triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs brought multi-generational music lovers together for a journey through more than 50 years of the Australian songbook.
The record-breaking weekend across our platforms saw 3.13 million live stream starts on triple j and Double J’s digital streams on Saturday, in addition to an untold number listening to the countdown on broadcast.
There were over 50 million views across triple j’s TikTok, Instagram and YouTube channels over the weekend and more than 1.3 million reads on Hottest 100 of Australian Songs articles on the ABC.
The hotly debated list sparked conversations across the nation, with the triple j and Double J text lines receiving more than 17,000 texts on Saturday as people from across Australia and around the world listened along to see where their favourites landed on the countdown.
The countdown was the #1 Australian Google search on Saturday and the Hottest 100 of Australian Songs playlist already has over 100,000 saves on Spotify.
Head of triple j and Double J Lachlan Macara said: “The Hottest 100 of Australian Songs brought people together across generations to celebrate the music we all know and love, with 2,655,826 votes counted, marking our 4th biggest ever, and the most amount of votes coming from our 18-29 year old demo.”
“Marking 50 years of triple j, our goal was to spark a big conversation about Australian music, and it absolutely delivered. We’re so lucky to have this incredible history, not just five decades of triple j, but the entire Australian songbook we get to work with.”
“This was a moment to celebrate and it was also a powerful reminder of that unifying feeling of backing in our own. Our audience knows how important it is to get behind Australian music right now, and the message couldn’t be clearer: let’s keep shouting about it.”
The countdown continues with Double J rounding out the list this week with the Hottest 200 of Australian Songs announced across the week before the list is played in full this Saturday on Double J. triple j Unearthed are also pulling out the 100 Best Unearthed Discoveries as voted by listeners across 4 special programs this week.