Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s

Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s

Company type	Music poll
Industry	Music broadcasting
Founded	March 14, 2020 (2020-03-14)
Headquarters	Sydney , Australia
Area served	Australia
Products	Music countdown
Website	www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/2010s/

The Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s took place on 14 March 2020, showcasing the decade's most favored tracks as selected by the audience of Australian broadcaster Triple J. Close to 1.9 million votes were submitted, with participants choosing their ten best songs from the ten-year period.

The top spot was claimed by Tame Impala's track "The Less I Know the Better".

Background

For the Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s, listeners were invited to vote online for their ten favorite songs released between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2019. These votes compiled the list of the hundred most popular songs of the decade.

Voting was announced on 23 January 2020, opened on 11 February, and concluded on 9 March. From 10 to 13 March, Triple J hosts broadcasted the countdown from No. 200 through No. 101. This event marked Triple J's inaugural countdown covering an entire decade, differing from prior annual lists limited to a single year. Previous exceptions include special editions such as the Hottest 100 Australian Albums of All Time (2011) and the Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013).

Predictions

After the results were revealed, media outlets frequently mentioned artists like Frank Ocean, Lorde, Lana Del Rey, Kendrick Lamar, Flume, and Beyoncé as potential frontrunners. Prior to voting closure, bookmakers identified three main contenders for the No. 1 position: Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" featuring Kimbra, "Do I Wanna Know?" by Arctic Monkeys, and "Innerbloom" by Rüfüs, with Gotye's song favored to win.

Complete list

Note: Denotes Australian artists

Comprehensive ranking including position, song title, performer(s), country of origin, release year, and original annual Hottest 100 rank

#	Song	Artist	Country	Year	Annual Hottest 100 rank	Placement in "20 Years of Triple JJJ" list
1	The Less I Know the Better	Tame Impala	Australia	2015	4
2	Somebody That I Used to Know	Gotye featuring Kimbra	Australia/New Zealand	2011	1	9
3	Do I Wanna Know?	Arctic Monkeys	United Kingdom	2013	4
4	Covered in Chrome	Violent Soho	Australia	2013	14
5	Innerbloom	Rüfüs Du Sol	Australia	2015	—
6	Magnolia	Gang of Youths	Australia	2015	21
7	Pumped Up Kicks	Foster the People	United States	2010	32	94
8	Never Be Like You	Flume featuring Kai	Australia/Canada	2016	1
9	Big Jet Plane	Angus & Julia Stone	Australia	2010	1	81
10	Brother	Matt Corby	Australia	2011	3	42
11	Talk Is Cheap	Chet Faker	Australia	2014	1
12	Breezeblocks	Alt-J	United Kingdom	2012	3	67
13	Riptide	Vance Joy	Australia	2013	1
14	Runaway	Kanye West featuring Pusha T	United States	2010	14
15	Australia Street	Sticky Fingers	Australia	2013	70
16	Royals	Lorde	New Zealand	2013	2
17	It's Nice to Be Alive	Ball Park Music	Australia	2011	31
18	Holdin On	Flume	Australia	2012	4
19	Let Me Down Easy	Gang of Youths	Australia	2017	2
20	Cosby Sweater	Hilltop Hoods	Australia	2014	3
21	Delete	DMA's	Australia	2014	48
22	Midnight City	M83	France	2011	5
23	King Kunta	Kendrick Lamar	United States	2015	2
24	Niggas in Paris	Kanye West and Jay-Z	United States	2011	98
25	Clair de Lune]	Flight Facilities] featuring Christine Hoberg]	Australia/United States	2012	17
26	Let It Happen]	Tame Impala	Australia	2015	5
99
30	Little Talks]	Of Monsters and Men]	Iceland	2011	2 (2012)	92
32	High]	Peking Duk] featuring Nicole Millar]	Australia	2014	2
33	Rum Rage]	Sticky Fingers	Australia	2014	—
35	Confidence]	Ocean Alley]	Australia]]]	2018]]]	1
36	1955]	Hilltop Hoods featuring Montaigne (musician) and Tom Thum]	Australia	2016	4
39		Crave You'		Flight Facilities' featuring Giselle Rosselli'		Australia'		2010'		19
41		Believe (Like a Version)'		DMA's'		Australia'		2016'		6
43		Chateau'		Angus & Julia Stone'		Australia'		2017'		3
61
46		Hoops'		The Rubens'		Australia'		2015'		1
48		HyperParadise (Flume Remix)'		Hermitude'		Australia'		2012'		18
49		Jungle'		Tash Sultana'		Australia'		2016'		3

#101-200 List

133 ||= Sweet ||= Brockhampton ||= United States ||= 2017 ||=11 134 ||= Same Love ||= Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert ||= United States ||= 2012 ||=15 135 ||= Wet Dreamz ||= J. Cole ||= United States ||= 2015 ||=— 136 ||= Lean On ||= Major Lazer & DJ Snake feat. MØ ||= US/France/Denmark ||= 2015 ||=3 137 ||= Say It ||= Flume feat. Tove Lo ||= Australia/Sweden ||= 2016 ||=8 138 ||= Sally ||= Thundamentals feat. Mataya ||= Australia ||= 2017 ||=8 139 ||= Scott Green ||= Dune Rats ||= Australia ||= 2016 ||=34 140 ||= Caress Your Soul ||= Sticky Fingers ||= Australia ||= 2012 ||=61 141 ||= Dang! ||= Mac Miller feat. Anderson .Paak ||= United States ||= 2016 ||=46 142 ||= My Number ||= Foals ||= United Kingdom ||= 2012/13 ||=29 143 ||= Born To Die ||= Lana Del Rey ||= United States ||= 2011/12 ||=34 144 Like a Version – Bulls On Parade | Denzel Curry | US | 2019 | 5 |- 145 | Nights | Frank Ocean | US | 2016 | — |-style="background-color:#ccffcc" 146 | Lanterns | Birds of Tokyo | Australia | 2013 | 22 |-style="background-color:#ccffcc" 147 | Better in Blak | Thelma Plum | Australia | 2019 | 9 |- 148 | When the Party's Over | Billie Eilish | US | 2018 | 8 |-style="background-color:#ccffcc" 149 | Chameleon | Pnau | Australia | 2016 |11 |- 150 | Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites | Skrillex | US | 2010/11 |21 |-style="background-color:#ccffcc" 151 | I Touch Myself Like a Version | Lime Cordiale | Australia | 2019 |17 |-style="background-color:#ccffcc" 152 | Rushing Back | Flume feat. Vera Blue | Australia | 2019 |2 |-style="background-color:#ccffcc" 153 | Groceries | Mallrat | Australia | 2018 |7 |-style="background-color:#ccffcc" 154 | Spring Has Sprung | Skegss | Australia | 2016 |- 155 | Arabella | Arctic Monkeys | UK | 2013 |18 |-style="background-color:#ccffcc" 156 | Join the Club | Hockey Dad | Australia | 2018 |18 |- 157 | The Wire | Haim | US | 13 11 |- 158 Uptown Funk Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars UK/US 6 159 Tennis Court Lorde New Zealand 12 - style="background-color:# cc ff cc " 160 The Heart Is a Muscle Gang of Youths Australia — - 161 Sweet Nothing Calving Harris feat Florence Welch UK 11 - style= " background - color :# cc ff cc " 162 True Lovers Holy Holy Australia 40 - 163 Love$ick Mura Masa feat A$AP Rocky UK/US 13 - 164 Yonkers Tyler, the Creator US — - style= " background - color :# cc ff cc " 165 Feel the Way I Do The Jungle Giants Australia 16 - style= " background - color :# cc ff cc " 166 Drink Too Much G Flip Australia 6 - style= " background - color :# cc ff cc " 167 Alive Empire of the Sun Australia 30 - 168 The Suburbs/Month of May Arcade Fire Canada 58 - style= " background - color :# cc ff cc " 169 Witchcraft Pendulum Australia 48 - 170 Pyramids Frank Ocean US — - 171 Super Rich Kids Frank Ocean feat Earl Sweatshirt US 80 - style= " background - color :# cc ff cc " 172 Feeding Line Boy & Bear Australia 4 - style= " background - color :# cc ff cc " 173 Up in the Clouds Skegss Australia 11 - 174 Lucid Dreams Juice Wrld US — - style= " background - color :# cc ff cc " 175 Fred Astaire San Cisco Australia 48 - style= " background - color :# cc ff cc " 176 Rapunzel Drapht Australia 12 - style= " background - color :# cc ff cc " 177 Brother Matt Corby Like a Version Thundamentals Australia 49 - 178 Spectrum Calving Harris remix Florence and the Machine UK 32 - style= " background - color :# cc ff cc " 179 Smiles Don't Lie Thundamentals Australia 32 - style= " background - color :# cc ff cc " 180 Laps Around the Sun Ziggy Alberts Australia 42 - style= " background - color :# cc ff cc " 181 Papercuts Illy feat Vera Blue Australia 7 - style= " background - color :# cc ff cc " 182 Dance Monkey Tones and I Australia 4 - 183 Goosebumps Travis Scott feat Kendrick Lamar US — - 184 Punching in a Dream The Naked and Famous New Zealand 34 - 185 Glitter Benee New Zealand 19 - 186 Soaked Benee New Zealand 58 - 187 Genghis Khan Miike Snow Sweden 15(16) - 188 Praise The Lord A$AP Rocky feat Skepta US/UK 13 - style= " background - color :# cc ff cc " 189 Marinade Dope Lemon Australia 62 - style= " background - color :# cc ff cc " 190 Baby Come Back Like a Version Ocean Alley Australia 16 - 191 The Hills The Weeknd Canada 19 - 192 Truth Hurts Lizzo US — - 193 Ho Hey The Lumineers US 43 - 194 See You Again Tyler, the Creator feat Kali Uchis US — - style= " background - color :# cc ff cc " 195 Edge of Town Middle Kids Australia — - 196 What You Know Two Door Cinema Club UK — - 197 Bloodbuzz Ohio The National US 31 - style= " background - color :# cc ff cc " 198 Act Yr Age Bluejuice Australia 20 - style= " background - color :# cc ff cc " 199 Pittsburgh The Amity Affliction Australia 22 - 200 Young Blood The Naked and Famous New Zealand 38

#	Track	Performer	Origin Country	Release Year	Annual Hottest 100 Ranking
101	Ubu	Methyl Ethel	Australia	2017	4
102	Power	Kanye West	United States	2010	—
103	Liquorlip Loaded Gun	Sticky Fingers	Australia	2014	94
104	Cocoon	Catfish and the Bottlemen	United Kingdom	2014	—
105	Take Me Over	Peking Duk featuring Safia	Australia	2014	5
106	Younger	Ruel	Australia	2018	87
107	Dance The Way I Feel	Ou Est le Swimming Pool	United Kingdom	2009	3 (2010)
108	What Can I Do If the Fire Goes Out?	Gang of Youths	Australia	2017	10
109	Sweatpants	Childish Gambino	United States	2014	60
110	Knees	Ocean Alley	Australia	2018	10
111	Addicted	Bliss n Eso	Australia	2010	23
112	You Were Right	Rüfüs Du Sol	Australia	2015	12
113	Rock It	Little Red	Australia	2010	2
114	Young and Beautiful	Lana Del Rey	United States	2013	7
115	On Melancholy Hill	Gorillaz	United Kingdom	2010	42
116	She Only Loves Me When I'm There	Ball Park Music	Australia	2014	19
117	Face to Face	Ruel	Australia	2019	38
118	Free Time	Ruel	Australia	2019	49
119	She's a Riot	The Jungle Giants	Australia	2012	83
120	Roll Up Your Sleeves	Meg Mac	Australia	2014	24
121	Strong	London Grammar	United Kingdom	2013	10
122	Magic Fountain	Art vs. Science	Australia	2010	9
123	Summertime Sadness	Lana Del Rey	United States	2012	86
124	Fuckin' Problems	A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz, & Kendrick Lamar	United States/Canada	2012	79 (2013)
125	Can't Hold Us	Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton	United States	2011	—
126	All of the Lights	Kanye West	United States	2010	—
127	Plans	Birds of Tokyo	Australia	2010	4
128	Money Trees	Kendrick Lamar feat. Jay Rock	United States	2012	—
129	Robbery	Lime Cordiale	Australia	2019	7
130	Ocean Drive	Duke Dumont	United Kingdom	2015	13
131	Fall at Your Feet	Boy & Bear	Australia	2010	5
132	Faded	= Zhu	= United States	= 2014	=11

Artists with Multiple Appearances

#	Artist	Tracks
7	Flume	8, 18, 48, 69, 82, 93, 98
5	Kanye West	14, 24, 72, 77, 80
4	Tame Impala	1, 26, 65, 66
	Kendrick Lamar	23, 57, 60, 92
3	Arctic Monkeys	3, 42, 73
	Gang of Youths	6, 19, 52
	Sticky Fingers	15, 33, 58
	Hilltop Hoods	20, 36, 67
	Childish Gambino	27, 28, 90
2	Rüfüs Du Sol	5, 64
	Angus & Julia Stone	9, 43
	Matt Corby	10, 87
	Chet Faker	11, 69
	Lorde	16, 61
	DMA's	21, 41
	Jay-Z	24, 72
	Flight Facilities	25, 39
	The Wombats	31, 86
	Frank Ocean	34, 62
	Disclosure	40, 98
	Hermitude	48, 63
	Sia	53, 67
	Bon Iver	72, 100
	Ruel	83, 99

Countries Represented

Country	Count
Australia	50
United States	29
United Kingdom	15
New Zealand	3
Sweden	3
France	2
Canada	2
Belgium	1
Germany	1
Netherlands	1
Trinidad and Tobago	1

Songs by Release Year

Year	Number of Songs
2010	9
2011	16
2012	18
2013	13
2014	11
2015	8
2016	10
2017	6
2018	6
2019	3

Notable Records

• Australian producer Flume secured seven entries in the countdown when including remixes and collaborations—the most since Dave Grohl's ten tracks in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2002.
• Debut appearances on the Hottest 100 were made by artists such as Azealia Banks, Rex Orange County, and Adele.
• Several songs narrowly missed inclusion in their respective annual top-100s: "Innerbloom" placed #103 in 2015; "Loving is Easy" reached #107 in 2017; and "Rum Rage" was #124 in the countdown of 2014.
• Nine tracks entered the countdown for the first time without previous Hottest 100 placements; among these were "Innerbloom" by Rüfüs Du Sol, Avicii's "Levels," and Adele's "Rolling in the Deep."
• Twelve songs climbed higher than their original yearly rankings; standout advances include "Niggas in Paris" by Kanye West & Jay-Z (+74 positions) and Sticky Fingers' "Australia Street" (+55 positions).
• Every No.1 winner from annual countdowns spanning from Triple J Hottest 100, 2010 through Triple J Hottest 100, 2019 appeared on the Decade list; two former runner-up tracks narrowly failed to make the cut.
• In contrast to earlier predominantly male-focused lists such as the Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, 2009, this Decade countdown demonstrated enhanced gender diversity: featuring numerous songs led by female vocalists and female collaborators across various genres. Additionally, it included three tracks performed by non-binary artists (Sam Smith, Tash Sultana, and Tim Nelson of Cub Sport), further broadening representation.