Triple J’s Hottest 100 countdown has been moved from its January 26th slot following increasing debate around the celebration of Australia Day.
The announcement was made by the ABC on Monday, following a series of surveys stating that as many as 60 per cent of people were in favour of a change in date.
The musical tradition will now take place on the fourth weekend of January, with voting opening six weeks beforehand.
Triple J’s Hottest 100 countdown has been moved from its January 26th slot following increasing debate around the celebration of Australia Day
‘It should be an event that everyone can enjoy together – for both the musicians whose songs make it in and for everyone listening in Australia and around the world,’ the ABC said.
Nearly 65,000 people voted in the first survey issued by the station, which showed three in five people preferred a new date.
While a second online poll of 18 to 30-year-old’s revealed more than half supported the idea.
The new date was chosen after careful consideration to retain the event’s summer history and ‘keep all the best bits you love about the Hottest 100’.
The announcement was made by the ABC on Monday, following a series of surveys stating that as many as 60 per cent of people were in favour of a change in date
It will now be held on the fourth Saturday of January, after careful consideration to the significance of Australia Day to Aboriginal people
Nearly 65,000 people voted in the first survey issued by the station, which showed three in five people preferred a new date
It will also include a second countdown of the 200-101 votes, with those to be aired on the following Sunday.
Despite celebrating on January 26th since 1998, there have been times in the event’s history where the date has changed.
The first countdown in 1989 was held at the beginning of March, while January 25th was trialled as an alternate in 2004.
It will also include a second countdown of the 200-101 votes, with those to be aired on the following Sunday
A second online poll of 18 to 30-year-old’s revealed more than half supported the idea of changing the countdown’s date