"Iris" is a song by American alternative rock band Goo Goo Dolls. Originally written for the soundtrack of the 1998 film City of Angels,the song was later included on the band's sixth album,Dizzy Up the Girl,and released as a single on April 1,1998.
"One Week" is a song by Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies released as the first single from their 1998 album,Stunt. It was written by Ed Robertson,who is featured on the lead vocal of the rapped verses. Steven Page sings lead on the song's chorus,while the two co-lead the prechoruses in harmony. The song is notable for its significant number of pop culture references,and remains the band's best-known song in the United States,where it topped the Billboard Hot 100. Coincidentally,when the song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100,it remained in the top spot for one week.
"I Want You Back" is the first national single by the Jackson 5. It was released by Motown in October 1969,and became the first number-one hit for the band on January 31,1970. It was performed on the band's first television appearances,on October 18,1969,on Diana Ross's The Hollywood Palace and on their milestone performance on December 14,1969,on The Ed Sullivan Show.
"Angel" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan. The song first appeared on McLachlan's fourth studio album,Surfacing,in 1997 and was released as the album's fourth and final single in September 1998. The lyrics are about the death of musician Jonathan Melvoin (1961–1996) from a heroin overdose,as McLachlan explained on VH1 Storytellers. It is sometimes mistitled as "In the Arms of an Angel". or "Arms of the Angel".
"Sweetest Thing" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It was originally released as a B-side on the "Where the Streets Have No Name" single in 1987. The song was later re-recorded and re-released as a single in October 1998 for the band's compilation album The Best of 1980–1990.
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith as the theme song for the 1998 science fiction disaster film Armageddon,in which lead singer Steven Tyler's daughter Liv starred. It is one of four songs performed by the band for the film,the other three being "What Kind of Love Are You On","Come Together",and "Sweet Emotion". The song was nominated for an Oscar as Best Original Song at the 71st Academy Awards of 1998,but lost to "When You Believe" from The Prince of Egypt. The power ballad was written by Diane Warren,who originally envisioned it would be performed by "Celine Dion or somebody like that". The song received its airplay premiere on May 12,1998,and was officially added to radio a week later.
"Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)" is a song by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was released in November 1997 as the second single from Twain's album Come On Over but was the seventh to be released to international markets. The song was written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Shania Twain. The single peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles &Tracks chart,becoming Twain's sixth top-10 hit on that chart,and peaked at No. 5 in the UK in 2000. The song was later released as her last single to European and Australian markets in 2000.
"The Way" is a song by American alternative rock band Fastball. It was released on January 7,1998,as the lead single from their second studio album,All the Pain Money Can Buy (1998). The song was written by the band's lead vocalist,Tony Scalzo,and was produced by the band and Julian Raymond. Scalzo was inspired to write the song after reading about the disappearance of an elderly couple who were found dead in their car many miles away from their intended destination.
"Take a Picture" is a song by American rock band Filter,released to radio in September 1999 as the second single from their second studio album,Title of Record (1999). The song became a hit at the start of 2000 following its January 18 retail release,peaking at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number three in Canada. It also became a top-10 hit in New Zealand,peaking at number eight on the RIANZ Singles Chart.
"The Rockafeller Skank",often referred to as "Funk Soul Brother" by fans,is a song by English big beat musician and DJ Fatboy Slim. It was released as the lead single from his second studio album,You've Come a Long Way,Baby (1998),on 8 June 1998. The single peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart in June 1998 and topped the Icelandic Singles Chart for a week the same month. It was the second Fatboy Slim single to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100,peaking at number 76. In 2022,Rolling Stone ranked "The Rockafeller Skank" at number 199 on their list of the "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time".
"Slide" is a song by American alternative rock group Goo Goo Dolls. It was released as the first single from their sixth studio album,Dizzy Up the Girl,in September 1998. According to lead guitarist John Rzeznik,the song is about a Catholic girl who becomes pregnant and discusses with her boyfriend how they should respond to it. Musically,the track is a jangle pop and alternative rock song.
"Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" is a song by Canadian recording artist Deborah Cox,released as the lead single from her second studio album,One Wish (1998). Written by Montell Jordan and its producer,Anthony "Shep" Crawford,the song was released on the same day as the album,on September 15,1998,by Arista Records. It is Cox's most successful song,peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks and spending a then-record 14 weeks at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles &Tracks chart. In 2017,Billboard ranked the song at number five on its "Greatest of All Time Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs" chart.
"4 Seasons of Loneliness" is a song by Philadelphia-based vocal quartet Boyz II Men. Written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis,the song was issued as the first single from their fourth studio album,Evolution (1997),on September 8,1997.
"This Kiss" is a song by American country music singer Faith Hill from her third studio album Faith. It was written by Beth Nielsen Chapman,Robin Lerner and Annie Roboff,and produced by Hill and Byron Gallimore. It was released on February 23,1998,as the album's first single.
"Every Morning" is a song by American rock band Sugar Ray,released as the lead single from their third studio album,14:59 (1999). The track is an alternative rock and flamenco pop song that references Malo's "Suavecito" and Hugh Masekela's "Grazing in the Grass". Serviced to US radio in December 1998,"Every Morning" was released in Japan in January 1999 and in the United States two months later,making it Sugar Ray's first commercially available single in the US.
"I Do" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb. Released on October 14,1997,as the lead single from her second album,Firecracker (1997),"I Do" peaked at number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100,becoming Loeb's second-highest charting single after her number-one debut single,"Stay " (1994). In Canada,"I Do" gave Loeb her second number-one hit,after "Stay". This song was her last top-20 single in both countries.
"Lullaby" is a song by American rock singer Shawn Mullins from his fourth studio album,Soul's Core (1998). It was released in August 1998 and is Mullins' most successful song to date,reaching number one on the US Billboard Adult Top 40,number seven on the Billboard Hot 100,and number nine on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. It also found success abroad,reaching number nine on the UK Singles Chart,number five in Australia,and number two in Canada.
"Sweet Surrender" is a song by Canadian singer Sarah McLachlan. It was released in 1997 as the second single from her fourth studio album,Surfacing (1997). The song peaked at number two in Canada and number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In 2001,a maxi-single with remixes by DJ Tiësto was released peaking at number six on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart,three years after its original release.
"The Hardest Thing" is the third single released from American boy band 98 Degrees's second studio album,98 Degrees and Rising (1998). "The Hardest Thing" peaked at number five in the United States,number 10 in Canada,number 29 in the United Kingdom,and number 31 in Ireland. It also experienced moderate success in Oceania,peaking at number 24 in Australia and number five in New Zealand. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of 500,000 units.
"You're a Superstar" is a song by Canadian Eurodance group Love Inc. It was released in June 1998 as the second single from the album Love Inc.,after "Broken Bones." "You're a Superstar" was Love Inc.'s biggest hit,peaking at number 13 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart and number one on the RPM Dance Chart. It also peaked at number eight in Spain and number 23 in the Netherlands.
