The Australian institution that is The triple j Hottest 100 Countdown is back again for 2011. Every year it counts down and celebrates the best 100 songs of the year that has passed – as voted by triple j listeners.
Hottest 100 Countdown 2012 Live Updates are here
Besides the obvious choice for Gotye (with Kimbra) to take out #1 with Somebody That I Used To Know, likely top picks from the past year include Boy and Bear’s Feeding Line, 22 million view YouTube sensation Lana del Ray with Video Games, Florence and The Machine’s first single What the Water Gave Me, The Jezabels Rosebud, Kimbra Cameo Lover, 360 Killer, The Grates Turn Me On, Ball Park Music It’s Nice to be Alive and Bluejuice Act Yr Age, to name a few.
What’s your picks or thoughts on this year’s list?
– Foo Fighters #63 track Rope has now taken the band over Powderfinger for the most amount of tracks in the Hottest 100 over the years.
– So far Aussie artists are dominating the mix, with tracks from Kimbra, Seeker Lover Keeper, 360, Busby Marou, Pnau, Drapht, Jebediah, New Navy, Owl Eyes grabbing places throughout the top half of the list.
triple j’s Hottest 100 Countdown 2011 – List Of Songs (Updated Live)
1: Gotye – Somebody That I Used To Know (Featuring Kimbra)
2: The Black Keys – Lonely Boy
3: Matt Corby – Brother
4: Boy & Bear – Feeding Line
5: M83 – Midnight City
6: Lana Del Rey – Video Games
7: San Cisco – Awkward
8: 360 – Boys Like You (Ft. Gossling)
9: The Jezabels – Endless Summer
10: Hilltop Hoods – I Love It’ (Ft. Sia)
11: Calvin Harris – Feel So Close
12: Architecture In Helsinki – Contact High
13: Florence + The Machine – Shake It Out
14: Foster The People – Call It What You Want
15: Foster The People – Helena Beat
16: Grouplove – Tongue Tied
17: Seeker Lover Keeper – Even Though I’m A Woman
18: The Wombats – Jump Into The Fog
19: Nero – Promises
20: Bluejuice – Act Yr Age
21: Skrillex – Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
22: Snakadaktal – Air
23: Emma Louise – Jungle
24: The Wombats – 1996
25: Kimbra – Cameo Lover
26: The Wombats – Techno Fan
27: Example – Changed The Way You Kiss Me
28: Owl Eyes – Pumped Up Kicks (Like A Version)
29: Drapht – Sing It (The Life Of Riley)
30: Calvin Harris – Bounce (Ft. Kelis)
31: Ball Park Music – It’s Nice To Be Alive
32: Noah And The Whale – L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N
33: Jay-Z & Kanye West – Otis (Ft. Otis Redding)
34: Gotye – I Feel Better
35: Illy – Cigarettes
36: Florence + The Machine – No Light, No Light
37: 360 – Killer
38: Ball Park Music – All I Want Is You
39: Benny Benassi – Cinema (Skrillex Remix)
40: Foster The People – Houdini
41: The Strokes – Under Cover Of Darkness
42: Florence + The Machine – What The Water Gave Me
43: Grouplove – Itchin’ On A Photograph
44: Hermitude – Speak Of The Devil
45: The Kooks – Junk Of The Heart (Happy)
46: Active Child – Hanging On
47: Sparkadia – Mary
48: Art Vs Science – A.I.M. Fire!
49: Boy & Bear – Milk & Sticks
50: Boy & Bear – Part Time Believer
51: The Drums – Money
52: Kimbra – Good Intent
53: Bon Iver – Holocene
54: The Grates – Turn Me On
55: Architecture In Helsinki – Escapee
56: Sparkadia – China
57: The Rubens – Lay It Down
58: Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers
59: Washington – Holy Moses
60: Joe Goddard – Gabriel
61: Radiohead – Lotus Flower
62: Stonefield – Black Water Rising
63: Foo Fighters – Rope
64: Owl Eyes – Raiders
65: Kasabian – Re-Wired
66: Bon Iver – Perth
67: New Navy – Zimbabwe
68: Arctic Monkeys – Don’t Sit Down Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair
69: Bon Iver – Calgary
70: Jebediah – She’s Like A Comet
71: Luke Million – Arnold
72: Flight Facilities – Foreign Language
73: Skrillex – First Of The Year (Equinox)
74: Drapht – Bali Party (Ft. Nfa)
75: Skream & Example – Shot Yourself In The Foot Again
76: Redcoats – Dreamshaker
77: Metronomy – The Look
78: Husky – History’s Door
79: SBTRKT – Wildfire {Ft. Little Dragon}
80: Pnau – The Truth
81: Busby Marou – Biding My Time
82: Little Dragon – Ritual Union
83: The Kills – Future Starts Slow
84: 360 – Throw It Away (Ft. Josh Pyke)
85: Cosmo Jarvis – Gay Pirates
86: Seeker Lover Keeper – Light All My Lights
87: Gotye – In Your Light
88: Bombay Bicycle Club – Shuffle
89: Beirut – Santa Fe
90: Beastie Boys – Make Some Noise
91: City and Colour – Fragile Bird
92: James Blake – The Wilhelm Scream
93: Kimbra – Two Way Street
94: The Wombats – Our Perfect Disease
95: Grouplove – Naked Kids
96: The Strokes – Machu Picchu
97: Foo Fighters – Arlandria
98: Jay-Z & Kanye West – Niggas in Paris
99: The Beards – You Should Consider Having Sex With A Bearded Man (triple j recording)
100: Mr Little Jeans – The Suburbs
