Triple M’s GOAT 600 Countdown concluded today with the announcement of the top ten greatest songs of all time. The much-anticipated reveal crowned “Down Under” by Men at Work as the Greatest Song of All Time.
A panel of Triple M music experts rigorously curated the greatest songs of all time (GOAT), narrowing it down to the Top 600. The countdown played across the Triple M network for the past two weeks. Dave Gleeson, frontman of rock band The Screaming Jets and host of Australia’s #1 Night show Triple M Nights with Dave Gleeson, and ‘Dangerous’ Dave Williams, Triple M announcer, revealed the Top 20 songs in the countdown.
The Triple M GOAT Countdown has various iterations, with previous formats crowning Freddie Mercury as Triple M’s GOAT Singer, AC/DC’s “Back in Black” as the GOAT Album, and 1987 as the greatest year in music history.
INXS had the highest representation in the Top 600 Triple M GOAT songs with 18 entries, closely followed by U2 and Jimmy Barnes (including his solo and Cold Chisel hits), each contributing 17 songs to the countdown respectively.
Following the reveal of “Down Under” as the countdown’s top song, Colin Hay, lead vocalist of Men at Work, said: “This announcement makes me feel very warm and fuzzy. ‘Down Under’ is one of those songs people can relate to… even people in Bolivia love it. This song is rooted in the earth. Thank you, Triple M, for this achievement.”
Head of Triple M Metro Content, Matthew O’Reilly, said: “Triple M delivers the greatest hits day in and day out. We’re thrilled that our listeners have loved our countdown and avidly tuned in every day to listen. ‘Down Under’ is an Australian classic, and we’re proud to say it is officially Triple M’s Greatest Song of All Time.”
Triple M’s Top 10 Greatest Songs of All Time are as follows:
- Down Under, Men at Work
- Sweet Child O’ Mine, Guns N’ Roses
- We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions, Queen
- Under the Bridge, Red Hot Chilli Peppers
- Thunderstruck, AC/DC
- Hotel California, The Eagles
- Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), Eurythmics
- Never Tear Us Apart, INXS
- Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana
- Great Southern Land, Icehouse
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