Gotye tops Triple J Hottest 100

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27 January 2012

by Poppy Reid

Gotye's #1 break-up single with Kimbra was announced as Triple J's top track last night for the Hottest 100 of 2011, much to the surprise of no one.

Music Director Nick Findlay said: “It was pretty obvious from the first time we started playing Somebody That I Used To Know, back in July, that we had something truly special in our hands. It was how quickly it rose to being one of the biggest songs on the planet, that really took us all by surprise. It is a satisfying acknowledgement of just how much of a musical mastermind Wally DeBacker is.”

More surprising was the #2 placing of The Black Keys' track Lonely Boy but with 158,258 voters from 144 countries and 1,378,869 votes selecting an Australian-dominant top 10, this year was the station's biggest, most accurate poll yet.

Matt Corby has well as truly ditched his Australian Idol association with the Sydney artist's track Brother placing at #3 and ARIA winners Boy & Bear placed at #4 with their single Feeding Line, the indie-folk band received two other nods for their tracks Milk & Sticks and Part Time Believer which came in at numbers 49 and 50 respectively.

Triple J Manager Chris Scaddan said this year's Hottest 100 countdown did well to stop the nation's young listeners again with 3924 listening parties held both nationally and internationally.

“triple J’s Hottest 100 really does stop the nation every year on Australia Day as millions of young music lovers all over the world listen to the countdown," said Scadden "It shows that triple j is at the centre of conversations about new music in Australia, whether that’s on the radio, online, mobile, Facebook, Twitter or other social media. This year was another triumph of great music and big parties right across the country. We have a ball doing the Hottest 100 every year and hope that you do too.”

34 Australian artists received placings and 20 acts placed more than once. The Wombats took out four spots (18, 24, 26 and 94) on the chart and Boy & Bear, 360, Bon Iver, Grouplove, Gotye, Kimbra and Foster The People all placed three times.

Interestingly, Foster The People's Pumped Up Kicks placed at #32 in the 2010 poll while Owl Eyes' cover of the track placed at #28 for 2011.

See below for the full Hottest 100 list.

No.	ARTIST	TRACK
1	Gotye	Somebody That I Used To Know {Ft. Kimbra}
2	The Black Keys	Lonely Boy
3	Matt Corby	Brother
4	Boy & Bear	Feeding Line
5	M83	Midnight City
6	Lana Del Rey	Video Games
7	San Cisco	Awkward
8	360	Boys Like You {Ft. Gossling}
9	The Jezabels	Endless Summer
10	Hilltop Hoods	I Love It {Ft. Sia}
11	Calvin Harris	Feel So Close
12	Architecture In Helsinki	Contact High
13	Florence + The Machine	Shake It Out
14	Foster The People	Call It What You Want
15	Foster The People	Helena Beat
16	Grouplove	Tongue Tied
17	Seeker Lover Keeper	Even Though I'm A Woman
18	The Wombats	Jump Into The Fog
19	Nero	Promises
20	Bluejuice	Act Yr Age
21	Skrillex	Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
22	Snakadaktal	Air
23	Emma Louise	Jungle
24	The Wombats	1996
25	Kimbra	Cameo Lover
26	The Wombats	Techno Fan
27	Example	Changed The Way You Kiss Me
28	Owl Eyes	Pumped Up Kicks {Like A Version}
29	Drapht	Sing It (The Life Of Riley)
30	Calvin Harris	Bounce {Ft. Kelis}
31	Ball Park Music	It's Nice To Be Alive
32	Noah And The Whale	L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N
33	Jay-Z & Kanye West	Otis {Ft. Otis Redding}
34	Gotye	I Feel Better
35	Illy	Cigarettes {Ft. Hue Blanes}
36	Florence + The Machine	No Light, No Light
37	360	Killer
38	Ball Park Music	All I Want Is You
39	Benny Benassi	Cinema {Skrillex Remix}
40	Foster The People	Houdini
41	The Strokes	Under Cover Of Darkness
42	Florence + The Machine	What The Water Gave Me
43	Grouplove	Itchin' On A Photograph
44	Hermitude	Speak Of The Devil
45	The Kooks	Junk Of The Heart (Happy)
46	Active Child	Hanging On
47	Sparkadia	Mary
48	Art vs Science	A.I.M. Fire!
49	Boy & Bear	Milk & Sticks
50	Boy & Bear	Part Time Believer
51	The Drums	Money
52	Kimbra	Good Intent
53	Bon Iver	Holocene
54	The Grates	Turn Me On
55	Architecture In Helsinki	Escapee
56	Sparkadia	China
57	The Rubens	Lay It Down
58	Lykke Li	I Follow Rivers
59	Washington	Holy Moses
60	Joe Goddard	Gabriel {Ft. Valentina}
61	Radiohead	Lotus Flower
62	Stonefield	Black Water Rising
63	Foo Fighters	Rope
64	Owl Eyes	Raiders
65	Kasabian	Re-Wired
66	Bon Iver	Perth
67	New Navy	Zimbabwe
68	Arctic Monkeys	Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair
69	Bon Iver	Calgary
70	Jebediah	She's Like A Comet
71	Luke Million	Arnold
72	Flight Facilities	Foreign Language {Ft. Jess}
73	Skrillex	First Of The Year (Equinox)
74	Drapht	Bali Party {Ft. Nfa}
75	Skream & Example	Shot Yourself In The Foot Again
76	Redcoats	Dreamshaker
77	Metronomy	The Look
78	Husky	History's Door
79	SBTRKT	Wildfire {Ft. Little Dragon}
80	Pnau	The Truth
81	Busby Marou	Biding My Time
82	Little Dragon	Ritual Union
83	The Kills	Future Starts Slow
84	360	Throw It Away {Ft. Josh Pyke}
85	Cosmo Jarvis	Gay Pirates
86	Seeker Lover Keeper	Light All My Lights
87	Gotye	In Your Light
88	Bombay Bicycle Club	Shuffle
89	Beirut	Santa Fe
90	Beastie Boys	Make Some Noise
91	City And Colour	Fragile Bird
92	James Blake	The Wilhelm Scream
93	Kimbra	Two Way Street
94	The Wombats	Our Perfect Disease
95	Grouplove	Naked Kids
96	The Strokes	Machu Picchu
97	Foo Fighters	Arlandria
98	Jay-Z & Kanye West	Niggas in Paris
99	The Beards	You Should Consider Having Sex With A Bearded Man {triple j recording}
100	Mr Little Jeans	The Suburbs

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