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List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1998

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File:Brandy Essence Awards.jpg's "The Boy Is Mine" (a duet with Monica) is the longest-running hit single of 1998, topping the Hot 100 for thirteen consecutive weeks.]]

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

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|style="background-color:#FFFF99"|{{dagger|alt=Best performing song of 1998}}

|Indicates best-performing single of 1998{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mw0EAAAAMBAJ&q=1998%20too%20close%20billboard&pg=RA1-PA2-IA2|title=1998: The Year in Music – Hot 100 Singles |magazine=Billboard |date=December 26, 1998 |volume=110 |issue=52 |page=YE-42 |access-date=February 23, 2020}}

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! width=31|{{abbr|No.|Hot 100 consecutive No.1 (re-entry)}}

!Issue date

!Song

!Artist(s)

!{{abbr|Ref.|References}}

bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2|821

|January 3

|align="center" rowspan="2"|"Candle in the Wind 1997" /
"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"

|align="center" rowspan="2"|Elton John

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-01-03|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=January 3, 1998}}

January 10

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-01-10|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=January 10, 1998}}

bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2|822

|January 17

|align="center" rowspan="2"|"Truly Madly Deeply"

|align="center" rowspan="2"|Savage Garden

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-01-17|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=January 17, 1998}}

January 24

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-01-24|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=January 24, 1998}}

bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2|823

|January 31

|align="center" rowspan="2"|"Together Again"

|align="center" rowspan="2"|Janet

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-01-31|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=January 31, 1998}}

February 7

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-02-07|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=February 7, 1998}}

bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2|824

|February 14

|align="center" rowspan="2"|"Nice & Slow"

|align="center" rowspan="2"|Usher

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-02-14|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=February 14, 1998}}

February 21

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-02-21|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=February 21, 1998}}

bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2|825

|February 28

|align="center" rowspan="2"|"My Heart Will Go On"

|align="center" rowspan="2"|Céline Dion

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-02-28|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=February 28, 1998}}

March 7

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-03-07|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=March 7, 1998}}

bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=3|826

|March 14

|align="center" rowspan="3"|"Gettin' Jiggy wit It”

|align="center" rowspan="3"|Will Smith

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-03-14|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=March 14, 1998}}

March 21

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-03-21|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=March 21, 1998}}

March 28

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-03-28|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=March 28, 1998}}

bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=3|827

|April 4

|align="center" rowspan="3"|"All My Life"

|align="center" rowspan="3"|K-Ci & JoJo

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-04-04|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=April 4, 1998}}

April 11

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-04-11|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=April 11, 1998}}

April 18

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-04-18|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=April 18, 1998}}

bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=4|828

|April 25

|bgcolor=#FFFF99 align="center" rowspan="4"|"Too Close"

|align="center" rowspan="4"|Next

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-04-25|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=April 25, 1998}}

May 2

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-05-02|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=May 2, 1998}}

May 9

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-05-09|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=May 9, 1998}}

May 16

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-05-16|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=May 16, 1998}}

bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center|829

|May 23

|align="center"|"My All"

|align="center"|Mariah Carey

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-05-23|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=May 23, 1998}}

bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center|re

|May 30

|bgcolor=#FFFF99 align="center"|"Too Close"

|align="center"| Next

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-05-30|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=May 30, 1998}}

bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=13|830

|June 6

|align="center" rowspan="13"|"The Boy Is Mine"

|align="center" rowspan="13"|Brandy and Monica

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-06-06|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=June 6, 1998}}

June 13

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-06-13|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=June 13, 1998}}

June 20

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-06-20|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=June 20, 1998}}

June 27

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-06-27|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=June 27, 1998}}

July 4

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-07-04|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=July 4, 1998}}

July 11

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-07-11|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=July 11, 1998}}

July 18

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-07-18|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=July 18, 1998}}

July 25

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-07-25|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=July 25, 1998}}

August 1

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-08-01|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=August 1, 1998}}

August 8

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-08-08|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=August 8, 1998}}

August 15

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-08-15|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=August 15, 1998}}

August 22

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-08-22|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=August 22, 1998}}

August 29

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-08-29|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=August 29, 1998}}

bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=4|831

|September 5

|align="center" rowspan="4"|"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"

|align="center" rowspan="4"|Aerosmith

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-09-05|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=September 5, 1998}}

September 12

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-09-12|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=September 12, 1998}}

September 19

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-09-19|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=September 19, 1998}}

September 26

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-09-26|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=September 26, 1998}}

bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2|832

|October 3

|align="center" rowspan="2"|"The First Night"

|align="center" rowspan="2"| Monica

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-10-03|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=October 3, 1998}}

October 10

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-10-10|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=October 10, 1998}}

bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center|833

|October 17

|align="center"|"One Week"

|align="center"|Barenaked Ladies

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-10-17|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=October 17, 1998}}

bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=3|re

|October 24

|align="center" rowspan="3"|"The First Night"

|align="center" rowspan="3"| Monica

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-10-24|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=October 24, 1998}}

October 31

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-10-31|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=October 31, 1998}}

November 7

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-11-07|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=November 7, 1998}}

bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2|834

|November 14

|align="center" rowspan="2"|"Doo Wop (That Thing)"

|align="center" rowspan="2"|Lauryn Hill

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-11-14|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=November 14, 1998}}

November 21

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-11-21|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=November 21, 1998}}

bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center|835

|November 28

|align="center"|"Lately"

|align="center"|Divine

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-11-28|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=November 28, 1998}}

bgcolor=#FFFF99 colspan="5" | The Billboard Hot 100 updates its chart formula to include airplay-only songs that never had a commercial single release.
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=4|836

|December 5

|align="center" rowspan="4"|"I'm Your Angel"

|align="center" rowspan="4"|R. Kelly and Céline Dion

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-12-05|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=December 5, 1998}}

December 12

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-12-12|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=December 12, 1998}}

December 19

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-12-19|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=December 19, 1998}}

December 26

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-12-26|work=Billboard Hot 100 |title=December 26, 1998}}

Number-one artists

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|+ 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

rowspan=2| 5

| Aerosmith

| rowspan=2| 4

R. Kelly
rowspan=2| 7

| Will Smith

| rowspan=2| 3

K-Ci & JoJo
rowspan=5| 9

| Elton John

| rowspan=5| 2

Savage Garden
Janet
Usher
Lauryn Hill
rowspan=3| 8

| Mariah Carey

| rowspan=3| 1

Barenaked Ladies
Divine

See also

References

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Additional sources

  • Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition ({{ISBN|0-8230-7677-6}})
  • Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition ({{ISBN|0-89820-180-2}})
  • Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Nineties ({{ISBN|0-89820-137-3}})
  • Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's [http://www.billboard.biz online archive services] and print editions of the magazine.

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