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1998 was a transitional year for music, when the hyped up sound of pure pop from the mid-1990s began to fade and popular artists began to experiment with different styles and new artists were brought onto the scene, while previous popular artists began to fade out. The usual domination of UK acts was continued like most other years during the 1990s. Four singles went on to sell over a million copies and throughout the year, 28 songs reached the summit. This year is also remembered for the debuts of B*Witched, the rise of the career of the All Saints and the end of the career for girl group phenomenon, the Spice Girls. The Corrs, The Verve and George Michael all experienced great success on the albums chart. B*Witched were a late 1990s girl group from Ireland who were wildly popular in Europe, but only enjoyed mild success in the United States. ... All Saints are an English Pop girl band that released their debut self-titled album in 1997. ... The Spice Girls were an all-female English pop group who formed in 1994 in London. ... The Corrs are a multi-platinum pop rock group from Dundalk, Republic of Ireland. ... The Verve (formerly Verve) was an English alternative rock band of the 1990s, originally formed in 1989 at Winstanley Sixth Form College, Winstanley, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, by vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bassist Simon Jones and drummer Peter Salisbury. ... George Michael(born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou on 25 June 1963) is a half English, half Greek Cypriot singer-songwriter who performs soul influenced pop, and who (as a solo artist and half of the duo WHAM!) has enjoyed global success since 1982. ...

Summary

The first chart of the year saw the BBC Children In Need single "Perfect Day", performed by a collaboration of various stars, return to the top of the charts for a week, displacing "Too Much" by the Spice Girls. Too Much is a pop song recorded by the Spice Girls. ... The Spice Girls were an all-female English pop group who formed in 1994 in London. ...

Disappearances & Resurgences

January saw R'N'B vocalist, Usher Raymond score a #1 with his debut single "You Make Me Wanna...". Although he did not return to the top of the singles charts until 2004, he did experience success on the albums charts inbetween and 2004 was a massive resurgence year for him, in which he broke several notable records in the US, and solidified himself as an international star. Although Usher's resurgence was yet to come, the lead singer of The Stone Roses was to resurge this year. Ian Brown released his debut solo single "My Star" which peaked at #5. His debut album also became a success, making #4 on the charts. Oasis also scored their 4th UK chart topper in January, which was their last release for two years as they embarked on a massive world tour which brought along the expected controversy and increased publicity for the band. Usher (born Usher Jamie Raymond, IV on October 14, 1978 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States) is an African-American singer and actor. ... The Stone Roses were an influential rock band from England active during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Ian Brown in 2004 Ian Brown (born February 20, 1963) is a solo British musician and former lead singer of The Stone Roses, a popular indie rock band. ...

Girl Groups & Boy Bands

Throughout the year, girl groups remained prevalent. All Saints who made #4 with their debut single in late 1997, clocked up 3 chart toppers across the year. The 1.25 million selling "Never Ever", popular covers of Red Hot Chili Peppers and La Belle "Under the Bridge/Lady Marmalade" and laid-back dance track "Bootie Call" were all tracks from their debut self titled album, which itself was a success, reaching #2. They did not release any new material during 1999, but returned to the charts in 2000. Irish quartet B*Witched receive great success across Europe and even mild success in the US. Comprising Irish folk with mainstream Western pop, they scored many hits. Their debut single "C'est La Vie" made them the youngest group to debut at #1 in the UK and even went Top 10 in the US. Dance-associated "Rollercoaster" and emotional ballad "To You I Belong" quickly became 2 more UK chart toppers for the girls. Cleopatra made up of three sisters from Manchester. Cleo, Zainam & Yonah had major success in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States their first 4 singles went straight into the top 5 and later that year they were signed to Madonna's U.S. label Maverick Records. Never Ever was the second single released from All Saints debut album, All Saints. ... Red Hot Chili Peppers are a Grammy Award-winning, four-piece rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. ... La Belle may be a place in the US: La Belle, Florida La Belle, Missouri La Belle Township, South Dakota La Belle may also be: LaBelle, a musical band La Belle (discotheque) La Belle (ship) Patti LaBelle, a singer This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with... Under the Bridge is a song by popular rock group Red Hot Chili Peppers. ... Cest La Vie was Irish girl group B*Witcheds debut single. ... Rollercoaster was the second single from Irish girl group B*Witcheds eponymous album. ... To You I Belong was the third single from Irish girl group B*Witcheds eponymous album. ... Cleopatra is a musical group from the UK comprising three sisters: Cleo, Yonah, and Zainam Higgins (see Band Members section). ... Manchester is a major city within Greater Manchester in North West England, historically notable for being the worlds first industrialised city, and its subsequent central role in the Industrial Revolution. ... Cleo Higgins (born Cleopatra Madonna Higgins, on 30 April 1982 in Birmingham) is the lead singer of the UK group Cleopatra. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958), better known worldwide as simply Madonna, is an iconic American Grammy award winning pop singer, songwriter, musician, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and a fashion icon. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Maverick Records, known on music channels as Maverick Recording Company, is a record label owned by the Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. ...

Success was made easy for The All Saints and B*Witched because of the declining career of the Spice Girls. Their third release from their second album, Spiceworld, "Stop" was a minimal hit in the US and became their first single to fail to top the UK charts, ending the run of consecutive #1's at 6. To make matters worse for them, Geri Halliwell (also known as Ginger Spice) announced her departure from the group on the 31st May after missing various concerts and an appearance on the national lottery. Their final release from their second album was able to top the charts for 2 weeks. "Viva Forever" became quite a popular single despite the circumstances of the group and was the first video without Geri, however did feature her vocals seeing as she did record the album with them. "Goodbye" became the girls 8th chart topper at the end of the year, and was seen as a tribute to Geri. It took the Christmas number one position, making the Spice Girls only the second act to achieve 3 consecutive Christmas number one singles; the first being The Beatles. Solo careers started for the two Melanies from the group in 1998 with Melanie B hitting the top of the UK charts with "I Want You Back", a duet with female rapper Missy Elliott and Melanie C hitting #3 with "When You're Gone", a duet with Canadian rocker, Bryan Adams. Whilst Melanie B's career slowly went into a downward spiral, Melanie C's was yet to grow. Spiceworld is the second album by British pop group the Spice Girls, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). ... Stop was the Spice Girls seventh single release in the United Kingdom (sixth in the United States) and the third release from their second album, Spiceworld. ... Geraldine Estelle Geri Halliwell (born August 6, 1972) is an English pop singer and songwriter. ... Viva Forever is a song by the Spice Girls on their second album, Spiceworld, released as a single some time after the departure of Ginger Spice, Geri Halliwell, in May 1998. ... Goodbye was the Spice Girls ninth single release in the United Kingdom (seventh in the United States) and the first release from their third album, Forever. ... The Beatles were a highly influential English rock band from Liverpool, Merseyside. ... Melanie Janine Brown (born May 29, 1975) is a British singer, originally in the girl band the Spice Girls, where she was known as Scary Spice. Born in Leeds, England. ... Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971), better known as Missy Elliott, is an American singer, MC, songwriter, and record producer born in Portsmouth, Virginia. ... Melanie Jayne Chisholm (born January 12, 1974) is a British pop singer who was a member of the Spice Girls, where she was known as Sporty Spice or Mel C. She has also enjoyed relative success as a solo artist. ... When Youre Gone was the single of Bryan Adams featuring former Spice Girls Melanie C. The second solo single to come from the Spice Girls, Melanie Cs first solo outing. ... Bryan Adams, OC, OBC (born 5 November 1959, Kingston, Ontario) is a Canadian rock singer, guitarist and songwriter. ...

Although the 1990s was full of boybands, 1998 was not the strongest year for them on the singles or albums chart. Five managed to have their debut album hit the top, but were yet to experience a #1 single. Boyzone were by far the most successful boyband of the year with 2 #1 singles "All That I Need", and "No Matter What", the latter of which sold over 1.07 million copies (it was taken from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Whistle Down The Wind) and also saw their new album Where We Belong hit the top of the albums chart. 5ive (or later known as Five) were a British boy band that some claim were quite a bit edgier and naughtier than the normal pop group. ... Boyzone were an Irish boy band (pop group) of the 1990s. ... January 18, 1988 issue of Time Magazine featuring Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948) is a highly successful English composer of musical theatre and the elder brother of Julian Lloyd Webber. ... Whistle Down the Wind is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the 1961 film Whistle Down the Wind. ...

American Acts

Aerosmith release "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing", taken from the soundtrack to Armageddon

LeAnn Rimes releases "How Do I Live"

Many American acts this year were very successful in the UK, yet were still slightly more successful back home. Brandy & Monica made #2 with "The Boy Is Mine", which had a 13 week run at the top in the US. This was actually a very successful year in the UK for Brandy, who had 2 #2 hits. Christmas number one in the US, "I'm Your Angel", a duet with R. Kelly and Céline Dion only made #3 here in the UK, despite both acts being quite successful in the UK otherwise. Mariah Carey hit #4 with solo release "My All", which became another chart topper for her in the US, however her duet with Whitney Houston, "When You Believe" from the soundtrack to The Prince Of Egypt was a bigger hit here than in the US, making #4 here and only making #15 on the Hot 100; it was set up to be a much bigger hit than it became. Rock band Aerosmith scored their biggest global hit throughout their career to date. Emotional ballad, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing", taken from the soundtrack to Armageddon, made #4 in the UK and managed to top the US charts, entering at #1. Former Fugees member, Lauryn Hill began her solo career and hit #3 with her debut single "Doo Wap (That Thing)", which topped the charts in the US. Her album, The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill became a worldwide smash and was also very successful in the UK hitting #2 on the albums chart. Aerosmith performs on the National Mall, public domain image from navy. ... Aerosmith performs on the National Mall, public domain image from navy. ... Aerosmith is a prominent American rock band, often regarded as Americas Greatest Rock and Roll Band. ... Aerosmith Version I Dont Want to Miss a Thing was a hit single by American rock band Aerosmith. ... The album cover Armageddon is a 1998 disaster film/science fiction film about a group of blue-collar deep-core drillers who are sent by NASA to deflect an asteroid on a collision course with Earth. ... Download high resolution version (1237x1960, 327 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1237x1960, 327 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... LeAnn Rimes (born Margaret LeAnn Rimes August 28, 1982 in Jackson, Mississippi) is one of the most popular American country music singers. ... How Do I Live is a 1997 song, written by Diane Warren, that was released originally by LeAnn Rimes, and shortly afterward by Trisha Yearwood. ... Brandy on the cover of her album Full Moon Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979 in McComb, Mississippi), known professionally as Brandy, is an African American pop/R&B singer and actress. ... Monica Denise Arnold (born October 24, 1980), professionally known as Monica, is a Grammy Award winning American R&B singer who first attained commercial success in the 1990s and, after a relatively unsuccessful period during the early 2000s, saw her career experience a second wind of modest popularity in 2003. ... Im Your Angel is a duet by R. Kelly and Celine Dion. ... Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967 in Chicago, who goes by the stage name of R. Kelly, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. ... Céline Marie Claudette Dion (OC, OQ) (born March 30, 1968) is a French Canadian Grammy and Juno award winning pop singer and occasional songwriter. ... Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. ... Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born on August 9, 1963) is an American pop and R&B singer and actress. ... The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 American animated film, the first animated film produced and released by DreamWorks SKG. The story follows the life of Moses from his birth, through his childhood as a prince of Egypt and finally to his ultimate destiny to lead the Hebrew slaves out... Aerosmith is a prominent American rock band, often regarded as Americas Greatest Rock and Roll Band. ... Aerosmith Version I Dont Want to Miss a Thing was a hit single by American rock band Aerosmith. ... The album cover Armageddon is a 1998 disaster film/science fiction film about a group of blue-collar deep-core drillers who are sent by NASA to deflect an asteroid on a collision course with Earth. ... The Fugees are an American music group, most popular during the mid-1990s, whose repitoire includes primarily hip hop, with elements of soul, and Carribean music (particularly reggae). ... Lauryn Hill (born May 25, 1975 in South Orange, New Jersey), is a seven-time Grammy award winning musician, and record producer, initially establishing her reputation as the most visible and vocal member of The Fugees, then continuing on to a solo career, releasing The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and... The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is the debut solo album by Lauryn Hill of the recently reunited Fugees. ...

Other US acts who received fame in the UK during 1998, who were not quite as popular back home were the likes of Aaron Carter and Madonna. Aaron Carter had his most successful year ever in the UK clocking up 3 Top 30 hits and landing a place in the Top 20 with his eponymous debut album. Although Madonna did experience great success in the US, she failed to top the charts, but did so in the UK, with "Frozen", becoming her 8th UK chart topper; it was only able to make #2 in the US. It had, however, been 8 years since she last topped the charts with "Vogue". Her new mostly dance-influenced album, Ray of Light also topped the charts, producing several other hits including the title track which made #2. Hip Hop trio Destiny's Child also begin their career this ear with the release of their debut single, "No, No, No", which was well received on both sides of the Atlantic, making #5 in the UK and #3 in the US. Their debut album was a relative flop in both countries, but was more successful here than in the US. Aaron Charles Carter (born December 7, 1987) is an American pop and hip hop singer. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958), better known worldwide as simply Madonna, is an iconic American Grammy award winning pop singer, songwriter, musician, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and a fashion icon. ... Frozen is a pop song by American singer Madonna from her 1998 album Ray of Light. ... Vogue is a 1990 number-one hit single by Madonna from her album Im Breathless. ... Ray of Light is the seventh album by American pop–dance singer Madonna. ... Destinys Child was a Grammy Award-winning American R&B girl group. ...

Noted for its long lasting popularity was the debut single from country/pop singer LeAnn Rimes, "How Do I Live". It spent 33 weeks in the UK Top 40, selling 714,000 copies, thus becoming the biggest selling single ever to peak at #7. It was even more popular in the US, spending 32 weeks in the US Top 10, 61 weeks in the US Top 40 and 69 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100; if the Hot 100 allowed singles to stay on if below No.50 for a limited amount of time, it is likely "How Do I Live" could have had an even longer chart stay. It is the single to have the longest stay ever on the Hot 100 and won Miss Rimes a Billboard Music Award. LeAnn Rimes (born Margaret LeAnn Rimes August 28, 1982 in Jackson, Mississippi) is one of the most popular American country music singers. ...

British Acts

Two UK rock bands were prevalent on the albums and singles chart. The Verve hit the top of the albums chart with Urban Hymns for 7 weeks (non-consecutive). The album was largely successful and spawned 2 hit singles: the chart topping "The Drugs Won't Work" and the better remembered #2 hit, "Bittersweet Symphony", which was on the soundtrack to the film Cruel Intentions. Welsh rock band, Manic Street Preachers scored their first #1 single, "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" and their new album This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours also topped the charts, despite their career starting in 1991. The album brought along a huge fanbase for the band, which continued to last as their career moved forward. The Verve (formerly Verve) was an English alternative rock band of the 1990s, originally formed in 1989 at Winstanley Sixth Form College, Winstanley, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, by vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bassist Simon Jones and drummer Peter Salisbury. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Bittersweet Symphony is a song by the band The Verve, appearing on their third album, Urban Hymns. ... Cruel Intentions is a 1999 feature film starring Ryan Phillippe, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Reese Witherspoon and Selma Blair. ... Manic Street Preachers (often known colloquially as The Manics) are a Welsh rock band often associated with the Britpop scene, and were one of the biggest bands in Britain for a period in the late 1990s. ... This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours is an album by the Manic Street Preachers. ...

Ex-Take That member, Robbie Williams topped the albums chart twice during the year, when his debut album, Life Thru a Lens returned to the charts and managed to climb to the #1 spot. His second album, I've Been Expecting You topped the charts later on in the year and gave the star his first #1 single, "Millennium". Despite all this chart success, no single was as large selling as his #4 hit "Angels" from 1997 which went on to win the award for Best British Song of the Past 25 Years at the 2005 Brit Awards. I've Been Expecting You, however is his biggest selling album to date, with over 2.7 million copies sold. Irish family folk band, The Corrs received massive success with their album, Talk on Corners which went on to sell over 2.7 million copies and topped the albums charts for 10 weeks (6 of them were during 1998). The album also produced high peaking singles hits for the band, including the likes of "Dreams", "So Young" & "What Can I Do?" which all hit the Top 10. Take That are an English pop boy band that originated in Manchester in 1990, widely known as the pioneers of the genre in the UK. Take That sold 25 million records between the years of 1990-1996. ... Robbie Williams (born Robert Peter Williams on February 13, 1974 in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) is an English pop artist/songwriter. ... Life Thru A Lens was the first solo album by English pop singer Robbie Williams after his former band Take That split. ... Ive Been Expecting You is second solo album of Robbie Williams. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kaiser Chiefs collecting one of their three Brit Awards, 2006 with Vic Reeves. ... The Corrs are a multi-platinum pop rock group from Dundalk, Republic of Ireland. ... Talk on Corners is the sophomore album by Irish band The Corrs. ...

Acts From Other Countries

As for acts outside of the UK and the US, there were a few successes. Australian singer, Natalie Imbruglia followed up the success of her #2 hit "Torn" from 1997 with 3 more hits, 2 of which went top 5. Danish pop outfit, Aqua completed a hat-trick of #1's after the massive success of "Barbie Girl", as "Doctor Jones" and "Turn Back Time" both hit the top. The first was a slightly similar sounding track to their debut single, but "Turn Back Time" was a much slower track than their previous two singles. Their debut album, Aquarium was also a great success clocking up high sales and peaking at #6 on the albums chart. They followed up their 3 consecutive #1's with two further hits by the end of the year; the former hit the Top 10 and the latter made the Top 20. They did not return to the UK charts until 2000. Natalie Jane Imbruglia (pronounced im-broo-lyah) (born February 4, 1975) is an Australian singer, songwriter, model and actress. ... Torn is a song by the band Ednaswap from their debut album Ednaswap (1995). ... Aqua was a Scandinavian dance/pop group, best-known for their 1997 breakthrough single Barbie Girl. The group formed in 1994, and achieved huge success across the globe in the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... Barbie Girl is a song by the group Aqua, who released it in 1997 as a single and included it on the album Aquarium. ... Doctor Jones was the fourth single release by Aqua, and their second United Kingdom number one. ... Turn Back Time is the seventh single release by the Scandinavian dance-pop group Aqua, and the third UK release. ... Aquarium, Aquas debut album released in 1997 Aquarium was the debut album from Scandinavian dance-pop group Aqua. ...

Covers & Reworkings

Despite not being very successful in the French World Cup themselves, the 1996 hit "Three Lions" was re-written for the World Cup as "Three Lions '98" and topped the charts for 3 weeks, becoming more successful than the original. Reworkings of songs were very popular this year with the massive success of the remix of Run DMC's 1983 hit "It's Like That", which, thanks to Jason Nevins topped the charts for 6 weeks and sold 1.12 million copies. It also kept "Stop" off the top of the charts, breaking the run of consecutive #1 singles of the Spice Girls. The song was one of the fastest selling singles of the year. A Norman Cook remix of the Cornershop single, "Brimful Of Asha" saw the British duo top the charts with a track that originally failed to make the Top 40 the previous year. The song comprised music from the duo's Indian roots with Western rock beats. Run-DMC is a hip hop crew founded by Jason Jam Master Jay Mizell that included Joseph Run Simmons and Darryl DMC McDaniels. ... Jason Nevins is a house music producer and remixer. ... Fatboy Slim (born on July 16, 1963, Quentin Cook) also known as Norman Cook is a British musician in the dance music genre. ... Cornershop is a British indie band formed in Leicester in 1992 by Wolverhampton-born Tjinder Singh (singer, songwriter, and dholaki player), his brother Avtar Singh (bass guitar, vocals), David Chambers (drums) and Ben Ayres (guitar, keyboards, and tamboura), the first three having previously been members of Preston-based band General...

Film Music - The Success Of Titanic

Film music dominated the February chart with the soundtrack to Titanic topping the albums chart for a cumulative total of 3 weeks. Composed by James Horner, the soundtrack was a massive success worldwide and the love theme from the song, "My Heart Will Go On" was also incredibly successful. Sung by Céline Dion, it sold 1.31 million copies in the UK alone and topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. The film is the biggest selling worldwide in terms of box office sales. Titanic is a romantic drama film written, directed and co-produced by James Cameron. ... James Horner James Roy Horner (born August 14, 1953 in Los Angeles, California) is an American composer of orchestral music. ... My Heart Will Go On is the theme song of the highly popular 1997 film Titanic. ... Céline Marie Claudette Dion (OC, OQ) (born March 30, 1968) is a French Canadian Grammy and Juno award winning pop singer and occasional songwriter. ...

Popular Genres

Various styles of rock bands topped the albums chart in the earlier part of the year with everything from pop-rock to alternative electronic rock. This included Garbage, Catatonia, Space, Embrace, Pulp and Massive Attack. Jamiroquai even topped the singles chart with their release "Deeper Underground"; their album Synkronized made #1 the following year. However, this did not stop resistance from pop acts such as Savage Garden who made #2 with their debut self titled album after the massive success of their #4 hit from 1997, "Truly Madly Deeply". Simply Red are able to top the albums chart with their new release Blue, however their 1991 release Stars still remains their most successful in their career by far. Extending the success of pop acts on the albums chart during 1998 was singer Jane McDonald whos debut self titled album topped the charts for 3 weeks. She released one single from the album, "Cruise Into Christmas", a special release for the festive season which made #10 on the singles chart. Garbage is an Scottish/American rock group formed in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1994. ... Catatonia were a popular music band from Wales that gained a national following in the United Kingdom in the mid-late 1990s. ... Space were an indie rock band from Liverpool, United Kingdom, who came to prominence in the mid-1990s with hit singles such as Female of the Species, Neighbourhood and Avenging Angels. The basis of their sound has inspirations from late 1960s-early 1970s rock groups mixed with black humoured lyrics... Embrace is a guitar band, coming from Brighouse, West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. ... Pulp are a rock band, formed in Sheffield, England in 1978, by then 15-year-old school-boy Jarvis Cocker (vocals, guitar). ... Massive Attack are a successful and critically acclaimed band from Bristol, England. ... Jamiroquai are an English band led by singer Jay Kay. ... Savage Garden was an Australian pop duo that enjoyed international success over the course of several years. ... Jackie is the coolest person ever and we all know it Truly, Madly, Deeply see Truly, Madly, Deeply Truly Madly Deeply was a 1997 hit song by Australian rock band Savage Garden. ... Simply Red are a British pop band. ... Jane McDonald (born 4 April 1963 and raised on the Peacock Estate in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England) is an English singer and television presenter, who first became famous after appearing in the 1998 series, The Cruise. ...

Breaking Records

Age records were broken in 1998 at both ends of the spectrum. Billie became the second youngest solo female to obtain a chart topper at the age of 15 (Helen Shapiro being the youngest - 14 years old) and became the youngest solo female to enter at #1. The year was successful for her after receiving a recording contract from appearing in an advertising campaign for Smash Hits magazine. Her debut single "Because We Want To" and more laid-back follow up "Girlfriend" both topped the UK charts, each for one week. On the other end of the range, Cher at 52 years of age became the oldest solo female to top the UK charts. However, she proved old age does not mean you wither away seeing as her single "Believe" topped the charts for 7 weeks, becoming the longest stay since "Wannabe" in 1996 and also the last single to spend more than 3 weeks at the top in that millennium. "Believe" also became the largest selling single by a female artist in the UK, with 1.67 million copies sold. Her album of the same name became very successful also, producing other hits and both the single and the album topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. Billie Paul Piper (born Leian Paul Piper [1] on 22 September 1982) is an English actress. ... Cher[1] (born Cheryl Sarkisian LaPiere on May 20, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and entertainer. ...

Greatest Hits

The last few months of the year were filled with greatest hits compilations. Reaching #10 in the albums chart was the #1's compilation from Mariah Carey; a collection of all her #1 singles to that point. It contained everything from her debut single "Vision Of Love" to the likes of her most recent work "Honey", but also came with some bonus tracks, "When You Believe" a duet with Whitney Houston "Sweetheart" a duet with Jermaine Dupri & "I Still Believe", a cover of the hit song from Brenda K. Starr. The more successful compilations came from Phil Collins, whose album was entitled Hits and from U2 who released The Best Of 1980 - 1990 & B-sides. Both were able to top the albums chart. However, the most successful came from George Michael, who topped the albums chart for 8 weeks, the longest stay since Spice managed a consecutive 8 week run in 1996, with Ladies And Gentlemen - The Best Of George Michael. It included his 7 UK #1's such as "Careless Whisper", "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" and "Jesus To A Child" and other hits since his career began in 1984. A greatest hits album (sometimes referred to as a best of album) is a compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular music artist or band. ... Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. ... Jermaine Dupri appears on the cover of Da Bottom Vol. ... Brenda K. Starr (born Brenda Kaplan on October 15, 1966 in New York City) is a singer originally in dance/pop music, but now mostly in salsa-based music. ... Philip David Charles Collins (born January 30, 1951 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock and pop musician. ... U2 are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. ... George Michael(born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou on 25 June 1963) is a half English, half Greek Cypriot singer-songwriter who performs soul influenced pop, and who (as a solo artist and half of the duo WHAM!) has enjoyed global success since 1982. ...

Hip Hop

Unlike the previous year, where LL Cool J, Puff Daddy and Will Smith topped the UK singles chart, no Hip Hop acts reached number one. However Jason Nevins's remix with Run DMC "It's like that" reached the top spot, starting an era of Hip Hop remixes. Jay Z got as high as #2 with his signature song "Hard knock life". "Pras Micheal" of The Fugees released his sophemore track "Ghetto Superstar" featuring Mya and Method Man was one of the highest selling tracks in the UK, selling 680,000 copies. James Todd Smith III (born January 14, 1968), better known as LL Cool J, is an American hip hop artist and actor. ... Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969 aka P. Diddy, Puff Daddy, Sean Puffy Combs) is an American record producer and CEO and founder of Bad Boy Entertainment, one of the driving forces in hip hop in the mid to late 1990s. ... Willard Christopher Will Smith, Jr. ... Jason Nevins is a house music producer and remixer. ... Run-DMC is a hip hop crew founded by Jason Jam Master Jay Mizell that included Joseph Run Simmons and Darryl DMC McDaniels. ... Shawn Corey Carter (born 4 December 1969), better known as Jay-Z, is an American rapper and current president and CEO of Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella Records. ... The Fugees are a critically acclaimed American music band, popular during the mid-1990s, whose repertoire includes primarily hip hop, with elements of soul, and Caribbean music (particularly reggae). ... Mya has more than one meaning: Mya, an American R&B singer mya (unit), an abbreviation for million years ago, used as a unit of time in astronomy and geology mya, the ISO 639 alpha-3 code for the Burmese language General Bo Mya, Chief Commander of the Karen National... Method Man (born Clifford Smith, April 1, 1971 in Hempstead, New York) is an American rapper and member of the hip hop collective, Wu-Tang Clan. ...

Charts

Singles

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Usher (born Usher Jamie Raymond, IV on October 14, 1978 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States) is an African-American singer and actor. ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Doctor Jones was the fourth single release by Aqua, and their second United Kingdom number one. ... Aqua was a Scandinavian dance/pop group, best-known for their 1997 breakthrough single Barbie Girl. The group formed in 1994, and achieved huge success across the globe in the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... My Heart Will Go On is the theme song of the highly popular 1997 film Titanic. ... Céline Marie Claudette Dion (OC, OQ) (born March 30, 1968) is a French Canadian Grammy and Juno award winning pop singer and occasional songwriter. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Brimful of Asha is an East-West Fusion pop-rock song by the British band Cornershop, which originally reached number 60 in the UK Singles Chart in 1997. ... Cornershop is a British indie band formed in Leicester in 1992 by Wolverhampton-born Tjinder Singh (singer, songwriter, and dholaki player), his brother Avtar Singh (bass guitar, vocals), David Chambers (drums) and Ben Ayres (guitar, keyboards, and tamboura), the first three having previously been members of Preston-based band General... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... Frozen is a pop song by American singer Madonna from her 1998 album Ray of Light. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958), better known worldwide as simply Madonna, is an iconic American Grammy award winning pop singer, songwriter, musician, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and a fashion icon. ... March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... Run DMC lyrics for Its Like That [Run] Unemployment at a record high People coming, people going, people born to die Dont ask me, because I dont know why But its like that, and thats the way it is [D.M.C.] People in the... Run-DMC is a hip hop crew founded by Jason Jam Master Jay Mizell that included Joseph Run Simmons and Darryl DMC McDaniels. ... Jason Nevins is a house music producer and remixer. ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in leap years). ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in leap years). ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... Boyzone were an Irish boy band (pop group) of the 1990s. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... Under The Bridge / Lady Marmalade was the third single released from the All Saints debut album, All Saints. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... Turn Back Time is the seventh single release by the Scandinavian dance-pop group Aqua, and the third UK release. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... This Number 1 single samples the Jacksons 1981 Top 10 hit Can You Feel It. Categories: | | ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... Cest La Vie was Irish girl group B*Witcheds debut single. ... B*Witched were a late 1990s girl group from Ireland who were wildly popular in Europe, but only enjoyed mild success in the United States. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... Three Lions was the official song of the England football team for the 1996 European Championships, which were held in England. ... David Baddiel (born May 28, 1964, Troy, New York, USA) is an English comedian, novelist and television presenter. ... Christopher Graham Collins more commonly known by the pseudonym Frank Skinner (born 28 January 1957) is an English comedian. ... The Lightning Seeds are an alternative rock band, largely the brainchild of writer, singer and guitarist Ian Broudie (born August 4, 1958, Liverpool, England). ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... Because we want to is a pop song by singer-turned actress Billie Piper. ... Billie Paul Piper (born Leian Paul Piper [1] on 22 September 1982) is an English actress. ... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... Freak Me is a R&B ballad recorded by Atlanta, Georgia-based vocal quintet Silk in 1993. ... Another Level were a British soul / R&B influenced quartet in the late 1990s. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Jamiroquai are an English band led by singer Jay Kay. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... Viva Forever is a song by the Spice Girls on their second album, Spiceworld, released as a single some time after the departure of Ginger Spice, Geri Halliwell, in May 1998. ... The Spice Girls were an all-female English pop group who formed in 1994 in London. ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... This song, originally from the 1996 musical Whistle Down the Wind, gave Boyzone a twelfth UK top 5 hit, the first act to obtain such a run with their first 12 releases. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next was the lead single from the Manic Street Preachers fifth studio album, This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours. ... Manic Street Preachers (often known colloquially as The Manics) are a Welsh rock band often associated with the Britpop scene, and were one of the biggest bands in Britain for a period in the late 1990s. ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... Bootie Call was the fourth single released from the All Saints debut album , All Saints. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... Millennium was the first single on Ive Been Expecting You, British pop singer Robbie Williamss, second album. ... Robbie Williams (born Robert Peter Williams on February 13, 1974 in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) is an English pop artist/songwriter. ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... I Want you Back CD single Featuring Missy Missdemenor Elliot Release Date September 14, 1998 Lebel: Virgin Records UK chart Position 1 Written By Missy Elliot, This was the first time Id even considered doing anything by myself. ... Melanie Janine Brown (born May 29, 1975) is a British singer, originally in the girl band the Spice Girls, where she was known as Scary Spice. Born in Leeds, England. ... Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971), better known as Missy Elliott, is an American singer, MC, songwriter, and record producer born in Portsmouth, Virginia. ... September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Rollercoaster was the second single from Irish girl group B*Witcheds eponymous album. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This second No. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ... The smallest-selling UK No. ... Spacedust were British production duo Paul Glancey and Duncan Glasson who had a number one in the UK in 1998 with Gym and Tonic. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Believe is the lead single, and a hit song, from American singer Chers studio album Believe. ... Cher[1] (born Cheryl Sarkisian LaPiere on May 20, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and entertainer. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... To You I Belong was the third single from Irish girl group B*Witcheds eponymous album. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Goodbye was the Spice Girls ninth single release in the United Kingdom (seventh in the United States) and the first release from their third album, Forever. ... 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Albums

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March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... Ray of Light is the seventh album by American pop–dance singer Madonna. ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in leap years). ... Lets Talk About Love was the last English-language music album to be released by Canadian singer Céline Dion before her two year hiatus. ... Céline Marie Claudette Dion, OC, OQ (born March 30, 1968) is a Canadian Grammy, Juno, and Oscar award-winning pop singer and occasional songwriter and actress. ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in leap years). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... This Is Hardcore is a 1998 album by Pulp. ... Pulp are a rock band, formed in Sheffield, England in 1978, by then 15-year-old school-boy Jarvis Cocker (vocals, guitar). ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... Life Thru A Lens was the first solo album by English pop singer Robbie Williams after his former band Take That split. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... Mezzanine is the title of the third full-length album from Bristol-based trip-hop innovators Massive Attack. ... Massive Attack are a successful and critically acclaimed band from Bristol, England. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... International Velvet is a 1998 album by Welsh band Catatonia. ... Catatonia were a popular music band from Wales that gained a national following in the United Kingdom in the mid-late 1990s. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... Version 2. ... Garbage is an Scottish/American rock group formed in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1994. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... Blue (1998) was the sixth studio album by Simply Red. ... Simply Red are a British pop band. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... The Good Will Out is the debut album by the band Embrace. ... Embrace is a guitar band, coming from Brighouse, West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... Talk on Corners is the sophomore album by Irish band The Corrs. ... The Corrs. ... June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... 5ive is the debut album by British boy band group 5ive, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music), selling over 3 million copies worldwide including over 1 million copies in the United States alone. ... 5ive (or later known as Five) were a British boy band that some claim were quite a bit edgier and naughtier than the normal pop group. ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... Hello Nasty is an album by the Beastie Boys. ... The Beastie Boys are a hip hop group from the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... Jane McDonald (born 4 April 1963 and raised on the Peacock Estate in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England) is an English singer and television presenter, who first became famous after appearing in the 1998 series, The Cruise. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours is an album by the Manic Street Preachers. ... September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Philip David Charles Collins (born January 30, 1951 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock and pop musician. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ... Quench released October 1998 is The Beautiful Souths seventh album. ... The Beautiful South are a British pop group formed at the end of the 1980s, from the ashes of Hull group The Housemartins. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... Ive Been Expecting You is second solo album of Robbie Williams. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... U2 are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... George Michael(born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou on 25 June 1963) is a half English, half Greek Cypriot singer-songwriter who performs soul influenced pop, and who (as a solo artist and half of the duo WHAM!) has enjoyed global success since 1982. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ...

Top 40 Singles of 1998