These are the Billboard adult contemporary chart number-one hits of 1998.
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Issue Date | Song | Artist |
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January 3 | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" | Elton John |
January 10 | ||
January 17 | ||
January 24 | ||
January 31 | "My Heart Will Go On" | Celine Dion |
February 7 | ||
February 14 | ||
February 21 | ||
February 28 | ||
March 7 | ||
March 14 | ||
March 21 | ||
March 28 | ||
April 4 | ||
April 11 | "Truly Madly Deeply" | Savage Garden |
April 18 | ||
April 25 | ||
May 2 | ||
May 9 | ||
May 16 | ||
May 23 | ||
May 30 | ||
June 6 | ||
June 13 | ||
June 20 | ||
June 27 | "You're Still the One" | Shania Twain |
July 4 | ||
July 11 | ||
July 18 | ||
July 25 | ||
August 1 | ||
August 8 | "To Love You More" | Celine Dion |
August 15 | "You're Still the One" | Shania Twain |
August 22 | "To Love You More" | Celine Dion |
August 29 | "You're Still the One" | Shania Twain |
September 5 | "To Love You More" | Celine Dion |
September 12 | ||
September 19 | ||
September 26 | ||
October 3 | ||
October 10 | ||
October 17 | "I'll Never Break Your Heart" | Backstreet Boys |
October 24 | ||
October 31 | ||
November 7 | ||
November 14 | ||
November 21 | ||
November 28 | ||
December 5 | "From This Moment On" | Shania Twain & Bryan White |
December 12 | "I'm Your Angel" | R. Kelly & Celine Dion |
December 19 | ||
December 26 | ||
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"I Honestly Love You" was a worldwide pop hit single for Olivia Newton-John in 1974. The song was Newton-John's first number-one single in the United States and Canada.
"Building a Mystery" is a song by Sarah McLachlan, from her fourth studio album Surfacing, first released in 1997. At a live performance, Sarah explains the song as being "basically about the fact that we all... have insecurities to hide, and we often do that by putting on a facade." She also goes on to say that "unfortunately, if we just be who we are, that's usually the more attractive and beautiful thing".
The Adult Contemporary chart is published weekly by Billboard magazine and lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States. The chart is compiled based on airplay data submitted to Billboard by stations that are members of the Adult Contemporary radio panel. The chart debuted in Billboard magazine on July 17, 1961. Over the years, the chart has gone under a series of name changes, being called Easy Listening(1961–1962; 1965–1979), Middle-Road Singles(1962–1964), Pop-Standard Singles(1964–1965), Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks(1979–1982) and Adult Contemporary(1983–present).
"Sunny Came Home" is a folk-rock song by American musician Shawn Colvin. It is the theme song to her 1996 concept album A Few Small Repairs, and it was released as a CD single on June 24, 1997.
"This Kiss" is a song recorded 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 in March 1998 as the album's first single. The song became a crossover hit, reaching number one on the American and Canadian country charts and peaking in the top 10 on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. It also reached number four in Australia, number 13 in the United Kingdom, and number 24 in Canada, while also charting strongly in Austria and Sweden. The song was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song, losing both to "You're Still the One" by Canadian singer Shania Twain.
"Husbands and Wives" is a single written and recorded by American country music singer Roger Miller. Miller's original, from his album Words and Music, was released in February 1966 and was a crossover hit for him, reaching Top Ten on the U.S. country and Adult Contemporary charts, as well as Top 40 on the pop charts. Since the release of Miller's original, the song has been covered by several other artists, including The Everly Brothers, Ringo Starr, Neil Diamond, a duet between David Frizzell and Shelly West, Jules Shear, and Brooks & Dunn, whose version was a number-one country hit in 1998.
The Adult Top 40 chart is published weekly by Billboard magazine and ranks "the most popular adult top 40 as based on radio airplay detections measured by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems."
"Crazy in Love" is a song by songwriters Even Stevens and Randy McCormick; it was first recorded by Joe Cocker on his 1984 album Civilized Man. The song was covered by American artist Kim Carnes in 1988 and released as the second single from her album View from the House, it peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and number 68 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.