Triple j has announced the key dates for its 2022 Hottest 100.
After a record-breaking 2021, triple j listeners have their chance to vote on the top songs of the year, culminating in a countdown to the coveted top spot.
Voting for triple j’s Hottest 100 opens on Tuesday, 13 December at 8AM AEDT. Listeners can submit their votes and come together with millions of triple j listeners across Australia and the globe to count down the Hottest 100 songs of 2022 on Saturday, 28 January from 12PM AEDT.
The Hottest 100 will kick off with the ultimate pre-party. On Friday, 27 January, from 12PM AEDT the station will count down the Hottest 200 songs of 2022. Double J will then round out the weekend with the Hottest 100 of 2002 on Sunday 29 January from 10AM.
Hottest 100 key dates:
Tuesday 13 Dec, 8AM AEDT: Voting Opens
Monday 23 Jan, 12PM AEDT: Voting Closes
Friday 27 Jan, 10AM AEDT: Hottest 200-101 of 2022
Saturday 28 Jan, live from 12PM AEDT: Hottest 100 of 2022
Sunday 29 Jan, 10AM: Double J’s Hottest 100 of 2002
Friday 3 Feb, from midnight: Hottest 100 videos of 2022 on rage
In 2021, the triple j Hottest 100 was a record-breaking year for both listenership and engagement, with The Wiggles also making Hottest 100 history as the first ever Like A Version to come in at #1.
Hottest 100 of 2021 – results at a glance:
• The Hottest 100 campaign reached 50% of Australians aged 16+ – an estimated 9.5M people
• 3.6 million Australians aged 16+ listened live on countdown day, Sat 22 Jan
• 74% of 18-24-year-olds engaged with the Hottest 100 in some way, up from 55% last year
• On countdown day, 14% of listeners were checking out the Hottest 100 for the first time
• $1.2 million was raised for Lifeline
On countdown day, 3.6 million Australians over the age of 16 listened live around the country – which was a new Hottest 100 record.
50% of Australians 16+ engaged with the countdown in some way, whether that be listening, voting, engaging with it via their social feeds or in the media. That is an estimated 9.5 million people around the country.
74% of 18-24-year-olds engaged with the Hottest 100 in some way, compared to 55% in 2020-21, meaning the station welcomed a lot of new listeners to the triple j fam this year! In fact, 14% of listeners claimed to be listening for the first time, and most of them were 16-17-year-olds.