Another week has passed, and triple j have spent it doing what they do best – delivering endless hit tunes by a wide variety of brilliant artists from both here and abroad. Of course, with so many songs being played in a week, it can get pretty tough to know the artists that have been the most popular.
That’s where we come in. Thanks to our friends over at J Play, we’ve compiled a list of the most-played acts for the week so you can put a name to those tunes you’ve been hearing all week. Who knows, you might just discover a new favourite thanks to this list.
triple j’s most-played artists for the week
20. Petit Biscuit
French producer Petit Biscuit is only 19, but has had a pretty wild year, releasing his debut album at the end of 2017. Having recently performed an amazing Like A Version in October, and releasing a few new singles over the last couple of months, it’s no surprise he’s in the list of most-played acts again.
19. Post Malone & Swae Lee
Post Malone had already had a stellar couple of years, so it’s only understandable that a new track would see some major success. Titled ‘Sunflower’, this collab with Swae Lee was released on the soundtrack for the film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and is currently this week’s eleventh most-played track.
18. Matt Corby
Matt Corby has been dropping singles left and right in support of his latest record, Rainbow Valley. With tracks like ‘No Ordinary Life’ scoring plenty of airplay, latest single ‘All That I See’ is currently the tenth most-played track on the airwaves this week. Keep an eye out, because this one will be hanging around for a while.
17. The Wombats
Honorary Aussies The Wombats are in the middle of yet another Australian tour as we speak, and their tunes have been tearing up the airwaves as always. With tracks like ‘Bee Sting’ and ‘Oceans’ from the expanded edition of Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life doing the rounds, the latter is currently this week’s ninth most-played track.
16. Juice WRLD
Already heading our way for Falls Festival over the new year, Juice WRLD has been taking over the world with his fresh new sound. Latest single ‘Armed And Dangerous’ has been taking over the airwaves recently though, scoring enough love to see it become the eighth most-played track this week.
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15. Basement
Releasing their fourth album – Beside Myself – last month, Basement have been giving us a healthy dose of tasty alternative rock with their latest tunes. Recently announcing an Aussie tour with The Story So Far, fans have got ample opportunities to familiarise themselves with Basement’s tunes, with ‘Disconnect’ this week’s 18th most-played track.
14. Flint Eastwood
Having been around for eight years now, Flint Eastwood have been steadily rising their profile for quite some time, delivering amazing tunes, and touring relentlessly around the world. Having scored plenty of attention with their single ‘Real Love’ earlier this year, latest single ‘Chapter 4 Sober (feat. Shortly)’ has been well-received, currently serving as this week’s 14th most-played track.
13. Montaigne
Montaigne recently returned with her first new tune in two years, and fans have been loving this long-awaited jam. Titled ‘For Your Love’, it’s described by this amazing musician as being “darker” and “more revealing”, but listeners have loved it enough for the track to become this week’s fifth most-played song.
12. GLADES
GLADES have been blowing up over the last year, seeing massive success thanks to their wide array of brilliant tunes. With ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ scoring plenty of airplay this week, and the band performing an amazing Like A Version performance of Silverchair, you can be sure we’ll be hearing plenty more of them in the future!
11. Broods
Broods’ new record – Don’t Feed The Pop Monster – is on its way in early 2019, and lead single ‘Peach’ has been doing the rounds for a while now. With a new single on the airwaves, ‘Everything Goes (Wow)’ is currently this week’s third most-played track.
10. Vera Blue
It was only last year that Vera Blue released Perennial, but she’s already back with a killer new single that will keep you going for a while still. Titled ‘All The Pretty Girls’, the track is clearly resonating with triple j listeners, managing to become this week’s seventh most-played track.
9. Flight Facilities
Flight Facilities are one of those duos who make this whole music thing look easy as pie. With tunes like ‘Need You’ and ‘All Your Love’ making their appearance this year, we’re hoping these Sydney tunemasters will be dropping a new album sometime soon.
8. Stand Atlantic
Sydney trio Stand Atlantic have been ticking all the boxes lately, releasing brilliant pop-punk tunes that have been resonating with their rapidly-growing fanbase. With their album Skinny Dipping scoring the feature album treatment, and lead single ‘Lavender Bones’ recently serving as one of the triple j’s most-played tracks, you can be sure you’ll be hearing plenty more from these folks in the future.
7. MØ
Four years on from the release of her debut album, MØ recently released Forever Neverland, and the wait was definitely worth it. Scoring the feature album treatment recently, ‘Way Down’ is this week’s fourth most-played track, and is bound to be sticking around for some time to come.
6. Tash Sultana
It was a long time coming, but Tash Sultana released her long-awaited debut album – Flow State – back in August and fans have loved it. The album clearly resonated with music lovers around the world, with tracks like ‘Free Mind’ recently serving as one of the triple j’s most-played tracks.
5. Bring Me The Horizon
Bring Me The Horizon are gearing up to release their new album, amo, in January, and fans have been loving their new tunes. Releasing ‘Mantra’ a while back, the group’s latest tune ‘Wonderful Life’ is the sixth most-played track on the triple j this week, and serves as a reminder of just how popular these English rockers are.
4. Hayden James
After wrapping up a series of Aussie tour dates, Hayden James is back with a fresh new jam. Titled ‘Better Together’, this anthem sees Hayden James teaming up with Running Touch, and fans have been loving what they’ve heard. Currently this week’s most-played track, this one will be hanging around for quite a while, we reckon.
3. Middle Kids
Middle Kids are still riding high off the success of their J Award-winning debut album, Lost Friends, earlier this year, but they’re already looking to the future, gearing up to release a new EP in 2019. With ‘Salt Eyes’, the title track, currently this week’s 17th most-played tune, it’s time to start counting down the days for new Middle Kids tunes.
2. RÜFÜS DU SOL
Last month saw the newly-renamed RÜFÜS DU SOL release their third record, Solace, after months of anticipation. With the new collection of bangers recently scoring the role of triple j’s feature album, fans have had a chance to dive head-first into all of the classic tunes the band have on offer. With songs like ‘Underwater’ and ‘No Place’ scoring plenty of love recently, ‘Treat You Better’ is this week’s second most-played track.
1. Anderson .Paak
Anderson .Paak has well and truly been delivering the goods this year. With singles like ‘Bubblin” and ‘Tints’ doing the rounds, he recently released his new album, Oxnard, to huge critical acclaim and the honourable feature album spot. Keep an ear out, because with plenty of killer singles onboard, Oxnard is on track to be one of the year’s biggest albums.
triple j’s most-played tracks for the week:
1. ‘Better Together (feat. Running Touch)’ – Hayden James
2. ‘Treat You Better’ – RÜFÜS DU SOL
3. ‘Everything Goes (Wow)’ – Broods
4. ‘Way Down’ – MØ
5. ‘For Your Love’ – Montaigne
6. ‘Wonderful Life’ – Bring Me The Horizon
7. ‘All The Pretty Girls’ – Vera Blue
8. ‘Armed And Dangerous’ – Juice WRLD
9. ‘Oceans’ – The Wombats
10. ‘All That I See’ – Matt Corby
11. ‘Sunflower’ – Post Malone & Swae Lee
12. ‘Suffer (feat. SKOTT)’ – Petit Biscuit
13. ‘Dirt Cheap’ – Lime Cordiale
14. ‘Chapter 4 Sober (feat. Shortly)’ – Flint Eastwood
15. ‘Stupid World (feat. Bibi Bourelly)’ – Hermitude
16. ‘You Wouldn’t Like Me’ – The Beths
17. ‘Salt Eyes’ – Middle Kids
18. ‘Disconnect’ – Basement
19. ‘Hurt Like Hell’ – Antony & Cleopatra
20. ‘Dinosaurs’ – Ruby Fields
