Olivia Dean Takes Out triple j’s Hottest 100 of 2025
She claimed the win with her hit single, ‘Man I Need’.
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UK singer-songwriter Olivia Dean has claimed triple j’s Hottest 100 countdown of 2025 with her hit single, ‘Man I Need’.
Taken from her worldwide chart-topping sophomore album The Art of Loving, ‘Man I Need’ was the fifth song by Dean to appear on the chart, starting with ‘Lady Lady’ at #62.
“It's kind of crazy, I feel like this song only just came into my life recently so for it to just be everywhere — it's changed my life,” Olivia told triple j hosts Concetta and Luka following her win. “No other song has ever done what this has done, and I'm just really grateful.”
Landing at #2 was pre-count favourite Keli Holiday with his monster track ‘Dancing2’, a song that has divided the public but appears to be loved by the triple j crowd. Tame Impala made it all the way to #3 with ‘Dracula’ while Playlunch’s hilarious song ‘Keith’ came in at #4. UK songstress Raye rounded out the top five with her single, ‘Where Is My Husband!”
This year’s count saw over 2.1 million votes submitted and marks the first time females have taken out the top spot three years in a row, with Dojo Cat taking the top spot in 2023, Chappelle Roan in 2024 and Oliva Dean in 2025.
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triple j supplied a stack of stats about the countdown, you can check out below:
Some of 26 acts made their Hottest 100 debuts, including 8 Australian artists
Australian hip hop royalty Hilltop Hoods reclaimed the record for the most songs featured in the Hottest 100, with 27 placements of their tracks since they debuted in 2003
Olivia Dean & Spacey Jane tied for the most appearances (5 songs each)
Spacey Jane’s If That Makes Sense marked the top album of the countdown
18–29-year-olds were the biggest voting demo
Almost 40,000 individual tracks were voted for in this year's Hottest 100
Four triple j Like A Version covers landed across the Hottest 100 of 2025, and in a big flex, all of them were performances by Australian acts
Nick Findlay, triple j’s Manager of Music Programming, shares: “It’s no secret Olivia Dean has owned 2025. When ‘Man I Need’ dropped in August, it immediately won us over and wrapped up everything we love about Olivia Dean in a neat package: dance-ready soul that instantly warms your heart mixed with lyrics that uplift and empower, all driven by her stunning, flawless voice.
It’s been so great to see so much support pouring in for local artists this year. Off the back of the Hottest 100 of Australian Songs, a sold-out One Night Stand, and triple j 50th gigs all around the country, we knew our music-loving audience would show up and show a lot of love for their local faves. Congratulations to all of the Australian acts who made the Hottest 100 of 2025.”
Check out the full list of songs that made triple j’s Hottest 100 2025 below.
triple j’s Hottest 100 of 2025
100. ‘Potion’ — Djo
99. ‘Delete’ — Ninajirachi
98. ‘Don’t Go’ — Old Mervs
97. ‘Running on Empty’ — The Tullamarines
96. ‘Ecstacy’ — Keli Holiday
95. ‘Caramel’ — Sleep Token
94. ‘DtMF’ — Bad Bunny
93. ‘gossip’ — Confidence Man & JADE
92. ‘Lover Girl’ — Laufey
91. ‘We Don’t Talk’ — The Dreggs
90. ‘Tonight’s Entertainment’ — The Rions
89. ‘Blackberries’ — FISHER & bbyclose
88. ‘West End Girl’ — Lily Allen
87. ‘Left Of The Dealer’ — Ocean Alley
86. ‘Something Bigger Than This’ — Hilltop Hoods
85. ‘Never Coming Home [feat. SIX60)’ — Hilltop Hoods
84. ‘Send It Back’ — Don West
83. ‘Everyone Will See It’ — Old Mervs
82. ‘Miss Erotica’ —Peach PRC
81. ‘Parachute’ — Hayley Williams
80. ‘mangetout’ —Wet Leg
79. ‘Arm’s Length’ — Sam Fender
78. ‘Everybody Scream’ — Florence + The Machine
77. ‘Leave Me Alone’ —Reneé Rapp
76. ‘All I Am’ — Ninajirachi
75. ‘Divine Feelings’ — Vance Joy
74. ‘Bed on Fire’ — G Flip
73. ‘It’s Raining Men [triple j Like A Version 2025] — Playlunch
72. ‘A Cold Play’ — The Kid Laroi
71. ‘David’ — Lorde
70. ‘Take On Me [Like A Version 2025]’ — The Dreggs
69. ‘Shut You Out’ — The Rions
68. ‘It’s Amazing To Be Young’ — Fontaines D.C.
67. ‘Don’t Happy, Be Worry’ — Hilltop Hoods
66. ‘Delete Ya’ — Djo
65. ‘Headphones On’ — Addison Rae
64. ‘Illegal’ — PinkPantheress
63. ‘White Keys’ — Dominic Fike
62. ‘Lady Lady’ — Olivia Dean
61. ‘Balcony’ — Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers
60. ‘d£aler’ — Lola Young
59. ‘Nokia’ — Drake
58. ‘Backseat’ — Balu Brigada
57. ‘One Thing’ — Lola Young
56. ‘Yougotmefeeling’ — Parcels
55. ‘Catalonia Dreams’ — The Terrys
54. ‘say something’ — Royal Otis
53. ‘Melodramatic Fanatic’ — Lime Cordiale & Ruel
52. ‘Revolving door’ — Tate McRae
51. ‘Talk of the Town’ — Fred again.., Sammy Virji & Reggie
50. ‘In Another Life’ — G Flip
49. ‘Khe Sahn [triple j Like A Version 2025]’ — Beddy Rays
48. ‘It Gets Better [Forever Mix] — KETTAMA
47. ‘Fuck My Computer’ — Ninajirachi
46. ‘Yosemite’ — KETTAMA & Interplanetary Criminal
45. ‘Tit For Tat’ — Tate McRae
44. ‘Drenched’ — Ocean Alley
43. ‘First Blush’ — Ocean Alley
42. ‘How To Kill Houseplants’ — Spacey Jane
41. ‘I’m On Fire [triple j Like A Version 2025] — Keli Holiday
40. ‘My Old Ways’ — Tame Impala
39. ‘Estimated Delivery’ — Spacey Jane
38. ‘Pussy Palace’ — Lily Allen
37. ‘The Giver’ — Chappell Roan
36. ‘End Of Summer’ — Tame Impala
35. ‘who’s your boyfriend’ — Royel Otis
34. ‘moody’ — Royel Otis
33. ‘you’re a star’ — Fred again.. & Amyl and The Sniffers
32. ‘Stay’ — FISHER
31. ‘Through My Teeth’ — Spacey Jane
30. ‘Basic Being Basic’ — Djo
29. ‘Anxiety’ — Doechii
28. ‘Loser’ — Tame Impala
27. ‘iPod Touch’ — Ninajirachi
26. ‘Sports Car’ — Tate McRae
25. ‘All The Noise’ — Spacey Jane
24. ‘Sugar On My Tongue’ — Tyler, The Creator
23. ‘Disco Cowgirl’ — G Flip
22. ‘What Was That’ — Lorde
21. ‘car’ — Royel Otis
20. ‘Fame is a Gun’ — Addison Rae
19. ‘back to friends’ — sombr
18. ‘undressed’ — sombr
17. ‘Love Balloon’ — Ocean Alley
16. ‘Dreamin [ft. Daya] — Dom Dolla
15. ‘The Subway’ — Chappell Roan
14. ‘Rein Me In [with Olivia Dean]’ — Sam Fender
13. ‘Sally, When The Wine Runs Out’ — Role Model
12. ‘Victory Lap’ — Fred Again.., Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax
11. ‘So Easy (To Fall In Love)’ — Olivia Dean
10. ‘Please Don’t Move To Melbourne’ — Ball Park Music
9. ‘No Broke Boys’ — Disco Lines & Tinashe
8. ’12 to 12′ — sombr
7. ‘Nice To Each Other’ — Olivia Dean
6. ‘Whateverrrr’ — Spacey Jane
5. ‘Where Is My Husband! — RAYE
4. ‘Keith’ — Playlunch
3. ‘Dracula’ — Tame Impala
2. ‘Dancing2’ — Keli Holiday
1. ‘Man I Need’ — Olivia Dean
