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 Lewis’ Be Alright (#6), Mallrat’s Groceries (#7) and Ruby Fields’ Dinosaurs (#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.
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