The 1997

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, was a countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the

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n radio station

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, and was broadcast on January 26, 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

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''. The announcement of "

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" as the year's most popular song was announced by former Prime Minister

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, the

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of the winning group.

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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

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on the second disc.

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made their fifth consecutive appearance in the Hottest 100, both having featured in every annual countdown to date. *

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's track "Back Door Man" which came in at No. 5, was banned by a court injunction from

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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.

Top 10 Albums of 1997

Bold indicates winner of the Hottest 100.

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Top 10 Albums of 1997

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