2011 Triple J Hottest 100 | |
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Countdown details | |
Date of countdown | 26 January 2012 |
Countdown highlights | |
Winning song | Gotye featuring Kimbra ("Somebody That I Used to Know") |
Most entries | The Wombats (4) Kimbra (4) |
The 2011 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on Australia Day 26 January 2012. It is the nineteenth countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by the listeners of Australian radio station Triple J.
Voting commenced on 14 December 2011, and closed on 16 January 2012. A separate poll for the most popular album of the year was held in late November and early December 2011, with Making Mirrors by Gotye being voted the most popular album of the year.
On 8 February 2012, Triple J announced the tracks voted #101 to #200
Note: Australian artists |
# | Song | Artist | Country of origin |
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1 | Somebody That I Used to Know | Gotye featuring Kimbra | Australia and New Zealand |
2 | Lonely Boy | The Black Keys | United States |
3 | Brother | Matt Corby | Australia |
4 | Feeding Line | Boy & Bear | Australia |
5 | Midnight City | M83 | France |
6 | Video Games | Lana Del Rey | United States |
7 | Awkward | San Cisco | Australia |
8 | Boys like You | 360 featuring Gossling | Australia |
9 | Endless Summer | The Jezabels | Australia |
10 | I Love It | Hilltop Hoods featuring Sia | Australia |
11 | Feel So Close | Calvin Harris | United Kingdom |
12 | Contact High | Architecture in Helsinki | Australia |
13 | Shake It Out | Florence and the Machine | United Kingdom |
14 | Call It What You Want | Foster the People | United States |
15 | Helena Beat | Foster the People | United States |
16 | Tongue Tied | Grouplove | United States |
17 | Even Though I'm a Woman | Seeker Lover Keeper | Australia |
18 | Jump into the Fog | The Wombats | United Kingdom |
19 | Promises | Nero | United Kingdom |
20 | Act Yr Age | Bluejuice | Australia |
21 | Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites | Skrillex | United States |
22 | Air | Snakadaktal | Australia |
23 | Jungle | Emma Louise | Australia |
24 | 1996 | The Wombats | United Kingdom |
25 | Cameo Lover | Kimbra | New Zealand |
26 | Techno Fan | The Wombats | United Kingdom |
27 | Changed the Way You Kiss Me | Example | United Kingdom |
28 | Pumped Up Kicks (Like a Version) | Owl Eyes | Australia |
29 | Sing It (The Life of Riley) | Drapht | Australia |
30 | Bounce | Calvin Harris featuring Kelis | United Kingdom |
31 | It's Nice to Be Alive | Ball Park Music | Australia |
32 | L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N. | Noah and the Whale | United Kingdom |
33 | Otis | Jay Z and Kanye West | United States |
34 | I Feel Better | Gotye | Australia |
35 | Cigarettes | Illy | Australia |
36 | No Light, No Light | Florence and the Machine | United Kingdom |
37 | Killer | 360 | Australia |
38 | All I Want Is You | Ball Park Music | Australia |
39 | Cinema (Skrillex Remix) | Benny Benassi featuring Gary Go | Italy, United Kingdom and United States |
40 | Houdini | Foster the People | United States |
41 | Under Cover of Darkness | The Strokes | United States |
42 | What the Water Gave Me | Florence and the Machine | United Kingdom |
43 | Itchin' on a Photograph | Grouplove | United States |
44 | Speak of the Devil | Hermitude | Australia |
45 | Junk of the Heart (Happy) | The Kooks | United Kingdom |
46 | Hanging On | Active Child | United States |
47 | Mary | Sparkadia | Australia |
48 | A.I.M. Fire! | Art vs. Science | Australia |
49 | Milk & Sticks | Boy & Bear | Australia |
50 | Part Time Believer | Boy & Bear | Australia |
51 | Money | The Drums | United States |
52 | Good Intent | Kimbra | New Zealand |
53 | Holocene | Bon Iver | United States |
54 | Turn Me On | The Grates | Australia |
55 | Escapee | Architecture in Helsinki | Australia |
56 | China | Sparkadia | Australia |
57 | Lay It Down | The Rubens | Australia |
58 | I Follow Rivers | Lykke Li | Sweden |
59 | Holy Moses | Washington | Australia |
60 | Gabriel | Joe Goddard featuring Valentina | United Kingdom |
61 | Lotus Flower | Radiohead | United Kingdom |
62 | Black Water Rising | Stonefield | Australia |
63 | Rope | Foo Fighters | United States |
64 | Raiders | Owl Eyes | Australia |
65 | Re-Wired | Kasabian | United Kingdom |
66 | Perth | Bon Iver | United States |
67 | Zimbabwe | New Navy | Australia |
68 | Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair | Arctic Monkeys | United Kingdom |
69 | Calgary | Bon Iver | United States |
70 | She's Like a Comet | Jebediah | Australia |
71 | Arnold | Luke Million | Australia |
72 | Foreign Language | Flight Facilities featuring Jess Higgs | Australia |
73 | First of the Year (Equinox) | Skrillex | United States |
74 | Bali Party | Drapht featuring N'fa | Australia |
75 | Shot Yourself in the Foot Again | Example and Skream | United Kingdom |
76 | Dreamshaker | Redcoats | Australia |
77 | The Look | Metronomy | United Kingdom |
78 | History's Door | Husky | Australia |
79 | Wildfire | SBTRKT featuring Little Dragon | United Kingdom and Sweden |
80 | The Truth | Pnau | Australia |
81 | Biding My Time | Busby Marou | Australia |
82 | Ritual Union | Little Dragon | Sweden |
83 | Future Starts Slow | The Kills | United Kingdom and United States |
84 | Throw It Away | 360 featuring Josh Pyke | Australia |
85 | Gay Pirates | Cosmo Jarvis | United Kingdom |
86 | Light All My Lights | Seeker Lover Keeper | Australia |
87 | In Your Light | Gotye | Australia |
88 | Shuffle | Bombay Bicycle Club | United Kingdom |
89 | Santa Fe | Beirut | United States |
90 | Make Some Noise | Beastie Boys | United States |
91 | Fragile Bird | City and Colour | Canada |
92 | The Wilhelm Scream | James Blake | United Kingdom |
93 | Two Way Street | Kimbra | New Zealand |
94 | Our Perfect Disease | The Wombats | United Kingdom |
95 | Naked Kids | Grouplove | United States |
96 | Machu Picchu | The Strokes | United States |
97 | Arlandria | Foo Fighters | United States |
98 | Niggas in Paris | Jay-Z and Kanye West | United States |
99 | You Should Consider Having Sex with a Bearded Man | The Beards | Australia |
100 | The Suburbs | Mr Little Jeans | Norway |
Note: Australian artists |
This edition was hosted by Triple J presenter Caroline Tran, instead of regular presenter Richard Kingsmill. It was broadcast on 11 December, the final show of "2011" for 2011. It was announced that Making Mirrors won by an unprecedented margin.
Voting was held from 25 November right until the day before the countdown (10 December).
Bold indicates winner of the 2011 J Award and Hottest 100.
# | Artist | Album | Country of origin | Tracks charted in the Hottest 100 |
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1 | Gotye | Making Mirrors | Australia | 1, 34, 87 (25 in 2010) |
2 | Foster the People | Torches | United States | 14, 15, 40 (32 in 2010) |
3 | Boy & Bear | Moonfire | Australia | 4, 49, 50 |
4 | The Wombats | This Modern Glitch | United Kingdom | 18, 24, 26, 94 (8 in 2010) |
5 | Bon Iver | Bon Iver | United States | 53, 66, 69 |
6 | The Jezabels | Prisoner | Australia | 9 |
7 | Florence + the Machine | Ceremonials | United Kingdom | 13, 36, 42 |
8 | Architecture in Helsinki | Moment Bends | Australia | 12, 55 (28 in 2008) |
9 | Art vs. Science | The Experiment | Australia | 48 (9, 90 in 2010) |
10 | Ball Park Music | Happiness and Surrounding Suburbs | Australia | 31, 38 |
11 | The Strokes | Angles | United States | 41, 96 |
12 | Grouplove | Never Trust a Happy Song | United States | 16, 43, 95 |
13 | Radiohead | The King of Limbs | United Kingdom | 61 |
14 | Kimbra | Vows | New Zealand | 25, 52, 93 |
15 | Jay-Z & Kanye West | Watch the Throne | United States | 33, 98 |
16 | Drapht | The Life of Riley | Australia | 29, 74 (12 in 2010) |
17 | Sparkadia | The Great Impression | Australia | 47, 56 (24 in 2010) |
18 | Arctic Monkeys | Suck It and See | United Kingdom | 68 |
19 | Foo Fighters | Wasting Light | United States | 63, 97 |
20 | Cut Copy | Zonoscope | Australia | DNC (118 in Hottest 200 - 101) |
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