Triple J Watchdog

Analysis Period2023-12-31 to 2025-08-21
Average Artist Popularity43/100
Average Follower Count1,430,130
Genre Prime Time
australian indie rock

Most played between various times

Fresh Talent
41%

Emerging artists with under 40 popularity

Most Played
Spacey Jane

862 plays

Top Artist This Week

Top Song This Week

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Playlist Analysis

Popularity Distribution

0-20 Popularity0%
20-40 Popularity14%
40-60 Popularity57%
Including: Spacey Jane, Sycco, The Rions
60-80 Popularity14%
80-100 Popularity14%

Key Findings

  • 29% of played artists are considered mainstream (60+ popularity)
  • 14% 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
2,609
AU
1,319
GB
738
N/A
550
CA
133
DE
112
FR
95
NZ
61
IT
58
SE
58
Featured

Artist Spotlight

Spacey Jane

Popularity: 57/100

From: AU
Plays: 862
Followers: 223,493

Royel Otis

Popularity: 69/100

From: AU
Plays: 840
Followers: 262,270

Sycco

Popularity: 41/100

From: AU
Plays: 686
Followers: 29,782

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

Tobiahs152 plays

05

I'd Love To Tell You

Sycco148 plays

06

MILLION DOLLAR BABY

Tommy Richman148 plays

07

Through The Trees

King Stingray146 plays

08

Rumspringa

Hannah Brewer145 plays

09

Lucy

Pacific Avenue140 plays

10

Half the Laugh

Ruby Fields138 plays

11

Homesick (with Sam Fender)

Noah Kahan137 plays

12

Middle Of The Night

Thomas Headon136 plays

13

Paradise

COTERIE134 plays

14

iluv (Radio Edit)

Effy & Mall Grab133 plays

15

Can't Be U

A.GIRL132 plays

Playlist Diversity

Genre Breakdown

australian indie rock

13%
4467 plays

australian indie

12%
4334 plays

rap

11%
3974 plays

modern rock

10%
3468 plays

pop

9%
3355 plays

Analysis of 35521 total plays across 10 distinct genres.

Genre Diversity Score (from top 10 genres)

87
Higher scores indicate more diverse genre representation
Artist Distribution

Top Artists

01

Spacey Jane(AU)

Popularity: 57Followers: 223,493862 plays
02

Royel Otis(AU)

Popularity: 69Followers: 262,270840 plays
03

Sycco(AU)

Popularity: 41Followers: 29,782686 plays
04

The Rions(AU)

Popularity: 45Followers: 32,146681 plays
05

DICE(AU)

Popularity: 45Followers: 26,873642 plays
06

Blusher(N/A)

Popularity: 39Followers: 9,307631 plays
07

Old Mervs(AU)

Popularity: 47Followers: 27,600626 plays
08

Tate McRae(CA)

Popularity: 82Followers: 5,464,111616 plays
09

Beddy Rays(AU)

Popularity: 43Followers: 22,429614 plays
10

Lime Cordiale(AU)

Popularity: 58Followers: 302,867608 plays
11

The Kid LAROI(AU)

Popularity: 79Followers: 5,378,760575 plays
12

G Flip(AU)

Popularity: 53Followers: 231,066574 plays
13

Mia Wray(AU)

Popularity: 39Followers: 20,034567 plays
14

Billie Eilish(US)

Popularity: 94Followers: 95,624,232558 plays
Artist Analysis

Mainstream Artists

Artists with high play counts and high popularity scores

Charli xcx & Ariana Grande

42 plays
Popularity: 92/100

103,149,462 followers

Lil Uzi Vert

42 plays
Popularity: 83/100

17,258,322 followers

Future

42 plays
Popularity: 90/100

17,389,593 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

Artist Analysis

Hidden Gems

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

One Day

10 plays
Popularity: 27/100

84,080 followers

ANESU

10 plays
Popularity: 5/100

476 followers

Y.O.G.A.

10 plays
Popularity: 25/100

2,748 followers

moktar

10 plays
Popularity: 23/100

9,106 followers

Anieszka

10 plays
Popularity: 21/100

1,050 followers

Similar Artists

Popularity Comparison

Average Spotify Popularity43/ 100

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

Average Follower Count1,430,130

Artists with Similar Popularity

Floating Points

Popularity: 48

July Resident: MOSS

Popularity: 40

Shakes & Les & LeeMcKrazy

Popularity: 53

Kat Deluna

Popularity: 49

Terrence Parker

Popularity: 48

Kanonenfieber

Popularity: 39

88-Keys

Popularity: 45

bar italia

Popularity: 44

Mystery Jets

Popularity: 39

BAYNK

Popularity: 53
Genre Analysis

Most Played Genres

Top Genres

01

australian indie rock

4467 plays

02

australian indie

4334 plays

03

rap

3974 plays

04

modern rock

3468 plays

05

pop

3355 plays

06

alt z

3344 plays

07

australian surf rock

3253 plays

08

pov: indie

3170 plays

09

aussietronica

3105 plays

10

australian alternative pop

3051 plays

Hourly Distribution

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

0:00

australian indie rock278 plays
rap271 plays

1:00

australian indie rock288 plays
rap278 plays

2:00

rap318 plays
australian indie rock297 plays

3:00

australian indie rock265 plays
rap259 plays

4:00

rap295 plays
australian indie rock293 plays

5:00

australian indie rock298 plays
rap265 plays

6:00

australian indie rock256 plays
rap230 plays

7:00

australian indie rock182 plays
rap160 plays

8:00

australian indie rock263 plays
australian indie191 plays

9:00

australian indie195 plays
australian indie rock188 plays

10:00

rap172 plays
hip hop140 plays

11:00

hip hop200 plays
rap183 plays

12:00

rap163 plays
hip hop146 plays

13:00

rap155 plays
australian indie134 plays

14:00

rap112 plays
pov- indie70 plays

15:00

australian indie122 plays
rap121 plays

16:00

australian indie170 plays
rap170 plays

17:00

australian indie181 plays
rap175 plays

18:00

australian indie225 plays
rap186 plays

19:00

australian indie220 plays
rap166 plays

20:00

australian indie rock165 plays
australian indie153 plays

21:00

australian indie rock220 plays
australian indie177 plays

22:00

australian indie rock221 plays
australian indie197 plays

23:00

rap275 plays
australian indie rock253 plays