100 Greatest Songs From 1998
Criteria: These songs released in the year 1998 were chosen and ranked based on their initial and lasting popularity, and on their impact on the overall scope of musical history.
Note: Yearly song lists go by earliest 'release date' (Single, Album, or Country of first release). Not necessarily the year a song peaked in the U.S. charts.
Note: Yearly song lists go by earliest 'release date' (Single, Album, or Country of first release). Not necessarily the year a song peaked in the U.S. charts.
1. Doo Wop (That Thing)
Lauryn Hill
2. Iris
Goo Goo Dolls
3. Intergalactic
Beastie Boys
4. Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
Jay Z
5. Ray Of Light
Madonna
6. Baby One More Time
Britney Spears
7. I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
Aerosmith
8. The Boy Is Mine
Brandy and Monica
9. Freak On A Leash
Korn
10. Believe
Cher
11. Fly Away
Lenny Kravitz
12. One Week
Barenaked Ladies
13. Changes
2Pac
14. Music Sounds Better with You
Stardust
15. The Rockafeller Skank
Fatboy Slim
16. Closing Time
Semisonic
17. You Get What You Give
New Radicals
18. Rosa Parks
Outkast
19. Bawitdaba
Kid Rock
20. Are You That Somebody
Aaliyah
21. The Way
Fastball
22. Celebrity Skin
Hole
23. Frozen
Madonna
24. Angel of Mine
Monica
25. Heartbreak Hotel
Whitney Houston, Faith Evans and Kelly Price
26. Holland, 1945
Neutral Milk Hotel
27. Teardrop
Massive Attack
28. It's Not Right but It's Okay
Whitney Houston
29. Sexy Boy
Air
30. Slide
Goo Goo Dolls
31. Genie in a Bottle
Christina Aguilera
32. Nobody's Supposed to Be Here
Deborah Cox
33. No, No, No
Destiny's Child
34. This Is Hardcore
Pulp
35. Have You Ever?
Brandy
36. I'm Your Angel
R. Kelly and Celine Dion
37. The First Night
Monica
38. What's It Gonna Be?!
Busta Rhymes and Janet Jackson
39. Praise You
Fatboy Slim
40. Waltz #2
Elliott Smith
41. Can I Get A...
Jay-Z, Amil and Ja Rule
42. Ex-Factor
Lauryn Hill
43. Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)
Pras Michel, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Mýa
44. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Manic Street Preachers
45. A Rose Is Still a Rose
Aretha Franklin
46. Lately
Divine
47. Spottieottiedopaliscious
OutKast
48. Body Bumpin' (Yippie-Yi-Yo)
Public Announcement
49. Come with Me
Puff Daddy and Jimmy Page
50. Let's Ride
Montell Jordan, Master P and Silkk the Shocker
51. What It's Like
Everlast
52. Make It Hot
Nicole Wray, Missy Elliott and Mocha
53. Beau Mot Plage
Isolée
54. Sweet Lady
Tyrese
55. Say It
Voices of Theory
56. Goddess on a Hiway
Mercury Rev
57. Pure Morning
Placebo
58. Anywhere
112 and Lil Zane
59. Rabbit in Your Headlights
UNKLE
60. You
Jesse Powell
61. Ice Hockey Hair
Super Furry Animals
62. It's All About Me
Mýa and Sisqo
63. The Arms of the One Who Loves You
Xscape
64. Trippin'
Total and Missy Elliott
65. Black Balloon
Goo Goo Dolls
66. Holes
Mercury Rev
67. Time After Time
INOJ
68. Are You Jimmy Ray?
Jimmy Ray
69. Cruel Summer
Ace of Base
70. Cross Bones Style
Cat Power
71. Flagpole Sitta
Harvey Danger
72. Nobody's Fault But My Own
Beck
73. Daysleeper
R.E.M.
74. These Are the Times
Dru Hill
75. My Favourite Game
Cardigans
76. Everybody Here Wants You
Jeff Buckley
77. Friend of Mine
Kelly Price, R. Kelly, Ron Isley
78. My Love Is Your Love
Whitney Houston
79. The Boy with the Arab Strap
Belle and Sebastian
80. Road Rage
Catatonia
81. Still Not a Player
Big Pun and Joe
82. Ha
Juvenile
83. Random Rules
Silver Jews
84. Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
85. All Night Long
Faith Evans and Puff Daddy
86. Back That Azz Up
Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, Lil Wayne
87. All I Need
Air
88. Inner Meet Me
The Beta Band
89. Almost Doesn't Count
Brandy
90. When a Woman's Fed Up
R. Kelly
91. Malibu
Hole
92. Outside
George Michael
93. Millennium
Robbie Williams
94. Roygbiv
Boards of Canada
95. The Everlasting
Manic Street Preachers
96. Tropicalia
Beck
97. The Dope Show
Marilyn Manson
98. To Zion
Lauryn Hill
99. Horny '98
Mousse T vs Hot 'n' Juicy
100. Drunken Angel
Lucinda Williams
Lauryn Hill
2. Iris
Goo Goo Dolls
3. Intergalactic
Beastie Boys
4. Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
Jay Z
5. Ray Of Light
Madonna
6. Baby One More Time
Britney Spears
7. I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
Aerosmith
8. The Boy Is Mine
Brandy and Monica
9. Freak On A Leash
Korn
10. Believe
Cher
11. Fly Away
Lenny Kravitz
12. One Week
Barenaked Ladies
13. Changes
2Pac
14. Music Sounds Better with You
Stardust
15. The Rockafeller Skank
Fatboy Slim
16. Closing Time
Semisonic
17. You Get What You Give
New Radicals
18. Rosa Parks
Outkast
19. Bawitdaba
Kid Rock
20. Are You That Somebody
Aaliyah
21. The Way
Fastball
22. Celebrity Skin
Hole
23. Frozen
Madonna
24. Angel of Mine
Monica
25. Heartbreak Hotel
Whitney Houston, Faith Evans and Kelly Price
26. Holland, 1945
Neutral Milk Hotel
27. Teardrop
Massive Attack
28. It's Not Right but It's Okay
Whitney Houston
29. Sexy Boy
Air
30. Slide
Goo Goo Dolls
31. Genie in a Bottle
Christina Aguilera
32. Nobody's Supposed to Be Here
Deborah Cox
33. No, No, No
Destiny's Child
34. This Is Hardcore
Pulp
35. Have You Ever?
Brandy
36. I'm Your Angel
R. Kelly and Celine Dion
37. The First Night
Monica
38. What's It Gonna Be?!
Busta Rhymes and Janet Jackson
39. Praise You
Fatboy Slim
40. Waltz #2
Elliott Smith
41. Can I Get A...
Jay-Z, Amil and Ja Rule
42. Ex-Factor
Lauryn Hill
43. Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)
Pras Michel, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Mýa
44. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Manic Street Preachers
45. A Rose Is Still a Rose
Aretha Franklin
46. Lately
Divine
47. Spottieottiedopaliscious
OutKast
48. Body Bumpin' (Yippie-Yi-Yo)
Public Announcement
49. Come with Me
Puff Daddy and Jimmy Page
50. Let's Ride
Montell Jordan, Master P and Silkk the Shocker
51. What It's Like
Everlast
52. Make It Hot
Nicole Wray, Missy Elliott and Mocha
53. Beau Mot Plage
Isolée
54. Sweet Lady
Tyrese
55. Say It
Voices of Theory
56. Goddess on a Hiway
Mercury Rev
57. Pure Morning
Placebo
58. Anywhere
112 and Lil Zane
59. Rabbit in Your Headlights
UNKLE
60. You
Jesse Powell
61. Ice Hockey Hair
Super Furry Animals
62. It's All About Me
Mýa and Sisqo
63. The Arms of the One Who Loves You
Xscape
64. Trippin'
Total and Missy Elliott
65. Black Balloon
Goo Goo Dolls
66. Holes
Mercury Rev
67. Time After Time
INOJ
68. Are You Jimmy Ray?
Jimmy Ray
69. Cruel Summer
Ace of Base
70. Cross Bones Style
Cat Power
71. Flagpole Sitta
Harvey Danger
72. Nobody's Fault But My Own
Beck
73. Daysleeper
R.E.M.
74. These Are the Times
Dru Hill
75. My Favourite Game
Cardigans
76. Everybody Here Wants You
Jeff Buckley
77. Friend of Mine
Kelly Price, R. Kelly, Ron Isley
78. My Love Is Your Love
Whitney Houston
79. The Boy with the Arab Strap
Belle and Sebastian
80. Road Rage
Catatonia
81. Still Not a Player
Big Pun and Joe
82. Ha
Juvenile
83. Random Rules
Silver Jews
84. Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
85. All Night Long
Faith Evans and Puff Daddy
86. Back That Azz Up
Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, Lil Wayne
87. All I Need
Air
88. Inner Meet Me
The Beta Band
89. Almost Doesn't Count
Brandy
90. When a Woman's Fed Up
R. Kelly
91. Malibu
Hole
92. Outside
George Michael
93. Millennium
Robbie Williams
94. Roygbiv
Boards of Canada
95. The Everlasting
Manic Street Preachers
96. Tropicalia
Beck
97. The Dope Show
Marilyn Manson
98. To Zion
Lauryn Hill
99. Horny '98
Mousse T vs Hot 'n' Juicy
100. Drunken Angel
Lucinda Williams
20 more worth mentioning.
101. Jump Jive an' Wail
Brian Setzer Orchestra
102. Wide Open Spaces
Dixie Chicks
103. Ghetto Cowboy
Mo Thugs
104. Who Am I
Beenie Man
105. Kelly Watch the Stars
Air
106. Babylon
David Gray
107. Sugar
System of a Down
108. The Cedar Room
Doves
109. Love Unlimited
Fun Lovin' Criminals
110. Money, Power & Respect
The LOX, DMX and Lil' Kim
111. Out of My Head
Fastball
112. God Give Me Strength
Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach
113. Honey
Moby
114. Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)
The Offspring
115. Meet Virginia
Train
116. California Stars
Billy Bragg & Wilco
117. The Party Continues
Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat and Usher
118. Thinkin' Bout It
Gerald Levert
119. Let's Kill Saturday Night
Robbie Fulks
120. El President
Drugstore
Brian Setzer Orchestra
102. Wide Open Spaces
Dixie Chicks
103. Ghetto Cowboy
Mo Thugs
104. Who Am I
Beenie Man
105. Kelly Watch the Stars
Air
106. Babylon
David Gray
107. Sugar
System of a Down
108. The Cedar Room
Doves
109. Love Unlimited
Fun Lovin' Criminals
110. Money, Power & Respect
The LOX, DMX and Lil' Kim
111. Out of My Head
Fastball
112. God Give Me Strength
Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach
113. Honey
Moby
114. Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)
The Offspring
115. Meet Virginia
Train
116. California Stars
Billy Bragg & Wilco
117. The Party Continues
Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat and Usher
118. Thinkin' Bout It
Gerald Levert
119. Let's Kill Saturday Night
Robbie Fulks
120. El President
Drugstore
DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1998
An unheralded great record from 1998
Bruce's choice:
* Pride And Joy
Otis Rush
Lew's choice:
* My Father's Eyes
Eric Clapton
Adam's choice:
* Cry
Philosopher Kings
Ryan's choice:
* Money City Maniacs
Sloan
Bruce's choice:
* Pride And Joy
Otis Rush
Lew's choice:
* My Father's Eyes
Eric Clapton
Adam's choice:
* Cry
Philosopher Kings
Ryan's choice:
* Money City Maniacs
Sloan
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Edited By: Bruce
Last Updated: 2014-07-16