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The Triple J Hottest 100 has come and gone for another year with Flume’s Say Nothing (featuring MAY-A) coming out on top.
The real test though is how relevant your correspondent is, which involves taking a count of how many songs were already in the streaming library.
This year 26 made the grade – so not completely irrelevant.
As if it’s not enough The Wiggles are dumbing down our children, this contemptible lot is also rorting the Australian radio scene. The Wiggles made it to the number one spot this weekend in Triple J’s Hottest 100. Obviously, it was a tactic on the government-funded station’s behalf to try and get tongues wagging, as […]
Triple J’s placement of The Wiggles at the top of their Hottest 100 has left plenty of people pissed off — CREAM MAGAZINE
And just like that, The Wiggles are Australia’s coolest musical act, after taking the top spot on the coveted Triple J Hottest 100 countdown for 2022.
The Wiggles thank Oz for their shock Hottest 100 win — Kidspot
It can be summed up thusly:
Radio station, Triple J’s Hottest 100 for last year was announced on the weekend with Glass Animals’ aptly titled Heat Waves taking top spot.
The win in an annual music poll will always be noteworthy for a young band, but this had taken on added significance with the band’s pre-poll pledge of getting tattoos if they were to win.
The world waits in anticipation for the results and let’s hope they don’t forget Tasmania.
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