The 1993 Triple J Hottest 100, counted down in January 1994, was the inaugural countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J (as opposed to previous incarnations of the poll, where listeners could vote on any recorded song from any time in history); the change to make the countdown an annual poll was made after organisers realised that the poll's results were unlikely to significantly change from year to year.

[1][2] A double CD featuring 32 of the songs was released.

This compilation was, and many of the ones to follow in future years were, some of the highest-selling CDs in Australia.

In 2004, the album was reissued by Universal Music Australia.

The reissue removed "Asshole" and replaced 5 of the songs from the original release with different songs.