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Chappell Roan took out top spot in a year that saw local acts record their worst result in more than 30 years.

Worst in 30 years: What Hottest 100 says about the state of Aussie music

This year’s countdown featured 29 songs by Australian acts, the lowest showing for local talent since the 1996 poll.

  • Thomas Mitchell

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Chappell Roan surged to international acclaim off the back of viral music festival performances.

Chappell Roan tops Triple J’s 2024 Hottest 100 with biggest-ever vote

The results of the annual music poll are in.

  • Angus Dalton
Since 1993 the Hottest 100 has crowned the most popular song played on Triple J the previous year.

‘Helped me buy a house’: What does it mean to win the Hottest 100?

Former winners and the man responsible for creating the Hottest 100 reflect on the legacy and long-term future of Australia’s most celebrated countdown.

  • Thomas Mitchell
Jerkin’ is a punk song for modern times.

This would be the most explicit song to ever win the Hottest 100

The Australian song doesn’t just ruffle feathers – it sets them on fire.

  • Tom W Clarke
Doja Cat has won the Hottest 100 for 2023.

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.

  • Anthony Segaert and Sally Rawsthorne
Steve Lacy, Flume, Eliza Rose and Spacey Jane all made the top 10 of Triple J’s Hottest 100 of 2022.

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.

  • Lachlan Abbott
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Flume wins the 2022 hottest 100.

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.

  • Billie Eder
The Wiggles perform at the 2022 Falls Festival at Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

‘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.

  • Meg Watson
Who is the hottest of the hot?

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.

  • Annabel Ross
Australia Day 1988.

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.

  • David Berthold

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