The 1989 Triple J Hottest 100 was the first yearly poll of the most popular songs, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. From 1989 to 1991, listeners could vote for songs released in any year.
| Note: Australian artists |
| Song[1] | Artist | Country of Origin | Year of release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1980 | |||
| 2 | Australia | 1985 | |||
| 3 | Uncertain Smile | United Kingdom | 1983 | ||
| 4 | United Kingdom | 1980 | |||
| 5 | United Kingdom | 1983 | |||
| 6 | United States | 1980 | |||
| 7 | United Kingdom | 1984 | |||
| 8 | Talking to a Stranger | Hunters & Collectors | Australia | 1982 | |
| 9 | Iceland | 1987 | |||
| 10 | United Kingdom | 1980 | |||
| 11 | Australia | 1983 | |||
| 12 | Australia | 1979 | |||
| 13 | The Smiths | United Kingdom | 1983 | ||
| 14 | United States | 1978 | |||
| 15 | United Kingdom | 1983 | |||
| 16 | United Kingdom | 1977 | |||
| 17 | United Kingdom | 1976 | |||
| 18 | United Kingdom | 1979 | |||
| 19 | The Cure | United Kingdom | 1981 | ||
| 20 | United Kingdom | 1988 | |||
| 21 | United States | 1967 | |||
| 22 | United States | 1987 | |||
| 23 | Aloha Steve And Danno | Australia | 1978 | ||
| 24 | United Kingdom | 1988 | |||
| 25 | Average Inadequacy | Australia | 1981 | ||
| 26 | United Kingdom | 1978 | |||
| 27 | The Smiths | United Kingdom | 1986 | ||
| 28 | Australia | 1978 | |||
| 29 | The Cure | United Kingdom | 1979 | ||
| 30 | United Kingdom | 1971 | |||
| 31 | United Kingdom | 1971 | |||
| 32 | United States | 1977 | |||
| 33 | United Kingdom | 1975 | |||
| 34 | United States | 1986 | |||
| 35 | United Kingdom | 1985 | |||
| 36 | United Kingdom | 1981 | |||
| 37 | Prince | United States | 1987 | ||
| 38 | Billy Bragg | United Kingdom | 1986 | ||
| 39 | United Kingdom | 1977 | |||
| 40 | United States | 1971 | |||
| 41 | Ireland | 1987 | |||
| 42 | Australia | 1981 | |||
| 43 | United Kingdom | 1978 | |||
| 44 | United Kingdom | 1979 | |||
| 45 | R.E.M. | United States | 1987 | ||
| 46 | United States | 1982 | |||
| 47 | United States | 1977 | |||
| 48 | Ireland | 1988 | |||
| 49 | United States | 1968 | |||
| 50 | The Doors | United States | 1967 | ||
| 51 | The Saints | Australia | 1976 | ||
| 52 | United States | 1988 | |||
| 53 | Sex Pistols | United Kingdom | 1977 | ||
| 54 | United Kingdom | 1983 | |||
| 55 | United States | 1977 | |||
| 56 | Australia | 1981 | |||
| 57 | Wedding Cake Island | Australia | 1980 | ||
| 58 | Elvis Costello | United Kingdom | 1986 | ||
| 59 | Art of Noise | United Kingdom | 1983 | ||
| 60 | United Kingdom/Japan | 1983 | |||
| 61 | Sweden | 1988 | |||
| 62 | United States | 1982 | |||
| 63 | United Kingdom | 1968 | |||
| 64 | The Smiths | United Kingdom | 1986 | ||
| 65 | Sex Pistols | United Kingdom | 1977 | ||
| 66 | The Cure | United Kingdom | 1985 | ||
| 67 | New Order | United Kingdom | 1986 | ||
| 68 | Australia | 1986 | |||
| 69 | United Kingdom | 1967 | |||
| 70 | Australia | 1988 | |||
| 71 | Elvis Costello | United Kingdom | 1978 | ||
| 72 | The Go-Betweens | Australia | 1984 | ||
| 73 | Elvis Costello | United Kingdom | 1977 | ||
| 74 | Germany | 1985 | |||
| 75 | The Jam | United Kingdom | 1980 | ||
| 76 | United States | 1970 | |||
| 77 | United States | 1972 | |||
| 78 | Ghost Ships | The Saints | Australia | 1984 | |
| 79 | Australia | 1987 | |||
| 80 | Blue Bell Knoll | United Kingdom | 1988 | ||
| 81 | United Kingdom | 1979 | |||
| 82 | United Kingdom | 1981 | |||
| 83 | Betty's Worry or the Slab | Hunters & Collectors | Australia | 1984 | |
| 84 | Talking Heads | United States | 1983 | ||
| 85 | United States | 1982 | |||
| 86 | The Doors | United States | 1971 | ||
| 87 | The Jam | United Kingdom | 1978 | ||
| 88 | Midnight Oil | Australia | 1982 | ||
| 89 | The Go-Betweens | Australia | 1987 | ||
| 90 | Australia | 1971 | |||
| 91 | United States | 1969 | |||
| 92 | Aretha Franklin | United States | 1968 | ||
| 93 | Slave Girl | Australia | 1984 | ||
| 94 | United States | 1978 | |||
| 95 | Australia | 1978 | |||
| 96 | United States | 1981 | |||
| 97 | Hunters & Collectors | Australia | 1986 | ||
| 98 | Australia | 1985 | |||
| 99 | The Cicada That Ate Five Dock | Australia | 1980 | ||
| 100 | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | Australia | 1988 |
| Artist | Tracks | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Hunters & Collectors | 2, 8, 83, 97 |
| The Smiths | 7, 13, 27, 64 | |
| The Cure | 10, 19, 29, 66 | |
| Elvis Costello | 16, 58, 71, 73 | |
| 3 | Peter Hook | 1, 5, 67 |
| Stephen Morris | 1, 5, 67 | |
| Bernard Sumner | 1, 5, 67 | |
| The Jam | 4, 75, 87 | |
| The Go-Betweens | 11, 72, 89 | |
| Nick Cave | 12, 70, 100 | |
| Sex Pistols | 17, 53, 63 | |
| The Saints | 28, 51, 78 | |
| The Doors | 40, 50, 86 | |
| 2 | New Order | 5, 67 |
| Billy Bragg | 20, 38 | |
| Aretha Franklin | 21, 92 | |
| R.E.M. | 22, 45 | |
| Art of Noise | 24, 59 | |
| Talking Heads | 32, 84 | |
| Prince | 34, 37 | |
| Midnight Oil | 57, 88 | |
| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | 70, 100 |