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Flume and MAY-A take out the triple j Hottest 100 of 2022 — as it happened

Just like that, it's all over for another year!

But the Hottest 100 fun doesn't have to stop here, listen back to all the songs from this year's countdown via the links below.

How to listen back:

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Just like that, Hottest 100 is over for another year

By Velvet Winter

And what a year it was!

A massive thanks to Mawunyo Gbogbo, Ange McCormack, Al Newstead and Richard Kingsmill for lending their time and expertise to our live blog.

But most of all, a big thanks to YOU for joining us for all 100 songs!

Sweet, musical dreams to you all.

A good year for Aussie music!

By Velvet Winter

ABC News' Pop Culture reporter Mawunyo Gbogbo takes a look back at our 2022 top 10

Millions of votes from around Australia

By Velvet Winter

Nearly 2.5 MILLION votes came flooding in the Hottest 100 this year - that's a lot of dancing.

"So f**king happy" - Flume on his second Hottest 100 win

By Velvet Winter

I mean, how could you not be when you've won the Hottest 100 TWICE!

"I grew up listening to the Hottest 100, so being a part of it...it's just surreal," Flume told triple j.

"It's a lot!" MAY-A agrees.

FLUME WINS THE HOTTEST 100 AGAIN!

By Al Newstead

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He's done it again! Australian electronic producer Flume has become the second ever artist to top triple j's annual Hottest 100 twice (and more than two decades since Powderfinger did it back-to-back in 1999 and 2000).

His track 'Say Nothing', featuring rising Aussie indie-pop star MAY-A, follows on from topping the poll in 2016 with 'Never Be Like You' featuring Kai.

It might not come as a surprise to Flume fans. He's already a certified Hottest 100 favourite.

Harley 'Flume' Streten has not only charted an impressive 17 total entries in the countdown since his 2012 debut (21 if you include his remixes of Eiffel 65, Lorde, Disclosure, and Hermitude) but he's the only act in Hottest 100 history to rank a song in every position of the Top 5.

Not bad for a guy who got his start using software from a cereal box at age 11…

#1: Flume - Say Nothing [Ft. MAY-A]

By Velvet Winter

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We're all the baddest of them all!

By Velvet Winter

No thoughts, just dance.

#2: Eliza Rose & Interplanetary Criminal - B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All)

By Velvet Winter

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A Hottest 100 debut taking out the #2 spot!?

It's not as uncommon as you might think, the phenomenon dates back to Killing Heidi in 1999 and over the years includes successes such as Lorde, Amy Shark, Peking Duk, and MGMT, to name a few.

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THREE top ten spots for Spacey Jane!

By Velvet Winter

How did an indie band from Fremantle go from organising local shows and studio time around part-time work and study, to record-breaking national darlings in just six years?

Guess you'll have to read Al's piece to find out ;)

#3 Spacey Jane – Hardlight

By Richard Kingsmill

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Fans right now are madly checking to see if there's anything left off the band's second album that could place even higher!

With 'Hardlight', the Fremantle band has equalled Wolfmother's longstanding 2005 record of six songs in an annual Hottest 100.

While we wait to see if they can beat that, they have though broken the record for the most songs off the one album to make the Hottest 100 when you add in the two singles from last year's chart. An amazing feat and a testament to their natural skill as song writers.

We got to half a million!

By Velvet Winter

That's right! More than $500,000 raised for the Australian Conservation Foundation!

Steve Lacy: From TikTok Hit to Hottest 100 success

By Velvet Winter

Great minds think alike, Al Newstead!

Here's Al taking a deep dive into how Steve Lacy parlayed TikTok hits into international stardom.

#4: Steve Lacy - Bad Habit

By Velvet Winter

It's the unofficial year of the TikTok with the FYP banger picking up the #4 spot!

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#5: Spacey Jane - It's Been A Long Day

By Velvet Winter

Do not adjust your eyeballs! This is really Spacey Jane taking BACK TO BACK top 10 spots!

#6: Spacey Jane - Sitting Up

By Velvet Winter

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#7: Lizzo — About Damn Time

By Al Newstead

Gotta admit, it's somewhat surprising to see Lizzo charting this high.

Not because the flute-tooting RnB/pop singer isn't popular – she's charted in the Hottest 100 twice before and had another song already today ('2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)' at #36) – but it feels like 'About Damn Time' already had its moment earlier this year.

The lead single from Lizzo's fourth album Special became a huge viral hit on TikTok shortly after its April release, largely thanks to a dance routine that became inescapable on the app. (Used in over 2 million videos and counting).

Now, 'About Damn Time' has given Lizzo her highest Hottest 100 ranking to date. It proves you should never discount the momentum and love for a catchy, social media-friendly hit.

#8: Ball Park Music - Stars In My Eyes

By Velvet Winter

It's another 'missed it by that much' for the Brissie outfit who have had a whopping 13 tracks appear in Hottest 100s over the years.

The highest they've got was #4 with Cherub in 2020.

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#9: Gang Of Youths - in the wake of your leave

By Velvet Winter

Oh hey, GOY! Nice of you to join us.

This is the first tune that the gang has gotten into the Hottest 100 this year.

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#10: Joji - Glimpse of Us

By Velvet Winter

When y'all were watching Filthy Frank on YouTube back in the day did you ever think the same guy would be making you tear up with a heartfelt ballad in 2022?

Yeah, me neither...

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We're almost into the top 10

By Velvet Winter

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This is not a drill!!

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