Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, 1998 explained

The Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time was a music poll conducted in August 1998 amongst listeners of Australian youth radio network Triple J. Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" collected the highest number of votes to claim the top position. Voters could submit a list of up to ten different songs as well as nominating one of these as their "all-time" favourite song. It was the fourth such poll organised by Triple J, following similar polls in 1989, 1990 and 1991. Initially, all songs were eligible for the annual Triple J Hottest 100. However, from 1993 onwards (after having no list in 1992), only songs released in the previous year were permitted. Thus, the Hottest 100 of All Time is conducted via a separate vote, held irregularly to reflect listeners' favourite songs across all eras.

Full list

Bold: Previous winner of a annual Hottest 100
Green background: Australian artists

	Song	Artist	Country of Origin	Year	Hottest 100 of the year position (Year if different from Year of Release)	Previous Hottest 100 of all time positions
1			United States	1991		1 (1991)
2			Australia	1985		2 (1989), 2 (1990), 4 (1991)
3			United States	1991
4			United States	1994	14 (1995)
5			United Kingdom	1992	2 (1993)
6			United Kingdom	1971		30 (1989), 61 (1990), 30 (1991)
7			United States	1988		89 (1991)
8			United Kingdom	1975		17 (1991)
9		Metallica	United States	1991		60 (1991)
10		Pearl Jam	United States	1991
11			Ireland	1992
12			United States	1996	8 (1997)
13		Radiohead	United Kingdom	1997	5
14			United States	1994	2
15			United States	1982		46 (1989), 41 (1990), 9 (1991)
16			United Kingdom	1980		1 (1989), 1 (1990), 2 (1991)
17			United States	1992	6 (1993)
18			Australia	1997	15
19			United States	1990
20			United States	1997	6
21			United States	1995	22
22		Pearl Jam	United States	1994	44 (1995)
23	With or Without You	U2	Ireland	1987		113 (1991)
24			United States	1996	2
25			United Kingdom	1981		38 (1990), 54 (1991)
26	The Ship Song		Australia	1990		14 (1991)
27			United States	1994	35
28			United Kingdom	1985		7 (1989), 3 (1990), 6 (1991)
29		Jeff Buckley	United States	1994	89
30			United Kingdom	1983		5 (1989), 5 (1990), 10 (1991)
31			United States	1991
32			United States	1997	12 (1998)
33			United States	1995	2
34			United Kingdom	1991		64 (1991)
35		Faith No More	United States	1997	31
36	No Aphrodisiac	The Whitlams	Australia	1998	1 (1997)
37			United States	1989		88 (1990)
38			United States	1987
39			United Kingdom	1989		6 (1990), 7 (1991)
40		The Smashing Pumpkins	United States	1993	25 (1994)
41			United Kingdom	1975		33 (1989), 35 (1990), 58 (1991)
42			United States	1990		5 (1991)
43		The Whitlams	Australia	1998	53 (1997)
44		Beastie Boys	United States	1994	16
45		Nirvana	United States	1991		3 (1991)
46			United Kingdom	1997	2
47		Jeff Buckley	United States	1994
48		Tool	United States	1993	27
49			United Kingdom	1967		69 (1989)
50			Australia	1997	10
51			United States	1992	11 (1993)
52		Ben Folds Five	United States	1996	3
53			United States	1990
54		Radiohead	United Kingdom	1997	9
55			United States	1994	4
56		Pearl Jam	United States	1993
57		Tool	United States	1997	30
58			United States	1994	22
59			Australia	1994	5
60		New Order	United Kingdom	1986		67 (1989), 21 (1990), 24 (1991)
61			Australia	1994	23
62		Nirvana	United States	1991		76 (1991)
63		Led Zeppelin	United Kingdom	1975
64			United States	1996	20 (1997)
65			United States	1977
66			United Kingdom	1983		67 (1990), 70 (1991)
67			United Kingdom	1976		17 (1989), 20 (1990), 25 (1991)
68		Hunters & Collectors	Australia	1992	54 (1993)
69			United States	1990		15 (1991)
70			United Kingdom	1968		49 (1989), 83 (1990), 61 (1991)
71		The Smashing Pumpkins	United States	1996	13
72		Nine Inch Nails	United States	1997	26
73		R.E.M.	United States	1991		32 (1991)
74		The Cure	United Kingdom	1980		10 (1989), 11 (1990), 8 (1991)
75			United Kingdom	1995	45
76			Australia	1986
77			United States	1988		27 (1991)
78			United States	1990		46 (1991)
79			United Kingdom	1979
80		The Offspring	United States	1994	3
81			United States	1992	4 (1993)
82		Jebediah	Australia	1996
83		Silverchair	Australia	1997
84	Into My Arms	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds	Australia	1997	18
85		The Cure	United Kingdom	1987		25 (1990), 11 (1991)
86	Buy Me a Pony	Spiderbait	Australia	1996	1
87		Nirvana	United States	1996	45
88	Just Ace		Australia	1998	18
89		The Cure	United Kingdom	1985		66 (1989), 37 (1991)
90		Pink Floyd	United Kingdom	1979		95 (1990), 73 (1991)
91		Metallica	United States	1991		63 (1991)
92	Backdoor Man		Australia	1997	5
93		U2	Ireland	1987
94			Australia	1978		95 (1989)
95		The Prodigy	United Kingdom	1996	7
96		Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds	Australia	1994
97			United States	1993	45
98		The Cure	United Kingdom	1980		29 (1989), 23 (1990), 43 (1991)
99			United Kingdom	1997	4
100	"Heroes"		United Kingdom	1977		39 (1989), 50 (1990), 162 (1991)

Artists with multiple entries

	Artist	Tracks
5		66, 74, 85, 89, 98
4	Nirvana	1, 45, 62, 87
4	Pearl Jam	3, 10, 22, 56
3	Jeff Buckley	4, 29, 47
	Radiohead	5, 13, 54
	Metallica	7, 9, 91
	Peter Hook	16, 30, 60
	Stephen Morris	16, 30, 60
	Bernard Sumner	16, 30, 60
	U2	11, 23, 93
	Tool	24, 48, 57
	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds	26, 84, 96
		33, 40, 71
2	Hunters & Collectors	2, 68
	Led Zeppelin	6, 63
		14, 72
		19, 35
	New Order	30, 60
	Ben Folds Five	32, 52
	The Whitlams	36, 43
	Beastie Boys	38, 44
		41, 90
	Jebediah	50, 82
	R.E.M.	51, 73
	The Offspring	55, 80
		59, 83

Countries Represented

Country	Tracks
United States	51
United Kingdom	28
Australia	18
Ireland	3

Songs by Decade

Decade	Song Count
1960s	2
1970s	11
1980s	19
1990s	68

Other Notes

It was marked with a comical moment when Robbie Buck played the wrong Led Zeppelin song.^[1]
Grinspoon's track 'Just Ace', which reached #88 and Ben Folds Five's track 'Brick' which came #32 is to date the only song to chart in an All Time countdown before an official yearly countdown.
Grinspoon are the first Triple J Unearthed artist to appear in a Hottest 100 Of All Time countdown.
Excluding the Hottest 100 Australian Albums of All Time, the appearance of only 4 countries (Australia, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States) is the lowest amount of countries to appear in any countdown.

Notes

Web site: CALAUTTI. LISA. Buck to leave Triple j. The West Australian. 27 March 2011.

External links

Triple J's Hottest 100 of All Time, 1998