Editing Triple J Hottest 100 (section)

=== 2017–present: Announcement of date change ===
{{See also|Triple J Hottest 100, 2017#Announcement date}}[[File:Invasion Day Protest Swanston St Melbourne 2019.jpg|thumb|231x231px|The Hottest 100 was moved from [[Australia Day]] from 2017, in response to [[Australia Day debate|growing controversy]] surrounding its marking of [[History of Australia (1788–1850)|colonisation]].]]
In mid-2016, support grew for a campaign calling on Triple J to change the date of the Hottest 100 due to [[Australia Day debate|ongoing debate]] about the meaning of the date of [[Australia Day]] to [[Indigenous Australians]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 December 2018 |title=Triple J's Hottest 100 to be held on the Sunday after Australia Day again |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-07/triple-j-hottest-100-to-day-after-australia-day/10591168 |access-date=15 January 2025 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rychter |first=Tacey |date=27 October 2016 |title=Triple J Hottest 100 May Move From Australia Day |url=https://www.broadsheet.com.au/national/entertainment/article/triple-j-hottest-100-may-move-australia-day |access-date=15 January 2025 |work=[[Broadsheet (website)|Broadsheet]]}}</ref> Calls were led by Indigenous activists, with [[Australian hip-hop]] duo [[A.B. Original]] and their protest single "[[January 26 (song)|January 26]]" playing a particularly instrumental role in drawing support to the cause. Triple J responded to the campaign in September 2016, announcing a review over whether the date of the Hottest 100 should be changed.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harmon |first=Steph |date=13 September 2016 |title=Triple J to hold 2017 Hottest 100 on Australia Day, but 'future years under review' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/sep/13/triple-j-hottest-100-australia-day-future-years-under-review |access-date=15 January 2025 |work=[[Guardian Australia]]}}</ref>

The review of the date continued into 2017, including consultation with [[Reconciliation Australia]], the [[National Congress of Australia's First Peoples]], and the [[National Australia Day Council]], while [[Triple J Hottest 100, 2016|the 2016 Hottest 100]] was held on Australia Day without change. In August 2017, Triple J launched a survey asking for public opinion on whether the date should be changed.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 August 2017 |title=Triple J opens online poll asking if Hottest 100 should be moved off Australia Day |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/aug/02/triple-j-opens-online-poll-asking-if-hottest-100-should-be-moved-off-australia-day |access-date=15 January 2025 |work=Guardian Australia}}</ref> 60% of participants voted in support of moving the date; 39% responded to not change it.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Sargeant |first=Chloe |date=27 November 2017 |title=Triple J is changing the date of its Hottest 100 |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/triple-j-is-changing-the-date-of-its-hottest-100/datfo75hk |access-date=15 January 2025 |work=[[SBS World News]]}}</ref>

In 2017, Triple J announced that they would no longer hold the Hottest 100 on 26 January. Instead, the Hottest 100 would be held on the fourth weekend of January each year, beginning with the [[Triple J Hottest 100, 2017|2017 countdown]] on 27 January 2018.<ref name=":1" />

Some organisations offered alternatives to Triple J's Hottest 100 in response to the date change. These include nationwide rock radio station [[Triple M]] broadcasting an ''Ozzest 100'' countdown of only [[Music of Australia|Australian songs]] on 26 January,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/radio/triple-ms-wil-anderson-hits-out-at-ozzest-100/news-story/1b9dd959a758d385e3e86f72607c422d |title=Triple M's Wil Anderson hits out at 'Ozzest 100' |work=news.com.au |last=Graham |first=Ben |date=22 December 2017 |access-date=21 January 2018}}</ref> and Senator [[Cory Bernardi]]'s [[Australian Conservatives]] publishing an ''AC100'' playlist of Australian music on [[Spotify]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/01/18/13/10/cory-bernardi-hottest-100-australia-day-darren-hayes |title=Cory Bernardi creates his own 'alt Hottest 100' playlist for Australia Day |work=Nine News |date=18 January 2018 |access-date=21 January 2018}}</ref>