Australia's biggest day in music has come to a close with The Wiggles' performance coveringTame Impala's hit song Elephantfor triple j's Like a Version being voted as Australia's top song of 2021.
It's the first year that a Like a Version song has taken out top honours, with the top three all including Australian artists for after non-Australians top out the top song for the past two years with UK band Glass Animals'Heat Waveswinning the 2020 countdown and Billie Eilish'sBad Guysitting at number one for 2019.
However, aside from the top three, it was one of the worst-performing years for Aussie artists with only 55 entries including an Australian artist — the lowest since 2015 which only saw Australian artists represented 54 times.
25 artists made their debut on the hottest 100 list this year and August was the top-performing month for releases, with several "songs of the summer" (by the Northern Hemisphere's standards) making the list.
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Olivia Rodrigo and Doja Cat featured frequently throughout the count, with both artists entering the list five times. Doja Cat was the sole artist to appear three times within a stretch of 10 songs (31, 34, 37) and Olivia Rodrigo was the highest-ranked lead female vocalist withgood 4 uclocking in at number four in the countdown
It was a year for records with Billie Eilish becoming the first artist in triple j history to make the top 10 in four consecutive years withHappier Than Ever. Meanwhile, the Wiggles had another record to their name, with former Purple Wiggle Jeff Fatt becoming the oldest artist to take out number one.
Meanwhile, Peking Duk made the list for the eighth consecutive year withChemicalsfinishing at number 42.
Hottest 100 list of 2021
#100 Holy Holy -How You Been
#99 Ziggy Ramo -Little Things[Ft. Paul Kelly]
#98 Adam Newling -Sweetness
#97 Kanye West -Moon
#96 Client Liaison -House Of Holy
#95 alt-J -U&ME
#94 Tyne-James Organ -Sunday Suit
#93 Baby Keem -family ties[with Kendrick Lamar]
#92 Slowly Slowly -Blueprint
#91 Telenova -Bones
#90 Hayden James -Waiting For Nothing[Ft. Yaeger]
#89 Jungle -Keep Moving
#88 Baker Boy -My Mind[Ft. G Flip]
#87 Holy Holy -The Aftergone[Ft. CLEWS]
#86 FISHER -Just Feels Tight
#85 The Buoys -Lie To Me Again
#84 Teenage Joans -Wine
#83 Doja Cat & The Weeknd -You Right
#82 Kanye West -Praise God
#81 Lorde -Stoned At The Nail Salon
#80 Billie Eilish -Your Power
#79 Dave -Clash[Ft. Stormzy]
#78 SZA -I Hate U
#77 Tyler, The Creator -WUSYANAME[Ft. YoungBoy Never Broke Again/Ty Dolla $ign]
#76 The Terrys -Our Paradise
#75 Genesis Owusu -Gold Chains
#74 Tones And I -Cloudy Day
#73 Lizzo -Rumors[Ft. Cardi B]
#72 Vera Blue -Temper
#71 Halsey -I Am Not A Woman, I'm A God
#70 The Amity Affliction -Like Love
#69 Sly Withers -Clarkson
#68 The Jungle Giants -Treat You Right
#67 Olivia Rodrigo -traitor
#66 Tame Impala -A Girl Like You[triple j Like A Version 2020]
#65 Luude -Down Under[Ft. Colin Hay]
#64 G Flip -Queen[Ft. mxmtoon]
#63 Lana Del Rey -Chemtrails Over The Country Club
#62 Lorde -Mood Ring
#61 Dom Dolla -Pump The Brakes
#60 Olivia Rodrigo -brutal
#59 Machine Gun Kelly -love race[Ft. Kellin Quinn]
#58 Ruby Fields -Kitchen
#57 Gang of Youths -the man himself
#56 King Stingray -Milkumana
#55 Skegss -Valhalla
#54 Ocean Alley -Breathe/Comfortably Numb/Money[triple j Like A Version 2021]
#53 The Weeknd -Take My Breath
#52 Cardi B -Up
#51 The Rions -Night Light
#50 Kanye West -Jail
#49 Dune Rats -UP
#48 ACRAZE -Do It To It[Ft. Cherish]
#47 Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak & Silk Sonic -Leave The Door Open
#46 King Stingray -Get Me Out
#45 Wet Leg -Chaise Longue
#44 Kanye West -Hurricane
#43 Bring Me The Horizon -DiE4u
#42 Peking Duk -Chemicals
#41 Lime Cordiale & Idris Elba -What's Not To Like
#40 girl in red -serotonin
#39 Middle Kids -Stacking Chairs
#38 The Rubens -Masterpiece
#37 Doja Cat -Woman
#36 WILLOW -t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l[Ft. Travis Barker]
#35 Peach PRC -Josh
#34 Doja Cat -Get Into It (Yuh)
#33 Olivia Rodrigo -deja vu
#32 The Wombats -If You Ever Leave, I'm Coming With You
#31 Doja Cat -Need To Know
#30 Spacey Jane -Here Comes The Sun[triple j Like A Version 2021]
#29 Lil Nas X -THATS WHAT I WANT
#28 Amyl and The Sniffers -Hertz
#27 DOPE LEMON -Rose Pink Cadillac
#26 Lorde -Solar Power
#25 RÜFÜS DU SOL -Next To Me
#24 bbno$ -edamame[Ft. Rich Brian]
#23 Glass Animals -I Don't Wanna Talk (I Just Wanna Dance)
#22 SZA -Good Days
#21 Ball Park Music -Sunscreen
#20 Ocean Alley -Touch Back Down
#19 RÜFÜS DU SOL -Alive(Full version)
#18 The Jungle Giants -Love Signs
#17 Tom Cardy -Mixed Messages
#16 Sam Fender -Seventeen Going Under
#15 Vance Joy -Missing Piece
#14 Lime Cordiale & Idris Elba -Apple Crumble
#13 Olivia Rodrigo -drivers license
#12 Spacey Jane -Lunchtime
#11 Tom Cardy -H.Y.C.Y.BH
#10 Lil Nas X -MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)
#9 RÜFÜS DU SOL -On My Knees
#8 Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow -INDUSTRY BABY
#7 Doja Cat -Kiss Me More[Ft. SZA]
#6 Gang Of Youths -The Angel Of 8th Ave.
#5 Billie Eilish -Happier Than Ever
#4 Olivia Rodrigo -good 4 u
#3 Spacey Jane -Lots of Nothing
#2 The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber -Stay
#1 The Wiggles -Elephant[triple j Like A Version 2021]
Tune in to triple j tomorrow for the Hottest 100 of 2001 for a walk down memory lane.