Australia’s Eurovision Top 100 2026: Counting down from 61 to 49

Australia’s Eurovision Top 100 2026: Counting down from 61 to 49

Author: JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities April 9, 2026 Duration: 55:45

Easter Monday wasn’t just full of buns, eggs and bunnies – it was full of your Eurovision favourites! For the seventh time, Australia voted for their top 100 Eurovision songs of all time, thanks to the amazing people at OGAE Australia.

This is Australia’s Eurovision Top 100 with OGAE Australia on JOY.

Michael, Daniel, Gazmend and Rowan stayed around in the studio to count down from 61 to 49.

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The countdown

#61: Jessica Mauboy – We Got Love (Australia 2018)

#60: Bucks Fizz – Making Your Mind Up (United Kingdom 1981)

#59: Melody – Esa diva (Spain 2025)

#58: Loïc Nottet – Rhythm Inside (Belgium 2015)

#57: Sergey Lazarev – You Are the Only One (Russia 2016)

#56: Shkodra Elektronike – Zjerm (Albania 2025)

#55: La Zarra – Évidemment (France 2023)

#54: Teya and Salena – Who the Hell Is Edgar? (Austria 2023)

#53: Aminata – Love Injected (Latvia 2015)

#52: Poli Genova – If Love Was a Crime (Bulgaria 2016)

#51: Miriana Conte – SERVING (Malta 2025)

#50: Sibel Tüzün – Süper Star (Turkey 2006)

#49: Ani Lorak – Shady Lady (Ukraine 2008)

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