Radiohead is big everywhere dude.....:p

Funnily enough, they have never had a number 1 album here, their last 5 have reached #2.

 

OK Computer was voted Australia's Third Favourite album ever in an ABC poll about a year ago, behind Dark Side of the Moon and something else.

 

So yes, they are pretty big here despite not having a number 1, but not as big as elsewhere. I think in the Australia network on facebook they were about 5th or 6th most popular a while back, behind The Killers, Foo Fighters, Powderfinger and Muse.

i always thought that In Rainbows went to number 1, i guess i'm wrong

 

Radiohead are massive on the "alternative" scene. that is usually defined by the triple j audience (which isnt totally true but it just makes things easier). Creep came in at 5 on the last Hottest 100 of All Time. Paranoid Andriod was No. 13 in the same poll and Karma Police at No.54. The album of the year poll started in 1999 and all 4 radiohead albums since then have made the top 10, with Kid A topping it in 2000 and In Rainbows was 2nd in 07.

 

if Radiohead dont manage 3 songs in the countdown i will be shocked. but the big problem is that its sooo difficult to choose a favourite radiohead song. everyone i know said that there were about 15 - 20 songs they could of voted for, so the votes are loosely spread across loads of songs.

This is a strange list. I agree with the songs that have gotten in, but not the order. I guess it gives you an idea of who actually voted.

 

Anyway, I'm holding out for the top 10! That should be interesting

songs 40 down to 31 would have to be my favourite lot of 10 so far. these are some of my favourite songs of all time especially Better Man, Come As You Are, Stinkfist, Enter Sandman and Prisoner Of Society. naturally theres been some backlash to Mr Brightside making it to 38 but this is the entry that im the most happy about. i love the song and dont really care what other people think about it.

 

and a little something i noticed today. out of the 70 songs played so far, not a single hip hop or rap song has made it. despite the fact that the station plays at least 2 or 3 rap songs every hour.

Lets hope it stays that way :laugh3:

there has also been a noticeable lack of women in the countdown. there have been 3 Smashing Pumpkins songs who of course have a female member and just then Massive Attack's Teardrop made it in which has vocals from Elizabeth Fraser.

 

just listened to song 30 down to 21 and it has topped everything else but in a bad way. songs i hoped would make the top 10 have already been played, including Alive and Throw Your Arms Around Me. great to see radiohead open their account and 2 songs from Powderfinger. the second of which These Days is my favourite so far.

And #1 is...... Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana. I saw that coming.

That is such a weird list. I have so many objections, but I guess that is true for every list I have ever seen. Oh well, makes for good discussion :)

 

By the way, one of the things that I thought was funny about the list is that there are many artists whose best song was passed over in lieu of another. Just goofy to me.

 

Edit: Also, not one single U2 song on the list. That alone makes it null and void. For a station that seems to play alternative music, that is a joke. No Sunday Bloody Sunday, With or Without You, Where the Streets Have No Name, Pride (In the Name of Love), I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, or New Years Day...Please!

^Yeah reeeally weird about the U2. Actually this whole list is bizarre, it makes little sense to me. glad to see Paranoid Android up there I guess.

In no universe does RATM deserve to be #2.

^ Yeah, I like Rage but that is way, way, way..................way too high.

Agreed. I don't mind RATM and Killing In The Name Of is a fairly decent song. But 2nd best song of all time? No way in hell.

i thought both #1 and #2 were a bit suss. killing in the name of is a wicked song but no where near the second best of all time, no idea how it managed soo many votes. smells like teen spirit was the obvious choice for no.1 but im starting to get sick of it. other than that i've really really enjoyed the last week of music.

 

just in response to some of the criticisms of the list. U2 arent in it because they've lost that alternative music fan base down here over the last 6 to 7 years. in the previous countdown in 1998 they featured heavily. alot has changed in that time. nonetheless the band has polled very strongly in the annual countdowns since 1989.

 

best song countdowns are always going to be controversial, people views can be sooo radically different. i guess this countdown reflects my taste in music very well, almost all of my favourite bands made it on and some like radiohead featured heavily.

 

why is this list so bizarre? i've said this a few times before. alot of the biggest bands who have the most number of hits were at a massive disadvantage as fans voted for a variety of different songs as opposed focussing on one or two songs.

^ Because it is a mash up and full of inconsistencies.

The whole list is an epic fail.

music is completely subjective. when you have half a million people voting on something you're obviously going to get a massive variety of music.

 

no list of songs will ever satisfy everyone. initially people were complaining that the list is too "classic" then came the Gen Y bashing and now its too 'random'. what did people expect!!

^ I expect a less random list ;)

Who actually voted? I know I didn't vote because there were far too many songs to choose from. I do vote in the annual polls though because the task of selection is easier and the annual polls tend to get better results. However having said that, I still believe last years Hottest 100 was awful!

it's ok

I sure didn't vote.....:mellow:

look im with most of you on the horrible order of the list. but it doesnt really bother me. i just think that that's an excellent selection of songs. if i was to choose my 100 favourite songs of all time most of them would be in it. the people who voted in that poll are people who are into a diverse range of music and believe me if you're not then you wont be able to listen to that station for more than 5mins.

 

if someone sat me down and made me listen to those 100 songs i would be on top of the world afterwards. and please please lets not forget that this is a vote of the MOST POPULAR songs not a definitive list of the BEST SONGS.