* 50 of the Hottest 100 artists were from indie labels, 44 from major record labels and 6 were unsigned.
* Only 27 of the Hottest 100 songs featured in the 2009 ARIA Top 100 singles chart
* 36 of the songs were from Australian artists, 29 from the UK, 23 from the United States.
* Mumford & Sons Hottest 100 #1 song, Little Lion Man, featured at just #87 on the 2009 ARIA Top 100 singles chart
* Not one of the Top 40 songs on the 2009 ARIA Top 100 singles chart featured on Triple J's list.
* The first to make the cut was Hilltop Hoods Chase That Feeling, at #3 on the Hottest 100, #42 on the 2009 ARIA Top 100 singles chart
* Florence and the Machine and Muse charted the most number of times in Triple J's Hottest 100, with 4 each, Temper Trap and Flight of The Conchords notched up 3
* Lisa Mitchell was the first Idol artist to ever feature in the Hottest 100 annual poll, charting at #7 with Coin Laundry