BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES OF 1998
1-TOO CLOSE-NEXT-APRIL 1574
2-TRULY MADLY DEEPLY-SAVAGE GARDEN-January 1510
3-YOU’RE STILL THE ONE-SHANIA TWAIN-April 1316
4-THE BOY IS MINE-BRANDY & MONICA-July 1204
5-THE FIRST NIGHT-MONICA-October 1032
6-MY WAY-USHER-August 936
7-CRUSH-JENNIFER PAGE-August 906
8-ALL MY LIFE-K-CI & Jo Jo-April 856
9-LATELY-Divine-December 832
10-NICE AND SLOW-Usher-February 814
11-Together Again-Janet Jackson-January 810
12-Tubthumping-Chumbawamba-January 758
13-Adia-Sarah McLachlan-August 756
14-Because Of You-98 Degrees-December 750
15-I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing-Aerosmith-September 722
16-Everybody-Backstreet Boys-May 670
17-This Kiss-Faith Hill-October 658
18-My All-Mariah Carey-May 646
19-Doo Wop (That Thing)-Lauryn Hill-November 626
20-I’m Your Angel-R.Kelly & Celine Dion-December 618
21-Body Bumpin’ Yippie-Yi-Y0-Public Announcement-May 572
22-One Week-Barenaked Ladies-November 548
23-Let’s Ride-Montell Jordan & Silkk The Shocker-April 530
24-A Song For Mama-Boyz/Men-January 500
25-My Heart Will Go On-Celine Dion-March 492
26-Frozen-Madonna-April 490
27-When The Lights Go Out-Five-September 486
28-No,No,No-Destiny’s Child-March 478
29-Sex And Candy-Marcy Playground-April 472
30-I’ll Be-Edwin McCain-October 468
31-It’s All About The Benjamins-Puff Daddy & Family-January 466
32-How Deep Is Your Love-Dru Hill & Redmen-October 462
33-Never Ever-All Saints-August 446
34-Come With Me-Jimmy Page & Puff Daddy-July 420
35-Gone Til November-Wycliff Jean-March 420
36-Gettin’ Jiggy-Will Smith-March 410
37-Make It Hot-Nicole & “Missy” Misdemeanor-August 408
38-I Don’t Ever Want To See You Again-Uncle Sam-January 406
39-Daydreamin’-Tatyana Ali-September 398
40-I Get Lonely-Janet Jackson-May 358
41-From This Moment-Shania Twain-December 342
42-Time After Time-Inoj-August 342
43-I Don’t Want To Wait-Paula Cole-February 328
44-Lookin’ At Me-Mase & Puff Daddy-September 310
45-It’s All About Me-Mya & Sisqo-May 308
46-The Arms Of The One Who Loves You-Xscape-May 306
47-Love Like This-Faith Evans-December 306
48-They Don’t Know-Jon B.-July 294
49-What You Want-Mase-March 294
50-Been Around The World-Puff Daddy-February 284
51-Deja Vu(Uptown Baby)-Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz-March 276
52-Cruel Summer-Ace Of Base-August 238
53-Touch It-Monifah-October 236
54-Say It-Voices Theory-July 232
55-Romeo And Juliet-Sylk E.-April 224
56-Westside-TQ-October 216
57-Ray Of Light-Madonna-July 190
58-The Power Of Good-bye-Madonna-November 180
59-Swingin’ My Way-K.P. & Envyi-March 178
60-Dangerous-Busta Rhymes-January 158
61-How’s It Going To Be-Third Eye Blind-February 156
62-Turn It Up(Remix/Fire It Up)-Busta Ryhmes-May 150
63-Come And Get With Me-Keith Sweat & Snoop Dogg-October 148
64-I Want You Back-‘N Sync-May 142
65-Too Much-Spice Girls-February 124
66-Iris-Goo Goo Dolls-September 118
67-My Little Secret-Xscape-October 86
68-Bitter Sweet Symphony-The Verve-April 74
69-Friend Of Mine-Kelly Price-July 74
70-We’re Not Making Love No More-Dru Hill-January 70
71-I Still Love You-Next-October 68
72-Thinkin’ Bout It-Gerald Levert-September 38
73-Are You Jimmy Ray?-Jimmy Ray-March 36
74-I Can Do That-Montell Jordan-September 34