For any artists, having a song appear in Triple J’s hottest 100 is a big deal. For Australian acts however, there seems to be a deeper level of appreciation for being recognised by fans of Australian music. The following is a selection of reactions posted on Twitter/Facebook from Australian artists who have so far entered 2012s Hottest 100.
The Beards – #99: You Should Consider Having Sex With A Bearded Man – “The Beards celerbare their placement in triple j Hottest 100!”
The Grates – #54 Turn Me On – yiew! Hunter is dancing. “@triplej: #54 @TheGrates -‘Turn Me On’ #Hottest100”
Sparkadia – #56: China & #47: Mary –“Wow! 2 sparkadia tunes so far in the hottest 100. Amazing. Thankyou!!! #strong”, “#Thankyou to everyone who voted for #china in the #hottest100. You all have such great #taste x Alex”
Drapht – #74: Bali Party & #29: Sing It (The Life Of Riley) – “’Bali Party (Ft. Nfa)’ #Hottest100 << Wow! Unexpected. Huge thanks to all that voted.”
Illy – #35: Cigarette (after having a song voted in to the Hottest 100 for the third straight year) – “#35. 3PEAT. BOOM!”
Owl Eyes – #64: Raiders & #28: Pumped Up Kicks – a picture is worth a thousand words…
Hilltop Hoods – #10 I Love It (on their freshly finished BDO set) – “‘I Love It’ #10 in the Hottest 100!!! Thanks so much everyone, especially @1_Above & @siamusic!” …and on their freshly finished BDO set – “Sydney @bdo_official, that was bananas. Thankyou.http://pic.twitter.com/R5RUPDWP“
360 – #84: Throw It Away, #37: Killer & #8: Boys Like You – “BOOOOOM RT @triplej: #84 360 (@3ree6ixty) – ‘Throw It Away (Ft. Josh Pyke)’ #Hottest100”
The Melbourne based rapper will also be able to revel in his top ten appearance as per this tweet…
“Of my goal of top ten in the hottest 100 gets ticked this is getting sprayed everywhere“
