Triple J Hottest 100, 2021

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.

2021 Triple J Hottest 100
Countdown details
Date of countdown22 January 2022
Charity partnerLifeline
Countdown highlights
Winning songThe Wiggles ("Elephant" Like a Version)
Most entriesOlivia Rodrigo and Doja Cat (5)
Chronology
← Previous
2020
Next →
2022

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]

Background edit

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.

Projections edit

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]

Full list edit

Note: Australian artists
# Song Artist Country of origin
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/Canada
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

Countries represented edit

  • Australia – 55
  • United States – 32
  • United Kingdom – 10
  • Canada – 4
  • New Zealand – 3
  • Sweden – 1
  • Ghana – 1
  • Norway – 1
  • Indonesia – 1

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Notes edit

  • The Wiggles' cover of "Elephant" became the first Like a Version, and the first cover version of any kind, to reach number 1.
    • It also marked the first debut appearance at number 1 since Denis Leary's "Asshole" in 1993, as The Wiggles had not appeared in any previous countdowns.
    • Original Wiggle Jeff Fatt became the oldest person (at the age of 68 during the countdown), and the first of Asian descent, to appear on a number-one track.
  • By reaching number 2 with "Stay", The Kid Laroi became the highest ranking artist of Indigenous Australian descent in Hottest 100 history, overtaking Thelma Plum's number 9 placing from 2019.
    • The track also marked the first ever appearance of pop star Justin Bieber in the Hottest 100, following triple j's threat to disqualify him from being eligible in 2015.[6]
  • Peking Duk made their eighth consecutive appearance, with at least one track featured in every annual countdown since 2014.
  • Billie Eilish became the first artist to feature in the top 10 of an annual countdown for four years in a row (2018-2021). The previous record was three consecutive years, held by Powderfinger (19982000), The White Stripes (20032005), and Chet Faker (20132015).
  • 32 tracks by artists from the United States featured, the highest since 2006.
  • The only artist to appear in both the 2022 countdown and the original 1993 list is Paul Kelly.

Top 10 albums of 2021 edit

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
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)

References edit

  1. ^ "triple j's Hottest 100, here's all the 2022 dates and details". Triple J. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. ^ triple j’s Hottest 100 of 2021: Live Updates. Rolling Stone Australia, Rolling Stone Australia, 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ^ Jenke, Tyler (21 March 2022). "End of An Era: triple j Discontinues Its Annual Hottest 100 Compilation CDs". Rolling Stone Australia. The Brag Media. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. ^ "2021 Triple J Hottest 100 Outrights betting odds". Sportsbet. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  5. ^ Moran, Robert (15 December 2021). "Voting is open for Triple J's Hottest 100. Who's in the running?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Triple J respond as Hottest 100 poll is hikacked by Justin Bieber: 'We want genuine votes'". Nme.com. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2022.