As we head into the Australia Day weekend, this is what you need to know about the Hottest 100

TRIPLE J may have controversially moved the date of the Hottest 100, but that hasn’t stopped fans voting in record-shattering numbers. Based on these stats, can you guess who will top the countdown?

TRIPLE J may have controversially moved the date of the Hottest 100 but that hasn’t deterred hordes of music fans voting for their favourite artists in the countdown.

The annual ABC radio poll received a record breaking 2.3 million votes this year, which is up 5.81 per cent on last year making it the biggest Hottest 100 countdown in its history.

Triple J ruffled feathers when it announced in November it would be moving the year’s biggest music celebration to January 27 because it didn’t want to be a part of the Australia Day date change debate.

Triple J announcing on Instagram they had changed the date of the Hottest 100 so that it was not associated with Australia Day anymore. Picture: Instagram

Artists repping the green and gold are well represented in the Hottest 100 this year, with a whopping 65 Aussie songs among the line-up, only one down on 2017’s record breaking year for Australian musos.

It’s set to be the year of fresh faced artists, with 26 new musicians appearing for the first time, up three on last year, while 10 different countries are represented.

Women were the dominant voters this year, at around 51 per cent, and NSW accounted for the most votes, with around 29 per cent. Victoria came in second at 23 per cent, while Queensland held 20 per cent of votes.

The most common age of voters was 21 and around 80 per cent of voters were under 30.

Flume won the Hottest 100 last year with his smash Never Be Like You. Picture: Zak Kaczmarek/Getty Images

Last year 2.2 million votes were received and Never Be Like You by Flume was number one, while rising Queensland star Amy Shark took out second place with her hit Adore.

Shark is also predicted to place well in this year’s countdown with her catchy single Weekends, after a stellar year touring overseas on the back of her success in the Hottest 100.

The countdown will air on Saturday at different times around the country and the top 200, which includes the next best 100 songs, will air on Sunday.

Kendrick Lamar is touted to be victor this year with his song HUMBLE. Picture: Amy Harris/Invision/AP

WHAT TIME DOES IT START?

NSW: Noon

VIC: Noon

WA: 9am

NT: 10.30am

Qld: 11am

SA: 11.30am

TAS: Noon

WHAT RADIO FREQUENCY IS IT ON?

107.7 FM in Brisbane, 107.5FM in Melbourne, 105.5 FM in Sydney, 105.7FM in Adelaide, 99.3FM in Perth, 92.9FM in Hobart 103.3FM in Darwin and 101.5FM in Canberra.

TOP PREDICTIONS:

The website 100 Warm Tunas collates screenshots of voting posted on Instagram with relevant Hottest 100 hashtags, to provide people with an indication of the list of songs that will appear in the countdown.

Kendrick Lamar: HUMBLE

Amy Shark: Weekends

Gang of Youths: The Deepest Sighs, The Frankest Shadows

Gang of Youths: Let Me Down Easy

Methyl Ethel: Ubu

Pnau: Go Bang

Angus & Julia Stone: Chateau

BROCKHAMPTON: SWEET

Lorde: Green Light

The Smith Street Band: Birthdays