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Triple J Hottest 100, 2011

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The 2011 Triple J Hottest 100 results were revealed on 26 January 2012, representing the nineteenth yearly ranking of the most favored tracks as determined by the audience of Australian broadcaster Triple J.

The voting period extended from 14 December 2011 through 16 January 2012. Additionally, a distinct survey for the year's top album took place in late 2011, with Gotye's Making Mirrors earning the distinction of best album.

Full list

Note: Denotes Australian musicians
  81   Biding My Time   Busby Marou   Australia   84   Throw It Away - 360 featuring Josh Pyke - Australia   86   Light All My Lights   Seeker Lover Keeper   Australia       87   In Your Light   Gotye   Australia     99   You Should Consider Having Sex with a Bearded Man   The Beards   Australia  
# Song Artist Country of origin
1 Somebody That I Used to Know Gotye featuring Kimbra Australia/New Zealand
2 Lonely Boy The Black Keys United States
3 Brother Matt Corby Australia
4 Feeding Line Boy & Bear Australia
5 Midnight City M83 France
6 Video Games Lana Del Rey United States
7 Awkward San Cisco Australia
8 Boys like You 360 featuring Gossling Australia
9 Endless Summer The Jezabels Australia
10 I Love It Hilltop Hoods featuring Sia Australia
11 Feel So Close Calvin Harris United Kingdom
12 Contact High Architecture in Helsinki Australia
13 Shake It Out Florence and the Machine United Kingdom
14 Call It What You Want Foster the People United States
15 Helena Beat Foster the People United States
16 Tongue Tied Grouplove United States
17 Even Though I'm a Woman Seeker Lover Keeper Australia
18 Jump into the Fog The Wombats United Kingdom
19 Promises Nero United Kingdom
20 Act Yr Age Bluejuice Australia
22 Air Snakadaktal Australia
23 Jungle Emma Louise Australia
28 Pumped Up Kicks (Like a Version ) Owl Eyes Australia
29 Sing It(The Life of Riley) Drapht Australia
31 It's Nice to Be Alive Ball Park Music Australia
34 I Feel Better Gotye Australia
35 Cigarettes Illy (rapper) Australia
37 Killer 360 Australia
38 All I Want Is You Ball Park Music Australia
44 Speak of the Devil Hermitude Australia
47 Mary Sparkadia Australia
48 A.I.M. Fire! Art vs. Science Australia
49 Milk & Sticks Boy & Bear Australia
50 Part Time Believer Boy & Bear Australia
54 Turn Me On The Grates Australia
55 Escapee Architecture in Helsinki Australia
56 China Sparkadia Australia
57 Lay It Down The Rubens Australia
59 Holy Moses Megan Washington Australia
Black Water Rising |Stonefield |Australia
Raiders |Owl Eyes |Australia
Zimbabwe |New Navy |Australia
She's Like a Comet |Jebediah |Australia
Arnold |Luke Million |Australia
Foreign Language |Flight Facilities featuring Jess Higgs |Australia
Bali Party |Drapht featuring N'fa |Australia
Dreamshaker |Redcoats |Australia
History's Door |Husky |Australia
The Truth |Pnau |Australia

#101–200 Ranking

On 8 February 2012, Triple J revealed the songs positioned from #101 through #200.

# Track Performer Origin Country
101 Land of the Bloody Unknown The Middle East Australia
102 Bad to Me Loon Lake Australia
103 On the Prowl Ellesquire Australia
104 Gladiator Big Scary Australia
105 Hawaiian Air Friendly Fires United Kingdom
106 Trycolour The Jezabels Australia
107 The Grand Optimist City and Colour Canada
108 "Stay Awake" Example United Kingdom
109 2 Hearts Digitalism Germany
110 "Help Is on the Way" Rise Against United States
111 Golden Jubilee Boy & Bear Australia
112 "No One Wants a Lover" Josh Pyke Australia
113 "How Deep Is Your Love?" The Rapture United States
114 "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" (Like a Version) Art vs. Science Australia
115 "Pharaohs" "Sbtrkt" featuring Roses Gabor United Kingdom
116 "Hold On" "SBTRKT" featuring Sampha United Kingdom
117 "Days Are Forgotten" Kasabian United Kingdom
118 "Need You Now" Cut Copy Australia
119 "I'm His Girl" Friends United States
120 "I Can Show You" "Tim & Jean" Australia
121 "Will Do" "TV on the Radio" United States
122 "Oh Well That's What You Get Falling in Love With a Cowboy" "Lanie Lane" Australia
"The Reckoning" |"The Getaway Plan" |Australia |- style="background-color: #ccffcc" "State of the Art" |"Gotye" |Australia |- style="background-color: #ccffcc" "Zoom" |"Last Dinosaurs" |Australia |- style="background-color: #ccffcc" "The Sum of It All" |"The Herd (Australian band)" |Australia |- style="background-color: #ccffcc" "The Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating" |"The Living End" |Australia |- "Me and You" |Nero |United Kingdom |- style="background-color: #ccffcc" "Mermaids" |Jinja Safari |Australia |- "Crush on You" |Nero |United Kingdom |- "Yonkers" |Tyler, the Creator |United States |- "Lose It" |Austra (band) |Canada |- "How Come You Never Go There"|Feist (singer) |Canada |- style="background-color: #ccffcc" "Sweet Dreams"|The Grates |Australia |- "The Devil Takes Care of His Own"|Band of Skulls |United Kingdom |- style="background-color: #ccffcc" "Days"|Joelistics |Australia |- "What Did I Do?"|"Kele Okereke"|United Kingdom |- "Waste"|Foster the People United States |- style="background-color: #ccffcc"
	139 	"We Run the Nite"|Tonite Only 	Australia |-  

140 "Civilization"|Justice featuring Ali Love France/United Kingdom |- style="background-color: #ccffcc"

	141 	"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"(Like a Version)	Andy Bull Australia |-  

142 "If You Wanna"|The Vaccines United Kingdom |- style="background-color: #ccffcc"

	143 	"Mr Polite"|The Jungle Giants Australia |- style="background-color: #ccffcc"
	144 	"Chimera"|Snakadaktal Australia |-  

145 "Circles"|Digitalism Germany |- 146 "The Words That Maketh Murder"|PJ Harvey United Kingdom |- 147 "Shake Me Down"|Cage the Elephant United States |- 148 "Bridge Burning"|Foo Fighters United States |- 149 "Golden Revolver"|San Cisco Australia |- 150 "Ray Charles"|Chiddy Bang United States |- style="background-color: #ccffcc"

	151 	"Love Is a Drug"|Eskimo Joe Australia |- style="background-color: #ccffcc"

152 "Ain't Hungry"|Lanie Lane featuring Jack White Australia/United States |- 153 Only If for a Night Florence and the Machine United Kingdom |- style="background-color: #ccffcc" 154 March into the Ocean British India (band) Australia |- style="background-color: #ccffcc" 155 Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Like a Version) Busby Marou Australia |- 156 Make It Stop (September's Children) Rise Against United States |- style="background-color: #ccffcc" 157 Start Again The Aston Shuffle featuring Lovers Electric Australia |- 158 Up All Night Blink-182 United States |- style="background-color: #ccffcc" 159 Child 360 (rapper) Australia |- 160 You Need Me, I Don't Need You Ed Sheeran United Kingdom |- 161 Truth Alex Ebert United States |- 162 No Church in the Wild Jay Z and Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean United States |- 163 Get Up Stanton Warriors featuring Hollywood Holt & Ruby Goe United Kingdom/United States |- 164 Blood Pressure Mutemath United States |- style="background-color: #ccffcc" 165 Reptile Calling All Cars (band) Australia |- 166 You Are a Tourist Death Cab for Cutie United States |- style="background-color: #ccffcc" 167 Won't Get Lost The Aston Shuffle Australia |- 168 Always on the Run Yuksek France |- 169 The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie Red Hot Chili Peppers United States |- style="background-color: #ccffcc" 170 Slap My Elbow S.mouse Australia |- 171 On'n'On Justice featuring Morgan Phalen France/United States |- 172 Sophia Laura Marling United Kingdom |- 173 Anti-D The Wombats United Kingdom |- 174 Run Right Back The Black Keys United States |- style="background-color: #ccffcc" 175 Hiccups Jinja Safari Australia |- 176 Guilt Nero United Kingdom |- style="background-color: #ccffcc" 177 In the Summer Loon Lake Australia |- 178 Embody SebastiAn France |- style="background-color: #ccffcc" 179 Eskimo Boy Strange Talk Australia |- 180 Mine Is Yours Cold War Kids United States |- 181 Audio, Video, Disco Justice France|- 182 Safari Disco Club Yelle France|- style="background-color: #ccffcc" 183 Stay, Please Stay Oh Mercy Australia|- style="background-color: #ccffcc" 184 Down Drapht Australia|- style="background-color: #ccffcc" 185 Lordy May Boy & Bear Australia|- 186 Car Song Spank Rock featuring Santigold United States|- 187 Pull Out My Insides Does It Offend You, Yeah? United Kingdom|- style="background-color: #ccffcc" 188 Glorious Feeling Joelistics Australia|- 189 An Argument With Myself Jens Lekman Sweden|- 190 Numbers in Action Wiley United Kingdom|- style="background-color: #ccffcc" 191 Honey Papa vs Pretty Australia|- style="background-color: #ccffcc" 192 Paris Collides Rüfüs Du Sol Australia|- 193 Runaway (Like a Version) Plan B United Kingdom|- 194 Codex Radiohead United Kingdom|- style="background-color: #ccffcc" 195 I Know Deep Down Architecture in Helsinki Australia|- style="background-color: #ccffcc" 196 Rich People Are Stupid Ball Park Music Australia|- 197 Nørgaard The Vaccines United Kingdom|- 198 The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala Arctic Monkeys United Kingdom|- style="background-color: #ccffcc" 199 One of the Animals Papa vs Pretty Australia|- style="background-color: #ccffcc" 200 Moves Gold Fields Australia|}


Artists with Multiple Appearances

# Artist Tracks
4 Kimbra[note 1] 1, 25, 52, 93
The Wombats 18, 24, 26, 94
3 Gotye 1, 34, 87
Boy & Bear 4, 49, 50
360 8, 37, 84
Florence and the Machine 13, 36, 42
Foster the People 14, 15, 40
Grouplove 16, 43, 95
Bon Iver 53, 66, 69
Skrillex[note 2] 21, 39, 73
2 Calvin Harris 11, 30
Architecture in Helsinki 12, 55
Seeker Lover Keeper 17, 86
Example 27, 75
Owl Eyes 28, 64
Drapht 29, 74
Ball Park Music 31, 38
Jay-Z[note 3] 33, 98
Kanye West[note 4] 33, 98
The Strokes 41, 96
Sparkadia 47, 56
Foo Fighters 63, 97
Little Dragon[note 5] 79, 82

Countries Represented

United States 27 United Kingdom 25 New Zealand 4 Sweden 3 Canada 1 France 1 Italy 1 Norway 1
Country Total Entries
Australia 44

Notable Records

  • The track "Somebody That I Used to Know" represents the first time a collaboration between distinct artists reached the top position in the Hottest 100.
    • This song also marks the inaugural occasion where both the Hottest 100 and 4ZZZ's Hot 100 selected the same winning track.
  • For the second year running and third time overall, the number one spot features a male-female duet with a female vocalist.
  • Gotye is distinguished as the first artist to secure victories in the Hottest 100 countdown, Triple J's album poll, and the J Awards of 2011#J Award for Australian Album of the Year all within the same year.
  • Kimbra achieved a milestone as the first New Zealand artist to appear on a #1 Hottest 100 track.
  • "The Suburbs" by Arcade Fire reappeared on the chart for a second consecutive year following a cover by Mr Little Jeans at #100. Similarly, Owl Eyes' rendition of "Pumped Up Kicks" ranked higher than the original by Foster the People from the prior year.
  • For a third straight year, artists discovered through Triple J Unearthed made it into the Top 10: including Boy & Bear, San Cisco, and The Jezabels. Both winners of Unearthed High in 2010 and 2011 debuted in this countdown.
  • Producer Francois Tetaz contributed extensively by co-writing, producing, and mixing eight charted songs encompassing all works by Architecture in Helsinki, Kimbra, and Gotye.
  • This edition marks the first Hottest 100 since 1995 without any previous winners returning.

Top 20 Albums of 2011

Note: Denotes Australian artists

The countdown for albums in 2011 was hosted by Triple J presenter Caroline Tran and was broadcast on December 11th as the year's final program. Making Mirrors secured victory by an unprecedented lead.

Voting took place between November 25th and December 10th of that year.

Bold highlights albums that won both the J Award for Australian Album of the Year and featured tracks in the Hottest 100.

2 || Foster the People || Torches || United States ||14,15,40 (and #32 from previous year) 4 || The Wombats || The Wombats Proudly Present: This Modern Glitch || United Kingdom ||18,24,26,94 (plus #8 from prior year) 5 || Bon Iver || Bon Iver, Bon Iver || United States ||53,66,69 7 || Florence and the Machine || Ceremonials || United Kingdom ||13,36,42 11 || The Strokes || Angles || United States ||41,96 12 || Grouplove || Never Trust a Happy Song || United States ||16,43,95 13 || Radiohead || The King of Limbs || United Kingdom ||61 14 || Kimbra || Vows || New Zealand ||25,52,93 15 || Jay-Z & Kanye West || Watch the Throne || United States ||33,98 18 || Arctic Monkeys || Suck It and See || United Kingdom ||68 19 || Foo Fighters || Wasting Light || United States ||63,97
# Artist Album Title Country of Origin Tracks Featured in Hottest 100
1 Gotye Making Mirrors Australia 1, 34, 87 (plus track #25 from 2010)
3 Boy & Bear Moonfire Australia 4,49,50
6 The Jezabels Prisoner Australia 9
8 Architecture in Helsinki Moment Bends Australia 12,55 (#28 in '08)
9 Art vs. Science The Experiment Australia 48 (#9 and #90 in '10)
10 Ball Park Music Happiness and Surrounding Suburbs Australia 31,38
16 Drapht The Life of Riley Australia 29,74 (#12 in '10)
17 Sparkadia The Great Impression Australia 47,56 (#24 in '10)
20 Cut Copy Zonoscope Australia Did Not Chart (placed #118 on Hottest200)


Records

  • For the second year running, the recipient of the ARIA Album of the Year secured the third position in the Triple J Album Poll.
  • Gotye stands as the first musician since Wolfmother in 2005 to claim both the Triple J Album Poll and the J Award for Australian Album of the Year. Additionally, he is only the second artist, following Radiohead, to win the Triple J Album Poll on two occasions.
  • Cut Copy marked a milestone by becoming the first group since Bloc Party in 2008 to be listed in the Album Poll without appearing in the Hottest 100.

CD release

CD 1
  1. Gotye featuring Kimbra – "Somebody That I Used to Know" (#1)
  2. The Black Keys – "Lonely Boy" (#2)
  3. M83 – "Midnight City" (#5)
  4. Hilltop Hoods featuring Sia – "I Love It" (#10)
  5. Grouplove – "Tongue Tied" (#16)
  6. Skrillex – "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" (#21)
  7. Ball Park Music – "It's Nice to Be Alive" (#31)
  8. The Grates – "Turn Me On" (#54)
  9. Redcoats – "Dreamshaker" (#76)
  10. Hermitude – "Speak of the Devil" (#44)
  11. Noah and the Whale – "L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N." (#32)
  12. The Jezabels – "Endless Summer" (#9)
  13. 360 Featuring Gossling – "Boys Like You" (#8)
  14. Art vs. Science – "A.I.M. Fire!" (#48)
  15. Sparkadia – "Mary" (#47)
  16. The Drums – "Money" (#51)
  17. Jebediah – "She's Like a Comet" (#70)
  18. Radiohead – "Lotus Flower" (#61)
  19. Snakadaktal – "Air" (#22)
  20. Stonefield – "Black Water Rising" (#62)
  21. Example – "Changed the Way You Kissed Me" (#27)
CD 2
  1. Matt Corby – "Brother" (#3)
  2. San Cisco – "Awkward" (#7)
  3. Lana Del Rey – "Video Games" (#6)
  4. Architecture in Helsinki – "Contact High" (#12)
  5. Kimbra – "Cameo Lover" (#25)
  6. Drapht – "Sing It (The Life of Riley)" (#29)
  7. The Wombats – "Jump into the Fog" (#18)
  8. Florence and the Machine – "Shake It Out" (#13)
  9. Joe Goddard featuring Valentina – "Gabriel" (#60)
  10. Boy & Bear – "Feeding Line" (#4)
  11. Arctic Monkeys – "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" (#68)
  12. Nero – "Promises" (#19)
  13. Foster the People – "Helena Beat" (#15)
  14. Bombay Bicycle Club – "Shuffle" (#88)
  15. Seeker Lover Keeper – "Even Though I'm a Woman" (#17)
  16. Calvin Harris – "Feel So Close" (#11)
  17. New Navy – "Zimbabwe" (#67)
  18. Bluejuice – "Act Yr Age" (#20)
  19. Emma Louise – "Jungle" (#23)
  20. The Rubens – "Lay It Down" (#57)
  21. Pnau – "The Truth" (#80)

For the first time ever, this year's Hottest 100 compilation was made available digitally through iTunes.

DVD

  1. Gotye featuring Kimbra – "Somebody That I Used to Know"
  2. The Black Keys – "Lonely Boy"
  3. Matt Corby – "Brother" (Live performance)
  4. Boy & Bear – "Feeding Line"
  5. M83 – "Midnight City"
  6. San Cisco – "Awkward"
  7. 360 featuring Gossling – "Boys Like You"
  8. The Jezabels – "Endless Summer"
  9. Hilltop Hoods featuring Sia – "I Love It"
  10. Calvin Harris – "Feel So Close"
  11. Architecture in Helsinki – "Contact High"
  12. Florence and the Machine – "Shake It Out"
  13. Foster the People – "Helena Beat"
  14. Grouplove – "Tongue Tied"
  15. Seeker Lover Keeper – "Even Though I'm a Woman"
  16. The Wombats – "Jump into the Fog"
  17. Nero – "Promises"
  18. Bluejuice – "Act Yr Age"
  19. Snakadaktal – "Air"
  20. Emma Louise – "Jungle"
  21. Kimbra – "Cameo Lover"
  22. Example – "Changed the Way You Kissed Me"
  23. Drapht – "Sing It (The Life of Riley)"
  24. Ball Park Music – "It's Nice to Be Alive"
  25. Noah and the Whale – "L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N."

Notes

  1. ↑ Appears three times solo (25, 52, 93) and once alongside Gotye (1)
  2. ↑ Appears twice solo (21, 73) plus one remix (39)
  3. ↑ Appears twice with Kanye West collaborations
  4. ↑ Appears twice alongside Jay-Z collaborations
  5. ↑ Once solo (82) and once with SBTRKT (79)

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