List_of_Hot_100_number-one_singles_of_1998_(U.S.)

List of <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100 number ones of 1998

List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1998

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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.

Brandy'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.

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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Indicates best-performing single of 1998[1]
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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.

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