How do you win the Hottest 100? Turns out there are a few common factors that indicate what kind of tracks are likely to take out the top spot.
You might think that the art of writing a pop banger is too hard to distil into a formula, but an analysis of past winners of Triple J’s Hottest 100 countdown shows there are a few common factors that indicate what kind of tracks are likely to take out the top spot.
In fact, UK and US artists are about just as likely to win as our home-grown heroes. English band Glass Animals took the title in 2020 forin 2017.Don’t get us wrong, Australians love their local legends too.
The most common age of winners is 26 years old, but there’s no need to fear if you’re nudging into your thirties: most winners fall into the age bracket of 31-36.
Sydney-born artist and countdown regular Flume is currently the bookies’ favourite to take the countdown crown for, while other popular artists include Fremantle’s Spacey Jane and King Stingray from Northeast Arnhem Land.
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