triple j’s digital sister station Double J is as nostalgic as the rest of us for the ’90s, a decade that, for many, set one of the highest standards for music in Australia and around the world. So, for a month the station is going into full-on celebration mode, and have just picked their top 50 Australian songs from the decade.
So, who has taken out the prestigious #1 spot? You Am I, with their seminal hit ‘Berlin Chair’. Not a surprising pick by any stretch, although we’re sure plenty of people would have been pushing for ‘Truly Madly Deeply’ or any number of other Aussie hits.
The station has also put together their lists of 50 Most Overlooked Songs of the 90s, 50 Most Important Female Artists of the 90s and 50 Best Live Acts of the 90s, and will be counting them all down from 1pm each week from 1pm on Saturdays.
In fact, it’ll be a full ’90s takeover from Thursday through Sunday all month, with ’90s-tinged J Files, Live at the Wireless, and “a very special 90s themed Artist in Residence” by Spiderbait frontman KRAM.
It all starts up tonight with Richard Kingsmill’s J Files examination of the rise of grunge, with Britpop and more to follow. Myf Warhurst is even popping up for a ’90s-themed quiz each Friday, so it’s probably just best to set the digital dial to Double J and leave it there.
Head to the Double J website to count down the rest of the top 50, and all the other ’90s goodies they’ve got in store for us.
