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Triple J Hottest 100 of 1997

100 songs that defined 1997, voted by the nation

90
Songs
1997
Year
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2
Song 2
Song 2
Blur
3
Tubthumping
Tubthumping
Chumbawamba
4
Bitter Sweet Symphony
Bitter Sweet Symphony
The Verve
5
Backdoor Man
Backdoor Man
Pauline Pantsdown
6
Dammit (Growing Up)
Dammit (Growing Up)
Blink-182
7
Paranoid Android
Paranoid Android
Radiohead
8
The Beautiful People
The Beautiful People
Marilyn Manson
9
Karma Police
Karma Police
Radiohead
10
Leaving Home
Leaving Home
Jebediah
11
Walkin\' on the Sun
Walkin\' on the Sun
Smash Mouth
12
One Angry Dwarf And 200 Solemn Faces
One Angry Dwarf And 200 Solemn Faces
Ben Folds Five
14
Down Again
Down Again
The Superjesus
16
Everybody\'s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
Everybody\'s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
Quindon Tarver/Lee Perry
17
Crazy
Crazy
Cordrazine
19
Regurgitator
Every Day Formula
Regurgitator
20
I Will Survive
I Will Survive
Cake
21
Monkey Wrench
Monkey Wrench
Foo Fighters
22
The Drugs Don\'t Work
The Drugs Don\'t Work
The Verve
24
A.D.I.D.A.S.
A.D.I.D.A.S.
Korn
25
Hitchin\' a Ride
Hitchin\' a Ride
Green Day
26
The Perfect Drug
The Perfect Drug
Nine Inch Nails
27
The Door
The Door
Silverchair
28
Cows With Guns
Cows With Guns
Dana Lyons
29
Semi-Charmed Life
Semi-Charmed Life
Third Eye Blind
30
Forty-Six & 2
Forty-Six & 2
Tool
31
Ashes To Ashes
Ashes To Ashes
Faith No More
32
Coma
Coma
Pendulum {Melbourne}
33
Military Strongmen
Military Strongmen
Jebediah
34
Dcx3
Dcx3
Grinspoon
35
Summertime
Summertime
The Sundays
36
Mutilated Lips
Mutilated Lips
Ween
38
The Memory Remains
The Memory Remains
Metallica
39
Captain (Million Miles)
Captain (Million Miles)
Something for Kate
40
Why\'s Everybody Always Pickin\' On Me?
Why\'s Everybody Always Pickin\' On Me?
The Bloodhound Gang
41
Deadweight
Deadweight
Beck
42
Brimful of Asha
Brimful of Asha
Cornershop
43
Ammonia
You\'re Not The Only One
Ammonia
44
Temptation
Temptation
The Tea Party
45
Wrong Number
Wrong Number
The Cure
46
Fire Water Burn
Fire Water Burn
The Bloodhound Gang
47
(Can\'t You) Trip Like I Do
(Can\'t You) Trip Like I Do
Filter And The Crystal Method
48
Anatomically Correct
Anatomically Correct
Custard
49
From Here On In
From Here On In
The Living End
50
Eat Me
Eat Me
Arkarna
51
So Much For The Afterglow
So Much For The Afterglow
Everclear
52
#1 Crush
#1 Crush
Garbage
53
You Sound Like Louis Burdett
You Sound Like Louis Burdett
The Whitlams
54
Everything To Everyone
Everything To Everyone
Everclear
55
Love Rollercoaster
Love Rollercoaster
Red Hot Chili Peppers
56
Funky Shit
Funky Shit
The Prodigy
57
Girl At The Bus Stop
Girl At The Bus Stop
My Drug Hell
58
I Go Off
I Go Off
Diana Ah Naid
59
Your Woman
Your Woman
White Town
60
New York City
New York City
They Might Be Giants
61
Block Rockin\' Beats
Block Rockin\' Beats
The Chemical Brothers
62
The End Is the Beginning Is the End
The End Is the Beginning Is the End
The Smashing Pumpkins
63
Repeat
Repeat
Grinspoon
64
Stripsearch
Stripsearch
Faith No More
65
Outdoor Type
Outdoor Type
The Lemonheads
66
JC
JC
Powderfinger
67
I Choose
I Choose
The Offspring
68
Cosmic Girl
Cosmic Girl
Jamiroquai
69
Waving My Dick In The Wind
Waving My Dick In The Wind
Ween
70
Place Your Hands
Place Your Hands
Reef
71
Sick With Love
Sick With Love
Robyn Loau
72
Pulse
Pulse
Front End Loader
74
The Ghost of Tom Joad
The Ghost of Tom Joad
Rage Against the Machine
75
Female of the Species
Female of the Species
Space
76
Legend Of A Cowgirl
Legend Of A Cowgirl
Imani Coppola
77
Lovefool
Lovefool
The Cardigans
78
Degenerate Boy
Degenerate Boy
The Mark of Cain
79
All Mine
All Mine
Portishead
80
Faded
Faded
Ben Harper
81
Did It Again
Did It Again
Kylie Minogue
82
Shake Hands with Beef
Shake Hands with Beef
Primus
83
I Wanna Be A Drug-Sniffing Dog
I Wanna Be A Drug-Sniffing Dog
Lard
84
Feelin\' Kinda Sporty
Feelin\' Kinda Sporty
Dave Graney
85
Nightmare
Nightmare
Brainbug
86
Smokin\' Johnny Cash
Smokin\' Johnny Cash
The Blackeyed Susans
87
6 Underground
6 Underground
Sneaker Pimps
88
Beaverloop
Nothing
Beaverloop
89
Last Junkie on Earth
Last Junkie on Earth
The Dandy Warhols
90
Society
Society
Pennywise
92
Titanic Days
Titanic Days
Sidewinder
93
Weightlessness
Weightlessness
Skunkhour
95
Don\'t Leave
Don\'t Leave
Faithless
96
Bound for the Floor
Bound for the Floor
Local H
97
Futures Overrated
Futures Overrated
Arkarna
98
Da Funk
Da Funk
Daft Punk
100
I Give In
I Give In
Effigy
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