‘Fat Lip’ – Sum 41
#92. ‘Run’ – george
#93. ‘The Shame Of Life’ – Butthole Surfers
#94. ‘I Feel Loved’ – Depeche Mode
#95. ‘Little Things’ – Good Charlotte
#96. ‘Fuck Authority’ – Pennywise
#97. ‘Step Back’ – Superheist
#98. ‘We Come 1’ – Faithless
#99. ‘It Began In Afrika’ – The Chemical Brothers
#100. ‘Sex & Violence’ – Endorphin
Quick Facts:
Artists: 73
Most Successful Artists: Eskimo Joe, Muse, Something for Kate, The Strokes, and Thom Yorke (3 tracks)
Number Of Countries: 7
Top Three Countries: Australia (38 tracks),USA (33 tracks), England (22 tracks)
Shortest Song: ‘Hotel Yorba’ – The White Stripes (2:10)
Longest Song: ‘Betterman’ – The John Butler Trio (8:19)
