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List Of Billboard Hot 100 Number Ones Of 1998

The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Published by Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales and airplay. In 1998, there were 16 singles that topped the chart, in 52 issue dates.

During the year, 10 acts had achieved a first U.S. number-one single, namely: Savage Garden, Usher, Will Smith, Next, Brandy, Monica, Aerosmith, Barenaked Ladies, Lauryn Hill, and Divine. R&B singer Monica and pop singer Céline Dion both had two number-one singles in 1998.

Brandy and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine" is the longest-running single of the year, staying at number one for thirteen consecutive weeks. Other singles that had a multiple chart run includes Monica's "The First Night" with five weeks atop and Next's "Too Close", Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" and R. Kelly's "I'm Your Angel" (featuring Céline Dion) with four weeks (the latter spending two additional weeks at number one in 1999).

Chart history

Key
Indicates best-performing single of 1998
No. Issue date Song Artist(s) Ref.
821 January 3 "Candle in the Wind 1997" /
"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"
Elton John
January 10
822 January 17 "Truly Madly Deeply" Savage Garden
January 24
823 January 31 "Together Again" Janet
February 7
824 February 14 "Nice & Slow" Usher
February 21
825 February 28 "My Heart Will Go On" Céline Dion
March 7
826 March 14 "Gettin' Jiggy wit It Will Smith
March 21
March 28
827 April 4 "All My Life" K-Ci & JoJo
April 11
April 18
828 April 25 "Too Close" Next
May 2
May 9
May 16
829 May 23 "My All" Mariah Carey
re May 30 "Too Close" Next
830 June 6 "The Boy Is Mine" Brandy and Monica
June 13
June 20
June 27
July 4
July 11
July 18
July 25
August 1
August 8
August 15
August 22
August 29
831 September 5 "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" Aerosmith
September 12
September 19
September 26
832 October 3 "The First Night" Monica
October 10
833 October 17 "One Week" Barenaked Ladies
re October 24 "The First Night" Monica
October 31
November 7
834 November 14 "Doo Wop (That Thing)" Lauryn Hill
November 21
835 November 28 "Lately" Divine
The Billboard Hot 100 updates its chart formula to include airplay-only songs that never had a commercial single release.
836 December 5 "I'm Your Angel" R. Kelly and Céline Dion
December 12
December 19
December 26

Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one
Position Artist Weeks at No. 1
1 Monica 18
2 Brandy 13
3 Céline Dion 6
4 Next 5
5 Aerosmith 4
R. Kelly
7 Will Smith 3
K-Ci & JoJo
9 Elton John 2
Savage Garden
Janet
Usher
Lauryn Hill
8 Mariah Carey 1
Barenaked Ladies
Divine

See also

References

  1. ^ "1998: The Year in Music – Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-42. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "January 3, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  3. ^ "January 10, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  4. ^ "January 17, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  5. ^ "January 24, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  6. ^ "January 31, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  7. ^ "February 7, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  8. ^ "February 14, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  9. ^ "February 21, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  10. ^ "February 28, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  11. ^ "March 7, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  12. ^ "March 14, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  13. ^ "March 21, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  14. ^ "March 28, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  15. ^ "April 4, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  16. ^ "April 11, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  17. ^ "April 18, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  18. ^ "April 25, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  19. ^ "May 2, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  20. ^ "May 9, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  21. ^ "May 16, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  22. ^ "May 23, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  23. ^ "May 30, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  24. ^ "June 6, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  25. ^ "June 13, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  26. ^ "June 20, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  27. ^ "June 27, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  28. ^ "July 4, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  29. ^ "July 11, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  30. ^ "July 18, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  31. ^ "July 25, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  32. ^ "August 1, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  33. ^ "August 8, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  34. ^ "August 15, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  35. ^ "August 22, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  36. ^ "August 29, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  37. ^ "September 5, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  38. ^ "September 12, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  39. ^ "September 19, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  40. ^ "September 26, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  41. ^ "October 3, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  42. ^ "October 10, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  43. ^ "October 17, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  44. ^ "October 24, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  45. ^ "October 31, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  46. ^ "November 7, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  47. ^ "November 14, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  48. ^ "November 21, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  49. ^ "November 28, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  50. ^ "December 5, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  51. ^ "December 12, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  52. ^ "December 19, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.
  53. ^ "December 26, 1998". Billboard Hot 100.

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