UPDATE 23/01/21, 8.00pm (AEDT): Here’s The Winner Of Triple J’s Hottest 100 Of 2020
Original Story: It’s astounding that we somehow made it through the constant, plague-ridden hellfire that was 2020, but somehow we did. Even more amazing, a year of such tumult and chaos happened to produce some absolutely amazing music, from both Australia and the rest of the world.
And, as we reach the top end of another new year, it’s time for triple j to countdown the 100 best songs of the year that’s past, as voted by listeners all around the world.
The 2020 countdown has big shoes to fill, considering the history-making win of Billie Eilish and ‘bad guy’ on last year’s countdown. In addition, we’ve enjoyed the Hottest 100 of the Decade countdown in the past year, which saw Tame Impala take the win. Funnily enough, both acts are contenders in this year’s ranking.
People, including us, have been weighing in on who they think will take it out. We theorised it could go to Glass Animals, and 100 Warm Tunas (at the time of writing) predict the same thing. But, as 2020 so rudely taught us, nothing’s for certain and everything can be turned on its head without warning.
Music Feeds will be covering the results live, right here. Follow us as we count down every song, from 100-1, in triple j’s Hottest 100 of 2020.
Hottest 100 of 2020 milestones:
- Glass Animals have charted 3 times with Heat Waves at #1, Tangerine at #18 and Your Love (Déjà Vu) at #51
- 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
- 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 have 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
Hottest 100 of 2020 countdown (Updated Live):
- 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. Rivers Cuomo/Pink Siifu]
- 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. AJ Tracey/Stormzy]
- 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