The 1993

Triple J Hottest 100 The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music listener poll hosted by the publicly-funded, national Australian youth radio station, Triple J. Members of the public are invited to vote for their favourite Australian and alternative music of the ...

, counted down in January 1994, was the inaugural countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the

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n radio station

Triple J Triple J (stylised in all lowercase) is a government-funded, national Australian Radio in Australia, radio station intended to appeal to listeners of alternative music, which began broadcasting in January 1975. The station also places a greate ...

(as opposed to previous incarnations of the poll, where listeners could vote on any recorded song from any time in history); the change to make the countdown an annual poll was made after organisers realised that the poll's results were unlikely to significantly change from year to year. About 50,000 votes were counted for this countdown. A double CD featuring 32 of the songs was released. This compilation was, and many of the ones to follow in future years were, some of the highest-selling CDs in Australia.

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24 of the 100 tracks are by Australian artists (marked with a green background).

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;Replacements In 2004, the album was reissued by

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. The reissue removed "Asshole" and replaced 5 of the songs from the original release with different songs. They are: * "Linger" is replaced with "Trout" by

Neneh Cherry Neneh Mariann Karlsson (born 10 March 1964), better known as Neneh Cherry, is a Swedish singer-songwriter, rapper, occasional DJ and broadcaster. Her musical career started in London in the early 1980s, where she performed in a number of punk roc ...

and

Michael Stipe John Michael Stipe (; born January 4, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and artist, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of alternative rock band R.E.M. He is known for his vocal quality, poetic lyrics and unique stage presence. Poss ...

* "Sober" is replaced with "

Friday I'm in Love "Friday I'm in Love" is a song by British rock band the Cure. Released as the second single from their ninth studio album, ''Wish'' (1992), in May 1992, the song was a worldwide hit, reaching number six in the UK and number 18 in the United State ...

" by

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* "All That She Wants" is replaced with "

Animal Nitrate "Animal Nitrate" is the third single by English rock band Suede, released through Nude Records on 22 February 1993 and later included on the band's debut album ''Suede''. It charted at 7 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the highest-charting ...

" by

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* "My Sister" is replaced with "

I Feel You "I Feel You" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 15 February 1993 as their 27th UK single and the first single from their eighth studio album, ''Songs of Faith and Devotion'' (1993). The song peaked at number ei ...

" by

Depeche Mode Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex, in 1980. The band currently consists of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting) and Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, co-lead vocals and main songwriting). Depeche ...

* "Push th' Little Daisies" is replaced with "

World (The Price of Love) "World (The Price of Love)" is a single by English band New Order, taken from their sixth studio album, '' Republic'' (1993). Simply listed as "World" on the album, the subtitle "The Price of Love" was added for the single release, as it is repe ...

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Artists with multiple entries

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Disc two

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