More than 1.8 million votes and just one winner,with Australian artists taking out eight of the top 10 songs.
"It's such an amazing chance to look back,"says Triple J boss Ollie Wards."We'll more than likely do it again in 10 years."
Voting for the Hottest 100 of the Decade opens today and with it comes the opportunity to right a musical wrong.
Two of Sydney's best-known talent management agents have gone toe-to-toe after Sophie Monk decided to dump one for the other.
At last,a great big,sexist monkey is off the backs of the ABC’s youth network,which in stark contrast to its commercial rivals,practically contorts itself to make sure its music is gender-equal,racism-free and skewing young.
The pop sensation became the first solo female artist to top Triple J's annual list,as well as the youngest,in a top 10 otherwise dominated by Australian artists.
"Every year growing up we’d have a barbecue and the whole family would listen to the Hottest 100,"says Georgia Flipo,aka G Flip.
Denzel Curry's viral version of Bulls on Parade has proved the 1996 song resonates in the age of Trump.
Double J's attempt at re-staging the 1998 Hottest 100 should've seen The Offspring's Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) brushed off the top spot. It didn't happen.
Ocean Alley won the top spot in Triple J's 2018 Hottest 100 with their funky,slow groove Confidence and also claimed 10th spot with Knees dropping into the business end of the countdown.
Sydney six-piece plan to be chilling by the pool with friends as the nation's favourite music countdown heats up.