The morning after the Hottest 100 countdown is a day for reflection: why did I drink so much when I knew I had work today? Why didn’t I call in sick today not Monday? And most importantly, was the hottest 100 really a reflection of the best of the best last year?
Many will know by now, unless you passed out mid-afternoon, that The Rubens’ track ‘Hoops’ took out the number one spot. Surprising the band and many triple j listeners Australia-wide. It’s been touted as the “Warmest 100” by many for the list that came from over 2 million votes. See for yourself below…
1. The Rubens – Hoops
2. Kendrick Lamar – King Kunta
3. Major Lazer & DJ Snake – Lean On (feat. MØ)
4. Tame Impala — The Less I Know The Better
5. Tame Impala – Let It Happen
6. Marcus Marr & Chet Faker – The Trouble With Us
7. Jarryd James – Do You Remember
8. Hermitude – The Buzz (Feat. Mataya/Young Tapz)
9. The Weeknd – Can’t Feel My Face
10. Disclosure – Magnets (Feat. Lorde)
11. Meg Mac – Never Be
12. RÜFÜS – You Were Right
13. Duke Dumont – Ocean Drive
14. Drake – Hotline Bling
15. Violent Soho – Like Soda
16. Vance Joy – Fire And The Flood
17. DJ Snake – Middle (Feat. Bipolar Sunshine)
18. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – DOWNTOWN (Feat. Eric Nally/Melle Mel/Kool Moe Dee/Grandmaster Caz)
19. The Weeknd – The Hills
20. Foals – Mountain At My Gates
21. Gang Of Youths – Magnolia
22. L D R U – Keeping Score (Feat. Paige IV)
23. SAFIA – Embracing Me
24. Flume – Some Minds (Feat. Andrew Wyatt)
25. The Amity Affliction – Shine On
26. Jamie XX – I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times) (Feat. Young Thug/Popcaan)
27. Vallis Alps – Young
28. RÜFÜS – Like An Animal
29. The Wombats – Greek Tragedy
30. Peking Duk – Say My Name (Feat. Benjamin Joseph)
31. Jamie XX – Loud Places (Feat. Romy)
32. CHVRCHES – Leave A Trace
33. Urthboy – Long Loud Hours (Feat. Bertie Blackman)
34. Tame Impala – Eventually
35. SAFIA – Counting Sheep
36. Snakehips All My Friends (Feat. Tinashe/Chance The Rapper)
37. Kendrick Lamar – Alright
38. Florence + The Machine – Delilah
39. Illy – Swear Jar
40. Florence + The Machine – Ship To Wreck
41. Claptone – Puppet Theatre (Ft. Peter Bjorn & John)
42. Halsey – Hold Me Down
43. Courtney Barnett – Pedestrian At Best
44. Hayden James – Something About You
45. Bring Me The Horizon – Throne
46. The Chemical Brothers – Go (Feat. Q-Tip)
47. Asta – Dynamite (Feat. Allday)
48. Parkway Drive – Crushed
49. San Cisco – Too Much Time Together
50. BOO SEEKA – Deception Bay
51. CHVRCHES – Clearest Blue
52. Ratatat – Cream On Chrome
53. Matt Corby – Monday
54. ZHU x Skrillex x THEY. – Working For It
55. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Multi-Love
56. SIA – Alive
57. Alpine – Foolish
58. Parkway Drive – Vice Grip
59. Alison Wonderland – Run
60. MØ – Kamikaze
61. Tame Impala – ‘Cause I’m A Man
62. Disclosure – Omen
63. Boy & Bear – Walk The Wire
64. A$AP Rocky – L$D
65. Alabama Shakes – Don’t Wanna
66. Tkay Maidza – M.O.B.
67. The Wombats – Give Me A Try
68. Skepta – Shutdown
69. Japanese Wallpaper – Forces
70. Florence + The Machine – What Kind of Man
71. Grimes – Flesh without Blood
72. Birds Of Tokyo – Anchor
73. Ngaiire – Once
74. Major Lazer – Powerful (Feat. Ellie Goulding/Tarrus Riley)
75. Courtney Barnett – Elevator Operator
76. British India – Suddenly
77. DMA’s – Lay down
78. Jack Garratt – Weathered
79. The Cat Empire – Wolves
80. A$AP Rocky – Everyday
81. Tuka – Big Jet Plane (Like A Version)
82. Courtney Barnett – Depreston
83. Flight Facilities – Down To Earth
84. Sticky Fingers – Delete (Like A Version)
85. Flight Facilities – Heart Attack
86. Bring Me The Horizon – Happy Song
87. Purity Ring – begin again
88. The Bennies – Party Machine
89. Lana Del Rey – High By The Beach
90. What So Not – Gemini
91. The Wombats – Be Your Shadow
92. Golden Features – No One
93. Jai Wolf – Indian Summer
94. Halsey – Ghost
95. Courtney Barnett – Nobody Really Cares If You Don’t Go To The Party
96. Rudimental – Rumour Mill
97. Methyl Ethel – Twilight Driving
98. Major Lazer – Be Together (Feat. Wild Belle)
99. Bring Me The Horizon – True Friends
100. Seth Sentry – Hell Boy
Main image from The Rubens’ facebook.
