Triple J Hottest 100, 2017 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids 2017 Triple J Hottest 100 |
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| Countdown details | |
| Date of countdown | 27 January |
| Charity partner | Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME) |
| Countdown highlights | |
| Winning song | Kendrick Lamar ("Humble") |
| Most entries | Kendrick Lamar (4) Gang of Youths (4) Lorde (4) The Jungle Giants (4) |
The 2017 Triple J Hottest 100 was a big music event in Australia. It happened on January 27, 2018. This was the 25th time the popular radio station Triple J counted down the year's top songs.
A huge number of people, over 2.38 million, voted for their favorite songs from 2017. This was a new record for the countdown!
The song "Humble" by Kendrick Lamar won first place. This was a special win because it was the first time a person of color topped the Hottest 100. It was also the first time a non-Australian artist won since 2012. Plus, it was the first hip hop song to win in many years.
Kendrick Lamar had four songs in the top 100. Other artists with four songs were Gang of Youths, Lorde, and The Jungle Giants. Gang of Youths even had three songs in the top 10, which was a record!
Usually, the Hottest 100 countdown is on January 26, which is Australia Day. But in 2017, the date was changed to January 27. This was because some people felt Australia Day was not a day for celebration. This was the first time the countdown happened on a different day since 2003.
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How the Hottest 100 Works
The Triple J Hottest 100 lets people vote for their top ten songs of the year. These votes are then used to find the 100 most popular songs. For the 2017 countdown, any song released between December 2016 and November 2017 could be voted for. Voting started on December 12, 2017.
Some Triple J presenters shared their own votes. They often picked songs by Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, Gang of Youths, and Baker Boy. Many people thought "Humble" by Kendrick Lamar would win. Other popular predictions were "Green Light" by Lorde and "The Deepest Sighs, the Frankest Shadows" by Gang of Youths.
Kendrick Lamar's highest spot before this was No. 2 in 2015 with "King Kunta". Lorde's highest was No. 2 in 2013 with "Royals".
Triple J announced that 1.5 million votes were cast five days before voting closed. This was more than any other year at that point. When voting ended, they shared that a total of 2,386,133 votes were counted. This broke the previous year's record by 5.8%!
Why the Date Changed
Since mid-2016, many people wanted Triple J to change the Hottest 100 date. This idea was strongly supported by Indigenous Australians and their allies. For many Indigenous people, Australia Day is seen as "Invasion Day." The hip hop group A.B. Original helped bring attention to this issue with their song "January 26."
Triple J started looking into changing the date in September 2016. They talked with groups like Reconciliation Australia. In August 2017, Triple J asked the public what they thought through a survey. Many people, including former Triple J presenters, supported the date change.
On November 27, 2017, Triple J announced the Hottest 100 would move. It would now be held on the fourth weekend of January. A survey showed that 60% of listeners wanted the date moved. Many musicians and the Australian Greens liked this decision. However, some politicians from the Liberal Party were not happy.
Some other radio stations and groups offered their own music countdowns on Australia Day. For example, Triple M played an Ozzest 100 with only Australian songs.
The Top 100 Songs of 2017
| Note: Australian artists |
| # | Song | Artist | Country of origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Humble | Kendrick Lamar | United States |
| 2 | Let Me Down Easy | Gang of Youths | Australia |
| 3 | Chateau | Angus & Julia Stone | Australia |
| 4 | Ubu | Methyl Ethel | Australia |
| 5 | The Deepest Sighs, the Frankest Shadows | Gang of Youths | Australia |
| 6 | Green Light | Lorde | New Zealand |
| 7 | Go Bang | Pnau | Australia |
| 8 | Sally | Thundamentals featuring Mataya | Australia |
| 9 | Lay It on Me | Vance Joy | Australia |
| 10 | What Can I Do If the Fire Goes Out? | Gang of Youths | Australia |
| 11 | Sweet | Brockhampton | United States |
| 12 | Fake Magic | Peking Duk and AlunaGeorge | Australia/United Kingdom |
| 13 | Young Dumb & Broke | Khalid | United States |
| 14 | Homemade Dynamite | Lorde | New Zealand |
| 15 | Regular Touch | Vera Blue | Australia |
| 16 | Feel the Way I Do | The Jungle Giants | Australia |
| 17 | Marryuna | Baker Boy featuring Yirrmal | Australia |
| 18 | Exactly How You Are | Ball Park Music | Australia |
| 19 | The Man | The Killers | United States |
| 20 | Let You Down | Peking Duk featuring Icona Pop | Australia/Sweden |
| 21 | Birthdays | The Smith Street Band | Australia |
| 22 | Lemon to a Knife Fight | The Wombats | United Kingdom |
| 23 | Not Worth Hiding | Alex the Astronaut | Australia |
| 24 | Rockstar | Post Malone featuring 21 Savage | United States |
| 25 | Weekends | Amy Shark | Australia |
| 26 | Feel It Still | Portugal. The Man | United States |
| 27 | Be About You | Winston Surfshirt | Australia |
| 28 | Mystik | Tash Sultana | Australia |
| 29 | Mended | Vera Blue | Australia |
| 30 | Low Blows | Meg Mac | Australia |
| 31 | Lay Down | Touch Sensitive | Australia |
| 32 | Numb | Hayden James featuring Graace | Australia |
| 33 | Slow Mover | Angie McMahon | Australia |
| 34 | DNA | Kendrick Lamar | United States |
| 35 | Passionfruit | Drake | Canada |
| 36 | I Haven't Been Taking Care of Myself | Alex Lahey | Australia |
| 37 | Slide | Calvin Harris featuring Frank Ocean and Migos | United Kingdom/United States |
| 38 | Bellyache | Billie Eilish | United States |
| 39 | Got on My Skateboard | Skegss | Australia |
| 40 | True Lovers | Holy Holy | Australia |
| 41 | Blood (Like a Version) | Gang of Youths | Australia |
| 42 | Cola | CamelPhat and Elderbrook | United Kingdom |
| 43 | Murder to the Mind | Tash Sultana | Australia |
| 44 | In Motion | Allday featuring Japanese Wallpaper | Australia |
| 45 | Every Day's the Weekend | Alex Lahey | Australia |
| 46 | Better | Mallrat | Australia |
| 47 | Want You Back | Haim | United States |
| 48 | The Comedown | Ocean Alley | Australia |
| 49 | Passiona | The Smith Street Band | Australia |
| 50 | On Your Way Down | The Jungle Giants | Australia |
| 51 | Man's Not Hot | Big Shaq | United Kingdom |
| 52 | Glorious | Macklemore featuring Skylar Grey | United States |
| 53 | Moments | Bliss n Eso featuring Gavin James | Australia/Ireland |
| 54 | Homely Feeling | Hockey Dad | Australia |
| 55 | 6 Pack | Dune Rats | Australia |
| 56 | Watch Me Read You | Odette | Australia |
| 57 | Bad Dream | The Jungle Giants | Australia |
| 58 | The Opener | Camp Cope | Australia |
| 59 | Used to Be in Love | The Jungle Giants | Australia |
| 60 | Boys | Charli XCX | United Kingdom |
| 61 | 21 Grams | Thundamentals featuring Hilltop Hoods | Australia |
| 62 | Saved | Khalid | United States |
| 63 | Life Goes On | E^ST | Australia |
| 64 | Fool's Gold | Jack River | Australia |
| 65 | Everything Now | Arcade Fire | Canada |
| 66 | Lemon | N.E.R.D and Rihanna | United States/Barbados |
| 67 | Shred for Summer | DZ Deathrays | Australia |
| 68 | Golden | Kingswood | Australia |
| 69 | I Love You, Will You Marry Me | Yungblud | United Kingdom |
| 70 | Amsterdam | Nothing But Thieves | United Kingdom |
| 71 | Perfect Places | Lorde | New Zealand |
| 72 | In Cold Blood | alt-J | United Kingdom |
| 73 | Nuclear Fusion | King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard | Australia |
| 74 | XO Tour Llif3 | Lil Uzi Vert | United States |
| 75 | Braindead | Dune Rats | Australia |
| 76 | Cloud 9 | Baker Boy featuring Kian | Australia |
| 77 | Million Man | The Rubens | Australia |
| 78 | Electric Feel (Like a Version) | Tash Sultana | Australia |
| 79 | Hey, Did I Do You Wrong? | San Cisco | Australia |
| 80 | Say Something Loving | The xx | United Kingdom |
| 81 | Liability | Lorde | New Zealand |
| 82 | 1-800-273-8255 | Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid | United States/Canada |
| 83 | Blood Brothers | Amy Shark | Australia |
| 84 | Oceans | Vallis Alps | Australia |
| 85 | Does This Last | Boo Seeka | Australia |
| 86 | Maybe It's My First Time | Meg Mac | Australia |
| 87 | The Way You Used to Do | Queens of the Stone Age | United States |
| 88 | Edge of Town (Like a Version) | Paul Dempsey | Australia |
| 89 | Dawning | DMA's | Australia |
| 90 | Hyperreal | Flume featuring Kučka | Australia |
| 91 | Big for Your Boots | Stormzy | United Kingdom |
| 92 | Love | Kendrick Lamar featuring Zacari | United States |
| 93 | Do What You Want | The Presets | Australia |
| 94 | Second Hand Car | Kim Churchill | Australia |
| 95 | Mask Off | Future | United States |
| 96 | Chasin' | Cub Sport | Australia |
| 97 | Loyalty | Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna | United States/Barbados |
| 98 | Snow | Angus & Julia Stone | Australia |
| 99 | Arty Boy | Flight Facilities featuring Emma Louise | Australia |
| 100 | Don't Leave | Snakehips and MØ | United Kingdom/Denmark |
Artists with Many Songs in the Countdown
Some artists were so popular they had multiple songs in the Hottest 100!
Four Songs Each
- Kendrick Lamar (1, 34, 92, 97)
- Gang of Youths (2, 5, 10, 41)
- Lorde (6, 14, 71, 81)
- The Jungle Giants (16, 50, 57, 59)
Three Songs Each
- Khalid (13, 62, 82)
- Tash Sultana (28, 43, 78)
Two Songs Each
- Angus & Julia Stone (3, 98)
- Thundamentals (8, 61)
- Peking Duk (12, 20)
- Vera Blue (15, 29)
- Baker Boy (17, 76)
- The Smith Street Band (21, 49)
- Amy Shark (25, 83)
- Meg Mac (30, 86)
- Alex Lahey (36, 45)
- Dune Rats (55, 75)
- Rihanna (66, 97)
Countries of Origin for the Songs
The Hottest 100 featured music from all over the world!
- Australia – 65 songs
- United States – 19 songs
- United Kingdom – 12 songs
- New Zealand – 4 songs
- Canada – 3 songs
- Barbados – 2 songs
- Denmark – 1 song
- Ireland – 1 song
- Sweden – 1 song
Top 10 Albums of 2017
Triple J also held a poll for the best albums of 2017. The results were announced on December 10.
| Note: Australian artists |
Bold means the winning album.
| # | Artist | Album | Country of origin | Songs in the Hottest 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gang of Youths | Go Farther in Lightness | Australia | 2, 5, 10 |
| 2 | Lorde | Melodrama | New Zealand | 6, 14, 71, 81 |
| 3 | Kendrick Lamar | D*n | United States | 1, 34, 92, 97 |
| 4 | The Smith Street Band | More Scared of You than You Are of Me | Australia | 21, 49, (21 in 2016) |
| 5 | Childish Gambino | "Awaken, My Love!" | United States | (5, 88 in 2016) |
| 6 | Alex Lahey | I Love You Like a Brother | Australia | 36, 45 |
| 7 | The Jungle Giants | Quiet Ferocity | Australia | 16, 50, 57, 59 |
| 8 | Vera Blue | Perennial | Australia | 15, 29, (78 in 2016) |
| 9 | King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard | Flying Microtonal Banana | Australia | 73 |
| 10 | Meg Mac | Low Blows | Australia | 30, 86 |
