Homegrown talent has once again dominated the Hottest 100, with 65 local tunes making the triple j list, but Gen Z disruptor Billie Eilish has taken out the countdown.
There was some fierce competition this year, with the youth broadcaster reportedly receiving a record 3,211,596 votes in the lead up.
Dune Rats kicked off the countdown with No Plans at #100.
Denzel Curry’s Like A Version cover of Bulls On Parade was a strong contender for the top place, but ended up landing at #5 (making it the highest placed Like A Version in history), behind Aussie producer Flume at #2 with Rushing Back, Mallrat's Charlie at #3 and Tones & I's ARIA-record-breaking track Dance Monkey.
Eight songs in the top ten were by Aussie acts, with Hilltop Hoods’ Exit Sign (#10), Thelma Plum's Better In Blak (#9), The Jungle Giants' Heavy Hearted (#8), Lime Cordiale's Robbery (#7) and G Flip's Drink Too Much also making the cut.
But ultimately Eilish's track Bad Guy was too strong. It is the first time a solo female act has won the countdown. She is also the youngest artist to ever win and had the most entries in the hundred (five).
"Thank you, guys, you did this," Eilish shared on air after she found out the news.
"That’s insane. Thank you so much, it’s an honour. It’s so crazy to me. I love Australia, I miss you guys. I haven’t been there in a minute and I’m so excited to go back.”
Here’s the complete list:
1. Billie Eilish – Bad Guy
2. Flume – Rushing Back (Feat. Vera Blue)
3. Mallrat – Charlie
4. Tones & I – Dance Monkey
5. Denzel Curry – Bulls On Parade (Like A Version)
6. G Flip – Drink Too Much
7. Lime Cordiale – Robbery
8. The Jungle Giants – Heavy Hearted
9. Thelma Plum – Better In Blak
10. Hilltop Hoods – Exit Sign (Feat. Illy/Ecca Vandal)
11. Post Malone – Circles
12. FIDLAR – By Myself
13. Lime Cordiale – Inappropriate Behaviour
14. Sofi Tukker – Purple Hat
15. Tones & I – Never Seen The Rain
16. Billie Eilish – Everything I Wanted
17. Lime Cordiale – I Touch Myself (Like A Version)
18. Tame Impala – Borderline
19. BENEE – Glitter
20. DMA’S – Silver
21. The Chats – Pub Feed
22. Ruel – Painkiller
23. Tyler, The Creator – EARFQUAKE
24. Ocean Alley – Infinity
25. BENEE – Find An Island
26. Tones & I – Johnny Run Away
27. Stormzy – Vossi Bop
28. Lizzo – Juice
29. MEDUZA – Piece Of Your Heart (Feat. Goodboys)
30. Flume – Friends (Feat. Reo Cragun)
31. Skegss – Save It For The Weekend
32. Lime Cordiale – Money
33. Dom Dolla – San Frandisco
34. Glass Animals – Tokyo Drifting (Feat. Denzel Curry)
35. Billie Eilish – Bury A Friend
36. PNAU – Solid Gold (Feat. Kira Divine/Marques Toliver)
37. Duke Dumont – Red Light Green Light (Feat. Shaun Ross)
38. Ruel – Face To Face
39. Catfish & The Bottlemen – Longshot
40. Halsey – Graveyard
41. Travis Scott – Highest In The Room
42. Juice WRLD – Robbery
43. Tame Impala – It Might Be Time
44. Baker Boy – Cool As Hell
45. Denzel Curry – Ricky
46. Dean Lewis – 7 Minutes
47. BROCKHAMPTON – Sugar
48. Ziggy Alberts – Intentions
49. Ruel – Free Time
50. Holy Holy – Teach Me About Dying
51. BENEE – Evil Spider
52. Tame Impala – Patience
53. FISHER – You Little Beauty
54. Ocean Alley – Stained Glass
55. Khalid – Talk (Feat. Disclosure)
56. J Cole – Middle Child
57. Slowly Slowly – Jellyfish
58. G Flip – Lover
59. Mallrat x Basenji – Nobody’s Home
60. Hockey Dad – I Missed Out
61. Holy Holy – Maybe You Know
62. Bakar – Hell N Back
63. Halsey – Nightmare
64. George Alice – Circles
65. Thelma Plum – Homecoming Queen
66. G Flip – Stupid
67. Billie Eilish – Wish You Were Gay
68. Illy – Then What
69. Violent Soho – Vacation Forever
70. E^ST – Talk Deep
71. The Weeknd – Blinding Lights
72. Angie McMahon – Pasta
73. Cub Sport – Party Pill
74. Hayden James and NAATIONS – Nowhere To Go
75. Golden Features x The Presets – Paradise
76. Meg Mac – Something Tells Me
77. G Flip – I Am Not Afraid
78. Thelma Plum – Not Angry Anymore
79. Dean Lewis – Stay Awake
80. Spacey Jane – Good For You
81. Flume – Let You Know (Feat. London Grammar)
82. Peking Duk & Jack River – Sugar
83. Alex Lahey – Welcome To The Black Parade (Like A Version)
84. DOPE LEMON – Hey You
85. Lana Del Rey – Doin’ Time
86. Slipknot – Unsainted
87. Kanye West – Follow God
88. Meduza x Becky Hill x Goodboys – Lose Control
89. Sampa The Great – Final Form
90. Skegss – Here Comes Your Man (Like A Version)
91. Billie Eilish – All The Good Girls Go To Hell
92. Client Liaison – The Real Thing
93. Post Malone – Wow
94. Allday – Protection
95. Adrian Eagle – AOK
96. Bring Me The Horizon – Ludens
97. San Cisco – Skin
98. Baker Boy – Meditjin (Feat. JessB)
99. Cosmo’s Midnight – CUDI (Can U Dig It)
100. Dune Rats – No Plans
The Hottest 200 will kick off at 10am local time on Monday 27 January.
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