Top Songs of 1998
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Song▼ Genres▼
187 Lockdown Gunman Speed Garage
A Tribe Called Quest Find a Way Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
14
1258
 Aaliyah Are You That Somebody? Contemporary R&B
Absolute Beginner Liebes Lied Hip Hop
47
3805
 Aerosmith I Don't Want to Miss a Thing Film Soundtrack, Soft Rock
AFX + Squarepusher Freeman, Hardy & Willie Acid IDM
10
931
 Air Sexy Boy Downtempo, Electropop
23
2054
 Air All I Need Ambient Pop, Downtempo
34
2716
 Air Kelly Watch the Stars Ambient Pop, Art Pop, Downtempo
Air La Femme d'argent Downtempo
36
2729
 Alain Bashung La nuit je mens Nouvelle chanson française
85
6251
 Alanis Morissette Thank U Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Alanis Morissette Uninvited Alternative Rock, Film Soundtrack, Singer/Songwriter
Arab Strap Here We Go Indie Pop, Indie Rock
92
6614
 Aretha Franklin A Rose Is Still a Rose Contemporary R&B, Soul
Ash Jesus Says Britpop, Power Pop
142
9439
 Asian Dub Foundation Free Satpal Ram (Primal Scream and Brendan Lynch Mix) Breakbeat, UK Hip Hop
BabyBird Bad Old Man Trip Hop
Badly Drawn Boy I Need a Sign Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter
89
6417
 Barenaked Ladies One Week Pop Rock
17
1284
 Beastie Boys Intergalactic East Coast Hip Hop, Electro
132
8762
 Beastie Boys Body Movin' East Coast Hip Hop, Electro
54
4301
 Beck Nobody's Fault But My Own Neo-Psychedelia, Singer/Songwriter
71
5401
 Beck Tropicalia Indie Pop
83
6071
 Beenie Man Who Am I Ragga
30
2387
 Belle and Sebastian The Boy with the Arab Strap Chamber Pop, Twee Pop
68
5147
 Belle and Sebastian Sleep the Clock Around Chamber Pop, Twee Pop
82
6063
 Belle and Sebastian This Is Just Another Modern Rock Song Chamber Pop, Twee Pop
Belle and Sebastian It Could Have Been a Brilliant Career Twee Pop
58
4616
 Bersuit Vergarabat Sr. Cobranza Funk Metal, Rap Rock
Big L Ebonics (Criminal Slang) East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
31
2636
 Big Punisher feat. Joe Still Not a Player Boom Bap, Hardcore Hip Hop
78
5932
 Billy Bragg & Wilco California Stars Alt-Country, Americana
Billy Bragg and Natalie Merchant Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key Americana, Folk Rock, Indie Folk
Black Box Recorder Child Psychology Indie Pop
123
8282
 Black Star Definition Boom Bap, Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop
Black Star Respiration Boom Bap, Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop
126
8394
 Boards of Canada Happy Cycling IDM
101
7401
 Brad Mehldau Exit Music (for a Film) Jazz
25
2091
 Brandy and Monica The Boy Is Mine Contemporary R&B
Brenda Fassie Vuli ndlela Kwaito
4
569
 Britney Spears ...Baby One More Time Dance-Pop, Teen Pop
122
8274
 Cake Never There Alternative Rock
Calexico Minas de cobre (For Better Metal) Alt-Country, Americana, Mariachi
138
9185
 Canibus Second Round K.O. East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
43
3314
 Cat Power Cross Bones Style Indie Rock, Singer/Songwriter
91
6556
 Catatonia Road Rage Britpop, Indie Rock
134
8890
 Catatonia Mulder and Scully Britpop
29
2206
 Cher Believe Dance-Pop
105
7565
 Chicks on Speed Glamour Girl Electropop
Clinic Monkey on Your Back Indie Rock, Post-Punk
Come Saints Around My Neck Indie Rock
6
624
 Cornershop Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook Remix) Indie Pop, Indie Rock
141
9287
 Czerkinsky Natacha French Pop, Synthpop
90
6538
 D'Angelo Devil's Pie Contemporary R&B, Neo-Soul
57
4609
 David Gray Babylon Folk Pop, Folktronica, Singer/Songwriter
David Gray Sail Away Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock
David Morales Presents The Face Needin' U Funky House
Deborah Cox Nobody's Supposed to Be Here Contemporary R&B, Pop Soul
135
8936
 Deep Dish feat. Everything But the Girl The Future of the Future (Stay Gold) Deep House, Progressive House
Depeche Mode Only When I Lose Myself Downtempo
139
9219
 Destiny's Child No No No Contemporary R&B
77
5913
 Dixie Chicks Wide Open Spaces Country Pop
46
3734
 DMX Ruff Ryders Anthem East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
DMX Slippin' Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop
74
5637
 DMX Feat. Sheek (The Lox) Get at Me Dog East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
51
4217
 Doves The Cedar Room Britpop, Dream Pop, Indie Rock
140
9243
 Drugstore El President Alternative Rock
Eddie Amador House Music Deep House
107
7660
 Eels Climbing to the Moon Chamber Pop, Singer/Songwriter
120
8112
 Eels Last Stop: This Town Alternative Rock, Indie Pop, Trip Hop
124
8355
 El Gran Silencio Dormir soñando Latin Alternative
11
939
 Elliott Smith Waltz #2 (XO) Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Elliott Smith Independence Day Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach This House Is Empty Now Adult Contemporary
Eminem Just Don't Give a F-k Boom Bap, Hardcore Hip Hop
62
4793
 Everlast What It's Like Pop Rock
Faith Evans Love Like This Contemporary R&B
Faith Hill This Kiss Country Pop
Faithless God Is a DJ Progressive House
Fastball The Way Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
2
546
 Fatboy Slim The Rockafeller Skank Big Beat
9
889
 Fatboy Slim Praise You Big Beat
42
3246
 Fatboy Slim Right Here, Right Now Big Beat
81
5981
 Fatboy Slim Gangster Tripping Big Beat, Instrumental Hip Hop
Fuel Shimmer Post-Grunge
136
8962
 Fun Lovin' Criminals Love Unlimited Downtempo, Hip Hop
73
5628
 Garbage Push It Alternative Rock
79
5955
 Garbage I Think I'm Paranoid Alternative Rock
100
7385
 Garbage Special Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
Gastr del Sol The Seasons Reverse Chamber Folk, Experimental Rock, Post-Rock
94
6887
 George Michael Outside Dance-Pop
Gomez Get Myself Arrested Indie Rock
Gomez Whippin' Piccadilly Indie Folk, Neo-Psychedelia
37
2951
 Goo Goo Dolls Iris Film Soundtrack, Pop Rock
Goodie Mob feat. OutKast Black Ice (Sky High) Dirty South, Southern Hip Hop
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci Let's Get Together (In Our Minds) Baroque Pop, Psychedelic Pop
22
1987
 Harvey Danger Flagpole Sitta Alternative Rock, Power Pop
133
8805
 Herbert So Now… Deep House
19
1369
 Hole Celebrity Skin Alternative Rock, Power Pop
69
5186
 Hole Malibu Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
I Monster Daydream in Blue Trip Hop
33
2683
 Isolée Beau Mot Plage Microhouse
Jamiroquai Deeper Underground Synth Funk
16
1276
 Jay-Z Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) East Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap
117
7930
 Jay-Z feat. Ja Rule & Amil Can I Get a ... East Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap
66
5096
 Jeff Buckley Everybody Here Wants You Contemporary R&B, Singer/Songwriter
116
7916
 Jennifer Paige Crush Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop
39
3089
 Juvenile Ha Dirty South, Gangsta Rap, Southern Hip Hop
52
4232
 Juvenile feat. Mannie Fresh & Lil Wayne Back That Azz Up Bounce, Dirty South, Southern Hip Hop
88
6401
 Kid Rock Bawitdaba Hard Rock, Rap Metal, Rap Rock
Kid Rock Cowboy Country Rap, Rap Rock
35
2724
 Korn Freak on a Leash Nu Metal
Korn Got the Life Nu Metal
La Renga El revelde Hard Rock
7
661
 Lauryn Hill Doo Wop (That Thing) Conscious Hip Hop, Neo-Soul
27
2106
 Lauryn Hill Ex-Factor Contemporary R&B, Neo-Soul
67
5106
 Lauryn Hill Lost Ones Conscious Hip Hop
131
8668
 Lauryn Hill Everything Is Everything Contemporary R&B
125
8357
 Lauryn Hill feat. Santana To Zion Neo-Soul
97
7134
 Lenny Kravitz Fly Away Pop Rock
Les Rythmes Digitales Music Makes You Lose Control French House
Less Than Jake All My Best Friends Are Metalheads Pop Punk, Ska Punk, Skate Punk
137
8974
 Lionrock Rude Boy Rock Big Beat, Ska
114
7810
 Lo Fidelity Allstars Battle Flag Big Beat
Local H All the Kids Are Right Post-Grunge, Power Pop
Los Planetas La playa Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Noise Pop
28
2123
 Lucinda Williams Car Wheels on a Gravel Road Alt-Country, Americana, Singer/Songwriter
128
8517
 Lucinda Williams Drunken Angel Alt-Country, Singer/Songwriter
-M- Machistador French Pop
3
560
 Madonna Ray of Light Art Pop, Dance-Pop
38
3028
 Madonna Frozen Art Pop, Trip Hop
Madonna The Power of Good-Bye Downtempo, Pop
Madonna Drowned World / Substitute for Love Art Pop, Downtempo
Mägo de Oz Molinos de viento Celtic Metal
24
2065
 Manic Street Preachers If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
Manic Street Preachers The Everlasting Britpop
Manic Street Preachers Tsunami Alternative Rock, Raga Rock
12
1135
 Manu Chao Clandestino Latin Alternative
32
2645
 Manu Chao Bongo Bong Latin Alternative
65
5067
 Manu Chao Desaparecido Latin Alternative
Manu Chao Minha galera Latin Alternative
63
4822
 Marilyn Manson The Dope Show Alternative Rock, Industrial Rock
5
607
 Massive Attack Teardrop Trip Hop
Massive Attack Angel Trip Hop
Massive Attack Inertia Creeps Trip Hop
26
2099
 Mercury Rev Goddess on a Hiway Dream Pop, Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
59
4684
 Mercury Rev Holes Chamber Pop, Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Shoegaze
144
9683
 Mercury Rev Opus 40 Chamber Pop, Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
Mercury Rev Tonite It Shows Chamber Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
108
7674
 Miss Kittin & The Hacker Frank Sinatra Electroclash
119
8042
 Miss Kittin & The Hacker 1982 Electroclash
61
4745
 MJ Cole feat. Caspar Nova & Jay Dee Sincere 2-Step
55
4371
 Moby Honey Trip Hop
Money Mark Hand in Your Head Indie Pop, Indietronica
Monica The First Night Contemporary R&B
Monster Magnet Space Lord Stoner Rock
Mos Def Feat. Q-Tip & Tash Body Rock Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
93
6766
 Mousse T. vs Hot 'n' Juicy Horny '98 Funky House
Mr. Vegas Heads High Ragga
13
1160
 Neutral Milk Hotel Holland, 1945 Folk Punk, Folk Rock, Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock
21
1926
 Neutral Milk Hotel In the Aeroplane Over the Sea Indie Folk, Psychedelic Folk
72
5477
 Neutral Milk Hotel Oh Comely Indie Folk
Neutral Milk Hotel Ghost Indie Folk, Indie Rock
8
854
 New Radicals You Get What You Give Pop Rock
Nicole feat. Missy Elliott and Mocha Make It Hot Contemporary R&B
87
6349
 Noreaga Superthug East Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap
18
1313
 OutKast Rosa Parks Conscious Hip Hop, Southern Hip Hop
49
4016
 OutKast Spottieottiedopaliscious Funk, Neo-Soul, Psychedelic Soul
OutKast Da Art of Storytellin' (Part 1) Conscious Hip Hop, Southern Hip Hop
Oxmo Puccino L'enfant seul Boom Bap, Conscious Hip Hop, French Hip Hop
50
4051
 Pascal Comelade & PJ Harvey Love Too Soon Art Pop, Tango Nuevo
98
7278
 Paul Van Dyk For an Angel Uplifting Trance
104
7560
 Pearl Jam Wishlist Alternative Rock
111
7784
 Pearl Jam Given to Fly Alternative Rock
Piano Magic I Am the Sub-Librarian Dream Pop
PJ Harvey A Perfect Day Elise Alternative Rock, Singer/Songwriter
20
1693
 Placebo Pure Morning Alternative Rock, Art Rock
Placebo Every You Every Me Post-Punk Revival
Placebo feat. David Bowie Without You I'm Nothing Alternative Rock
40
3103
 Plastilina Mosh Mr. P Mosh Alternative Dance
95
6959
 Pras feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mıa Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are) East Coast Hip Hop, Film Soundtrack, Pop Rap
Puff Daddy Feat. Jimmy Page Come with Me Film Soundtrack, Rap Rock
15
1275
 Pulp This Is Hardcore Art Rock, Chamber Pop
130
8656
 Queens of the Stone Age Regular John Stoner Rock
56
4472
 Refused New Noise Post-Hardcore
Refused Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine Post-Hardcore
64
4863
 R.E.M. At My Most Beautiful Chamber Pop
76
5855
 R.E.M. Daysleeper Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
R.E.M. Lotus Alternative Rock
Rinôçérôse Le Mobilier French House
112
7803
 Robbie Fulks Let's Kill Saturday Night Alt-Country, Country Rock, Singer/Songwriter
86
6254
 Robbie Williams Millennium Baroque Pop
118
7981
 Robbie Williams She's the One Adult Contemporary, Pop Rock
Robbie Williams No Regrets Art Rock, Pop Rock
102
7441
 Rufus Wainwright April Fools Chamber Pop, Pop Rock
103
7503
 Scott Grooves Mothership Reconnection French House
45
3577
 Semisonic Closing Time Alternative Rock, Power Pop
Shakira Ciega, sordomuda Latin Pop
Shawn Mullins Lullaby Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
106
7608
 Sheryl Crow My Favorite Mistake Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
60
4731
 Silver Jews Random Rules Indie Rock
Silver Jews Smith & Jones Forever Indie Rock
Six By Seven 88-92-96 Indie Rock
Skinny Failure Funk Rock
48
3921
 Sloan Money City Maniacs Power Pop
Soul Coughing Circles Alternative Rock
Soulwax Conversation Intercom Indie Rock
121
8257
 Sparkle Feat. R. Kelly Be Careful Contemporary R&B
Sparklehorse Pig Indie Rock, Noise Rock
Spearmint A Trip into Space Britpop, Indie Pop
1
466
 Stardust Music Sounds Better with You French House
Stereophonics The Bartender and the Thief Britpop, Power Pop
44
3344
 Super Furry Animals Ice Hockey Hair Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
Suprême NTM Seine-Saint-Denis Style Boom Bap, French Hip Hop
145
9982
 System of a Down Sugar Alternative Metal, Avant-Garde Metal
127
8493
 Tarwater The Watersample Indietronica, Post-Rock
113
7809
 Terry Callier Love Theme from Spartacus Soul
The All Seeing I The Beat Goes On Big Beat, Trip Hop
84
6165
 The Beta Band Inner Meet Me Indie Rock, Indietronica, Neo-Psychedelia
The Beta Band Needles in My Eyes Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
The Beta Band Dr. Baker Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
80
5970
 The Cardigans Erase/Rewind Indie Pop, Pop Rock
109
7696
 The Cardigans My Favourite Game Indie Rock, Pop Rock
129
8581
 The Divine Comedy Generation Sex Chamber Pop
The Divine Comedy National Express Chamber Pop
The Divine Comedy The Certainty of Chance Baroque Pop
143
9445
 The Handsome Family Weightless Again Alt-Country
75
5849
 The Little Rabbits La Piscine Indie Rock
The Lox feat. Lil' Kim & DMX Money, Power & Respect East Coast Hip Hop
The Magnetic Fields I Don't Believe You Indie Pop
115
7859
 The Notwist Chemicals Indietronica
41
3133
 The Offspring Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) Pop Punk
The Offspring Why Don't You Get a Job? Pop Punk, Ska Punk
The Offspring The Kids Aren't Alright Pop Punk
The Olivia Tremor Control Hideaway Neo-Psychedelia, Power Pop, Psychedelic Pop
99
7335
 The Smashing Pumpkins Ava Adore Alternative Rock
The Smashing Pumpkins Perfect Alternative Rock
The Tamperer feat. Maya Feel It Dance-Pop, Europop
The Tragically Hip Bobcaygeon Alternative Rock, Folk Rock
The Wiseguys Ooh La La Big Beat
Tricky feat. PJ Harvey Broken Homes Trip Hop
110
7757
 U2 The Sweetest Thing Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
Ultrasound Stay Young Britpop
53
4265
 UNKLE Rabbit in Your Headlights Downtempo
UNKLE Lonely Soul Trip Hop
Wamdue Project King of My Castle Deep House, Funky House
70
5280
 Whitney Houston It's Not Right But It's Okay Contemporary R&B, Pop
Whitney Houston My Love Is Your Love Contemporary R&B, Neo-Soul
96
6990
 Zebda Tomber la chemise Chanson alternative, Ska