Aaaaaand that’s a wrap! Glass Animals have taken out the Hottest 100 of 2020 with Heat Waves!
It was a bloody close one this year, with only 350 votes separating Glass Animals and #2, Booster Seat by Spacey Jane.
I’m sure the pineapples are absolutely flying around right now. It’s absolutely no secret that UK outfit Glass Animals are a triple j listener fave. Back in 2019, they made it into the countdown at #34 with Tokyo Drifting with Denzel Curry, an earlier single from the group’s massive third record Dreamland.
This year, they cracked the 100 with Tangerine at #18 and went on to prove Warm Tunas correct, taking out the whole damn thing with Heat Waves.
In at #2, Perth’s Spacey Jane leapt into 2020 with the release of their debut record Sunlight, which triple j listeners voted as their favourite album of 2020. Booster Seat features on that record.
What a bloody huge countdown it’s been! There were highs, lows and tons of surprises – all the makings of a successful Hottest 100.
Flume‘s The Difference with Toro Y Moi, Ball Park Music‘s Cherub and Tame Impala‘s Lost In Yesterday came in at #3, #4 and #5 respectively, rounding out the top five.
Arguably one of the year’s biggest songs, WAP from Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion took out number 6, followed by G Flip, The Jungle Giants, Hilltop Hoods and Billie Eilish to round out the top 10.
Ball Park Music was predicted to hit the #2 slot, with Flume and Tory Y Moi predicted to hit #5, so a couple of changes to the Warm Tunas prediction came through, but in all – they were predictably close.
After taking out the 2019 Hottest 100, Billie Eilish returned to the countdown in 2020, entering at #90 with her James Bond track No Time To Die, then again at #79 with my future and finally, cracking the top ten with Therefore I am at #10.
Lime Cordiale absolutely slayed the countdown, with a whopping five tracks from the band’s 2020 record 14 Steps To A Better You (Relapse) cracking the top 26: No Plans To Make Plans came in at #26, Reality Check Please at #25, Addicted To The Sunshine at #20, Screw Loose at #16 and at #11, On Our Own.
Tame Impala clocked in at #33 with Breathe Deeper and backed it up with Is It True at #17 and their top 5 appearance with Lost In Yesterday.
G Flip, Mac Miller, The Jungle Giants, Skegss, San Cisco and DMA’s were among the acts who charted multiple times.
It’s not a Hottest 100 if there’s not a bit of comedy – Mashd N Kutcher‘s Get On The Beers, featuring an infamous speech by Victorian Labour premier Dan Andrews, clocked into the count at #12.
Two Like A Version’s made the count this year: G Flip‘s take on Lady Marmalade and Bugs‘ take on Mallrat‘s Charlie.
This year’s countdown saw 66 tracks from Aussie acts, with 28 artists making their Hottest 100 debut, including Stace Cadet and KLP with Energy coming in at #21 and Eves Karydas with Complicated at #22.
Catch all of the triple j Hottest 100 of 2020 below.
Hottest 100 of 2020 Milestones
Spacey Jane has charted 4 times with Booster Seat at #2, Skin at #15, Straightfaced at #28 and Weightless at #81
Ball Park Music has charted twice with Cherub at #4 and Day & Age at #63
Tame Impala has charted 3 times with Lost In Yesterday at #5, Is It True at #17 and Breathe Deeper at #33
G Flip has charted 3 times with Hyperfine at #7, You & I at #44 and Lady Marmalade [triple j Like A Version] at #78
The Jungle Giants have charted twice with Sending Me Ur Loving at #8 and In Her Eyes at #89
Billie Eilish has charted 3 times with Therefore I Am at #10, my future at #79 and No Time To Die at #90
Lime Cordiale has charted 5 times with On Our Own at #11, Screw Loose at #16, Addicted To The Sunshine at #20, Reality Check Please at #25 and No Plans To Make Plans at #26
Ocean Alley has charted twice with Tombstone at #14 and Way Down at #72
Glass Animals have charted twice with Tangerine at #18 and Your Love (Déjà Vu) at #51
Mac Miller has charted twice with Good News at #23 and Blue World at #24
Skegss have charted twice with Under The Thunder at #27 and Fantasising at #66
San Cisco has charted twice with Reasons at #31 and On The Line at #56
DMA’S have charted twice with Criminals at #32 and The Glow at #52
Amy Shark has charted twice with Everybody Rise at #34 and C’MON [Feat. Travis Barker] at #65
The Kid LAROI has charted twice with SO DONE at #37 and GO [Feat. Juice WRLD] at #60
Juice WRLD has charted 3 times with Righteous at #39, Come & Go [with Marshmello] at #40 and Wishing Well at #49
Joji has charted 3 times with Gimme Love at #59, Run at #62 and Your Man at #98
Hockey Dad has charted twice with Germaphobe at #96 and Itch at #99
Triple J’s Hottest 100 of 2020 Full List
- 1. Glass Animals – Heat Waves
- 2. Spacey Jane – Booster Seat
- 3. Flume – The Difference [Feat. Toro y Moi]
- 4. Ball Park Music – Cherub
- 5. Tame Impala – Lost In Yesterday
- 6. Cardi B – WAP [Feat. Megan Thee Stallion]
- 7. G Flip – Hyperfine
- 8. The Jungle Giants – Sending Me Ur Loving
- 9. Hilltop Hoods – I’m Good?
- 10. Billie Eilish – Therefore I Am
- 11. Lime Cordiale – On Our Own
- 12. Mashd N Kutcher – Get On The Beers [Feat. Dan Andrews]
- 13. Mallrat – Rockstar
- 14. Ocean Alley – Tombstone
- 15. Spacey Jane – Skin
- 16. Lime Cordiale – Screw Loose
- 17. Tame Impala – Is It True
- 18. Glass Animals – Tangerine
- 19. Halsey – You should be sad
- 20. Lime Cordiale – Addicted To The Sunshine
- 21. Stace Cadet & KLP – Energy
- 22. Eves Karydas – Complicated
- 23. Mac Miller – Good News
- 24. Mac Miller – Blue World
- 25. Lime Cordiale – Reality Check Please
- 26. Lime Cordiale – No Plans To Make Plans
- 27. Skegss – Under The Thunder
- 28. Spacey Jane – Straightfaced
- 29. Sycco – Dribble
- 30. Birdz – Bagi-la-m Bargan [Feat. Fred Leone]
- 31. San Cisco – Reasons
- 32. DMA’S – Criminals
- 33. Tame Impala – Breathe Deeper
- 34. Amy Shark – Everybody Rise
- 35. The Avalanches – Running Red Lights [Feat. Pink Siifu/Rivers Cuomo]
- 36. Machine Gun Kelly – forget me too [Feat. Halsey]
- 37. The Kid LAROI – SO DONE
- 38. Bring Me The Horizon – Parasite Eve
- 39. Juice WRLD – Righteous
- 40. Juice WRLD – Come & Go [with Marshmello]
- 41. The Smith Street Band – I Still Dream About You
- 42. Jack Harlow – WHATS POPPIN
- 43. Ziggy Alberts – Together
- 44. G Flip – You & I
- 45. Ruel – as long as you care
- 46. Tash Sultana – Pretty Lady
- 47. Architects – Animals
- 48. Headie One – Ain’t It Different [Feat. Stormzy/AJ Tracey]
- 49. Juice WRLD – Wishing Well
- 50. Peking Duk & The Wombats – Nothing To Love About Love
- 51. Glass Animals – Your Love (Déjà Vu)
- 52. DMA’S – The Glow
- 53. The Weeknd – In Your Eyes
- 54. Eiffel 65 – Blue [Flume Remix]
- 55. Alex the Astronaut – I Think You’re Great
- 56. San Cisco – On The Line
- 57. Beddy Rays – Sobercoaster
- 58. Tones And I – Fly Away
- 59. Joji – Gimme Love
- 60. The Kid LAROI – GO [Feat. Juice WRLD]
- 61. Ruby Fields – Pretty Grim
- 62. Joji – Run
- 63. Ball Park Music – Day & Age
- 64. The Amity Affliction – Soak Me In Bleach
- 65. Amy Shark – C’MON [Feat. Travis Barker]
- 66. Skegss – Fantasising
- 67. Doja Cat – Boss Bitch
- 68. Vera Blue – Lie To Me
- 69. Hope D – Second
- 70. Chet Faker – Low
- 71. Bring Me The Horizon & YUNGBLUD – Obey
- 72. Ocean Alley – Way Down
- 73. Genesis Owusu – Don’t Need You
- 74. LAUREL – Scream Drive Faster
- 75. Remi Wolf – Photo ID
- 76. London Grammar – Baby It’s You
- 77. Sofi Tukker & Gorgon City – House Arrest
- 78. G Flip – Lady Marmalade [triple j Like A Version]
- 79. Billie Eilish – my future
- 80. FISHER – Freaks
- 81. Spacey Jane – Weightless
- 82. The Chats – The Clap
- 83. Cosmo’s Midnight & Ruel – Down For You
- 84. Dominic Fike – Chicken Tenders
- 85. Dune Rats – Too Tough Terry
- 86. Drake – Laugh Now Cry Later [Feat. Lil Durk]
- 87. Teenage Joans – Three Leaf Clover
- 88. BRONSON – HEART ATTACK [Feat. lau.ra]
- 89. The Jungle Giants – In Her Eyes
- 90. Billie Eilish – No Time To Die
- 91. Bugs – Charlie [triple j Like A Version]
- 92. Thelma Plum – These Days
- 93. Internet Money – Lemonade [Feat. Gunna/Don Toliver/NAV]
- 94. Aitch x AJ Tracey – Rain [Feat. Tay Keith]
- 95. Illy – Loose Ends [Feat. G Flip]
- 96. Hockey Dad – Germaphobe
- 97. Stormzy – Audacity
- 98. Joji – Your Man
- 99. Hockey Dad – Itch
- 100. BENEE – Kool
