when is the hottest 100 in 2026

The Triple J Hottest 100 for 2025 (the one that plays in 2026) is scheduled for Saturday, 24 January 2026, starting at 12 pm AEDT.

Key details

• Main countdown: Saturday 24 January 2026, from 12 pm AEDT nationwide.

• This broadcast is the Hottest 100 of 2025, but it actually airs in January 2026, which is why people often call it the “2026 Hottest 100.”

Extra Hottest 100 week info

• Hottest 200 of 2025 runs across the following week, from Tuesday 27 January to Friday 30 January 2026, with a full replay on Saturday 31 January 2026.

• Related specials (like the replay of the 2005 countdown on Double J) are on Sunday 25 January 2026.

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