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Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998

100 songs that defined 1998, voted by the nation

92
Songs
1998
Year
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1
Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)
Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)
The Offspring
3
Girls Like That (Don\'t Go For Guys Like Us)
Girls Like That (Don\'t Go For Guys Like Us)
Custard
4
Celebrity Skin
Celebrity Skin
Hole
5
Got the Life
Got the Life
Korn
7
Harpoon
Harpoon
Jebediah
8
The Day You Come
The Day You Come
Powderfinger
9
Heavy Heart
Heavy Heart
You Am I
10
Save The Day
Save The Day
The Living End
11
The Sweetest Thing
The Sweetest Thing
U2
13
They Might Be Giants
Dr. Worm
They Might Be Giants
14
Josie (Everything\'s Gonna Be Fine)
Josie (Everything\'s Gonna Be Fine)
Blink-182
15
Second Solution
Second Solution
The Living End
16
Addicted to Bass
Addicted to Bass
Josh Abrahams & Amiel Daemion
17
Tainted Love {Live}
Tainted Love {Live}
The Living End
19
Bubblegoose
Bubblegoose
Wyclef Jean
20
Simultaneous
Simultaneous
Chef
22
Black Friday
Black Friday
Grinspoon
23
Teardrop
Teardrop
Massive Attack
24
Music Is Crap
Music Is Crap
Custard
25
Intergalactic
Intergalactic
Beastie Boys
26
Polyester Girl
Polyester Girl
Regurgitator
27
I Like Your Old Remix Better Than Your New Remix
I Like Your Old Remix Better Than Your New Remix
Regurgitator
28
Don\'t You Know Who I Am
Don\'t You Know Who I Am
Happyland
29
Everybody Here Wants You
Everybody Here Wants You
Jeff Buckley
30
Never There
Never There
Cake
31
Throw Your Arms Around Me
Throw Your Arms Around Me
Paul McDermott
32
Black Bugs
Black Bugs
Regurgitator
33
Sweater
Sweater
Eskimo Joe
34
One Week
One Week
Barenaked Ladies
35
Flagpole Sitta
Flagpole Sitta
Harvey Danger
36
Whatareya?
Whatareya?
TISM
37
Buy Now Pay Later (Charlie No 2)
Buy Now Pay Later (Charlie No 2)
The Whitlams
38
The Impression That I Get
The Impression That I Get
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
39
Somebody Kill Me
Somebody Kill Me
Adam Sandler
40
Song For The Dumped
Song For The Dumped
Ben Folds Five
41
Pure Morning
Pure Morning
Placebo
42
Teflon
Teflon
Jebediah
43
Melbourne
Melbourne
The Whitlams
44
The Dope Show
The Dope Show
Marilyn Manson
45
Ava Adore
Ava Adore
The Smashing Pumpkins
46
Don\'t Wanna Be Left Out
Don\'t Wanna Be Left Out
Powderfinger
47
Do the Evolution
Do the Evolution
Pearl Jam
48
Road Rage
Road Rage
Catatonia
49
Malibu
Malibu
Hole
50
It\'s Like That
It\'s Like That
Run-D.M.C. vs Jason Nevins
51
Given to Fly
Given to Fly
Pearl Jam
52
The Grouch
The Grouch
Green Day
53
Father of Mine
Father of Mine
Everclear
54
Mum Changed The Locks
Mum Changed The Locks
Frenzal Rhomb
55
No Surprises
No Surprises
Radiohead
56
Charlie No 3
Charlie No 3
The Whitlams
57
I Think I\'m Paranoid
I Think I\'m Paranoid
Garbage
58
I Don\'t Like It
I Don\'t Like It
Pauline Pantsdown
59
History Repeating
History Repeating
Propellerheads & Shirley Bassey
60
Untouchable Face
Untouchable Face
Ani DiFranco
62
Gone Away
Gone Away
The Offspring
63
The Rockafeller Skank
The Rockafeller Skank
Fatboy Slim
64
Come On Spring
Come On Spring
Antenna
65
Rumble
Rumble
You Am I
66
No Shelter
No Shelter
Rage Against the Machine
67
The Unforgiven II
The Unforgiven II
Metallica
69
Cinnamon Lip
Cinnamon Lip
Pollyanna
70
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Manic Street Preachers
71
Hello
Hello
Happyland
72
Mr Charisma
Mr Charisma
Frenzal Rhomb
73
Music Sounds Better with You
Music Sounds Better with You
Stardust
74
My Hero
My Hero
Foo Fighters
75
Dragula
Dragula
Rob Zombie
76
Saint Joe on the School Bus
Saint Joe on the School Bus
Marcy Playground
77
Fuel
Fuel
Metallica
78
Shimmer
Shimmer
Fuel
79
Don\'t Go Away
Don\'t Go Away
Grinspoon
80
Bad Old Man
Bad Old Man
Baby Bird
81
Drinking in L.A.
Drinking in L.A.
Bran Van 3000
82
El President
El President
Drugstore
83
Now And Then
Now And Then
The Superjesus
84
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Green Day
85
Harpoon
Harpoon
Something for Kate
86
Mama\'s Trippin\'
Mama\'s Trippin\'
Ben Harper
87
Push It
Push It
Garbage
88
Wishlist
Wishlist
Pearl Jam
89
Special
Special
Garbage
90
No Substitute
No Substitute
Chef
91
Benedict
Benedict
Jebediah
92
The Ballad of Tom Jones
The Ballad of Tom Jones
Space with Cerys Matthews
93
Untitled
Untitled
Silverchair
94
Perfect
Perfect
The Smashing Pumpkins
95
Tropicalia
Tropicalia
Beck
96
Redneck Wonderland
Redneck Wonderland
Midnight Oil
97
Black Umbrella
Black Umbrella
Even
98
Baker Street
Baker Street
Foo Fighters
100
Sich Offnen
Sich Offnen
Not From There
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