Triple J Hottest 100 Australian songs: Hilltop Hoods favourite for number one
Typically, the Hottest 100 is an annual countdown of the best songs of the year from all over the world. But to celebrate the youth station's 50th anniversary, Triple J is staging a countdown of the greatest ever homegrown tracks.
Audiences have been voting for months to unearth Australia's favourite song.
Even Prime Minister Anthony Albanese got in on the act, nominating The Angels' Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again and Cold Chisel's Flame Trees in his list.
According to Triple J, more than 2.65 million votes, were submitted during the voting period with the 18 to 29-year-old demographic submitting the most votes.
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But the countdown has not been without controversy.
Earlier this month Australian artist Ben Lee told this masthead that, while a one-off countdown to promote Australian music was a positive step, Triple J should consider turning the annual Hottest 100 into a celebration of Australian only music.
'It's a bit of a snooze-fest, if I'm honest,' he said.
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