The 2011
Triple J Hottest 100
The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll presented by the publicly-funded Australian youth radio station Triple J. Members of the public are invited to vote for their favourite Music of Australia, Australian and alternative music of th ...
was announced on January 26, 2012. It is the nineteenth countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by the listeners of Australian radio station
Triple J
Triple J is an Australian government-funded national radio station founded in 1975 as a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). It aims to appeal to young listeners of alternative music, and plays far more Australian conten ...
.
Voting commenced on 14 December 2011, and closed on 16 January 2012. A separate poll for the most popular album of the year was held in late November and early December 2011, with
Making Mirrors by
Gotye
Wouter André De Backer (; born 21 May 1980), known professionally as Gotye ( , , ), is a Belgian-born Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his 2011 single "Somebody That I Used to Know" (featuring Kimbr ...
being voted the most popular album of the year.
Full list
#101–200 List
On 8 February 2012, Triple J announced the tracks voted #101 to #200.
Artists with multiple entries
Countries represented
Notes
* "
Somebody That I Used to Know
"Somebody That I Used to Know" is a song written, produced and performed by the Belgian-Australian musician and singer Gotye featuring vocals from the New Zealander singer Kimbra. The song was released in Australia and New Zealand through El ...
" is the first collaboration between separate artists to top the Hottest 100.
** "Somebody That I Used to Know" also marks the first time that the Hottest 100 and
4ZZZ's Hot 100 have featured the same winning song.
* For the second consecutive year and the third time ever, the #1 song featured a female vocalist. This was also the second consecutive year the #1 song was a duet between a male and a female artist.
*
Kimbra
Kimbra Lee Johnson (born 27 March 1990), known Mononymous person, mononymously as Kimbra, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter. Known for mixing pop with R&B, jazz and rock musical elements, her accolades include four ARIA Music Awards, two 2 ...
became the first New Zealand artist to feature in the #1 song of a Hottest 100.
** Additionally, Kimbra's four tracks equals the record set by
Lily Allen
Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. List of awards and nominations received by Lily Allen, Her accolades include a Brit Award, alongside nominations for a Grammy Award and a Laurence Olivi ...
in
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
, and
Florence and the Machine
Florence and the Machine (stylised as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie rock band formed in London in 2007 by lead vocalist Florence Welch, keyboardist Isabella Summers, guitarist Rob Ackroyd, drummer Christopher Lloyd Hayden and harp ...
in
2009
2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
for the highest total from a female artist.
* The song "
The Suburbs
''The Suburbs'' is the third studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, released on August 3, 2010. Coinciding with its announcement, the band released a limited edition 12-inch single containing the title track and "Month of May". " by
Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, alongside Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury, and Jeremy Gara. The band's touring line-up includes former core ...
charted in the countdown for the second year in a row after a cover by
Mr Little Jeans featured at #100. Similarly,
Owl Eyes' cover of "
Pumped Up Kicks" was #28, four places higher than what the original version by
Foster the People could manage the previous year.
* For the third year in a row an artist from Triple J Unearthed got in the Top 10. This year it was
Boy & Bear,
San Cisco and
The Jezabels.
** The 2010 and 2011 Unearthed High winners (
Stonefield and
Snakadaktal) both made their first appearances in the Hottest 100. This is the first time this has been done.
* Producer Francois Tetaz helped write, produce and mix eight songs that charted in the countdown. The songs he helped write/produce/mix were all the songs by
Architecture in Helsinki, Kimbra and Gotye.
* This is the first countdown since
1995
1995 was designated as:
* United Nations Year for Tolerance
* World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War
This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
not to feature any previous Hottest 100 winners.
Top 20 Albums of 2011
This edition was hosted by Triple J presenter Caroline Tran, instead of regular presenter
Richard Kingsmill. It was broadcast on 11 December 2011, the final show of "''2011''" for the year. It was announced that ''Making Mirrors'' won by an unprecedented margin.
Voting was held from 25 November 2011 to 10 December 2011.
Bold indicates winner of the 2011 J Award and Hottest 100.
Notes
* For the second year in a row the
ARIA Album of the Year winner came third in the Triple J Album Poll.
* Gotye is the artist since
Wolfmother
Wolfmother is an Australian hard rock band from Sydney. Formed in 2004, the group is centred around vocalist and guitarist Andrew Stockdale, who is the only constant member of the line-up. The band has been through many personnel changes since t ...
in 2005 to win both the Triple J Album Poll and the
J Award for Australian Album of the Year. He is also the second artist to win the Triple J Album Poll twice after Radiohead.
* Cut Copy are the first band since Bloc Party in 2008 to get in the Album Poll and not feature in the Hottest 100.
CD release
For the first time ever the Hottest 100 CD was released digitally on
iTunes
iTunes is a media player, media library, and mobile device management (MDM) utility developed by Apple. It is used to purchase, play, download and organize digital multimedia on personal computers running the macOS and Windows operating s ...
DVD
# Gotye featuring Kimbra – "Somebody That I Used to Know"
# The Black Keys – "Lonely Boy"
# Matt Corby – "Brother" (Live)
# Boy & Bear – "Feeding Line"
# M83 – "Midnight City"
# San Cisco – "Awkward"
# 360 featuring Gossling – "Boys Like You"
# The Jezabels – "Endless Summer"
# Hilltop Hoods featuring Sia – "I Love It"
# Calvin Harris – "Feel So Close"
# Architecture in Helsinki – "Contact High"
# Florence and the Machine – "Shake It Out"
# Foster the People – "Helena Beat"
# Grouplove – "Tongue Tied"
# Seeker Lover Keeper – "Even Though I'm a Woman"
# The Wombats – "Jump into the Fog"
# Nero – "Promises"
# Bluejuice – "Act Yr Age"
# Snakadaktal – "Air"
# Emma Louise – "Jungle"
# Kimbra – "Cameo Lover"
# Example – "Changed the Way You Kissed Me"
# Drapht – "Sing It (The Life of Riley)"
# Ball Park Music – "It's Nice to Be Alive"
# Noah and the Whale – "L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N."
# Illy – "Cigarettes"
# Benny Benassi featuring Gary Go – "Cinema" (Skrillex Remix)
# Hermitude – "Speak of the Devil"
# The Kooks – "Junk of the Heart (Happy)"
# Active Child – "Hangin' On"
# Sparkadia – "Mary"
# Art vs. Science – "A.I.M. Fire!"
# The Drums – "Money"
# The Grates – "Turn Me On"
# Lykke Li – "I Follow Rivers"
# Joe Goddard featuring Valentina – "Gabriel"
# Stonefield – "Black Water Rising"
# Owl Eyes – "Raiders"
# Kasabian – "Re-Wired"
# Arctic Monkeys – "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair"
# Jebediah – "She's Like a Comet"
# Husky – "History's Door"
# Pnau – "The Truth"
# Bubsy Marou – "Biding My Time"
# City and Colour – "Fragile Bird"
References
External links
Voting list{{Triple J
2011 in Australian music
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