In the interest of balance and a good time, triple j yesterday broadcast for the first time the second Hottest 100 – the home-schooled, less hot sibling of the actual Hottest 100, which played out like a bloody musical melee on social media after Thrift Shop took the top spot last weekend.
#101: HAIM – Don’t Save Me
#102: The Temper Trap – Rabbit Hole
#103: Something For Kate – Survival Expert
#104: Porter Robinson – Language
#105: Van She – Idea Of Happiness
#106: HAIM – Forever
#107: The Amity Affliction – Chasing Ghosts
#108: The Temper Trap – Need Your Love
#109: Abbe May – Karmageddon
#110: Seth Sentry – My Scene
#111: Kanye West – Mercy (Ft. Big Sean, Pusha & 2 Chainz)
#112: The xx – Chained
#113: Illy – Where Ya Been (Ft. Pez)
#114: Emma Louise – Boy
#115: Hilltop Hoods – Drinking From The Sun
#116: Tuka – Die A Happy Man (Ft. Jane Tyrrell)
#117: Missy Higgins – Unashamed Desire
#118: Hermitude – Get In My Life
#119: Hilltop Hoods – Speaking In Tongues (Ft. Chali 2na)
#120: Grinspoon – Passerby
#121: Foals – Inhaler
#122: Tame Impala – Apocalypse Dream
#123: Japandroids – The House That Heaven Built
#124: Lisa Mitchell – Bless This Mess
#125: Frank Ocean – Pyramids
#126: Dcup – I’m corrupt
#127: Hermitude – HyperParadise
#128: Major Lazer – Jah No Partial (Ft. Flux Pavilion)
#129: The Presets – Youth In Trouble
#130: Bombay Bicycle Club – How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep
#131: Matt Corby – Souls A Fire
#132: Edward Sharpe – That’s What’s Up
#133: Die Antwoord – I Fink You Freaky
#134: Plan B – Ill Manors
#135: Parkway Drive – Dark Days
#136: The Killers – Runaways
#137: Asta – Escape
#138: Eagle & The Worm – Give Me Time
#139: Missy Higgins – Hearts A Mess (Like A Version)
#140: Band Of Skulls – Sweet Sour
#141: The Griswolds – Heart Of A Lion
#142: Gossling – Wild Love
#143: Kingswood – She’s My Baby
#144: Lana Del Rey – National Anthem
#145: Plan B – Playing With Fire (Ft. Labrinth)
#146: Kingswood – Medusa
#147: Violent Soho – Neighbour Neighbour
#148: Father John Misty – Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings
#149: Amanda Palmer – Do It With A Rockstar
#150: Bloc Party – Octopus
#151: Van She – Jamaica
#152: Bloody Beetroots – Rocksteady
#153: Urthboy – Knee Length Socks
#154: Dappled Cities – Born At The Right Time
#155: Ben Folds Five – Do It Anyway
#156: Angus Stone – Bird On The Buffalo
#157: Clubfeet – Heartbreak (Ft. Chela)
#158: Lana Del Rey – Off To The Races
#159: Vydamo – Gonna Make It
#160: Flume – Left Alone (Ft. Chet Faker)
#161: Art Of Sleeping – Above The Water
#162: The Rubens – Don’t Ever Want To Be Found
#163: Twinsy – Water Bombs
#164: Electric Guest – The Head I Hold
#165: Angus Stone – Broken Brights
#166: Gypsy & The Cat – Bloom
#167: Miike Snow – The Wave
#168: Bat For Lashes – All Your Gold
#169: Spit Syndicate – Beauty In The Bricks
#170: Violent Soho – Tinder Box
#171: Alabama Shakes – Hang Loose
#172: Bloc Party – Truth
#173: Sticky Fingers – Clouds & Creams
#174: Santigold – The Keepers
#175: Bob Evans – Don’t Wanna Grow Up Anymore
#176: Bluejuice – Video Games (Like A Version)
#177: Best Coast – The Only Place
#179: Mystery Jets – Someone Purer
#180: Beach House – Myth
#181: Art Of Sleeping – Empty Hands
#182: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Can’t Hold Us (Ft. Ray Dalton)
#183: Afrojack & Steve Aoki – No Beef (Ft. Miss Palmer)
#184: Yes You – Frivolous Life (Ft. Marcus Azon)
#185: Lana Del Rey – Ride
#186: Emperors – Be Ready When I Say Go
#187: Alt-J – Fitz Pleasure
#188: Tyler Touche – Baguette?
#189: Cub Scouts – Told You So
#190: Tzu – Beautiful
#191: Pez – The Game
#192: The Amity Affliction – Open Letter
#193: Hungry Kids Of Hungary – Sharp Shooter
#194: Alpine – Seeing Red
#195: Dead Letter Circus – Wake Up
#196: St Lucia – September
#197: Something For Kate – Miracle Cure
#198: The Weeknd – Wicked Games
#199: Shockone – Chaos Theory
#200: Knife Party – Centipede