Triple J Hottest 100, 1990
Full list
| # | Song | Artist | Country of Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love Will Tear Us Apart | Joy Division | England |
| 2 | Throw Your Arms Around Me | Hunters & Collectors | Australia |
| 3 | How Soon Is Now? | The Smiths | England |
| 4 | Uncertain Smile | The The | England |
| 5 | Blue Monday | New Order | England |
| 6 | Fool's Gold | The Stone Roses | England |
| 7 | This Charming Man | The Smiths | England |
| 8 | Rock Lobster | The B-52's | United States |
| 9 | It's The End Of The World | R.E.M. | United States |
| 10 | That's Entertainment | The Jam | England |
| 11 | A Forest | The Cure | England |
| 12 | Holiday in Cambodia | Dead Kennedys | United States |
| 13 | Troy | Sinéad O'Connor | Ireland |
| 14 | Under the Milky Way | The Church | Australia |
| 15 | Shivers | Boys Next Door | Australia |
| 16 | Birthday | The Sugarcubes | Iceland |
| 17 | Wuthering Heights | Kate Bush | England |
| 18 | Debaser | Pixies | United States |
| 19 | Primary | The Cure | England |
| 20 | Anarchy in the U.K. | Sex Pistols | England |
| 21 | Bizarre Love Triangle | New Order | England |
| 22 | She Sells Sanctuary | The Cult | England |
| 23 | Boys Don't Cry | The Cure | England |
| 24 | Ride On Time | Black Box | Italy |
| 25 | Just Like Heaven | The Cure | England |
| 26 | The Slab | Hunters & Collectors | Australia |
| 27 | Cattle And Cane | The Go-Betweens | Australia |
| 28 | London Calling | The Clash | England |
| 29 | Fight the Power | Public Enemy | United States |
| 30 | Another Girl, Another Planet | The Only Ones | England |
| 31 | Song to the Siren | This Mortal Coil | England |
| 32 | Talking to a Stranger | Hunters & Collectors | Australia |
| 33 | Fuck tha Police | N.W.A. | United States |
| 34 | Monkey Gone to Heaven | Pixies | United States |
| 35 | Wish You Were Here | Pink Floyd | England |
| 36 | Buffalo Stance | Neneh Cherry | Sweden |
| 37 | Sign “☮” the Times | Prince | United States |
| 38 | Tainted Love | Soft Cell | England |
| 39 | Kiss | Prince | United States |
| 40 | Back to Life | Soul II Soul | England |
| 41 | Blister In The Sun | Violent Femmes | United States |
| 42 | Respect | Aretha Franklin | United States |
| 43 | Lullaby | The Cure | England |
| 44 | There Is a Light That Never Goes Out | The Smiths | England |
| 45 | Info Freako | Jesus Jones | London |
| 46 | The One I Love | R.E.M. | United States |
| 47 | Everybody Moves | Died Pretty | Australia |
| 48 | Dancing Queen | ABBA | Sweden |
| 49 | Wide Open Road | The Triffids | Australia |
| 50 | Heroes | David Bowie | England |
| 51 | She Bangs The Drums | The Stone Roses | England |
| 52 | The End | The Doors | United States |
| 53 | Bigmouth Strikes Again | The Smiths | England |
| 54 | Aloha Steve and Danno | Radio Birdman | Australia |
| 55 | Here Comes Your Man | Pixies | United States |
| 56 | Can't Be Sure | The Sundays | England |
| 57 | The Unguarded Moment | The Church | Australia |
| 58 | Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards | Billy Bragg | England |
| 59 | Greetings to the New Brunette | Billy Bragg | England |
| 60 | Deanna | Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds | Australia |
| 61 | Stairway to Heaven | Led Zeppelin | England |
| 62 | L.A. Woman | The Doors | United States |
| 63 | Alison | Elvis Costello | England |
| 64 | Love Song | Simple Minds | Scotland |
| 65 | Temptation | New Order | England |
| 66 | Imagine | John Lennon | England |
| 67 | The Lovecats | The Cure | England |
| 68 | True Faith | New Order | England |
| 69 | Nothing Compares 2 U | Sinéad O'Connor | Ireland |
| 70 | Wise Up! Sucker | Pop Will Eat Itself | England |
| 71 | Say Goodbye | Hunters & Collectors | Australia |
| 72 | In Between Days | The Cure | England |
| 73 | I Want You | Elvis Costello | England |
| 74 | Freak Scene | Dinosaur Jr | United States |
| 75 | Forbidden Colours | Sakamoto And Sylvian | Japan and England |
| 76 | God Is a Bullet | Concrete Blonde | United States |
| 77 | Sympathy for the Devil | The Rolling Stones | England |
| 78 | Fall On Me | R.E.M. | United States |
| 79 | Once In A Lifetime | Talking Heads | United States |
| 80 | Into the Groove | Madonna | United States |
| 81 | Street Tuff | Double Trouble And Rebel MC | England |
| 82 | Levi Stubbs Tears | Billy Bragg | England |
| 83 | All Along the Watchtower | Jimi Hendrix | United States |
| 84 | Atmosphere | Joy Division | England |
| 85 | Bye Bye Pride | The Go-Betweens | Australia |
| 86 | Eternally Yours | Laughing Clowns | Australia |
| 87 | Add It Up | Violent Femmes | United States |
| 88 | Love Shack | The B-52's | United States |
| 89 | Teen Age Riot | Sonic Youth | United States |
| 90 | Sexual Healing | Marvin Gaye | United States |
| 91 | Say No Go | De La Soul | United States |
| 92 | Reptile | The Church | Australia |
| 93 | Trust | Tall Tales And True | Australia |
| 94 | This Is the Day | The The | England |
| 95 | Comfortably Numb | Pink Floyd | England |
| 96 | Happy Birthday | Concrete Blonde | United States |
| 97 | Roam | The B-52's | United States |
| 98 | Walk On The Wild Side | Lou Reed | United States |
| 99 | Orange Crush | R.E.M. | United States |
| 100 | Just Can't Get Enough | Depeche Mode | England |
16 of the 100 tracks are by Australian artists (marked with a green background).