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The 2016 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 26 January 2017. It is the 24th countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by the listeners of Australian radio station Triple J.

Date of countdown26 January 2017
Charity partnerAustralian Indigenous Mentoring Experience
Votes cast2,255,110
Winning songFlume featuring Kai
"Never Be like You"
Quick facts 2016 Triple J Hottest 100, Countdown details ...
2016 Triple J Hottest 100
Countdown details
Date of countdown26 January 2017
Charity partnerAustralian Indigenous Mentoring Experience
Votes cast2,255,110
Countdown highlights
Winning songFlume featuring Kai
"Never Be like You"
Most entriesViolent Soho
(5 tracks)
Chronology
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2016's countdown broke several Hottest 100 records, including number of votes (over 2.25 million),[1] number of songs by Australian acts both in the whole list (66 out of the 100) and at its top (all of the top four),[2] and longest absence between countdowns (16 years for Paul Kelly). With the first-place win of Australian producer Flume for "Never Be like You", 2016 marks a record-breaking fourth consecutive annual countdown in which the number-one track was by an Australian act, after Vance Joy in 2013, Chet Faker in 2014, and The Rubens in 2015. Flume became the first electronic dance music producer to top the countdown.

Background

Triple J's Hottest 100 lets members of the public vote online for their top ten songs of the year, with these votes used to identify the year's 100 most popular songs. Any song that premiered between December 2015 and November 2016 was eligible for 2016's Hottest 100. Triple J published a list of 1,909 eligible songs on their 2016 Voting List.[3] Voting commenced on 12 December 2016, as announced by Dr Karl Kruszelnicki in a nature mockumentary depicting a live music event. The short film featured cameo appearances from many musicians,[4] along with Dr Karl doing a shoey.[5][6]

Several artists and presenters made their Hottest 100 votes public.[7][8][9][10] The artists most often voted for by Triple J presenters were: D.D Dumbo; Kanye West; Julia Jacklin, who was not ultimately featured in the countdown; and A.B. Original, who are vocal critics of Australia Day (in 2016, Triple J announced a review of the countdown's date in response to criticism from the group and others).[11][12] On 12 December, bookmakers Sportsbet.com.au and William Hill placed Flume's "Never Be like You" as the song most likely to take out first place by a significant margin, with a Sportsbet representative stating that they have "never seen such a short favourite at this stage".

Voting closed on 23 January 2017. By 25 January, the day before the countdown, bookmakers and media reports identified Flume's "Never Be like You" and Amy Shark's "Adore" as the clear frontrunners for first place.[13][14][15]

Full list

Note: Australian artists
More information #, Song ...
# Song Artist Country of origin
1Never Be like YouFlume featuring KaiAustralia/Canada
2AdoreAmy SharkAustralia
3JungleTash SultanaAustralia
41955Hilltop Hoods featuring Montaigne and Tom ThumAustralia
5RedboneChildish GambinoUnited States
6Believe (Like a Version)DMA'sAustralia
7PapercutsIlly featuring Vera BlueAustralia
8Say ItFlume featuring Tove LoAustralia/Sweden
9StrangerPeking Duk featuring ElliphantAustralia/Sweden
10StarboyThe Weeknd featuring Daft PunkCanada/France
11ChameleonPnauAustralia
12CocoonMilky ChanceGermany
13LovesickMura Masa featuring ASAP RockyUnited Kingdom/United States
14ViceroyViolent SohoAustralia
15Genghis KhanMiike SnowSweden
16January 26A.B. Original featuring Dan SultanAustralia
17The Opposite of UsBig ScaryAustralia
18All NightChance the Rapper featuring Knox FortuneUnited States
197Catfish & the BottlemenUnited Kingdom
20On HoldThe xxUnited Kingdom
21Death to the LadsThe Smith Street BandAustralia
22Ultralight BeamKanye WestUnited States
23Catch 22Illy featuring Anne-MarieAustralia/United Kingdom
24Come On Mess Me UpCub SportAustralia
25Because I Love YouMontaigneAustralia
26Make Them Wheels RollSafiaAustralia
27DriveGretta RayAustralia
28Frankie SinatraThe AvalanchesAustralia
29Our TownSticky FingersAustralia
30Innerbloom (What So Not Remix)RüfüsAustralia
31One DanceDrake featuring Wizkid and KylaCanada/Nigeria/United Kingdom
32NotionTash SultanaAustralia
33BullshitDune RatsAustralia
34Scott GreenDune RatsAustralia
35World of Our LoveClient LiaisonAustralia
36Sad SongsSticky FingersAustralia
37Smoke & RetributionFlume featuring Vince Staples and KučkaAustralia/United States
38YouthGlass AnimalsUnited Kingdom
39Step Up the MorphineDMA'sAustralia
40Surfin'Kid Cudi featuring PharrellUnited States
41I Feel It ComingThe Weeknd featuring Daft PunkCanada/France
42HeartlinesBroodsNew Zealand
43Final SongMØDenmark
44SatanD.D DumboAustralia
45Dumb Things (Like a Version)A.B. Original featuring Paul Kelly and Dan SultanAustralia
46Dang!Mac Miller featuring Anderson .PaakUnited States
47WalrusD.D DumboAustralia
48Creepin'KingswoodAustralia
49HigherHilltop Hoods featuring James ChatburnAustralia
50Strange DiseasesGang of YouthsAustralia
51Outcast at LastSticky FingersAustralia
52Love Yourself (Like a Version)HalseyUnited States
53BlanketViolent SohoAustralia
54Bored to DeathBlink-182United States
55Say a Prayer for MeRüfüsAustralia
56Keeping Score (Like a Version)Paces featuring Guy SebastianAustralia
57TwiceCatfish & the BottlemenUnited Kingdom
58Girlie BitsAli BarterAustralia
59SoloFrank OceanUnited States
60DrinkeeSofi TukkerGermany/United States
61Gamma KnifeKing Gizzard & the Lizard WizardAustralia
62MarinadeDope LemonAustralia
63Life ItselfGlass AnimalsUnited Kingdom
64AlaskaMaggie RogersUnited States
65All Fucked UpThe Amity AfflictionAustralia
66Hold UpBeyoncéUnited States
67I Bring the Weather with MeThe Amity AfflictionAustralia
68Next to YouL D R U featuring SavoiAustralia
69So SentimentalViolent SohoAustralia
70WolfieGolden Features featuring Julia StoneAustralia
71FreeBroodsNew Zealand
72FamousKanye WestUnited States
73No ShadeViolent SohoAustralia
74Lost (Season One)Camp CopeAustralia
75Because I'm MeThe AvalanchesAustralia
76This Could Be HeartbreakThe Amity AfflictionAustralia
77SoundcheckCatfish & the BottlemenUnited Kingdom
78SettleVera BlueAustralia
79Burn the WitchRadioheadUnited Kingdom
80Gemini FeedBanksUnited States
81PandaDesiignerUnited States
82Think About ItThundamentals featuring Peta & the WolvesAustralia
83SimulationTkay MaidzaAustralia
84Pink + WhiteFrank OceanUnited States
85My Love Is GoneSafiaAustralia
86DopamineBliss n Eso featuring ThiefAustralia
87Uptown FolksDope LemonAustralia
88Me and Your MamaChildish GambinoUnited States
89Over YouSafiaAustralia
90Anything Near ConvictionLuca BrasiAustralia
91SubwaysThe AvalanchesAustralia
92How to TasteViolent SohoAustralia
93High and LowEmpire of the SunAustralia
94FadingVallis AlpsAustralia
95Lose ItFlume featuring Vic MensaAustralia/United States
96Hanging by a ThreadElk Road featuring Natalie FosterAustralia
97You Don't Think You Like People Like MeAlex LaheyAustralia
98Season 2 Episode 3Glass AnimalsUnited Kingdom
99Too GoodDrake featuring RihannaCanada/Barbados
100BraceBirds of TokyoAustralia
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#101 – #200 List

On 29 January 2017, Triple J broadcast the second 100 songs of the countdown.[16]

More information #, Song ...
# Song Artist Country of origin
101 Chlorine Trophy Eyes Australia
102 33 "GOD" Bon Iver United States
103 People-Vultures King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Australia
104 No Problem Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz United States
105 Don Quixote Drapht featuring Hilltop Hoods Australia
106 Sides Allday featuring NYNE Australia
107 Glowed Up Kaytranada featuring Anderson .Paak Canada/Haiti/United States
108 Stop Me (Stop You) Nick Murphy Australia
109 One By One Sticky Fingers Australia
110 Glad That You're Gone The Hard Aches Australia
111 Surprise Yourself Jack Garratt United Kingdom
112 The Boys Lisa Mitchell Australia
113 Ivy Frank Ocean United States
114 Too Soon DMA's Australia
115 Till It Kills Me Montaigne Australia
116 Real Friends Kanye West United States
117 Illuminate Emma Louise Australia
118 Life on Mars (Like a Version) Sarah Blasko Australia
119 You Don't Get Me High Anymore Phantogram United States
120 Bulls The Cat Empire Australia
121 SloMo San Cisco Australia
122 What If I Go? Mura Masa featuring Bonzai United Kingdom/Ireland
123 Welcome to Your Life Grouplove United States
124 Off White Limousine Client Liaison Australia
125 Just a Lover Hayden James Australia
126 Done Camp Cope Australia
127 How to Make Gravy (Like a Version) Luca Brasi Australia
128 Karate Babymetal Japan
129 Rolling Dice Just a Gent featuring Ella Vos and Joey Chavez Australia/United States
130 RA Slumberjack Australia
131 Man Skepta United Kingdom
132 Knife Edge Matt Corby Australia
133 Run Tourist United Kingdom
134 Brother D.D Dumbo Australia
135 Unwind Gretta Ray Australia
136 Quality of Life Hellions Australia
137 Fall Together The Temper Trap Australia
138 Paranoia A Day to Remember United States
139 Blood in the Cut K.Flay United States
140 Healing Rudimental featuring J Angel United Kingdom
141 Nihilist Party Anthem Ball Park Music Australia
142 Crave You/The Less I Know the Better (Like a Version) Elk Road featuring Lisa Mitchell Australia
143 Whipping Boy Ball Park Music Australia
144 Higher The Naked & Famous New Zealand
145 Detroit Rock Ciggies The Bennies Australia
146 Native Tongue Gang of Youths Australia
147 For You Northeast Party House Australia
148 Messiah M-Phazes and Alison Wonderland Australia
149 Brighter Rüfüs Australia
150 Black Beatles Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane United States
151 Freedom Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar United States
152 Ultralight Beam (Like a Version) Cub Sport Australia
153 Thresher Hellions Australia
154 Someone That Loves You Honne and Izzy Bizu United Kingdom
155 Blood on My Leather DZ Deathrays Australia
156 Leef Ball Park Music Australia
157 I Remember AlunaGeorge United Kingdom
158 Come Down Anderson .Paak United States
159 Lone What So Not and Ganz featuring Joy Australia/Netherlands
160 Thick as Thieves The Temper Trap Australia
161 Chains (Like a Version) Matt Corby Australia
162 Numb & Getting Colder Flume featuring Kučka Australia
163 Shelter Porter Robinson and Madeon United States/France
164 Colourblind Hands Like Houses Australia
165 Standing in the Rain Action Bronson, Mark Ronson and Dan Auerbach United States/United Kingdom
166 Lazarus David Bowie United Kingdom
167 Waiting RL Grime, What So Not and Skrillex Australia/United States
168 Never Say Never Thundamentals Australia
169 Jet Fuel Can't Melt Steel Beams Camp Cope Australia
170 Spring Has Sprung Skegss Australia
171 Be With You Rüfüs Australia
172 2 Black 2 Strong A.B. Original Australia
173 Dog Years Maggie Rogers United States
174 Refuge Northlane and In Hearts Wake Australia
175 Sooth Lady Wine Matt Corby Australia
176 Fake Love Drake Canada
177 Angel Sticky Fingers Australia
178 Stranger Things Theme Luke Million Australia
179 Breathe Life (Like a Version) Vera Blue Australia
180 Flight 101 Sticky Fingers Australia
181 Westway Sticky Fingers Australia
182 DVP PUP Canada
183 Something Strange Sticky Fingers featuring Remi Australia
184 A Night out With Hockey Dad Australia
185 Mob Rule Bad Dreems Australia
186 For Good Remi featuring Sampa the Great Australia/Zambia
187 Devil's Calling Parkway Drive Australia
188 Goosebumps Travis Scott featuring Kendrick Lamar United States
189 Sorry Beyoncé United States
190 I Need a Forest Fire James Blake featuring Bon Iver United Kingdom/United States
191 Boss Disclosure United Kingdom
192 Conqueror Aurora Norway
193 Take a Chance Flume featuring Little Dragon Australia/Sweden
194 I Thought We Knew Each Other British India Australia
195 Alarm Anne-Marie United Kingdom
196 What You Mean to Me Montaigne Australia
197 Couldn't Believe Broods New Zealand
198 Same Drugs Chance the Rapper United States
199 Easier Mansionair Australia
200 Aubrey Running Touch featuring Ira Horace Australia
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Statistics

Artists with multiple entries

More information #, Artist ...
# Artist Tracks
5 Violent Soho 14, 53, 69, 73, 92
4 Flume 1, 8, 37, 95
3 Catfish and the Bottlemen 19, 57, 77
Safia 26, 85, 89
The Avalanches 28, 75, 91
Sticky Fingers 29, 36, 51
Glass Animals 38, 63, 98
The Amity Affliction 65, 67, 76
2 Tash Sultana 3, 32
Hilltop Hoods 4, 49
Montaigne[note 1] 4, 25
Childish Gambino 5, 88
DMA's 6, 39
Illy 7, 23
Vera Blue[note 2] 7, 78
The Weeknd 10, 41
Daft Punk[note 3] 10, 41
Nick Littlemore[note 4] 11, 93
A.B. Original 16, 45
Dan Sultan[note 5] 16, 45
Kanye West 22, 72
Rüfüs 30, 55
Drake 31, 99
Dune Rats 33, 34
Pharrell[note 6] 40, 84
Broods 42, 71
D.D Dumbo 44, 47
Frank Ocean 59, 84
Dope Lemon 62, 87
Beyoncé[note 7] 66, 84
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Countries represented

More information Country, Total ...
Country Total
Australia 66[2]
United States 21
United Kingdom 12
Canada 5
Sweden 3
France 2
Germany 2
New Zealand 2
Barbados 1
Denmark 1
Nigeria 1
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Records

  • The four highest-ranked tracks in the 2016 Hottest 100 were all by Australian artists (excluding the vocal feature of Canadian singer Kai on "Never Be like You"), which marks the longest continuous streak of Australians at the countdown's top, and the first time that the top four songs were by artists from the same country.
    • This countdown also marks the first time the top three tracks have featured female vocalists. The top three artists in the countdown were all Unearthed artists.[17]
  • Kai is the first Canadian artist to feature in the #1 song of a Hottest 100.
  • The 2016 list includes four covers recorded for Triple J's Like a Version: the DMA's cover of Cher; the A.B. Original cover of Paul Kelly; the Halsey cover of Justin Bieber; and the Paces cover of L D R U. This breaks the record of three Like a Version covers set in 2014 by Chet Faker, Chvrches, and Meg Mac.
    • The song "Keeping Score" by L D R U made the countdown for the second consecutive year with a cover by Paces and Guy Sebastian.
  • Nine songs in a row were by Australian artists in 2016, between positions #97 and #89, breaking the longest run of eight consecutive Australian songs set in 1999, 2012, and 2014.
  • Paul Kelly's feature on the A.B. Original cover of "Dumb Things" set the record for the longest absence between countdowns; Kelly last appeared in the 2000 countdown.
    • Earlier in the same countdown, The Avalanches' "Subways" broke the prior record of 13 years for the longest absence between countdowns; they last appeared in 2001.
  • The 2016 list features 11 different nationalities, equaling the record set in 1994 and 2015.
    • Wizkid's feature on "One Dance" made him Nigeria's first artist to appear in a Hottest 100, and the Hottest 100's first artist representing an African nation since Angélique Kidjo in 1996.
    • Rihanna's appearance on "Too Good" allowed for the first ever appearance of the established pop star, and of an artist from Barbados, in a Hottest 100.
  • Five of Violent Soho's tracks feature in the countdown, making them the first artist with over four tracks in one countdown since Hilltop Hoods in 2006.
  • Gretta Ray's entry in the countdown with her song "Drive" at #27 marks the best Hottest 100 performance by an Unearthed High winner.
  • For the first time since 2011 no previous Hottest 100 winners featured in the countdown.
  • Both members of Angus & Julia Stone got a respective track in the list as solo artists; Angus Stone with Dope Lemon and Julia Stone who featured on a Golden Features song.
  • Illy made his eighth consecutive appearance in the Hottest 100, having appeared in every annual countdown since 2009.

Triple J album poll, 2016

The annual Triple J album poll was held in December and announced on 18 December.[18] J Award winner D.D Dumbo missed out on the top 10, with his album Utopia Defeated coming in 11th place.

Note: Australian artists

Bold indicates Hottest 100 winner.

More information #, Artist ...
# Artist Album Country of origin Tracks in the Hottest 100
1 Violent Soho Waco Australia 14, 53, 69, 73, 92, (15 in 2015)
2 Flume Skin Australia 1, 8, 37, 95
3 The Avalanches Wildflower Australia 28, 75, 91
4 Rüfüs Bloom Australia 30, 55 (12, 28 in 2015)
5 Ball Park Music Every Night the Same Dream Australia DNC (141, 143, 156 in Hottest 200)
6 Sticky Fingers Westway (The Glitter & the Slums) Australia 29, 36, 51
7 DMA's Hills End Australia 39, (48 in 2014), (77 in 2015)
8 Radiohead A Moon Shaped Pool United Kingdom 79
9 King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Nonagon Infinity Australia 61
10 Frank Ocean Blonde United States 59, 84
11 D.D Dumbo Utopia Defeated Australia 44, 47
12 Glass Animals How to Be a Human Being United Kingdom 38, 63, 98
13 Kanye West The Life of Pablo United States 22, 72
14 Safia Internal Australia 26, 85, 89, (23 in 2015)
15 Bon Iver 22, A Million United States DNC (102 in Hottest 200)
16 Catfish and the Bottlemen The Ride United Kingdom 19, 57, 77
17 Montaigne Glorious Heights Australia 25
18 Big Scary Animal Australia 17
19 Matt Corby Telluric Australia (53 in 2015)
20 Camp Cope Camp Cope Australia 74
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CD release

Quick facts Compilation album by Various artists, Released ...
Triple J's Hottest 100 Volume 24
Compilation album by
Various artists
Released24 February 2017
Length165:14
LabelsTriple J, ABC Music
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Disc one

More information No., Title ...
No.TitleArtistsLength
1."Never Be Like You" (#1)Flume featuring Kai3:54
2."Adore" (#2)Amy Shark3:01
3."Jungle" (#3)Tash Sultana5:14
4."1955" (#4)Hilltop Hoods featuring Montaigne & Tom Thum3:49
5."Viceroy" (#14)Violent Soho3:13
6."Believe (Triple J Like A Version)" (#6)DMA's3:13
7."Redbone" (#5)Childish Gambino5:24
8."Stranger" (#9)Peking Duk featuring Elliphant3:25
9."Papercuts" (#7)Illy featuring Vera Blue4:16
10."Cocoon" (#12)Milky Chance4:14
11."7" (#19)Catfish and the Bottlemen4:16
12."Starboy" (#10)The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk3:48
13."Chameleon" (#11)Pnau3:17
14."Death to the Lads" (#21)The Smith Street Band3:30
15."January 26" (#16)A.B. Original featuring Dan Sultan3:17
16."Genghis Khan" (#15)Miike Snow3:30
17."On Hold" (#20)The xx3:43
18."The Opposite of Us" (#17)Big Scary4:19
19."Satan" (#44)D.D Dumbo4:36
20."Lost: Season One" (#74)Camp Cope3:49
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Disc two

More information No., Title ...
No.TitleArtistsLength
1."Because I Love You" (#25)Montaigne3:38
2."Make Them Wheels Roll" (#26)Safia4:04
3."Our Town" (#29)Sticky Fingers3:15
4."Creepin" (#48)Kingswood3:46
5."Youth" (#38)Glass Animals3:49
6."Frankie Sinatra" (#28)The Avalanches3:46
7."Drive" (#27)Gretta Ray4:58
8."Bullshit" (#33)Dune Rats3:00
9."Say a Prayer for Me" (#55)Rüfüs3:17
10."Dang!" (#46)Mac Miller featuring Anderson .Paak5:06
11."Girlie Bits" (#58)Ali Barter3:11
12."Gamma Knife" (#61)King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard4:18
13."Come On Mess Me Up" (#24)Cub Sport3:22
14."Heartlines" (#42)Broods3:15
15."All Fucked Up" (#65)The Amity Affliction3:49
16."World of Our Love" (#35)Client Liaison4:35
17."Alaska" (#64)Maggie Rogers3:04
18."Marinade" (#62)Dope Lemon3:57
19."Strange Diseases" (#50)Gang of Youths3:20
20."Final Song" (#43)MØ3:54
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Notes

  1. [1]
    Once solo (25), and once with Hilltop Hoods (4)
  2. [2]
    Once solo (78), and once with Illy (7)
  3. [3]
    Twice with The Weeknd (10, 41)
  4. [4]
    Once with Pnau (11), and once with Empire of the Sun (93)
  5. [5]
    Twice with A.B. Original (16, 45)
  6. [6]
    Once with Kid Cudi (40), once with Frank Ocean (84)
  7. [7]
    Once solo (66), once with Frank Ocean (84)

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