(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.

Hottest 100 of the last 20 years: How I voted.

 

Every time I turn on Triple j these days they seem to be doing a Hottest 100 of this or a Hottest 100 of that. Not that I mind. I enjoy lists, reading lists, making lists but mostly I enjoy criticising lists. 

The first of the yearly Hottest 100 polls was held in 1993, so this year it is the Hottest 100 of the last 20 years. Of course we are all being encouraged to take part by voting for our top 20 of the last 20 years.

Vote Here. 

Here is how I voted. The technique was one of speed, I wrote down 20ish songs I like, trying to keep to the types of artists that get played on triple j and then to no more than 1 or 2 songs per artist. From this I did a quick cull and hit submit.

At the Drive-In - One Armed Scissor 

 As raw and powerful today as it was 13 years ago One Armed Scissor is the most powerful moment from At the Drive In's best album. Emotional before Emo had a name.

Bloc Party - Banquet

Spiky guitar tune that moved the early 2000s post punk revival on to the dance floor.

Deftones - Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)

While Deftones outgrew nu-metal a long time ago this hit from Around the Fur lives on.

Garbage - Vow

The first single from the first CD I ever bought. 

Hot Chip - Over and Over

Repetitive, irritating, brilliant.

Interpol - Obstacle 1

Interpol effortlessly recreated Joy Division, Obstacle 1 was their best song. If only that is where it ended. Of the two groups I am not sure who had the more tragic career progression. Joy Division's lead singer hung himself. Interpol's lead singer released a horrible rap mix tape called 'Everybody on my dick like they supposed to be' 

LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends

A song about getting old, making big decisions, moving away and never forgetting the value of your friends. I am a little older, so like it a little more each time I hear it.

Massive Attack - Protection

I forget why I voted for Protection over Teardrop, Angel or Karmacoma. All great songs I only had room to choose one.

Nine Inch Nails - Hurt

Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds

Hottest 100 voters like swearing. On Closer Trent Rezor sings 'I wanna fuck you like an animal'. Closer is likely to make the top 100. I voted for something else. Two NIN songs that are full of emotion but are near polar opposites. Hurt is desperate, broken, weak and fragile. The Hand That Feeds powerful, urgent and angry.

A Perfect Circle - Judith

Super group containing members of Tool, QOTSA, NIN, Smashing Pumpkins, Marilyn Manson you know I love it.

Portishead - Machine Gun

da-chk, da-chk, de-de-de-de-de, da-chk, a-a-a-a.

Total headache material, totally unexpected, totally brilliant. 

Pulp - Disco 2000

 Modest britpop highlight. 

Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows 

In truth I could have chosen any track from the first three QOTSA albums. 

Radiohead - 15 Step 

Radiohead - Paranoid Android 

15 Step is my favourite song from my favourite Radiohead album. Choosing Paranoid Android is my attempt at picking something that might come in near the top of the list.

TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me 

Swirling feedback, pulsing drums, howling guitars: music to lose your shit to. Wolf Like Me blows my mind every time.

Weezer - El Scorcho

Great sing-a-long track from the greatest sing-a-long band.

The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army

Tragic thing is that the riff from Seven Nation Army now best known as a bland corporate sport chant.  FOOTBALL!!!!!!!

Sports, Wooo, SPORTS

The xx - Crystalised

Bawley winner and newest song on my top 20.

That is it. On review I forgot to put in any Nick Cave (Bad Seeds or Grinderman), DJ Shadow, PJ Harvey, Spiritualized, The National, any Hip Hop, anything Australian or any Blur.

Voting closes on June 2nd. Get to it.

(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?

Hottest 100 Numbers 101-200

Wondering where all the songs you voted for in the triple j hottest 100 went?

Richard Kingsmill has leaked numbers 101 - 200.

Sleigh Bells, LCD Soundsystem, Robyn, Grinderman, Janelle Monae this list is 101 times cooler than the top 100.

Here it is (Bawley 100 ranking in brackets):

200 ( 36 ) Delphic - Doubt

199 ( - ) The Holidays - Broken Bones

198 ( - ) The Subs - Mitsubitchi

197 ( - ) Weezer - Memories

196 ( - ) Clare Bowditch & The New Slang - Modern Day Addiction

195 ( - ) Dizzee Rascal - Dirtee Disco

194 ( 4 ) Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

193 ( - ) The Amity Affliction - Youngbloods

192 ( - ) Laura Marling - Devil's Spoke

191 ( - ) Deadmau5 & Wolfgang Gartner - Animal Rights

190 ( - ) Nicholas Roy - It's All My Fault

189 ( - ) Hungry Kids Of Hungary - Wristwatch

188 ( - ) Brandon Flowers - Crossfire

187 ( - ) Angus And Julia Stone - Black Crow

186 ( - ) Kanye West - Lost In The World {Ft. Bon Iver}

185 ( - ) The Cat Empire - Feeling's Gone

184 ( - ) Sally Seltmann - Harmony To My Heartbeat

183 ( - ) OK Go - This Too Shall Pass

182 ( - ) Miami Horror - Moon Theory

181 ( - ) Foals - This Orient

180 ( - ) Cee Lo Green - Bright Lights Bigger City

179 ( - ) Illy - The Chase {Ft. Olivier Daysoul}

178 ( - ) Regina Spektor - No Surprises {triple j Like A Version}

177 ( - ) Kanye West - Dark Fantasy

176 ( - ) Cold War Kids - Louder Than Ever

175 ( - ) Paul Kelly & Angus Stone - Four Seasons In One Day

174 ( - ) Bliss N Eso - Family Affair

173 ( 26 ) Janelle Monae - Tightrope {Ft. Big Boi}

172 ( - ) The Drums - Saddest Summer

171 ( - ) Bertie Blackman - Peek-A-Boo

170 ( 47 ) Yeasayer - Madder Red

169 ( 24 ) Cut Copy - Take Me Over

168 ( 9 ) Crystal Castles - Celestica

167 ( - ) Big Scary - Falling Away

166 ( - ) Local Natives - Airplanes

165 ( - ) Girl Talk - Down For The Count

164 ( - ) Wavves - King Of The Beach

163 ( - ) Lykke Li - Get Some

162 ( - ) Birds Of Tokyo - Circles

161 ( - ) Tame Impala - Alter Ego

160 ( - ) The Drums - Forever And Ever Amen

159 ( - ) 360 - Just Got Started {Ft. Pez}

158 ( - ) Daft Punk - Derezzed

157 ( - ) Sarah Blasko - Hold On My Heart {The Presets Remix}

156 ( - ) Marina & The Diamonds - Shampain

155 ( 78 ) The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang

154 ( - ) Band Of Skulls - Death By Diamonds And Pearls

153 ( - ) British India - Beneath The Satellites

152 ( - ) Miami Horror - I Look To You {Ft. Kimbra}

151 ( - ) Darren Hanlon - All These Things

150 ( - ) Two Door Cinema Club - Come Back Home

149 ( 14 ) LCD Soundsystem - Dance Yrself Clean

148 ( - ) Hilltop Hoods - Parade Of The Dead

147 ( - ) Dan Black - Symphonies {Ft. Kid Cudi}

146 ( - ) Gyroscope - Some Of The Places I Know

145 ( - ) Fyfe Dangerfield - When You Walk In The Room

144 ( - ) Bag Raiders - Snake Charmer

143 ( - ) Sia - Stop Trying

142 ( 30 ) Robyn - Dancing On My Own

141 ( - ) Gyroscope - What Do I Know About Pain?

140 ( 56 ) Cloud Control - Meditation Song #2 (Why, Oh Why)

139 ( - ) Angus And Julia Stone - For You

138 ( - ) Kanye West - All Of The Lights

137 ( - ) The Cat Empire - Falling

136 ( - ) My Chemical Romance - Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)

135 ( - ) Bluejuice - Work

134 ( - ) The Aston Shuffle - Your Love

133 ( - ) Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On

132 ( - ) LCD Soundsystem - Drunk Girls

131 ( - ) Sarah Blasko - Hey Ya! {triple j Like A Version}

130 ( - ) Ball Park Music - iFly

129 ( - ) The Amity Affliction - Anchors

128 ( - ) Best Coast - Boyfriend

127 ( - ) Gorillaz - Superfast Jellyfish {Ft. De La Soul & Gruff Rhys}

126 ( - ) Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - 40 Day Dream

125 ( - ) Kimbra - Settle Down

124 ( - ) John Butler Trio - Close To You

123 ( - ) K-Os - I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman

122 ( 83 ) Band Of Horses - Laredo

121 ( 37 ) Kele - Everything You Wanted

120 ( - ) Stonefield - Through The Clover

119 ( - ) Grinderman - Palaces Of Montezuma

118 ( 5 ) LCD Soundsystem - Home

117 ( - ) Washington - I Believe You Liar

116 ( 41 ) Kele - Tenderoni

115 ( - ) Ben Folds & Nick Hornby - From Above

114 ( - ) Katy B - Katy On A Mission

113 ( - ) British India - Avalanche

112 ( 87 ) The Chemical Brothers - Swoon

111 ( - ) Kings Of Leon - Pyro

110 ( - ) Grouplove - Colours

109 ( - ) Marina & The Diamonds - Mowgli's Road

108 ( - ) Cassius - I Love U So

107 ( - ) Kid Cudi, Rostam Batmanglij from Vampire Weekend & Best Coast - All Summer

106 ( - ) Philadelphia Grand Jury - Save Our Town

105 ( - ) Kanye West - Power {Ft. Dwele}

104 ( - ) Caribou - Odessa

103 ( - ) Foals - Miami

102 ( - ) Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill

101 ( 98 ) M.I.A. - XXXO

(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?

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

Vote now to help make 2010 a year we can all love

Long time readers will be well aware of the Bawley crew’s love/hate relationship with the triple j Hottest 100.

Voting in this year’s poll is open now; help make the 2010 list one we can all love. Vote here.

Be sure to write down who you voted for, you will need to know this to take part in the famous Bawley Are You Joe Average? Quiz –last years results

(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?

Triple J Hottest 100: The People Have Spoken

I Despite the leaks the 2009 Hottest 100 managed to pull out a few surprises (Foo Fighters still relevant in 2009?!), is this further proof (2007, 2008) that musical democracy does not work? I am not sure?

Full list below (Bawley rankings in brackets)

100 ( - ) Foo Fighters - Wheels
99 ( - ) Tegan and Sara - Hell
98 ( - ) Them Crooked Vultures - New Fang
97 ( - ) Regina Spektor - Laughing With
96 ( - ) Deadmau5 - Ghosts N Stuff
95 ( - ) Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch
94 ( - ) Regina Spektor - Blue Lips
93 ( - ) Bertie Blackman - Thump
92 ( 26 ) Friendly Fires - Skeleton Boy
91 ( - ) Manchester Orchestra - I've Got Friends
90 ( - ) Florence and the Machine - Kiss With A Fist
89 ( - ) Jay-Z - D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)
88 ( - ) NOFX - Creeping Out Sara
87 ( 23 ) The Middle East - The Darkest Side
86 ( - ) Flight Of The Conchords - Too Many Dicks (On The Dance Floor)
85 ( 87 ) Kasabian - Underdog
84 ( - ) Muse - United States of Eurasia
83 ( - ) Basement Jaxx - Raindrops
82 ( - ) Miami Horror - Sometimes
81 ( 84 ) Mumford & Sons - The Cave
80 ( - ) Dizzee Rascal - Holiday
79 ( - ) Yves Klein Blue - Getting Wise
78 ( - ) Tame Impala - Remember Me
77 ( - ) Jet - She's a Genius
76 ( - ) Julian Casablancas - 11th Dimension
75 ( - ) Wolfmother - New Moon Rising
74 ( - ) Art vs. Science - Friend In The Field
73 ( - ) MSTRKRFT (ft. John Legend) - Heartbreaker
72 ( - ) Sia - You've Changed
71 ( - ) Bertie Blackman - Byrds of Prey
70 ( 33 ) Animal Collective - My Girls
69 ( - ) Death Cab for Cutie - Meet Me on the Equinox
68 ( - ) The Prodigy - Omen
67 ( - ) Washington - Cement
66 ( - ) Illy - Pictures
65 ( - ) Eskimo Joe - Foreign Land
64 ( - ) The Middle East - Blood
63 ( - ) Karnivool - All I Know
62 ( 64 ) Bloc Party - One More Chance
61 ( - ) Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
60 ( - ) Lily Allen - 22
59 ( - ) Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone
58 ( 65 ) The Temper Trap - Love Lost
57 ( - ) Philadelphia Grand Jury - The Good News
56 ( - ) The xx - Islands
55 ( - ) Franz Ferdinand - No You Girls
54 ( - ) Arctic Monkeys - Crying Lightning
53 ( - ) Miike Snow - Animal
52 ( - ) Vampire Weekend - Horchata
51 ( 22 ) Kasabian - Where Did All The Love Go?
50 ( - ) Sia - Buttons (CSS Remix)
49 ( - ) Powderfinger - All of the Dreamers
48 ( - ) The Temper Trap - Science of Fear
47 ( - ) Karnivool - Set Fire to the Hive
46 ( 62 ) Bon Iver - Blood Bank
45 ( - ) Florence and the Machine - Drumming Song
44 ( - ) Florence and the Machine - Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
43 ( - ) The Bloody Beetroots (ft. The Cool Kids) - Awesome
42 ( - ) British India - Vanilla
41 ( - ) Simian Mobile Disco (ft. Chris Keating) - Audacity of Huge
40 ( - ) Angus & Julia Stone - And the Boys
39 ( - ) The John Butler Trio - One Way Road
38 ( - ) Passion Pit - Little Secrets
37 ( - ) Hilltop Hoods - Still Standing
36 ( - ) Weezer - (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To
35 ( - ) Muse - Resistance
34 ( - ) Little Birdy - Brother
33 ( - ) Kid Cudi (ft. MGMT & Ratatat) - Pursuit of Happiness
32 ( - ) Paul Dempsey - Ramona Was A Waitress
31 ( - ) Seth Sentry - The Waitress Song
30 ( - ) Flight Of The Conchords - Hurt Feelings
29 ( - ) Sarah Blasko - All I Want
28 ( - ) Sarah Blasko - We Won't Run
27 ( 35 ) La Roux - In for the Kill
26 ( - ) Metric - Help I'm Alive
25 ( 21 ) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero
24 ( - ) Flight Of The Conchords - Carol Brown
23 ( - ) The Bloody Beetroots (ft. Steve Aoki) - Warp 1.9
22 ( - ) Vampire Weekend - Cousins
21 ( - ) The Temper Trap - Fader
20 ( - ) Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
19 ( 81 ) Muse - Undisclosed Desires
18 ( - ) Bag Raiders - Shooting Stars
17 ( - ) Kasabian - Fire
16 ( - ) Gossip - Heavy Cross
15 ( - ) Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Home
14 ( - ) Jamie T - Sticks 'n' Stones
13 ( 40 ) Phoenix - 1901
12 ( 98 ) Dizzee Rascal and Armand van Helden - Bonkers
11 ( 25 ) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll
10 ( 17 ) Florence and the Machine - Dog Days Are Over
9 ( - ) Muse - Uprising
8 ( - ) Lily Allen - Not Fair
7 ( - ) Lisa Mitchell - Coin Laundry
6 ( 63 ) La Roux - Bulletproof
5 ( 51 ) Bluejuice - Broken Leg
4 ( 3 ) Phoenix - Lisztomania
3 ( 38 ) Hilltop Hoods - Chase That Feeling
2 ( 31 ) Art vs. Science - Parlez Vous Francais?
1 ( 56 ) Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man

I think I like it, what do you think? Was Little Lion Man the Hottest song of 2009?

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.