Triple J Hottest 100, 2021

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• The Wiggles' cover of "Elephant" became the first Like a Version, and the first cover version of any kind, to reach number 1.
• * It also marked the first debut appearance at number 1 since Denis Leary's "Asshole" in 1993, as The Wiggles had not appeared in any previous countdowns.
• * Original Wiggle Jeff Fatt became the oldest person, and the first of Asian descent, to appear on a number-one track.
• * The Wiggles are also the first winning artist since The Rubens in 2015 to only feature once in the countdown.
• By reaching number 2 with "Stay", The Kid Laroi became the highest ranking artist of Indigenous Australian descent in Hottest 100 history, overtaking Thelma Plum's number 9 placing from 2019.
• * The track also marked the first ever appearance of pop star Justin Bieber in the Hottest 100, following Triple J's threat to disqualify him from being eligible in 2015.
• Peking Duk made their eighth consecutive appearance, with at least one track featured in every annual countdown since 2014.
• Billie Eilish became the first artist to feature in the top 10 of an annual countdown for four years in a row. The previous record was three consecutive years, held by Powderfinger, The White Stripes, and Chet Faker.
• 32 tracks by artists from the United States featured, the highest since 2006.
• The only artist to appear in both the 2022 countdown and the original 1993 list is Paul Kelly.
• A record six previous winners of the Hottest 100 appeared in this years countdown – Vance Joy, The Rubens, Kendrick Lamar, Ocean Alley, Billie Eilish & Glass Animals. Beating the record of five set in the 2017 countdown.

2021 Triple J Album Poll