2021 Triple J Hottest 100 | |
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Countdown details | |
Date of countdown | 22 January 2022 |
Charity partner | Lifeline |
Countdown highlights | |
Winning song | The Wiggles ("Elephant" Like a Version ) |
Most entries | Olivia Rodrigo and Doja Cat (5) |
The 2021 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 22 January 2022. [1] It was the 29th annual countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as voted for by listeners of Australian radio station triple j.
Australian children's music group the Wiggles was voted into first place with their Like a Version cover of Tame Impala's "Elephant", making it the first Like a Version to place first in a Hottest 100. Olivia Rodrigo and Doja Cat achieved the most entries in the countdown, with both scoring five. [2]
On 18 March 2022, triple j confirmed that a compilation album would no longer be released in conjunction with the annual countdown. [3]
The triple j Hottest 100 allows members of the public to vote online for their top ten songs of the year, which are then used to calculate the year's 100 most popular songs. Any song initially released between 1 December 2020 and 30 November 2021 was eligible for the 2021 triple j Hottest 100.
Voting opened on 14 December 2021.
Prior to the countdown, four favourites emerged. Various music blogs and bookmakers placed "Stay" by Australian rapper the Kid Laroi and Canadian musician Justin Bieber; "Good 4 U" by American singer Olivia Rodrigo; "The Angel of 8th Ave." by Australian rock band Gang of Youths; and Australian children's music group the Wiggles' Like a Version cover of "Elephant" by Tame Impala as the songs most likely to take first place. [4] [5]
Note: Australian artists |
# | Song | Artist | Country of origin |
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1 | Elephant ( Like a Version ) | The Wiggles | Australia |
2 | Stay | The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber | Australia/Canada |
3 | Lots of Nothing | Spacey Jane | Australia |
4 | Good 4 U | Olivia Rodrigo | United States |
5 | Happier Than Ever | Billie Eilish | United States |
6 | The Angel of 8th Ave. | Gang of Youths | Australia |
7 | Kiss Me More | Doja Cat featuring SZA | United States |
8 | Industry Baby | Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow | United States |
9 | On My Knees | Rüfüs Du Sol | Australia |
10 | Montero (Call Me by Your Name) | Lil Nas X | United States |
11 | H.Y.C.Y.BH | Tom Cardy | Australia |
12 | Lunchtime | Spacey Jane | Australia |
13 | Drivers License | Olivia Rodrigo | United States |
14 | Apple Crumble | Lime Cordiale and Idris Elba | Australia/United Kingdom |
15 | Missing Piece | Vance Joy | Australia |
16 | Seventeen Going Under | Sam Fender | United Kingdom |
17 | Mixed Messages | Tom Cardy | Australia |
18 | Love Signs | The Jungle Giants | Australia |
19 | Alive | Rüfüs Du Sol | Australia |
20 | Touch Back Down | Ocean Alley | Australia |
21 | Sunscreen | Ball Park Music | Australia |
22 | Good Days | SZA | United States |
23 | I Don't Wanna Talk (I Just Wanna Dance) | Glass Animals | United Kingdom |
24 | Edamame | bbno$ featuring Rich Brian | Canada/Indonesia |
25 | Next to Me | Rüfüs Du Sol | Australia |
26 | Solar Power | Lorde | New Zealand |
27 | Rose Pink Cadillac | Dope Lemon | Australia |
28 | Hertz | Amyl and the Sniffers | Australia |
29 | Thats What I Want | Lil Nas X | United States |
30 | Here Comes the Sun (Like a Version) | Spacey Jane | Australia |
31 | Need to Know | Doja Cat | United States |
32 | If You Ever Leave, I'm Coming with You | The Wombats | United Kingdom |
33 | Deja Vu | Olivia Rodrigo | United States |
34 | Get Into It (Yuh) | Doja Cat | United States |
35 | Josh | Peach PRC | Australia |
36 | Transparent Soul | Willow featuring Travis Barker | United States |
37 | Woman | Doja Cat | United States |
38 | Masterpiece | The Rubens | Australia |
39 | Stacking Chairs | Middle Kids | Australia |
40 | Serotonin | Girl in Red | Norway |
41 | What's Not to Like | Lime Cordiale and Idris Elba | Australia/United Kingdom |
42 | Chemicals | Peking Duk | Australia |
43 | Die4U | Bring Me the Horizon | United Kingdom |
44 | Hurricane | Kanye West | United States |
45 | Chaise Longue | Wet Leg | United Kingdom |
46 | Get Me Out | King Stingray | Australia |
47 | Leave the Door Open | Silk Sonic | United States |
48 | Do It to It | Acraze featuring Cherish | United States |
49 | Up | Dune Rats | Australia |
50 | Jail | Kanye West | United States |
51 | Night Light | The Rions | Australia |
52 | Up | Cardi B | United States |
53 | Take My Breath | The Weeknd | Canada |
54 | Breathe / Comfortably Numb / Money (Like a Version) | Ocean Alley | Australia |
55 | Valhalla | Skegss | Australia |
56 | Milkumana | King Stingray | Australia |
57 | The Man Himself | Gang of Youths | Australia |
58 | Kitchen | Ruby Fields | Australia |
59 | Love Race | Machine Gun Kelly featuring Kellin Quinn | United States |
60 | Brutal | Olivia Rodrigo | United States |
61 | Pump the Brakes | Dom Dolla | Australia |
62 | Mood Ring | Lorde | New Zealand |
63 | Chemtrails over the Country Club | Lana Del Rey | United States |
64 | Queen | G Flip featuring Mxmtoon | Australia/United States |
65 | Down Under | Luude featuring Colin Hay | Australia |
66 | A Girl Like You (Like a Version) | Tame Impala | Australia |
67 | Traitor | Olivia Rodrigo | United States |
68 | Treat You Right | The Jungle Giants | Australia |
69 | Clarkson | Sly Withers | Australia |
70 | Like Love | The Amity Affliction | Australia |
71 | I Am Not a Woman, I'm a God | Halsey | United States |
72 | Temper | Vera Blue | Australia |
73 | Rumors | Lizzo featuring Cardi B | United States |
74 | Cloudy Day | Tones and I | Australia |
75 | Gold Chains | Genesis Owusu | Ghana/Australia |
76 | Our Paradise | The Terrys | Australia |
77 | WusYaName | Tyler, the Creator featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Ty Dolla Sign | United States |
78 | I Hate U | SZA | United States |
79 | Clash | Dave featuring Stormzy | United Kingdom |
80 | Your Power | Billie Eilish | United States |
81 | Stoned at the Nail Salon | Lorde | New Zealand |
82 | Praise God | Kanye West | United States |
83 | You Right | Doja Cat and the Weeknd | United States/Canads |
84 | Wine | Teenage Joans | Australia |
85 | Lie to Me Again | The Buoys | Australia |
86 | Just Feels Tight | Fisher | Australia |
87 | The Aftergone | Holy Holy featuring Clews | Australia |
88 | My Mind | Baker Boy featuring G Flip | Australia |
89 | Keep Moving | Jungle | United Kingdom |
90 | Waiting for Nothing | Hayden James featuring Yaeger | Australia/Sweden |
91 | Bones | Telenova | Australia |
92 | Blueprint | Slowly Slowly | Australia |
93 | Family Ties | Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar | United States |
94 | Sunday Suit | Tyne-James Organ | Australia |
95 | U&Me | alt-J | United Kingdom |
96 | House of Holy | Client Liaison | Australia |
97 | Moon | Kanye West | United States |
98 | Sweetness | Adam Newling | Australia |
99 | Little Things | Ziggy Ramo featuring Paul Kelly | Australia |
100 | How You Been | Holy Holy | Australia |
The annual triple j album poll was held across November and December and was announced on 12 December 2021.
Note: Australian artists |
# | Artist | Album | Country of origin | Tracks in the Hottest 100 |
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1 | Rüfüs Du Sol | Surrender | Australia | 9, 19, 25 |
2 | Genesis Owusu | Smiling with No Teeth | Australia | 75, (73 in 2020) |
3 | Holy Holy | Hello My Beautiful World | Australia | 87, 100 |
4 | The Jungle Giants | Love Signs | Australia | 18, 68, (8 in 2019, 8, 89 in 2020) |
5 | Sly Withers | Gardens | Australia | 69 |
6 | Middle Kids | Today We're the Greatest | Australia | 39 |
7 | Olivia Rodrigo | Sour | United States | 4, 13, 33, 60, 67 |
8 | Lorde | Solar Power | New Zealand | 26, 62, 81 |
9 | Billie Eilish | Happier Than Ever | United States | 5, 80, (10, 79 in 2020) |
10 | Ruby Fields | Been Doin' It for a Bit | Australia | 58, (61 in 2020) |
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