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Triple J Hottest 100, 2017

The 2017 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 27 January 2018. It was the 25th countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by listeners of Australian radio station triple j. A record-breaking number of voters (2.386 million) participated by choosing their top ten songs of 2017.[1]

2017 Triple J Hottest 100
Countdown details
Date of countdown27 January 2018
Charity partnerAustralian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME)
Countdown highlights
Winning songUnited States Kendrick Lamar
"Humble"
Most entriesUnited States Kendrick Lamar
Australia Gang of Youths
New Zealand Lorde
Australia The Jungle Giants
(4 tracks)
Chronology
← Previous
2016 		Next →
2018

Kendrick Lamar's "Humble" was voted into first place, making him the first person of colour ever to top a Hottest 100.[2] It was also the first track by a non-Australian artist, and the first hip hop song, to win since 2012's "Thrift Shop". Lamar achieved four tracks in the countdown, as did Gang of Youths (a record-equaling three of which were in the top 10), Lorde, and The Jungle Giants.

Historically, the countdown has been announced on Australia Day (26 January), but the 2017 countdown occurred on the fourth Saturday of January (27 January), due to opposition to Australia Day's celebratory commemoration of British settlement.[3] This is the first Hottest 100 countdown to occur on a different day since the 2003 countdown.

Background

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The triple j 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 2016 and November 2017 was eligible for 2017's Hottest 100. Voting opened 12 December 2017, shortly after the end of the eligibility period.[4]

Several presenters made their votes public.[5] The artists most often voted for by triple j presenters were: Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, Gang of Youths, and Baker Boy. On 12 December bookmakers Sportsbet, Ladbrokes and CrownBet placed Kendrick Lamar's "Humble" as the most likely song to take out first place, followed by Lorde's "Green Light" and Gang of Youths' "The Deepest Sighs, the Frankest Shadows".[6][7][8] Social media measurement projects 100 Warm Tunas and The Bean Counter's 100 also predicted that "Humble" will be voted No. 1 by a significant margin.[9][10] The previous highest appearance in a Hottest 100 for both Lamar and Lorde is No. 2, with "King Kunta" in 2015 and "Royals" in 2013 respectively.

The station reported that 1.5 million votes had been cast five days before voting closed (17 January 2018), more than any other year at that point in the voting period.[11][12] Once voting closed, they announced on 23 January that a total of 2,386,133 votes had been cast, breaking the prior year's record for most votes in a Hottest 100 by 5.8%.[1][13]

Announcement date

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See also: Australia Day § Controversies and issues, and Australian history wars

In mid-2016, support grew for a campaign calling on triple j to change the date of the Hottest 100. Calls were led by Indigenous Australian activists and supporters, many of whom regard Australia Day as "Invasion Day".[14] Australian hip hop duo A.B. Original and their anti-Australia Day single "January 26" were instrumental in drawing support to the cause.[15] Responding to the campaign in September 2016, triple j established a review over whether the date of the Hottest 100 should be changed.[16]

The review of the date continued into 2017, including consultation with Reconciliation Australia, the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, and the National Australia Day Council, while 2016's Hottest 100 was held on Australia Day without change.[17] In August 2017, triple j launched a survey asking for public opinion on whether the date should be changed.[18][19] Shortly after the survey began, former triple j presenters Matt Okine and Kyran Wheatley came out in support of a date change.[20][21]

On 27 November 2017, triple j announced plans to move the Hottest 100 to the fourth weekend of January. This followed analysis led by Rebecca Huntley of the aforementioned survey,[22] which attracted 64,990 responses, indicating that 60% of listeners supported moving the date.[23]

Reactions

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The announcement was welcomed by many musicians and the Australian Greens.[24] Within the Liberal Party, however, Communications Minister Mitch Fifield was reportedly "bewildered" by the choice, one that MP Alex Hawke described as "disappointing" and "pathetic".[25] As the minister responsible for the government-funded Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), which triple j is part of, Fifield wrote to the ABC's board of directors on 28 November asking them to return the Hottest 100 to Australia Day.[26]

Some organisations offered alternatives to triple j's Hottest 100 in response to the date change.[12] These include nationwide rock radio station Triple M broadcasting an Ozzest 100 countdown of only Australian songs on 26 January,[27] and Senator Cory Bernardi's Australian Conservatives publishing an AC100 playlist of Australian music on Spotify.[28]

Full list

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Note: Australian artists
# Song Artist Country of origin
1 Humble Kendrick Lamar United States
2 Let Me Down Easy Gang of Youths Australia
3 Chateau Angus & Julia Stone Australia
4 Ubu Methyl Ethel Australia
5 The Deepest Sighs, the Frankest Shadows Gang of Youths Australia
6 Green Light Lorde New Zealand
7 Go Bang Pnau Australia
8 Sally Thundamentals featuring Mataya Australia
9 Lay It on Me Vance Joy Australia
10 What Can I Do If the Fire Goes Out? Gang of Youths Australia
11 Sweet Brockhampton United States
12 Fake Magic Peking Duk & AlunaGeorge Australia/United Kingdom
13 Young Dumb & Broke Khalid United States
14 Homemade Dynamite Lorde New Zealand
15 Regular Touch Vera Blue Australia
16 Feel the Way I Do The Jungle Giants Australia
17 Marryuna Baker Boy featuring Yirrmal Australia
18 Exactly How You Are Ball Park Music Australia
19 The Man The Killers United States
20 Let You Down Peking Duk featuring Icona Pop Australia/Sweden
21 Birthdays The Smith Street Band Australia
22 Lemon to a Knife Fight The Wombats United Kingdom
23 Not Worth Hiding Alex the Astronaut Australia
24 Rockstar Post Malone featuring 21 Savage United States
25 Weekends Amy Shark Australia
26 Feel It Still Portugal. The Man United States
27 Be About You Winston Surfshirt Australia
28 Mystik Tash Sultana Australia
29 Mended Vera Blue Australia
30 Low Blows Meg Mac Australia
31 Lay Down Touch Sensitive Australia
32 Numb Hayden James featuring Graace Australia
33 Slow Mover Angie McMahon Australia
34 DNA Kendrick Lamar United States
35 Passionfruit Drake Canada
36 I Haven't Been Taking Care of Myself Alex Lahey Australia
37 Slide Calvin Harris featuring Frank Ocean & Migos United Kingdom/United States
38 Bellyache Billie Eilish United States
39 Got on My Skateboard Skegss Australia
40 True Lovers Holy Holy Australia
41 Blood (Like a Version) Gang of Youths Australia
42 Cola CamelPhat and Elderbrook United Kingdom
43 Murder to the Mind Tash Sultana Australia
44 In Motion Allday featuring Japanese Wallpaper Australia
45 Every Day's the Weekend Alex Lahey Australia
46 Better Mallrat Australia
47 Want You Back Haim United States
48 The Comedown Ocean Alley Australia
49 Passiona The Smith Street Band Australia
50 On Your Way Down The Jungle Giants Australia
51 Man's Not Hot Big Shaq United Kingdom
52 Glorious Macklemore featuring Skylar Grey United States
53 Moments Bliss n Eso featuring Gavin James Australia/Ireland
54 Homely Feeling Hockey Dad Australia
55 6 Pack Dune Rats Australia
56 Watch Me Read You Odette Australia
57 Bad Dream The Jungle Giants Australia
58 The Opener Camp Cope Australia
59 Used to Be in Love The Jungle Giants Australia
60 Boys Charli XCX United Kingdom
61 21 Grams Thundamentals featuring Hilltop Hoods Australia
62 Saved Khalid United States
63 Life Goes On E^ST Australia
64 Fool's Gold Jack River Australia
65 Everything Now Arcade Fire Canada
66 Lemon N.E.R.D & Rihanna United States/Barbados
67 Shred for Summer DZ Deathrays Australia
68 Golden Kingswood Australia
69 I Love You, Will You Marry Me Yungblud United Kingdom
70 Amsterdam Nothing But Thieves United Kingdom
71 Perfect Places Lorde New Zealand
72 In Cold Blood alt-J United Kingdom
73 Nuclear Fusion King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Australia
74 XO Tour Llif3 Lil Uzi Vert United States
75 Braindead Dune Rats Australia
76 Cloud 9 Baker Boy featuring Kian Australia
77 Million Man The Rubens Australia
78 Electric Feel (Like a Version) Tash Sultana Australia
79 Hey, Did I Do You Wrong? San Cisco Australia
80 Say Something Loving The xx United Kingdom
81 Liability Lorde New Zealand
82 1-800-273-8255 Logic featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid United States/Canada
83 Blood Brothers Amy Shark Australia
84 Oceans Vallis Alps Australia
85 Does This Last Boo Seeka Australia
86 Maybe It's My First Time Meg Mac Australia
87 The Way You Used to Do Queens of the Stone Age United States
88 Edge of Town (Like a Version) Paul Dempsey Australia
89 Dawning DMA's Australia
90 Hyperreal Flume featuring Kučka Australia
91 Big for Your Boots Stormzy United Kingdom
92 Love Kendrick Lamar featuring Zacari United States
93 Do What You Want The Presets Australia
94 Second Hand Car Kim Churchill Australia
95 Mask Off Future United States
96 Chasin' Cub Sport Australia
97 Loyalty Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna United States/Barbados
98 Snow Angus & Julia Stone Australia
99 Arty Boy Flight Facilities featuring Emma Louise Australia
100 Don't Leave Snakehips & MØ United Kingdom/Denmark

#101–#200 List

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On 28 January 2018, Triple J broadcast the second 100 songs of the countdown.[29][30]

# Song Artist Country of Origin
101 Chanel Frank Ocean United States
102 Boys Will Be Boys Stella Donnelly Australia
103 Lose My Mind Dean Lewis Australia
104 List of People (To Try and Forget About) Tame Impala Australia
105 Fracture Slumberjack featuring Vera Blue Australia
106 Astronaut (Something About Your Love) Mansionair Australia
107 Loving Is Easy Rex Orange County featuring Benny Sings United Kingdom/Netherlands
108 Sky Walker Miguel featuring Travis Scott United States
109 Total Meltdown DZ Deathrays Australia
110 Shine The Smith Street Band Australia
111 Aunty Tracey's Cookies Joyride Australia
112 Run for Cover The Killers United States
113 Bad at Love Halsey United States
114 My Happiness (Like a Version) Ball Park Music Australia
115 East Vallis Alps Australia
116 Big Fish Vince Staples United States
117 You're in Love with a Psycho Kasabian United Kingdom
118 Lady Powers Vera Blue featuring Kodie Shane Australia/United States
119 Play It Safe Seth Sentry Australia
120 Temptation Joey Bada$$ United States
121 Cellar Door Angus & Julia Stone Australia
122 Underdog Banks United States
123 Raingurl Yaeji United States
124 Stranded Flight Facilities featuring Reggie Watts, Broods & Saro Australia/United States/New Zealand/United States
125 Lights Out Royal Blood United Kingdom
126 The Heart Is a Muscle Gang of Youths Australia
127 Never Start Middle Kids Australia
128 On Hold (Jamie xx Remix) The xx United Kingdom
129 Rockstar City Alex the Astronaut Australia
130 Blossom Milky Chance Germany
131 That Don't Impress Me Much (Like a Version) Haim United States
132 Watch Billie Eilish United States
133 My Boo (Like a Version) Flume featuring Kučka, Vera Blue, Ngaiire & Vince Staples Australia/Papua New Guinea/United States
134 Love Galore SZA featuring Travis Scott United States
135 Hurt Trophy Eyes Australia
136 Same Same Winston Surfshirt Australia
137 I Want Ruby Fields Australia
138 Let It Happen (Like a Version) Meg Mac Australia
139 Doomsday Architects United Kingdom
140 History Cosmo's Midnight Australia
141 Bodies Wafia Australia
142 The Remedy Polaris Australia
143 Grace Glold Meg Mac Australia
144 Hero George Maple Australia
145 Better What So Not & LPX Australia/United States
146 On the Level Mac DeMarco Canada
147 Something For Your M.I.N.D. Superorganism United Kingdom
148 Love Lana Del Rey United States
149 Beautifully Unconventional Wolf Alice United Kingdom
150 Cinderella Dracula Tired Lion Australia
151 California Childish Gambino United States
152 P Plates Ruby Fields Australia
153 Home Soon Dope Lemon Australia
154 Yanada The Preatures Australia
155 Now or Never Halsey United States
156 Jude Didirri Australia
157 The Future Motez featuring Antony & Cleopatra Australia/United Kingdom
158 Private Vera Blue Australia
159 I Dare You The xx United Kingdom
160 Sit Next to Me Foster the People United States
161 Deadcrush alt-J United Kingdom
162 Creature Comfort Arcade Fire Canada
163 3WW alt-J United Kingdom
164 Nights with You MØ Denmark
165 Dream Bishop Briggs United Kingdom
166 Line of Sight Odesza featuring Wynne & Mansionair United States/Australia
167 Don't Delete the Kisses Wolf Alice United Kingdom
168 That Far 6lack United States
169 Stay for It RL Grime featuring Miguel Australia/United States
170 Turn Up Your Light Boo Seeka Australia
171 Sober Lorde New Zealand
172 Drive You Mad Amy Shark Australia
173 Rainbow City Cloud Control Australia
174 Cigarette Ali Barter Australia
175 Say Yes to Life Gang of Youths Australia
176 Fear and Trembling Gang of Youths Australia
177 I Only Lie When I Love You Royal Blood United Kingdom
178 Destiny's Arno Faraji Australia
179 Fresh Tired Lion Australia
180 Element Kendrick Lamar United States
181 Garbage Bin Tiny Little Houses Australia
182 High Enough K.Flay United States
183 911 / Mr. Lonely Tyler, the Creator featuring Frank Ocean, Steve Lacy & Anna of the North United States/Norway
184 Friend Like You Bliss n Eso featuring Lee Fields Australia/United States
185 Dumb Days Tired Lion Australia
186 Flow Crooked Colours Australia
187 The Louvre Lorde New Zealand
188 Happy Place Alison Wonderland Australia
189 Butterfly Effect Travis Scott United States
190 On + Off Maggie Rogers United States
191 Temple Tonight Alive Australia
192 Legend Has It Run the Jewels United States
193 I Hope You Get It Crooked Colours featuring Ivan Ooze Australia
194 Supercut Lorde New Zealand
195 Need You Now Dean Lewis Australia
196 Hotel Kita Alexander Australia
197 Rooting for You London Grammar United Kingdom
198 Treetops Cloud Control Australia
199 Late Nights Carmouflage Rose Australia
200 To Be Free L D R U Australia

Artists with multiple entries

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# Artist Entries
4 Kendrick Lamar 1, 34, 92, 97
Gang of Youths 2, 5, 10, 41
Lorde 6, 14, 71, 81
The Jungle Giants 16, 50, 57, 59
3 Khalid[note 1] 13, 62, 82
Tash Sultana 28, 43, 78
2 Angus & Julia Stone 3, 98
Thundamentals 8, 61
Peking Duk 12, 20
Vera Blue 15, 29
Baker Boy 17, 76
The Smith Street Band 21, 49
Amy Shark 25, 83
Meg Mac 30, 86
Alex Lahey 36, 45
Dune Rats 55, 75
Rihanna[note 2] 66, 97

Countries represented

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Country Entries
Australia 65
United States 19
United Kingdom 12
New Zealand 4
Canada 3
Barbados 2
Denmark 1
Sweden 1

Notes

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Top 10 Albums of 2017

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The annual triple j album poll was held across November and December and was announced on 10 December.[31] Three of the top ten albums included singles that were released in 2016 and appeared in that year's Hottest 100.

Note: Australian artists

Bold indicates winner.

# Artist Album Country of origin Tracks in the Hottest 100
1 Gang of Youths Go Farther in Lightness Australia 2, 5, 10
2 Lorde Melodrama New Zealand 6, 14, 71, 81
3 Kendrick Lamar Damn United States 1, 34, 92, 97
4 The Smith Street Band More Scared of You than You Are of Me Australia 21, 49, (21 in 2016)
5 Childish Gambino "Awaken, My Love!" United States (5, 88 in 2016)
6 Alex Lahey I Love You Like a Brother Australia 36, 45
7 The Jungle Giants Quiet Ferocity Australia 16, 50, 57, 59
8 Vera Blue Perennial Australia 15, 29, (78 in 2016)
9 King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Flying Microtonal Banana Australia 73
10 Meg Mac Low Blows Australia 30, 86

Notes

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  1. ^ Twice solo (13, 62), once with Logic (82)
  2. ^ Once with N.E.R.D. (66), once with Kendrick Lamar (97)

References

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