Revisiting triple j’s Hottest 100s of years gone by: 2010

With the 2021 Hottest 100 set to take place on January 22nd, 2022, we here at Tone Deaf have decided to take a stroll down memory lane, recapping the countdowns of yesteryear in the lead-up to the latest edition of musical democracy. Today, we’re taking a look back at the Hottest 100 of 2010.

Taking place on January 26th, 2011, and attracting over 1,260,000 votes, the triple j Hottest of 2010 was the 18th annual countdown held by the station which limited votes to songs released in the last year.

Following on from 2009’s memorable incident in which the winning track was leaked in advance, it’s fair to say that listeners were keen to see what sort of controversy the 2010 countdown might bring with it.

Thankfully, it was a rather normal poll, with an Australian artist returning to the top of the countdown since 2006. Hitting #1 was Angus & Julia Stone’s ‘Big Jet Plane’, which had originally been recorded by Angus Stone’s solo project, Lady Of The Sunshine, the previous year.

Incidentally, Angus & Julia Stone’s entry was the first time since The Cranberries’ ‘Zombie’ in 1994 that the winning track featured a female vocalist, and the first time since Spiderbait’s ‘Buy Me A Pony’ in 1996 that the winning act featured a female member.

Check out Angus & Julia Stone’s ‘Big Jet Plane’:

At #3, Ou Est Le Swimming Pool charted with ‘Dance The Way I Feel’. Sadly, the band’s frontman Charles Haddon, had passed away in August of 2010 following a performance in Belgium.

While the track had already garnered enough traction to chart highly in the countdown, many listeners believed that the band’s top three placing may have been affected by Haddon’s death.

Close behind at #5, Boy & Bear’s cover of Crowded House’s ‘Fall At Your Feet’ became the equal-highest charting cover song in a countdown, tied with Spiderbait’s cover of ‘Black Betty’ in 2004, and Björk’s cover of ‘It’s Oh So Quiet’ in 1995.

Meanwhile, Kanye West’s ‘Runaway’ at #14 became the equal-longest song in a countdown. At 9:08, only Green Day’s ‘Jesus Of Suburbia’ in 2005 has matched the track to date.

Check out Kanye West’s ‘Runaway’:

At the end of the day, triple j’s Hottest 100 for 2010 featured songs by 65 different artists from a total of 8 countries, including 51 from Australia, 21 from the USA, and 17 from England.

Arcade Fire, Birds Of Tokyo, Bliss N Eso, Gorillaz, Gypsy & The Cat, Mark Ronson & The Business Intl, Pendulum, and Washington were the best performing acts of the countdown, scoring three tracks each, while a further 19 artists charted twice.

Also, if you’re keen on some of the more obscure facts, the shortest track to appear in the countdown was Vampire Weekend’s ‘Holiday’ at 2:18, while the longest was Kanye West’s ‘Kanye West’ at 9:08.

Check out the full list of songs in the triple j Hottest 100 for 2010 below. If you’re keen to learn more, head over to the Hottest 100 Database, and check out the Hottest 100 songs that didn’t make the Hottest 100.

triple j’s Hottest 100 of 2010

#1. ‘Big Jet Plane’ – Angus & Julia Stone
#2. ‘Rock It’ – Little Red
#3. ‘Dance The Way I Feel’ – Ou Est Le Swimming Pool
#4. ‘Plans’ – Birds Of Tokyo
#5. ‘Fall At Your Feet’ – Boy & Bear
#6. ‘Teenage Crime’ – Adrian Lux
#7. ‘Fuck You’ – Cee-Lo Green
#8. ‘Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)’ – The Wombats
#9. ‘Magic Fountain’ – Art vs. Science
#10. ‘Somebody To Love Me (feat. Boy George & Andrew Wyatt)’ – Mark Ronson & The Business Intl.

#11. ‘ABC News Theme (Remix)’ – Pendulum
#12. ‘Rapunzel’ – Drapht
#13. ‘Clap Your Hands’ – Sia
#14. ‘Runaway (feat. Pusha T)’ – Kanye West
#15. ‘Barbra Streisand (Radio Edit)’ – Duck Sauce
#16. ‘Mace Spray’ – The Jezabels
#17. ‘Bang Bang Bang (feat. Q-Tip & MNDR)’ – Mark Ronson & The Business Intl.
#18. ‘There’s Nothing In The Water We Can’t Fight’ – Cloud Control
#19. ‘Crave You (feat. Giselle)’ – Flight Facilities
#20. ‘Sunday Best’ – Washington

#21. ‘Undercover Martyn’ – Two Door Cinema Club
#22. ‘Jellylegs’ – Children Collide
#23. ‘Addicted’ – Bliss N Eso
#24. ‘Talking Like I’m Falling Down Stairs’ – Sparkadia
#25. ‘Eyes Wide Open’ – Gotye
#26. ‘Not In Love (feat. Robert Smith)’ – Crystal Castles
#27. ‘You Got The Dirtee Love (feat. Dizzee Rascal)’ – Florence And The Machine
#28. ‘Radar Detector’ – Darwin Deez
#29. ‘It Can Wait (feat. Owl Eyes)’ – Illy
#30. ‘O.N.E.’ – Yeasayer

#31. ‘Bloodbuzz Ohio’ – The National
#32. ‘Pumped Up Kicks’ – Foster The People
#33. ‘Solitude Is Bliss’ – Tame Impala
#34. ‘Punching In A Dream’ – The Naked And Famous
#35. ‘The Bike Song (feat. Kyle Falconer & Spank Rock)’ – Mark Ronson & The Business Intl.
#36. ‘Opposite Of Adults’ – Chiddy Bang
#37. ‘Doncamatic (feat. Daley)’ – Gorillaz
#38. ‘Young Blood’ – The Naked And Famous
#39. ‘Revolution’ – The John Butler Trio
#40. ‘Baby, I’m Gettin’ Better’ – Gyroscope

#41. ‘Down By The River’ – Bliss N Eso
#42. ‘On Melancholy Hill’ – Gorillaz
#43. ‘We No Speak Americano’ – Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP
#44. ‘Baptism’ – Crystal Castles
#45. ‘Rabbit Song’ – Boy & Bear
#46. ‘Way Back Home’ – Bag Raiders
#47. ‘Wild At Heart’ – Birds Of Tokyo
#48. ‘Witchcraft’ – Pendulum
#49. ‘Easy To Love’ – The Jezabels
#50. ‘One Life Stand’ – Hot Chip

#51. ‘Ambling Amp’ – Yeasayer
#52. ‘Overpass’ – The John Steel Singers
#53. ‘Reflections’ – Bliss N Eso
#54. ‘Holidays (feat. Alan Palomo)’ – Miami Horror
#55. ‘Giving Up The Gun’ – Vampire Weekend
#56. ‘Bring Night’ – Sia
#57. ‘Kickstarts’ – Example
#58. ‘The Suburbs’ – Arcade Fire
#59. ‘Rich Kids’ – Washington
#60. ‘My Eagle’ – Children Collide

#61. ‘Jackson’s Last Stand’ – Ou Est Le Swimming Pool
#62. ‘Hold On’ – Angus & Julia Stone
#63. ‘Ready To Start’ – Arcade Fire
#64. ‘Jona Vark’ – Gypsy & The Cat
#65. ‘One Step’ – Dead Letter Circus
#66. ‘Audience’ – Cold War Kids
#67. ‘Holiday’ – Vampire Weekend
#68. ‘Dog (feat. Lisa Mitchell)’ – Andy Bull
#69. ‘Watercolour’ – Pendulum
#70. ‘Paper Romance (feat. Fenech-Soler & SaintSaviour)’ – Groove Armada

#71. ‘The Piper’s Song’ – Gypsy & The Cat
#72. ‘I Can Talk’ – Two Door Cinema Club
#73. ‘Time To Wander’ – Gypsy & The Cat
#74. ‘Lucidity’ – Tame Impala
#75. ‘Coming Around’ – Hungry Kids Of Hungary
#76. ‘Radioactive’ – Kings Of Leon
#77. ‘Shutterbugg (feat. Cutty)’ – Big Boi
#78. ‘Stylo (feat. Mos Def & Bobby Womack)’ – Gorillaz
#79. ‘Slow Motion’ – Little Red
#80. ‘Howlin’ For You’ – The Black Keys

#81. ‘Echoes’ – Klaxons
#82. ‘Tighten Up’ – The Black Keys
#83. ‘Modern Man’ – Arcade Fire
#84. ‘The Hardest Part’ – Washington
#85. ‘I Feel Better’ – Hot Chip
#86. ‘Queensland’ – Evil Eddie
#87. ‘The Saddest Thing I Know’ – Birds Of Tokyo
#88. ‘Monster (feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver)’ – Kanye West
#89. ‘Barricade’ – Interpol
#90. ‘Finally See Our Way’ – Art vs. Science

#91. ‘Northcote (So Hungover)’ – The Bedroom Philosopher
#92. ‘I Can Change’ – LCD Soundsystem
#93. ‘Anyone’s Ghost’ – The National
#94. ‘Time To Smile’ – Xavier Rudd & Izintaba
#95. ‘The High Road’ – Broken Bells
#96. ‘Go Do’ – Jónsi
#97. ‘Sleepwalker’ – Parkway Drive
#98. ‘Spanish Sahara’ – Foals
#99. ‘Big’ – Dead Letter Circus
#100. ‘Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)’ – Muse

triple j’s Hottest 200 of 2010

#101. ‘XXXO’ – M.I.A.
#102. ‘Rill Rill’ – Sleigh Bells
#103. ‘Miami’ – Foals
#104. ‘Odessa’ – Caribou
#105. ‘Power’ – Kanye West
#106. ‘Save Our Town’ – Philadelphia Grand Jury
#107. ‘All Summer’ – Kid Cudi, Best Coast & Rostam Batmanglij
#108. ‘I <3 U So’ – Cassius
#109. ‘Mowgli’s Road’ – Marina & The Diamonds
#110. ‘Colours’ – Grouplove

#111. ‘Pyro’ – Kings Of Leon
#112. ‘Swoon’ – The Chemical Brothers
#113. ‘Avalanche’ – British India
#114. ‘Katy On A Mission’ – Katy B
#115. ‘From Above’ – Ben Folds & Nick Hornby
#116. ‘Tenderoni’ – Kele
#117. ‘I Believe You Liar’ – Washington
#118. ‘Home’ – LCD Soundsystem
#119. ‘Palaces Of Montezuma’ – Grinderman
#120. ‘Through The Clover’ – Stonefield

#121. ‘Everything You Wanted’ – Kele
#122. ‘Laredo’ – Band Of Horses
#123. ‘I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman (feat. Saukrates & Nelly Furtado)’ – k-os
#124. ‘Close To You’ – The John Butler Trio
#125. ‘Settle Down’ – Kimbra
#126. ’40 Day Dream’ – Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros
#127. ‘Superfast Jellyfish (feat. De La Soul & Gruff Rhys)’ – Gorillaz
#128. ‘Boyfriend’ – Best Coast
#129. ‘Anchors’ – The Amity Affliction
#130. ‘iFly’ – Ball Park Music

#131. ‘Hey Ya!’ – Sarah Blasko
#132. ‘Drunk Girls’ – LCD Soundsystem
#133. ‘The Show Goes On’ – Lupe Fiasco
#134. ‘Your Love’ – The Aston Shuffle
#135. ‘Work’ – Bluejuice
#136. ‘Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)’ – My Chemical Romance
#137. ‘Falling’ – The Cat Empire
#138. ‘All Of The Lights’ – Kanye West
#139. ‘For You’ – Angus & Julia Stone
#140. ‘Meditation Song #2 (Why, Oh Why)’ – Cloud Control

#141. ‘What Do I Know About Pain?’ – Gyroscope
#142. ‘Dancing On My Own’ – Robyn
#143. ‘Stop Trying’ – Sia
#144. ‘Snake Charmer’ – Bag Raiders
#145. ‘When You Walk In The Room’ – Fyfe Dangerfield
#146. ‘Some Of The Places I Know’ – Gyroscope
#147. ‘Symphonies (feat. Kid Cudi)’ – Dan Black
#148. ‘Parade Of The Dead’ – Hilltop Hoods
#149. ‘Dance Yrself Clean’ – LCD Soundsystem
#150. ‘Come Back Home’ – Two Door Cinema Club

#151. ‘All These Things’ – Darren Hanlon
#152. ‘I Look To You (feat. Kimbra)’ – Miami Horror
#153. ‘Beneath The Satellite’ – British India
#154. ‘Death By Diamonds And Pearls’ – Band Of Skulls
#155. ‘American Slang’ – The Gaslight Anthem
#156. ‘Shampain’ – Marina & The Diamonds
#157. ‘Hold On My Heart (The Presets Remix)’ – Sarah Blasko
#158. ‘Derezzed’ – Daft Punk
#159. ‘Just Got Started (feat. Pez)’ – 360
#160. ‘Forever And Ever Amen’ – The Drums

#161. ‘Alter Ego’ – Tame Impala
#162. ‘Circles’ – Birds Of Tokyo
#163. ‘Get Some’ – Lykke Li
#164. ‘King Of The Beach’ – Wavves
#165. ‘Down For The Count’ – Girl Talk
#166. ‘Airplanes’ – Local Natives
#167. ‘Falling Away’ – Big Scary
#168. ‘Celestica’ – Crystal Castles
#169. ‘Take Me Over’ – Cut Copy
#170. ‘Madder Red’ – Yeasayer

#171. ‘Peek-A-Boo’ – Bertie Blackman
#172. ‘Saddest Summer’ – The Drums
#173. ‘Tightrope (feat. Big Boi)’ – Janelle Monáe
#174. ‘Family Affair’ – Bliss N Eso
#175. ‘Four Seasons In One Day’ – Paul Kelly & Angus Stone
#176. ‘Louder Than Ever’ – Cold War Kids
#177. ‘Dark Fantasy’ – Kanye West
#178. ‘No Surprises’ – Regina Spektor
#179. ‘The Chase (feat. Oliver Daysoul)’ – Illy
#180. ‘Bright Lights Bigger City’ – Cee-Lo Green

#181. ‘This Orient’ – Foals
#182. ‘Moon Theory’ – Miami Horror
#183. ‘This Too Shall Pass’ – OK Go
#184. ‘Harmony To My Heartbeat’ – Sally Seltmann
#185. ‘Feeling’s Gone’ – The Cat Empire
#186. ‘Lost In The World (feat. Bon Iver)’ – Kanye West
#187. ‘Black Crow’ – Angus & Julia Stone
#188. ‘Crossfire’ – Brandon Flowers
#189. ‘Wristwatch’ – Hungry Kids Of Hungary
#190. ‘It’s All My Fault’ – Nicholas Roy

#191. ‘Animal Rights’ – deadmau5 & Wolfgang Gartner
#192. ‘Devil’s Spoke’ – Laura Marling
#193. ‘Youngbloods’ – The Amity Affliction
#194. ‘Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)’ – Arcade Fire
#195. ‘Dirtee Disco (feat. Daniel Pearce)’ – Dizzee Rascal
#196. ‘Modern Day Addiction’ – Clare Bowditch & The New Slang
#197. ‘Memories’ – Weezer
#198. ‘Mitsubitchi’ – The Subs
#199. ‘Broken Bones’ – The Holidays
#200. ‘Doubt’ – Delphic

Quick Facts:

Artists: 65
Most Successful Artists: Arcade Fire, Birds Of Tokyo, Bliss N Eso, Gorillaz, Gypsy & The Cat, Mark Ronson & The Business Intl, Pendulum, and Washington (3 tracks)
Number Of Countries: 8
Top Three Countries: Australia (51 tracks), USA (21 tracks), England (17 tracks)
Shortest Song: ‘Holiday’ – Vampire Weekend (2:18)
Longest Song: ‘Runaway’ – Kanye West (9:08)

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