Triple J Hottest 100

The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual top 100 list, based on the votes of Australian youth radio station Triple J listeners, in order to determine their favourite song of the year. Voting is conducted by text message and the internet and begins on the new year for the previous year's songs. The 100 most popular songs are then counted down on Australia Day weekend - usually Australia Day itself, January 26.

Related Topics:
Australia - Triple J - Australia Day - January 26

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The poll had been conducted by 2JJJ in Sydney starting in the 1980s, before Triple J became a national broadcaster. It was originally called the Hot 100 and ran on New Year's Day. The Brisbane independent radio Station 4ZZZ had run the survey under the same name and on the same day since 1977 and owned the rights to the name Hot 100. Triple J was legally required to change the name of its annual survey.

Related Topics:
Sydney - Triple J - New Year's Day - Brisbane - 4ZZZ - 1977

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The poll regularly attracts in excess of 200,000 voters - 340,000 in 2003, and over 450,000 in 2004. It began as a write-in poll; it then progressed to phone in, then they started listing the songs for the year so it could be done automatically via SMS and web voting. In 2003, it was only possible to vote on the Triple J web site; registration was required and limited to 10 votes. In 2004 this was expanded to 10 internet votes, and 10 SMS votes.

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A compilation CD featuring about 35 of the songs in the countdown is released a few months after the count - it is massively popular and a huge moneyspinner for the station. To give some idea of their popularity, the first CD is still available a decade after its release in 1993.

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Popular tracks from previous Hottest 100s - there have been twelve to date, 1993-2004 - are listed below:

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