Triple J Hottest 100 2012 (Vol. 20) Album Due Out 22nd February

Triple j’s Hottest 100 Vol. 20 is due for release on Friday, 22nd February. As with every year, the 2-disc compilation will reflect the will of the people, being made up of the songs triple j listeners voted into the Hottest 100 2012.

This year’s edition of the Hottest 100 double disc will feature the indie-folk of Of Monsters and Men, the dance-pop of Icona Pop, and the hip-hop of Seth Sentry, as the mix weaves through a wide variety of musical styles.

It’s been 20 years since the very first triple j’s Hottest 100 (not of all-time). Back in’93 Denis Leary’s Asshole came in at #1, beating out the likes of Creep by Radiohead, Killing in the Name by RATM, and Heart-Shaped Box by Nirvana.

This year Thrift Shop by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis fought off Get Free by Major Lazer, Feels Like We Only Go Backwards by Tame Impala, and Breezeblocks by Alt-J to do the same.

If time has taught us anything, it’s that The Hottest 100 is a reflection of what’s currently popular rather than a projection of longevity, and there’s nothing wrong with that. So relax, let loose, sing your heart out, and dance the night away to the soundtrack of 2012.

Triple j’s Hottest 100 Vol. 20 out Friday, 22nd February.

Triple j’s Hottest 100 Vol. 20 – Tracklist

Disc 1:

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Thrift Shop (ft. Wanz)

Flume – Holdin On

The Rubens – My Gun

alt-J – Breezeblocks

Frank Ocean – Lost

Florence + The Machine – Spectrum (Say My Name) (Calvin Harris Remix)

Loon Lake – Cherry Lips

The Black Keys – Gold On The Ceiling

Major Lazer – Get Free (ft. Amber Coffman)

Chet Faker – I’m Into You

The xx – Angels

Seth Sentry – Dear Science

Django Django – Default

Miike Snow – Paddling Out

Parachute Youth – Can’t Get Better Than This

Ball Park Music – Coming Down

MS MR – Hurricane

Skrillex – Bangarang (ft. Sirah)

Birds Of Tokyo – This Fire

Two Door Cinema Club – Sun

Alpine – Gasoline

Disc 2:

Of Monsters & Men – Little Talks

Tame Impala – Elephant

Icona Pop – I Love It (ft. Charli XCX)

360 – Run Alone

The Temper Trap – Trembling Hands

Disclosure – Latch (ft. Sam Smith)

Rudimental – Not Giving In (ft. John Newman & Alex Clare)

Mumford & Sons – I Will Wait

Grimes – Oblivion

Asta – My Heart Is On Fire

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Household Goods

San Cisco – Fred Astaire

Chance Waters – Young And Dumb (ft. Bertie Blackman)

Hermitude – HyperParadise (Flume Remix)

Feed Me & Crystal Fighters – Love Is All I Got

Everything Everything – Cough Cough

Alabama Shakes – Hold On

Sticky Fingers – Caress Your Soul

Bat For Lashes – Laura

Flight Facilities – Clair De Lune (ft. Christine Hoberg)

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