Furious Triple J listeners slam the shock Hottest 100 results: 'What's wrong with this country?'

Furious Triple J listeners have erupted online after this year's Hottest 100 results left many questioning the state of modern music and, in some cases, the nation itself.

British singer Olivia Dean was crowned the winner of Triple J's annual countdown on Saturday, taking out the top spot with her track Man I Need - a result that quickly divided listeners.

While Dean's victory was celebrated by fans, a wave of backlash flooded social media, with critics claiming the list was unrecognisable, politically charged, or simply boring.

Coming in at number two was Keli Holiday - real name Adam Hyde - one half of Australian duo Peking Duk, with his single Dancing2.

But not everyone was convinced the song deserved to take out the hot spot.

One social media user joked: 'I wonder if Dancing2 would've finished first if Keli Holiday called it Dancing1.'

The third position was taken out by Tame Impala with Dracula, followed by Playlunch's viral hit Keith at number four. UK singer RAYE rounded out the top five with WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!

Tame Impala's continued dominance sparked its own debate, with listeners split between admiration and fatigue.

'Death. Taxes. Hottest 100 having an entire Tame Impala album,' one person wrote and another sniped: 'What's wrong with this country?'

Another added: 'One can only admire them for now having 29 entries in total by essentially reworking the same song for a decade now.'

Australian indie favourites Spacey Jane landed at number six with Whateverrrr, drawing mixed reactions.

'Spacey Jane woooo, preferred over Olivia Dean tbh,' one fan wrote.

But another hit back: 'Really don't get the hype around Spacey Jane. They seem to dominate this countdown every year with dull songs that all sound the same.'

Dean appeared again at number seven with Nice To Each Other, making her the only artist to secure two top ten spots.

US singer Sombr took eighth place with 12 to 12, followed by Disco Lines and Tinashe at number nine with No Broke Boys.

Rounding out the top ten was Brisbane rock band Ball Park Music with Please Don't Move To Melbourne. Frontman Sam Cromack insisted the track had been misunderstood.

'I think some people have misconstrued the song as being anti-Melbourne,' he told The Music. '(But it) is really saying, 'Please don't go'… 'Please don't leave me'.'

Despite the celebrations, X, formerly Twitter, quickly turned into a battleground as listeners vented their frustrations.

Paul Zauch mocked the generational divide, writing: 'If you don't like the music on the #hottest100 you're just a dusty old boomer.'

He then added: 'Ok, explain to me why about 30 songs in yesterday my 19 year old daughter and her mates turned it off and put on her 'Nevermind' vinyl?'

Another user questioned Dean's win altogether.

'I think the reason Olivia Dean's #Hottest100 win is so shocking to me is because I have never heard her music outside of Instagram Reels, and I have never heard anybody speak about her in real life.'

Others took aim at the cultural weight of the countdown.

'We should make #hottest100 day our yearly day of celebration instead of 'Australia Day',' one user wrote. 'Celebrate the things that truly matter in this country (like getting s***faced and witnessing Keith at #4).'

Some were less tongue-in-cheek.

'RIP good music. And RIP proper activism,' another wrote, adding the hashtags #fucktriplejjj and #hottest100.

Others dismissed older fans' outrage entirely, posting: 'Also anyone over the age of 40 who's actually invested in the result of the #Hottest100 are clinging onto teenage nostalgia like men with a bad combover.'

He later added: 'The #Hottest100 isn't a personality test, a moral compass, or a referendum on your youth. It's a countdown. Relax.'

Others took aim at the music selection itself.

'Imagine thinking that many Ocean Alley songs deserve to be in the #hottest100. Branch out kids,' one wrote.

Another posted: 'David Byrne Thursday. Nick Cave this Friday. Jeez modern pop is shit. Lucky I'm old.'

Political grievances also surfaced, with one user saying: 'Stopped listening to the #hottest100 when JJJ boycotted Australia Day.'

One particularly angry listener wrote: 'DON'T F*** WITH MY PLAYLIST. DON'T F*** WITH MY SPOT. It's the Hottest 100 and I should've taken the lot. I rang the J's and told them it was mine - so move your shit songs down the f***ing line.'

There were also conspiracy-style claims about voting patterns.

'The triple j #Hottest100 must be satire or RB voting. Holy slop,' one person wrote.

Another bluntly posted: 'F*** Olivia Dean #hottest100 #keliholidayrobbed.'

Some criticised the increasing international presence in the countdown.

'Another non-Aussie winning,' one complained.

While another claimed: 'Every year the #Hottest100 is 3 billionaire globo pop girls' entire albums and one song from a shit punk band called 'Damo and the Toe Suckers' that they recorded at an Adelaide Hungry Jacks.'

Even Triple J's presenters weren't spared.

'Ten year hiatus from the Hottest 100, back into it this year but God the announcers are reminding me why I stopped listening,' one listener wrote.

'Oh my god just play the song!' another begged.

'I'm sorry but the yapping absolutely kills me… please for the love of God Triple J hurry the f*** uppppp,' a third added.

Still, some rushed to the station's defence, insisting the backlash said more about the listeners than the list.

'Reminder, if you hate the songs playing in the Hottest 100, it's not because music sucks now, it's because you're old,' one supporter wrote.

But critics weren't buying it.

'A really lacklustre countdown this year could put you to sleep. Tomorrow's 2005 replay will absolutely eviscerate this,' one said.

Another summed it up more bluntly: 'Garbage wins as per usual.'

As ever, the Hottest 100 proved one thing above all else - nothing sparks national outrage quite like music.