The definitive Hottest 100 book
““A well written, well researched and heartfelt ode to music, democracy, and the incredulous Facebook commenter within all of us.””
The Hottest 100 is a national institution.
Every year since 1993, Australia’s national youth broadcaster triple j has held an annual countdown of listeners’ 100 favourite songs of the year, as voted by the public.
It’s as iconic of modern Australiana as sausage sizzles and leadership spills. It has become so much more than music. It’s beaches, barbeques, and bonfires. It’s joy and despair, drama and debate, friendship and community.
This book is a fun retrospective: an insightful, light-hearted and deeply respectful celebration of the colourful history of ‘the world’s greatest musical democracy’. Taking account of the thirty annual countdowns, the book traces the social, musical and cultural impacts of the Hottest 100 over the decades. Its jam packed with stats, stories, little-known facts, and the kinds of fiery debate-starting questions that make the Hottest 100 what it is.
This is the definitive account of the Hottest 100, a chronicle and a love letter – it’s the complete picture from Augie March to Ziggy Alberts, ‘Amazing’ to ‘Zombie’.
Before you pay, there’s a spot to give me some info so I can personalise a note to the person receiving the book. Silly Hottest 100 party stories, outrage at a song that Shoulda Been Higher, treasured mems. The cheekier the better.
Paul Dempsey, Something For Kate
“Tom Clarke has stayed up late crunching the numbers and given us an incredibly thorough and thoroughly enjoyable analysis of a beloved Aussie institution.”
Tyler Jenke, music journalist and Hottest 100 fanatic
“It’s no mean feat to take on an Aussie institution like triple j’s Hottest 100, but Tom Clarke’s knowledge, humour, and passion for the poll is the tribute Aussie music needs.”
Odette, singer-songwriter