JANUARY
Top hit
Candle In The Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look Tonight · Elton John
Top album
Sevens · Garth Brooks
Enter the Year
Year
1998
Genre Walls Come Down
Alternative, hip-hop, and pop collide in a faster cycle — but every smash still feels personal.
Voices of the year
Albums that mattered
The songs
Through the year
Tap a month to explore what people were playing.
FEBRUARY
Top hit
Together Again · Janet
Top album
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MARCH
Top hit
My Heart Will Go On · Celine Dion
Top album
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APRIL
Top hit
All My Life · K-ci
Top album
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MAY
Top hit
Too Close · Next
Top album
Before These Crowded Streets · Dave Matthews Band
JUNE
Top hit
The Boy Is Mine · Brandy
Top album
It's Dark And Hell Is Hot · Dmx
JULY
Top hit
The Boy Is Mine · Brandy
Top album
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AUGUST
Top hit
The Boy Is Mine · Brandy
Top album
Hello Nasty · Beastie Boys
SEPTEMBER
Top hit
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing · Aerosmith
Top album
Follow The Leader · Korn
OCTOBER
Top hit
The First Night · Monica
Top album
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill · Lauryn Hill
NOVEMBER
Top hit
The First Night · Monica
Top album
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life · Jay-z
DECEMBER
Top hit
I'm Your Angel · R. Kelly
Top album
Double Live · Garth Brooks