Facts for 2015

The 2015 Hottest 100 was the twenty-third annual Hottest 100 countdown since the change of the format which allowed only songs from the previous year to be voted for.

The Countdown

The countdown took place in January of 2016 and featured a mixture of 75 different artists. 2,094,350 votes were counted in the countdown, an decrease of 5,357 votes from the 2014 countdown which saw 2,099,707 votes counted.

In the weeks leading up to the countdown, Australian betting agency William Hill started a campaign in order to repeat the feats of 2014 and rig the countdown to get Justin Bieber to the top of the list. This attempt came despite Triple J having included new rules to their voting system:

- Don’t troll the poll. Votes made as part of a competition that promotes a song or artist, or a campaign that undermines the Hottest 100 may be disqualified or ignored.
- We want genuine votes, from genuine listeners. If we feel something’s preventing that from happening, we’ll look into it for you and take appropriate action.

Despite this, the campaign gained nowhere near the amount of attention that the previous year's Taylor Swift campaign. The days before the countdown, Triple J released some afcts about the upcoming countdwon, including the fact that no songs had been disqualified this year.

Likewise, in the same vein as the controvery following the 2012 and 2013 countdowns in which a 'Warmest 100' prediction list was announced, Melbourne student Ed Pitt created a Tumblr account titled 'The Tepid 100' which intended to yet again predict the positions of the Hottest 100 and, for the first time, the songs that reached #101-200. While it did not recieve as much publicity as the Warmest 100 countdowns of previous years, it was still relatively accurate, despite using a smaller sample size than the previous years. In the end, it saw 85 of the predicted songs make the list, with 2 being matched to their correct positions. Similarly, the 101-200 list saw 88 of the predicted songs making the list, with 1 being match to its correct position.
For more information on the 2015 Tepid 100, click here.

In 2014, Australia managed to beat the record set in 1999, and equalled in 2007, of most songs by a country in a countdown. The record of 52 was beaten in 2014 when 59 Australian acts featured. 2015 saw Australia reach 53 songs, making it the second highest amount of songs by a single artist.

The Rubens become the fifth artist to achieve the #1 position with no other songs in the countdown. Other artists to achieve this feat are Denis Leary in 1993, The Cranberries in 1994, Spiderbait in 1996, and Augie March in 2006.

The Wombats' appearances at #29, #67, #91, and #119 in the countdown marks the third time that songs from album have been featured in non-consecutive countdowns. In 2013, Architecture In Helsinki released their track 'Your Body Is A Weapon' which was later re-released on their album 'Glitterbug' in 2015. Non-consecutive appearances also occurred in the 1997 & 1998 countdowns with Grinspoon, and the 2011 countdown, when Architecture In Helsinki charted.

At #81, Tuka charted with his Like A Version cover of Angus & Julia Stone's #1 track from 2010; 'Big Jet Plane'. The song includes the line "Maybe we could win the lottery, get high by the beach; Lana Del Rey."
At #89, Lana Del Rey charted with her song 'High By The Beach', which Tuka's cover references.

At #98, Major Lazer charted with 'Be Together (feat. Wild Belle)', and at #97, Methyl Ethyl featured with 'Twilight Driving'. The presenter of the initial leg of the countdown, Lewi McKirdy, mistakenly played the songs in the wrong order before admitting and clarifying his mistake.

 

Artists Featured

Courtney Barnett and Tame Impala were the best performers in the countdown with 4 tracks each. A further 5 artists reached 3 tracks each, while 14 artists appeared twice.

Artists With Multiple Entries

4 Tracks

3 Tracks

2 Tracks

Countries Featured

The 2015 Hottest 100 featured artists from 9 countries, including 53 from Australia, 21 from England and 15 from USA.

Australia's 54 entries breaks the record set in 1999, and equalled in 2007, of 52 entries in a countdown, but is second to the 2014 countdown which featured 59 songs.
Likewise, the 15 entries by the United States is a current record low for the country, with the 2014 countdown featuring the same amount of entries for the country.

A Couple Of Notes

‘Lean On', at #3, was a collaboration between Major Lazer, MØ and DJ Snake who are American, Danish and French, respectively. However, the track is counted as an American entry for simplicity.

‘The Trouble With Us', at #6, was a collaboration between Marcus Marr and Chet Faker who are English and Australian, respectively. However, the track is counted as an English entry for simplicity.

‘The Buzz.', at #8, was a collaboration between Hermitude, Mataya and Young Tapz who are from Australia, Australia and New Zealand, respectively. However, the track is counted as an Australian entry for simplicity.

‘Magnets', at #10, was a collaboration between Disclosure and Lorde who are from England and New Zealand, respectively. However, the track is counted as an English entry for simplicity.

‘Middle', at #17, was a collaboration between DJ Snake and Bipolar Sunshine who are French and English, respectively. However, the track is counted as an English entry for simplicity.

‘Some Minds', at #24, was a collaboration between Flume and Andrew Wyatt who are Australian and American, respectively. However, the track is counted as an Australian entry for simplicity.

‘I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)', at #26, was a collaboration between Jamie xx, Young Thug and Popcaan who are English, American and Jamaican, respectively. However, the track is counted as an Australian entry for simplicity.

‘All My Friends', at #36, was a collaboration between Snakehips, Tinashe and Chance The Rapper who are English, American and American, respectively. However, the track is counted as an English entry for simplicity.

‘Puppet Theatre', at #41, was a collaboration between Claptone and Peter Bjorn And John who are German and Swedish, respectively. However, the track is counted as a German entry for simplicity.

‘Go', at #46, was a collaboration between The Chemical Brothers and Q-Tip who are English and American, respectively. However, the track is counted as an English entry for simplicity.

‘Powerful', at #74, was a collaboration between Major Lazer Ellie Goulding and Tarrus Riley who are American, English and American, respectively. However, the track is counted as an American entry for simplicity.

‘Everyday', at #80, was a collaboration between A$AP Rocky, Rod Stewart, Miguel and Mark Ronson who are American, English, American and English, respectively. However, the track is counted as an American entry for simplicity.

Countries Represented in the 2015 Countdown

Flag	Country	Entries
	Australia	53
	Canada	5
	Denmark	1
	England	21
	France	1
	Germany	1
	New Zealand	1
	Scotland	2
	USA	15