| Brit Awards 1998 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 February 1998 |
| Venue | London Arena |
| Hosted by | Ben Elton |
| Most awards | The Verve (3) |
| Most nominations | The Verve (5) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ITV |
Brit Awards 1998 was the 18th edition of the Brit Awards, an annual pop music awards ceremony in the United Kingdom. It was organised by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 9 February 1998 at the London Arena in London.
| Artist | Song | UK Singles Chart reaction (week ending 28 February 1998) | UK Albums Chart reaction (week ending 28 February 1998) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints | "Never Ever" | 7 (-5) | All Saints – 3 (+/-) |
| Chumbawamba | "Tubthumping" | N/A | Tubthumper – 79 (-20) |
| Finlay Quaye | "Sunday Shining" | N/A | "Maverick A Strike" – 7 (+2) |
| Fleetwood Mac | "The Chain" | N/A | The Dance – 33 (-2) Rumours – 65 (-13) Greatest Hits – 66 (-12) Tango in the Night – 68 (-10) Greatest Hits – 81 (-1) |
| Robbie Williams Tom Jones | "The Full Monty Medley" | N/A | Life Thru a Lens – 4 (+/-) |
| Shola Ama | "You Might Need Somebody" | N/A | Much Love – 22 (+2) |
| Spice Girls | "Stop" | N/A | Spiceworld – 14 (+6) |
| Texas featuring The Method Man | "Say What You Want" | N/A | White on Blonde – 10 (-2) |
| The Verve | "Lucky Man" | 73 (-8) | Urban Hymns – 2 (-1) |
The following artists received multiple awards and/or nominations.
| Nominations | Artist |
|---|---|
| 5 | The Verve |
| 4 | Radiohead |
| 3 (4) | All Saints |
| Oasis | |
| The Prodigy | |
| Texas | |
| 2 (16) | Beth Orton |
| Blur | |
| The Chemical Brothers | |
| Daft Punk | |
| Eels | |
| Elton John | |
| Erykah Badu | |
| Eternal | |
| Finley Quaye | |
| Hanson | |
| Jamiroquai | |
| No Doubt | |
| Olive | |
| Robbie Williams | |
| Roni Size | |
| Shola Ama |
| Awards | Artist |
|---|---|
| 3 | The Verve |
| 2 | All Saints |
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