This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Also in 1998

Bands formed

Bands reformed

Bands disbanded

Albums released

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Release date unknown

Biggest hit singles

The following singles achieved the highest aggregated chart positions in 1998, according to TsorT.

Top 40 Chart hit singles

Other Chart hit singles

• "3 A.M." – Matchbox Twenty (#1 CAN) • "All Around the World" – Oasis (#1 UK) • "All 'Bout the Money" – Meja • "All I Have to Give" – Backstreet Boys (#1 SP, #2 UK, #3 CAN) • "All My Life" – K-Ci & JoJo (#1 AUS, NLD, NZ, #1 US) • "All That I Need" – Boyzone (#1 IRL, UK, TAI) • "The Angel and the Gambler" - Iron Maiden (#3 IT, FIN) • "Angels" – Robbie Williams (#2 IRL, #4 SWI, UK, #6 BE) • "Angels Crying" – E-Type (#2 FIN, SWE, NOR) • "Another One Bites The Dust" – Queen, Wyclef Jean, Pras & Free (#5 UK, #9 NZ) • "Are You That Somebody?" – Aaliyah & Timbaland (#1 NZ, #3 NLD, #6 CAN) • "Ava Adore" – The Smashing Pumpkins (#1 ICE, #2 GR) • "Baby Don't Go" – Close II You (#4 NL) • "...Baby One More Time" – Britney Spears (#1 US, AUS, AUT, BE, CAN, CZ, DEN, FIN, FR, GER, IRL, IT, NLD, NZ, NOR, SWE, SWI, UK) • "Bailando" – Loona (#1 GER, SWI, #3 AUT) • "Bamboogie" - Bamboo • "Be Careful" – Sparkle & R. Kelly (#3 US, #4 NLD, #7 UK) • "Because We Want To" – Billie (#1 UK, #5 BE, #8 SWE) • "Believe" – Cher • "Big Big World" – Emilia Rydberg (#1 AUT, BE, GER, NLD, NOR, SP, SWE, SWI) • "Big Mistake" – Natalie Imbruglia (#2 UK, #5 SP, #6 AUS) • "Blue Angels" – Pras & The Product G&B (#6 UK) • "Bootie Call" – All Saints (#1 UK, #5 NLD, #9 IRL) • "The Boy Is Mine" – Brandy & Monica • "Brother Louie '98" – Modern Talking • "Calcutta (Taxi Taxi Taxi)" – Dr. Bombay • "Can't Keep This Feeling In" – Cliff Richard • "Carnaval de Paris" – Dario G • "C'est La Vie" – BWitched • "The Chameleon" – King África • "Changes" – 2Pac • "Chanter pour ceux qui sont loin de chez eux" – Lââm • "Chocolate Salty Balls" – Chef • "Cleopatra's Theme" – Cleopatra • "Closing Time" – Semisonic • "Cloud Number Nine" – Bryan Adams • "Come with Me" – Puff Daddy & Jimmy Page • "Cose della vita" – Eros Ramazzotti & Tina Turner • "Crazy Little Party Girl" – Aaron Carter • "Cruel Summer" – Ace of Base • "Crush" – Jennifer Paige • "The Cup of Life" – Ricky Martin • "Daydreamin'" – Tatyana Ali • "Daysleeper" – R.E.M. • "Deeper Underground" – Jamiroquai • "Diva" – Dana International • "Doctor Jones" – Aqua • "DooDah!" – Cartoons • "Doo Wop (That Thing)" – Lauryn Hill • "Dragula" – Rob Zombie • "Dreams" - The Corrs • "Drowned World/Substitute for Love" – Madonna • "Ein Schwein namens Männer" – Die Ärzte • "End of the Line" – Honeyz • "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" – Backstreet Boys • "Everybody Get Up" – Five • "Faith" – Limp Bizkit • "Feel It" – The Tamperer featuring Maya • "Finally Found" – Honeyz • "The First Night" – Monica • "Flugzeuge im Bauch" – Oli.P • "Fly Away" – Lenny Kravitz • "Found a Cure" - Ultra Naté • "Freak Me" – Another Level • "Freak On A Leash" – Korn • "From This Moment On" – Shania Twain • "Frozen" – Madonna • "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" – Will Smith • "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" – Pras& Mýa & Ol' Dirty Bastard • "Gimme Love" – Alexia • "Girlfriend" – Billie • "Given to Fly" – Pearl Jam • "God Is a DJ" – Faithless • "Gone till November" – Wyclef Jean • "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" – Green Day • "Goodbye" – Spice Girls • "Got the Feelin'" – Five • "Gym and Tonic" – Spacedust • "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" – Jay-Z • "Heartbeat / Tragedy" – Steps • "Here I Go Again" – E-Type • "High" – Lighthouse Family • "Hijo de la Luna" – Loona • "Horny '98" – Mousse T. • "How Deep Is Your Love" – Dru Hill • "How Much Is the Fish?" – Scooter • "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" – Aerosmith • "I Don't Want to Wait" – Paula Cole • "If You Believe" – Sascha Schmitz • "If You Buy This Record (Your Life Will Be Better)" – The Tamperer featuring Maya • "If You Could Read My Mind" – Stars on 54 • "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" – Manic Street Preachers • "I Get Lonely" – Janet Jackson • "I Love the Way You Love Me" – Boyzone (#1 NZ, #2 UK) • "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You" – Tina Arena and Marc Anthony • "I Want You Back" – Melanie Brown & Missy Elliott • "I Want You Back" – NSYNC • "I Want You to Want Me" - Solid Harmonie • "I Wish" – Oliver Petszokat • "I'm Your Angel" – Céline Dion & R. Kelly (#1 US, #3 UK) • "Immortality" – Celine Dion & Bee Gees • "Intergalactic" – Beastie Boys (#2 ICE, #4 NZ) • "Insane" – Texas • "Iris" – Goo Goo Dolls (#1 AUS, CAN, IT) • "It's like That" – Run-D.M.C. & Jason Nevins • "It's Tricky" – Run-D.M.C. and Jason Nevins • "Jumper" – Third Eye Blind • "Just the Two of Us" – Will Smith • "Kind & Generous" – Natalie Merchant • "Kung Fu Fighting" – Bus Stop & Carl Douglas • "La Primavera" – Sash! • "La Tribu de Dana" – Manau • "Last Thing on My Mind" – Steps • "Lately" – Divine • "Let the Music Heal Your Soul" – Bravo All Stars • "Life" – Des'ree • "Life Is a Flower" – Ace of Base • "Lilali" – Kim Kay • "Lollipop (Candyman)" – Aqua • "Looking for Love" – Karen Ramirez • "Lords of the Boards" – Guano Apes • "Lullaby" – Shawn Mullins • "Make 'Em Say Uhh!" – Master P & Fiend, Silkk The Shocker, Mia X, Mystikal • "Miami" – Will Smith • "Millennium" – Robbie Williams • "Move Mania" - Sash! • "Music Sounds Better with You" – Stardust • "My All" – Mariah Carey • "My Friend (So Long)" – DC Talk • "My Heart Will Go On" – Celine Dion • "My Hero" – Foo Fighters • "Mysterious Times" – Sash! (#5 IT, NOR, #6 DEN) • "Narcotic" – Liquido • "Never Ever" – All Saints • "Nice & Slow" – Usher • "No Matter What" – Boyzone • "No Regrets" - Robbie Williams • "Not About Us" – Genesis • "Once Upon a Time" – Down Low • "One for Sorrow" – Steps • "One Week" – Barenaked Ladies • "Only When I Lose Myself" – Depeche Mode • "Out of the Dark" – Falco • "Outside" – George Michael • "The Power of Good-Bye" – Madonna • "Psycho Circus" – KISS • "Push It" – Garbage • "Ray of Light" – Madonna • "Real World" – Matchbox Twenty • "Remember the Time" – Nana • "Renegade Master '89" – Wildchild • "The Rockafeller Skank" – Fatboy Slim • "Rollercoaster" – BWitched • "Save Tonight" – Eagle-Eye Cherry • "Say It Once" – Ultra • "Say What You Want (All Day, Every Day)" – Texas & Wu-Tang Clan • "Searchin' My Soul" - Vonda Shepard • "Sex and Candy" – Marcy Playground • "Şımarık" – Tarkan • "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" - Five • "Slide" – Goo Goo Dolls • "Someone Loves You Honey" – Lutricia McNeal • "Stand by Me" – 4 The Cause • "Still Not a Player" – Big Pun & Joe • "Stop" – Spice Girls • "Stranded" – Lutricia McNeal • "Sweetest Thing" – U2 • "Take Me There" – Blackstreet & Mýa • "Teardrop" – Massive Attack • "Thank U" – Alanis Morissette • "Thinking of You" - Hanson • "This Is How We Party" – S.O.A.P. • "This Kiss" – Faith Hill • "Time After Time" - INOJ • "To You I Belong" – B*Witched • "Together Again" – Janet Jackson • "Too Close" – Next • "Too Much" – Spice Girls • "Too Much Heaven" – Nana • "Top of the World" – Brandy • "Torn" – Natalie Imbruglia • "Touch It" – Monifah • "Truly Madly Deeply" – Savage Garden • "Turn Back Time" – Aqua • "Turn It Up (remix)/Fire It Up" – Busta Rhymes • "Turn the Page" – Metallica • "Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade" – All Saints • "Unforgivable Sinner" – Lene Marlin • "The Unforgiven II" – Metallica • "Uninvited" – Alanis Morissette • "Until the Time Is Through" – Five • "Up and Down" – Vengaboys • "Vill ha dig" – Drömhus • "Viva Forever" – Spice Girls • "Vivo per lei (je vis pour elle)" – Hélène Ségara & Andrea Bocelli • "Wanna Get Up" – 2 Unlimited • "The Way" – Fastball • "We Like To Party" – Vengaboys • "Weird" – Hanson • "Westside" – TQ • "What Can I Do?" – The Corrs • "What Can I Do?" (Remix) – The Corrs & Tin Tin Out • "What's Your Sign?" – Des'ree • "When the Lights Go Out" – Five • "When the Rain Begins to Fall" – Pappa Bear & Van der Toorn • "When You Believe" – Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston • "When You're Gone" – Bryan Adams & Melanie C • "Whiskey in the Jar" – Metallica • "Witch Doctor" – Cartoons (#2 UK, #9 BE) • "Would You...?" – Touch and Go (#2 IT, #3 UK, #4 NZ, SWI) • "Yakalelo" – Nomads • "You're a Superstar" – Love Inc. • "You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98" – Modern Talking (#2 AUT, GER, #3 FR, #4 SWI) • "You're Still the One" – Shania Twain • "Zora Sourit" – Celine Dion

Notable singles

Other Notable singles

• "If You'll Be Mine" - Babybird

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