1998 in music
Who ruled 1998? Usher was Artist of the Year on the Billboard Hot 100 and All Saints on the UK Singles Chart. Every #1 song of 1998, the biggest songs and the top artists.
Billboard Hot 100
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Usher | 155 | 15 | 29 |
| 2 | Next | 150 | 9 | 32 |
| 3 | Savage Garden | 128 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Shania Twain | 128 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | LeAnn Rimes | 99 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Monica | 97 | 14 | 16 |
| 7 | Janet | 96 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Third Eye Blind | 90 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Madonna | 87 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Mase | 81 | 0 | 2 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 1998 | Candle In The Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look Tonight | Elton John | 2 |
| Jan 17, 1998 | Truly Madly Deeply | Savage Garden | 2 |
| Jan 31, 1998 | Together Again | Janet | 2 |
| Feb 14, 1998 | Nice & Slow | Usher | 2 |
| Feb 28, 1998 | My Heart Will Go On | Celine Dion | 2 |
| Mar 14, 1998 | Gettin' Jiggy Wit It | Will Smith | 3 |
| Apr 4, 1998 | All My Life | K-Ci & Jojo | 3 |
| Apr 25, 1998 | Too Close | Next | 5 |
| May 23, 1998 | My All | Mariah Carey | 1 |
| Jun 6, 1998 | The Boy Is Mine | Brandy & Monica | 13 |
| Sep 5, 1998 | I Don't Want To Miss A Thing | Aerosmith | 4 |
| Oct 3, 1998 | The First Night | Monica | 5 |
| Oct 17, 1998 | One Week | Barenaked Ladies | 1 |
| Nov 14, 1998 | Doo Wop (That Thing) | Lauryn Hill | 2 |
| Nov 28, 1998 | Lately | Divine | 1 |
| Dec 5, 1998 | I'm Your Angel | R. Kelly & Celine Dion | 4 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Too Close | Next | #1 | 53 | 122.7 |
| 2 | You're Still The One | Shania Twain | #2 | 42 | 105.7 |
| 3 | This Kiss | Faith Hill | #7 | 48 | 79.4 |
| 4 | All My Life | K-Ci & Jojo | #1 | 36 | 75.9 |
| 5 | The Boy Is Mine | Brandy & Monica | #1 | 27 | 75.6 |
| 6 | Nobody's Supposed To Be Here | Deborah Cox | #2 | 29 | 74.9 |
| 7 | ...Baby One More Time | Britney Spears | #1 | 32 | 74.1 |
| 8 | Slide | Goo Goo Dolls | #8 | 35 | 73.7 |
| 9 | Kiss Me | Sixpence None The Richer | #2 | 33 | 72.0 |
| 10 | Believe | Cher | #1 | 31 | 70.5 |
UK Singles Chart
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Saints | 89 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Robbie Williams | 88 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | Savage Garden | 85 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Steps | 85 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Boyzone | 80 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | B*Witched | 76 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | Five | 75 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Aqua | 74 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Spice Girls | 73 | 5 | 10 |
| 10 | Celine Dion | 70 | 1 | 10 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iris | Goo Goo Dolls | #3 | 184 | 78.6 |
| 2 | Heartbeat/Tragedy | Steps | #1 | 30 | 63.2 |
| 3 | How Do I Live | LeAnn Rimes | #7 | 36 | 62.3 |
| 4 | Believe | Cher | #1 | 31 | 56.8 |
| 5 | I Don't Want To Miss A Thing | Aerosmith | #4 | 64 | 54.0 |
| 6 | Truly Madly Deeply | Savage Garden | #4 | 32 | 49.8 |
| 7 | My Heart Will Go On | Celine Dion | #1 | 22 | 48.0 |
| 8 | The Boy Is Mine | Brandy & Monica | #2 | 31 | 43.4 |
| 9 | Ghetto Supastar [That Is What You Are] | Pras Michel feat. Odb & Mya | #2 | 25 | 42.8 |
| 10 | C'est La Vie | B*Witched | #1 | 19 | 42.4 |
Artist of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the artist with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Artist of the Week. How it works