Triple J is a government-funded,national Australian radio station that began broadcasting in 1975 as a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). It aims to appeal to young listeners of alternative music,and plays more Australian content than commercial networks.
The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music listener poll hosted by the publicly funded national Australian youth radio station Triple J. Members of the public are 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.
"No One Knows" is a song by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age written by band members Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan. It was the first single and second track from their third album,Songs for the Deaf,and was released on November 26,2002. "No One Knows" was a chart success,becoming the band's first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and their only single to top the US Alternative charts. The song was also critically acclaimed,receiving a nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 2003 Grammy Awards.
"These Days" is a 1999 song by Australian alternative rock band Powderfinger,later included on their fourth studio album,Odyssey Number Five.
Tame Impala is the psychedelic music project of Australian multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker. In the recording studio,Parker writes,records,performs,and produces all of the project's music. As a touring act,Tame Impala consists of Parker,Dominic Simper,Jay Watson,Cam Avery,and Julien Barbagallo. The group has a close affiliation with fellow Australian psychedelic rock band Pond,sharing members and collaborators,including Nick Allbrook,formerly a live member of Tame Impala. Originally signed to Modular Recordings,Tame Impala is now signed to Interscope Records in the United States and Fiction Records in the UK.
State of the Art is the fifth studio album released by Australian hip hop trio,Hilltop Hoods,on 12 June 2009.
"Plans" is the second single by Australian alternative rock band Birds of Tokyo's self-titled third album,Birds of Tokyo. The song proved to be their most successful single to date,peaking at #11 on the Australian Singles Chart and becoming their first ever single to hit the top 50 in Australia. "Plans" was performed by the group at the 2010 ARIA Awards,in which the song was nominated for "Single of the Year". It was voted No. 4 in Triple J's Hottest 100 countdown of 2010. As of September 2012,"Plans" has been certified triple platinum by ARIA with sales exceeding 210,000.
Thundamentals are an Australian hip hop group originating from the Blue Mountains region bordering the metropolitan area of Sydney. The members are currently Tuka,Jeswon,and Morgs. They have released five studio albums.
"Elephant" is a song by Australian psychedelic rock band Tame Impala,released on 26 July 2012 as the lead single from their second album Lonerism (2012). The single features artwork from Australian artist Leif Podhajsky,who also created the artwork for Innerspeaker and the follow-up Lonerism.
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.
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 participated by choosing their top ten songs of 2017.
Blend Inn is the second studio album from Australian post punk duo Hockey Dad. The album was released on 9 February 2018 by Farmer &The Owl. In 2018,the lead single "Homely Feeling" was voted into Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2017 at No. 54. This marked the first time the band has appeared in the countdown. In 2019,the tracks "Join the Club","Sweet Release" and "I Wanna Be Everybody" were voted into Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2018 at Nos. 18,73 and 61,respectively.
The 2018 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 27 January 2019. It is the 26th 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 participated by choosing their top ten songs of 2018.
The 2019 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 25 January 2020. It is the 27th countdown of the most popular songs of the year,as chosen by listeners of Australian radio station triple j. A record-breaking number of votes were cast by listeners choosing their top ten songs of 2019. This was the first Hottest 100 countdown to reach 3 million votes.
The Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s was held on the 14 March 2020. It is a countdown of the most popular songs of the 2010s as chosen by listeners of Australian radio station triple j. 1.8 million votes were cast by listeners choosing their top ten songs of the decade.
Spacey Jane are an Australian indie rock band formed in Fremantle in 2016. The group consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Caleb Harper,lead guitarist Ashton Hardman-Le Cornu,drummer Kieran Lama and bass guitarist Peppa Lane,who replaced original bassist Amelia Murray in 2019.
Sunlight is the debut studio album by Australian indie rock band Spacey Jane,released on 12 June 2020 through AWAL. Recorded throughout all of 2019 and produced by Dave Parkin,it is the band's final release to include contributions from bassist Amelia Murray,who plays on the album alongside her successor Peppa Lane. Described by frontman Caleb Harper as an album "full of apologies",Sunlight lyrically acts as a reflection on his mental health amidst relationship breakdowns,contrasting its affable melodies and jangling instrumentation.
The 2020 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 23 January 2021. It is the 28th countdown of the most popular songs of the year,as chosen by listeners of Australian radio station triple j. The countdown was announced on the fourth weekend of January.
"Booster Seat" is a song by Australian indie rock band Spacey Jane from their debut studio album,Sunlight (2020). It was sent to commercial radio as the album's sixth single on 7 May 2021. The song peaked at number eight on the ARIA charts,and polled at number two in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2020. In 2024,the song was certified 7×platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association,having sold over 490,000 units.
The 2022 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 28 January 2023. It was the 30th annual countdown of the most popular songs of the year,as voted for by listeners of Australian radio station triple j. The day before,the Hottest 200 played,counting down songs 200–101. Merchandise sales from the event supported the Australian Conservation Foundation.
