Hottest Reaction to the Hottest 100 (2017)

After a lacklustre Ozzest 100 on Triple M yesterday it was time for the real Hottest 100 on Triple J. Poor Triple M the list they produced really was super fucking lame and Triple M whilst killing it's stable mate station 2DAY FM, they are really still considered Sydney's bogan magnet.

Now to the real Hottest 100 and I'm not talking another lame attempt for PR by Cory Bernardi. The South Australian hardcore God lover was busy like Triple M making an alternative Australian song list. Shame Darren Hayes and others were not impressed with him using their names for his latest PR stunt.

So Triple J had January 27 all to themselves, after some fake lists, the Warm Tuna's social analysing skills and book maker having their say, it was time finally for Kendrick Lamar to take out number one.

Alongside Lorde, clearly one of the biggest songs of 2017 and maybe the last five years (with Flume of course), Humble is a 100% hit! Wide reaching, a commercial crossover single for the artist and a huge 4 songs in total in the list. Will any make tomorrow's 200-101.

I always love the 200-101 list, and I really hope Kelela makes it. Also I really want some of my other votes to make it, like SZA, Yaeji, Vince Staples, Mura Musa & Lana Del Rey.

The list was not super surprising with Kendrick a clear favourite, Gang of Youths, tripped to do very well and Lorde's Green Light always going to make an impact.

I was happy Baker Boy smashed it, PNAU's Go Bang was a summer dark horse which did make an impact and Snakehips and MO totally deserved to make it in, just making it in @ #100.

The Hottest 100 was making news for months ahead of the day for all the wrong reasons, the change the date thing was a good move from ABC/Triple J management and unfortunately conservatives just need to move the fuck on. Triple J has always been about music and this year (well last year, 2017) has been a good year for music, so it is a great end to 2017 with Kendrick Lamar, literally being crowned KING!

Kendrick Lamar has a promising 2018 working on the Black Panther soundtrack and I do believe when DAMN was released he did tease he had more new music ready to roll. Fingers crossed.

So 2017 ends, Triple J will roll out 200-101 tomorrow and this whole Hottest 100 weekend is a great idea and guess what, the sky did not fall on Friday when they exclusively played outstanding new and old Australian music.

Tomorrow Double J will also go back to 1997 to replay the Hottest 100 in full. Fantastic.

So all round Triple J 10/10 in my eyes even though I am 14 years older than the average 21 voter, I think full marks go to you lot this year. Well done.