Triple J Hottest 100 of Like a Version

Triple J

Company type	Public radio station
Industry	Broadcasting, Music
Founded	1989
Headquarters	Sydney , Australia
Area served	Australia
Owner	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Website	triplej.net.au

The Hottest 100 of Like a Version was unveiled by Australian youth broadcaster Triple J on 15 July 2023. This marked the station's inaugural countdown exclusively showcasing covers from their live music feature, Like a Version, in celebration of its 20th year. Voting took place between 23 May and 10 July 2023.

Leading the chart was Australian rock group DMA's with their 2016 rendition of "Believe", originally by Cher. Gang of Youths secured the highest number of entries, having all three of their covers included, and shared the distinction with Tame Impala for having the greatest number of songs interpreted by other performers.

Background

Since 1989, the Hottest 100 has been an annual music poll conducted by national youth radio station Triple J, compiling listeners’ votes to rank the year's most popular songs. Alongside the standard yearly countdowns, special editions such as the Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) and of the 2010s (2020) have also been presented.

The segment Like a Version, broadcast every Friday, features artists performing one original piece and one cover song live. Established in 2004, it has become an influential outlet for showcasing live music performances.

In May 2023, Triple J uploaded a collection exceeding 400 classic Like a Version covers to their YouTube channel. The voting shortlist for this countdown comprised 850 covers performed by over 650 different artists.

Predictions

On 14 July 2023, Australian online bookmaker Sportsbet placed the DMA's 2016 cover of "Believe" by Cher as the favourite to top the list, with Denzel Curry’s 2019 cover of "Bulls on Parade" by Rage Against the Machine predicted to finish second. Prior to the announcement, Triple J noted that Australian acts made up 80% of all entries, with 17 artists appearing in their first Hottest 100, and only three tracks originating from before 2009.

Full list

Note: Australian performers

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#	Song	Artist	Original artist	Cover artist country	Year	Annual Hottest 100 position
1	Believe	DMA's	Cher	Australia	2016	6
2	Bulls on Parade	Denzel Curry	Rage Against the Machine	United States	2019	5
3	Baby Come Back	Ocean Alley	Player	Australia	2018	16
4	I Touch Myself	Lime Cordiale	Divinyls	Australia	2019	17
5	Dumb Things	A.B. Original feat. Paul Kelly & Dan Sultan	Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls	Australia	2016	45
6	Blood	Gang of Youths	The Middle East	Australia	2017	41
7	Yellow	King Stingray	Coldplay	Australia	2022	43
8	Brother	Thundamentals	Matt Corby	Australia	2012	49
9	(Lover) You Don't Treat Me No Good	Chet Faker	Sonia Dada	Australia	2014	21
10	Elephant	The Wiggles	Tame Impala	Australia	2021	1

Artists with Multiple Appearances

Artists with Several Entries

#	Artist	Entries
3	Gang of Youths	6, 39, 75
	Paul Dempsey	31, 45, 66
2	Ocean Alley	3, 24
	Flume	16, 61
	Sticky Fingers	27, 65
	Chvrches	29, 74
	San Cisco	35, 52
	Something for Kate	45, 66
	Matt Corby	48, 60
	Ball Park Music	50, 53
	Aurora	54, 86
	Meg Mac	68, 71

Original Artists Covered Multiple Times

#	Artist	Entries
3	Paul Kelly	5, 12, 21
	Tame Impala	10, 23, 71
	Gang of Youths	40, 33, 84
2	Coldplay	7, 49
	Powderfinger	12, 53
	The Beatles	14, 86
	Bon Iver	32, 78
	MGMT	41, 100

Represented Countries

Country	Number of Entries
Australia	81
United Kingdom	10
United States	8
Norway	2
Sweden	1