Triple J Hottest 100, 2008
The 2008 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on Australia Day, 26 January 2009. It was the sixteenth countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by the listeners of Australian radio station, Triple J.
2008 was also the first year of the countdown where Triple J made public the full list of songs that did not make the list proper. Coined as the "Hottest 200", the list was released online shortly after the main countdown.[1]
Voting commenced on Boxing Day, 26 December 2008, and closed on 18 January 2009.[2] The second half of the countdown was broadcast live from Parramatta Park in New South Wales, with live crosses to the Big Day Out, held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria.[3]
Over 800,000 votes were received, a record number.[4]
Full list
Note: Australian artists
- 101 was "All Alone" by Jackson Jackson.
Artists with multiple entries
Four tracks
- Kings of Leon (1, 3, 24, 70)
- Vampire Weekend (30, 32, 58, 71)
- Nick Littlemore (Twice with Pnau and Empire of the Sun) (4, 12, 54, 68)
Three tracks
- MGMT (2, 5, 18)
- The Presets (6, 8, 56)
- Flight of the Conchords (19, 60, 67)
- Birds of Tokyo (20, 22, 51)
- The Grates (34, 80, 83)
- Bliss n Eso (40, 61, 94)
- Ladyhawke (Twice solo and once with Pnau) (11, 12, 26)
- Lily Allen (Twice solo and once with the Kaiser Chiefs) (25, 46, 90)
Two tracks
- Empire of the Sun (4, 68)
- The Ting Tings (9, 78)
- Drapht (10, 77)
- Pnau (12, 54)
- Cog (31, 97)
- Dizzie Rascal (17, 96)
- The Herd (13, 63)
- Josh Pyke (27, 29)
- The Killers (52, 73)
- Muph and Plutonic (86, 99)
- Laura Marling (Once solo and once with Mystery Jets) (43, 49)
Countries represented
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Australia – 48
United States – 29
United Kingdom – 14
New Zealand – 5[nb 6]
Iceland – 2
France – 1
Norway – 1
Top 10 Albums of 2008
Bold winner of the Hottest 100. The Presets won the J Award for Apocalypso.
| # | Artist | Album | Country of Origin | Tracks in the Hottest 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kings of Leon | Only by the Night[5] | United States | 1, 3, 24, 70 |
| 2 | The Presets | Apocalypso | Australia | 6, 8, 56 (18 in 2007) |
| 3 | MGMT | Oracular Spectacular | United States | 2, 5, 18 |
| 4 | Vampire Weekend | Vampire Weekend | United States | 30, 32, 58, 71 |
| 5 | Birds of Tokyo | Universes | Australia | 20, 22, 51 |
| 6 | Cut Copy | In Ghost Colours | Australia | 15 (39 in 2007) |
| 7 | Bloc Party | Intimacy | United Kingdom | DNC (110, 112, 127 in Hottest 200 - 101) |
| 8 | The Grates | Teeth Lost, Hearts Won | Australia | 34, 80, 83 |
| 9 | Empire of the Sun | Walking on a Dream | Australia | 4, 68 |
| 10 | Josh Pyke | Chimney's Afire | Australia | 27, 29 |
CD release
Triple J's Hottest 100 Volume 16 is the compilation featuring the best of the Top 100 voted tracks on two CDs. It went on sale on 6 March 2009.
CD 1
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CD 2
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Notes
- Nick Littlemore secured four entries into the Hottest 100, two with Empire of the Sun and two with Pnau.
- Ladyhawke also featured on Pnau's entry at number 12, "Embrace", as well as her own two entries.
- Bliss n Eso's song "Eye of the Storm" (#40) uses Angus and Julia Stone's "Paper Aeroplane", which was featured in 2006 at #43
- Muscles' song "Ice Cream" has been in the Hottest 100 for consecutive years (2007, 2008), with both the album and live acoustic versions of the song.
- "Another Way to Die" is the first James Bond theme song to feature in a Triple J Hottest 100 playlist
- New Zealand contributed a record 5 entries to the 2008 Hottest 100, with Flight of the Conchords (3) and Ladyhawke (2).
References
- "Revisiting triple j's Hottest 100s of years gone by: 2008". Tone Deaf. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- "Triple J Voting". ABC. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
- "Triple J Countdown". ABC. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
- "The Presets shine in Hottest 100". The West Australian. 27 January 2009. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
- "Album Poll Archive".
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