The 2018

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was announced on 27 January 2019. It is the 26th countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by listeners of Australian radio station

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. A record-breaking number of voters (2.758 million) participated by choosing their top ten songs of 2018.

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's "

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" was voted into first place. Ocean Alley also achieved four tracks in the countdown and became the second artist to be voted into No. 1 and No. 100 during the same countdown, after

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in 1999.

Background

Triple J's 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 that was released for the first time between 1 December 2017 and 30 November 2018 is eligible for 2018's Hottest 100. Voting opened on 10 December 2018, as announced by

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in a

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. Several artists and presenters, including

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Tash Sultana Tash Sultana (born 15 June 1995) is an Australian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music producer and engineer, described as a " one-woman band". Sultana rose to international prominence with their 2016 single "Jungle", which was vot ...

Amy Shark Amy Louise Billings (born 14 May 1986), known professionally as Amy Shark, is an Australian indie pop singer-songwriter-guitarist and producer from the Gold Coast, Queensland. During 2008 to 2012, her early solo material was released and per ...

and Anderson .Paak, made their votes public. The artists most often voted for by Triple J presenters were

The Presets The Presets are an Australian electronic music duo of Julian Hamilton (vocals, keyboards) and Kim Moyes (drums, keyboards). Formed in 2003 and signed to Modular Records, The Presets released two EPs ('' Blow Up'', '' Girl and the Sea'') in a ...

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, and

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. Once voting closed, Triple J announced on 25 January that a total of 2.758 million votes had been cast, breaking the previous year's record by 14%. Triple J also announced that 95% of voters were from Australia and 60% were under the age of 25.

Projections

Prior to the countdown, bookmakers

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, Beteasy,

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, and

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site 100 Warm Tunas, placed "

" by Australian band

and " This Is America" by American rapper

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as the two songs most likely to be voted into first place. Ocean Alley's highest previous performance was No. 48 with " The Comedown" in

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, whilst Gambino's highest previous performance was No. 5 with " Redbone" in

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Announcement date

On 27 November 2017, Triple J announced plans to move the Hottest 100 from

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(January 26) to the fourth Saturday of January. This followed a campaign led by

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activists and supporters, calling on Triple J to change the date due to opposition to Australia Day's celebratory commemoration of British settlement. Following the announcement, concerns were raised on social media regarding the 2018 Hottest 100 announcement date, as the fourth Saturday of January 2019 coincides with January 26. Triple J newsreader Avani Dias and content director Ollie Wards stated that the 2019 dates would be reviewed and announced in the future. On 6 December 2018, Triple J announced that they would hold the countdown on 27 January 2019.

Full list

Artists with multiple entries

Four entries

(1, 10, 16, 100)

Three entries

(twice solo and once with Khalid) (8, 17, 46) *

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(once with Billie Eilish, once solo and once with Benny Blanco and Halsey) (17, 52, 68) *

Hockey Dad Hockey Dad is an Australian surf rock band from Windang, New South Wales, Australia. The band consists of two members, drummer Billy Fleming and vocalist and guitarist Zach Stephenson. History The band was founded in 2013, although the member ...

(18, 61, 73) *

(22, 23, 50) *

Post Malone Austin Richard Post (born July 4, 1995), known professionally as Post Malone, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Known for his variegated vocals, Malone has gained acclaim for blending genres and subgenres of hip ...

(27, 33, 90) *

DMA's DMA'S (stylised in all caps) are an Australian three-piece rock band formed in 2012 in Sydney. The band is composed of Tommy O'Dell, Matt Mason, and Johnny Took. They gained popularity for their debut single " Delete" and for their self-titled ...

(41, 60, 97)

Two entries

(5, 36) *

Mallrat Grace Kathleen Elizabeth Shaw (born 25 September 1998), known professionally as Mallrat, is an Australian musician, singer, and rapper from Brisbane. Mallrat has released three EPs: ''Uninvited'' (2016), '' In the Sky'' (2018) and '' Driving M ...

(7, 70) *

Skegss Skegss are an Australian surf and garage rock trio originally from Byron Bay, New South Wales. The band's line-up consists of Toby Cregan (bass, vocals, guitar), Jonny Lani (drums) and Ben Reed (vocals, guitar, bass). They have released sever ...

(11, 71) *

The Wombats The Wombats are an English indie rock band formed in Liverpool in 2003, consisting of Matthew Murphy (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Tord Øverland Knudsen (bass, backing vocals, keyboards), and Dan Haggis (drums, backing vocals, keyboards). ...

(12, 69) *

ASAP Rocky Rakim Athelaston Mayers (born October 3, 1988), known professionally as ASAP Rocky ( ; stylized as A$AP Rocky), is an American rapper, music producer and record executive. Born and raised in Harlem, he embarked on his musical career as a membe ...

(13, 91) *

Hayden James Hayden James is an Australian DJ, songwriter and record producer from Sydney. He is signed to the Future Classic label. Personal life Hayden James is married to Sydney artist Jennifer Lia. James became a father in 2020. Career 2013–2018: ' ...

(15, 78) *

Sarah Aarons Sarah Paige Aarons (born 4 October 1994, previously known as Paige IV and sometimes simply as Sarah) is a songwriter from Bentleigh, Melbourne, Australia. Now based in Los Angeles, Aarons is signed to Sony ATV Publishing. She co-wrote "Stay" by ...

(once with The Rubens and once with Peking Duk) (21, 29) *

The Rubens The Rubens are an Australian alternative rock band from Menangle, New South Wales. The band comprises the three Margin brothers, Zaac, Sam and Elliott, and friends Scott Baldwin and William Zeglis. Their debut self-titled album '' The Rubens' ...

(21, 32) *

Hilltop Hoods Hilltop Hoods is an Australian hip hop group that formed in 1996 in Blackwood, Adelaide, South Australia. They are regarded as pioneers of the "larrikin-like" style of Australian hip hop. The group was founded by Suffa (Matthew David Lambert) a ...

(24, 44) *

Thundamentals Thundamentals are an Australian hip hop group originating from the Blue Mountains region bordering the metropolitan area of Sydney. The members are currently Tuka, Jeswon, and Morgs. They have released five studio albums. History Band origi ...

(25, 92) *

Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter. Known for his Progressive rap, progressive musical styles and Social consciousness, socially conscious songwriting, he is often considered one of the most infl ...

(once with SZA and once with Anderson .Paak) (28, 67) *

Peking Duk Peking Duk are an electronic music group made up of disc jockeys and music producers Adam Hyde and Reuben Styles. The pair first garnered attention in 2012 with the release of a Passion Pit bootleg remix. Their biggest hit "High" reached 5 on ...

(29, 55) *

King Princess Mikaela Mullaney Straus (born December 19, 1998), known by her stage name King Princess, is an American singer, songwriter, and musician from Brooklyn, New York. She is signed to Mark Ronson's label Zelig Records, an imprint of Columbia Records. ...

(34, 74) *

Ziggy Alberts Ziggy Alberts (born July 1994) is an Australian singer-songwriter. He is best known for his studio album '' Laps Around the Sun'', which peaked at number 2 on the ARIA Charts for Australian Artist Albums in November 2018. Early life Ziggy Alber ...

(37, 42) *

(38, 62) *

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(40, 43) * Vance Joy (53, 54) * Halsey (once solo and once with Benny Blanco and Khalid) (56, 68) *

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(63, 83) * Anderson .Paak (67, 85) * Ruel (87, 89)

Countries represented

* Australia – 65 * United States – 23 * United Kingdom – 11 * Canada – 4 * New Zealand – 3

Top 10 Albums of 2018

The annual Triple J album poll was held across November and December and was announced on 16 December.

References

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