Triple J’s Hottest 100 of 2018: Live Updates

Finally, it’s that time of year again. The music lover’s Christmas, or triple j‘s Hottest 100 day, has finally arrived. 2018 was an absolute doozy for music, and a record number of Hottest 100 voters turned out – 2,758,584 of you to be exact.
triple j has completed the painstaking job of tallying all these votes and compiled a list of the 100 most popular songs of the year, and now we finally get to hear them. Music Feeds is covering the whole thing right here, completely LIVE.
As those meticulously studying voting trends, like 100 Warm Tunas and The Bean Counter’s 100, have pointed out, this year’s countdown is likely to be a two-horse race with Ocean Alley’s ‘Confidence’ and Childish Gambino’s ‘This Is America’ leading the charge. In saying that though, Ruby Fields, Amy Shark, Fisher, Wafia and Dean Lewis also all have pretty good odds of taking out the coveted top spot.

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This year’s countdown shares a lot of similarities with last year’s countdown, which of course was topped by Kendrick Lamar’s ‘HUMBLE.’ Both countdowns feature 65 Aussie songs, which is just one short of the record-breaking 66. Both feature five songs that were uploaded to Unearthed in that same year and both feature eight artists who have made the Hottest 100 hat trick, placing in three consecutive countdowns.
So, crack a cold one, put your feet up and follow us as we count down every song, from 100 – 1, in triple j‘s Hottest 100 of 2018!
Hottest 100 Of 2017 Milestones:
65 Aussie tracks have made the countdown
21 artists are making their very first appearance in the countdown
5 tracks will make the countdown being uploaded to Unearthed. On top of that, 31 artists on their countdown made their triple J debut via Unearthed.
Triple j’s Hottest 100 of 2018 (Updated Live)
Updates from 12pm AEDT
Gallery: Massive Music Tours Australia Deserves In 2019

Childish Gambino
Donald Glover was due to bring his Childish Gambino project to Australia in November, but cancelled the tour due to a foot injury. He resumed his antipodean trip in New Zealand later that month, but a rescheduled Australian tour was completely ruled out. His current world tour is expected to be his last under the Gambino name, so let’s hope it eventually comes down under. (Photo: Rich Fury / Getty Images)

Metallica
‘Tallica last performed down under in 2013, but haven’t completed a local headline tour since 2010. In 2018, drummer Lars Ulrich said the band have “gotta go to Australia” behind latest album Hardwired… To Self-Destruct, but dates are yet to be announced — there was a fake tour poster, though. (Photo: Tim Mosenfelder / Getty Images)

Beyoncé & JAY-Z
In April 2018, News Corp reported that a deal was “locked in” to bring Bey and JAY down under in 2018 as part of their co-headline ‘On The Run II’ tour, but it never happened. Maybe 2019 will be our year? (Photo: Kevin Mazur / Getty Images)

Smashing Pumpkins
In September, Billy Corgan suggested Australian promoters weren’t eager to bring Smashing Pumpkins’ current reunion tour down under. The band were owed $1.26 million by Soundwave Festival after their last trip to Australia, so while we might not deserve them, we still want to see them. (Photo: Randy Holmes / Getty Images)

Fleetwood Mac
UPDATE: It’s happening! (Photo: Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Gorillaz
It’s been almost nine years since the animated group performed in Australia, and Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s beloved band released their sixth studio album The Now Now in 2018. They haven’t brought their last few albums down under yet though, so… Splendour In The Grass 2019, anyone? (Photo: Rodin Eckenroth / Getty Images)

Radiohead
It’s been seven years since Thom Yorke and co. graced Australian shores. The band completed a “little tour” in 2018 to wrap up their travels for latest album A Moon Shaped Pool, but it didn’t include Australia. Hopefully in 2019 everything will be in its right place. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz / Getty Images)

U2
Fans have been petitioning the Irish rockers to return to Australia since mid-2017, and while the band said they’ll “absolutely” tour Australia soon, it still hasn’t happened. If they make it here in 2019, it’ll be their first local tour since 2010. (Photo: Kieran Frost / Getty Images)

Avenged Sevenfold
A7X were allegedly in talks to bring their The Stage album tour to Australia in 2018, but nothing eventuated. They were last in the country for Soundwave Festival in 2014, so they’re well due. (Photo: Juan Aguado / Getty Images)

Rihanna
Ri-Ri still hasn’t toured down under since 2013, and in that time she’s released her 2016 album ANTI and promised a new album to come in 2019. Fingers crossed she uses the new record as an opportunity to return to Australia. (Photo: Lester Cohen / Getty Images)

Thirty Seconds To Mars
Frontman Jared Leto said the band would “absolutely” tour Australia in 2018, but it never happened. The band last toured Australia in 2014, and released their latest album America in April 2018. (Photo: Scott Dudelson / Getty Images)

Travis Scott
The Astroworld rapper isn’t new to promoting himself in the Australian market, and he was last in the country for Listen Out festival in 2016. He hasn’t been back since, and hopefully Aussie fans won’t have to wait too much longer. (Photo: Timothy Norris / Getty Images)

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