The 2025 Triple J Hottest 100 was broadcast on 24 January 2026. It was the 33rd annual countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as voted by listeners of Australian youth radio station Triple J. Throughout the following week, the station announced the Hottest 200, counting down songs 200–101 from 27 January through to 31 January 2026. Merchandise sales from the event will support homelessness charity We Are Mobilise.
English singer Olivia Dean's song "Man I Need" was voted in at number one, and Dean tied with Australian band Spacey Jane for the most entries in the countdown, with five each. Dean became the third consecutive female solo artist to win the countdown after Chappell Roan and Doja Cat topped the countdown in 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Background Previously, the 2024 Hottest 100 featured just 29 Australian songs, the lowest representation for Australian music since the 1996 poll.
Voting Online voting opened on 8 December 2025, and closed on 15 January 2026. Individuals could vote for up to 10 songs released between 1 December 2024 and 30 November 2025. A maximum of five songs per artist were included in the voting list.
Eligibility On 8 December 2025, Triple J announced the following criteria for songs to be eligible for the Hottest 100:
Each song must have had its initial release between 1 December 2024 and 30 November 2025; Covers, live recordings of previously unreleased songs and remixes are eligible; If a song has been significantly reworked (edited/remixed/re-recorded) after its initial release, the reworked song is eligible; Live versions of songs by (and previously released by) an act are not eligible.
Votes generated as part of a competition promoting a song and/or artist would not be counted. Campaigns that would "undermine the Hottest 100" may result in that song and/or artist being disqualified from the countdown.
Projections In December 2025, Australian online bookmaker Sportsbet favoured "Man I Need" by British artist Olivia Dean (placed at number 1), followed by "iPod Touch" by 2025 J Award winner Ninajirachi (placed at number 27), "Dancing2" by Keli Holiday (placed at number 2) and "Keith" by Playlunch (placed at number 4). All artists except Keli Holiday had not previously appeared in the Hottest 100, with Holiday's appearances occurring through Peking Duk. On 22 January 2026, Guardian Australia declared "Man I Need" to be the clear favourite to win the countdown.
Full list Note: Australian artists #SongArtistCountry of origin 1 Man I Need Olivia Dean United Kingdom 2 Dancing2 Keli Holiday Australia 3 Dracula Tame Impala Australia 4 Keith Playlunch Australia 5 Where Is My Husband! Raye United Kingdom 6 Whateverrrr Spacey Jane Australia 7 Nice to Each Other Olivia Dean United Kingdom 8 12 to 12 Sombr United States 9 No Broke Boys Disco Lines and Tinashe United States 10 Please Don't Move to Melbourne Ball Park Music Australia 11 So Easy (To Fall in Love) Olivia Dean United Kingdom 12 Victory Lap Fred Again, PlaqueBoyMax and Skepta United Kingdom/United States 13 Sally, When the Wine Runs Out Role Model United States 14 Rein Me In Sam Fender and Olivia Dean United Kingdom 15 The Subway Chappell Roan United States 16 Dreamin' Dom Dolla featuring Daya Australia/United States 17 Love Balloon Ocean Alley Australia 18 Undressed Sombr United States 19 Back to Friends Sombr United States 20 Fame Is a Gun Addison Rae United States 21 Car Royel Otis Australia 22 What Was That Lorde New Zealand 23 Disco Cowgirl G Flip Australia 24 Sugar on My Tongue Tyler, the Creator United States 25 All the Noise Spacey Jane Australia 26 Sports Car Tate McRae Canada 27 iPod Touch Ninajirachi Australia 28 Loser Tame Impala Australia 29 Anxiety Doechii United States 30 Basic Being Basic Djo United States 31 Through My Teeth Spacey Jane Australia 32 Stay Fisher Australia 33 You're a Star Fred Again and Amyl and the Sniffers United Kingdom/Australia 34 Moody Royel Otis Australia 35 Who's Your Boyfriend Royel Otis Australia 36 End of Summer Tame Impala Australia 37 The Giver Chappell Roan United States 38 Pussy Palace Lily Allen United Kingdom 39 Estimated Delivery Spacey Jane Australia 40 My Old Ways Tame Impala Australia 41 I'm on Fire (Like a Version) Keli Holiday Australia 42 How to Kill Houseplants Spacey Jane Australia 43 First Blush Ocean Alley Australia 44 Drenched Ocean Alley Australia 45 Tit for Tat Tate McRae Canada 46 Yosemite Kettama and Interplanetary Criminal Ireland/United Kingdom 47 Fuck My Computer Ninajirachi Australia 48 It Gets Better (Forever Mix) Kettama Ireland 49 Khe Sanh (Like a Version) Beddy Rays Australia 50 In Another Life G Flip Australia 51 Talk of the Town Fred Again, Sammy Virji and Reggie United Kingdom/Ireland 52 Revolving Door Tate McRae Canada 53 Melodramatic Fanatic Lime Cordiale and Ruel Australia 54 Say Something Royel Otis Australia 55 Catalonia Dreams The Terrys Australia 56 Yougotmefeeling Parcels Australia 57 One Thing Lola Young United Kingdom 58 Backseat Balu Brigada New Zealand 59 Nokia Drake Canada 60 Dealer Lola Young United Kingdom 61 Balcony Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers Australia 62 Lady Lady Olivia Dean United Kingdom 63 White Keys Dominic Fike United States 64 Illegal PinkPantheress United Kingdom 65 Headphones On Addison Rae United States 66 Delete Ya Djo United States 67 Don't Happy, Be Worry Hilltop Hoods Australia 68 It's Amazing to Be Young Fontaines D.C. Ireland 69 Shut You Out The Rions Australia 70 Take On Me (Like a Version) The Dreggs Australia 71 David Lorde New Zealand 72 A Cold Play The Kid Laroi Australia 73 It's Raining Men (Like a Version) Playlunch Australia 74 Bed on Fire G Flip Australia 75 Divine Feelings Vance Joy Australia 76 All I Am Ninajirachi Australia 77 Leave Me Alone Reneé Rapp United States 78 Everybody Scream Florence and the Machine United Kingdom 79 Arm's Length Sam Fender United Kingdom 80 Mangetout Wet Leg United Kingdom 81 Parachute Hayley Williams United States 82 Miss Erotica Peach PRC Australia 83 Everyone Will See It Old Mervs Australia 84 Send It Back Don West Australia 85 Never Coming Home Hilltop Hoods and Six60 Australia/New Zealand 86 Something Bigger Than This Hilltop Hoods Australia 87 Left of the Dealer Ocean Alley Australia 88 West End Girl Lily Allen United Kingdom 89 Blackberries Fisher and Bbyclose Australia/United Kingdom 90 Tonight's Entertainment The Rions Australia 91 We Don't Talk The Dreggs Australia 92 Lover Girl Laufey Iceland 93 Gossip Confidence Man and Jade Australia/United Kingdom 94 DTMF Bad Bunny United States 95 Caramel Sleep Token United Kingdom 96 Ecstasy Keli Holiday Australia 97 Running on Empty The Tullamarines Australia 98 Don't Go Old Mervs Australia 99 Delete Ninajirachi Australia 100 Potion Djo United States
#101–200 list Between 27 and 31 January 2026, Triple J announced the songs that made the #101–200 positions, revealing 20 songs per day, and replaying the full list on the final day as well as announcing the final 20. #SongArtistCountry of origin 101 Real Estate Apps Playlunch featuring Aunty Donna Australia 102 Did It Again (Like a Version) Paul Kelly Australia 103 Chasing Hearts Dice Australia 104 Man of the Year Lorde New Zealand 105 Infohazard Ninajirachi Australia 106 Sue Me Audrey Hobert United States 107 Jealous Type Doja Cat United States 108 Pavement Mallrat Australia 109 Check Bbno$ Canada 110 Ain't It Fun (Like a Version) The Rions Australia 111 Last Girls at the Party The Beaches Canada 112 Gasoline (Like a Version) Djo United States 113 BMF SZA United States 114 Death Cult Zombie Genesis Owusu Australia 115 Not OK 5 Seconds of Summer Australia 116 If It Makes You Happy (Like a Version) Skegss Australia 117 Emergence Sleep Token United Kingdom 118 H.O.O.D (2025 Mix) Kneecap United Kingdom 119 No Reply Tame Impala Australia 120 I Don't Wanna Regret G Flip Australia 121 Tobeloved Parcels Australia 122 Sweet n' Low Peach PRC Australia 123 1-800 Bbno$ and Ironmouse Canada/United States 124 Boys Playlunch Australia 125 Nosebleeds Doechii United States 126 Working Class Hero Pacific Avenue Australia 127 Ring Ring Ring Tyler, the Creator United States 128 92 Purebred Ruby Fields Australia 129 How Does It Feel? The Kid Laroi Australia 130 See You Again Old Mervs Australia 131 Horses Mallrat Australia 132 No Room for a Saint Dom Dolla featuring Nathan Nicholson Australia/United Kingdom 133 Lovesick Lullaby Yungblud United Kingdom 134 Relationships Haim United States 135 All I Really Want Yes Boone Australia 136 Cut His Dick Off G Flip Australia 137 Cobra Geese United States 138 I Can Die Now Ruel Australia 139 The Gift Hilltop Hoods featuring Marlon Australia 140 Centrelink Summer Suzi Australia 141 Get Knocked Down The Dreggs Australia 142 Hold My Hand The Jungle Giants Australia 143 How Are You Mine? Slowly Slowly Australia 144 The Actor Folk Bitch Trio Australia 145 Think About Us Sonny Fodera, D.O.D and Poppy Baskcomb Australia/United Kingdom 146 Birds Turnstile United States 147 Monsoon Emma Louise and Flume Australia 148 Taxes Geese United States 149 So Excited Skegss Australia 150 Hey You The Belair Lip Bombs Australia 151 Shapeshifter Lorde New Zealand 152 The Winner Takes It All (Like a Version) Carla Wehbe Australia 153 Stateside PinkPantheress United Kingdom 154 Bad Dreams Fool Nelson Australia 155 Berghain Rosalía, Björk and Yves Tumor Spain/Iceland/United States 156 Never Enough Turnstile United States 157 Pirate Radio Genesis Owusu Australia 158 Bawuypawuy Drifting Clouds Australia 159 Raindance Dave featuring Tems United Kingdom/Nigeria 160 This Is the Killer Speaking The Last Dinner Party United Kingdom 161 The Recap Kneecap featuring Mozey United Kingdom 162 Everything Ends Architects United Kingdom 163 Henry, Come On Lana Del Rey United States 164 Stay the Night The Dreggs Australia 165 Sway (Like a Version) Beabadoobee United Kingdom 166 Hideaway Mallrat Australia 167 Maybe I'm Just a Freak The Rions Australia 168 Stay Free The Terrys Australia 169 Clothes Off Aleksiah Australia 170 Coast Is Clear Ball Park Music Australia 171 Top of the Hill South Summit Australia 172 Racer Blusher Australia 173 Stay with Me X Club Australia 174 Nobody's Girl Tate McRae Canada 175 Peacekeeper Baker Boy Australia 176 Catch These Fists Wet Leg United Kingdom 177 Itty Bitty Ashnikko United States 178 This Is It The Smith Street Band Australia 179 Fuck Me Eyes Ethel Cain United States 180 Cruising to Self Soothe Ecca Vandal Australia 181 Nuevayol Bad Bunny United States 182 Tonight PinkPantheress United Kingdom 183 Cops & Robbers Sammy Virji and Skepta United Kingdom 184 Holiday (Like a Version) The Amity Affliction Australia 185 Giving Up Air The Temper Trap Australia 186 All Hat No Cattle Hockey Dad Australia 187 Backstreets Miss Kaninna Australia 188 Hide and Seek (Like a Version) Ball Park Music Australia 189 High Fashion Addison Rae United States 190 Post Sex Clarity Lola Young United Kingdom 191 He Said No Meg Mac Australia 192 Angel of Mine Tobiahs Australia 193 Chanel Tyla South Africa 194 I Don't Wanna Go Home Kita Alexander Australia 195 Back to Me The Marías United States 196 The Right DJ Seinfeld and Confidence Man Sweden/Australia 197 We Never Dated Sombr United States 198 Bitch The Buoys Australia 199 Life in Love Ocean Alley Australia 200 Bing Bong Bbno$ and Vnlla Canada/United States
Statistics
Artists with multiple entries #ArtistEntries5Olivia Dean1, 7, 11, 14, 62Spacey Jane6, 25, 31, 39, 424Tame Impala3, 28, 36, 40Ocean Alley17, 43, 44, 87Royel Otis21, 34, 35, 54Ninajirachi27, 47, 76, 993Keli Holiday2, 41, 96Sombr8, 18, 19Fred Again12, 33, 51G Flip23, 50, 74Tate McRae26, 45, 52Djo30, 66, 100Hilltop Hoods67, 85, 862Playlunch4, 73Sam Fender14, 79Chappell Roan15, 37Addison Rae20, 65Lorde22, 71Fisher32, 89Lily Allen38, 88Kettama46, 48Lola Young57, 60The Rions69, 90The Dreggs70, 91Old Mervs83, 98
Countries represented