Top Songs of 1998


Rank All Time Rank Artist Song Genres
1
466
Stardust Music Sounds Better with You French House
2
546
Fatboy Slim The Rockafeller Skank Big Beat
3
560
Madonna Ray of Light Art Pop, Dance-Pop
4
569
Britney Spears ...Baby One More Time Dance-Pop, Teen Pop
5
607
Massive Attack Teardrop Trip Hop
6
624
Cornershop Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook Remix) Indie Pop, Indie Rock
7
661
Lauryn Hill Doo Wop (That Thing) Conscious Hip Hop, Neo-Soul
8
854
New Radicals You Get What You Give Pop Rock
9
889
Fatboy Slim Praise You Big Beat
10
931
Air Sexy Boy Downtempo, Electropop
11
939
Elliott Smith Waltz #2 (XO) Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter
12
1135
Manu Chao Clandestino Latin Alternative
13
1160
Neutral Milk Hotel Holland, 1945 Folk Punk, Folk Rock, Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock
14
1258
Aaliyah Are You That Somebody? Contemporary R&B
15
1275
Pulp This Is Hardcore Art Rock, Chamber Pop
16
1276
Jay-Z Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) East Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap
17
1284
Beastie Boys Intergalactic East Coast Hip Hop, Electro
18
1313
OutKast Rosa Parks Conscious Hip Hop, Southern Hip Hop
19
1369
Hole Celebrity Skin Alternative Rock, Power Pop
20
1693
Placebo Pure Morning Alternative Rock, Art Rock
21
1926
Neutral Milk Hotel In the Aeroplane Over the Sea Indie Folk, Psychedelic Folk
22
1987
Harvey Danger Flagpole Sitta Alternative Rock, Power Pop
23
2054
Air All I Need Ambient Pop, Downtempo
24
2065
Manic Street Preachers If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
25
2091
Brandy and Monica The Boy Is Mine Contemporary R&B
26
2099
Mercury Rev Goddess on a Hiway Dream Pop, Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
27
2106
Lauryn Hill Ex-Factor Contemporary R&B, Neo-Soul
28
2123
Lucinda Williams Car Wheels on a Gravel Road Alt-Country, Americana, Singer/Songwriter
29
2206
Cher Believe Dance-Pop
30
2387
Belle and Sebastian The Boy with the Arab Strap Chamber Pop, Twee Pop
31
2636
Big Punisher feat. Joe Still Not a Player Boom Bap, Hardcore Hip Hop
32
2645
Manu Chao Bongo Bong Latin Alternative
33
2683
Isolée Beau Mot Plage Microhouse
34
2716
Air Kelly Watch the Stars Ambient Pop, Art Pop, Downtempo
35
2724
Korn Freak on a Leash Nu Metal
36
2729
Alain Bashung La nuit je mens Nouvelle chanson française
37
2951
Goo Goo Dolls Iris Film Soundtrack, Pop Rock
38
3028
Madonna Frozen Art Pop, Trip Hop
39
3089
Juvenile Ha Dirty South, Gangsta Rap, Southern Hip Hop
40
3103
Plastilina Mosh Mr. P Mosh Alternative Dance
41
3133
The Offspring Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) Pop Punk
42
3246
Fatboy Slim Right Here, Right Now Big Beat
43
3314
Cat Power Cross Bones Style Indie Rock, Singer/Songwriter
44
3344
Super Furry Animals Ice Hockey Hair Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
45
3577
Semisonic Closing Time Alternative Rock, Power Pop
46
3734
DMX Ruff Ryders Anthem East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
47
3805
Aerosmith I Don't Want to Miss a Thing Film Soundtrack, Soft Rock
48
3921
Sloan Money City Maniacs Power Pop
49
4016
OutKast Spottieottiedopaliscious Funk, Neo-Soul, Psychedelic Soul
50
4051
Pascal Comelade & PJ Harvey Love Too Soon Art Pop, Tango Nuevo
51
4217
Doves The Cedar Room Britpop, Dream Pop, Indie Rock
52
4232
Juvenile feat. Mannie Fresh & Lil Wayne Back That Azz Up Bounce, Dirty South, Southern Hip Hop
53
4265
UNKLE Rabbit in Your Headlights Downtempo
54
4301
Beck Nobody's Fault But My Own Neo-Psychedelia, Singer/Songwriter
55
4371
Moby Honey Trip Hop
56
4472
Refused New Noise Post-Hardcore
57
4609
David Gray Babylon Folk Pop, Folktronica, Singer/Songwriter
58
4616
Bersuit Vergarabat Sr. Cobranza Funk Metal, Rap Rock
59
4684
Mercury Rev Holes Chamber Pop, Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Shoegaze
60
4731
Silver Jews Random Rules Indie Rock
61
4745
MJ Cole feat. Caspar Nova & Jay Dee Sincere 2-Step
62
4793
Everlast What It's Like Pop Rock
63
4822
Marilyn Manson The Dope Show Alternative Rock, Industrial Rock
64
4863
R.E.M. At My Most Beautiful Chamber Pop
65
5067
Manu Chao Desaparecido Latin Alternative
66
5096
Jeff Buckley Everybody Here Wants You Contemporary R&B, Singer/Songwriter
67
5106
Lauryn Hill Lost Ones Conscious Hip Hop
68
5147
Belle and Sebastian Sleep the Clock Around Chamber Pop, Twee Pop
69
5186
Hole Malibu Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
70
5280
Whitney Houston It's Not Right But It's Okay Contemporary R&B, Pop
71
5401
Beck Tropicalia Indie Pop
72
5477
Neutral Milk Hotel Oh Comely Indie Folk
73
5628
Garbage Push It Alternative Rock
74
5637
DMX Feat. Sheek (The Lox) Get at Me Dog East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
75
5849
The Little Rabbits La Piscine Indie Rock
76
5855
R.E.M. Daysleeper Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
77
5913
Dixie Chicks Wide Open Spaces Country Pop
78
5932
Billy Bragg & Wilco California Stars Alt-Country, Americana
79
5955
Garbage I Think I'm Paranoid Alternative Rock
80
5970
The Cardigans Erase/Rewind Indie Pop, Pop Rock
81
5981
Fatboy Slim Gangster Tripping Big Beat, Instrumental Hip Hop
82
6063
Belle and Sebastian This Is Just Another Modern Rock Song Chamber Pop, Twee Pop
83
6071
Beenie Man Who Am I Ragga
84
6165
The Beta Band Inner Meet Me Indie Rock, Indietronica, Neo-Psychedelia
85
6251
Alanis Morissette Thank U Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
86
6254
Robbie Williams Millennium Baroque Pop
87
6349
Noreaga Superthug East Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap
88
6401
Kid Rock Bawitdaba Hard Rock, Rap Metal, Rap Rock
89
6417
Barenaked Ladies One Week Pop Rock
90
6538
D'Angelo Devil's Pie Contemporary R&B, Neo-Soul
91
6556
Catatonia Road Rage Britpop, Indie Rock
92
6614
Aretha Franklin A Rose Is Still a Rose Contemporary R&B, Soul
93
6766
Mousse T. vs Hot 'n' Juicy Horny '98 Funky House
94
6887
George Michael Outside Dance-Pop
95
6959
Pras feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mıa Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are) East Coast Hip Hop, Film Soundtrack, Pop Rap
96
6990
Zebda Tomber la chemise Chanson alternative, Ska
97
7134
Lenny Kravitz Fly Away Pop Rock
98
7278
Paul Van Dyk For an Angel Uplifting Trance
99
7335
The Smashing Pumpkins Ava Adore Alternative Rock
100
7385
Garbage Special Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
101
7401
Brad Mehldau Exit Music (for a Film) Jazz
102
7441
Rufus Wainwright April Fools Chamber Pop, Pop Rock
103
7503
Scott Grooves Mothership Reconnection French House
104
7560
Pearl Jam Wishlist Alternative Rock
105
7565
Chicks on Speed Glamour Girl Electropop
106
7608
Sheryl Crow My Favorite Mistake Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
107
7660
Eels Climbing to the Moon Chamber Pop, Singer/Songwriter
108
7674
Miss Kittin & The Hacker Frank Sinatra Electroclash
109
7696
The Cardigans My Favourite Game Indie Rock, Pop Rock
110
7757
U2 The Sweetest Thing Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
111
7784
Pearl Jam Given to Fly Alternative Rock
112
7803
Robbie Fulks Let's Kill Saturday Night Alt-Country, Country Rock, Singer/Songwriter
113
7809
Terry Callier Love Theme from Spartacus Soul
114
7810
Lo Fidelity Allstars Battle Flag Big Beat
115
7859
The Notwist Chemicals Indietronica
116
7916
Jennifer Paige Crush Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop
117
7930
Jay-Z feat. Ja Rule & Amil Can I Get a ... East Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap
118
7981
Robbie Williams She's the One Adult Contemporary, Pop Rock
119
8042
Miss Kittin & The Hacker 1982 Electroclash
120
8112
Eels Last Stop: This Town Alternative Rock, Indie Pop, Trip Hop
121
8257
Sparkle Feat. R. Kelly Be Careful Contemporary R&B
122
8274
Cake Never There Alternative Rock
123
8282
Black Star Definition Boom Bap, Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop
124
8355
El Gran Silencio Dormir soñando Latin Alternative
125
8357
Lauryn Hill feat. Santana To Zion Neo-Soul
126
8394
Boards of Canada Happy Cycling IDM
127
8493
Tarwater The Watersample Indietronica, Post-Rock
128
8517
Lucinda Williams Drunken Angel Alt-Country, Singer/Songwriter
129
8581
The Divine Comedy Generation Sex Chamber Pop
130
8656
Queens of the Stone Age Regular John Stoner Rock
131
8668
Lauryn Hill Everything Is Everything Contemporary R&B
132
8762
Beastie Boys Body Movin' East Coast Hip Hop, Electro
133
8805
Herbert So Now… Deep House
134
8890
Catatonia Mulder and Scully Britpop
135
8936
Deep Dish feat. Everything But the Girl The Future of the Future (Stay Gold) Deep House, Progressive House
136
8962
Fun Lovin' Criminals Love Unlimited Downtempo, Hip Hop
137
8974
Lionrock Rude Boy Rock Big Beat, Ska
138
9185
Canibus Second Round K.O. East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
139
9219
Destiny's Child No No No Contemporary R&B
140
9243
Drugstore El President Alternative Rock
141
9287
Czerkinsky Natacha French Pop, Synthpop
142
9439
Asian Dub Foundation Free Satpal Ram (Primal Scream and Brendan Lynch Mix) Breakbeat, UK Hip Hop
143
9445
The Handsome Family Weightless Again Alt-Country
144
9683
Mercury Rev Opus 40 Chamber Pop, Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
145
9982
System of a Down Sugar Alternative Metal, Avant-Garde Metal

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10,000:
PJ Harvey A Perfect Day Elise Alternative Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Tricky feat. PJ Harvey Broken Homes Trip Hop
The Lox feat. Lil' Kim & DMX Money, Power & Respect East Coast Hip Hop
La Renga El revelde Hard Rock
Manic Street Preachers The Everlasting Britpop
Brenda Fassie Vuli ndlela Kwaito
Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach This House Is Empty Now Adult Contemporary
Badly Drawn Boy I Need a Sign Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Clinic Monkey on Your Back Indie Rock, Post-Punk
Suprême NTM Seine-Saint-Denis Style Boom Bap, French Hip Hop
Eddie Amador House Music Deep House
Placebo feat. David Bowie Without You I'm Nothing Alternative Rock
Madonna The Power of Good-Bye Downtempo, Pop
Faith Hill This Kiss Country Pop
Monica The First Night Contemporary R&B
The Beta Band Needles in My Eyes Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
The Beta Band Dr. Baker Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
Whitney Houston My Love Is Your Love Contemporary R&B, Neo-Soul
Air La Femme d'argent Downtempo
Gomez Get Myself Arrested Indie Rock
Jamiroquai Deeper Underground Synth Funk
The Divine Comedy National Express Chamber Pop
DMX Slippin' Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop
Absolute Beginner Liebes Lied Hip Hop
Big L Ebonics (Criminal Slang) East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
Belle and Sebastian It Could Have Been a Brilliant Career Twee Pop
Piano Magic I Am the Sub-Librarian Dream Pop
Fastball The Way Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
Kid Rock Cowboy Country Rap, Rap Rock
Monster Magnet Space Lord Stoner Rock
Mos Def Feat. Q-Tip & Tash Body Rock Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
Massive Attack Angel Trip Hop
Madonna Drowned World / Substitute for Love Art Pop, Downtempo
Mägo de Oz Molinos de viento Celtic Metal
Mr. Vegas Heads High Ragga
David Morales Presents The Face Needin' U Funky House
The Wiseguys Ooh La La Big Beat
Rinôçérôse Le Mobilier French House
Calexico Minas de cobre (For Better Metal) Alt-Country, Americana, Mariachi
Spearmint A Trip into Space Britpop, Indie Pop
Shawn Mullins Lullaby Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Black Box Recorder Child Psychology Indie Pop
Les Rythmes Digitales Music Makes You Lose Control French House
Refused Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine Post-Hardcore
Soulwax Conversation Intercom Indie Rock
Elliott Smith Independence Day Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Deborah Cox Nobody's Supposed to Be Here Contemporary R&B, Pop Soul
David Gray Sail Away Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock
Shakira Ciega, sordomuda Latin Pop
Neutral Milk Hotel Ghost Indie Folk, Indie Rock
Placebo Every You Every Me Post-Punk Revival
The Tamperer feat. Maya Feel It Dance-Pop, Europop
Come Saints Around My Neck Indie Rock
Wamdue Project King of My Castle Deep House, Funky House
Nicole feat. Missy Elliott and Mocha Make It Hot Contemporary R&B
Local H All the Kids Are Right Post-Grunge, Power Pop
Robbie Williams No Regrets Art Rock, Pop Rock
The Offspring Why Don't You Get a Job? Pop Punk, Ska Punk
Arab Strap Here We Go Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Gomez Whippin' Piccadilly Indie Folk, Neo-Psychedelia
The Tragically Hip Bobcaygeon Alternative Rock, Folk Rock
Silver Jews Smith & Jones Forever Indie Rock
UNKLE Lonely Soul Trip Hop
Six By Seven 88-92-96 Indie Rock
Goodie Mob feat. OutKast Black Ice (Sky High) Dirty South, Southern Hip Hop
The Magnetic Fields I Don't Believe You Indie Pop
Manu Chao Minha galera Latin Alternative
AFX + Squarepusher Freeman, Hardy & Willie Acid IDM
-M- Machistador French Pop
Oxmo Puccino L'enfant seul Boom Bap, Conscious Hip Hop, French Hip Hop
Los Planetas La playa Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Noise Pop
Stereophonics The Bartender and the Thief Britpop, Power Pop
Depeche Mode Only When I Lose Myself Downtempo
Gastr del Sol The Seasons Reverse Chamber Folk, Experimental Rock, Post-Rock
Eminem Just Don't Give a F-k Boom Bap, Hardcore Hip Hop
Korn Got the Life Nu Metal
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci Let's Get Together (In Our Minds) Baroque Pop, Psychedelic Pop
Sparklehorse Pig Indie Rock, Noise Rock
Black Star Respiration Boom Bap, Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop
The Olivia Tremor Control Hideaway Neo-Psychedelia, Power Pop, Psychedelic Pop
Faith Evans Love Like This Contemporary R&B
Puff Daddy Feat. Jimmy Page Come with Me Film Soundtrack, Rap Rock
Ash Jesus Says Britpop, Power Pop
187 Lockdown Gunman Speed Garage
Ultrasound Stay Young Britpop
The All Seeing I The Beat Goes On Big Beat, Trip Hop
Money Mark Hand in Your Head Indie Pop, Indietronica
Soul Coughing Circles Alternative Rock
Faithless God Is a DJ Progressive House
Mercury Rev Tonite It Shows Chamber Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
The Divine Comedy The Certainty of Chance Baroque Pop
Fuel Shimmer Post-Grunge
OutKast Da Art of Storytellin' (Part 1) Conscious Hip Hop, Southern Hip Hop
A Tribe Called Quest Find a Way Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
The Offspring The Kids Aren't Alright Pop Punk
BabyBird Bad Old Man Trip Hop
The Smashing Pumpkins Perfect Alternative Rock
Skinny Failure Funk Rock
R.E.M. Lotus Alternative Rock
Billy Bragg and Natalie Merchant Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key Americana, Folk Rock, Indie Folk
Alanis Morissette Uninvited Alternative Rock, Film Soundtrack, Singer/Songwriter
Less Than Jake All My Best Friends Are Metalheads Pop Punk, Ska Punk, Skate Punk
Massive Attack Inertia Creeps Trip Hop
I Monster Daydream in Blue Trip Hop
Manic Street Preachers Tsunami Alternative Rock, Raga Rock