Triple J Hottest 100, 2018

The 2018 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 27 January 2019. It is the 26th countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by listeners of Australian radio station triple j. A record-breaking number of voters (2.758 million) participated by choosing their top ten songs of 2018.[1]

2018 Triple J Hottest 100
Countdown details
Date of countdown27 January 2019
Charity partnerLifeline
Countdown highlights
Winning songAustralia Ocean Alley
"Confidence"
Most entriesAustralia Ocean Alley
(4 tracks)
Chronology
← Previous
2017
Next →
2019

Ocean Alley's "Confidence" was voted into first place.[2] Ocean Alley also achieved four tracks in the countdown and became the second artist to be voted into No. 1 and No. 100 during the same countdown, after Powderfinger in 1999.

Background

edit

The triple j Hottest 100 allows members of the public to vote online for their top ten songs of the year, which are then used to calculate the year's 100 most popular songs. Any song that was released for the first time between 1 December 2017 and 30 November 2018 is eligible for 2018's Hottest 100. Voting opened on 10 December 2018, as announced by Liam Stapleton in a crime mockumentary.[3] Several artists and presenters, including Billie Eilish, Tash Sultana, Amy Shark and Anderson .Paak, made their votes public.[4] The artists most often voted for by triple j presenters were The Presets, Kwame, Rüfüs Du Sol, and G Flip.

Once voting closed, triple j announced on 25 January that a total of 2.758 million votes had been cast, breaking the previous year's record by 14%. The station also announced that 95% of voters were from Australia and 60% were under the age of 25.[1]

Projections

edit

Prior to the countdown, bookmakers Sportsbet, Beteasy, Ladbrokes, and social media measurement site 100 Warm Tunas, placed "Confidence" by Australian band Ocean Alley and "This Is America" by American rapper Childish Gambino as the two songs most likely to be voted into first place.[5][6][7] Ocean Alley's highest previous performance was No. 48 with "The Comedown" in 2017, whilst Gambino's highest previous performance was No. 5 with "Redbone" in 2016.

Announcement date

edit

On 27 November 2017, triple j announced plans to move the Hottest 100 from Australia Day (January 26) to the fourth Saturday of January. This followed a campaign led by Indigenous Australian activists and supporters, calling on triple j to change the date due to opposition to Australia Day's celebratory commemoration of British settlement.[8] Following the announcement, concerns were raised on social media regarding the 2018 Hottest 100 announcement date, as the fourth Saturday of January 2019 coincides with January 26. Station newsreader Avani Dias and content director Ollie Wards stated that the 2019 dates would be reviewed and announced in the future.[9][10]

On 6 December 2018, triple j announced that they would hold the countdown on 27 January 2019.[11]

Full list

edit
Note: Australian artists
# Song Artist Country of origin
1 Confidence Ocean Alley Australia
2 Losing It Fisher Australia
3 Sicko Mode Travis Scott United States
4 This Is America Childish Gambino United States
5 I Said Hi Amy Shark Australia
6 Be Alright Dean Lewis Australia
7 Groceries Mallrat Australia
8 When the Party's Over Billie Eilish United States
9 Dinosaurs Ruby Fields Australia
10 Knees Ocean Alley Australia
11 Up in the Clouds Skegss Australia
12 Turn The Wombats United Kingdom
13 Praise the Lord (Da Shine) A$AP Rocky featuring Skepta United States/United Kingdom
14 I'm Good Wafia Australia
15 Just Friends Hayden James featuring Boy Matthews Australia/United Kingdom
16 Baby Come Back (Like a Version) Ocean Alley Australia
17 Lovely Billie Eilish & Khalid United States
18 Join the Club Hockey Dad Australia
19 Peach Broods New Zealand
20 Waiting Kian Australia
21 Never Ever The Rubens featuring Sarah Australia
22 Underwater Rüfüs Du Sol Australia
23 Treat You Better Rüfüs Du Sol Australia
24 Leave Me Lonely Hilltop Hoods Australia
25 I Miss You Thundamentals Australia
26 All the Pretty Girls Vera Blue Australia
27 Sunflower Post Malone & Swae Lee United States
28 All the Stars Kendrick Lamar & SZA United States
29 Fire Peking Duk Australia
30 Sometimes Cub Sport Australia
31 Church Alison Wonderland Australia
32 God Forgot The Rubens Australia
33 Better Now Post Malone United States
34 1950 King Princess United States
35 Ladders Mac Miller United States
36 All Loved Up Amy Shark Australia
37 Love Me Now Ziggy Alberts Australia
38 About You G Flip Australia
39 The Perfect Life Does Not Exist Ball Park Music Australia
40 Nice for What Drake Canada
41 In the Air DMA's Australia
42 Laps Around the Sun Ziggy Alberts Australia
43 God's Plan Drake Canada
44 Clark Griswold Hilltop Hoods featuring Adrian Eagle Australia
45 Mantra Bring Me the Horizon United Kingdom
46 You Should See Me in a Crown Billie Eilish United States
47 Like People DZ Deathrays Australia
48 When I Dream San Cisco Australia
49 Missing Me Angie McMahon Australia
50 No Place Rüfüs Du Sol Australia
51 Mr La Di Da Di Baker Boy Australia
52 Better Khalid United States
53 We're Going Home Vance Joy Australia
54 Saturday Sun Vance Joy Australia
55 Wasted Peking Duk Australia
56 Without Me Halsey United States
57 Martini The Presets Australia
58 Soaked Bene New Zealand
59 Give Me My Name Back Meg Mac Australia
60 The End DMA's Australia
61 I Wanna Be Everybody Hockey Dad Australia
62 Killing My Time G Flip Australia
63 Boogie Brockhampton United States
64 Mistake Middle Kids Australia
65 Scream Whole Methyl Ethel Australia
66 Need You Flight Facilities featuring Nïka Australia/New Zealand
67 Tints Anderson .Paak featuring Kendrick Lamar United States
68 Eastside Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid United States
69 Cheetah Tongue The Wombats United Kingdom
70 UFO Mallrat featuring Allday Australia
71 Smogged Out Skegss Australia
72 What Can I Do If the Fire Goes Out? (Like a Version) Nothing But Thieves United Kingdom
73 Sweet Release Hockey Dad Australia
74 Pussy is God King Princess United States
75 Molotov Kira Puru Australia
76 Clarity Polish Club Australia
77 Miracle Chvrches United Kingdom
78 Better Together Hayden James featuring Running Touch Australia
79 Clumsy Love Thelma Plum Australia
80 Nothing Breaks Like a Heart Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus United Kingdom/United States
81 Ballroom Jack River Australia
82 Hunger Florence and the Machine United Kingdom
83 1999 Wildfire Brockhampton United States
84 Cigarettes Tash Sultana Australia
85 Bubblin Anderson .Paak United States
86 Dirt Cheap Lime Cordiale Australia
87 Younger Ruel Australia
88 Labrador Waax Australia
89 Dazed & Confused Ruel Australia
90 Psycho Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign United States
91 Sundress A$AP Rocky United States
92 Everybody But You Thundamentals Australia
93 You Can Count on Me Trophy Eyes Australia
94 Ivy (Doomsday) The Amity Affliction Australia
95 Four Out of Five Arctic Monkeys United Kingdom
96 Take It to the Heart Odette Australia
97 Do I Need You Now? DMA's Australia
98 Ghost Town Kanye West featuring PartyNextDoor United States/Canada
99 Polygraph Eyes Yungblud United Kingdom
100 Happy Sad Ocean Alley Australia

#101–#200 List

edit

On 28 January 2019, Triple J announced the songs placed 101–200th in the countdown.[12]

# Song Artist Country of Origin
101 Talia King Princess United States
102 WOW Kwame Australia
103 Tieduprightnow Parcels Australia
104 OTW Khalid, Ty Dolla Sign and 6lack United States
105 Further Than the Planes Fly Eves Karydas Australia
106 Starlight Safia Australia
107 Get to Know Cosmo's Midnight featuring Winston Surfshirt Australia
108 Self Care Mac Miller United States
109 What's the Use? Mac Miller United States
110 The End Times Ball Park Music Australia
111 Waste of Time Alex the Astronaut Australia
112 All Your Love Flight Facilities featuring Dustin Tebbutt Australia
113 How to Socialise & Make Friends Camp Cope Australia
114 No Ordinary Life Matt Corby Australia
115 Nonstop Drake Canada
116 Crowd Control Fisher Australia
117 For Your Love Montaigne Australia
118 Clothes I Slept In Luca Brasi Australia
119 Wonderful Life Bring Me the Horizon featuring Dani Filth United Kingdom
120 Get Out Chvrches United Kingdom
121 Mariners Apartment Complex Lana Del Rey United States
122 Stronger Ziggy Alberts Australia
123 Graffiti Chvrches United Kingdom
124 Ginger Riton & Kah-Lo United Kingdom/Nigeria
125 Confess Jack River Australia
126 Falling Out Golden Features Australia
127 Downtown Shutdown The Presets Australia
128 Stupid World Hermitude featuring Bibi Bourelly Australia/Germany
129 Miracle Love Matt Corby Australia
130 Survival in the City Client Liaison Australia
131 Wonder Drug Allday Australia
132 Talking Straight Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Australia
133 Faces Holy Holy Australia
134 Happy Song (Shed Mix) Alex the Astronaut Australia
135 In My Feelings Drake Canada
136 Seoul RM & Honne South Korea/United Kingdom
137 Reel It In Aminé United States
138 Salvation Tash Sultana Australia
139 Last Night Graace Australia
140 New Orleans Brockhampton United States
141 Don't You Know I'm in a Band Confidence Man Australia
142 Bleach Brockhampton United States
143 Black Magic Baker Boy featuring Dallas Woods Australia
144 Limo Song Jack River Australia
145 3 Nights Dominic Fike United Kingdom
146 Worship Golden Features Australia
147 Slow Dancing in the Dark Joji Japan
148 Summertime Magic Childish Gambino United States
149 Fallingwater Maggie Rogers United States
150 The Idiot Amy Shark Australia
151 Lost in My Mind Rüfüs Du Sol Australia
152 I'm with You Vance Joy Australia
153 On My Knees Middle Kids Australia
154 I Can't Get Last Night Out of My Head Didirri Australia
155 Forever & Ever More Nothing but Thieves United Kingdom
156 I Wanna Know RL Grime featuring Daya United States
157 Can't You See Fidlar United States
158 All Mine Kanye West United States
159 Nameless, Faceless Courtney Barnett Australia
160 After the Storm Kali Uchis featuring Tyler, the Creator & Bootsy Collins United States
161 Hereafter Architects United Kingdom
162 Light On Maggie Rogers United States
163 Smile Hellions Australia
164 My Hands Running Touch Australia
165 Loyal Odesza United States
166 Bones Ocean Alley Australia
167 Panic Room Au/Ra & CamelPhat Germany/United Kingdom
168 The Void Parkway Drive Australia
169 Don't Be Hiding Middle Kids Australia
170 Free Mind Tash Sultana Australia
171 Friends E^ST Australia
172 Strangers Tia Gostelow featuring Lanks Australia
173 Stop Skegss Australia
174 Prey Parkway Drive Australia
175 14U+14ME The Presets Australia
176 Yeah Right Joji Japan
177 Landmine I Know Leopard Australia
178 4Ever Clairo United States
179 For the Record Winston Surfshirt Australia
180 Fuckin 'N' Rollin Phantastic Ferniture Australia
181 Keeping Time Angie McMahon Australia
182 I Don't Lack Imagination E^ST Australia
183 Ritalin Ruby Fields Australia
184 Psycho Amy Shark featuring Mark Hoppus Australia/United States
185 Chasing Stars Alice Ivy featuring Bertie Blackman Australia
186 A$AP Forever A$AP Rocky featuring Moby, T.I. & Kid Cudi United States
187 Bee-Sting The Wombats United Kingdom
188 Suffer Petit Biscuit featuring Skott France/Sweden
189 Lights Out Odette Australia
190 Ten Leaf Clover Slowly Slowly Australia
191 Lavender Bones Stand Atlantic Australia
192 Baby Bishop Briggs United Kingdom
193 Viv in the Front Seat Ceres Australia
194 All That I See Matt Corby Australia
195 Friday Forever Trophy Eyes Australia
196 Reborn Kids See Ghosts United States
197 My Own Mess Skegss Australia
198 Time & Money DMA's Australia
199 Want That Good Doogs Australia
200 6am Joyride Australia

Artists with multiple entries

edit
# Artist Entries
4 Ocean Alley 1, 10, 16, 100
3 Drake[note 1] 3, 40, 43
Billie Eilish[note 2] 8, 17, 46
Khalid[note 3] 17, 52, 68
Hockey Dad 18, 61, 73
Rüfüs Du Sol 22, 23, 50
Post Malone 27, 33, 90
DMA's 41, 60, 97
2 Amy Shark 5, 36
Mallrat 7, 70
Skegss 11, 71
The Wombats 12, 69
A$AP Rocky 13, 91
Hayden James 15, 78
Sarah Aarons[note 4] 21, 29
The Rubens 21, 32
Hilltop Hoods 24, 44
Thundamentals 25, 92
Kendrick Lamar[note 5] 28, 67
Peking Duk 29, 55
King Princess 34, 74
Ziggy Alberts 37, 42
G Flip 38, 62
Vance Joy 53, 54
Halsey[note 6] 56, 68
Brockhampton 63, 83
Anderson .Paak 67, 85
Ruel 87, 89

Countries represented

edit
Country Entries
Australia 65[13]
United States 23
United Kingdom 11
Canada 4
New Zealand 3

Notes

edit

CD Release

edit

The twenty-sixth CD compilation for the Triple J Hottest 100 was released on 22 February 2019.

Disc 1
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Confidence" (#1)Ocean Alley4:14
2."Losing It" (#2)Fisher4:07
3."I Said Hi" (#5)Amy Shark2:48
4."Sicko Mode" (#3)Travis Scott5:12
5."When the Party's Over" (#8)Billie Eilish3:15
6."Up in the Clouds" (#11)Skegss2:29
7."Turn" (#12)The Wombats3:26
8."This Is America" (#4)Childish Gambino3:45
9."Be Alright" (#6)Dean Lewis3:16
10."Groceries" (#7)Mallrat3:35
11."Just Friends" (#15)Hayden James featuring Boy Matthews3:58
12."Praise the Lord (Da Shine)" (#13)A$AP Rocky featuring Skepta3:25
13."Dinosaurs" (#9)Ruby Fields3:52
14."Join the Club" (#18)Hockey Dad3:15
15."I'm Good" (#14)Wafia3:37
16."Waiting" (#20)Kian3:35
17."Never Ever" (#21)The Rubens featuring Sarah3:19
18."Underwater" (#22)Rüfüs Du Sol5:49
19."Peach" (#19)Broods4:15
20."Leave Me Lonely" (#24)Hilltop Hoods3:14
21."The Perfect Life Does Not Exist" (#39)Ball Park Music3:21
22."All the Pretty Girls" (#26)Vera Blue3:22
Disc 2
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."All the Stars" (#28)Kendrick Lamar & SZA3:53
2."Sometimes" (#30)Cub Sport2:33
3."Love Me Now" (#37)Ziggy Alberts4:02
4."1950" (#34)King Princess3:44
5."Better Now" (#33)Post Malone3:49
6."Fire" (#29)Peking Duk3:46
7."In the Air" (#41)DMA's4:00
8."About You" (#38)G Flip4:07
9."Ladders" (#35)Mac Miller4:47
10."Mantra" (#45)Bring Me the Horizon3:52
11."Missing Me" (#49)Angie McMahon3:14
12."I Miss You" (#25)Thundamentals3:24
13."Church" (#31)Alison Wonderland3:03
14."Like People" (#47)DZ Deathrays3:42
15."When I Dream" (#48)San Cisco3:10
16."Soaked" (#58)Bene4:00
17."Mr La Di Da Di" (#51)Baker Boy3:20
18."We're Going Home" (#53)Vance Joy3:26
19."Better" (#52)Khalid3:47
20."Martini" (#57)The Presets4:00
21."Give Me My Name Back" (#59)Meg Mac3:11
22."Boogie" (#63)Brockhampton3:13

2018 Triple J Album Poll

edit

The annual triple j album poll was held across November and December and was announced on 16 December.[14]

Note: Australian artists
# Artist Album Country of origin Tracks in the Hottest 100
1 Ball Park Music Good Mood Australia 39, (18 in 2017)
2 Ocean Alley Chiaroscuro Australia 1, 10, 100, (48 in 2017)
3 Hockey Dad Blend Inn Australia 18, 61, 73, (54 in 2017)
4 DMA's For Now Australia 41, 60, 97, (89 in 2017)
5 Middle Kids Lost Friends Australia 64
6 Skegss My Own Mess Australia 11, 71
7 Rüfüs Du Sol Solace Australia 22, 23, 50
8 The Wombats Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life United Kingdom 12, 69, (22 in 2017)
9 Jack River Sugar Mountain Australia 81, (64 in 2017)
10 Arctic Monkeys Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino United Kingdom 95
11 Amy Shark Love Monster Australia 15, 36, (2 in 2016)
12 DZ Deathrays Bloody Lovely Australia 47, (67 in 2017)
13 Vance Joy Nation of Two Australia 53, 54, (9 in 2017)
14 Courtney Barnett Tell Me How You Really Feel Australia DNC (159 in Hottest 200)
15 Matt Corby Rainbow Valley Australia DNC (114, 129, 194 in Hottest 200)
16 Brockhampton Iridescence United States DNC (140 in Hottest 200)
17 Tash Sultana Flow State Australia 84, (28, 43 in 2017)
18 Chvrches Love Is Dead United Kingdom 77
19 The Presets Hi Viz Australia 57, (93 in 2017)
20 Camp Cope How to Socialise & Make Friends Australia (58 in 2017)

References

edit
  1. ^ Twice solo (40, 43), once with Travis Scott
  2. ^ Twice solo (8, 46), once with Khalid (17)
  3. ^ Once solo (52), once with Billie Eilish (17), once with Benny Blanco and Halsey (68)
  4. ^ Once with The Rubens (21), once with Peking Duk (29)
  5. ^ Once with SZA (28), once with Anderson .Paak (67)
  6. ^ Once solo (56), once with Benny Blanco and Khalid (68)
  1. ^ a b "This year's Hottest 100 has broken a new voting record!". Triple J. 24 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Home | Hottest 100 2018 | triple j". abc.net.au. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. ^ triple j, triple j's Hottest 100 Official Trailer (2018), retrieved 10 December 2018
  4. ^ "Artist Votes | Hottest 100 2018 | triple j". www.abc.net.au. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Join Australia's Favourite Online Betting Website | Sportsbet". www.sportsbet.com.au. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Novelty Betting – Music – Bet on Triple J Hottest 100 2019 – Betstar.com.au". www.betstar.com.au. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  7. ^ Whyte, Nick. "100 Warm Tunas 2018". 100warmtunas.com. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Triple J urged to move Hottest 100 countdown from Australia Day". The New Daily. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  9. ^ Davidson, Helen (27 November 2017). "Triple J moves Hottest 100 from Australia Day after protests". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  10. ^ Carmody, Broede (10 April 2018). "Hottest 100 date survey set ABC back $38,000". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  11. ^ j, words by triple (6 December 2018). "triple j's Hottest 100, here's all the dates and details". triple j. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  12. ^ Langford, Jackson (27 January 2019). "Triple J's Hottest 200 of 2018: Live Updates". Music Feeds. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Hottest 100: here's some juicy teaser stats before this weekend's countdown". Triple J. 25 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Vote in triple j's 2018 Album Poll". triple j. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.