Here’s how to find out:
Stage 1: Calculate your Average Hottest 100 of All Time position:
1. Write out a list of the songs you voted for in the Triple j Hottest 100 of All Time.Stage 2: Calculate your Average Year Of Release :
2. Write down the position each of your songs came in the Triple j Hottest 100 of All Time.
3. If a song did not make the list, put down 101.
4. Add up the scores, and divide by the number of songs you voted for.
1. Write down the songs you voted for in the Triple j Hottest 100 of All TimeCombine the two parts and you have your Bawley Hottest 100 of All Time Classification. Here is how to interpret your scores :
2. Write down the year of release of each of your songs (tip: use Wikipedia)
3. Add up the years, and divide by the number of songs you voted for.
Average Hottest 100 of All Time position:
1-21: You want to live like Common People, you vote like common people do...Average Year of Release:
22-45: You are the reincarnation of Ian Curtis, John Lennon, Kurt Cobain, and Jeff Buckley....
46-62: You rarely buy an album that hasn’t gone platinum...
63-80: You appreciate the legends but have a few oddities in your CD collection...
81-92: You have the super request number on speed dial but only ever get hold music...
93-100: You take pride in liking the obscure, maybe a little too much pride...
101: You are living on a different planet....
before 1950: ...and you enjoy the finer things in life such as Mozart, Wagner, and Holst.Stage 3: The Result
1950s: ...and you long for the days when R&B was played on the guitar and Doo Wop was more than a ringtone.
1960s: ....and you probably ate the brown acid at Woodstock causing you to forget that most Hippy music is shit.
1970s: ....and you fondly remember when protest songs were about Vietnam and feminism rather than Iraq and bushism.
1980s: ....and you see yourself as either a post punk minimalist, or a spandex and sequins covered glam rocker.
1990s: ....and you look good in your grunge styled ripped denim/flannel shirt combo but lose some style points for the floppy britpop hair.
2000s: ....and you have room for over 20,000 songs on your ipod but still can’t find space for anything that is not..., what is it this week?emo,garage rock revival,post-punk revival,dance-punk,nu rave, indie physicadelica,The Datsuns,Klaxons,MGMT,Passion Pit, The Temper Trap
2009: ...and you might have accidently submitted a copy of this week’s NME instead of your Hottest 100 votes.
1. Combine the two sentences from above andHere is an example:
2. Post your Bawley Hottest 100 of All Time Classification in the comments section below.
The Cure – A Forest (1980) - 101
Joy Division - Dead Souls (1981) - 101
LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends (2007) - 101
Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds (2005) - 101
TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me (2006) - 99
New Order - Blue Monday (1983) - 32
OutKast - Hey Ya! (2003) – 101
Radiohead - Everything In Its Right Place (2000) - 101
Hot Chip - Over And Over (2006) – 101
The Cure – In Between Days (1985) - 101
My Average Hottest 100 of All Time Position Score: 93.9And some scores from some Triple j type people:
My Average Year Of Release Score: 1996
I am the kind of person who takes pride in liking the obscure, maybe a little too much pride... and I look good in my grunge styled ripped denim/flannel shirt combo but lose some style points for combining it with floppy britpop hair.
Richard Kingsmill
Top Ten: http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100_alltime/toptens/richard_kingsmill.htmBob Evans
Average Hottest 100 of All Time Position Score: 86.6
Average Year of Release Score: 1992
Richard you..have the super request number on speed dial but only ever get hold music...and you look good in your grunge styled ripped denim/flannel shirt combo but lose some style points for the floppy britpop hair.
Top Ten: http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100_alltime/toptens/bob_evans.htmWil Anderson
Average Hottest 100 of All Time Position Score: 82
Average Year of Release: 1984
Bob you...have the super request number on speed dial but only ever get hold music......and you see yourself as either a post punk minimalist, or a spandex and sequins covered glam rocker.
Top Ten: http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100_alltime/toptens/wil_anderson.htmRosie Beaten
Average Hottest 100 of All Time Position Score: 63.3
Average Year of Release: 1992
Wil you...appreciate the legends but have a few oddities in your CD collection...and you look good in your grunge styled ripped denim/flannel shirt combo but lose some style points for the floppy britpop hair.
Top Ten: http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100_alltime/toptens/rosie_beaton.htmWhat is your Bawley Hottest 100 of All Time Classification? tell us below.
Average Hottest 100 of All Time Position Score: 86.1
Average Year of Release: 2001
Rosie you...have the super request number on speed dial but only ever get hold music....and you have room for over 20,000 songs on your ipod but still can’t find space for anything that is not..., what is it this week? emo, garage rock revival, post-punk revival, dance-punk, nu rave, indie physicadelica, The Datsuns, Klaxons, The Presets, MGMT, Passion Pit, The Temper Trap