Triple J Hottest 100, 2015

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2015 Triple J Hottest 100
Countdown details
Date of countdown26 January 2016
Countdown highlights
Winning song The Rubens ("Hoops")
Most entries Tame Impala (4)
Courtney Barnett (4)
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The 2015 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced Australia Day, 26 January 2016. It is the 23rd countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by the listeners of Australian radio station Triple J.

Contents

Voting commenced on 9 December 2015, and closed on 22 January 2016. [1] Voters nominated ten songs that were released between December 2014 and November 2015 and submitted them through the Triple J website. Over 2 million votes were again cast, this year from 172 countries. [2] 54 songs in the 2015 Hottest 100 are by Australian artists, with 26 artists of any nationality making their debut. [2]

Despite a betting agency's campaign aimed at getting Justin Bieber featured in the list, similar to 2014's #Tay4Hottest100, [3] Triple J announced no songs have been disqualified from the 2015 list. [2]

Full list

Note: Australian artists
#SongArtistCountry of origin
1 Hoops The Rubens Australia
2 King Kunta Kendrick Lamar United States
3 Lean On Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring United States/France/Denmark
4 The Less I Know the Better Tame Impala Australia
5 Let It Happen Tame ImpalaAustralia
6 The Trouble with Us Marcus Marr & Chet Faker United Kingdom/Australia
7 Do You Remember Jarryd James Australia
8The Buzz Hermitude featuring Mataya & Young TapzAustralia/New Zealand
9 Can't Feel My Face The Weeknd Canada
10 Magnets Disclosure featuring Lorde United Kingdom/New Zealand
11 Never Be Meg Mac Australia
12You Were Right RÜFÜS Australia
13 Ocean Drive Duke Dumont United Kingdom
14 Hotline Bling Drake Canada
15Like Soda Violent Soho Australia
16 Fire and the Flood Vance Joy Australia
17 Middle DJ Snake featuring Bipolar Sunshine France/United Kingdom
18 Downtown Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee & Grandmaster Caz United States
19 The Hills The WeekndCanada
20 Mountain at My Gates Foals United Kingdom
21 Magnolia Gang of Youths Australia
22 Keeping Score LDRU featuring Paige IVAustralia
23 Embracing Me SAFIA Australia
24 Some Minds Flume featuring Andrew Wyatt Australia/United States
25Shine On The Amity Affliction Australia
26 I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times) Jamie xx featuring Young Thug & Popcaan United Kingdom/United States/Jamaica
27Young Vallis Alps Australia/United States
28Like an AnimalRÜFÜSAustralia
29 Greek Tragedy The Wombats United Kingdom
30 Say My Name Peking Duk featuring Benjamin JosephAustralia
31 Loud Places Jamie xx featuring RomyUnited Kingdom
32 Leave a Trace Chvrches United Kingdom
33 Long Loud Hours Urthboy featuring Bertie Blackman Australia
34 Eventually Tame ImpalaAustralia
35 Counting Sheep SAFIAAustralia
36 All My Friends Snakehips featuring Tinashe and Chance the Rapper United Kingdom/United States
37 Alright Kendrick LamarUnited States
38 Delilah Florence and the Machine United Kingdom
39Swear Jar Illy Australia
40 Ship to Wreck Florence and the MachineUnited Kingdom
41Puppet Theatre Claptone featuring Peter Bjorn and John Germany/Sweden
42Hold Me Down Halsey United States
43Pedestrian at Best Courtney Barnett Australia
44 Something About You Hayden James Australia
45 Throne Bring Me the Horizon United Kingdom
46 Go The Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip United Kingdom/United States
47Dynamite Asta featuring Allday Australia
48Crushed Parkway Drive Australia
49Too Much Time Together San Cisco Australia
50Deception Bay Boo Seeka Australia
51 Clearest Blue ChvrchesUnited Kingdom
52Cream on Chrome Ratatat United States
53 Monday Matt Corby Australia
54Working for It ZHU, Skrillex and THEY.United States
55Multi-Love Unknown Mortal Orchestra New Zealand/United States
56 Alive Sia Australia
57Foolish Alpine Australia
58Vice GripParkway DriveAustralia
59Run Alison Wonderland Australia
60 Kamikaze Denmark
61 'Cause I'm a Man Tame ImpalaAustralia
62 Omen Disclosure featuring Sam Smith United Kingdom
63Walk the Wire Boy & Bear Australia
64 L$D ASAP Rocky United States
65 Don't Wanna Fight Alabama Shakes United States
66M.O.B. Tkay Maidza Australia
67 Give Me a Try The WombatsUnited Kingdom
68 Shutdown Skepta United Kingdom
69Forces Japanese Wallpaper featuring AirlingAustralia
70 What Kind of Man Florence and the MachineUnited Kingdom
71 Flesh Without Blood Grimes Canada
72 Anchor Birds of Tokyo Australia
73Once Ngaiire Papua New Guinea/ Australia
74 Powerful Major Lazer featuring Ellie Goulding and Tarrus Riley United States/United Kingdom/Jamaica
75Elevator OperatorCourtney BarnettAustralia
76Suddenly British India Australia
77Lay DownDMA'sAustralia
78Weathered Jack Garratt United Kingdom
79Wolves The Cat Empire Australia
80 Everyday ASAP Rocky featuring Rod Stewart, Miguel and Mark Ronson United States/United Kingdom
81 Big Jet Plane (Like a Version) Tuka Australia
82DeprestonCourtney BarnettAustralia
83Down to Earth Flight Facilities Australia
84Delete (Like a Version) Sticky Fingers Australia
85Heart AttackFlight Facilities featuring Owl Eyes Australia
86 Happy Song Bring Me the HorizonUnited Kingdom
87Begin Again Purity Ring Canada
88Party MachineThe BenniesAustralia
89 High by the Beach Lana Del Rey United States
90Gemini What So Not featuring George MapleAustralia
91 Be Your Shadow The WombatsUnited Kingdom
92No One Golden Features featuring Thelma Plum Australia
93Indian Summer Jai Wolf United States
94 Ghost HalseyUnited States
95Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go to the PartyCourtney BarnettAustralia
96 Rumour Mill Rudimental featuring Anne-Marie and Will Heard United Kingdom
97Twilight DrivingMethyl EthelAustralia
98 Be Together Major Lazer featuring Wild Belle United States
99 True Friends Bring Me the HorizonUnited Kingdom
100Hell Boy Seth Sentry Australia

Artists with multiple entries

Four entries

Three entries

Two entries

Countries represented

Notes

Top 10 Albums of 2015

A poll of Triple J listeners' favourite albums of the year was held in December 2015. [4] Melbourne singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett won the J Award for her album. [5]

Note: Australian artists

Bold indicates winner.

#ArtistAlbumCountry of originTracks in the Hottest 100
1 Tame Impala Currents Australia4, 5, 34, 61
2 Courtney Barnett Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit Australia43, 75, 82, 95
3 Kendrick Lamar To Pimp a Butterfly United States2, 37, (53 in 2014)
4 Florence and the Machine How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful United Kingdom38, 40, 70
5 The Rubens Hoops Australia1
6 Gang of Youths The PositionsAustralia21
7 Foals What Went Down United Kingdom20
8 Jamie xx In Colour United Kingdom26, 31
9 The Wombats Glitterbug United Kingdom29, 67, 91, (25 in 2013)
10 San Cisco GracetownAustralia49, (33 in 2014)

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