The 2002 Triple J Hottest 100, announced on 26 January 2003, was the tenth of such countdowns 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 39 (not necessarily the top 39) songs was released. For the first time, a DVD, containing film clips of songs from the Hottest 100 was also released. This was also the last time that phone voting was allowed; in the 2003 poll, only internet voting was permitted. SMS voting was removed for the 2003 poll but was reinstated in the 2004 event
When the announcers got to the number one track, they announced that rapper Nelly's song "Hot in Herre" had won the Hottest 100, after playing half of the song, they declared that it had been a joke, broke the CD on air, and began playing Queens of the Stone Age's "No One Knows".
The band Salmon Hater came in at number 26 with their song "6.66" after Triple J morning show hosts Adam Spencer and Wil Anderson made an effort to rig the event, telling listeners to vote for the otherwise unlikely candidate.[1]
Following his appearance on "No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age, Dave Grohl is the first artist to have won both an annual Hottest 100, as well as an "Of All Time" countdown (Grohl previously won the 1991 and 1998 Of All Time countdowns with his appearance on "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana)
The double CD titled triple j – Hottest 100: Vol 10 Various Artists was released 3 March 2003. It is a compilation of 39 songs that made it into the Hottest 100.[2]
Disc 1
Queens of the Stone Age – "No One Knows" (#1)
Grinspoon – "Chemical Heart" (#2)
Foo Fighters – "All My Life" (#13)
The Waifs – "London Still" (#3)
Machine Gun Fellatio – "Pussy Town (Original Album Version)" (#9)
1200 Techniques – "Karma" (#4)
The Vines – "Get Free" (#5)
The Drugs – "The Bold and the Beautiful" (#39)
Antiskeptic – "Called" (#92)
N*E*R*D – "Rock Star (Jason Nevins Remix Edit)" (#46)
Bodyjar – "One in a Million" (#31)
george – "Release" (#32)
Badly Drawn Boy – "Something to Talk About" (#78)
The Streets – "Don't Mug Yourself" (#42)
Wilcannia Mob – "Down River" (#51)
The Hives – Hate to Say I Told You So" (#33)
Darren Hanlon – "Punk's Not Dead" (#45)
Coldplay – "In My Place" (#39)
The Fergusons – "Everything's Gone Bad" (#88)
Disc 2
Basement Jaxx – "Get Me Off" (#53)
Silverchair – "The Greatest View" (#10)
Rocket Science – "Being Followed" (#91)
Jurassic 5 – "What's Golden" (#49)
Elvis Presley vs. JXL – "A Little Less Conversation" (#60)
Salmon Hater – "6.66" (#26)
Waikiki – "Here Comes September" (#36)
Motor Ace – "Carry On" (#29)
John Butler Trio – "Home Is Where the Heart Is" (#36)
Ms Dynamite – "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" (#75)
Ben Lee – "Something Borrowed, Something Blue" (#22)
28 Days – "What's The Deal?" (#41)
The Living End – "One Said to the Other" (#52)
Sonic Animation – "I'm A DJ (Original)" (#74)
Machine Translations – "She Wears a Mask" (#95)
Groove Armada – "Purple Haze (Edit)" (#89)
Cartman – "Shock (Living Without You)" (#98)
The Whitlams – "Fall for You (Perky Mix)" (#40)
Weezer – "Keep Fishin'" (#24)
Pacifier – "Comfort Me" (#34)
DVD release
Volume 10 DVD Cover
Queens of the Stone Age – "No One Knows" (#1)
The Vines – "Get Free" (#5)
Coldplay – "In My Place" (#39)
Rocket Science – "Being Followed" (#91)
Sonic Animation – "I'm a DJ (Original)" (#74)
The Hives – Hate to Say I Told You So" (#33)
Salmon Hater – "6.66" (#26)
The Waifs – "London Still" (#3)
Ben Lee – "Something Borrowed, Something Blue" (#22)
N*E*R*D – "Rock Star (Jason Nevins Remix Edit)" (#46)
Groove Armada – "Purple Haze (Edit)" (#89)
Grinspoon – "Chemical Heart" (#2)
Pacifier – "Comfort Me" (#34)
Waikiki – "Here Comes September" (#36)
Antiskeptic – "Called" (#92)
The Streets – "Don't Mug Yourself" (#42)
1200 Techniques – "Karma" (#4)
28 Days – "What's The Deal?" (#41)
Badly Drawn Boy – "Something to Talk About" (#78)
The Living End – "One Said to the Other" (#52)
Bodyjar – "One in a Million" (#31)
Darren Hanlon – "Punk's Not Dead" (#45)
Weezer – "Keep Fishin'" (#24)
Silverchair – "The Greatest View" (#10)
Motor Ace – "Carry On" (#29)
Ms Dynamite – "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" (#75)
The Whitlams – "Fall for You" (#40)
John Butler Trio – "Home Is Where the Heart Is" (#36)
Machine Translations – "She Wears a Mask" (#95)
Cartman – "Shock (Living Without You)" (#98)
The Drugs – "The Bold and the Beautiful" (#39)
Elvis Presley vs. JXL – "A Little Less Conversation" (#60)
