Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2025

The 2025 Triple J Hottest 100 was broadcast on 24 January 2026. It was the 33rd annual countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as voted by listeners of Australian youth radio station Triple J. Throughout the following week, the station announced the Hottest 200, counting down songs 200–101 from 27 January through to 31 January 2026. Merchandise sales from the event will support homelessness charity We Are Mobilise.^[1]

English singer Olivia Dean's song "Man I Need" was voted in at number one, and Dean tied with Australian band Spacey Jane for the most entries in the countdown, with five each.^[2] Dean became the third consecutive female solo artist to win the countdown after Chappell Roan and Doja Cat topped the countdown in 2024 and 2023, respectively.^[3]

Previously, the 2024 Hottest 100 featured just 29 Australian songs, the lowest representation for Australian music since the 1996 poll.^[4]

Online voting opened on 8 December 2025, and closed on 15 January 2026.^[1] Individuals could vote for up to 10 songs released between 1 December 2024 and 30 November 2025.^[5] A maximum of five songs per artist were included in the voting list.

On 8 December 2025, Triple J announced the following criteria for songs to be eligible for the Hottest 100:^[6][7]

• Each song must have had its initial release between 1 December 2024 and 30 November 2025;
• Covers, live recordings of previously unreleased songs and remixes are eligible;
• If a song has been significantly reworked (edited/remixed/re-recorded) after its initial release, the reworked song is eligible;
• Live versions of songs by (and previously released by) an act are not eligible.

Votes generated as part of a competition promoting a song and/or artist would not be counted. Campaigns that would "undermine the Hottest 100" may result in that song and/or artist being disqualified from the countdown.^[7]

In December 2025, Australian online bookmaker Sportsbet favoured "Man I Need" by British artist Olivia Dean (placed at number 1), followed by "iPod Touch" by 2025 J Award winner Ninajirachi (placed at number 27), "Dancing2" by Keli Holiday (placed at number 2) and "Keith" by Playlunch (placed at number 4).^[8] All artists except Keli Holiday had not previously appeared in the Hottest 100, with Holiday's appearances occurring through Peking Duk. On 22 January 2026, Guardian Australia declared "Man I Need" to be the clear favourite to win the countdown.^[9]

Between 27 and 31 January 2026, Triple J announced the songs that made the #101–200 positions, revealing 20 songs per day, and replaying the full list on the final day as well as announcing the final 20.

• Hilltop Hoods' three entries meant that the Adelaide group set a new record for most appearances in the Hottest 100, with 28. This marked the fifteenth annual countdown in which Hilltop Hoods appeared.
• Adam Hyde came second for the second time, after previously finishing second with Peking Duk in 2014. Hyde is the second artist to achieve this feat after Ben Lee came second in 1998 and 2005.
• Lily Allen made her first appearances in the countdown since 2009, ending a sixteen year absence. Similarly, Tinashe ended a ten year absence after Disco Lines' remix of "No Broke Boys" charted at No. 9.
• Fred Again placed twelfth for the third consecutive year.
• Fisher, G Flip and Lime Cordiale made their eighth consecutive appearance in the Hottest 100, having featured in every annual countdown since 2018. In doing so, ties them for the second longest consecutive streak alongside Billie Eilish who charted from 2017 to 2024. Eilish's absence from the 2025 countdown, meant that the American singer-songwriter failed to appear in the Hottest 100 for the first time since 2016.
  • Spacey Jane made their seventh consecutive appearance, having featured since 2019.
  • The Kid Laroi made his sixth consecutive appearance, having featured since 2020
  • Dom Dolla and The Rions made their fifth consecutive appearance, having featured since 2021
• Bad Bunny is the first artist from Puerto Rico to appear in the countdown. Similarly, Laufey was the first artist from Iceland to appear in the Hottest 100 in eleven years.
• The song "Somebody That I Used to Know", which topped the 2011 list, featured in the countdown for a second time after it was sampled in the song "Anxiety" by Doechii, which charted at No. 29. "Khe Sanh" also featured for a second time after a cover by Beddy Rays charted at No. 49; the original previously appeared in the 1989, 1998 (All Time) and the Hottest 100 of Australian Songs at No. 95, No. 94 and No. 8 respectively.

• Voting list