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1998 Triple J Hottest 100
Album artwork for the CD compilation
Countdown details
Date of countdownJanuary 1999
Countdown highlights
Winning songUnited States The Offspring
"Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)"
Most entriesAustralia Quan Yeomans (6)
Chronology
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The 1998 Triple J Hottest 100, announced in January 1999, was the sixth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. As in previous years, a CD featuring 36 of the songs was released. In August 1998 a Hottest 100 of All Time was conducted separate to normal countdown.

In February 2019, Triple J's sister station Double J conducted a "re-vote" of the 1998 top 10.[1]

Full list

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Note: Australian artists
# Song Artist Country of origin
1 Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) The Offspring United States
2 Cigarettes Will Kill You Ben Lee Australia
3 Girls Like That (Don't Go For Guys Like Us) Custard Australia
4 Celebrity Skin Hole United States
5 Got the Life Korn United States
6 ! (The Song Formerly Known As) Regurgitator Australia
7 Harpoon Jebediah Australia
8 The Day You Come Powderfinger Australia
9 Heavy Heart You Am I Australia
10 Save the Day The Living End Australia
11 Sweetest Thing U2 Ireland
12 Brick Ben Folds Five United States
13 Doctor Worm They Might Be Giants United States
14 Josie Blink-182 United States
15 Second Solution The Living End Australia
16 Addicted to Bass Josh Abrahams and Amiel Daemion Australia
17 Tainted Love The Living End Australia
18 Just Ace Grinspoon Australia
19 Bubblegoose Wyclef Jean featuring Melky Sedeck United States
20 Simultaneous Chef United States
21 Sex and Candy Marcy Playground United States
22 Black Friday Grinspoon Australia
23 Teardrop Massive Attack United Kingdom
24 Music Is Crap Custard Australia
25 Intergalactic Beastie Boys United States
26 Polyester Girl Regurgitator Australia
27 I Like Your Old Remix Better Than Your New Remix Regurgitator Australia
28 Don't You Know Who I Am? Happyland Australia
29 Everybody Here Wants You Jeff Buckley United States
30 Never There Cake United States
31 Throw Your Arms Around Me Paul McDermott Australia
32 Black Bugs Regurgitator Australia
33 Sweater Eskimo Joe Australia
34 One Week Barenaked Ladies Canada
35 Flagpole Sitta Harvey Danger United States
36 Whatareya? TISM Australia
37 Buy Now Pay Later (Charlie No. 2) The Whitlams Australia
38 The Impression That I Get The Mighty Mighty Bosstones United States
39 Somebody Kill Me Adam Sandler United States
40 Song for the Dumped Ben Folds Five United States
41 Pure Morning Placebo United Kingdom
42 Teflon Jebediah Australia
43 Melbourne The Whitlams Australia
44 The Dope Show Marilyn Manson United States
45 Ava Adore The Smashing Pumpkins United States
46 Don't Wanna Be Left Out Powderfinger Australia
47 Do the Evolution Pearl Jam United States
48 Road Rage Catatonia United Kingdom
49 Malibu Hole United States
50 It's Like That Run–D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins United States
51 Given to Fly Pearl Jam United States
52 The Grouch Green Day United States
53 Father of Mine Everclear United States
54 Mum Changed the Locks Frenzal Rhomb Australia
55 No Surprises Radiohead United Kingdom
56 Charlie No. 3 The Whitlams Australia
57 I Think I'm Paranoid Garbage United States
58 I Don't Like It Pauline Pantsdown Australia
59 History Repeating Propellerheads and Shirley Bassey United Kingdom
60 Untouchable Face Ani DiFranco United States
61 Cry The Mavis's Australia
62 Gone Away The Offspring United States
63 The Rockafeller Skank Fatboy Slim United Kingdom
64 Come On Spring Antenna Australia
65 Rumble You Am I Australia
66 No Shelter Rage Against the Machine United States
67 The Unforgiven II Metallica United States
68 Every Day Should Be a Holiday The Dandy Warhols United States
69 Cinnamon Lip Pollyanna Australia
70 If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next Manic Street Preachers United Kingdom
71 Hello Happyland Australia
72 Mr. Charisma Frenzal Rhomb Australia
73 Music Sounds Better with You Stardust France
74 My Hero Foo Fighters United States
75 Dragula Rob Zombie United States
76 Saint Joe on the School Bus Marcy Playground United States
77 Fuel Metallica United States
78 Shimmer Fuel United States
79 Don't Go Away Grinspoon Australia
80 Bad Old Man Babybird United Kingdom
81 Drinking in L.A. Bran Van 3000 Canada
82 El President Drugstore United Kingdom
83 Now and Then The Superjesus Australia
84 Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) Green Day United States
85 Harpoon Something for Kate Australia
86 Mama's Trippin' Ben Harper United States
87 Push It Garbage United States
88 Wishlist Pearl Jam United States
89 Special Garbage United States
90 No Substitute Chef United States
91 Benedict Jebediah Australia
92 The Ballad of Tom Jones Space with Cerys Matthews United Kingdom
93 Untitled Silverchair Australia
94 Perfect The Smashing Pumpkins United States
95 Tropicalia Beck United States
96 Redneck Wonderland Midnight Oil Australia
97 Black Umbrella Even Australia
98 Baker Street Foo Fighters United States
99 Saturation The Superjesus Australia
100 Sich Offnen Not from There Australia

42 of the 100 songs were by Australian artists (marked with a green background).

2019 Revote

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In February 2019, Triple J's sister station Double J conducted a "re-vote" of the 1998 top 10. Only songs that charted in the original 1998 list were eligible. 66,000 votes were cast.

# Song Artist Country of origin Previous position
1 Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) The Offspring United States 1
2 ! (The Song Formerly Known As) Regurgitator Australia 6
3 Dragula Rob Zombie United States 75
4 Whatareya? TISM Australia 36
5 I Think I'm Paranoid Garbage United States 57
6 The Unforgiven II Metallica United States 67
7 Intergalactic Beastie Boys United States 25
8 Addicted to Bass Josh Abrahams and Amiel Daemion Australia 16
9 No Shelter Rage Against the Machine United States 66
10 The Dope Show Marilyn Manson United States 44

Artists with multiple entries

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# Artist Tracks
6 Quan Yeomans[i] 6, 26, 27, 28, 32, 71
4 Regurgitator 6, 26, 27, 32
3 Jebediah 7, 42, 91
The Living End 10, 15, 17
Grinspoon 18, 22, 79
The Whitlams 37, 43, 56
Pearl Jam 47, 51, 88
Garbage 57, 87, 89
2 The Offspring 1, 62
Custard 3, 24
Hole 4, 49
Powderfinger 8, 46
You Am I 9, 65
Ben Folds Five 12, 40
Chef 20, 90
Marcy Playground 21, 76
Happyland 28, 71
The Smashing Pumpkins 45, 94
Green Day 52, 84
Frenzal Rhomb 54, 72
Metallica 67, 77
Foo Fighters 74, 98
The Superjesus 83, 99

Countries Represented

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Nation Total
United States 44
Australia 42
United Kingdom 10
Canada 2
Ireland 1
France 1

Top 10 Albums of 1998

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# Artist Album Country of Origin Tracks in the Hottest 100
1 The Living End The Living End Australia 10, 15, (15 in 1997) (41, 48 in 1999)
2 Powderfinger Internationalist Australia 8, 46, (25, 68, 100 in 1999)
3 Korn Follow the Leader United States 5, (16 in 1999)
4 Pearl Jam Yield United States 47, 51, 88
5 The Smashing Pumpkins Adore United States 45, 94
6 The Superjesus Sumo Australia 83, 99, (14 in 1997)
7 Massive Attack Mezzanine United Kingdom 23
8 Jeff Buckley Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk United States 29
9 Garbage Version 2.0 United States 57, 87, 89, (12 in 1999)
10 You Am I #4 Record Australia 9, 65

CD release

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Disc 1
  1. Hole – "Celebrity Skin" (2:42)
  2. Josh Abrahams and Amiel Daemion – "Addicted to Bass" (3:54)
  3. Cake – "Never There" (2:44)
  4. Ben Lee – "Cigarettes Will Kill You" (3:50)
  5. Korn – "Got the Life" (D.O.S.E Woollyback Remix) (5:27)
  6. Custard – "Girls Like That (Don't Go For Guys Like Us)" (3:17)
  7. Powderfinger – "The Day You Come" (4:01)
  8. Blink-182 – "Josie (Everything's Gonna Be Fine)" (3:23)
  9. Jebediah – "Harpoon" (4:28)
  10. You Am I – "Heavy Heart" (3:10)
  11. They Might Be Giants – "Doctor Worm" (3:02)
  12. U2 – "Sweetest Thing" (3:00)
  13. Green Day – "The Grouch" (2:11)
  14. Ben Folds Five – "Brick" (4:42)
  15. The Living End – "Second Solution" (3:00)
  16. Marcy Playground – "Sex and Candy" (2:52)
  17. Grinspoon – "Black Friday" (2:29)
  18. Pauline Pantsdown – "I Don't Like It" (3:17)
 Disc 2
  1. Beastie Boys – "Intergalactic" (3:30)
  2. Not from There – "Sich Offnen" (3:50)
  3. Happyland – "Don't You Know Who I Am" (2:20)
  4. Eskimo Joe – "Sweater" (2:16)
  5. Barenaked Ladies – "One Week" (2:52)
  6. The Whitlams – "Buy Now Pay Later (Charlie No. 2)" (3:42)
  7. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – "The Impression That I Get" (3:14)
  8. Placebo – "Pure Morning" (4:14)
  9. Everclear – "Father of Mine" (3:52)
  10. Jeff Buckley – "Everybody Here Wants You" (4:46)
  11. Garbage – "I Think I'm Paranoid" (3:40)
  12. Regurgitator – "! (The Song Formerly Known As)" (3:25)
  13. Radiohead – "No Surprises" (3:48)
  14. Fatboy Slim – "The Rockafeller Skank" (6:53)
  15. The Dandy Warhols – "Every Day Should Be a Holiday" (4:03)
  16. Bran Van 3000 – "Drinking in L.A." (3:34)
  17. The Mavis's – "Cry" (4:09)
  18. Massive Attack – "Teardrop" (5:29)

This was the last volume to be released on cassette.

A later release omits "Never There", "Got the Life", "Sweetest Thing", "Brick", "Don't You Know Who I Am", and "Everybody Here Wants You", while including "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" by Manic Street Preachers, "Untouchable Face" by Ani DiFranco, and Something for Kate's cover of "Harpoon".

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[2] 3× Platinum 210,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Four times with Regurgitator (6, 26, 27, 32), twice with Happyland (28, 71)

References

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  1. ^ "Here's your new (unofficial) Hottest 100 of 1998 top 10". Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
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