Triple J Watchdog

Analysis Period2023-12-31 to 2025-07-14
Average Artist Popularity42/100
Average Follower Count1,404,221
Genre Prime Time
australian indie rock

Most played between various times

Fresh Talent
41%

Emerging artists with under 40 popularity

Most Played
Spacey Jane

797 plays

Top Artist This Week

Wet Leg

Top Song This Week

Easy by JACOTÉNE

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
2,531
AU
1,277
GB
718
N/A
540
CA
128
DE
108
FR
92
NZ
59
SE
58
IT
57
Featured

Artist Spotlight

Spacey Jane

Popularity: 57/100

From: AU
Plays: 797
Followers: 223,493

Royel Otis

Popularity: 69/100

From: AU
Plays: 735
Followers: 262,270

Sycco

Popularity: 41/100

From: AU
Plays: 632
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 Richman147 plays

07

Through The Trees

King Stingray146 plays

08

Rumspringa

Hannah Brewer144 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 Headon135 plays

13

Paradise

COTERIE134 plays

14

Can't Be U

A.GIRL132 plays

15

iluv (Radio Edit)

Effy & Mall Grab132 plays

Playlist Diversity

Genre Breakdown

australian indie rock

13%
4276 plays

australian indie

12%
4138 plays

rap

11%
3746 plays

pop

10%
3295 plays

modern rock

10%
3284 plays

Analysis of 33912 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: 223,493797 plays
02

Royel Otis(AU)

Popularity: 69Followers: 262,270735 plays
03

Sycco(AU)

Popularity: 41Followers: 29,782632 plays
04

The Rions(AU)

Popularity: 45Followers: 32,146624 plays
05

DICE(AU)

Popularity: 45Followers: 26,873614 plays
06

Tate McRae(CA)

Popularity: 82Followers: 5,464,111610 plays
07

Old Mervs(AU)

Popularity: 47Followers: 27,600606 plays
08

Beddy Rays(AU)

Popularity: 43Followers: 22,429603 plays
09

Lime Cordiale(AU)

Popularity: 58Followers: 302,867601 plays
10

Blusher(N/A)

Popularity: 39Followers: 9,307582 plays
11

Billie Eilish(US)

Popularity: 94Followers: 95,624,232546 plays
12

Mia Wray(AU)

Popularity: 39Followers: 20,034526 plays
13

The Kid LAROI(AU)

Popularity: 79Followers: 5,378,760525 plays
14

Hockey Dad(AU)

Popularity: 51Followers: 153,326519 plays
Artist Analysis

Mainstream Artists

Artists with high play counts and high popularity scores

Charli xcx & Ariana Grande

41 plays
Popularity: 92/100

103,149,462 followers

Lil Uzi Vert

41 plays
Popularity: 83/100

17,258,322 followers

Future

41 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.

Y.O.G.A.

10 plays
Popularity: 25/100

2,748 followers

ANESU

10 plays
Popularity: 5/100

476 followers

Terminal Sleep

10 plays
Popularity: 27/100

21,349 followers

Camino Gold

10 plays
Popularity: 19/100

2,328 followers

moktar

10 plays
Popularity: 23/100

9,106 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 Count1,404,221

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

Parachute Youth

Popularity: 48
Genre Analysis

Most Played Genres

Top Genres

01

australian indie rock

4276 plays

02

australian indie

4138 plays

03

rap

3746 plays

04

pop

3295 plays

05

modern rock

3284 plays

06

alt z

3168 plays

07

pov: indie

3124 plays

08

australian surf rock

3104 plays

09

aussietronica

2922 plays

10

australian alternative pop

2855 plays

Hourly Distribution

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

0:00

australian indie rock265 plays
rap255 plays

1:00

australian indie rock274 plays
rap261 plays

2:00

rap297 plays
australian indie rock283 plays

3:00

australian indie rock255 plays
rap246 plays

4:00

australian indie rock282 plays
rap277 plays

5:00

australian indie rock289 plays
rap248 plays

6:00

australian indie rock240 plays
rap217 plays

7:00

australian indie rock179 plays
rap154 plays

8:00

australian indie rock248 plays
australian indie179 plays

9:00

australian indie183 plays
australian indie rock176 plays

10:00

rap169 plays
hip hop139 plays

11:00

hip hop189 plays
rap172 plays

12:00

rap153 plays
hip hop135 plays

13:00

rap144 plays
australian indie129 plays

14:00

rap112 plays
pov- indie70 plays

15:00

australian indie122 plays
rap114 plays

16:00

australian indie170 plays
rap167 plays

17:00

australian indie178 plays
rap165 plays

18:00

australian indie220 plays
rap181 plays

19:00

australian indie211 plays
rap158 plays

20:00

australian indie rock157 plays
australian indie148 plays

21:00

australian indie rock210 plays
australian indie165 plays

22:00

australian indie rock213 plays
rap189 plays

23:00

rap257 plays
australian indie rock237 plays