My (DELAYED) Verdict on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2012

So Triple J had an interesting year with the Warmest 100 coming out early (another reason why we love Facebook & Twitter) correctly guessing the right number one and then when the number one was announced the Hottest 100 was ridiculed for not being indie enough.

Yes it was the first Hip hop number One and yes it's played on Nova and Today FM but it was a really great tune when it came out and also it does go wild in a DJ set.

Now to the songs that made it:

#100: Everything Everything - Cough Cough

#99: M.I.A. - Bad Girls - #DRIVING SEXY
#98: Kimbra - Warrior {Ft. Mark Foster & A-Trak} - #TUNE
#97: Jack White - I'm Shakin'
#96: Kanye West, JAY Z & Big Sean - Clique - #TUNE
#95: Last Dinosaurs - Andy - #HOMEBAKE HEROES
#94: The Gaslight Anthem - 45
#93: Snakadaktal - Dance Bear
#92: Lisa Mitchell - Spiritus - #I LOVE LISA.M
#91: Allday x C1 - So Good - #TUNE
#90: Two Door Cinema Club - Sleep Alone
#89: Chance Waters - Maybe Tomorrow {Ft. Lilian Blue} - #TUNE
#88: C2C - Down The Road
#87: The Bloody Beetroots & Greta Svabo Bech - Chronicles Of A Fallen Love
#86: Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness - #SEX SOUNDS LIKE THIS
#85: Purity Ring - Fineshrine
#84: Hilltop Hoods - Rattling The Keys To The Kingdom
#83: The Jungle Giants - She's A Riot
#82: Santigold - Disparate Youth
#81: alt-J - Something Good
#80: Frank Ocean - Super Rich Kids {Ft. Earl Sweatshirt} - #TUNE
#79: The Black Keys - Little Black Submarines
#78: Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Household Goods
#77: Feed Me & Crystal Fighters - Love Is All I Got
#76: Illy - Heard It All
#75: Muse - Madness - #GIVE IT UP MUSE
#74: The Shins - Simple Song
#73: Ben Folds Five - Draw A Crowd
#72: Regina Spektor - All The Rowboats
#71: Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank) - #TUNE
#70: The Presets - Promises
#69: Matt Corby - Lonely Boy {Like A Version}
#68: Avicii - Silhouettes - #TUNE
#67: Flume - On Top {Ft. T-Shirt} - #TUNE
#66: The Rubens - The Best We Got
#65: Grimes - Genesis - #TUNE
#64: alt-J - Tessellate
#63: First Aid Kit - Wolf
#62: Kid Cudi - Just What I Am {Ft. King Chip} - #TUNE
#61: Sticky Fingers - Caress Your Soul - #CARESS MY SOUL
#60: Jack White - Love Interruption
#59: Cosmo Jarvis - Love This - #I LOVE THIS!
#58: Mumford & Sons - Babel
#57: Seth Sentry - Float Away
#56: Frank Ocean - Thinkin Bout You - #TUNE
#55: Knife Party - Internet Friends - #RANDOM!
#54: The Bamboos - I Got Burned {Ft. Tim Rogers}
#53: San Cisco - Wild Things
#52: The Presets - Ghosts - #WHY???????
#51: Birds Of Tokyo - This Fire
#50: Asta - My Heart Is On Fire
#49: Thundamentals - Brother {Like A Version}
#48: San Cisco - Fred Astaire
#47: Of Monsters And Men - Mountain Sound
#46: Passion Pit - Take A Walk
#45: Chance Waters - Young & Dumb {Ft. Bertie Blackman} #BERTIE
#44: Xavier Rudd - Follow The Sun - #WAY BETTER THAN 44
#43: The Lumineers - Ho Hey
#42: MS MR - Hurricane - #GOTHIC LOVE
#41: British India - I Can Make You Love Me
#40: Arctic Monkeys - R U Mine?
#39: Alabama Shakes - Hold On
#38: Grimes - Oblivion - #TUNE
#37: Two Door Cinema Club - Sun
#36: Miike Snow - Paddling Out - #TUNE
#35: 360 - Run Alone
#34: Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
#33: Parachute Youth - Can't Get Better Than This - #TUNE
#32: Florence + The Machine - Spectrum (Say My Name) {Calvin Harris Remix} - #TUNE
#31: Alpine - Gasoline - #SO INTO U
#30: Bat For Lashes - Laura
#29: Loon Lake - Cherry Lips
#28: Django Django - Default - #TUNE
#27: Ball Park Music - Surrender
#26: Seth Sentry - Dear Science
#25: Skrillex - Bangarang {Ft. Sirah} - #TUNE
#24: Chet Faker - I'm Into You
#23: Ball Park Music - Coming Down
#22: The Temper Trap - Trembling Hands
#21: Disclosure - Latch {Ft. Sam Smith} - #TUNE
#20: Rudimental - Feel The Love {Ft. John Newman}
#19: The xx - Angels - #ROMANCE
#18: Hermitude - HyperParadise {Flume Remix} - #TUNE
#17: Flight Facilities - Clair De Lune {Ft. Christine Hoberg} - #CUTE
#16: Rudimental - Not Giving In {Ft. John Newman & Alex Clare}
#15: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Same Love {Ft. Mary Lambert} - #BROMANCE
#14: Icona Pop - I Love It {Ft. Charli XCX} - #TUNE
#13: The Black Keys - Gold On The Ceiling
#12: Flume - Sleepless {Ft. Jezzabell Doran} - #TUNE
#11: Calvin Harris - Sweet Nothing {Ft. Florence Welch} - #TUNE
#10: The Rubens - My Gun - #AMAZE BALLZ
#9: Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
#8: Frank Ocean - Lost - #SMOOTH
#7: Tame Impala - Elephant
#6: Major Lazer - Get Free {Ft. Amber Coffman} - #TOP SHELF
#5: Mumford & Sons - I Will Wait - #ONETRICKPONY
#4: Flume - Holdin On - #TUNE
#3: alt-J - Breezeblocks - #SNOREFEST
#2: Of Monsters And Men - Little Talks
#1: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop {Ft. Wanz} - #STOP DA HATE

I successfully featured these ones in my BLOG's best 100 of the year:

#99: M.I.A. - Bad Girls

#98: Kimbra - Warrior {Ft. Mark Foster & A-Trak}
#96: Kanye West, JAY Z & Big Sean - Clique
#95: Last Dinosaurs - Andy
#92: Lisa Mitchell - Spiritus
#76: Illy - Heard It All
#73: Ben Folds Five - Draw A Crowd
#71: Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)
#68: Avicii - Silhouettes
#62: Kid Cudi - Just What I Am {Ft. King Chip}
#59: Cosmo Jarvis - Love This
#57: Seth Sentry - Float Away
#56: Frank Ocean - Thinkin Bout You
#54: The Bamboos - I Got Burned {Ft. Tim Rogers}
#53: San Cisco - Wild Things
#51: Birds Of Tokyo - This Fire
#46: Passion Pit - Take A Walk
#45: Chance Waters - Young & Dumb {Ft. Bertie Blackman}
#44: Xavier Rudd - Follow The Sun
#43: The Lumineers - Ho Hey
#39: Alabama Shakes - Hold On
#36: Miike Snow - Paddling Out
#35: 360 - Run Alone
#34: Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
#33: Parachute Youth - Can't Get Better Than This
#32: Florence + The Machine - Spectrum (Say My Name) {Calvin Harris Remix}
#31: Alpine - Gasoline
#29: Loon Lake - Cherry Lips
#28: Django Django - Default
#27: Ball Park Music - Surrender
#26: Seth Sentry - Dear Science
#25: Skrillex - Bangarang {Ft. Sirah}
#22: The Temper Trap - Trembling Hands
#21: Disclosure - Latch {Ft. Sam Smith}
#20: Rudimental - Feel The Love {Ft. John Newman}
#19: The xx - Angels
#18: Hermitude - HyperParadise {Flume Remix}
#16: Rudimental - Not Giving In {Ft. John Newman & Alex Clare}
#15: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Same Love {Ft. Mary Lambert}
#14: Icona Pop - I Love It {Ft. Charli XCX}
#12: Flume - Sleepless {Ft. Jezzabell Doran}
#11: Calvin Harris - Sweet Nothing {Ft. Florence Welch}
#10: The Rubens - My Gun
#9: Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
#8: Frank Ocean - Lost
#7: Tame Impala - Elephant
#6: Major Lazer - Get Free {Ft. Amber Coffman}
#5: Mumford & Sons - I Will Wait
#4: Flume - Holdin On
#2: Of Monsters And Men - Little Talks
#1: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop {Ft. Wanz}

And my BLOG also boasted Thrift Shop to be the number one song of 2012 and I will defend that tune, "Nah, Walk up to the club like, "What up, I got a big cock!", one of the opening lyrics, AMAZING!

Did I love the rest of the Hottest 100 though, well yes and no, they have copped abuse for very commerical songs featured but with 1.5 Million Votes it's a wonder Psy didn't make the cut, really people, popular isn't bad unless it's Taylor Swift.
I was super happy that both Frank Ocean and Flume did really well, Frank Ocean was a really under played artist on Triple J, "Channel Orange" made so many best of lists but didn't really get played until the years end.  And speaking of year's end, any songs played heaps during the voting period seemed to really kill it on the chart.  C2C was a real surprise with the very recent (Australian/local) release of "Down the Road".  It was a huge shame Azealia Banks didn't make the list with "1991" her debut EP the best EP by a long shot of 2012.

I couldn't vote for "212" as apparently it came out in 2011 despite having a local release of 2012, however of Monsters & Men indie folk gem "Little Talks" was released on Dec 20 2011 and still made the countdown, sad face.

Okay so the Hottest 100 is done but the list continues on Saturday with the unveiling of 200-101 (I did this recently also, such copycats LOL) and we will see if Hot Chip finally get in, if Azealia gets at least "1991" in the countdown and if Kanye gets to drop another jam.

The Hottest 100 is almost all done for another year and SMH and other publications are always going to have a crack but hey, Triple J still to this day plays the best music all day long, no ad's, no dodgy DJ's, no Kyle Sandilands and real news on the hour.  So maybe people should stop hating on JJJ we are lucky to have this station and a massive list fo songs celebrated by many from here and abroad every Australia Day.

TGIF for tomorrow y'all, tune into JJJ on Saturday for moire big tunes of 2012.