Triple J Hottest 100, 2006


The 2006 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on Australia Day, 26 January 2007. It is the fourteenth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as voted by listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J.
Voting began on 1 January 2007, and closed on 21 January. 671,024 votes were counted in this year's poll.
The broadcast began at 10 a.m., and at midday, crossed to Hyde Park in Sydney for a live broadcast of the countdown, beginning at #75. The top 10 was announced from 6 p.m. by breakfast team Myf Warhurst and Jay and the Doctor. The broadcast was also the first time the Hottest 100 had a live video webcast through the Triple J Website, showing film clips of each video and live footage from Hyde Park.

Full list

Note: Australian artists
#SongArtistCountry of Origin
1One Crowded HourAugie MarchAustralia
2Black Fingernails, Red WineEskimo JoeAustralia
3The Hard RoadHilltop HoodsAustralia
4When You Were YoungThe KillersUnited States
5I Don't Feel Like Dancin'Scissor SistersUnited States
6CrazyGnarls BarkleyUnited States
7Chasing CarsSnow PatrolUnited Kingdom
8Hearts a MessGotyeAustralia
9StarlightMuseUnited Kingdom
1019-20-20The GratesAustralia
11Come On, Come OnLittle BirdyAustralia
12Funky TonightJohn Butler TrioAustralia
13Welcome to the Black ParadeMy Chemical RomanceUnited States
14Here It Goes AgainOK GoUnited States
15SmileLily AllenUnited Kingdom
16Young FolksPeter Bjorn and JohnSweden
17Science Is GoldenThe GratesAustralia
18Supermassive Black HoleMuseUnited Kingdom
19Kick, PushLupe FiascoUnited States
20FidelityRegina SpektorUnited States
21Forever YoungYouth GroupAustralia
22VicariousToolUnited States
23Clown PrinceHilltop HoodsAustralia
24Gold LionYeah Yeah YeahsUnited States
25MedsPlaceboUnited Kingdom
26Ta DouleurCamilleFrance
27You Only Live OnceThe StrokesUnited States
28Steady, As She GoesThe SaboteursUnited States
29The PotToolUnited States
30When the Sun Goes DownArctic MonkeysUnited Kingdom
31BonesThe KillersUnited States
32GoneThe Butterfly EffectAustralia
33Call Me AnytimeThe CopsAustralia
34Dani CaliforniaRed Hot Chili PeppersUnited States
35LDNLily AllenUnited Kingdom
36Nowhere Without YouBob EvansAustralia
37Don't You Think It's Time?Bob EvansAustralia
38Memories and DustJosh PykeAustralia
39A Slow DescentThe Butterfly EffectAustralia
40Take Me Back to Your HouseBasement JaxxUnited Kingdom
41What a Great NightHilltop HoodsAustralia
42Inside OutsideThe GratesAustralia
43Paper AeroplaneAngus & Julia StoneAustralia
44Love Me or Hate Me Lady SovereignUnited Kingdom
45RoquefortKarnivool featuring The Cat EmpireAustralia
46Miss MurderAFIUnited States
47The Truth About Cats and Dogs Pony UpCanada
48On the RadioRegina SpektorUnited States
49Fake Tales of San FranciscoArctic MonkeysUnited Kingdom
50Heart in a CageThe StrokesUnited States
51Cigarettes and SuitcasesSomething for KateAustralia
52UnpredictableThe HerdAustralia
53Wake UpThe Living EndAustralia
54I Want You So Hard Eagles of Death MetalUnited States
55Woman WolfmotherAustralia and Canada
56Stopping All StationsHilltop HoodsAustralia
57Private EducationJosh PykeAustralia
58Always on this LineSarah BlaskoAustralia
59Song to Say GoodbyePlaceboUnited Kingdom
60Over and OverHot ChipUnited Kingdom
61Everlong Foo FightersUnited States
62We Are Your FriendsJustice vs. SimianFrance
63Wolf Like MeTV on the RadioUnited States
64Apple of the Eye Something with NumbersAustralia
65The PrayerBloc PartyUnited Kingdom
66PhenomenaYeah Yeah YeahsUnited States
67Love Like WinterAFIUnited States
68Happiness Is A ChemicalDarren HanlonAustralia
69NauseaBeckUnited States
70Such Great HeightsBen FoldsUnited States
71Lies Are Much More FunThe GratesAustralia
72Put Your Money Where Your Mouth IsJetAustralia
73King Without a CrownMatisyahuUnited States
74Hands OpenSnow PatrolUnited Kingdom
75SundressBen KwellerUnited States
76Rip It UpJetAustralia
77Recapturing the VibeHilltop HoodsAustralia
78Infra-RedPlaceboUnited Kingdom
79ExplainSarah BlaskoAustralia
80Love TrainWolfmotherAustralia
81Gone Daddy GoneGnarls BarkleyUnited States
82PainkillerFreestylers featuring PendulumUnited Kingdom and Australia
83Get Up Outta the DirtButterfingersAustralia
84Black SwanThom YorkeUnited Kingdom
85Love Like SemtexInfadelsUnited Kingdom
86Touch the SkyKanye West featuring Lupe FiascoUnited States
87Better WayBen HarperUnited States
88TarantulaPendulumAustralia
89Mardy BumArctic MonkeysUnited Kingdom
90Work It OutJurassic 5 featuring Dave Matthews BandUnited States
91The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press CoveragePanic! at the DiscoUnited States
92AlfieLily AllenUnited Kingdom
93Everything's Just WonderfulLily AllenUnited Kingdom
94LearnalilgivinanlovinGotyeAustralia
95New YorkEskimo JoeAustralia
96Slide In Next To MeRed RidersAustralia
97World Wide SuicidePearl JamUnited States
98Standing in the Way of ControlThe GossipUnited States
99Original FireAudioslaveUnited States
100Come and Check Your HeadBlue King BrownAustralia

67 different artists' songs were included in the list. 42 of the 100 tracks were by Australian artists.

Artists with multiple entries

Five entries:
Four entries:
Three entries:
Two entries:
This was the first countdown since 1999 to feature an all-Australian top 3.

Top 10 Albums of 2006

Bold indicates winner of the Hottest 100 in 2006 and 2007. Hilltop Hoods won the J Award for The Hard Road.
#ArtistAlbumCountry of OriginTracks in the Hottest 100
1GotyeLike Drawing BloodAustralia8, 94
2My Chemical RomanceThe Black ParadeUSA13
3Tool10,000 DaysUSA22, 29
4MuseBlack Holes & RevelationsUnited Kingdom9, 18
5The GratesGravity Won't Get You HighAustralia10, 17, 42, 71
6Arctic MonkeysWhatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm NotUnited Kingdom30, 49, 89
7Little BirdyHollywoodAustralia11
8Augie MarchMoo, You Bloody ChoirAustralia1
9Yeah Yeah YeahsShow Your BonesUSA24, 66
10Hilltop HoodsThe Hard RoadAustralia3, 23, 41, 56, 77

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