It is the fourteenth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as voted by listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J.

The top 10 was announced from 6 pm, by breakfast team Myf Warhurst, Jay and the Doctor, when announcing the winning song, presenters labelled Augie March's victory as a huge upset given that "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" by Eskimo Joe and "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley were the favorites to win the countdown.

The broadcast was also the first time the Hottest 100 had a live video webcast through the Triple J Website, showing film clips of each video and live footage from Hyde Park.

Note: Australian artists Bold indicates winner of the Hottest 100 in 2006 and 2007.

Hilltop Hoods won the J Award for The Hard Road.