The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music listener poll hosted by the government-funded, national Australian radio station, Triple J. The public is invited to vote for their favourite Australian and alternative music of the year, in an online poll conducted two weeks prior to the new year. Since its inception in 1989, the 100 most popular songs were counted down from 12pm on Australia Day. From 2018 however, the countdown has been held on the fourth weekend of January due to opposition to Australia Day's celebratory commemoration of British colonisation. On the day after the Hottest 100, Triple J plays the Hottest 200 from 10am.
Countdown was a weekly Australian music television show broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 8 November 1974 until 19 July 1987. It was created by Executive Producer Michael Shrimpton, producer/director Robbie Weekes and record producer and music journalist Ian "Molly" Meldrum. Countdown was produced at the studios of the ABC in the Melbourne suburb of Ripponlea. It was screened Sunday night from 6:00pm to 7:00.
ABC Classic is a classical music radio station available in Australia and internationally. Its website features classical music news, features and listening guides. It is operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
During 2009, the Australian ABC Classic FM radio station conducted a survey of listeners' favourite symphonies. Participants were permitted to vote for their three preferred symphonies. The survey closed at the end of June 2009.
The following is a summary of the Classic 100 Chamber survey conducted by the ABC Classic FM radio station during 2008.
During 2007, the Australian radio station ABC Classic FM held a Classic 100 Concerto countdown.
The following is a summary of the Classic 100 Mozart survey conducted by the ABC Classic FM radio station during 2006.
The following is a summary of the Classic 100 Opera survey conducted by the ABC Classic FM radio station during 2005/6.
During 2004, the Australian radio station ABC Classic FM held a Classic 100 Piano countdown.
During 2001 and 2002, the Australian radio station ABC Classic FM held a Classic 100 countdown.
MTV Classic is an Australian and New Zealand subscription television music channel. The channel focused on music from the 1980s to 2000s. The channel first launched in Australia on 22 April 1995 and in New Zealand on 1 June 2011. On 1 July 2011 MTV International channels launched new logos
During 2010 the Australian radio station ABC Classic FM held a Classic 100 Ten Years On countdown. The survey recreated the Classic 100 Original countdown held in 2001.
During 2011 the Australian radio station ABC Classic FM held a Classic 100 Twentieth Century countdown.
In 2012, the Australian radio station ABC Classic FM held a Classic 100 Music of France countdown.
In 2013, the Australian radio station ABC Classic FM held a Classic 100 Music in the Movies countdown.
In 2014, the Australian radio station ABC Classic FM held the Classic 100 Baroque and Before countdown.
In 2015, the Australian radio station ABC Classic FM held the thirteenth of its annual Classic Music countdowns, during which the public votes for 100 favourite pieces. The chosen theme was "Swoon", which refers to a fainting and in this context is used to mean "little parcel of [musical] rapture" or music "that makes [the listeners'] world stand still." The Classic 100 Swoon countdown was broadcast in reverse order from 5 June to 8 June.
The 2016 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on Australia Day, 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.
Damien Beaumont is a broadcaster and musician. He is most notable for his work as a broadcaster on Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio station ABC Classic FM.
