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.
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 |
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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
- Regurgitator (6, 26, 27, 32)
Three entries
- 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)
Two entries
- 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)
CD release
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".
2019 re-vote
After the year's Hottest 100 is played on Triple J, Double J plays the Hottest 100 from 20 years ago. In February 2019, after playing the Hottest 100 of 1998, Double J announced it would be giving listeners the chance to re-vote on "one of the most controversial Hottest 100 number ones ever".[2]
Listeners were able to vote for a single song that was a part of the original 1998 Hottest 100, via a poll on the website. Over 66,000 votes were cast.[1]
Notably, the original number one song retained its position, despite long-standing controversy, and only 2 songs of the original top 10 have made it into the new top 10.
New top 10
| # | Song | Artist | Country of origin | Previous position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) | The Offspring |  | 1 |
| 2 | ! (Song Formerly Known As) | Regurgitator | .svg.png){kind=small} | 6 |
| 3 | Dragula | Rob Zombie | | 75 |
| 4 | Whatareya? | TISM | | 36 |
| 5 | I Think I'm Paranoid | Garbage | | 57 |
| 6 | The Unforgiven II | Metallica | | 67 |
| 7 | Intergalactic | Beastie Boys | | 25 |
| 8 | Addicted to Bass | Josh Abrahams & Amiel Daemion | | 16 |
| 9 | No Shelter | Rage Against the Machine | | 66 |
| 10 | The Dope Show | Marilyn Manson | | 44 |
See also
References
- "Here's your new (unofficial) Hottest 100 of 1998 top 10". Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- "It's time to revote for the 1998 Hottest 100". Retrieved 8 February 2019.