Triple J Watchdog

Analysis Period2023-12-31 to 2025-04-19
Average Artist Popularity42/100
Average Follower Count1,426,812
Genre Prime Time
australian indie

Most played between various times

Fresh Talent
42%

Emerging artists with under 40 popularity

Most Played
Royel Otis

613 plays

Top Artist This Week

Djo

Top Song This Week

Press Pause by Kita Alexander

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
2,304
AU
1,187
GB
655
N/A
490
CA
122
DE
98
FR
83
NZ
58
SE
53
IT
52
Featured

Artist Spotlight

Royel Otis

Popularity: 69/100

From: AU
Plays: 613
Followers: 262,270

Sycco

Popularity: 41/100

From: AU
Plays: 591
Followers: 29,782

Tate McRae

Popularity: 82/100

From: CA
Plays: 589
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

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 PRC127 plays

Playlist Diversity

Genre Breakdown

australian indie

12%
3684 plays

australian indie rock

12%
3474 plays

rap

11%
3339 plays

pop

10%
3091 plays

alt z

10%
2954 plays

Analysis of 29867 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: 262,270613 plays
02

Sycco(AU)

Popularity: 41Followers: 29,782591 plays
03

Tate McRae(CA)

Popularity: 82Followers: 5,464,111589 plays
04

Lime Cordiale(AU)

Popularity: 58Followers: 302,867581 plays
05

Spacey Jane(AU)

Popularity: 57Followers: 223,493545 plays
06

The Rions(AU)

Popularity: 45Followers: 32,146525 plays
07

Hockey Dad(AU)

Popularity: 51Followers: 153,326506 plays
08

Billie Eilish(US)

Popularity: 94Followers: 95,624,232506 plays
09

DICE(AU)

Popularity: 45Followers: 26,873503 plays
10

Teenage Dads(AU)

Popularity: 41Followers: 33,392493 plays
11

Old Mervs(AU)

Popularity: 47Followers: 27,600489 plays
12

Beddy Rays(AU)

Popularity: 43Followers: 22,429469 plays
13

Angie McMahon(AU)

Popularity: 52Followers: 139,192469 plays
14

Blusher(N/A)

Popularity: 39Followers: 9,307460 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

Playboi Carti

47 plays
Popularity: 86/100

10,957,367 followers

Rihanna

49 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.

Y.O.G.A.

10 plays
Popularity: 25/100

2,748 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

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 Count1,426,812

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

bar italia

Popularity: 44

Mystery Jets

Popularity: 39

Parachute Youth

Popularity: 48
Genre Analysis

Most Played Genres

Top Genres

01

australian indie

3684 plays

02

australian indie rock

3474 plays

03

rap

3339 plays

04

pop

3091 plays

05

alt z

2954 plays

06

modern rock

2926 plays

07

pov: indie

2869 plays

08

australian surf rock

2616 plays

09

aussietronica

2468 plays

10

hip hop

2446 plays

Hourly Distribution

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

0:00

rap223 plays
australian indie219 plays

1:00

australian indie223 plays
australian indie rock222 plays

2:00

rap261 plays
australian indie rock229 plays

3:00

rap225 plays
australian indie rock204 plays

4:00

rap241 plays
australian indie rock226 plays

5:00

australian indie rock232 plays
rap220 plays

6:00

australian indie rock197 plays
rap190 plays

7:00

rap148 plays
australian indie rock144 plays

8:00

australian indie rock185 plays
australian indie147 plays

9:00

australian indie162 plays
australian indie rock143 plays

10:00

rap160 plays
hip hop136 plays

11:00

hip hop162 plays
rap150 plays

12:00

rap136 plays
hip hop113 plays

13:00

rap134 plays
australian indie114 plays

14:00

rap112 plays
pov- indie70 plays

15:00

australian indie119 plays
rap114 plays

16:00

australian indie163 plays
rap156 plays

17:00

australian indie168 plays
rap142 plays

18:00

australian indie205 plays
rap162 plays

19:00

australian indie183 plays
alt z130 plays

20:00

australian indie136 plays
australian indie rock126 plays

21:00

australian indie rock166 plays
australian indie146 plays

22:00

rap177 plays
australian indie rock176 plays

23:00

rap228 plays
australian indie197 plays