Triple J Hottest 100, 1997

1997 Triple J Hottest 100
Album artwork for the CD compilation
Countdown details
Date of countdown	26 January 1998
Countdown highlights
Winning song	The Whitlams "No Aphrodisiac"
Most entries	The Whitlams The Verve Radiohead Jebediah Silverchair The Living End Faith No More Grinspoon Ween The Bloodhound Gang Arkarna Everclear (2 tracks)
Chronology
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The 1997 Triple J Hottest 100, was a countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J, and was broadcast on Australia Day 1998. A CD featuring 31 of the songs was released. A countdown of the videos of most of the songs was also shown on the ABC music series Rage. The announcement of "No Aphrodisiac" as the year's most popular song was announced by former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, the namesake of the winning group.

The CD also has an interactive component^{[1][better source needed]} that could be accessed on a PC.

A later version, released under the Warner label, omitted "The Beautiful People", "One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces", "Lakini's Juice, and "The Perfect Drug", but included "Cows with Guns" by Dana Lyons on the first disc and "Cosmic Girl" by Jamiroquai on the second disc.^{[citation needed]}

• Dave Grohl and The Smashing Pumpkins made their fifth consecutive appearance in the Hottest 100, both having featured in every annual countdown to date.
• Pauline Pantsdown's track "Back Door Man" which came in at No. 5, was banned by a court injunction from Pauline Hanson only 11 days after being first broadcast by Triple J. "Back Door Man" by is only song that has been voted into, but omitted from the airplay of a countdown.
• The 1997 Hottest 100 is the most diverse list, with 88 different artists appearing throughout the countdown.

Bold indicates winner of the Hottest 100.

• 1997 in music