Triple J Watchdog

Analysis Period2023-12-31 to 2025-04-25
Average Artist Popularity42/100
Average Follower Count1,429,164
Genre Prime Time
australian indie

Most played between various times

Fresh Talent
42%

Emerging artists with under 40 popularity

Most Played
Royel Otis

616 plays

Top Artist This Week

Thornhill

Top Song This Week

Movie Scene by grentperez

Playlist Analysis

Popularity Distribution

0-20 Popularity0%
20-40 Popularity7%
40-60 Popularity71%
Including: Sycco, Lime Cordiale, Spacey Jane
60-80 Popularity7%
80-100 Popularity14%

Key Findings

  • 21% of played artists are considered mainstream (60+ popularity)
  • 7% are emerging artists (under 40 popularity)
  • Most common popularity range: 40-60
Geographic Distribution

Artist Origins

Artist origin data collected from Chartmetric's database. Shows the top 10 countries of origin for artists played on Triple J.

US
2,322
AU
1,188
GB
657
N/A
493
CA
122
DE
99
FR
84
NZ
58
SE
54
IT
52
Featured

Artist Spotlight

Royel Otis

Popularity: 69/100

From: AU
Plays: 616
Followers: 262,270

Sycco

Popularity: 41/100

From: AU
Plays: 593
Followers: 29,782

Tate McRae

Popularity: 82/100

From: CA
Plays: 591
Followers: 5,464,111

Artist Demographics

Pronoun Distribution

Data sourced from Chartmetric's pronoun database. Only includes artists who have declared their pronouns and are not bands.

Most Played

Tracks

01

One Bad Day

Spacey Jane169 plays

02

Pink Milk

The Vovos168 plays

03

Good Luck, Babe!

Chappell Roan167 plays

04

Lifetime

Tobiahs149 plays

05

I'd Love To Tell You

Sycco148 plays

06

Through The Trees

King Stingray145 plays

07

Rumspringa

Hannah Brewer142 plays

08

MILLION DOLLAR BABY

Tommy Richman136 plays

09

Homesick (with Sam Fender)

Noah Kahan135 plays

10

Middle Of The Night

Thomas Headon135 plays

11

Paradise

COTERIE132 plays

12

i like the way you kiss me

Artemas131 plays

13

iluv (Radio Edit)

Effy & Mall Grab131 plays

14

Electric Snowman

Rum Jungle128 plays

15

Quick To Judge

DICE127 plays

Playlist Diversity

Genre Breakdown

australian indie

12%
3718 plays

australian indie rock

12%
3534 plays

rap

11%
3377 plays

pop

10%
3104 plays

alt z

10%
2978 plays

Analysis of 30176 total plays across 10 distinct genres.

Genre Diversity Score (from top 10 genres)

88
Higher scores indicate more diverse genre representation
Artist Distribution

Top Artists

01

Royel Otis(AU)

Popularity: 69Followers: 262,270616 plays
02

Sycco(AU)

Popularity: 41Followers: 29,782593 plays
03

Tate McRae(CA)

Popularity: 82Followers: 5,464,111591 plays
04

Lime Cordiale(AU)

Popularity: 58Followers: 302,867583 plays
05

Spacey Jane(AU)

Popularity: 57Followers: 223,493569 plays
06

The Rions(AU)

Popularity: 45Followers: 32,146537 plays
07

Billie Eilish(US)

Popularity: 94Followers: 95,624,232509 plays
08

Hockey Dad(AU)

Popularity: 51Followers: 153,326507 plays
09

DICE(AU)

Popularity: 45Followers: 26,873505 plays
10

Old Mervs(AU)

Popularity: 47Followers: 27,600504 plays
11

Teenage Dads(AU)

Popularity: 41Followers: 33,392495 plays
12

Beddy Rays(AU)

Popularity: 43Followers: 22,429472 plays
13

Blusher(N/A)

Popularity: 39Followers: 9,307471 plays
14

Angie McMahon(AU)

Popularity: 52Followers: 139,192470 plays
Artist Analysis

Mainstream Artists

Artists with high play counts and high popularity scores

Lil Uzi Vert

41 plays
Popularity: 83/100

17,258,322 followers

Beyoncé & Post Malone

43 plays
Popularity: 94/100

89,870,523 followers

21 Savage, Travis Scott & Metro Boomin

45 plays
Popularity: 88/100

18,942,895 followers

Rihanna

49 plays
Popularity: 89/100

60,536,361 followers

Dave & Central Cee

52 plays
Popularity: 81/100

5,592,417 followers

Artist Analysis

Hidden Gems

Artists with high play counts but lower popularity scores, showing potential for breakthrough success.

Matthew Young

10 plays
Popularity: 20/100

6,427 followers

Alex the Astronaut

10 plays
Popularity: 28/100

59,935 followers

Luke Million

10 plays
Popularity: 28/100

18,935 followers

Peking Duk & AlunaGeorge

10 plays
Popularity: 24/100

6,342 followers

Y.O.G.A.

10 plays
Popularity: 25/100

2,748 followers

Similar Artists

Popularity Comparison

Average Spotify Popularity42/ 100

Spotify's popularity metric ranges from 0-100, with 100 being most popular. Learn more about Spotify metrics

Average Follower Count1,429,164

Artists with Similar Popularity

BAYNK

Popularity: 53

Floating Points

Popularity: 48

Shakes & Les & LeeMcKrazy

Popularity: 53

Kat Deluna

Popularity: 49

Terrence Parker

Popularity: 48

Kanonenfieber

Popularity: 39

88-Keys

Popularity: 45

Parachute Youth

Popularity: 48

bar italia

Popularity: 44

Mystery Jets

Popularity: 39
Genre Analysis

Most Played Genres

Top Genres

01

australian indie

3718 plays

02

australian indie rock

3534 plays

03

rap

3377 plays

04

pop

3104 plays

05

alt z

2978 plays

06

modern rock

2952 plays

07

pov: indie

2894 plays

08

australian surf rock

2650 plays

09

aussietronica

2501 plays

10

hip hop

2468 plays

Hourly Distribution

Daily audience estimates based on Roy Morgan research. Genre classifications from Spotify's categorization system.

0:00

rap228 plays
australian indie220 plays

1:00

australian indie rock227 plays
rap227 plays

2:00

rap263 plays
australian indie rock235 plays

3:00

rap226 plays
australian indie rock210 plays

4:00

rap244 plays
australian indie rock231 plays

5:00

australian indie rock235 plays
rap222 plays

6:00

australian indie rock199 plays
rap191 plays

7:00

rap149 plays
australian indie rock148 plays

8:00

australian indie rock185 plays
australian indie148 plays

9:00

australian indie164 plays
australian indie rock146 plays

10:00

rap162 plays
hip hop136 plays

11:00

hip hop163 plays
rap152 plays

12:00

rap137 plays
hip hop114 plays

13:00

rap135 plays
australian indie116 plays

14:00

rap112 plays
pov- indie70 plays

15:00

australian indie119 plays
rap114 plays

16:00

australian indie163 plays
rap158 plays

17:00

australian indie169 plays
rap142 plays

18:00

australian indie206 plays
rap164 plays

19:00

australian indie184 plays
rap133 plays

20:00

australian indie138 plays
australian indie rock128 plays

21:00

australian indie rock170 plays
australian indie148 plays

22:00

australian indie rock179 plays
rap178 plays

23:00

rap231 plays
australian indie201 plays