The 1998 Pop Soundtrack
Madonna Screen capture, 1998

The 1998 Pop Soundtrack

Song of the Year

Remix of the Year

Song of the Year Nominees

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soundtrack   |  November 29, 1998

Jewel – Hands

This adult contemporary pop song was the most-played in my life soundtrack for three weeks

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soundtrack   |   Top 10   |  March 4, 1998

Wild Strawberries – 32

After earning a gold record for their sunny 1995 album Heroine, the band’s sound took a darker, tougher-sounding turn with their follow-up. During the three-year recording process, Wild Strawberries’ Ken Harrison’s mother continued to decline from advanced Alzheimer’s and the focus on impressionist, notional lyrics is especially pronounced on Quiver. The album track “32” crystallizes Ken’s melancholy […]

The Number Ones of 1998 (18)

WeekDateArtist(s) – Title
1Jan. 7
2Jan. 14
3Jan. 21
4Jan. 28
5Feb. 4
6Feb. 11
7Feb. 18
8Feb. 25
9Mar. 4
10Mar. 11
11Mar. 18
12Mar. 25
13Apr. 1
14Apr. 8
15Apr. 15
16Apr. 22
17Apr. 29
18May 6
19May 13
20May 20
21May 27
22Jun. 3
23Jun. 10
24Jun. 17
25Jun. 24
26Jul. 1
27Jul. 8
28Jul. 15
29Jul. 22
30Jul. 29
31Aug. 5
32Aug. 12
33Aug. 19
34Aug. 26
35Sep. 2
36Sep. 9
37Sep. 16
38Sep. 23
39Sep. 30
40Oct. 7
41Oct. 14
42Oct. 21
43Oct. 28
44Nov. 4
45Nov. 11
46Nov. 18
47Nov. 25
48Dec. 2
49Dec. 9
50Dec. 16
51Dec. 23
52Dec. 30

The Top 10s of 1998 (76)

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soundtrack   |   Top 10   |  March 4, 1998

Wild Strawberries – 32

After earning a gold record for their sunny 1995 album Heroine, the band’s sound took a darker, tougher-sounding turn with their follow-up. During the three-year recording process, Wild Strawberries’ Ken Harrison’s mother continued to decline from advanced Alzheimer’s and the focus on impressionist, notional lyrics is especially pronounced on Quiver. The album track “32” crystallizes Ken’s melancholy […]