Triple J Watchdog

Analysis Period2023-12-31 to 2025-05-21
Average Artist Popularity42/100
Average Follower Count1,416,915
Genre Prime Time
australian indie

Most played between various times

Fresh Talent
42%

Emerging artists with under 40 popularity

Most Played
Spacey Jane

659 plays

Top Artist This Week

PinkPantheress

Top Song This Week

Disco Cowgirl by G Flip

Playlist Analysis

Popularity Distribution

0-20 Popularity0%
20-40 Popularity14%
40-60 Popularity64%
Including: Spacey Jane, Sycco, Lime Cordiale
60-80 Popularity7%
80-100 Popularity14%

Key Findings

  • 21% 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
2,401
AU
1,203
GB
679
N/A
512
CA
124
DE
102
FR
92
NZ
59
IT
55
SE
54
Featured

Artist Spotlight

Spacey Jane

Popularity: 57/100

From: AU
Plays: 659
Followers: 223,493

Royel Otis

Popularity: 69/100

From: AU
Plays: 657
Followers: 262,270

Sycco

Popularity: 41/100

From: AU
Plays: 608
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

Tobiahs150 plays

05

I'd Love To Tell You

Sycco148 plays

06

Through The Trees

King Stingray146 plays

07

Rumspringa

Hannah Brewer142 plays

08

MILLION DOLLAR BABY

Tommy Richman139 plays

09

Homesick (with Sam Fender)

Noah Kahan136 plays

10

Middle Of The Night

Thomas Headon135 plays

11

Paradise

COTERIE132 plays

12

iluv (Radio Edit)

Effy & Mall Grab131 plays

13

i like the way you kiss me

Artemas131 plays

14

Lucy

Pacific Avenue129 plays

15

Electric Snowman

Rum Jungle128 plays

Playlist Diversity

Genre Breakdown

australian indie

12%
3836 plays

australian indie rock

12%
3815 plays

rap

11%
3506 plays

pop

10%
3174 plays

modern rock

10%
3103 plays

Analysis of 31389 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

Spacey Jane(AU)

Popularity: 57Followers: 223,493659 plays
02

Royel Otis(AU)

Popularity: 69Followers: 262,270657 plays
03

Sycco(AU)

Popularity: 41Followers: 29,782608 plays
04

Tate McRae(CA)

Popularity: 82Followers: 5,464,111601 plays
05

Lime Cordiale(AU)

Popularity: 58Followers: 302,867585 plays
06

DICE(AU)

Popularity: 45Followers: 26,873560 plays
07

The Rions(AU)

Popularity: 45Followers: 32,146551 plays
08

Beddy Rays(AU)

Popularity: 43Followers: 22,429538 plays
09

Old Mervs(AU)

Popularity: 47Followers: 27,600536 plays
10

Billie Eilish(US)

Popularity: 94Followers: 95,624,232524 plays
11

Hockey Dad(AU)

Popularity: 51Followers: 153,326512 plays
12

Blusher(N/A)

Popularity: 39Followers: 9,307507 plays
13

Teenage Dads(AU)

Popularity: 41Followers: 33,392505 plays
14

Mia Wray(AU)

Popularity: 39Followers: 20,034478 plays
Artist Analysis

Mainstream Artists

Artists with high play counts and high popularity scores

Future

41 plays
Popularity: 90/100

17,389,593 followers

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

50 plays
Popularity: 89/100

60,536,361 followers

Artist Analysis

Hidden Gems

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

Midnight Dance Party

10 plays
Popularity: 26/100

4,858 followers

Y.O.G.A.

10 plays
Popularity: 25/100

2,748 followers

Matthew Young

10 plays
Popularity: 20/100

6,427 followers

Camino Gold

10 plays
Popularity: 19/100

2,328 followers

ANESU

10 plays
Popularity: 5/100

476 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 Count1,416,915

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

3836 plays

02

australian indie rock

3815 plays

03

rap

3506 plays

04

pop

3174 plays

05

modern rock

3103 plays

06

alt z

3042 plays

07

pov: indie

2988 plays

08

australian surf rock

2778 plays

09

aussietronica

2601 plays

10

hip hop

2546 plays

Hourly Distribution

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

0:00

australian indie rock237 plays
rap236 plays

1:00

australian indie rock245 plays
rap238 plays

2:00

rap276 plays
australian indie rock250 plays

3:00

rap236 plays
australian indie rock229 plays

4:00

rap254 plays
australian indie rock247 plays

5:00

australian indie rock257 plays
rap228 plays

6:00

australian indie rock214 plays
rap200 plays

7:00

australian indie rock157 plays
rap152 plays

8:00

australian indie rock200 plays
australian indie154 plays

9:00

australian indie171 plays
australian indie rock159 plays

10:00

rap163 plays
hip hop137 plays

11:00

hip hop172 plays
rap159 plays

12:00

rap141 plays
hip hop118 plays

13:00

rap138 plays
australian indie120 plays

14:00

rap112 plays
pov- indie70 plays

15:00

australian indie119 plays
rap114 plays

16:00

australian indie164 plays
rap159 plays

17:00

australian indie172 plays
rap152 plays

18:00

australian indie212 plays
rap169 plays

19:00

australian indie193 plays
rap148 plays

20:00

australian indie142 plays
australian indie rock142 plays

21:00

australian indie rock185 plays
australian indie153 plays

22:00

australian indie rock196 plays
rap183 plays

23:00

rap242 plays
australian indie rock211 plays