Homegrown talent dominated today’s Hottest 100 countdown, with 65 local tunes making the triple j list and Sydney’s own Ocean Alley claiming #1 with Confidence.

There was some fierce competition this year, with the youth broadcaster reportedly receiving a record 2,758,584 votes in the lead up.

Ocean Alley kicked off the countdown with Happy Sad at #100 before also appearing at #16 with their 2018 Like A Version cover Baby Come Back and #10 with Knees.

Read more: #101 - #200: Did Your Favourite Track Make It Into Triple J's Hottest 200?

 

Childish Gambino’s This Is America was a strong contender for the top place, but ended up landing at #4, behind Aussie producer Fisher’s Losing It at #2 and Travis Scott’s Sicko Mode at #3.

Seven songs in the top ten were by Aussie acts, with Amy Shark’s I Said Hi (#5), Dean LewisBe Alright (#6), Mallrat’s Groceries (#7) and Ruby FieldsDinosaurs (#9) also making the cut.

Here’s the complete list:

100: Happy Sad — Ocean Alley

99: Polygraph Eyes — YUNGBLUD

98: Ghost Town — Kanye West

97: Do I Need You Now? — DMA’s

96: Take It To The Heart — Odette

95: Four Out Of Five — Arctic Monkeys

94: Ivy (Doomsday) — The Amity Affliction

93: You Can Count On Me — Trophy Eyes

92: Everybody But You — Thundamentals

91: Sundress — A$AP Rocky

90: Psycho — Post Malone

89: Dazed and Confused — Ruel

88: Labrador — WAAX

87: Younger — Ruel

86: Dirt Cheap — Lime Cordiale

85: Bubblin’ — Anderson. Paak

84: Cigarettes —Tash Sultana

83: 1999 WILDFIRE — Brockhampton

82: Hunger — Florence + The Machine

81: Ballroom — Jack River

80: Nothing Breaks Like A Heart {Ft. Miley Cyrus} — Mark Ronson

79: Clumsy Love — Thelma Plum

78: Better Together {Ft. Running Touch} — Hayden James

77: Miracle — CHVRCHES

76: Clarity — Polish Club

75: Molotov — Kira Puru

74: Pussy Is God — King Princess

73: Sweet Release — Hockey Dad

72: What Can I Do If The Fire Goes Out {triple j Like A Version 2018} — Nothing But Thieves

71: Smogged Out — Skegss

70: UFO {Ft. Allday} — Mallrat

69: Cheetah Tongue — The Wombats

68: Eastside {Ft. Halsey/Khalid} — benny blanco

67: Tints {Ft. Kendrick Lamar} — Anderson .Paak

66: Need You {Ft. NÏKA} — Flight Facilities

65: Scream Whole — Methyl Ethel

64: Mistake — Middle Kids

63: BOOGIE — Brockhampton

62: Killing My Time — G Flip

61: I Wanna Be Everybody — Hockey Dad

60: The End — DMA’S

59: Give Me My Name Back — Meg Mac

58: Soaked — Bene

57: Martini —The Presets

56: Without Me — Halsey

55: Wasted — Peking Duk

54: Saturday Sun — Vance Joy

53: We’re Going Home — Vance Joy

52: Better — Khalid

51: Mr La Di Da Di — Baker Boy

50: No Place —RÜFÜS DU SOL

49: Missing Me —Angie McMahon

48: When I Dream —San Cisco

47: Like People — DZ Deathrays

46: you should see me in a crown — Billie Eilish

45: MANTRA — Bring Me The Horizon

44: Clark Griswold {Ft. Adrian Eagle} — Hilltop Hoods

43: God’s Plan – Drake

42: Laps Around The Sun – Ziggy Alberts

41: In The Air – DMA’S

40: Nice For What – Drake

39: The Perfect Life Does Not Exist – Ball Park Music

38: About You – G Flip

37: Love Me Now – Ziggy Alberts

36: All Loved Up – Amy Shark

35: Ladders – Mac Miller

34: 1950 – King Princess

33: Better Now – Post Malone

32: God Forgot – The Rubens

31: Church – Alison Wonderland

30: Sometimes – Cub Sport

29: Fire – Peking Duk

28: All The Stars – Kendrick Lamar.

27: Sunflower – Post Malone & Swae Lee

26: All The Pretty Girls – Vera Blue

25: I Miss You – Thundamentals

24: Leave Me Lonely – Hilltop Hoods

23: Treat You Better – RÜFÜS DU SOL

22: Underwater – RÜFÜS DU SOL

21: Never Ever (ft. Sarah) – The Rubens

20: Waiting – KIAN

19: Peach – Broods

18: Join The Club – Hockey Dad

17: Lovely (with Khalid) – Billie Eilish

16: Baby Come Back (triple j Like A Version 2018) – Ocean Alley

15: Just Friends – Hayden James

14: I’m Good – Wafia

13: Praise The Lord (Da Shine) (ft. Skepta) – A$AP Rocky

12: Turn – The Wombats

11: Up In The Clouds – Skegss

10: Knees – Ocean Alley

9: Dinosaurs – Ruby Fields

8: When the party’s over – Billie Eilish

7: Groceries – Mallrat

6: Be Alright – Dean Lewis

5: I Said Hi – Amy Shark

4: This Is America – Childish Gambino

3: SICKO MODE – Travis Scott

2: Losing It – FISHER

1: Confidence – Ocean Alley

The Hottest 200 will kick off at 10am local time tomorrow and you can hear a replay of the Hottest 100 on triple j next Sunday, February 3.

CLEWS, The Zilzies, Pacific Avenue, Big Words, Ocean Alley, Tash Sultana, Lime Cordiale
23.02.19
Uni Bar, Wollongong
Ocean Alley, Tash Sultana
28.02.19
Thebarton Theatre, Torrensville
Ocean Alley, Tash Sultana
02.03.19
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Hobart
Ocean Alley, Tash Sultana
08.03.19
Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park
Ocean Alley, Tash Sultana
14.03.19
Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
Ocean Alley, Tash Sultana
21.03.19
Riverstage, Brisbane
Ocean Alley, Tash Sultana
23.03.19
Mindil Beach, Darwin
Ocean Alley, Tash Sultana
30.03.19
Fremantle Oval Precinct, Fremantle
Bluesfest
18.04.19
Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, Tyagarah


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