IT'S an Australia Day tradition.
Chances are if you're heading to a party or barbecue this afternoon your host will have the radio tuned in to Triple J's annual Hottest 100 countdown.
The best songs of the past year played one after the other, with spirited debate about each track's correct position breaking out as soon as the first note is struck.
Tradition dictates that no one agrees with the No.1 song. No one.
That's certainly the case among Fairfax Media's music savvy journalists, who have been brave enough to put their music-appreciating reputations on the line by predicting the top five songs in this year's countdown.
According to their lists there's a host of artists in contention, with Chet Faker, Peking Duck and Hilltop Hoods among the favourites.
Will Cosby Sweater, Talk is Cheap or Stolen Dance take top billing? Only time will tell.
We'd love to hear your input as well.
Vote for your choice in the poll and/or submit your top five predictions in the comments section below the story.
All right, enough stalling: here's our Fairfax Media "expert" opinions:
1. High - Peking Duk (video below)
2. Talk is Cheap - Chet Faker
3. Mess is Mine - Vance Joy
4. Gooey - Glass Animals
5. Cosby Sweater - Hilltop Hoods
1. Cosby Sweater - Hilltop Hoods (video below)
2. 1989 - Chet Faker
3. High - Peking Duk
4. King and Cross - Asgeir
5. Do I Wanna Know You - Chvches
1. Talk is Cheap - Chet Faker
2. Stolen Dance - Milky Chance
3. Cosby Sweater - Hilltop Hoods
4. Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran (video below)
5. Shake it off - Taylor Swift
1. High - Peking Duk
2. Talk is Cheap - Chet Faker
3. Stolen Dance - Milky Chance (video below)
4. Take Me Over - Peking Duk
5. Cosby Sweater - Hilltop Hoods
1. Stolen Dance - Milky Chance
2. Left Hand Free - Alt J (video below)
3. Talk is Cheap - Chet Faker
4. Mess is Mine - Vance Joy
5. West Coast - James Vincent McMorrow
1. Talk is Cheap - Chet Faker (video below)
2. High - Peking Duck
3. 1989 - Chet Faker
4. Stolen Dance - Milky Chance
5. Cosby Sweater - Hilltop Hoods
1. Take me to Church - Hozier (video below)
2. Mess is Mine - Vance Joy
3. Talk is Cheap - Chet Faker
4. Tightrope - Illy
5. Chandelier - Sia
Do you agree or disagree with these lists? We'd love to hear from you, so please submit your comments and alternative lists in the 'Comments' section below.
* All videos courtesy of www.youtube.com
