No Australia Day is complete without the Triple J Hottest 100 countdown and this year, there were some great tracks!
The background music to the flag wearing, binge drinking and BBQs, we all listened eagerly to the 100 most popular songs of the year.
After last year’s controversial #Tay4Hottest100 campaign, Triple J have managed to weed out any similar troll campaigns with their new “troll clause.” That included #Bieber4Hottest100 many Beliebers tried to start up.
Despite all the controversy, the Hottest 100 is still considered one of the highest honours in the land with some great highlights and this year, the number 1 spot went to Aussie band The Rubens for their song Hoops. The song debuted in mid-July on Triple J and scored nearly 2.1 million votes.
With those votes, The Rubens overtook a number of high-ranking Aussies such as Chet Faker, Tame Impala and Flume. Interestingly, Hoops was the only song by The Rubens that featured on the countdown.
2016 saw the highest number of voters in the history of the countdown. 26 new artists debuted on the list this year, but it didn’t reach the record of most Aussie entries, which was set at 59 last year.
This marks the third consecutive year that an Aussie has taken out the number 1 spot.
Check out the full list of Triple J’s Hottest 100 below:
- The Rubens – Hoops
- Kendrick Lamar – King Kunta
- Major Lazer & DJ Snake – Lean On (feat. MØ)
- Tame Impala — The Less I Know The Better
- Tame Impala – Let It Happen
- Marcus Marr & Chet Faker – The Trouble With Us
- Jarryd James – Do You Remember
- Hermitude – The Buzz (Feat. Mataya/Young Tapz)
- The Weeknd – Can’t Feel My Face
- Disclosure – Magnets (Feat. Lorde)
- Meg Mac – Never Be
- RÜFÜS – You Were Right
- Duke Dumont – Ocean Drive
- Drake – Hotline Bling
- Violent Soho – Like Soda
- Vance Joy – Fire And The Flood
- DJ Snake – Middle (Feat. Bipolar Sunshine)
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – DOWNTOWN (Feat. Eric Nally/Melle Mel/Kool Moe Dee/Grandmaster Caz)
- The Weeknd – The Hills
- Foals – Mountain At My Gates
- Gang Of Youths – Magnolia
- L D R U – Keeping Score (Feat. Paige IV)
- SAFIA – Embracing Me
- Flume – Some Minds (Feat. Andrew Wyatt)
- The Amity Affliction – Shine On
- Jamie XX – I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times) (Feat. Young Thug/Popcaan)
- Vallis Alps – Young
- RÜFÜS – Like An Animal
- The Wombats – Greek Tragedy
- Peking Duk – Say My Name (Feat. Benjamin Joseph)
- Jamie XX – Loud Places (Feat. Romy)
- CHVRCHES – Leave A Trace
- Urthboy – Long Loud Hours (Feat. Bertie Blackman)
- Tame Impala – Eventually
- SAFIA – Counting Sheep
- Snakehips – All My Friends (Feat. Tinashe/Chance The Rapper)
- Kendrick Lamar – Alright
- Florence + The Machine – Delilah
- Illy – Swear Jar
- Florence + The Machine – Ship To Wreck
- Claptone – Puppet Theatre (Ft. Peter Bjorn & John)
- Halsey – Hold Me Down
- Courtney Barnett – Pedestrian At Best
- Hayden James – Something About You
- Bring Me The Horizon – Throne
- The Chemical Brothers – Go (Feat. Q-Tip)
- Asta – Dynamite (Feat. Allday)
- Parkway Drive – Crushed
- San Cisco – Too Much Time Together
- BOO SEEKA – Deception Bay
- CHVRCHES – Clearest Blue
- Ratatat – Cream On Chrome
- Matt Corby – Monday
- ZHU x Skrillex x THEY. – Working For It
- Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Multi-Love
- SIA – Alive
- Alpine – Foolish
- Parkway Drive – Vice Grip
- Alison Wonderland – Run
- MØ – Kamikaze
- Tame Impala – ‘Cause I’m A Man
- Disclosure – Omen
- Boy & Bear – Walk The Wire
- A$AP Rocky – L$D
- Alabama Shakes – Don’t Wanna
- Tkay Maidza – M.O.B.
- The Wombats – Give Me A Try
- Skepta – Shutdown
- Japanese Wallpaper – Forces
- Florence + The Machine – What Kind of Man
- Grimes – Flesh without Blood
- Birds Of Tokyo – Anchor
- Ngaiire – Once
- Major Lazer – Powerful (Feat. Ellie Goulding/Tarrus Riley)
- Courtney Barnett – Elevator Operator
- British India – Suddenly
- DMA’s – Lay down
- Jack Garratt – Weathered
- The Cat Empire – Wolves
- A$AP Rocky – Everyday
- Tuka – Big Jet Plane (Like A Version)
- Courtney Barnett – Depreston
- Flight Facilities – Down To Earth
- Sticky Fingers – Delete (Like A Version)
- Flight Facilities – Heart Attack
- Bring Me The Horizon – Happy Song
- Purity Ring – Begin Again
- The Bennies – Party Machine
- Lana Del Rey – High By The Beach
- What So Not – Gemini
- The Wombats – Be Your Shadow
- Golden Features – No One
- Jai Wolf – Indian Summer
- Halsey – Ghost
- Courtney Barnett – Nobody Really Cares If You Don’t Go To The Party
- Rudimental – Rumour Mill
- Methyl Ethel – Twilight Driving
- Major Lazer – Be Together (Feat. Wild Belle)
- Bring Me The Horizon – True Friends
- Seth Sentry – Hell Boy
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– Written by John Ardic