Triple j has announced that the Hottest 100 of 2023 will go to air on Saturday, 27th January 2024. Voting for this year’s poll opens at 8am on Tuesday, 12th December via the triple j website. The ABC’s youth music station has also announced it’ll be broadcasting the Hottest 200 of 2023 (i.e. songs 200-101) on Sunday, 28th January.
The following weekend, triple j’s sibling station Double J will turn back the clock to count down the Hottest 100 of 2003. That’s happening on Saturday, 3rd February. Spoiler alert: recent ARIA Hall of Fame inductees Jet topped that year’s countdown with ‘Are You Gonna Be My Girl’, pipping Outkast’s ‘Hey Ya!’ (#2) and The White Stripes’ ‘Seven Nation Army’ (#3).
Nat Welsh designed the artwork for the Hottest 100 of 2023
In September, triple j launched a competition to find the artwork for next year’s Hottest 100. Graphic designer and illustrator Nat Welsh was the ultimate winner. Take a look at Welsh’s artwork above and learn more about the design here.
Triple j held its inaugural Hottest 100 of Like A Version earlier this year. DMA’S finished in top spot with their cover of Cher’s ‘Believe’. The top five also included Denzel Curry’s take on Rage Against the Machine’s ‘Bulls On Parade’, Ocean Alley covering Player’s ‘Baby Come Back’, Lime Cordiale’s version of Divinyls’ ‘I Touch Myself’ and A.B. Original flipping Paul Kelly’s ‘Dumb Things’ with help from Kelly and Dan Sultan.
Flume’s ‘Say Nothing’ featuring MAY-A topped the Hottest 100 of 2022, ahead of Eliza Rose & Interplanetary Criminal’s B.O.T.A. (#2), Spacey Jane’s ‘Hardlight’ (#3), Steve Lacy’s ‘Bad Habit’ (#4) and Lizzo’s ‘About Damn Time’ (#7).
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Triple J Launches Competition to Create Hottest 100 Artwork
