Triple J Watchdog

Analysis Period2023-12-31 to 2025-04-03
Average Artist Popularity42/100
Average Follower Count1,434,654
Genre Prime Time
australian indie

Most played between various times

Fresh Talent
42%

Emerging artists with under 40 popularity

Most Played
Royel Otis

605 plays

Top Artist This Week

grentperez

Top Song This Week

Shut You Out by The Rions

Playlist Analysis

Popularity Distribution

0-20 Popularity0%
20-40 Popularity0%
40-60 Popularity67%
Including: Sycco, Lime Cordiale, Spacey Jane
60-80 Popularity20%
Including: Royel Otis, Remi Wolf, The Kid LAROI
80-100 Popularity13%

Key Findings

  • 33% of played artists are considered mainstream (60+ popularity)
  • 0% 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
2,262
AU
1,176
GB
640
N/A
483
CA
118
DE
97
FR
83
NZ
58
SE
53
IT
52
Featured

Artist Spotlight

Royel Otis

Popularity: 69/100

From: AU
Plays: 605
Followers: 262,270

Sycco

Popularity: 41/100

From: AU
Plays: 586
Followers: 29,782

Lime Cordiale

Popularity: 58/100

From: AU
Plays: 576
Followers: 302,867

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

Good Luck, Babe!

Chappell Roan167 plays

03

Pink Milk

The Vovos166 plays

04

Lifetime

Tobiahs149 plays

05

I'd Love To Tell You

Sycco148 plays

06

Through The Trees

King Stingray144 plays

07

Rumspringa

Hannah Brewer142 plays

08

Homesick (with Sam Fender)

Noah Kahan135 plays

09

Middle Of The Night

Thomas Headon135 plays

10

MILLION DOLLAR BABY

Tommy Richman132 plays

11

Paradise

COTERIE132 plays

12

iluv (Radio Edit)

Effy & Mall Grab131 plays

13

i like the way you kiss me

Artemas131 plays

14

Electric Snowman

Rum Jungle128 plays

15

Secret

Peach PRC126 plays

Playlist Diversity

Genre Breakdown

australian indie

12%
3594 plays

australian indie rock

11%
3301 plays

rap

11%
3248 plays

pop

11%
3056 plays

alt z

10%
2893 plays

Analysis of 29021 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: 262,270605 plays
02

Sycco(AU)

Popularity: 41Followers: 29,782586 plays
03

Lime Cordiale(AU)

Popularity: 58Followers: 302,867576 plays
04

Tate McRae(CA)

Popularity: 82Followers: 5,464,111567 plays
05

Spacey Jane(AU)

Popularity: 57Followers: 223,493502 plays
06

Hockey Dad(AU)

Popularity: 51Followers: 153,326499 plays
07

Billie Eilish(US)

Popularity: 94Followers: 95,624,232499 plays
08

DICE(AU)

Popularity: 45Followers: 26,873498 plays
09

Teenage Dads(AU)

Popularity: 41Followers: 33,392489 plays
10

The Rions(AU)

Popularity: 45Followers: 32,146481 plays
11

Angie McMahon(AU)

Popularity: 52Followers: 139,192465 plays
12

Beddy Rays(AU)

Popularity: 43Followers: 22,429448 plays
13

Remi Wolf(US)

Popularity: 66Followers: 496,041445 plays
14

Old Mervs(AU)

Popularity: 47Followers: 27,600443 plays
15

The Kid LAROI(AU)

Popularity: 79Followers: 5,378,760442 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

48 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.

Echidna3000

10 plays
Popularity: 13/100

69 followers

Alex the Astronaut

10 plays
Popularity: 28/100

59,935 followers

KSMBA

10 plays
Popularity: 0/100

18 followers

Luke Million

10 plays
Popularity: 28/100

18,935 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 Count1,434,654

Artists with Similar Popularity

Floating Points

Popularity: 48

Kat Deluna

Popularity: 49

Terrence Parker

Popularity: 48

Kanonenfieber

Popularity: 39

88-Keys

Popularity: 45

bar italia

Popularity: 44

Mystery Jets

Popularity: 39

Parachute Youth

Popularity: 48

Kermit

Popularity: 39

Missing Link

Popularity: 36
Genre Analysis

Most Played Genres

Top Genres

01

australian indie

3594 plays

02

australian indie rock

3301 plays

03

rap

3248 plays

04

pop

3056 plays

05

alt z

2893 plays

06

modern rock

2864 plays

07

pov: indie

2806 plays

08

australian surf rock

2501 plays

09

hip hop

2401 plays

10

aussietronica

2357 plays

Hourly Distribution

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

0:00

rap215 plays
australian indie213 plays

1:00

rap217 plays
australian indie214 plays

2:00

rap254 plays
australian indie rock217 plays

3:00

rap217 plays
australian indie rock194 plays

4:00

rap231 plays
australian indie rock216 plays

5:00

australian indie rock219 plays
rap214 plays

6:00

rap185 plays
australian indie rock184 plays

7:00

rap144 plays
australian indie rock140 plays

8:00

australian indie rock176 plays
australian indie145 plays

9:00

australian indie158 plays
australian indie rock139 plays

10:00

rap159 plays
hip hop135 plays

11:00

hip hop155 plays
rap147 plays

12:00

rap131 plays
hip hop109 plays

13:00

rap132 plays
australian indie113 plays

14:00

rap112 plays
pov- indie70 plays

15:00

australian indie119 plays
rap114 plays

16:00

australian indie163 plays
rap155 plays

17:00

australian indie166 plays
rap138 plays

18:00

australian indie200 plays
rap155 plays

19:00

australian indie181 plays
rap127 plays

20:00

australian indie132 plays
pov- indie124 plays

21:00

australian indie rock154 plays
pop142 plays

22:00

rap175 plays
australian indie rock168 plays

23:00

rap222 plays
australian indie192 plays