Triple J Hottest 100 of Like a Version

The Hottest 100 of Like a Version was announced by Australian youth radio station Triple J on 15 July 2023. It was the broadcaster's first countdown compiling covers from their live music segment, Like a Version, which was celebrating its 20th year. Voting opened on 23 May, and closed on 10 July 2023.

Australian rock band DMA's were voted into number one with their 2016 cover of "Believe" by Cher. Meanwhile, Gang of Youths had the most tracks in the countdown, with all three of their covers on the segment polling, and tied with Tame Impala in having the most songs covered by other artists.

Background
The Hottest 100 is an annual music poll hosted by national youth radio station Triple J. The countdown has been held since 1989, and compiles the top songs of that year as voted by listeners. Several one-off special countdowns have also been announced through the years, including the Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) and of the 2010s (2020).

Every Friday morning, Triple J broadcasts Like a Version, a live music segment where an artist performs an original track and covers another artist's song. The programme began in 2004.

The Hottest 100 of Like a Version was announced on 18 May 2023, when Triple J uploaded over 400 classic covers from the segment on their YouTube channel. The entire voting list for the countdown contained 850 covers from over 650 artists.

Predictions
On 14 July 2023, Australian online bookmaker Sportsbet was favouring the DMA's 2016 cover of "Believe" by Cher, followed by Denzel Curry's 2019 cover of "Bulls on Parade" by Rage Against the Machine, which were voted into first and second, respectively. In the days before the event, Triple J revealed some facts about the countdown: Australian artists make up 80% of the full list, 17 artists would make their Hottest 100 debut, and only three tracks are from 2008 or earlier.

Three entries

 * Gang of Youths (6, 39, 75)
 * Paul Dempsey (Once solo and twice with Something for Kate) (31, 45, 66)

Two entries

 * Ocean Alley (3, 24)
 * Flume (16, 61)
 * Sticky Fingers (27, 65)
 * Chvrches (29, 74)
 * San Cisco (35, 52)
 * Something for Kate (45, 66)
 * Matt Corby (48, 60)
 * Ball Park Music (50, 53)
 * Aurora (54, 86)
 * Meg Mac (68, 71)

Three tracks

 * Paul Kelly (5, 12, 21)
 * Tame Impala (10, 23, 71)
 * Gang of Youths (40, 33, 84)

Two tracks

 * Coldplay (7, 49)
 * Powderfinger (12, 53)
 * The Beatles (14, 86)
 * Bon Iver (32, 78)
 * MGMT (41, 100)

Nations represented

 * Australia – 81
 * United Kingdom – 10
 * United States – 8
 * Norway – 2
 * Sweden – 1