Triple J Hottest 100 2008 on Last.fm
The 2008 edition of the Triple J Hottest 100 was aired last weekend and as usual the list includes a wide variety of quality music. The compilation CD is due out in March, but that only has 35-40 songs and it’s still just a CD (yes, one of those ancient shiny discs). If you want on-demand access to the entire list of songs then you can listen to a Hottest 100 radio station on Last.fm.
The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual highlight for music lovers in Australia. Every year the radio station Triple J organises a poll where listeners can vote for the most popular songs for the previous year. With close to a million voters, it is regarded as the largest music poll in the world. The top 100 songs are revealed in a big countdown show over the Australia Day weekend and a selection of those songs is also released on a compilation CD.
A friend of mine has created a playlist on Last.fm with all the songs from the latest Triple J Hottest 100. This is a brilliant idea and an awesome use of Last.fm playlists. Some of the songs aren’t available but that may change over time and because of the copyright restrictions Last.fm operate under, you can only play the list in random order. It is in fact a customised radio station only playing the Hottest 100 songs of 2008.
And just for the record, Last.fm do pay royalties to the artists. So there you have it: The latest Triple J Hottest 100, free of charge, perfectly legal and accessible from anywhere.
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