Hottest 100
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ABC
Doja Cat tops Hottest 100, G Flip breaks countdown record
American singer Doja Cat has taken out the Hottest 100 with her song Paint the Town Red, beating hundreds of other artists to win the annual poll of the hottest songs of 2023.
- by Anthony Segaert and Sally Rawsthorne
Latest
From indie rock to R&B and dance: The shifting sounds of the Hottest 100
Twenty years ago, 17 of the Hottest 100’s top 20 songs were rock anthems. This year, just seven rockers made the top 20.
- by Lachlan Abbott
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Australian music
Flume wins 2022 Triple J Hottest 100
It’s the second time the DJ and music producer has won the countdown, a feat that has previously only been done by Australian rock band Powderfinger.
- by Billie Eder
‘I didn’t even know what a shoey was’: Inside The Wiggles’ biggest year yet
A year ago this week, The Wiggles made history winning Triple J’s Hottest 100. But things got much more surreal from there.
- by Meg Watson
Cast your vote: which song is the best Hottest 100 winner?
Some truly marry a cultural moment with artistic excellence, others have left us fearful of a country plagued by young people with terrible taste.
- by Annabel Ross
Opinion
Australia Day
Why do we choose to celebrate turning a black continent white?
Australia’s rigid sticking to January 26 as our national day is just plain weird.
- by David Berthold
Be a bloke from Sydney or Melbourne: How to win the Hottest 100
We analysed every Hottest 100 winner by age, gender, location and genre to help determine the secret to chart success.
- by Billie Eder and Lachlan Abbott
Who are the contenders to take out this year’s Hottest 100?
Flume, Gang of Youths, Ball Park Music and Spacey Jane – who will win this year’s Triple J Hottest 100?
- by Lachlan Abbott
From Triple J to chart-toppers: What’s next for the all-conquering Spacey Jane?
The buoyant four-piece will soon play five consecutive nights at the Forum Theatre. Their next stop? LA and New York’s Bowery Ballroom.
- by Craig Mathieson
Reckon you know the Wiggles? You haven’t met Tsehay
The youngest Wiggle ever and the first woman of colour in the core group talks yellow skivvies, standing out and the search for her biological parents.
- by Robert Moran
The secret to TikTok stardom? Don’t be yourself
Comedian Tom Cardy’s profane and zany videos have made him a viral sensation. The fact that he’s a nice guy has very little to do with it.
- by Nick Bonyhady
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