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BILLIE EILISH
takes out #1 in
triple j’s 2019
Hottest 100
with
‘bad guy’
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Art by Katherine Brickman
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In a record-breaking year for votes, we celebrate two milestones as Billie Eilish takes out #1 in the 2019 Hottest 100.
At 18, Billie Eilish is the youngest act to ever top the annual countdown, and the first female solo artist to hit #1 in Hottest 100 history. And she did it with ‘bad guy’ – a record-breaking, world conquering hit Billie wrote and recorded in a bedroom with her brother and producer, Finneas. It’s become so inescapable that it’s easy to forget how unlikely a blockbuster ‘bad guy’ really is. From its minimalist production to the playful, provocative lyrics and anti-pop star presentation, it’s a bass-heavy, beat-switching oddity that breaks nearly all the conventional rules of #1 singles.
On finding out that ‘bad guy’ was voted triple j listeners favourite song of the year, Billie Eilish praised them on-air, saying “Thank you, guys, you did this! That’s insane. Thank you so much, it’s an honour. It’s so crazy to me. I love Australia, I miss you guys. I haven’t been there in a minute and I’m so excited to go back.”
Returning the much deserved praise, triple j’s Music Director Nick Findlay adds “2019 had many musical success stories, but in the end the year belongs to Billie Eilish. Her debut album didn’t just prove itself a worldwide heavyweight, its popularity steamrolled over everyone else, and it’s lead single ‘bad guy’ is the perfect summary to Billie’s success. It’s the antithesis to a traditional pop song, an undeniable earworm, and a hugely deserved, record breaking Hottest 100 #1.”
There’s plenty of reasons to celebrate throughout the rest of the countdown, with lots of cool trends emerging. Take a look at these stats:
Billie Eilish is the first female solo artist to get #1 in the Hottest 100, as well as the youngest!
Billie Eilish scored the most songs in the countdown (5), followed by G Flip and Lime Cordiale with 4, and Tones And I, Flume, Thelma Plum, Tame Impala, BENEE and Ruel with 3 each
Denzel Curry’s ‘Bulls On Parade’ (#5) is the highest charting Like A Version ever, snatching the record from DMA’S and their version of ‘Believe’ (2016 #6)
Thelma Plum is the highest-ranking Indigenous artist in Hottest 100 history, with ‘Better In Blak’ (#9) overtaking A.B. Original’s ‘January 26’ (2016 #16)
Baker Boy showcased Indigenous Language in the Hottest 100 for the third consecutive year with ‘Meditjin’ (#98) and ‘Cool As Hell’ (#44)
Slipknot mark the biggest gap between countdowns with ‘Unsainted’ (#86) released 19 years after their previous Hottest 100 entry of ‘Wait And Bleed’ (2000 #75)
Hilltop Hoods have 20 songs in 10 annual countdowns, closing in on the 22-song record held by Foo Fighters and Powderfinger
DMA’S and Peking Duk celebrate their 6th consecutive appearance in a countdown
Wanna go deeper? We’ve got plenty more Hottest 100 facts to nerd out on, plus a great long read on Billie Eilish’s winning song ‘bad guy’.
If you haven’t already, you can still donate to Greening Australia who are part of the coordinated response to bushfire recovery. They run tree-planting projects across the country to restore natural environments, cool our cities, save endangered animals and pull carbon out of the atmosphere. Thanks for all your support so far! We’ll announce our final fundraising figure on Tuesday afternoon.
Now get excited for the Hottest 200 – 101 on Mon 27 Jan, closely followed by triple j’s Hottest 100 of the Decade!
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KEY DATES
10am local time Mon 27 Jan: Hottest 200-101 on triple j
10am local time Mon 27 Jan: Classic Hottest 100 of 1999 on Double J
10:52pm local time Sat 1 Feb: Hottest 100 Special on Rage on ABC TV
On demand: Hottest 100 playlists on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube
Pre-order now: Hottest 100 vol 27 CD
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