Today (January 23), triple j counted down Australia’s Hottest 100 songs of 2020 as voted by the station’s listeners.
Glass Animals took out the countdown with ‘Heat Waves’, pipping Spacey Jane (‘Booster Seat’ at number 2) and Flume and Toro y Moi (‘The Difference’ at number 3). Ball Park Music snagged number 4 with ‘Cherub’ and Tame Impala number 5 with ‘Lost In Yesterday’.
Just missing the top 5 was Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion‘s all-conquering collab ‘WAP’. Mashd N Kutcher’s ‘Get On The Beers’, remixing the words of Victorian Premier Dan Andrews, landed a spot in the top 20.
66 Australian artists appeared in the Hottest 100, matching the record for most local artists set in 2016. The month of 2020 that delivered the most entries was January, prior to COVID-19 being deemed a global pandemic.
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The songs on triple j’s Hottest 100 of 2020 countdown are:
100: ‘Kool’ – Benee
99: ‘Itch’ – Hockey Dad
Got 99 problems but an itch ain’t one. Cheers everyone🧡 pic.twitter.com/aeP9MZIcH3
— HOCKEY DAD (@hockeydadband) January 23, 2021
98: ‘Your Man’ – Joji
97: ‘Audacity’ – Stormzy [Feat. Headie One]
96: ‘Germaphobe’ – Hockey Dad
Got 96 problems but a germ ain’t one. Thanka againnnnnn🧡 pic.twitter.com/K92rMhfAjw
— HOCKEY DAD (@hockeydadband) January 23, 2021
95: ‘Loose Ends’ – Illy [Feat. G Flip]
Yooooooo 🎉🎉🎉 https://t.co/NvFzXZGZr2
— Illy (@illyal) January 23, 2021
94: ‘Rain’ – Aitch x AJ Tracey [Feat. Tay Keith]
93: ‘Lemonade’ – Internet Money [Feat. Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV]
92: ‘These Days’ – Thelma Plum
91: ‘Charlie [triple j Like A Version]’ – Bugs
This is the best feeling ever… so surreal. Thank you SO MUCH @triplej @lilmallrat & everyone who voted. Crying A LOT 😭 https://t.co/w6j9Y12mvc
— Bugs (@BUGS_band) January 23, 2021
90: ‘No Time To Die’ – Billie Eilish
89: ‘In Her Eyes’ – The Jungle Giants
88: ‘HEART ATTACK’ – BRONSON [Feat. lau.ra]
87: ‘Three Leaf Clover’ – Teenage Joans
86: ‘Laugh Now Cry Later’ — Drake [Feat. Lil Durk]
85: ‘Too Tough Terry’ – Dune Rats
84: ‘Chicken Tenders’ – Dominic Fike
83: ‘Down For You’ – Cosmo’s Midnight & Ruel
82: ‘The Clap’ – The Chats
81: ‘Weightless’ – Spacey Jane
80: ‘Freaks’ – Fisher
79: ‘my future’ – Billie Eilish
78: ‘Lady Marmalade (triple j Like A Version)’ – G Flip [Feat. JessB]
77: ‘House Arrest’ – Sofi Tukker & Gorgon City
76: ‘Baby It’s You’ – London Grammar
75: ‘Photo ID’ – Remi Wolf
74: ‘Scream Drive Faster’ – LAUREL
73: ‘Don’t Need You’ – Genesis Owusu
72: ‘Way Down’ – Ocean Alley
Thanks to all that voted 💙
— Ocean Alley (@oceanalleyau) January 23, 2021
71: ‘Obey’ – Bring Me The Horizon & YUNGBLUD
70: ‘Low’ – Chet Faker
69: ‘Second’ – Hope D
68: ‘Lie To Me’ – Vera Blue
67: ‘Boss Bitch’ – Doja Cat
66: ‘Fantasising’ – Skegss
65: ‘C’MON’ – Amy Shark [Feat. Travis Barker]
64: ‘Soak Me In Bleach’ – The Amity Affliction
63: ‘Day & Age’ – Ball Park Music
Fuck yeah BPM into em’ https://t.co/lk7fJeOm0V
— Ball Park Music (@ballparkmusic) January 23, 2021
62: ‘Run’ – Joji
61: ‘Pretty Grim’ – Ruby Fields
60: ‘GO’ – The Kid Laroi [Feat. Juice WRLD]
59: ‘Gimme Love’ – Joji
58: ‘Fly Away’ – Tones and I
57: ‘Sobercoaster’ – Beddy Rays
56: ‘On The Line’ – San Cisco
55: ‘I Think You’re Great’ – Alex the Astronaut
I THINK YOURE ALL GREAT ESPECIALLY MY BFF CURTIS WHO THIS SONG IS ABOUT https://t.co/Z7npNvV983
— Alex the Astronaut (@AtheAstronaut) January 23, 2021
54: ‘Blue (Flume Remix)’ – Eiffel 65
53: ‘In Your Eyes’ – The Weeknd
52: ‘The Glow’ – DMA’S
51: ‘Your Love (Déjà Vu)’ – Glass Animals
50: ‘Nothing To Love About Love’ – Peking Duk & The Wombats
HOLY SHIT 7 YEARS IN A ROW IN THE HOTTEST 100. #50 WE FUCKING LOVE YOU MAD DOGS❤️ @triplej pic.twitter.com/BQ2LA0R8HI
— peking duk (@pekingduk) January 23, 2021
49: ‘Wishing Well’ – Juice WRLD
48: ‘Ain’t It Different’ – Headie One [feat. AJ Tracey, Stormzy]
47: ‘Animals’ – Architects
46: ‘Pretty Lady’ – Tash Sultana
45: ‘As Long As You Care’ – Ruel
44: ‘You & I’ – G Flip
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43: ‘Together’ – Ziggy Alberts
42: ‘Whats Poppin’ – Jack Harlow
41: ‘I Still Dream About You’ – Smith Street Band
40: ‘Come & Go’ – Juice WRLD [feat. Marshmello]
39: ‘Righteous’ – Juice WRLD
38: ‘Parasite Eve’ – Bring Me The Horizon
37: ‘So Done’ – The Kid LAROI
36: ‘Forget Me Too’ – Machine Gun Kelly [feat. Halsey]
35: ‘Running Red Lights’ – The Avalanches [feat. Rivers Cuomo, Pink Siifu]
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34: ‘Everybody Rise’ – Amy Shark
You all got me here. Thank you so much Sharks, I love you #34 #65 this is insane x@triplej #hottest100 pic.twitter.com/JbwVqgabDf
— Amy Shark (@amyshark) January 23, 2021
33: ‘Breathe Deeper’ – Tame Impala
32: ‘Criminals’ – DMA’S
31: ‘Reasons’ – San Cisco
30: ‘Bagi-la-m Bargan’ – BirdZ [feat. Fred Leone]
YOOOO🤯🤯🤯 Thank U Family!!❤️ https://t.co/dytwLll41e
— BIRDZ (@MisterBirdZ) January 23, 2021
29: ‘Dribble’ – Sycco
28: ‘Straightfaced’ – Spacey Jane
27: ‘Under The Thunder’ – Skegss
26: ‘No Plans To Make Plans’ – Lime Cordiale
25: ‘Reality Check Please’ – Lime Cordiale
24: ‘Blue World’ – Mac Miller
23: ‘Good News’ – Mac Miller
22: ‘Complicated’ – Eves Karydas
21: ‘Energy’ – Stace Cadet & KLP
20: ‘Addicted To The Sunshine’ – Lime Cordiale
19: ‘You Should Be Sad’ – Halsey
18: ‘Tangerine’ – Glass Animals
17: ‘Is It True’ – Tame Impala
16: ‘Screw Loose’ – Lime Cordiale
15: ‘Skin’ – Spacey Jane
14: ‘Tombstone’ – Ocean Alley
13: ‘Rockstar’ – Mallrat
12: ‘Get On The Beers’ – Mashd N Kutcher [feat. Dan Andrews]
11: ‘On Our Own’ – Lime Cordiale
10: ‘Therefore I Am’ – Billie Eilish
9: ‘I’m Good?’ – Hilltop Hoods
8: ‘Sending Me Ur Loving’ – The Jungle Giants
7: ‘Hyperfine’ – G Flip
6: ‘WAP’ – Cardi B x Megan Thee Stallion
5: ‘Lost In Yesterday’ – Tame Impala
4: ‘Cherub’ – Ball Park Music
3: ‘The Difference’ – Flume [feat. Toro y Moi]
2: ‘Booster Seat’ – Spacey Jane
1: ‘Heat Waves’ – Glass Animals