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The Hottest 100 - a very modern shared experience

13 July 2009 | 15:20 - By Jacquie Riddell

The country was one over the weekend, brought together by a music countdown. And who isn't dying to share their feelings about music, such a powerful, primal form of expression?

How good was the Triple J Hottest 100 of all time?

I was glued to the radio/web/Facebook/Twitter/linked-in/sms (a modern day media experience is all of those things), immersed in the joy of a shared and emotional experience.

The country was one over the weekend, brought together by a music countdown. And who isn't dying to share their feelings about music, such a powerful, primal form of expression? I have bored many a dinner guest reminiscing about that special night in the early 90s when I witnessed Nirvana blow the room away.

Despite working on and helping to create the Hottest 100 twenty years ago, I think it is still a fresh idea. Made even fresher by the ability to so easily tweet your feelings to your mates.

The Hottest 100 has started a frenzy of "personal countdowns" amongst my friends - shared over dinner, over YouTube or over Facebook.

My boss, Shaun, and I have been discussing whether those big, shared media moments - the nation stopping ones, like the 6pm news bulletin used to be - will be part of our media future.

I think they will, as the Hottest 100 shows.

They are now fuelled by audience networks, a new mix of media all-a-jumble, shared between peers rather than just broadcast.

For the record, I am still working on my hundred favourite songs of all time. But the list will probably include Parliament "Flashlight", Laughing Clowns "Eternally Yours", Radiohead "Karma Police",  Metallica "Enter Sandman", Dinosaur Junior "Start Choppin"... What the hell, I could be here all day. I'll put my playlist together for the next post.

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16 Jul 2009 10:59 AEST

Jacquie

From: Artarmon

Ladies

Ah LK, jumping on the "where are all the ladies" bandwagon. Sure, ladies rock too. But this is a dipstick into the rock preferences of Triple J listeners, as shaped and defined by what Triple J/Double J has fed the nation for the past 20 or so years. So it was always going to be a lot of bloke rock. And a bit of bloke rock is a good thing, regardless.

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15 Jul 2009 17:49 AEST

LK

From: Lane Cove

Where are all the ladies at?

I'm slightly dissappointed at how little female talent appeared in the hottest 100 of all time. So for that reason my hottest 100 would have to include some Blondie, Cat Power, Fiona Apple, PJ Harvey, Sia, Billie Holiday, Bridezilla, Lisa Mitchell, Florence and the Machine, Joan Jett and Emiliana Torrini, as well as many other fantastic ladies who were seemingly forgotten.

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15 Jul 2009 10:07 AEST

Sam

From: Mona Vale

is it just me or...

...did all the best songs happen years ago?! Maybe I'm a short sighted old man, but I can't imagine Pussycat Dolls, Flo Rida & Lady Gaga appearing alongside Nirvana, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Crowded House, Radiohead in future countdowns - although Lily Allen may get a jersey.

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14 Jul 2009 13:57 AEST

Jacquie

From: Artarmon

You are right - but where do we stop

Oh yes LB. A by product of asserting your favourites is then you remember others of course - but what about, I forgot, etc. What about "Hoover Dam" Bob Mould, "Wonderwall" Oasis, "Sounds like Honey" Jesus and Mary Chain. I'm stuck in the 90s!!

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13 Jul 2009 16:05 AEST

LB

From: Lane Cove

Don't forget The Pixies

Add some Pixies in there, go on, you know you want to. "Here Comes Your Man" is a great one, and a great film clip too. Or "Monkey Gone To Heaven", whatever, I'm not fussy.

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Jacquie Riddell

has over 20 years experience in senior roles in media. She has managed television and radio stations, created new programs and digital initiatives, and developed famous marketing initiatives. When not changing the media landscape with new ideas, she can be found frolicking at the beach or struggling with padmasana on a tatty old yoga mat.

 
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