Another year, another volume of awesome alternative music from the mob at Triple J. It seems like years since I bought my first album (probably because it was). Back then, Volume 5 had songs on it such as Pauline Pantsdown and Hole. These 2 disc compilations have always had a huge following and almost every year, never disappoints. With over 700,000 votes cast for the top song, it was the biggest of all time with only 13 votes separating the top two songs.

So out of 100 of the hottest songs, 43 make it onto the CD. The music from 2007 featured on the album include the hit “Straight Lines” from silverchair (which just goes to show that overplaying can be a good thing), Daft Punk’s biggest success in years “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” rereleased as a live version and other tracks from Bloc Party, Tegan and Sara (good to see the girls get a go) as well as the Cat Empire. There was more home-grown on offer in the form of Kisschasy, Missy Higgins and John Butler Trio.

Every year, you can’t really go wrong with the Triple J Hottest 100. It brings a taste of new and old genres of alternative as well as usually sneaking in a frustratingly high pitched or just plain weird pop/dance song (which is in the form of PNAU for this volume). Get your hands on one, before they all melt away.

Track Listing:
DISC 1

1. Muse - Knights Of Cydonia
2. Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger (Alive 2007 Radio Version)
3. The John Butler Trio - Better Than
4. Kings Of Leon - On Call
5. Soko - I'll Kill Her
6. Faker - This Heart Attack
7. Bluejuice - Vitriol
8. Bloc Party - Hunting For Witches
9. Gyroscope - Snakeskin
10. Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby
11. Architecture In Helsinki - Heart It Races
12. The Chemical Brothers - The Salmon Dance
13. Modest Mouse - Dashboard
14. The Beautiful Girls - I Thought About You
15. Midnight Juggernauts - Into The Galaxy
16. M.I.A. - Paper Planes
17. Angus & Julia Stone - Wasted
18. Cold War Kids - Hang Me Up To Dry
19. The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger
20. Digitalism - Pogo
21. Foo Fighters - The Pretender

DISC 2

1. Silverchair - Straight Lines
2. The Presets - My People
3. Urthboy - We Get Around
4. The Wombats - Let's Dance To Joy Division
5. Operator Please - Just A Song About Ping Pong
6. The Panics - Don't Fight It
7. Arcade Fire - No Cars Go
8. Klaxons - Golden Skans
9. British India - Tie Up My Hands
10. Tegan And Sara - Back In Your Head
11. Muscles - Ice Cream
12. The Cat Empire - So Many Nights
13. Kisschasy - Opinions Won't Keep You Warm At Night
14. Justice - D.A.N.C.E.
15. Lupe Fiasco - Superstar (Featuring Matthew Santos)
16. Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place
17. Missy Higgins - Peachy
18. Josh Pyke - Lines On Palms
19. Cut Copy - Hearts On Fire
20. Hilltop Hoods - Recapturing The Vibe Restrung
21. Cog - What If
22. Pnau - Wild Strawberries

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