Triple J Hottest 100 of the last 20 years - TSP version

Safe in the knowledge that I'd be disappointed through nobody's fault other than my own I resisted involving myself in this countdown until about #29, when I just happened to be in the car in a foreign city and landed on a station playing Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand.

A quality tune indeed, and even when it finished and some community radio standard DJ's indulged in a cringeworthy interview with the guy from Franz it didn't diminish my enjoyment of the song. I know as well as you do that there are at least 100 great songs to be found from the Hottest 100's of 1993 to 2012, but the problem is that in a public vote it's highly unlikely that mine was going to look anything like theirs, yours or anybody else's.

So, after Franz ushered in a number of pox songs in a row - topped off with Wonder fucking Wall at #1 I thought I'd do what self-indulgent people everywhere do best and give you my own list. The only difference to the original is that I only chose out of songs that had been previously selected for the top 100 in the eligible years (unlike Triple J themselves who absurdly allowed any old song released in that time, because they're for the tip - and if that were the case I'd like to include The Libertines THANKS) and the views and opinions of some hillbilly from Bunbury were not considered.

Also it's not my fault that some bizarre songs were voted in to start with. Blame Australia in whatever year. Each track listed below represents a stage of my life that was in total shambles (1993 to 2003) or varying degrees thereafter, even if there are some songs that I didn't realise I liked until years later - rest assured that I was living a farcical life upon its release and brief radio fame.

Please note - before writing in to complain - that this is my personal opinion and I don't care if you enjoy the works of Muse or Hilltop Hoods, because I wouldn't pish on either of them if they were alight. Also nothing by Tool was included because despite every man and their dog waffling on about them for 20 years I'm still not sure who they are or what they do.

And on that note,

100. Morrissey - The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get (1994)

99. Angelique Kidjo - Wombo Lombo (1996)

98. Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun (1994)

97. U2 - Lemon (1993)

96. REM - The Great Beyond (2000)

95. Cornership - Brimful Of Asha (1997)

94. The White Stripes - Hotel Yorba (2001)

93. The Killers - Mr Brightside (2004)

92. The Cure - Wrong Number (1997)

91. Silverchair - Tomorrow (1994)

90. Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (2008)

89. Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside A Broken Phonebooth with Money In My Hand (1996)

88. Blur - For Tomorrow (1993)

87. Blink 182 - All The Small Things (1999)

86. Placebo - Every You, Every Me (1999)

85. 2Pac - California Love (1996)

84. Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm (1994)

83. TISM - (He'll Never Be An) Old Man River (1995)

82. Faker - Hurricane (2005)

81. Ben Folds Five - Brick (1998)

80. Silverchair - The Greatest View (2002)

79. The Whitlams - Melbourne (1998)

78. Offspring - Self Esteem (1994)

77. REM - E-Bow The Letter (1996)

76. Metallica - Until It Sleeps (1996)

75. The Hives - Hate To Say I Told You So (2002)

74. Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger (2007)

73. MGMT - Electric Feel (2008)

72. The Living End - All Town Down (1999)

71. Kasabian - Shoot The Runner (2007)

70. TISM - Whatareya? (1998)

69. Custard - Apartment (1995)

68. Rancid - Time Bomb (1995)

67. Passion Pit - Take A Walk (2012)

66. Blink 182 - What's My Age Again (1999)

65. Garbage - Vow (1995)

64. You Am I - Purple Sneakers (1995)

63. Utah Saints - Something Good (1993)

62. Pavement - Cut Your Hair (1994)

61. Moloko - Sing It Back (1999)

60. Beastie Boys - Intergalactic (1998)

59. Max Sharam - Coma (1994)

58. James - Laid (1994)

57. Grinspoon - Just Ace (1998)

56. Green Day - Hitchin' A Ride (1997)

55. Blur - Parklife (1994)

54. White Town - Your Woman (1997)

53. The Strokes - Hard To Explain (2001)

52. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Gold Lion (2006)

51. Catatonia - Road Rage (1998)

50. Moloko - The Time Is Now (1999)

49. White Zombie - More Human Than Human (1995)

48. Tricky - Black Steel (1995)

47. The Caulfield's - Devil's Diary (1995)

46. Ash - Goldfinger (1996)

45. Franz Ferdinand - The Fallen (2005)

44. Green Day - Longview (1994)

43. Regurgitator - Blubber Boy (1995)

42. Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor (2005)

41. Korn - Got The Life (1998)

40. Tumbleweed - Hang Around (1995)

39. Alice In Chains - Rooster (1993)

38. Warren G and Nate Dogg - Regulate (1994)

37. The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army (2003)

36. Something With Numbers - Apple Of The Eye (Lay Me Down) (2006)

35. The Prodigy - Breathe (1996)

34. End Of Fashion - O Yeah (2005)

33. Stone Temple Pilots - Vaseline (1994)

32. REM - Man On The Moon (1993)

31. The Killers - Somebody Told Me (2004)

30. Regina Spektor - Fidelity (2006)

29. Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage (2003)

28. Pulp - Disco 2000 (1996)

27. Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You (1998)

26. Nada Surf - Popular (1996)

25. Skunk Anansie - I Can Dream (1995)

24. Beck - Loser (1994)

23. REM - What's The Frequency Kenneth? (1994)

22. Faith No More - Ashes To Ashes (1997)

21. Bloc Party - Helicopter (2005)

20. Rammstein - Stripped (1999)

19. Beck - Sexx Laws (1999)

18. New Order - Crystal (2001)

17. Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box (1993)

16. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out (2004)

15. You Am I - Berlin Chair (1994)

14. Portishead - Glorybox (1995)

13. Pulp - Common People (1995)

12. Alice In Chains - Grind (1995)

11. Beastie Boys - Sabotage (1994)

10. Faith No More - Evidence (1995)

9. Modest Mouse - Float On (1994)

8. The Whitlams - No Aphrodisiac (1997)

7. Urge Overkill - Sister Havana (1993)

6. TISM - Greg! The Stop Sign (1995)

5. The Strokes - Last Nite (2001)

4. Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings (1995)

3. Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (1998)

2. Oasis - Morning Glory (1995)

1. Suede - Animal Nitrate (1993)

Also considered (with varying degrees of seriousness)

Blind Melon - No Rain (1993)

Porno For Pyros - Pets (1993)

Radiohead - Creep (1993)

Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name (1993)

Sub Sub - Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use) (1993)

The Cruel Sea - The Honeymoon Is Over (1993)

The Shamen - Ebeneezer Goode (1993)

U2 - Numb (1993)

Francis Dunnery - American Life In The Summertime (1994)

Green Day - Basket Case (1994)

Ini Kamoze - Here Comes The Hotstepper (1994)

L7 - Andres (1994)

Live - I Alone (1994)

Nine Inch Nails - Closer (1994)

Nirvana - About A Girl (1994)

Offspring - Come Out And Play (1994)

Soundgarden - Spoonman (1994)

Tori Amos - Cornflake Girl (1994)

Everclear - Heroin Girl (1995)

Natalie Merchant - Carnival (1995)

Ash - Oh Yeah (1996)

Beck - Where It's At (1996)

Butthole Surfers - Pepper (1996)

Everclear - Santa Monica (1996)

Fun Loving Criminals - Scooby Snacks (1996)

The Prodigy - Firestarter (1996)

The Whitlams - I Make Hamburgers (1996)

Tori Amos - Professional Widow (1996)

Underworld - Born Slippy (NUXX) (1996)

Weezer - El Scorcho (1996)

Arkana - Future's Overrated (1997)

Blink 182 - Dammit (1997)

Blur - Song 2 (1997)

Everclear - Everything To Everyone (1997)

Grinspoon - DCX3 (1997)

Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People (1997)

Portishead - All Mine (1997)

Primus - Shake Hands With Beef (1997)

The Cardigans - Lovefool (1997)

The Tea Party - Temptation (1997)

Barenaked Ladies - One Week (1998)

Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta (1998)

Hole - Celebrity Skin (1998)

Marcy Playground - Sex And Candy (1998)

Massive Attack - Teardrop (1998)

Shimmer - Fuel (1998)

You Am I - Heavy Heart (1998)

Bob Marley vs Funkstar Deluxe - Sun Is Shining (1999)

Stone Temple Pilots - Sour Girl (2000)

U2 - Beautiful Day (2000)

Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At (2001)

The Strokes - New York City Cops (2001)

Weezer - Island In The Sun (2001)

Grinspoon - Lost Control (2002)

The Streets - Has It Come To This (2002)

Belle & Sebastien - Step Into My Office Baby (2003)

Chicks On Speed - We Don't Play Guitars (2003)

The Killers - Smile Like You Mean It (2004)

The White Stripes - Jolene (2004)

Babyshambles - Fuck Forever (2005)

Bloc Party - Two More Years (2005)

Martha Wainwright - Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole (2005)

The Saboteurs - Steady As She Goes (2005)

Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down (2006)

Lily Allen - LDN (2006)

Lily Allen - Smile (2006)

Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm (2007)

Klaxons - Golden Skans (2007)

MIA - Paper Planes (2007)

The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007)

Lily Allen - The Fear (2008)

MGMT - Time To Pretend (2008)

Deadma5 and Rob Swire - Ghosts 'n Stuff (2009)

Kasabian - Fire (2009)

Kasabian - Underdog (2009)

Lily Allen - Not Fair (2009)

Ou Est Le Swimming Pool - Dance The Way I Feel (2010)

Miike Snow - Paddling Out (2012)