The gender battle seems to be ever constant in Australian society – from politics to cooking programs, it always seems to always find traction amongst the public – so when only 6 female-fronted outfits made their way into triple J’s Hottest 100 of the last 20 years, it was always going to ruffle feathers. Now, station top dog Chris Scaddan has piped up on the issue, insisting their playlists know nothing of gender discrimination.
After Junkee examined previous triple j playlists with a fine tooth comb, they discovered that out of the 39 artists rotated within the last fortnight, only 5% – just 2 – were female-fronted, but it seems that the sexist label was attached too quickly. In response, Scaddan explained, “Unfortunately the core argument in that article is based on the incorrect summation that triple j plays just above 5% female artists, In reality, triple j’s 2012 playlists contained 29% female lead and co-lead vocals, with 36% of artists we played in 2012 including a female member.”
Diversity has always been a key element of triple j’s mission statement, something Scaddan elaborates on as he discusses the stations desire to support “wide selection of female artists”:
“This means diversity of genres of music, diversity of Australian and indigenous content, diversity of genders and nationalities, diversity of voices on air during talkback and diversity of issues discussed on our youth affairs program Hack.”
The station bosses aren’t too surprised with the response from both media and the public. The final results weren’t even announced before the list started making headlines after more then 200,000 people voted on the final day. Scaddan concludes, “When you have commercial radio stations shamelessly lifting the Hottest 100 brand and countless online music sites analysing triple j and the Hottest 100 list, it’s difficult to think of any other music media event that is scrutinised more heavily. It’s iconic for a reason.”
Something tell us they might need a little more explaining than that to sooth the disgruntled masses.
(Via FL)
Gallery: Hottest 100 ’20 Years’ #100 – #1
Hottest 100 '20 Years' 100 - 1
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100
100: Beastie Boys - Intergalactic (1998) -
99
99: Lana Del Rey - Video Games (2011) -
98
98: Jebediah - Leaving Home (1997) -
97
97: M.I.A. - Paper Planes (2007) -
96
96: The Cat Empire - Hello (2003) -
95
95: Ben Lee - Cigarettes Will Kill You (1998) -
94
94: Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks (2010) -
93
93: Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun (1994) -
92
92: Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks (2012) -
91
91: Jebediah - Harpoon (1998) -
90
90: Silverchair - Straight Lines (2007) -
89
89: TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me (2006) -
88
88: Something For Kate - Monsters (2001) -
87
87: The Kooks - Naive (2006) -
86
86: The Killers - When You Were Young (2006) -
85
85: Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise (1995) -
84
84: Kanye West - Gold Digger {Ft. Jamie Foxx} (2005) -
83
83: Pulp - Common People (1995) -
82
82: Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag (2000) -
81
81: Angus & Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane (2010) -
80
80: Rage Against The Machine - Bulls On Parade (1996) -
79
79: Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor -
78
78: Silverchair - Freak (1997) -
77
77: The Presets - My People (2007) -
76
76: MGMT - Electric Feel (2008) -
75
75: The Killers - Somebody Told Me (2004) -
74
74: The Wombats - Let's Dance To Joy Division (2007) -
73
73: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home (2009) -
72
72: Wolfmother - Joker And The Thief (2005) -
71
71: Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood (2001) -
70
70: Regurgitator - ! (The Song Formerly Known As) (1998) -
69
69: Eminem - Lose Yourself (2002) -
68
68: Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl (2003) -
67
67: alt-J - Breezeblocks (2012) -
66
66: You Am I - Berlin Chair (1994) -
65
65: Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (2001) -
64
64: MGMT - Kids (2008) -
63
63: Grinspoon - Chemical Heart (2002) -
62
62: Spiderbait - Buy Me A Pony (1996) -
61
61: The Black Keys - Lonely Boy (2011) -
60
60: Bush - Glycerine (1996) -
59
59: Daft Punk - Around The World (1997) -
58
58: The Whitlams - No Aphrodisiac (1997) -
57
57: Bloc Party - Banquet (2004) -
56
56: Underworld - Born Slippy (1996) -
55
55: Fatboy Slim - Praise You (1999) -
54
54: Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire (2008) -
53
53: Placebo - Every You Every Me (1999) -
52
52: Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc. -
51
51: The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You -
50
50: Pearl Jam - Better Man (1995) -
49
49: Florence + the Machine - Dog Days Are Over (2009) -
48
48: The Strokes - Last Nite (2001) -
47
47: The Offspring - Self Esteem (1994) -
46
46: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Into My Arms (1997) -
45
45: Modest Mouse - Float On (2004) -
44
44: Daft Punk - One More Time (2001) -
43
43: John Butler Trio - Betterman -
42
42: Matt Corby - Brother (2011) -
41
41: Coldplay - Yellow (2000) -
40
40: Nine Inch Nails - Closer (1994) -
39
39: Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box (1993) -
38
38: The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition (2008) -
37
37: Beastie Boys - Sabotage (1994) -
36
36: Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (1994) -
35
35: Radiohead - Karma Police (1997) -
34
34: Ben Folds Five - Brick (1998) -
33
33: The Cranberries - Zombie (1994) -
32
32: Tool - Stinkfist (2006) -
31
31: Massive Attack - Teardrop (1998) -
30
30: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (2000) -
29
29: Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out (2004) -
28
28: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue (1999) -
27
27: The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist (2000) -
26
26: System Of A Down - Chop Suey! (2001) -
25
25: The Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings (1995) -
24
24: Augie March - One Crowded Hour (2006) -
23
23: Muse - Knights of Cydonia (2007) -
22
22: Blur - Song 2 (1997) -
21
21: The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (1996) -
20
20: The Living End - Prisoner of Society (1997) -
19
19: Blink-182 - Dammit (1997) -
18
18: OutKast - Hey Ya! (2003) -
17
17: Silverchair - Tomorrow (1994) -
16
16: Bon Iver - Skinny Love (2008) -
15
15: Prodigy - Breathe (1996) -
14
14: Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man (2009) -
13
13: Radiohead - Paranoid Android (1997) -
12
12: Gotye - Hearts a Mess (2006) -
11
11: Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows (2002) -
10
10: Powderfinger - My Happiness (2000) -
09
9: Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know {Ft. Kimbra} (2011) -
8
8: Powderfinger - These Days (1999) -
7
7: The Killers - Mr. Brightside (2004) -
6
6: Foo Fighters - Everlong (1997) -
5
5: The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony (1997) -
04
4: Hilltop Hoods - The Nosebleed Section (2003) -
3
3: Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye (1995) -
2
2: The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army (2003) -
1
1: Oasis - Wonderwall (1995)
