The 2023

Triple J Hottest 100 The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music listener poll hosted by the publicly-funded, national Australian youth radio station, Triple J. Members of the public are invited to vote for their favourite Australian and alternative music of the ...

was announced on 27 January 2024. It was the 31st annual countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as voted for by listeners of Australian youth radio station Triple J. The day after, the Hottest 200 was broadcast, counting down songs 200–101. Merchandise sales from the event support youth mental health organisation

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. American rapper and singer Doja Cat's song " Paint the Town Red" was voted into number one, while Australian musician G Flip scored the most entries, with seven, a record for the most entries in a single

countdown, previously held by Wolfmother for 18 years and equalled by

Spacey Jane Spacey Jane are an Australian indie rock band from Fremantle, which formed in 2016. The group consists of Ashton Hardman-Le Cornu (guitar), Caleb Harper (vocals, guitar), Kieran Lama (drums) and, since 2019, Peppa Lane (bass guitar). Their debu ...

the year prior. Their highest entry was "

The Worst Person Alive "The Worst Person Alive" is a song by Australian indie pop singer G Flip. It was released on 28 June 2023 as the second single from their second studio album, ''Drummer A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drum ...

", which placed at number two.

Background

The 2022 Triple J Hottest 100 culminated with " Say Nothing" by Australian musicians Flume and May-a reaching number one. Meanwhile,

had the most songs in the countdown with six, including a record-breaking three in the top six. Any songs released between 1 December 2022 and 30 November 2023 are eligible for the 2023 Hottest 100. Listeners can vote for up to ten songs via the Triple J website. Voting opened on 12 December 2023, and closed on 22 January 2024.

Projections

Various publications reported on the findings of Hottest 100 prediction website 100 Warm Tunas, which has predicted the countdown's number one song with 67% accuracy since 2016. On 9 January 2024, it predicted the winner would be " Not Strong Enough" by American indie group

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, which placed at number 30. Other strong contenders were "

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" by Australian singer Troye Sivan (placed at number 8), "

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" by American producer Skrillex and British producers

Fred Again Fred John Philip Gibson, (born 19 July 1993) known professionally as Fred Again (stylised as Fred again..) or simply Fred (stylised as FRED), is a British record producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and DJ. Early life and educa ...

and Flowdan (placed at number 12), " Leaving the Light" by Ghanaian-Australian singer

Genesis Owusu Kofi Owusu-Ansah (born 1998 Ghana), known by his stage name Genesis Owusu, is a Ghanaian-Australian singer from Canberra. He is the younger brother of fellow hip hop rapper, Kojo Owusu-Ansah Citizen Kay. Owusu's debut studio album, ''Smili ...

(placed at number 69), and "

What Was I Made For? "What Was I Made For?" is a song by American singer Billie Eilish from '' Barbie: The Album'', the soundtrack of the film '' Barbie''. The song was released through Atlantic Records, Darkroom and Interscope Records on July 13, 2023, as the fou ...

" by American singer Billie Eilish (placed at number 7). Meanwhile, men's magazine '' GQ'' published its list of predictions, with " Paint the Town Red" by American singer Doja Cat at number one (which topped the countdown), followed by "

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" by producers MK and

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(placed at number 4). On 11 January 2024, Triple J announced that there was just one vote splitting two tracks in the top five, and that a musician who debuted in the 2022 countdown was projected with three tracks in the 2023 countdown.

Full list

Countries represented

* Australia – 52 * United States – 29 * United Kingdom – 20 * South Africa – 5 * Canada – 5 * Ghana – 2 * Nigeria – 1 * South Korea – 1 * Latvia – 1 * New Zealand – 1 * Japan – 1 * Germany – 1 * Trinidad and Tobago – 1 * Philippines – 1 * Denmark – 1

Artists with multiple entries

Seven entries

* G Flip (2, 22, 24, 26, 50, 65, 80)

Four entries

– three times as a primary artist and once as a co-lead artist (6, 12, 35, 51) * Olivia Rodrigo (11, 32, 34, 56) *

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– three times solo and once as a featured artist (13, 25, 70, 75)

Three entries

(3, 4, 18) * Troye Sivan (8, 31, 33) * Skrillex – twice as a primary artist and once as a co-lead artist (12, 35, 87) * Lana Del Rey (29, 60, 91) *

The Rions The Rions are an Australian four-piece indie rock band from the Northern Beaches, New South Wales. The band consists of Noah Blockley (lead vocals, bass guitar), Harley Wilson (guitar), Asher McLean (guitar), and Tom Partington (drums). In 2021, ...

(38, 40, 71) * Peach PRC (63, 68, 81) *

Teenage Dads Teenage Dads are an Australian indie rock band formed in the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria in 2015. The group consists of Jordan Finlay (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Connor McLaughlin (guitar), Vincent Kinna (drums) and Angus Christie (bass guita ...

(74, 79, 88)

Two entries

* Doja Cat (1, 49) *

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(14, 23) * Tate McRae (21, 82) * Lime Cordiale (27, 42) *

Dua Lipa Dua Lipa ( , ; born ) is an English and Albanian singer and songwriter. Possessing a mezzo-soprano vocal range, she is known for her signature disco- pop sound. Lipa has received numerous accolades, including six Brit Awards, three Gramm ...

(28, 41) *

(30, 98) * Ice Spice – twice as a co-lead artist (36, 66) * Bring Me the Horizon (57, 58) *

Pacific Avenue Pacific Avenue are an Australian alternative rock group formed in 2017 and consisting of Harry O’Brien on vocals and guitar, Ben Fryer on lead guitar, Jack Kay on bass and vocals, and Dom Littrich on drums. They have supported acts such as ...

(59, 92) * The Kid Laroi (61, 78) *

(69, 97)

Minor statistics

* Australian singer-songwriter and actress

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broke Slipknot's record for the longest time between two appearances in the Triple J Hottest 100 with 26 years between her songs " Did It Again" that placed number 81 in

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and " Padam Padam" that placed number 48 in the 2023 countdown. This broke Slipknot's previous record of 19 years with their songs "

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" that placed number 75 in

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and "

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" that placed number 86 in

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References

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