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Fun Trivia: A : Australian Awards and Countdowns

Special Sub-Topic: Triple J's Hottest 100 - The Multiple Winners


2005 saw six winning songs go to which one of the following bands?

    Wolfmother. Wolfmother cleaned up in 2005 with their songs (placings): 'Mind's Eye' (6), 'Joker & The Thief' (9), 'Apple Tree' (16), 'Dimension' (37), 'Colossal' (39) and 'White Unicorn' (84).

In 2002, which musician had ten winners with three different bands, The Queens of the Stone Age, Nirvana and Foo Fighters?
    Dave Grohl. Dave Grohl proved to be quite the talented guy in 2002. He scored four winners with Foo Fighters: 'The One' (11), 'All My Life' (13), 'Times Like These' (23) & 'Disenchanted Lullaby' (55); and five winners with Queens of the Stone Age: 'No One Knows' (1), 'God Is In The Radio' (44), 'Go With The Flow' (48), 'First It Giveth' (56) & 'You Think I Ain't Worth A Dollar' (81) and one with Nirvana, "You Know You're Right (12).

Which 'colourful' band first entered the Hottest 100 history books with one winner in 2001 but after a year's absence, romped home with five winners in 2003?
    The White Stripes. The White Stripes scored a hit with 'Hotel Yorba' (64) in 2001 and after the release of their successful album, 'Elephant', the band had five in the Hottest 100 in 2003: 'Seven Nation Army' (3), 'The Hardest Button To Button' (14), 'Girl U Have No Faith In Medicine' (89), 'I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself' (93) & 'In The Cold, Cold Night' (94).

Australian Hip Hop music received recognition and reward, when which band scored five entries in 2006?
    The Hilltop Hoods. The Hilltop Hoods are a Hip Hop band from Adelaide, South Australia and in 2006 they placed with five winning songs: 'The Hard Road' (3), 'Clown Prince' (23), 'What A Great Night' (41), 'Stopping All Stations' (56) & 'Recapturing The Vibe' (77).

Which internationally successful Australian band/musician had four songs in the 1999 Hottest 100 list?
    Silverchair. Silverchair began their career at a very young age and hail from Newcastle, Australia. 1999 was good to Silverchair with four winners: 'Anna's Song' (15), 'Anthem For The Year 2000' (29), 'Miss You Love' (30) & 'Emotion Sickness' (43) all coming from the 'Neon Ballroom' album.

Which Triple J presenters were part of the Australian punk band, Frenzal Rhomb who took home three spots in the 1999 Hottest 100?
    Jay & The Doctor. Jay (Jason Whalley) and The Doctor (Lindsay McDougall) had success in 1999 with their band's winning songs: 'Never Had So Much Fun' (26), 'You Are Not My Friend' (34) & 'We're Going Out Tonight' (64).

Joy Division's 'Love Will Tear Us Apart', won first place in 1989 and 1990 when you voted for your favourite song of all time. In 1991, which band and song knocked them off the winning podium?
    Nirvana - 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'. Nirvana took the world by storm and 'Grunge' became a style. There was no Hottest 100 list in 1992 and when it returned in 1993, Triple J had decided that you had to vote for your favourite song released from the previous 12 months.

Which group of three bands listed below, achieved eleven places each (in total) in the Hottest 100 between 2000 and 2007?
    Foo Fighters, Powderfinger and The White Stripes. Foo Fighters: (2 x 2000, 4 x 2002, 2 x 2005, 1 x 2006 and 2 x 2007). Powderfinger: (2 x 2000, 5 x 2003, 2 x 2004 and 2 x 2007). The White Stripes: (1 x 2001, 5 x 2003, 1 x 2004, 3 x 2005 and 1 x 2007).

The number one spot can be a difficult thing to predict, let alone win, but which two bands were the only ones to achieve consecutive wins between the years 1989 to 2007?
    Joy Division and Powderfinger. Joy Division (1989 and 1990 - 'Love Will Tear Us Apart') and Powderfinger (1999 - 'These Days' and 2000 - 'My Happiness').

Which of these Australian bands has had a total of twenty-one songs in the Hottest 100 lists between the years 1996 to 2007?
    Powderfinger. Powderfinger (21). The other bands were able to achieve success with: Silverchair (17), Grinspoon (16) and John Butler Trio (13).


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