This is how it panned out in the end. Smells like Nirvana was expected, but I was still annoyed, it's by far not the best Nirvana song put together - but it is the anthem for a whole generation. The rest of the countdown was very good though, a whole weekend of great music. A few surprises, but most of it was about expected.
The results would vary dramatically depending on which radio station was doing it, but for me, and most of my generation (90's child), this was pretty definative.
Hottest 100 Of All Time 2009
* 1.
* Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
* 2.
* Rage Against the Machine - Killing In The Name
* 3.
* Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
* 4.
* Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
* 5.
* Radiohead - Paranoid Android
* 6.
* Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
* 7.
* Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye
* 8.
* Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge
* 9.
* Foo Fighters - Everlong
* 10.
* Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
* 11.
* John Lennon - Imagine
* 12.
* Oasis - Wonderwall
* 13.
* Radiohead - Creep
* 14.
* The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
* 15.
* Radiohead - Karma Police
* 16.
* Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
* 17.
* Hilltop Hoods - The Nosebleed Section
* 18.
* Muse - Knights Of Cydonia
* 19.
* Metallica - One
* 20.
* White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
* 21.
* Powderfinger - These Days
* 22.
* Massive Attack - Teardrop
* 23.
* Hunters Collectors - Throw Your Arms Around Me
* 24.
* The Beatles - A Day in the Life
* 25.
* Pearl Jam - Alive
* 26.
* Michael Jackson - Thriller
* 27.
* Powderfinger - My Happiness
* 28.
* Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
* 29.
* Pixies - Where Is My Mind?
* 30.
* Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
* 31.
* Metallica - Enter Sandman
* 32.
* New Order - Blue Monday
* 33.
* Silverchair - Tomorrow
* 34.
* The Living End - Prisoner Of Society
* 35.
* Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
* 36.
* Nick Cave The Bad Seeds - Into My Arms
* 37.
* Tool - Stinkfist
* 38.
* The Killers - Mr Brightside
* 39.
* Pearl Jam - Better Man
* 40.
* Nirvana - Come As You Are
* 41.
* Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
* 42.
* Bloc Party - Banquet
* 43.
* The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
* 44.
* The Beatles - Hey Jude
* 45.
* Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows
* 46.
* Faith No More - Epic
* 47.
* John Butler Trio - Betterman
* 48.
* Beastie Boys - Sabotage
* 49.
* Guns 'N Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
* 50.
* Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
* 51.
* Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings
* 52.
* You Am I - Berlin Chair
* 53.
* Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
* 54.
* The Cure - Close To Me
* 55.
* Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone
* 56.
* Jeff Buckley - Lover, You Should Have Come Over
* 57.
* Tool - Forty Six 2
* 58.
* Daft Punk - Around The World
* 59.
* Augie March - One Crowded Hour
* 60.
* Johnny Cash - Hurt
* 61.
* Blur - Song 2
* 62.
* Nine Inch Nails - Closer
* 63.
* AC/DC - Thunderstruck
* 64.
* Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun
* 65.
* Underworld - Born Slippy
* 66.
* Elton John - Tiny Dancer
* 67.
* Ben Folds Five - Brick
* 68.
* Blink 182 - Dammit
* 69.
* Jeff Buckley - Grace
* 70.
* The Prodigy - Breathe
* 71.
* The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
* 72.
* The Shins - New Slang
* 73.
* The Clash - London Calling
* 74.
* Nirvana - Lithium
* 75.
* Green Day - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
* 76.
* The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
* 77.
* Gotye - Hearts A Mess
* 78.
* Smashing Pumpkins - Today
* 79.
* David Bowie - Life on Mars
* 80.
* The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black
* 81.
* Pulp - Common People
* 82.
* System Of A Down - Chop Suey!
* 83.
* Placebo - Every You Every Me
* 84.
* Bob Marley The Wailers - No Woman, No Cry
* 85.
* The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You
* 86.
* The Beatles - Come Together
* 87.
* Coldplay - Yellow
* 88.
* The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
* 89.
* Rage Against the Machine - Bulls On Parade
* 90.
* Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire
* 91.
* AC/DC - Back In Black
* 92.
* Bon Iver - Skinny Love
* 93.
* Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
* 94.
* Modest Mouse - Float On
* 95.
* Stevie Wonder - Superstition
* 96.
* Daft Punk - One More Time
* 97.
* Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
* 98.
* Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
* 99.
* TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me