Are you ready to give your favourite Australian artists their well-deserved flowers? To celebrate 50 years of triple j, we're cracking open the countdown box for the Hottest 100 of Australian Songs!
It's a big year for the triple j family, so what better way to toast our deep history than by doing our favourite thing: wringing our hands over trying to pick only 10 of our favourite songs released by Australian artists and bands. Nah, it'll be a breeze, right?
On Saturday 26 July, we're taking over the entire triple j network – triple j, Double J, triple j Unearthed and triple j Hottest – to count down the 100 best Australian songs, as voted by all of you.
They've been the playlist to our lives, defined the sound of the nation and echoed across generations, and now we get to champion all the tracks that have lasted a lifetime (or more).
The Hottest 100 is triple j's annual poll of your favourite songs.
Each year, you, along with hundreds and thousands of people from all around the world, choose the songs that have sound-tracked your life, leading to one hell of a listening party in January. It’s a countdown curated by you, for you!
Hundreds of thousands of you hand-pick up to 10 songs that you obsessed over across the last 12 months. The only rule is that the song has to have been released between December 1, 2023 and November 30, 2024.
The poll started in 1989 as an all-time thing before shifting to annual polls in 1993. Every now and again we celebrate special themed countdowns. Check out the Hottest 100 Archive to see all the tracks that have made it in over the past 30-ish years.
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triple j's 24/7 Hottest 100 station arrives on 17 July!
triple j Hottest is a brand new 24/7 music stream and your go-to for more than 30 years of Hottest 100 content, from every countdown on record.
It's an opportunity to revisit the music that has sound-tracked your life, from music festivals to house parties, late nights and firsts.
You'll also get to hear archival interviews, Hottest 100 history, stories and updates from artists you haven't heard from in a while, and more.
You can tune in anytime on the triple j app.