Triple J Hottest 100, 1998

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.

1998 Triple J Hottest 100
Album artwork for the CD compilation
Countdown details
Date of countdownJanuary 1999
Countdown highlights
Winning songThe Offspring
("Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)")
Most entriesQuan Yeomans (6)

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

Full list
Note: Australian artists
# Song Artist Country of origin
1Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)The OffspringUnited States
2Cigarettes Will Kill YouBen LeeAustralia
3Girls Like That (Don't Go For Guys Like Us)CustardAustralia
4Celebrity SkinHoleUnited States
5Got the LifeKornUnited States
6! (The Song Formerly Known As)RegurgitatorAustralia
7HarpoonJebediahAustralia
8The Day You ComePowderfingerAustralia
9Heavy HeartYou Am IAustralia
10Save the DayThe Living EndAustralia
11Sweetest ThingU2Ireland
12BrickBen Folds FiveUnited States
13Doctor WormThey Might Be GiantsUnited States
14JosieBlink-182United States
15Second SolutionThe Living EndAustralia
16Addicted to BassJosh Abrahams and Amiel DaemionAustralia
17Tainted LoveThe Living EndAustralia
18Just AceGrinspoonAustralia
19BubblegooseWyclef JeanUnited States
20SimultaneousChefUnited States
21Sex and CandyMarcy PlaygroundUnited States
22Black FridayGrinspoonAustralia
23TeardropMassive AttackUnited Kingdom
24Music Is CrapCustardAustralia
25IntergalacticBeastie BoysUnited States
26Polyester GirlRegurgitatorAustralia
27I Like Your Old Remix Better Than Your New RemixRegurgitatorAustralia
28Don't You Know Who I Am?HappylandAustralia
29Everybody Here Wants YouJeff BuckleyUnited States
30Never ThereCakeUnited States
31Throw Your Arms Around MePaul McDermottAustralia
32Black BugsRegurgitatorAustralia
33SweaterEskimo JoeAustralia
34One WeekBarenaked LadiesCanada
35Flagpole SittaHarvey DangerUnited States
36Whatareya?TISMAustralia
37Buy Now Pay Later (Charlie No. 2)The WhitlamsAustralia
38The Impression That I GetThe Mighty Mighty BosstonesUnited States
39Somebody Kill MeAdam SandlerUnited States
40Song for the DumpedBen Folds FiveUnited States
41Pure MorningPlaceboUnited Kingdom
42TeflonJebediahAustralia
43MelbourneThe WhitlamsAustralia
44The Dope ShowMarilyn MansonUnited States
45Ava AdoreThe Smashing PumpkinsUnited States
46Don't Wanna Be Left OutPowderfingerAustralia
47Do the EvolutionPearl JamUnited States
48Road RageCatatoniaUnited Kingdom
49MalibuHoleUnited States
50It's Like ThatRun–D.M.C. vs. Jason NevinsUnited States
51Given to FlyPearl JamUnited States
52The GrouchGreen DayUnited States
53Father of MineEverclearUnited States
54Mum Changed the LocksFrenzal RhombAustralia
55No SurprisesRadioheadUnited Kingdom
56Charlie No. 3The WhitlamsAustralia
57I Think I'm ParanoidGarbageUnited States
58I Don't Like ItPauline PantsdownAustralia
59History RepeatingPropellerheads and Shirley BasseyUnited Kingdom
60Untouchable FaceAni DiFrancoUnited States
61CryThe Mavis'sAustralia
62Gone AwayThe OffspringUnited States
63The Rockafeller SkankFatboy SlimUnited Kingdom
64Come On SpringAntennaAustralia
65RumbleYou Am IAustralia
66No ShelterRage Against the MachineUnited States
67The Unforgiven IIMetallicaUnited States
68Every Day Should Be a HolidayThe Dandy WarholsUnited States
69Cinnamon LipPollyannaAustralia
70If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be NextManic Street PreachersUnited Kingdom
71HelloHappylandAustralia
72Mr. CharismaFrenzal RhombAustralia
73Music Sounds Better with YouStardustFrance
74My HeroFoo FightersUnited States
75DragulaRob ZombieUnited States
76Saint Joe on the School BusMarcy PlaygroundUnited States
77FuelMetallicaUnited States
78ShimmerFuelUnited States
79Don't Go AwayGrinspoonAustralia
80Bad Old ManBabybirdUnited Kingdom
81Drinking in L.A.Bran Van 3000Canada
82El PresidentDrugstoreUnited Kingdom
83Now and ThenThe SuperjesusAustralia
84Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)Green DayUnited States
85HarpoonSomething for KateAustralia
86Mama's Trippin'Ben HarperUnited States
87Push ItGarbageUnited States
88WishlistPearl JamUnited States
89SpecialGarbageUnited States
90No SubstituteChefUnited States
91BenedictJebediahAustralia
92The Ballad of Tom JonesSpace with Cerys MatthewsUnited Kingdom
93UntitledSilverchairAustralia
94PerfectThe Smashing PumpkinsUnited States
95TropicaliaBeckUnited States
96Redneck WonderlandMidnight OilAustralia
97Black UmbrellaEvenAustralia
98Baker StreetFoo FightersUnited States
99SaturationThe SuperjesusAustralia
100Sich OffnenNot from ThereAustralia

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

Artists with multiple entries

Six entries

  • Quan Yeomans (Four with Regurgitator and two with Happyland) (6, 26, 27, 28, 32, 71)

Four entries

Three entries

Two entries

CD release
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
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[2] 3× Platinum 210,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References
  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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