The summer is here and the new year is fast approaching, so you know what that means: it’s list season. End-of-year lists, shopping lists, Christmas wish lists, lists are everywhere you look.

At the top of our list of lists to keep an eye on is, of course, triple j’s Hottest 100 countdown. Already committed fans are crunching the numbers and predicting what it will look like.

The voting is now open and whilst we can’t tell you what this year’s countdown will look like, we have gone and done some research to give you a quick Hottest 100 history lesson.

See, while you may know the Hottest 100 as a countdown of some of the most memorable and beloved songs of the year, there’s been a few instances where a song was included that just made you go ‘WTF!?’

Here’s a few of our favourites and before you exclaim ‘WTF!?’, remember: you voted for them.

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