Fans flood Triple J Hottest 100 vote

TRIPLE J may have controversially moved the date of the Hottest 100 but that hasn’t stopped hordes of music fans voting for their favourite artists in the countdown.

The annual ABC radio poll received a record 2.3 million votes this year, up 5.81 per cent on last year and making it the biggest Hottest 100 countdown in its history.

Triple J ruffled feathers when it announced in November it would be moving the year’s biggest music celebration to January 27 because it didn’t want to be a part of the Australia Day date change debate.

Artists representing the green and gold are well represented in the Hottest 100 this year, with a whopping 65 Aussie songs among the lineup, only one down on 2017’s record for Australian musos.

It is set to be the year of fresh-faced artists, with 26 new musicians appearing for the first time, up three on last year, while 10 different countries are represented.

Women were the dominant voters this year, at around 51 per cent, and NSW accounted for the most votes, with around 29 per cent.

Victoria came in second at 23 per cent, while Queensland held 20 per cent of votes.

The most common voter age was 21, and around 80 per cent of voters were under 30.

Last year, 2.2 million votes were received and Never Be Like You by Flume was number one, while rising Queensland star Amy Shark took out second place with her hit Adore.

Shark is also predicted to place well in this year’s countdown with her catchy single Weekends, after a stellar year touring overseas on the back of her success in the Hottest 100.

The countdown will air on Saturday from noon, and the top 200, which includes the next best 100, will air on Sunday.