Wednesday 26 January 2011

Cold Result on a Hot Day

On the hottest Australia Day in years the triple j Hottest 100 proved to be more than a little cool. Is this further proof (2007, 2008, 2009) that musical democracy does not work?

Triple J's full list below (Bawley rankings in brackets)

100 ( - ) Muse - Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)
99 ( - ) Dead Letter Circus - Big
98 ( - ) Foals - Spanish Sahara
97 ( - ) Parkway Drive - Sleepwalker
96 ( 6 ) Jónsi - Go Do
95 ( 65 ) Broken Bells - The High Road
94 ( - ) Xavier Rudd - Time to Smile
93 ( - ) The National - Anyone's Ghost
92 ( - ) LCD Soundsystem - I Can Change
91 ( - ) The Bedroom Philosopher - Northcote (So Hungover)
90 ( - ) Art vs. Science - Finally See Our Way
89 ( - ) Interpol - Barricade
88 ( - ) Kanye West - Monster
87 ( - ) Birds of Tokyo - The Saddest Thing I Know
86 ( - ) Evil Eddie - Queensland
85 ( 10 ) Hot Chip - I Feel Better
84 ( - ) Washington - The Hardest Part
83 ( 29 ) Arcade Fire - Modern Man
82 ( - ) The Black Keys - Tighten Up
81 ( 29 ) Klaxons - Echoes
80 ( - ) The Black Keys - Howlin' for You
79 ( 19 ) Little Red - Slow Motion
78 ( 72 ) Gorillaz - Stylo
77 ( - ) Big Boi - Shutterbugg
76 ( - ) Kings of Leon - Radioactive
75 ( - ) Hungry Kids of Hungary - Coming Around
74 ( 31 ) Tame Impala - Lucidity
73 ( - ) Gypsy & the Cat - Time to Wander
72 ( - ) Two Door Cinema Club - I Can Talk
71 ( 32 ) Gypsy & the Cat - The Piper's Song
70 ( 90 ) Groove Armada - Paper Romance
69 ( - ) Pendulum - Watercolour
68 ( - ) Andy Bull ft. Lisa Mitchell - Dog
67 ( - ) Vampire Weekend - Holiday
66 ( - ) Cold War Kids - Audience
65 ( - ) Dead Letter Circus - One Step
64 ( - ) Gypsy & the Cat - Jona Vark
63 ( 13 ) Arcade Fire - Ready to Start
62 ( - ) Angus & Julia Stone - Hold On
61 ( - ) Ou Est Le Swimming Pool - Jackson's Last Stand
60 ( - ) Children Collide - My Eagle
59 ( - ) Washington - Rich Kids
58 ( - ) Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
57 ( - ) Example - Kickstarts
56 ( 91 ) Sia - Bring Night
55 ( 81 ) Vampire Weekend - Giving Up the Gun
54 ( - ) Miami Horror - Holidays
53 ( - ) Bliss n Eso - Reflections
52 ( - ) The John Steel Singers - Overpass
51 ( 92 - 2009 ) Yeasayer - Ambling Alp
50 ( 3 ) Hot Chip - One Life Stand
49 ( - ) The Jezabels - Easy to Love
48 ( - ) Pendulum - Witchcraft
47 ( - ) Birds of Tokyo - Wild at Heart
46 ( 23 ) Bag Raiders - Way Back Home
45 ( - ) Boy & Bear - Rabbit Song
44 ( 52 ) Crystal Castles - Baptism
43 ( - ) Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP - We No Speak Americano
42 ( 1 ) Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill
41 ( - ) Bliss n Eso - Down by the River
40 ( - ) Gyroscope - Baby, I'm Gettin' Better
39 ( - ) The John Butler Trio - Revolution
38 ( - ) The Naked and Famous - Young Blood
37 ( - ) Gorillaz ft. Daley - Doncamatic
36 ( - ) Chiddy Bang - Opposite of Adults
35 ( - ) Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. - The Bike Song
34 ( 39 ) The Naked and Famous - Punching in a Dream
33 ( 97 ) Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss
32 ( - ) Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks
31 ( 2 ) The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
30 ( 55 ) Yeasayer - O.N.E.
29 ( - ) Illy - It Can Wait
28 ( - ) Darwin Deez - Radar Detector
27 ( - ) Dizzee Rascal ft. Florence and the Machine - You Got the Dirtee Love
26 ( 21 ) Crystal Castles ft. Robert Smith - Not In Love
25 ( 84 ) Gotye - Eyes Wide Open
24 ( - ) Sparkadia - Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs
23 ( - ) Bliss N Eso - Addicted
22 ( - ) Children Collide - Jellylegs
21 ( - ) Two Door Cinema Club - Undercover Martyn
20 ( - ) Washington - Sunday Best
19 ( 96 ) Flight Facilities ft. Giselle - Crave You
18 ( - ) Cloud Control - There's Nothing in the Water We Can't Fight
17 ( - ) Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. - Bang Bang Bang
16 ( 8 ) The Jezabels - Mace Spray
15 ( - ) Duck Sauce - Barbra Streisand
14 ( 100 ) Kanye West ft. Pusha T - Runaway
13 ( - ) Sia - Clap Your Hands
12 ( - ) Drapht - Rapunzel
11 ( 69 ) Pendulum - ABC News Theme Remix
10 ( 82 ) Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. - Somebody to Love Me
9 ( - ) Art vs. Science - Magic Fountain
8 ( - ) The Wombats - Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)
7 ( 43 ) Cee-Lo Green - Fuck You!
6 ( 42 ) Adrian Lux - Teenage Crime
5 ( 95 ) Boy & Bear - Fall at Your Feet
4 ( - ) Birds of Tokyo - Plans
3 ( - ) Ou Est Le Swimming Pool - Dance the Way I Feel
2 ( - ) Little Red - Rock It
1 ( - ) Angus & Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane

1 comment:

Hummer said...

If you can ignore the mostly horrible top 10. It was a pretty good list.

No I am not just saying that because I missed out in the sweep. ($50 raised for flood victims everyone is a winner)

What does everyone else think?