Datablog: is the Hottest 100 really getting more mainstream?

Triple J’s annual music poll has shifted in the type of music played and the number of acts featuring womenTriple J can’t seem to broadcast a Hottest 100 without accruing a series of complaints. Aside from the perennial cries (too much electronic music! Australian hip-hop is terrible!), a few people expressed moderate outrage at pop artists placing in the top 100.Beyoncé, Guy Sebastian, Kanye West, Drake and Rihanna all made it into the countdown, either as the primary artist