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.

Full list

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

42 of the 100 artists were Australian artists (marked with a * ).

Artists with multiple entries

• Regurgitator - 4 tracks (6, 26, 27, 32)
• Jebediah - 3 tracks (7, 42, 91)
• The Living End - 3 tracks (10, 15, 17)
• Grinspoon - 3 tracks (18, 22, 79)
• The Whitlams - 3 tracks (37, 43, 56)
• Pearl Jam - 3 tracks (47, 51, 88)
• Garbage - 3 tracks (57, 87, 89)
• The Offspring - 2 tracks (1, 62)
• Custard - 2 tracks (3, 24)
• Hole - 2 tracks (4, 49)
• Powderfinger - 2 tracks (8, 46)
• You Am I - 2 tracks (9, 65)
• Ben Folds Five - 2 tracks (12, 40)
• Chef - 2 tracks (20, 90)
• Marcy Playground - 2 tracks (21, 76)
• Happyland - 2 tracks (28, 71)
• The Smashing Pumpkins - 2 tracks (45, 94)
• Green Day - 2 tracks (52, 84)
• Frenzal Rhomb - 2 tracks (54, 72)
• Metallica - 2 tracks (67, 77)
• Foo Fighters - 2 tracks (74, 98)
• The Superjesus - 2 tracks (83, 99)

CD release

See also

• 1998 in music