Independent Melbourne musician Chet Faker didn't just win the top gong for his song, Talk is Cheap, in triple j's Hottest 100 for 2014 - he also scored the seventh and eight position in the top ten. But the real moment every music fan had been waiting for was whether US pop sensation Taylor Swift managed to sneak into the world's biggest music poll as rumours spread that the singer being banned from the annual countdown was part of a hoax. Despite the huge online campaign, #tay4hottest100, to include the American star's smash hit, Shake it Off,  in the prestigious countdown - the chart topper, who garnered so much support that her single was expected to be voted in at number 12, was disqualified due to her affiliation with KFC following triple j's strict policy on artists not benefiting from commercial ventures that could influence votes from fans.
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Chet Faker won triple j's Hottest 100 for 2014 with his song Talk is Cheap
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Taylor Swift was disqualified from appearing in the annual music poll
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A viral campaign encouraged members of the public to vote for Swift so she could top the Australia Day countdown
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The triple j website crashed a minute after an article explaining the decision was posted
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KFC jumped on the #tay4hottest100 campaign to include Taylor Swift in the annual triple j Hottest 100 countdown
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The move may breach the strict voting rules, which disqualify artists who offer fans encouragement to vote for them
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Former triple j presenter Angela Catterns said Swift had been excluded based on 'a fast food chain be involved in the process'
'if this is the reason swift gets disqualified from the hottest 100 then I hereby pledge to only eat @placeholder when I have that fast food craving....' said another.
Earlier on Tuesday, an unofficial poll shed some  insight into who might take home the coveted @placeholder crown, with Swift making the cut despite the controversy.