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New Year countdown season is hereNew Year countdown season is here — set up now so your friends have time to vote

Private Hottest 100-style countdowns

Settle the debate: whose taste wins?

Countdown Party turns your group’s music opinions into a live event — vote on songs together, reveal the ranking in real time, and keep the playlist on Spotify.

Create your countdownHow it works

Free to start · No credit card · Set up in 30 seconds

LiveNYE Top 100 · 31 listening
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Side A

Wide Open Road

The Triffids · 18 votes

#4Tomorrow · Silverchair15
#5Cattle and Cane · The Go-Betweens14
Next reveal in00:42
Jess locked in 10 votes
31 listening

Everything you need for countdown night

Built for groups who argue about music — in the best way.

Over 750,000 songs

Preset song lists across every genre and decade, searchable in seconds. Add your own if something's missing.

Secret voting

Everyone builds a private shortlist. Nobody sees a single vote until the reveal.

Live song reveal

Count the ranking down together, one song at a time, with a timer and a preview for every track.

How it works

  1. 1

    Create your countdown

    Pick a name, choose a preset song list or start from scratch, and set how long the countdown runs.

    Countdown name

    NYE Top 100
    Top 10Top 25Top 50Top 100
  2. 2

    Invite friends and vote

    Share an invite link. Members shortlist songs, listen to previews and lock in their votes in private.

    1Wide Open Road The Triffids · 4:05
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Made for every kind of crowd

  • Friend groups
  • Road trips
  • Birthday parties
  • Work teams
  • Discord servers
  • Public events

Start from a curated song list

Nine ready-made lists, or bring your own. Members can add songs the owner approves.

  • Australian Songs 2011
  • Hottest 100 of 2025 (eligible)
  • Triple J Hottest 100 (1993)
  • Triple J Hottest 100 (1994)
  • Triple J Hottest 100 (1995)
  • Triple J Hottest 100 (1996)

Start your first countdown tonight

Free to start. Invite your friends and vote within minutes.

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Export to Spotify

Send the final ranking straight to a playlist on the owner's Spotify account.

Free to get started

Up to 10 people for free. A Countdown Pass unlocks 100 members and the full Top 100.

No app download

It runs in the browser on any phone. Share one link and your friends are in.

Cattle and Cane The Go-Betweens · 4:14
Lock in my votes
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    Reveal the results

    Close voting and count down the ranking together in real time, on phones or a big screen.

    LiveWide Open Road The Triffids · 18 votes
    • Triple J Hottest 100 (1997)
  • Triple J Hottest 100 (1998)
  • Triple J Hottest 100 (1999)