A look back at Hottest 100 novelty songs (and what they say about meme culture)
ABCAs we lead up to the Hottest 100 of the Decade, we take a loving look back at the novelty songs of the 2010s, and what they say about meme music culture today. Looking over the past decade however, there’s been a noticeable shift – a steady decline in the popularity of novelty songs in the Hottest 100. 2010 Loading The Bedroom Philosopher, aka comedian Justin Heazlewood, made it to #91 in the Hottest 100 with ‘Northcote ’, which skewered hipster culture. 2019 There’s no traditional joke songs in the latest Hottest 100, but it’d be impossible to supress a chuckle listening to ‘Pub Feed’ by The Chats, coming in at #21. Loading Thanks for the meme-ories It’s impossible to ignore how online culture has reshaped the novelty song, not just how it appears in triple j’s Hottest 100.
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