The 2023 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 27 January 2024. It was the 31st annual countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as voted for by listeners of Australian youth radio station Triple J. The day after, the Hottest 200 was broadcast, counting down songs 200–101. Merchandise sales from the event support youth mental health organisation Headspace.[1]
2023 Triple J Hottest 100 | |
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Countdown details | |
Date of countdown | 27 January 2024 |
Charity partner | Headspace |
Countdown highlights | |
Winning song | Doja Cat ("Paint the Town Red") |
Most entries | G Flip (7) |
American rapper and singer Doja Cat's song "Paint the Town Red" was voted into number one, while Australian musician G Flip scored the most entries, with seven, a record for the most entries in a single Triple J Hottest 100 countdown, previously held by Wolfmother for 18 years and equalled by Spacey Jane the year prior. Their highest entry was "The Worst Person Alive", which placed at number two.
Background
editThe 2022 Triple J Hottest 100 culminated with "Say Nothing" by Australian musicians Flume and May-a reaching number one.[2] Meanwhile, Spacey Jane had the most songs in the countdown with six, including a record-breaking three in the top six.[3]
Any songs released between 1 December 2022 and 30 November 2023 are eligible for the 2023 Hottest 100. Listeners can vote for up to ten songs via the Triple J website.[4] Voting opened on 12 December 2023, and closed on 22 January 2024.[5]
Projections
editVarious publications reported on the findings of Hottest 100 prediction website 100 Warm Tunas, which has predicted the countdown's number one song with 67% accuracy since 2016.[6] On 9 January 2024, it predicted the winner would be "Not Strong Enough" by American indie group Boygenius, which placed at number 30. Other strong contenders were "Rush" by Australian singer Troye Sivan (placed at number 8), "Rumble" by American producer Skrillex and British producers Fred Again and Flowdan (placed at number 12), "Leaving the Light" by Ghanaian-Australian singer Genesis Owusu (placed at number 69), and "What Was I Made For?" by American singer Billie Eilish (placed at number 7).[6][7] Meanwhile, men's magazine GQ published its list of predictions, with "Paint the Town Red" by American singer Doja Cat at number one (which topped the countdown), followed by "Rhyme Dust" by producers MK and Dom Dolla (placed at number 4).[8]
On 11 January 2024, Triple J announced that there was just one vote splitting two tracks in the top five, and that a musician who debuted in the 2022 countdown was projected with three tracks in the 2023 countdown.[9]
Full list
editNote: Australian artists |
# | Song | Artist | Country of origin |
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1 | Paint the Town Red | Doja Cat | United States |
2 | The Worst Person Alive | G Flip | Australia |
3 | Saving Up | Dom Dolla | Australia |
4 | Rhyme Dust | MK and Dom Dolla | United States/Australia |
5 | Prada | Cassö, Raye and D-Block Europe | United Kingdom |
6 | Adore U | Fred Again and Obongjayar | United Kingdom/Nigeria |
7 | What Was I Made For? | Billie Eilish | United States |
8 | Rush | Troye Sivan | Australia/South Africa |
9 | Lovin on Me | Jack Harlow | United States |
10 | Chemical | Post Malone | United States |
11 | Vampire | Olivia Rodrigo | United States |
12 | Rumble | Skrillex, Fred Again and Flowdan | United States/United Kingdom |
13 | Kill Bill | SZA | United States |
14 | Atmosphere | Fisher and Kita Alexander | Australia |
15 | (It Goes Like) Nanana | Peggy Gou | South Korea |
16 | Sprinter | Dave and Central Cee | United Kingdom |
17 | Back on 74 | Jungle | United Kingdom |
18 | Eat Your Man | Dom Dolla and Nelly Furtado | Australia/Canada |
19 | Therapy | Budjerah | Australia |
20 | Sorry Instead | Spacey Jane | Australia |
21 | Greedy | Tate McRae | Canada |
22 | Be Your Man | G Flip | Australia |
23 | Take It Off | Fisher and Aatig | Australia/Latvia |
24 | Good Enough | G Flip | Australia |
25 | Rich Baby Daddy | Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA | Canada/United States |
26 | Rough | G Flip | Australia |
27 | Imposter Syndrome | Lime Cordiale | Australia |
28 | Dance the Night | Dua Lipa | United Kingdom |
29 | Say Yes to Heaven | Lana Del Rey | United States |
30 | Not Strong Enough | Boygenius | United States |
31 | One of Your Girls | Troye Sivan | Australia/South Africa |
32 | Bad Idea Right? | Olivia Rodrigo | United States |
33 | Got Me Started | Troye Sivan | Australia/South Africa |
34 | Get Him Back! | Olivia Rodrigo | United States |
35 | Baby Again.. | Fred Again, Skrillex and Four Tet | United Kingdom/United States |
36 | Boy's a Liar Pt. 2 | PinkPantheress and Ice Spice | United Kingdom/United States |
37 | Laced Up | Hilltop Hoods | Australia |
38 | Minivan | The Rions | Australia |
39 | Green Honda | Benee | New Zealand |
40 | Scary Movies | The Rions | Australia |
41 | Houdini | Dua Lipa | United Kingdom |
42 | Pedestal | Lime Cordiale | Australia |
43 | Popular | The Weeknd, Playboi Carti and Madonna | Canada/United States |
44 | My Love Mine All Mine | Mitski | United States/Japan |
45 | Still Have Room | Hockey Dad | Australia |
46 | Strangers | Kenya Grace | United Kingdom/South Africa |
47 | Sweetheart | Old Mervs | Australia |
48 | Padam Padam | Kylie Minogue | Australia |
49 | Agora Hills | Doja Cat | United States |
50 | Australia | G Flip | Australia |
51 | Ten | Fred Again and Jozzy | United Kingdom/United States |
52 | I Used to Be Fun | Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers | Australia |
53 | Lookin' Out | King Stingray | Australia |
54 | More Than You Know | Blink-182 | United States |
55 | We Don't Talk About It | Thelma Plum | Australia |
56 | All-American Bitch | Olivia Rodrigo | United States |
57 | Darkside | Bring Me the Horizon | United Kingdom |
58 | Lost | Bring Me the Horizon | United Kingdom |
59 | Spin Me Like Your Records | Pacific Avenue | Australia |
60 | A&W | Lana Del Rey | United States |
61 | Love Again | The Kid Laroi | Australia |
62 | Dogtooth | Tyler, the Creator | United States |
63 | Perfect for You | Peach PRC | Australia |
64 | Fall at Your Feet (Like a Version) | Peking Duk featuring Julia Stone | Australia |
65 | Real Life | G Flip | Australia |
66 | Barbie World | Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice and Aqua | Trinidad and Tobago/United States/Denmark |
67 | Letting Go | Angie McMahon | Australia |
68 | F U Goodbye | Peach PRC | Australia |
69 | Leaving the Light | Genesis Owusu | Australia/Ghana |
70 | Snooze | SZA | United States |
71 | Take What You Want | The Rions | Australia |
72 | Stockholm | Dice | Australia |
73 | Water | Tyla | South Africa |
74 | Speedracer | Teenage Dads | Australia |
75 | Nobody Gets Me | SZA | United States |
76 | Sofa King | Royel Otis | Australia |
77 | I Don't Wanna Be Like You | Ruel | United Kingdom/Australia |
78 | Bleed | The Kid Laroi | Australia |
79 | Video Killed the Radio Star (Like a Version) | Teenage Dads | Australia |
80 | 7 Days | G Flip | Australia |
81 | Like a Girl Does | Peach PRC | Australia |
82 | Exes | Tate McRae | Canada |
83 | The Summoning | Sleep Token | United Kingdom |
84 | Trippin Up | The Jungle Giants | Australia |
85 | Glue Song | Beabadoobee | Philippines/United Kingdom |
86 | Never Felt So Alone | Labrinth | United Kingdom |
87 | Fine Day Anthem | Skrillex and Boys Noize | United States/Germany |
88 | Midnight Driving | Teenage Dads | Australia |
89 | Nothing Matters | The Last Dinner Party | United Kingdom |
90 | Nightmare | Polaris | Australia |
91 | Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | United States |
92 | Strawberry Daydream | Pacific Avenue | Australia |
93 | No Bad Days | The Terrys | Australia |
94 | Sweat You Out My System | May-a | Australia |
95 | Welcome to the DCC | Nothing but Thieves | United Kingdom |
96 | Boys Light Up | Chillinit | Australia |
97 | Stay Blessed | Genesis Owusu | Australia/Ghana |
98 | Cool About It | Boygenius | United States |
99 | I Miss You (Like a Version) | Slowly Slowly | Australia |
100 | Lost the Breakup | Maisie Peters | United Kingdom |
Countries represented
edit- Australia – 52[10]
- United States – 29
- United Kingdom – 20
- South Africa – 5
- Canada – 5
- Ghana – 2
- Nigeria – 1
- South Korea – 1
- Latvia – 1
- New Zealand – 1
- Japan – 1
- Germany – 1
- Trinidad and Tobago – 1
- Philippines – 1
- Denmark – 1
Artists with multiple entries
editSeven entries
edit- G Flip (2, 22, 24, 26, 50, 65, 80)
Four entries
edit- Fred Again – three times as a primary artist and once as a co-lead artist (6, 12, 35, 51)
- Olivia Rodrigo (11, 32, 34, 56)
- SZA – three times solo and once as a featured artist (13, 25, 70, 75)
Three entries
edit- Dom Dolla (3, 4, 18)
- Troye Sivan (8, 31, 33)
- Skrillex – twice as a primary artist and once as a co-lead artist (12, 35, 87)
- Lana Del Rey (29, 60, 91)
- The Rions (38, 40, 71)
- Peach PRC (63, 68, 81)
- Teenage Dads (74, 79, 88)
Two entries
edit- Doja Cat (1, 49)
- Fisher (14, 23)
- Tate McRae (21, 82)
- Lime Cordiale (27, 42)
- Dua Lipa (28, 41)
- Boygenius (30, 98)
- Ice Spice – twice as a co-lead artist (36, 66)
- Bring Me the Horizon (57, 58)
- Pacific Avenue (59, 92)
- The Kid Laroi (61, 78)
- Genesis Owusu (69, 97)
Minor statistics
edit- Australian singer-songwriter and actress Kylie Minogue broke Slipknot's record for the longest time between two appearances in the Triple J Hottest 100 with 26 years between her songs "Did It Again" that placed number 81 in 1997 and "Padam Padam" that placed number 48 in the 2023 countdown. This broke Slipknot's previous record of 19 years with their songs "Wait and Bleed" that placed number 75 in 2000 and "Unsainted" that placed number 86 in 2019.
- With all songs lasting 5 hours and 28 minutes in total, and an average song length of 3 minutes 16 seconds, this was the shortest running Triple J Hottest 100 countdown in history
References
edit- ^ "Headspace is teaming up with Triple J for this years Hottest 100". Headspace. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Hottest 100 2022". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Newstead, Al (28 January 2023). "Sun, sadness, tattoos: Why Spacey Jane's enduring Hottest 100 success matters". Triple J. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "How to vote". Triple J. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Varvaris, Mary (5 December 2023). "Triple J Shares Dates & Details For The 2023 Hottest 100". The Music. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Here's Who's Currently Predicted To Win This Year's Triple J Hottest 100". Music Feeds. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Varvaris, Mary (6 January 2024). "100 Warm Tunas Drops Prediction For 2023 Triple J Hottest 100". The Music. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Calver, Charlie; Lennox, Will (2 January 2024). "GQ predicts: Here's what the 2023 Triple J Hottest 100 top 15 could look like". GQ. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Fry, Courtney (11 January 2024). "Digest these spicy teasers about the Hottest 100 of 2023". Triple J. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Want a sneak peak of this year's record-breaking Hottest 100?". Triple J. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.