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=== In popular culture === The Hottest 100 has been branded a "national institution" and "the world's greatest music democracy".<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Clarke |first=Tom W. |title=Shoulda Been Higher: A Celebration of 30 Years of Triple J's Hottest 100 |publisher=Melbourne Books |year=2023 |isbn=9781922779076 |location=Melbourne}}</ref> The countdown receives millions of votes every year– in 2019, a record of 3.2 million were cast.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 January 2020 |title=Hottest 100 Voting Record Smashed: ‘We Didn’t Think It Was Possible’ |url=https://themusic.com.au/news/triple-j-hottest-100-2019-voting-record/0kLOxMfGycg/22-01-20 |access-date=26 January 2025 |work=[[The Music (magazine)|The Music]]}}</ref> In 2022, one in two Australians engaged with the Hottest 100 campaign, and 3.6 million people listened on the day, according to national ratings.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 March 2022 |title=1 in 2 Australians engaged with the Hottest 100 in a record-breaking year |url=https://radioinfo.com.au/news/1-in-2-australians-engaged-with-the-hottest-100-in-a-record-breaking-year/ |access-date=26 January 2025 |work=RadioInfo}}</ref> {{Quote box | quote = Coming up in Australia, the Hottest 100 is a direct path to getting noticed, and trying to recreate that in the [United] States is overwhelming. | author = Mitch Galbraith of [[Ocean Alley]]<ref name="SMHhouse" /> | width = 30% }} Musicians who have taken out the number one spot have often seen a popularity boost after the annual countdown. Following [[Alex Lloyd]] winning the [[Triple J Hottest 100, 2001|2001 countdown]] with "[[Amazing (Alex Lloyd song)|Amazing]]", it became the most played song on [[List of radio stations in Australia|Australian radio]] for the next year. The singer said [[Commercial broadcasting|commercial stations]] only started playing it after his win on Triple J; from royalties then received, he was able to buy a house.<ref name="SMHhouse">{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Thomas |date=24 January 2025 |title=‘Helped me buy a house’: What does it mean to win the Hottest 100? |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/helped-me-buy-a-house-what-does-it-mean-to-win-the-hottest-100-20250123-p5l6ta.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250124055014/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/helped-me-buy-a-house-what-does-it-mean-to-win-the-hottest-100-20250123-p5l6ta.html |archive-date=24 January 2025 |access-date=26 January 2025 |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref> Alternative rock band [[the Rubens]] won the [[Triple J Hottest 100, 2015|Hottest 100 of 2015]] and immediately had to upgrade the venues for their upcoming tour due to an influx of new fans.<ref name="SMHhouse" />
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