(Doing the Sums 2015) Are You Joe Average?

The Triple J Hottest 100 is an Australia day tradition and while the Bawley crew listen to more Double J than Triple J these days the countdown still provides opportunity to talk about the years music and measure your taste against popular opinion in the Are you Joe Average? Hottest 100 quiz.

Here is how it works:

1. Write out a list of the songs you voted for in the triplej Hottest 100.
2. Write down the position each of these came in the triplej Hottest 100.
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.
5. Post your results as a comment to this blog entry.

How to interpret your score:

1-13: You are Kingsmill Kunta 

14-29: Answer that Hotline Bling

30-40: You've been spending time in Loud Places

41-52: Pedestrian at Best

53-65: You were Foolish to think you would score higher?

66-77: You were on trend Once.

78-89: This score should bring you Down To Earth\

90-100: True Friends don't judge.

101: Whatever the Hottest 100 has been rubbish since the ice cream CD anyway.

The Bawley 100 top 10 scored:

The Burley Griffin - Die Alone 101
Sufjan Stevens - No Shade in the Shadow of The Cross 101
Blur - Pyongyang 101
The National - Sunshine on My Back 101
Courtney Barnett - Pedestrian At Best 43
Jess Ribeiro - Kill it Yourself 101
Belle & Sebastian - Nobody's Empire 101
Radiohead - Spectre 101
Cracked Actor - Funerals 101
Courtney Barnett - Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go To The Party 95

Bawley's score: 94.6 True Friends don't judge.

Share your results below...

(Doing the Sums 2014) Are You Joe Average?

The triplej Hottest 100 is an Australian institution. The Bawley crew don't always agree with the results but we do enjoy the ritual. Increasingly part of this ritual is our Are You Joe Average Hottest 100 quiz. (Previous results).

Here is how it works:

1. Write out a list of the songs you voted for in the triplej Hottest 100.
2. Write down the position each of these came in the triplej Hottest 100.
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.
5. Post your results as a comment to this blog entry.

How to interpret your score:

 1-13: I can believe I scored this High.

 14-29: You like to keep your Left Hand Free and your Sleeves Rolled Up.

 30-40: Solid score Won't Let You Down.

 41-52:  I'm a Happy Idiot.

 53-65: You have your own musical tastes but I Can Feel That You Don't Love Me.

 66-77: Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck)  

 78-89: Don't Quit Your Job.

90-100: You might need to Switch Lanes.  

 101: #Tay4Hottest100

 The Bawley 100 top 10 scored:

TV On The Radio - Happy Idiot - 49

Beck - Waking Light - 101

Röyksopp - Monument - 59

Damon Albarn - You & Me - 101

Future Islands - Seasons (Waiting On You) - 23

St. Vincent - Digital Witness - 101

Courtney Barnett - Pickles from the Jar - 51

The War On Drugs - Red Eyes - 63

Swans - A Little God In My Hands - 101

Lorde - Yellow Flicker Beat  - 18

Bawley's score: 66.7 Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck)

Share your results below...

(Doing the Sums 2013) Are You Joe Average?

The triplej Hottest 100 is an Australian institution. The Bawley crew don't always agree with the results but we do enjoy the ritual. Increasingly part of this ritual is the Are You Joe Average Hottest 100 quiz.o (Previous results).

Here is how it works:

1. Write out a list of the songs you voted for in the triplej Hottest 100.
2. Write down the position each of these came in the triplej Hottest 100.
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.
5. Post your results as a comment to this blog entry.

How to interpret your score:

 1-13: It takes skill to Get Lucky.

 14-29: You may not have My Number but you probably have Pharrell Williams on speed dial.

 30-40: You had a good score, Ratchet up a bit next year.

 41-52:  Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat.

 53-65: You have your own musical tastes but If I Could Change Your Mind it might be an Instant Crush.

 66-77: Kinda quirky in a cute way.  

 78-89: Kinda quirky in a "slowly back away..." way.    90-100: You're a f***ing freak, man  

 101: Did you vote for songs, or flavours of ice cream???? 

 The Bawley 100 top 10 scored:

Typhoon - Young Fathers 101 

The National - I Should Live In Salt 101

David Bowie - Where Are We Now? 101
Frightened Rabbit - Backyard Skulls 101
Phoenix - Entertainment 101

Cloud Control - Scar 52 

The Drones - I See Seaweed 101

The National - Don't Swallow the Cap 101
Nine Inch Nails - Copy Of A 101
Arcade Fire - Reflektor 16

Bawley's score: 87.6 Kinda quirky in a "slowly back away..." way.

Find yourself in the Triple J Hottest 100 of the last 20 years

Hottest 100 of the last 20 years chart - Click for full size

Find yourself in the Hottest 100 of the last 20 years.

1. To find your Hottest 100 year:  Calculate the average year of release for each song you voted for in the Triple J Hottest 100 of the last 20 years
2. To find your score: Write down the position of each song you voted for in the Triple J Hottest 100 of the last 20 years. Songs that did not make the list get a score of 101. Add up all the numbers and divide by the number of songs you voted for (20).
3. Your position is where the year and score meet.
4. Share your position and this chart.

Here is how some of the Bawley crew scored

• Nick (votes): Hottest 100 year: 2001.4, Hottest 100 Score: 90.75, Position: Choon
• Hummer (votes): 2001.45, 84.35, In the Nu-Metal Graveyard
• Karen: 2000.7, 93.7, In the Nu-Metal Graveyard but that is Y2K OK

And some Triple J presenters:

• Zan Rowe (votes), Hottest 100 year:  2001.5, Hottest 100 score: 95.45, Choon
• Alex Dyson (votes), 2003.35, 72.6, Must be a 21st Century Child
• Tom Ballard (votes), 2001.55, 91,05, A tripod-Choon, Y2K OK, Nu-Metal Graveyard
• The Doctor (votes), 2000.75, Failed to score :(

Bawley and Triple J Hottext 100 of the last 20 years chart positions

Be sure to share your scores with us and the chart with your friends.

(Doing The Sums 2012) Are You Joe Average?

The triplej Hottest 100 is an Australian institution. The Bawley crew don't always agree with the results but we do enjoy the ritual. Increasingly part of this ritual is the Are You Joe Average Hottest 100 quiz. (See: 2007, 2008, Hottest 100 of all time, 2009, 2010, 2011).

Here is how it works:

1. Write out a list of the songs you voted for in the triplej Hottest 100.
2. Write down the position each of these came in the triplej Hottest 100
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.
5. Post your results as a comment to this blog entry.

How to interpret your score:

 1-13: Bargain. You like to chase savings at the local Thrift Shop.  

 14-27: So close to (Hyper)Paradise. 

 28-40: You had the Genesis of a good score  

 41-52: "Here I am stuck in the middle with you"  

 53-65: You think you have Heard it All and value Disparate Youth over Super Rich Kids  

 66-77: Kinda quirky in a cute way.  

 78-89: Kinda quirky in a "slowly back away..." way.  

 90-100: You're a f***ing freak, man  

 101: Did you vote for songs, or flavours of ice cream???? 

 The Bawley 100 top 10 scored:

Django Django - Default 28
Flume (feat. Jezzabell Doran) - Sleepless 12
The xx - Angels 19
Spiritualized - Hey Jane 101
Grimes - Oblivion 38
Lambchop - Mr. Met 101 Hot Chip - Motion Sickness 101
Major Lazer - Get Free 6
Blur - Under the Westway 101Alt-J (∆) - Tessellate 44 

Bawley's score: 55.1  We think we have Heard it All and value Disparate Youth over Super Rich Kids

This is our most mainstream year yet!

 How did you score?

(Doing The Sums 2011) Are You Joe Average?

The Bawley crew love (or is it love to hate) the triple j Hottest 100, which-ever. The only thing we love more than the Hottest 100 is our own (Doing the Sums) Are You Joe Average quiz. (see: 2007, 2008, Hottest 100 of all time, 2009, 2010)

Here is how it works:

1. Write out a list of the songs you voted for in the triplej Hottest 100.

2. Write down the position each of these came in the triplej Hottest 100

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.

5. Post your results as a comment to this blog entry.

How to interpret your score:

1-13: Dude you are the zeitgeist no you are the zeitgeist featuring Kimbra.

14-27: So Nero yet so far.

28-40: Not quite Boy or Bear

41-52: "Here I am stuck in the middle with you"

53-65: Pretty pedestrian, but you probably have one weirdo friend who is rubbing off on you more than you realise.

66-77: Kinda quirky in a cute way.

78-89: Kinda quirky in a "slowly back away..." way.

90-100: You're a f***ing freak, man

101: Did you vote for songs, or flavours of ice cream????

The Bawley 100 top 10 scored:

Metronomy - The Bay 101

Karen O with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - Immigrant Song 101

SBTRKT (feat. Sampha) - Something Goes Right 101

The Joy Formidable - Whirring 101

The Decemberists - Calamity Song 101

The Horrors - Still Life 101

PJ Harvey - The Words That Maketh Murder 101

Bombay Bicycle Club - How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep 101

British Sea Power - Who's In Control 101

TV On The Radio - Will Do 101

Bawley's score: 101 Seems this year, we were voting for flavours of ice cream.

How did you score?

(Doing The Sums 2010) Are You Joe Average?

The Bawley crew love (or is it love to hate) the triple j Hottest 100, which-ever. The only thing we love more than the Hottest 100 is our own (Doing the Sums) Are You Joe Average quiz. (see: 2007, 2008, Hottest 100 of all time, 2009)

Here is how it works:

1. Write out a list of the songs you voted for in the triplej Hottest 100.

2. Write down the position each of these came in the triplej Hottest 100

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.

5. Post your results as a comment to this blog entry.

How to interpret your score:

1-13: Paint me a rainbow there must be lots of (Little) Red and (Cee-Lo) Green in your life.

14-27: Your Radar Detector is tuned to Austereo?

28-40: Very vanilla

41-52: "Here I am stuck in the middle with you"

53-65: Pretty pedestrian, but you probably have one weirdo friend who is rubbing off on you more than you realise.

66-77: Kinda quirky in a cute way.

78-89: Kinda quirky in a "slowly back away..." way.

90-100: You're a f***ing freak, man

101: Did you vote for songs, or flavours of ice cream????

The Bawley 100 top 10 scored:

Hot Chip - I Feel Better - 85

Crystal Castles - Celestica - 101

The Jezabels - Mace Spray - 16

Grinderman - Worm Tamer - 101

Jónsi - Go Do - 96

LCD Soundsystem - Home - 10

Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) - 101

Hot Chip - One Life Stand - 50

The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio - 31

Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill - 42

72.4 Kinda quirky in a "slowly back away..." way. - I am happy with that.

How did you score?

(Doing the Sums 2009) Are You Joe Average?

The Bawley crew love the triple j Hottest 100, the only thing we love more than the Hottest 100 is our own (Doing the Sums) Are You Joe Average quiz. (2007, 2008, Hottest 100 of all time)

Here is how it works

1. Write out a list of the songs you voted for in the triplej Hottest 100.
2. Write down the position each of these came in the triplej Hottest 100
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.
5. Post your results as a comment to this blog entry.

Here is how to interpret your score

1-13: Either you are the lovechild of Bernard Fanning and La Roux or you are actually Mumford’s Son.

14-27: Parlez Vous Austereo?

28-40: Very vanilla

41-52: "Meet Me on the Equinox" is your signature song in more ways than one.

53-65: Pretty pedestrian, but you probably have one weirdo friend who is rubbing off on you more than you realise.

66-77: Kinda quirky in a cute way.

78-89: Kinda quirky in a "slowly back away..." way.

90-100: You're a f***ing freak, man

101: Did you vote for songs, or flavours of ice cream????

The Bawley 100 scored

Fleet Foxes – Mykonos - 101
Super Furry Animals - Inaugural Trams - 101
The Xx - Heart Skipped a Beat - 101
Mumford and Sons - Sigh No More - 101
Fever Ray - If I Had A Heart - 101
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Hysteric - 101
Camera Obscura - Away With Murder - 101
Phoenix – Lisztomania – 4
Danger Mouse and Sparkle Horse - Revenge (ft The Flaming Lips) - 101
The Xx – Crystallised – 101

91.3 You're a f***ing freak, man (our worst performance ever!!)

How did you score?

Hottest 100 of All Time: Doing The Sums

The Bawley Doing the Sums quiz is back and, as promised, it has a Hottest 100 of All Time twist. Are you old school or nu rave, are your tastes mainstream or do you tend towards the obscure?

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.
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.

Stage 2: Calculate your Average Year Of Release :

1. Write down the songs you voted for in the Triple j Hottest 100 of All Time
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.

Combine the two parts and you have your Bawley Hottest 100 of All Time Classification. Here is how to interpret your scores :

Average Hottest 100 of All Time position:

1-21: You want to live like Common People, you vote like common people do...
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....

Average Year of Release:

before 1950: ...and you enjoy the finer things in life such as Mozart, Wagner, and Holst.
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.

Stage 3: The Result

1. Combine the two sentences from above and
2. Post your Bawley Hottest 100 of All Time Classification in the comments section below.

Here is an example:

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: 93.9
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.

And some scores from some Triple j type people:

Richard Kingsmill

Top Ten: http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100_alltime/toptens/richard_kingsmill.htm

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.

Bob Evans

Top Ten: http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100_alltime/toptens/bob_evans.htm

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.

Wil Anderson

Top Ten: http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100_alltime/toptens/wil_anderson.htm

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.

Rosie Beaten

Top Ten: http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100_alltime/toptens/rosie_beaton.htm

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

What is your Bawley Hottest 100 of All Time Classification? tell us below.

Closing Soon

Voting in the triple j Hottest 100 of all time closes this Sunday (28th June), if you haven’t yet voted you should get do so.

By voting you will not only be helping Bawley swing the Hottest 100 away from the tastes of the general public you will go into the draw to win a double pass to the Reading Festival were you can see bands such as Radiohead, Bloc Party, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arctic Monkeys, Placebo, Gossip, Vampire Weekend, AFI and Deftones.

As an extra motivator Bawley will be offering up a prize to people who vote in the Hottest 100 of all time and then submit their votes to the Doing the Sums quiz. Details of prizes and how to submit your votes this will be published as the Hottest 100 of all time results come in.

So get to it and submit your votes here.

If you need some inspiration Richard Kingsmill's has blogged own Hottest 100 of all time.

(Doing the Sums 2008) Are You Joe Average?

Following on from yesterdays post Triple J Hottest 100: The Results are In.

Here is a test to see just how average you are:

1. Write out a list of the songs you voted for in the triplej Hottest 100.
2. Write down the position each of these came in the triplej Hottest 100
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.
5. Post your results as a comment to this blog entry.

Here is how to interpret your score (thanks fandango)

1-13: Either you are the lovechild of Bernard Fanning and Rikki Lee Coulter or you are actually in The Kings of Leon.

14-27: Betcha listen to 104.7 when no-one's around.

28-40: Very vanilla

41-52: "Middle of the Hill" is your signature song in more ways than one.

53-65: Pretty pedestrian, but you probably have one weirdo friend who is rubbing off on you more than you realise.

66-77: Kinda quirky in a cute way.

78-89: Kinda quirky in a "slowly back away..." way.

90-100: You're a f***ing freak, man

101: Did you vote for songs, or flavours of ice cream????

Bawley scored:

Bloc Party - One Month Off - 101
Hot Chip - One Pure Thought – 101
British Sea Power - Waving Flags - 101
Sparkadia – Jealousy - 79
Ladyhawke - Paris Is Burning - 26
Band Of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You - 72
TV On The Radio - Golden Age - 101
Elbow - One Day Like This - 101
The Presets - This Boy's In Love - 8
MGMT - Time To Pretend - 18

70.8 - Kinda quirky in a cute way.

How about you?

(Doing the Sums) Are You Joe Average?

Following on from yesterdays post on how democracy has failed us all.

Here is a test to see just how average you are:

1. Write out a list of the songs you voted for in the triplej Hottest 100.
2. Write down the position each of these came in the triplej Hottest 100
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.
5. Post your results as a comment to this blog entry. The lower the score the more average you are.

Here is how Bawley scored:

Cut Copy - So Haunted - 101
Bloc Party - Waiting For The 7:18 - 101
Klaxons - Golden Skans - 54
Radiohead - 15 Step - 101
Radiohead - Ceremony - 101
Soko - I'll Kill Her - 9
Muscles - Sweaty - 76
Bloc Party - Sunday - 101
LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends - 101
Radiohead - All I Need - 101

Total = 846 / 10 songs

Average Rating of 84.6