| 2019 Triple J Hottest 100 | |
|---|---|
| Countdown details | |
| Date of countdown | 25 January |
| Charity partner | Greening Australia |
| Countdown highlights | |
| Winning song |  Billie Eilish"bad guy" |
| Most entries | Billie Eilish (5 tracks) |
The 2019 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 25 January 2020. It is the 27th countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by listeners of Australian radio station triple j. A record-breaking number of votes (3.21 million) were cast by listeners choosing their top ten songs of 2019. This was the first Hottest 100 countdown to reach 3 million votes.[1]
American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish was voted into first place with her single "bad guy". In doing so, she became the first female solo artist, and the youngest act (at 18 years old) to top a Hottest 100.[2] Eilish also achieved the second most entries in the countdown, at five, second only to Wolfmother who had 6 in 2005. Australian artists G Flip and Lime Cordiale achieved four entires each.
A number of Hottest 100 records were also broken. Denzel Curry's cover of "Bulls on Parade" became the highest ranking Like a Version (and equal highest cover) in any Hottest 100. Slipknot's single "Unsainted" broke the record for the longest absence between countdowns, having last appeared 19 years prior with "Wait and Bleed" in the 2000 countdown.
- ^ "Over THREE million votes have been cast in the 2019 Hottest 100!". 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Hottest 100 blog now live". news.com.au — Australia’s #1 news site. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.