Triple J Hottest 100, 2005
The 2005 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 26 January 2006. It was the thirteenth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J.
The broadcast began at 10am AEDT and finished a little before 7pm when the top song was announced. Broadcast live from the Sydney Big Day Out from 12pm AEDT, it regularly crossed to winning artists and listeners around Australia, with many listening to the broadcast as part of their Australia Day celebrations.
Voters were limited to 20 votes each - 10 via SMS (charged at 30c per message) and 10 via the Internet (at no charge).
Full list
Note: Australian artists
50 of the 100 tracks are by Australian artists (marked with a green background).
Artists with multiple entries
Six entries
- Wolfmother (84, 39, 37, 16, 9, 6)
Four entries
- Bloc Party (88, 45, 40, 23)
- The Cat Empire (100, 54, 38, 25)
Three entries
- Ben Lee (86, 53, 2)
- Gorillaz (41, 5, 3)
- The White Stripes (67, 17, 7)
- Franz Ferdinand (93, 90, 10)
- System of a Down (76, 57, 27)
- Missy Higgins (74, 47, 31)
Two entries
- Bernard Fanning (14, 1)
- Foo Fighters (20, 4)
- Butterfingers (69, 11)
- Sarah Blasko (65, 15)
- The Herd (87, 18)
- Kisschasy (95, 22)
- Coldplay (36, 26)
- Kaiser Chiefs (34, 28)
- Gyroscope (62, 29)
- After The Fall (78, 30)
- Cog (71, 32)
- Beck (75, 35)
- Emiliana Torrini (91, 44)
- Ben Folds (89, 55)
- The Dandy Warhols (82, 60)
- Clare Bowditch (94, 63)
- Jack Johnson (73, 64)
Top 10 Albums of 2005
Bold indicates winner of the Hottest 100. Wolfmother won the J Award for their self-titled album.
# | Artist | Album | Country of Origin | Tracks in the Hottest 100 |
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1 | Wolfmother | Wolfmother | ![]() |
6, 9, 16, 37, 39, 84 (45 in 2004) |
2 | Bloc Party | Silent Alarm | ![]() |
23, 40, 45, 88 |
3 | The White Stripes | Get Behind Me Satan | ![]() |
7, 17, 67 |
4 | Bernard Fanning | Tea & Sympathy | ![]() |
1, 14 |
5 | Gorillaz | Demon Days | ![]() |
3, 5, 41 |
6 | Franz Ferdinand | You Could Have It So Much Better | ![]() |
10, 90, 93 |
7 | Foo Fighters | In Your Honor | ![]() |
4, 20 |
8 | Queens of the Stone Age | Lullabies to Paralyze | ![]() |
58 |
9 | Ben Lee | Awake Is the New Sleep | ![]() |
2, 53, 86 (15 in 2004) |
10 | System of a Down | Mezmerize | ![]() |
27, 57 |
CD release
The 2-CD set titled triple j - Hottest 100: Vol 13 Various Artists was released in 2006. It is a compilation of 41 of the top 100 songs.[1]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/55/Triple_J_Hottest_100_Volume_13_CD_Cover.jpg)
CD 1
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CD 2
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