Re: the 1989 hot 100 as voted by JJJ listeners

[scottg@clover.ico.isc.com (Scott Garelick)]

In article <1877@basser.oz> you write:
>Really-From: gregr@basser.oz (Greg Ryan)
>
>Some background...
>
>2JJJ-FM is a government run (ABC which is akin to the BBC) station 
>broadcasting in Sydney and about to go national in Australia.
>They are probably the most progressive station in Sydney, if not
>the whole of Australia.  Recently they held a listeners poll, requesting
>people to send in a list of their top 10 songs of all time.
>
>This list was collated (one "vote" per appearance in a top 10) and
>from this they compiled the Hot 100, which they broadcast on Sunday
>March 5 of this year.
>
>Only two of my top 10 made the list and I was pleasantly surprised by
>much of the list, particularly the Australian content.  I guess being
>an original listener of this station since their inception fourteen
>years ago I should expect that my tastes don't quite fit the JJJ
>"mainstream".  As far as I can tell most of my contemporaries have
>switched to "Greatest memories, latest hits" or staight top 40
>stations.
>
>Needless to say, the list is interesting and the taste of Triple J
>listeners is impeccable.  I posted this just for the general interest
>of this newsgroup.  Apparently some 8,536 songs were included in the
>combined lists, so the hot 100 is reasonably representative.
>
>To get you to read to the end of this article and to maintain some
>suspense the following are presented in reverse order of popularity
>
>100	The mercy seat				Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
>99	Cicada that ate Five Dock		Outline
>98	Man overboard				Do Re Mi
>97	Say goodbye				Hunters and Collectors
>96	Oh Superman				Laurie Anderson
>95	Khe Sahn				Cold Chisel
>94	Heart of glass				Blondie
>93	Slave girl				Lime Spiders
>92	I say a little prayer			Aretha Franklin
>91	Suspicious minds			Elvis Presley
>90	Eagle rock				Daddy Cool
>89	Bye bye pride				Go Betweens
>88	Power and the passion			Midnight Oil
>87	Down in the tube station at midnight	The Jam
>86	Riders on the storm			The Doors
>85	The message				Grandmaster Flash
>84	Burning down the house			Talking Heads
>83	The slab				Hunters and Collectors
>82	Golden brown				The Stranglers
>81	Making plans for Nigel			XTC
>80	Blue bell knoll				Cocteau Twins
>79	My island home				Warumpi Band
>78	Ghost ships				The Saints
>77	Walk on the wild side			Lou Reed
>76	Layla					Derek and the Dominos
>75	Going underground			The Jam
>74	Duel					Propaganda
>73	Watching the detectives			Elvis Costello
>72	Bachelor kisses				Go Betweens
>71	Pump it up				Elvis Costello
>70	Deanna					Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
>69	A day in the life			The Beatles
>68	Wide open road				The Triffids
>67	Bizzare love triangle			New Order
>66	Close to me				The Cure
>65	Pretty vacant				Sex Pistols
>64	There is a light...			The Smiths
>63	Sympathy for the devil			The Rolling Stones
>62	Sexual healing				Marvin Gaye
>61	Buffalo stance				Neneh Cherry
>60	Forbidden colours			Ryiuchi Sakamoto & David Sylvian
>59	Moments in love				Art of Noise
>58	I want you				Elvis Costello
>57	Wedding Cake Island			Midnight Oil
>56	Alone with you				Sunnyboys
>55	Marquee moon				Television
>54	The cutter				Echo and the Bunnymen
>53	God save the queen			Sex Pistols
>52	Teardrops				Womack and Womack
>51	(I'm) Stranded				The Saints
>50	The end					The Doors
>49	All along the watchtower		Jimi Hendrix
>48	Orinoco flow				Enya
>47	Lust for life				Iggy Pop
>46	Blister in the sun			Violent Femmes
>45	The one I love				R.E.M.
>44	Smash it up				The Damned
>43	Wuthering heights			Kate Bush
>42	Unguarded moment			The Church
>41	Troy					Sinead O'Connor
>40	L.A. woman				The Doors
>39	Heroes					David Bowie
>38	Greetings to the new brunette		Billy Bragg
>37	Sign 'o' the times			Prince
>36	Love song				Simple Minds
>35	She sells sanctuary			The Cult
>34	Kiss					Prince
>33	Wish you were here			Pink Floyd
>32	Psycho killer				Talking Heads
>31	Imagine					John Lennon
>30	Stairway to Heaven			Led Zeppelin
>29	Boys don't cry				The Cure
>28	Know your product			The Saints
>27	Bigmouth strikes again			The Smiths
>26	Another girl, another planet		The Only Ones
>25	Average inadequacy			Machinations
>24	Kiss					Art of Noise and Tom Jones
>23	Aloha Steve and Danno			Radio Birdman
>22	It's the end of the world as we know it	R.E.M
>21	Respect					Aretha Franklin
>20	Waiting for the great leap forwards	Billy Bragg
>19	Primary					The Cure
>18	London calling				The Clash
>17	Anarchy in the U.K.			Sex Pistols
>16	Alison					Elvis Costello
>15	Song to the siren			This Mortal Coil
>14	Rock lobster				B52's
>13	This charming man			The Smiths
>12	Shivers					Boys Next Door
>11	Cattle and cane				Go Betweens
>10	A forest				The Cure
>9	Birthday				The Sugarcubes
>8	Talking to a stranger			Hunters and Collectors
>7	How soon is now?			The Smiths
>6	Holiday in Cambodia			Dead Kennedys
>5	Blue Monday				New Order
>4	That's entertainment			The Jam
>3	Uncertain Smile				The The
>2	Throw your arms around me		Hunters and Collectors
>1	Love will tear us apart			Joy Division