Triple J Hottest 100, 2003

The 2003 Triple J Hottest 100, announced on 25 January 2004, was the eleventh such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. As in previous years, a CD featuring 40 (not necessarily the top 40) songs was released. A DVD, containing film clips of songs from the Hottest 100 was also released. A countdown of the videos of each song was shown on the ABC music series Rage in March.

Full list
Note: Australian artists

47 of the 100 tracks were by Australian artists, marked with a green background

Trivia
Powderfinger were the first band ever to get three songs in the top 10. Frenzal Rhomb holds the record of having the shortest song on a Hottest 100 ever, with "Russell Crowe's Band" at 1:12.

Artists with multiple entries
The following individuals or groups had more than one entry in the Hottest 100:

Five entries Three entries Two entries
 * White Stripes (3, 14, 89, 93, 94)
 * Powderfinger (4, 7, 10, 76, 77)
 * The Cat Empire (6, 37, 100)
 * Jack Johnson (17, 24, 40)
 * Placebo (30, 72, 95)
 * Muse (31, 42, 69)
 * Jet (1, 19)
 * The John Butler Trio (8, 51)
 * Hilltop Hoods (9, 44)
 * Something for Kate (11, 62)
 * The Waifs (12, 50)
 * The Dandy Warhols (13, 32)
 * Butterfingers (15, 38)
 * Little Birdy (16, 25)
 * Ben Harper (18, 29)
 * Pete Murray (20, 86)
 * Epicure (21, 73)
 * The Living End (23, 66)
 * Ben Folds (One with The Bens) (27, 52)
 * Electric Six (28, 33)
 * Michael Franti and Spearhead (34, 47)
 * Magic Dirt (35, 60)
 * The Beautiful Girls (41, 62)
 * The Strokes (43, 83)
 * A Perfect Circle (45, 70)
 * Radiohead (48, 49)
 * Missy Elliott (57, 85)
 * AFI (58, 71)
 * Cody ChesnuTT (One solo and one with The Roots) (74, 75)

Top 10 Albums of 2003
Bold indicates winner of the Hottest 100.

DVD release


The Hottest 100 DVD was the second such DVD, after the 2002 release.


 * 1) Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl
 * 2) Jane's Addiction – Just Because
 * 3) The Dandy Warhols – We Used To Be Friends
 * 4) Something for Kate – Déjà Vu (Radio Edit)
 * 5) Cody ChesnuTT – Look Good in Leather
 * 6) Little Birdy – Baby Blue
 * 7) The Sleepy Jackson – Vampire Racecourse
 * 8) The Herd – 77%
 * 9) The John Butler Trio – Zebra
 * 10) Placebo – The Bitter End
 * 11) Radiohead – There There
 * 12) Basement Jaxx – Good Luck (featuring Lisa Kekaula)
 * 13) Electric Six – Gay Bar
 * 14) The Waifs – Lighthouse
 * 15) Magic Dirt – Plastic Loveless Letter
 * 16) AFI – The Leaving Song Pt. II
 * 17) Pete Murray – Feeler
 * 18) The Mars Volta – Inertiatic ESP (Album Version)
 * 19) The Living End – Who's Gonna Save Us
 * 20) The Cat Empire – Hello
 * 21) Chicks on Speed (featuring Peaches) – We Don't Play Guitars
 * 22) Ben Harper – Diamonds On the Inside
 * 23) Butterfingers – I Love Work
 * 24) Missy Higgins – Greed For Your Love
 * 25) Chemical Brothers – The Golden Path
 * 26) Offcutts – Break It Down, James Brown
 * 27) Machine Gun Fellatio – Voices in My Head
 * 28) NOFX – Franco Un-American
 * 29) The Butterfly Effect – One Second of Insanity
 * 30) Michael Franti and Spearhead – Everyone Deserves Music
 * 31) Belle and Sebastian – Step into My Office, Baby
 * 32) Junior Senior – Move Your Feet (Radio Edit)
 * 33) Missy Elliott – Pass That Dutch
 * 34) Powderfinger – (Baby I've Got You) On My Mind