Spoiler alert!

Well, here it is. The full list of the 100 songs that Australian music lovers voted as the best of 1998.

We’re not gonna pretend it’s perfect. We’re not gonna pretend we wouldn’t do it differently if given the chance.

But, it is what it is. And, honestly, it’s pretty damn great.

We are replaying the Hottest 100 of 1998 in full this Monday from midday (AEDT). If you want the countdown to be a surprise, stop reading now!

100. Not From There – ‘Sich Offnen’

99. The Superjesus – ‘Saturation’

98. Foo Fighters – ‘Baker Street’

97. Even – ‘Black Umbrella’

96. Midnight Oil – ‘Redneck Wonderland’

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95. Beck – ‘Tropicalia’

94. The Smashing Pumpkins – ‘Perfect’

93. Silverchair – ‘Untitled’

92. Space – ‘Ballad Of Tom Jones’

91. Jebediah – ‘Benedict’

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90. Chef – ‘No Substitute’

89. Garbage – ‘Special’

88. Pearl Jam – ‘Wishlist’

87. Garbage – ‘Push It’

86. Ben Harper – ‘Mama's Trippin'’

85. Something For Kate – ‘Harpoon’

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84. Green Day – ‘Time Of Your Life’

83. Superjesus – ‘Now And Then’

82. Drugstore – ‘El President’

81. Bran Van 3000 – ‘Drinking In LA’

80. Babybird – ‘Bad Old Man’

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79. Grinspoon – ‘Don't Go Away’

78. Fuel – ‘Shimmer’

77. Metallica – ‘Fuel’

76. Marcy Playground – ‘Saint Joe On The School Bus’

75. Rob Zombie – ‘Dragula’

74. Foo Fighters – ‘My Hero’

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73. Stardust – ‘Music Sounds Better With You

72. Frenzal Rhomb – ‘Mr Charisma’

71. Happyland – ‘Hello’

70. Manic Street Preachers – ‘If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next’

69. Pollyanna – ‘Cinnamon Lip’

68. The Dandy Warhols – ‘Every Day Should Be A Holiday’

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67. Metallica – ‘Unforgiven II’

66. Rage Against The Machine – ‘No Shelter’

65. You Am I – ‘Rumble’

64. Antenna – ‘Come On Spring’

63. Fatboy Slim – ‘The Rockafella Skank’

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62. The Offspring – ‘Gone Away’

61. The Mavis's – ‘Cry’

60. Ani DiFranco – ‘Untouchable Face’

59. Propellerheads & Shirley Bassey – ‘History Repeating’

58. Pauline Pantsdown – ‘I Don't Like It’

57. Garbage – ‘I Think I'm Paranoid’

56. The Whitlams – ‘Charlie No 3’

55. Radiohead – ‘No Surprises’

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54. Frenzal Rhomb – ‘Mum Changed The Locks’

53. Everclear – ‘Father Of Mine’

52. Green Day – ‘The Grouch’

51. Pearl Jam – ‘Given To Fly’

50. Run DMC Vs Jason Nevins – ‘It's Like That’

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49. Hole – ‘Malibu’

48. Catatonia – ‘Road Rage’

47. Pearl Jam – ‘Do The Evolution’

46. Powderfinger – ‘Don't Wanna Be Left Out’

45. The Smashing Pumpkins – ‘Ava Adore’

44. Marilyn Manson – ‘The Dope Show’

43. The Whitlams – ‘Melbourne’

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42. Jebediah – ‘Teflon’

41. Placebo – ‘Pure Morning’

40. Ben Folds Five – ‘Song For The Dumped’

39. Adam Sandler – ‘Somebody Kill Me’

38. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – ‘The Impression That I Get’

37. The Whitlams – ‘Buy Now Pay Later (Charlie No 2)’

36. TISM – ‘Whatareya’

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35. Harvey Danger – ‘Flagpole Sitta’

34. Barenaked Ladies – ‘One Week’

33. Eskimo Joe – ‘Sweater’

32. Regurgitator – ‘Black Bugs’

31. Paul McDermott – ‘Throw Your Arms Around Me’

30. Cake – ‘Never There’

29. Jeff Buckley – ‘Everybody Here Wants You’

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28. Happyland – ‘Don't You Know Who I Am’

27. Regurgitator – ‘I Like Your Old Remix Better Than Your New Remix’

26. Regurgitator – ‘Polyester Girl’

25. Beastie Boys – ‘Intergalactic’

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24. Custard – ‘Music Is Crap’

23. Massive Attack – ‘Teardrop’

22. Grinspoon – ‘Black Friday’

21. Marcy Playground – ‘Sex And Candy’

20. Chef – ‘Simultaneous’

19. Wyclef Jean – ‘Bubblegoose’

18. Grinspoon – ‘Just Ace’

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17. The Living End – ‘Tainted Love’

16. Josh Abrahams & Amiel Daemion – ‘Addicted To Bass’

15. The Living End – ‘Second Solution’

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14. Blink 182 – ‘Josie (Everything's Gonna Be Fine)’

13. They Might Be Giants – ‘Dr Worm’

12. Ben Folds Five – ‘Brick’

11. U2 – ‘The Sweetest Thing'

10. The Living End – ‘Save The Day’

9. You Am I – ‘Heavy Heart’

8. Powderfinger – ‘The Day You Come’

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7. Jebediah – ‘Harpoon’

6. Regurgitator – ‘! (Song Formerly Known As)’

5. Korn – ‘Got The Life’

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4. Hole – ‘Celebrity Skin’

3. Custard – ‘Girls Like That (Don't Go For Guys Like Us)’

2. Ben Lee – ‘Cigarettes Will Kill You’

1. The Offspring – ‘Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)’

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Double J plays the Hottest 100 of 1998 from midday (AEDT) Monday 28 January. Tune in on your TV (channel 200), the triple j app, online or on your digital radio.