Triple J Hottest 100, 2010

The 2010 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced and played on Australia Day, 26 January 2011.^[1] It is the eighteenth countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by the listeners of Australian radio station Triple J.

Voting commenced at midnight on Monday 20 December 2010, and closed at midnight on Sunday 16 January 2011. 1.26 million votes were recorded from 152 countries, a new record number of votes.

The #1 spot belonged to "Big Jet Plane" by Angus & Julia Stone. The whole top 100 can be viewed here

The full list of places #101-200 can be viewed here

Artists with multiple entries

Three entries

• Birds of Tokyo (4, 47, 87)
• Mark Ronson & The Business Intl (10, 17, 35)
• Pendulum (11, 48, 69)
• Washington (20, 59, 84)
• Bliss n Eso (23, 41, 53)
• Gorillaz (37, 42, 78)
• Arcade Fire (58, 63, 83)
• Gypsy & The Cat (64, 71, 73)

Two entries

• Angus & Julia Stone (1, 62)
• Little Red (2, 79)
• Ou Est Le Swimming Pool (3, 61)
• Boy & Bear (5, 45)
• Art vs. Science (9, 90)
• Sia (13, 56)
• Kanye West (14, 88)
• The Jezabels (16, 49)
• Two Door Cinema Club (21, 72)
• Children Collide (22, 60)
• Crystal Castles (25, 44)
• Yeasayer (30, 51)
• The National (31, 93)
• Tame Impala (33, 74)
• The Naked and Famous (34, 38)
• Hot Chip (50, 85)
• Vampire Weekend (55, 67)
• Dead Letter Circus (65, 99)
• The Black Keys (80, 82)

Countries represented

•  Australia: 51 songs
•  United States: 21 songs
•  United Kingdom: 19 songs
•  Canada: 5 songs
•  New Zealand: 2 songs
•  Iceland: 1 song
•  Sweden: 1 song

Top 20 Albums of 2010

Triple J Listeners voted for their favorite album of 2010 in a similar format to the Hottest 100. Voters were allowed to vote for any album released in 2010 and were limited to ten votes.

Bold Indicates the winner of the Hottest 100.

Italics Indicates winner of the J Award

#	Artist	Album	Country of Origin	Tracks in the Hottest 100
1	Arcade Fire	The Suburbs	Canada	58, 63, 83
2	Tame Impala	InnerSpeaker	Australia	33, 74
3	Angus & Julia Stone	Down the Way	Australia	1, 62 (42 in 2009)
4	Vampire Weekend	Contra	United States	55, 67 (22, 54 in 2009)
5	Cloud Control	Bliss Release	Australia	18
6	LCD Soundsystem	This Is Happening	United States	92
7	Washington	I Believe You Liar	Australia	20, 59, 84 (67 in 2009)
8	The National	High Violet	United States	31, 93
9	Two Door Cinema Club	Tourist History	United Kingdom	21, 72
10	Yeasayer	Odd Blood	United States	30, 51
11	Kanye West	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy	United States	14, 88
12	Birds of Tokyo	Birds of Tokyo	Australia	4, 47, 87
13	Mark Ronson & The Business Intl.	Record Collection	United Kingdom	10, 17, 35
14	Gorillaz	Plastic Beach	United Kingdom	37, 42, 78
15	Sia	We Are Born	Australia	13, 56 (72 in 2009)
16	Foals	Total Life Forever	United Kingdom	98
17	The Black Keys	Brothers	United States	80, 82
18	Little Red	Midnight Remember	Australia	2, 79
19	Children Collide	Theory of Everything	Australia	22, 60
20	Hungry Kids of Hungary	Escapades	Australia	75

CD Release

DVD Release

1. Angus & Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane
2. Little Red - Rock It
3. Ou Est Le Swimming Pool - Dance the Way I Feel
4. Birds of Tokyo - Plans
5. Adrian Lux - Teenage Crime
6. Cee-Lo Green - Fuck You
7. The Wombats - Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)
8. Art vs. Science - Magic Fountain
9. Mark Ronson & the Business Intl - Somebody to Love Me
10. Drapht - Rapunzel
11. Sia - Clap Your Hands
12. Duck Sauce - Barbra Streisand
13. The Jezabels - Mace Spray
14. Cloud Control - There's Nothing In the Water We Can't Fight
15. Flight Facilities Featuring Giselle - Crave You
16. Washington - Sunday Best
17. Two Door Cinema Club - Undercover Martyn
18. Children Collide - Jellylegs
19. Bliss n Eso - Addicted
20. Sparkadia - Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs
21. Gotye - Eyes Wide Open
22. Darwin Deez - Radar Detector
23. Illy Featuring Owl Eyes - It Can't Wait
24. Yeasayer - O.N.E.
25. The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
26. Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss
27. The Naked and Famous - Punching In A Dream
28. Chiddy Bang - Opposite of Adults
29. Gorillaz Featuring Daley - Doncomatic
30. John Butler Trio - Revolution
31. Gyroscope - Baby, I'm Gettin' Better
32. Yolanda Be Cool vs DCUP - We Speak No Americano
33. Boy & Bear - Rabbit Song
34. Bag Raiders - Way Back Home
35. Hot Chip - One Life Stand
36. The John Steel Singers - Overpass
37. Miami Horror Featuring Alan Palamo - Holidays
38. Vampire Weekend - Giving Up the Gun
39. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
40. Hungry Kids of Hungary - Coming Around
41. Big Boi Featuring Cutty - Shutterbugg
42. Klaxons - Echoes
43. Evil Eddie - Queensland
44. The Bedroom Philosopher - Northcote (So Hungover)
45. Angus & Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane (Live)

Trivia

• John Butler Trio score the #39 position for the second year in a row.
• Both members of Gnarls Barkley got a respective track in the list with different bands; Danger Mouse with Broken Bells and Cee-Lo Green with a solo track.
• Ian Kenny has now appeared in the Hottest 100 every year since 2005 with both Karnivool and Birds of Tokyo.
• Angus & Julia Stone are the first Australian band to win the Hottest 100 since Augie March in 2006.
• For a second year in a row an Triple J Unearthed artist has cracked the Top 10 (Art vs. Science #2 in 2009, and Little Red #2, Boy & Bear #5 and Art vs Science #9 in 2010).
• For the first time since 2005 no artist from France appeared in the list.
• Chiddy Bangs track samples the song Kids by MGMT which came #5 in the 2008 countdown.

References