As voting closes on this year’s edition of “the world’s biggest music democracy,” we take a look back at the poll’s long and illustrious history with a focus on the songs that come in at under radio’s benchmark 3-minute mark.
The legacy of Triple J’s Hottest 100 is littered with songs that follow the mantra of ‘don’t bore us, get to the chorus,’ but perhaps none more so than this list of the shortest songs ever to crack the top 100 list in the annual music poll’s 20-year plus history. Whether it’s focussing on a hugely catch riff, covering a bona fide hit in half the time, or odes to illicit substances; these tunes – ranging from just under 3 min to just over 60 seconds – follow the same simple rule. ‘Short. Fast. Popular’. (via Hottest100.org)
