The 2018 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 27 January 2019. It is the 26th countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by listeners of Australian radio station Triple J. A record-breaking number of voters (2.758 million) participated by choosing their top ten songs of 2018.
Ocean Alley's "Confidence" was voted into first place. Ocean Alley also achieved four tracks in the countdown and became the second artist to be voted into No. 1 and No. 100 during the same countdown, after Powderfinger in 1999.
Background The Triple J Hottest 100 allows members of the public to vote online for their top ten songs of the year, which are then used to calculate the year's 100 most popular songs. Any song that was released for the first time between 1 December 2017 and 30 November 2018 is eligible for 2018's Hottest 100. Voting opened on 10 December 2018, as announced by Liam Stapleton in a crime mockumentary. Several artists and presenters, including Billie Eilish, Tash Sultana, Amy Shark and Anderson .Paak, made their votes public. The artists most often voted for by Triple J presenters were The Presets, Kwame, Rüfüs Du Sol, and G Flip.
Once voting closed, Triple J announced on 25 January that a total of 2.758 million votes had been cast, breaking the previous year's record by 14%. The station also announced that 95% of voters were from Australia and 60% were under the age of 25.
Projections Prior to the countdown, bookmakers Sportsbet, Beteasy, Ladbrokes, and social media measurement site 100 Warm Tunas, placed "Confidence" by Australian band Ocean Alley and "This Is America" by American rapper Childish Gambino as the two songs most likely to be voted into first place. Ocean Alley's highest previous performance was No. 48 with "The Comedown" in 2017, whilst Gambino's highest previous performance was No. 5 with "Redbone" in 2016.
Announcement date
On 27 November 2017, Triple J announced plans to move the Hottest 100 from Australia Day (January 26) to the fourth Saturday of January. This followed a campaign led by Indigenous Australian activists and supporters, calling on Triple J to change the date due to opposition to Australia Day's celebratory commemoration of British settlement. Following the announcement, concerns were raised on social media regarding the 2018 Hottest 100 announcement date, as the fourth Saturday of January 2019 coincides with January 26. Station newsreader Avani Dias and content director Ollie Wards stated that the 2019 dates would be reviewed and announced in the future.
On 6 December 2018, Triple J announced that they would hold the countdown on 27 January 2019.
Full list Note: Australian artists #SongArtistCountry of origin 1 Confidence Ocean Alley Australia 2 Losing It Fisher Australia 3 Sicko Mode Travis Scott United States 4 This Is America Childish Gambino United States 5 I Said Hi Amy Shark Australia 6 Be Alright Dean Lewis Australia 7 Groceries Mallrat Australia 8 When the Party's Over Billie Eilish United States 9 Dinosaurs Ruby Fields Australia 10 Knees Ocean Alley Australia 11 Up in the Clouds Skegss Australia 12 Turn The Wombats United Kingdom 13 Praise the Lord (Da Shine) ASAP Rocky featuring Skepta United States/United Kingdom 14 I'm Good Wafia Australia 15 Just Friends Hayden James featuring Boy Matthews Australia/United Kingdom 16 Baby Come Back (Like a Version) Ocean Alley Australia 17 Lovely Billie Eilish and Khalid United States 18 Join the Club Hockey Dad Australia 19 Peach Broods New Zealand 20 Waiting Kian Australia 21 Never Ever The Rubens featuring Sarah Australia 22 Underwater Rüfüs Du Sol Australia 23 Treat You Better Rüfüs Du Sol Australia 24 Leave Me Lonely Hilltop Hoods Australia 25 I Miss You Thundamentals Australia 26 All the Pretty Girls Vera Blue Australia 27 Sunflower Post Malone and Swae Lee United States 28 All the Stars Kendrick Lamar and SZA United States 29 Fire Peking Duk Australia 30 Sometimes Cub Sport Australia 31 Church Alison Wonderland Australia 32 God Forgot The Rubens Australia 33 Better Now Post Malone United States 34 1950 King Princess United States 35 Ladders Mac Miller United States 36 All Loved Up Amy Shark Australia 37 Love Me Now Ziggy Alberts Australia 38 About You G Flip Australia 39 The Perfect Life Does Not Exist Ball Park Music Australia 40 Nice for What Drake Canada 41 In the Air DMA's Australia 42 Laps Around the Sun Ziggy Alberts Australia 43 God's Plan Drake Canada 44 Clark Griswold Hilltop Hoods featuring Adrian Eagle Australia 45 Mantra Bring Me the Horizon United Kingdom 46 You Should See Me in a Crown Billie Eilish United States 47 Like People DZ Deathrays Australia 48 When I Dream San Cisco Australia 49 Missing Me Angie McMahon Australia 50 No Place Rüfüs Du Sol Australia 51 Mr La Di Da Di Baker Boy Australia 52 Better Khalid United States 53 We're Going Home Vance Joy Australia 54 Saturday Sun Vance Joy Australia 55 Wasted Peking Duk Australia 56 Without Me Halsey United States 57 Martini The Presets Australia 58 Soaked Bene New Zealand 59 Give Me My Name Back Meg Mac Australia 60 The End DMA's Australia 61 I Wanna Be Everybody Hockey Dad Australia 62 Killing My Time G Flip Australia 63 Boogie Brockhampton United States 64 Mistake Middle Kids Australia 65 Scream Whole Methyl Ethel Australia 66 Need You Flight Facilities featuring Nïka Australia/New Zealand 67 Tints Anderson .Paak featuring Kendrick Lamar United States 68 Eastside Benny Blanco, Halsey and Khalid United States 69 Cheetah Tongue The Wombats United Kingdom 70 UFO Mallrat featuring Allday Australia 71 Smogged Out Skegss Australia 72 What Can I Do If the Fire Goes Out? (Like a Version) Nothing But Thieves United Kingdom 73 Sweet Release Hockey Dad Australia 74 Pussy is God King Princess United States 75 Molotov Kira Puru Australia 76 Clarity Polish Club Australia 77 Miracle Chvrches United Kingdom 78 Better Together Hayden James featuring Running Touch Australia 79 Clumsy Love Thelma Plum Australia 80 Nothing Breaks Like a Heart Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus United Kingdom/United States 81 Ballroom Jack River Australia 82 Hunger Florence & the Machine United Kingdom 83 1999 Wildfire Brockhampton United States 84 Cigarettes Tash Sultana Australia 85 Bubblin Anderson .Paak United States 86 Dirt Cheap Lime Cordiale Australia 87 Younger Ruel Australia 88 Labrador Waax Australia 89 Dazed & Confused Ruel Australia 90 Psycho Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign United States 91 Sundress ASAP Rocky United States 92 Everybody But You Thundamentals Australia 93 You Can Count on Me Trophy Eyes Australia 94 Ivy (Doomsday) The Amity Affliction Australia 95 Four Out of Five Arctic Monkeys United Kingdom 96 Take It to the Heart Odette Australia 97 Do I Need You Now? DMA's Australia 98 Ghost Town Kanye West featuring PartyNextDoorUnited States/Canada 99 Polygraph Eyes Yungblud United Kingdom 100 Happy Sad Ocean Alley Australia
#101–#200 List On 28 January 2019, Triple J announced the songs placed 101–200th in the countdown. #SongArtistCountry of origin101TaliaKing PrincessUnited States102WowKwameAustralia103TieduprightnowParcelsAustralia104OTWKhalid, Ty Dolla Sign and 6lackUnited States105Further Than the Planes FlyEves KarydasAustralia106StarlightSafiaAustralia107Get to KnowCosmo's Midnight featuring Winston SurfshirtAustralia108Self CareMac MillerUnited States109What's the Use?Mac MillerUnited States110The End TimesBall Park MusicAustralia111Waste of TimeAlex the AstronautAustralia112All Your LoveFlight Facilities featuring Dustin TebbuttAustralia113How to Socialise & Make FriendsCamp CopeAustralia114No Ordinary LifeMatt CorbyAustralia115NonstopDrakeCanada116Crowd ControlFisherAustralia117For Your LoveMontaigneAustralia118Clothes I Slept InLuca BrasiAustralia119Wonderful LifeBring Me the Horizon featuring Dani FilthUnited Kingdom120Get OutChvrchesUnited Kingdom121Mariners Apartment ComplexLana Del ReyUnited States122StrongerZiggy AlbertsAustralia123GraffitiChvrchesUnited Kingdom124GingerRiton and Kah-LoUnited Kingdom/Nigeria125ConfessJack RiverAustralia126Falling OutGolden FeaturesAustralia127Downtown ShutdownThe PresetsAustralia128Stupid WorldHermitude featuring Bibi BourellyAustralia/Germany129Miracle LoveMatt CorbyAustralia130Survival in the CityClient LiaisonAustralia131Wonder DrugAlldayAustralia132Talking StraightRolling Blackouts Coastal FeverAustralia133FacesHoly HolyAustralia134Happy Song (Shed Mix)Alex the AstronautAustralia135In My FeelingsDrakeCanada136SeoulRMSouth Korea137Reel It InAminéUnited States138SalvationTash SultanaAustralia139Last NightGraaceAustralia140New OrleansBrockhamptonUnited States141Don't You Know I'm in a BandConfidence ManAustralia142BleachBrockhamptonUnited States143Black MagicBaker Boy featuring Dallas WoodsAustralia144Limo SongJack RiverAustralia1453 NightsDominic FikeUnited Kingdom146WorshipGolden FeaturesAustralia147Slow Dancing in the DarkJojiJapan148Summertime MagicChildish GambinoUnited States149FallingwaterMaggie RogersUnited States150The IdiotAmy SharkAustralia151Lost in My MindRüfüs Du SolAustralia152I'm with YouVance JoyAustralia153On My KneesMiddle KidsAustralia154I Can't Get Last Night Out of My HeadDidirriAustralia155Forever & Ever MoreNothing but ThievesUnited Kingdom156I Wanna KnowRL Grime featuring DayaUnited States157Can't You SeeFidlarUnited States158All MineKanye WestUnited States159Nameless, FacelessCourtney BarnettAustralia160After the StormKali Uchis featuring Tyler, the Creator and Bootsy CollinsUnited States161HereafterArchitectsUnited Kingdom162Light OnMaggie RogersUnited States163SmileHellionsAustralia164My HandsRunning TouchAustralia165LoyalOdeszaUnited States166BonesOcean AlleyAustralia167Panic RoomAu/Ra and CamelPhatGermany/United Kingdom168The VoidParkway DriveAustralia169Don't Be HidingMiddle KidsAustralia170Free MindTash SultanaAustralia171FriendsE^STAustralia172StrangersTia Gostelow featuring LanksAustralia173StopSkegssAustralia174PreyParkway DriveAustralia17514U+14MeThe PresetsAustralia176Yeah RightJojiJapan177LandmineI Know LeopardAustralia1784EverClairoUnited States179For the RecordWinston SurfshirtAustralia180Fuckin 'N' RollinPhantastic FernitureAustralia181Keeping TimeAngie McMahonAustralia182I Don't Lack ImaginationE^STAustralia183RitalinRuby FieldsAustralia184PsychoAmy Shark featuring Mark HoppusAustralia/United States185Chasing StarsAlice Ivy featuring Bertie BlackmanAustralia186ASAP Forever RemixASAP Rocky featuring Moby, T.I. and Kid CudiUnited States187Bee-StingThe WombatsUnited Kingdom188SufferPetit Biscuit featuring SkottFrance/Sweden189Lights OutOdetteAustralia190Ten Leaf CloverSlowly SlowlyAustralia191Lavender BonesStand AtlanticAustralia192BabyBishop BriggsUnited Kingdom193Viv in the Front SeatCeresAustralia194All That I SeeMatt CorbyAustralia195Friday ForeverTrophy EyesAustralia196RebornKids See GhostsUnited States197My Own MessSkegssAustralia198Time & MoneyDMA'sAustralia199Want ThatGood DoogsAustralia2006amJoyrideAustralia
Statistics
Artists with multiple entries #ArtistEntries4Ocean Alley 1, 10, 16, 1003Drake3, 40, 43Billie Eilish8, 17, 46Khalid17, 52, 68Hockey Dad18, 61, 73Rüfüs Du Sol22, 23, 50Post Malone27, 33, 90DMA's41, 60, 972Amy Shark 5, 36Mallrat 7, 70Skegss11, 71The Wombats12, 69A$AP Rocky13, 91Hayden James 15, 78Sarah Aarons21, 29The Rubens21, 32Hilltop Hoods 24, 44Thundamentals25, 92Kendrick Lamar28, 67Peking Duk 29, 55King Princess34, 74Ziggy Alberts37, 42G Flip 38, 62Vance Joy 53, 54Halsey56, 68Brockhampton 63, 83Anderson .Paak 67, 85Ruel 87, 89
Countries represented CountryEntriesAustralia65United States23United Kingdom11Canada4New Zealand3
Records The song "What Can I Do If the Fire Goes Out?" by Gang of Youths featured in the countdown for the second year in a row after a cover by Nothing but Thieves featured at No. 72.
2018 Triple J Album Poll The annual Triple J album poll was held across November and December and was announced on 16 December. Note: Australian artists