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1998. 1999. 2000s →. Mariah Carey amassed the most number-one hits (14 songs) and had the longest cumulative run atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart (60 weeks) during the 1990s. Carey is also the only artist to spend at least one week at the summit of the chart in each year of the decade.
#Reached Number OneArtist (s)Single711January 20, 1990712February 10, 1990Paula Abdul & The Wild Pair713March 3, 1990714March 24, 1990Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1998. Master P (pictured) had three songs on the Year-End list, tying with Next, Busta Rhymes, and Usher as having the second-most songs. His song "Make 'Em Say Uhh!" and his feature on Montell Jordan 's "Let's Ride" both appear in the top-40.
№TitleArtist (s)12Brandy and Monica34Adult contemporary pop-rock thrived with songs like "Iris" by The Goo Goo Dolls and "Crush" by Jennifer Paige. Overall the list shows the diversity and changing of the guard in late 90s pop as R&B and teen pop began overtaking traditional rock and pop styles.
No.Song ArtistTitle1My Heart Will Go On Celine Dion2Believe Cher3I Don't Want to Miss a Thing Aerosmith4The Boy is Mine Brandy & MonicaIn 1998, there were 16 singles that topped the chart, in 52 issue dates. During the year, 10 acts had achieved a first U.S. number-one single, namely: Savage Garden, Usher, Will Smith, Next, Brandy, Monica, Aerosmith, Barenaked Ladies, Lauryn Hill, and Divine. R&B singer Monica and pop singer Céline Dion both had two number-one singles in 1998.
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- Aaliyah, “Are You That Somebody?” (No. 21, Hot 100) You can’t even find the song. “Are You That Somebody?” is currently lost outside the stream of capital, thanks to the chicanery and stubborn grief of Aaliyah’s uncle and manager, Barry Hankerson.
- Lauryn Hill, “Doo Wop (That Thing!)” (No. 1, Hot 100) It didn’t matter what street you turned down: This bouncy, head-bopping earworm was the song coming from everyone’s car in late 1998, warning listeners, to the tune of triumphant horns and a crisp piano hook, about being used for that thing — be it sex, drugs, money, or otherwise.
- Natalie Imbruglia, “Torn” (No. 42, Hot 100) You can practically time your calendar to it: Every year or so, there’ll be an article that sweeps through social media and reveals to readers the shocking truth: Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn” was a cover!
- NSYNC, “Tearin’ Up My Heart” (No. 59, Hot 100) Despite there being a dearth of superstar boy bands in 2018, in ’98 there were seemingly countless teenage heartthrobs duking it out for pop supremacy.
The following songs were featured in top of the chart for the highest total number of weeks during the 1990s.
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Dec 26, 1998 · 1998 Popular Song Chart. 1. All-Star – Smash Mouth. 2. Man! I Feel Like A Woman – Shania Twain. 3. Mambo No. 5 – Lou Bega. 4.
