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We know it seems like we say it every year (maybe every year its warranted?) but this past year has been a freakin great year for music. Australian music and Sydney music in particular. Looking back at our top 100 most played songs of 2023, it’s clear. We got a final wave of COVID projects releases, a series of excellent and often unexpected collab tracks, and many long awaited returns from some of our favourite artists. Dive into it all below.

100. Brodinski and Ludwig Wandinger – XXE

99. Body Type – Holding On

98. BLESSED – Heya

97. Yaeji – For Granted

96. Two Shell – Love Him

95. Skinny Pelembe – Oh, Silly George

94. PANIA – BURNA FONE

93. FRIDAY* – Radiohead

92. Dark0 and Fayt – Augment

91. Club Angel & Becca Hatch – Ride For Me

90. Angel Olsen – Forever Means

89. 30/70 – ACCEPTANCE

88. Teether & Kuya Neil – PURGATORY

87. Surusinghe – Likshot

86. Shygirl – Playboy / Positions

85. Loraine James – Deja Vu (feat. RiTchie)

84. Kamo Mphela – Dior (feat. W4DE, Blaqnick & MasterBlaq)

83. Grievous Bodily Calm – Spirals

82. BAMBII – One Touch

81. 1300 – Lalaland

80. Tkay Maidza – Ring-a-Ling

79. Mo’Ju – Money

78. Kuya Neil – ONE (feat. ZK King, BAYANG (tha Bushranger), Teether, Ryan Fennis, Sevy & Realname)

77. ENNY – Charge It

76. ealing – COME SIT WITH ME

75. Behind You – The Well (feat. Rako, Teether & BAYANG (tha Bushranger))

74. babybaby_explores – Twiddle

73. 1300 – Drunk In Luv

72. Vagabon – Do Your Worst

71. T Breezy x Walkerboy – Paid

70. Nabihah Iqbal – This World Couldn’t See Us

69. Moor Mother – WE GOT THE JAZZ (feat. Kyle Kidd, Keir Neuringer and Aquiles Navarro)

68. GLO – Certified Freak

67. Cousin – On2

66. Thaiboy Digital – LA to BCN

65. Shallowhalo – Renaissance Affair

64. LIL YOUNGINS – The Problem

63. KYE – Ribena

62. King Krule – Seaforth

61. Fever Ray – Shiver

60. Bleary Eyed – Run

59. Hotline TNT – Protocol

58. GLO – dem0n b0ii

57. Genesis Owusu – Leaving The Light

56. Chirine – Scarred From Love (feat. Sailor Goon)

55. boygenius – $20

54. Arca – Ritual

53. Zion Garcia – PRIM PROPER FREESTYLE

52. Savage the Girl – Rider

51. Mulalo – B.B.L. (Bad Bitch Love)

50. Jadu Heart – Sway

49. Gauci – BRAT

48. Yawdoesitall – Doofenshmirtz (feat. Tawanda & DEVAURA)

47. Skeleten – Territory Day

46. Maureen, Mikado – Bend Down

45. Kelela – Missed Call

44. FRIDAY* – Dying In The City

43. Caroline Polachek – Welcome To My Island

42. WITCH – Avalanche Of Love (feat. Sampa The Great)

41. Sampha – Spirit 2.0

40. Maina Doe, IJALE, King Ivy – WYA

39. Lottie World – Candy Sound

38. Liv.e – Find Out

37. Kédu Carlö – Endless

36. IAMDDB – Where Did The Love Go?

35. Sleaford Mods – Force 10 From Navarone (feat. Florence Shaw)

34. Shady Nasty – G-SHOCK

33. Lonnie Holley – I Am A Part Of The Wonder (feat. Moor Mother)

32. Eartheater – Pure Smile Snake Venom

31. Sea Animals In Seattle – Busy Doing Things (feat. RXK Nephew)

30. Mysie – CTRL

29. Yves Tumor – Operator

28. Sevy – Crunch (woah)

27. ealing – The Sequel

26. horsegiirL – Praise The Farm

25. Peruzzi – Pressure (feat. Fireboy DML)

24. Mandy, Indiana – Pinking Shears

23. Dry Cleaning – Swampy

22. Ryan Fennis & Voidhood – PLASTICINE

21. Vv Pete – Frauds (Mall Grab Remix)

20. Teether & Kuya Neil – Reno

19. Zion Garcia – MUNCH

18. Novelist – Mercy

17. English Teacher – Song About Love

16. KIAN, Becca Hatch – All Of Me

15. 700 Feel – Bridges Get Burnt, Lessons Get Learnt

14. Mali Jo$e & Tasman Keith – PRICE UP! (feat. xmunashe)

13. Ripple Effect Band – Walaya

12. Martyn Bootyspoon – SH-101 PUNISHER

11. shame – Adderall

10. FRIDAY* – Beaming

9. Dylan Atlantis – Zoo (feat. All Black Alby)

8. Hannah Jadagu – What You Did

7. Gauci – Irritating

6. Gold Fang – Drop (feat. CD)

5. tiffi, City Girl – Hoodie

4. cherry chola – Princess Puta

3. Skeleten – Sharing the Fire

2. Little Simz – Gorilla

1. Vv Pete, Utility – Jordan 1s

Stream our most played tracks of 2023 in our playlist on Spotify!