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 2015.
Taking place on January 26th, 2016, and attracting 2,094,350 votes, the triple j Hottest of 2015 was the 23rd annual countdown held by the station which limited votes to songs released in the last year.
Following on from the 2014 countdown which saw a concerted effort to rig the countdown with the inclusion of Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’, the 2015 edition of the poll was again targeted, despite the inclusion of the new “don’t troll the poll” rule.
While a campaign that aimed to get Justin Bieber into the countdown was implemented, he did not appear in the final list, and triple j confirmed that no songs were disqualified, meaning this campaign was just a pretty poor effort overall.
However, this plan to impact the poll did not manage to overshadow the rest of the countdown, with The Rubens hitting the top of the chart with ‘Hoops’, making them the second Unearthed band after Vance Joy in 2013 to take out the top spot.
Likewise, The Rubens managed to become the first band since Augie March in 2006 to chart at #1 without any other tracks in the countdown.
Check out The Rubens’ ‘Hoops’:
The countdown also began with something of a comical start, with presenter Lewi McKirdy played the #98 and #97 songs in the wrong order. After playing Methyl Ethyl’s ‘Twilight Driving’ in the place of Major Lazer’s ‘Be Together’, McKirdy realised his mistake and read the correct order of tracks.
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At the end of the day, triple j’s Hottest 100 for 2015 featured songs by 73 different artists from a total of 9 countries, including 53 from Australia, 21 from the USA, and 15 from England.
Courtney Barnett and Tame Impala were the most successful artists of the countdown, with four tracks each. Bring Me The Horizon, Florence And The Machine, Major Lazer, and The Wombats all charted twice, as did Benjamin Joseph, who appeared with both SAFIA and Peking Duk. 14 other artists also appeared twice.
Also, if you’re keen on some of the more obscure facts, the shortest track to appear in the countdown was Halsey’s ‘Ghost’ at 2:34, while the longest was Tame Impala’s ‘Let It Happen’ at 7:47.
Check out the full list of songs in the triple j Hottest 100 for 2015 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 2015
#1. ‘Hoops’ – The Rubens
#2. ‘King Kunta’ – Kendrick Lamar
#3. ‘Lean On (feat. MØ & DJ Snake)’ – Major Lazer
#4. ‘The Less I Know The Better’ – Tame Impala
#5. ‘Let It Happen’ – Tame Impala
#6. ‘The Trouble With Us’ – Marcus Marr & Chet Faker
#7. ‘Do You Remember’ – Jarryd James
#8. ‘The Buzz (feat. Mataya & Young Tapz)’ – Hermitude
#9. ‘Can’t Feel My Face’ – The Weeknd
#10. ‘Magnets (feat. Lorde)’ – Disclosure
#11. ‘Never Be’ – Meg Mac
#12. ‘You Were Right’ – RÜFÜS
#13. ‘Ocean Drive’ – Duke Dumont
#14. ‘Hotline Bling’ – Drake
#15. ‘Like Soda’ – Violent Soho
#16. ‘Fire And The Flood’ – Vance Joy
#17. ‘Middle (feat. Bipolar Sunshine)’ – DJ Snake
#18. ‘Downtown (feat. Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee & Grandmaster Caz)’ – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
#19. ‘The Hills’ – The Weeknd
#20. ‘Mountain At My Gates’ – Foals
#21. ‘Magnolia’ – Gang Of Youths
#22. ‘Keeping Score (feat. Paige IV)’ – L D R U
#23. ‘Embracing Me’ – SAFIA
#24. ‘Some Minds (feat. Andrew Wyatt)’ – Flume
#25. ‘Shine On’ – The Amity Affliction
#26. ‘I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times) (feat. Young Thug & Popcaan)’ – Jamie xx
#27. ‘Young’ – Vallis Alps
#28. ‘Like An Animal’ – RÜFÜS
#29. ‘Greek Tragedy’ – The Wombats
#30. ‘Say My Name (feat. Benjamin Joseph)’ – Peking Duk
#31. ‘Loud Places (feat. Romy)’ – Jamie xx
#32. ‘Leave A Trace’ – CHVRCHES
#33. ‘Long Loud Hours (feat. Bertie Blackman)’ – Urthboy
#34. ‘Eventually’ – Tame Impala
#35. ‘Counting Sheep’ – SAFIA
#36. ‘All My Friends (feat. Tinashe & Chance The Rapper)’ – Snakehips
#37. ‘Alright’ – Kendrick Lamar
#38. ‘Delilah’ – Florence And The Machine
#39. ‘Swear Jar’ – Illy
#40. ‘Ship To Wreck’ – Florence And The Machine
#41. ‘Puppet Theatre (feat. Peter Bjorn And John)’ – Claptone
#42. ‘Hold Me Down’ – Halsey
#43. ‘Pedestrian At Best’ – Courtney Barnett
#44. ‘Something About You’ – Hayden James
#45. ‘Throne’ – Bring Me The Horizon
#46. ‘Go’ – The Chemical Brothers
#47. ‘Dynamite (feat. Allday)’ – Asta
#48. ‘Crushed’ – Parkway Drive
#49. ‘Too Much Time Together’ – San Cisco
#50. ‘Deception Bay’ – Boo Seeka
#51. ‘Clearest Blue’ – CHVRCHES
#52. ‘Cream On Chrome’ – Ratatat
#53. ‘Monday’ – Matt Corby
#54. ‘Working For It’ – Zhu x Skrillex x THEY.
#55. ‘Multi-Love’ – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
#56. ‘Alive’ – Sia
#57. ‘Foolish’ – Alpine
#58. ‘Vice Grip’ – Parkway Drive
#59. ‘Run’ – Alison Wonderland
#60. ‘Kamikaze’ – MØ
#61. ‘Cause I’m A Man’ – Tame Impala
#62. ‘Omen (feat. Sam Smith)’ – Disclosure
#63. ‘Walk The Wire’ – Boy & Bear
#64. ‘L$D’ – A$AP Rocky
#65. ‘Don’t Wanna Fight’ – Alabama Shakes
#66. ‘M.O.B.’ – Tkay Maidza
#67. ‘Give Me A Try’ – The Wombats
#68. ‘Shutdown’ – Skepta
#69. ‘Forces (feat. Airling)’ – Japanese Wallpaper
#70. ‘What Kind Of Man’ – Florence And The Machine
#71. ‘Flesh Without Blood’ – Grimes
#72. ‘Anchor’ – Birds Of Tokyo
#73. ‘Once’ – Ngaiire
#74. ‘Powerful (feat. Ellie Goulding & Tarrus Riley)’ – Major Lazer
#75. ‘Elevator Operator’ – Courtney Barnett
#76. ‘Suddenly’ – British India
#77. ‘Lay Down’ – DMA’S
#78. ‘Weathered’ – Jack Garratt
#79. ‘Wolves’ – The Cat Empire
#80. ‘Everyday (feat. Rod Stewart, Miguel & Mark Ronson)’ – A$AP Rocky
#81. ‘Big Jet Plane (feat. Thelma Plum)’ – Tuka
#82. ‘Depreston’ – Courtney Barnett
#83. ‘Down To Earth’ – Flight Facilities
#84. ‘Delete’ – Sticky Fingers
#85. ‘Heart Attack (feat. Owl Eyes)’ – Flight Facilities
#86. ‘Happy Song’ – Bring Me The Horizon
#87. ‘Begin Again’ – Purity Ring
#88. ‘Party Machine’ – The Bennies
#89. ‘High By The Beach’ – Lana Del Rey
#90. ‘Gemini (feat. George Maple)’ – What So Not
#91. ‘Be Your Shadow’ – The Wombats
#92. ‘No One (feat. Thelma Plum)’ – Golden Features
#93. ‘Indian Summer’ – Jai Wolf
#94. ‘Ghost’ – Halsey
#95. ‘Nobody Really Cares If You Don’t Go To The Party’ – Courtney Barnett
#96. ‘Rumour Mill (feat. Anne-Marie & Will Heard)’ – Rudimental
#97. ‘Twilight Driving’ – Methyl Ethel
#98. ‘Be Together (feat. Wild Belle)’ – Major Lazer
#99. ‘True Friends’ – Bring Me The Horizon
#100. ‘Hell Boy’ – Seth Sentry
triple j’s Hottest 200 of 2015
#101. ‘Call My Name’ – Mosquito Coast
#102. ‘Distant Past’ – Everything Everything
#103. ‘Innerbloom’ – RÜFÜS
#104. ‘Breathe Life’ – Jack Garratt
#105. ‘On Fire (feat. Maribelle)’ – Carmada
#106. ‘Pretty Pimpin’ – Kurt Vile
#107. ‘Like You Want To’ – Kita Alexander
#108. ‘So Into You’ – Childish Gambino
#109. ’40oz. On Repeat’ – FIDLAR
#110. ‘The Love Within’ – Bloc Party
#111. ‘Dumb’ – Seth Sentry
#112. ‘Bend’ – Chet Faker
#113. ‘U Don’t Know (feat. Wayne Coyne)’ – Alison Wonderland
#114. ‘Dead Fox’ – Courtney Barnett
#115. ‘Run’ – Seth Sentry
#116. ‘Empty Threat’ – CHVRCHES
#117. ‘What Went Down’ – Foals
#118. ‘Through The Roof (feat. Young Tapz)’ – Hermitude
#119. ‘Emoticons’ – The Wombats
#120. ‘White Dress (feat. Deutsch Duke)’ – Set Mo
#121. ‘Hallelujah’ – The Rubens
#122. ‘The Moment’ – Tame Impala
#123. ‘Kingdom Leader’ – Boo Seeka
#124. ‘Fool’ – Boo Seeka
#125. ‘My Own Way’ – Kita Alexander
#126. ‘Should Have Known Better’ – Sufjan Stevens
#127. ‘Heart Is Full’ – Miike Snow
#128. ‘The Wolf’ – Mumford & Sons
#129. ‘Electric Indigo’ – The Paper Kites
#130. ‘Dancin John Doe’ – Drapht
#131. ‘Two Weeks (feat. Tom Snowdon)’ – #1 Dads
#132. ‘Damn Baby’ – Alpine
#133. ‘House Every Weekend’ – David Zowie
#134. ‘Heartburn’ – Wafia
#135. ‘Girl (feat. Kaytranada)’ – The Internet
#136. ‘Take It To Reality (feat. SAFIA)’ – Alison Wonderland
#137. ‘Rabbit Run’ – City Calm Down
#138. ‘These Walls (feat. Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat)’ – Kendrick Lamar
#139. ‘Breakaway’ – In Hearts Wake
#140. ‘Searchlight (feat. Yeo)’ – Hermitude
#141. ‘The Night Is On My Side’ – The Rubens
#142. ‘Games’ – Alison Wonderland
#143. ‘Give Me Something’ – Jarryd James
#144. ‘Speak Easy’ – Mansionair
#145. ‘Believe’ – Mumford & Sons
#146. ‘I’d Go With You Anywhere’ – Birds Of Tokyo
#147. ‘Crystals’ – Of Monsters And Men
#148. ‘Hold’ – Vera Blue
#149. ‘Regardless (feat. Julia Stone)’ – Jarryd James
#150. ‘Tattoo’ – Tuka
#151. ‘Paper Trail$’ – Joey Bada$$
#152. ‘Be Right There’ – Diplo & Sleepy Tom
#153. ‘Limit Of Love’ – Boy & Bear
#154. ‘T-Shirt Weather’ – Circa Waves
#155. ‘Baby Blue (feat. Chance The Rapper)’ – Action Bronson
#156. ‘My Star’ – Tuka
#157. ‘West Coast’ – FIDLAR
#158. ‘Bodyache’ – Purity Ring
#159. ‘Walk With Me (feat. Kučka)’ – Cosmo’s Midnight
#160. ‘Queen Of Peace’ – Florence And The Machine
#161. ‘Aerial Love’ – Daniel Johns
#162. ‘Love Me Badder’ – Elliphant
#163. ‘The Alley’ – E^ST
#164. ‘Skeletons’ – The Amity Affliction
#165. ‘Holding On (feat. Gregory Porter)’ – Disclosure
#166. ‘Ghost’ – Tkay Maidza
#167. ‘Not Many’ – One Day
#168. ‘New Romantics’ – Hands Like Houses
#169. ‘Asleep In The Machine’ – Bootleg Rascal
#170. ‘Ghost Town’ – Sticky Fingers
#171. ‘Cuffed & Collared’ – Bad//Dreems
#172. ‘Abrasive’ – Ratatat
#173. ‘Underflow’ – Emma Louise
#174. ‘Love Again (feat. JMSN & Sango)’ – Ta-ku
#175. ‘Psycho’ – Muse
#176. ‘In Plain Sight’ – Dead Letter Circus
#177. ‘Magic’ – San Cisco
#178. ‘Snow’ – San Cisco
#179. ‘Losers (feat. Labrinth)’ – The Weeknd
#180. ‘Ditmas’ – Mumford & Sons
#181. ‘Dreams’ – Beck
#182. ‘The Blacker The Berry (feat. Assassin & Lalah Hathaway)’ – Kendrick Lamar
#183. ‘Automatic’ – Zhu x AlunaGeorge
#184. ‘Restraint & Release’ – Gang Of Youths
#185. ‘Get Down’ – Jess Kent
#186. ‘All Day (feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney)’ – Kanye West
#187. ‘Nightlight’ – Silversun Pickups
#188. ‘Kooky Eyes’ – The Jungle Giants
#189. ‘Clip My Wings’ – Montaigne
#190. ‘Apollo’ – Last Dinosaurs
#191. ‘Radioface’ – Gang Of Youths
#192. ‘Read My Mind’ – Catfish And The Bottlemen
#193. ‘Bottom Feeder’ – Parkway Drive
#194. ‘Talking To My Diary’ – Dr. Dre
#195. ‘Hurricane’ – Halsey
#196. ‘Electrical’ – Eves The Behavior
#197. ‘Horses’ – Porsches
#198. ‘Can’t Get Enough Of Myself (feat. B.C.)’ – Santigold
#199. ‘The Way You’d Love Her’ – Mac DeMarco
#200. ‘Preach’ – Daniel Johns
Quick Facts:
Artists: 73
Most Successful Artists: Courtney Barnett and Tame Impala (4 tracks)
Number Of Countries: 9
Top Three Countries: Australia (53 tracks), USA (21 tracks), England (15 tracks)
Shortest Song: ‘Ghost’ – Halsey (2:34)
Longest Song: ‘Let It Happen’ – Tame Impala (7:47)
