{"id":364,"date":"2024-07-20T01:05:38","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T01:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.radioindustrynews.com.au\/?p=364"},"modified":"2024-07-20T01:05:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T01:05:38","slug":"triple-m-announces-top-10-greatest-songs-of-all-time-as-part-of-triple-ms-goat-600-countdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/07\/20\/triple-m-announces-top-10-greatest-songs-of-all-time-as-part-of-triple-ms-goat-600-countdown\/","title":{"rendered":"TRIPLE M ANNOUNCES \u2018TOP 10 GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME\u2019 AS PART OF TRIPLE M\u2019S GOAT 600 COUNTDOWN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Triple M\u2019s\u00a0GOAT 600 Countdown<\/em>\u00a0concluded today with the announcement of the top ten greatest songs of all time. The much-anticipated reveal crowned “Down Under” by\u00a0Men at Work<\/strong>\u00a0as the Greatest Song of All Time.<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0Dave Gleeson<\/strong>, frontman of rock band The Screaming Jets and host of Australia\u2019s #1 Night show\u00a0Triple M Nights with Dave Gleeson<\/em>, and\u00a0\u2018Dangerous\u2019 Dave Williams<\/strong>,\u00a0Triple M\u00a0<\/em>announcer, revealed the Top 20 songs in the countdown.<\/p>\n

The Triple M GOAT Countdown has various iterations, with previous formats crowning\u00a0Freddie Mercury<\/strong>\u00a0as Triple M\u2019s\u00a0GOAT Singer<\/em>,\u00a0AC\/DC\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0“Back in Black<\/em>” as the\u00a0GOAT Album<\/em>, and 1987 as the greatest year in music history.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Following the reveal of \u201cDown Under\u201d as the countdown\u2019s top song,\u00a0Colin Hay<\/strong>, lead vocalist of Men at Work, said: \u201cThis announcement makes me feel very warm and fuzzy. \u2018Down Under\u2019 is one of those songs people can relate to\u2026 even people in Bolivia love it. This song is rooted in the earth. Thank you, Triple M, for this achievement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Head of Triple M Metro Content, Matthew O\u2019Reilly, said: \u201cTriple M delivers the greatest hits day in and day out. We\u2019re thrilled that our listeners have loved our countdown and avidly tuned in every day to listen. ‘Down Under’ is an Australian classic, and we\u2019re proud to say it is officially Triple M\u2019s Greatest Song of All Time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Triple M\u2019s Top 10 Greatest Songs of All Time are as follows:<\/p>\n

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  1. Down Under<\/em>, Men at Work<\/li>\n
  2. Sweet Child O\u2019 Mine,\u00a0<\/em>Guns N\u2019 Roses<\/li>\n
  3. We Will Rock You \/ We Are the Champions,\u00a0<\/em>Queen<\/li>\n
  4. Under the Bridge,\u00a0<\/em>Red Hot Chilli Peppers<\/li>\n
  5. Thunderstruck,\u00a0<\/em>AC\/DC<\/li>\n
  6. Hotel California,\u00a0<\/em>The Eagles<\/li>\n
  7. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)<\/em>, Eurythmics<\/li>\n
  8. Never Tear Us Apart,\u00a0<\/em>INXS<\/li>\n
  9. Smells Like Teen Spirit,\u00a0<\/em>Nirvana<\/li>\n
  10. Great Southern Land,\u00a0<\/em>Icehouse<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Listen to the Triple M network on LiSTNR for the best in Greatest Hits, Sport, and Comedy.<\/p>\n

    About Triple M:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

    For more than 40 years, Triple M continues to be one of Australia\u2019s best-known radio entertainment brands and the only radio network that provides its listeners with a unique combination of Greatest Hits, Sport and Comedy. With 49 stations across Australia, including six digital stations, Triple M 80s, Triple M Classic Rock, Triple M 2000s, Triple M Country, and Triple M 90s, Triple M has become known for playing Rock\u2019s Greatest Hits, and its iconic talent and shows that get people talking.<\/p>\n

    The iconic brand entertains more than 4.6 million radio and on demand listeners each week and is home to some of Australia\u2019s biggest sporting heroes, comedians and music gurus including\u00a0Mick Molloy,\u00a0Marty Sheargold, Mark Geyer, Gus Worland, Margaux Parker, Ryan Girdler, Leisel Jones, James Brayshaw, Billy Brownless, Gorden Tallis, Greg Martin, Mark Ricciuto, Laura O\u2019Callaghan, Chris Dittmar, Peter \u2018Spida\u2019 Everitt and Andrew Jarman to name just a few! All Triple M\u2019s content is available live or on demand on the LiSTNR app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Triple M\u2019s\u00a0GOAT 600 Countdown\u00a0concluded today with the announcement of the top ten greatest songs of all time. The much-anticipated reveal crowned “Down Under” by\u00a0Men at Work\u00a0as 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. … Continue reading “TRIPLE M ANNOUNCES \u2018TOP 10 GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME\u2019 AS PART OF TRIPLE M\u2019S GOAT 600 COUNTDOWN”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}