Sydney band Bluejuice claimed what is becoming the increasingly cherished-as-a-consolation-prize number 101 spot in the 2009 triple j Hottest 100, with their single “(Ain’t) Telling The Truth”.

They also featured in the actual Hottest 100 countdown, with their track “Broken Leg” reaching number five.

You can hear both these tracks, plus others, on Bluejuice’s MySpace page.

Update: a list of the songs that ranked between numbers 101 and 200 in this year’s top “100″ poll.

Wow, that was quick, or seemed so, voting in the triple j hottest 100 of all time closes this Sunday, 28 June.

Voting in the much anticipated (if search engine queries into disassociated are anything to go by) triple j Hottest 100 Of All Time (2009) gets underway in a few weeks time, on Monday 1 June.

Unlike the annual Hottest 100 countdowns which are usually broadcast in their entirety each Australia Day, the all time countdown looks like it will be staggered, as it starts on Tuesday 7 July and culminates on Sunday 12 July.

In the meantime let’s get the grunge revival really kicking, and vote in Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” at number one. :)

(Thanks Coffee Girl)

Writing a Triple J Hottest 100 number one song: while your mileage may vary with some tips, making the title more memorable by including it in the chorus is definitely a recipe for success; since 1989 13 songs that do so have reached the top spot:

Songwriters love featuring the song title in the chorus hook, as it makes the song much easier to remember. Simply reading the title in print brings the song to mind, which translates to a stronger response from voters. The Cranberries’ Zombie features a chorus of nothing more than the song’s title being yelped by singer Dolores O’Riordan, Bernard Fanning’s Wish You Well is more polite, ending the chorus with the song title in a manner that almost insists that the listener sing along. In fact, no less than thirteen previous Hottest 100 winners sung the title in the chorus, ranging from the subtle (Powderfinger – My Happiness and Alex Lloyd – Amazing) to the sledgehammer (Dennis Leary – Asshole). Even the dark horses of 2006, Augie March, open the chorus of One Crowded Hour with the title lyric.

During the Australia Day countdown of the Hottest 100 of 2008, Triple J’s music director Richard Kingsmill announced the next Hottest 100 Of All Time poll will take place in July.

Unlike annual Hottest 100 countdowns, where only music released during the current year can be voted for, the field will be wide open for the “all time” 100. The last such countdown was in 1998, and saw Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” top the poll.

As Kingsmill said however, “there’s been a bit of a chance in the landscape”, as you’d expect after almost 11 years, so it will be interesting to see the all time choices of Triple J listeners this time around.

In time honoured Australia Day tradition, the Triple J Hottest 100 Countdown gets under way this morning, Australia wide, from 10am EDT.

If you’re in Sydney and want to make a day of it, head along to Parramatta Park, where the Triple J crew will broadcasting the show, or simply throw your own Hottest 100 party.

Also follow the action on Twitter via @JJJhottest100 or with the tags #hottest100 and #triplej.

Update: Dukes of Windsor – It’s a War, came in at number 100… anyone know what was at number 101?!

Update #2: Kings of Leon “Sex on Fire” takes out the number one spot for 2008! I’ll post a link to the full Hottest 100 listing as soon it becomes available.

Update #3: full list of the Hottest 100 for 2008 (minus the popup box).

Voting has opened for this year’s Triple J Hottest 100, regarded as “one of the largest public music polls in the world”.

The countdown of 2008′s top songs, as voted by Triple J listeners takes place, as usual, on Australia Day Monday 26 January 2009. It’s a cool sort of way to spend what is considered the (very) end of the summer holiday period in Australia.

Update: updated Hottest 100 info here.

This week’s trivia item, picked up while listening to last week’s streamed 2008 show on Triple J.

Kate Nash’s song “Foundations” was awarded perhaps one of the countdown’s more notorious gongs, being ranked at number 101 in Triple J’s annual poll of their listeners’ favourite , er, 100 songs for 2007.

Personally I think the song deserved better.

… or rather the number one song in this year’s Hottest 100 was “Knights of Cydonia” by Muse. I’d gone for either Silverchair or the John Butler Trio. Oh well.

It’s a disassociated tradition of sorts to lock the doors, dim the lights, twist the volume dial to TEN, and while the day away listening to the best tracks of the previous year, as voted by Triple J listeners.

The fact that Australia Day proper falls on a Saturday (with the holiday being marked this Monday, drinks tomorrow night then, anyone?) escaped my attention this year, and sadly I have scheduled a load of “domestic” stuff (some of it well overdue according to MySweetHeartTheFlirt) which will see me ducking in and out all day.

I hope they’re recording for later streaming… the Hottest 100 of 2007, that is. :)