The year in music

Best Songs of 1998

Britney Spears’ “...Baby One More Time”, “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill”, Madonna’s “Ray of Light”, Stardust’s “Music Sounds Better with You”, and Cher’s “Believe”, the record that brought Auto-Tune to pop.

Lauryn Hill's solo debut
Play 1998

56 songs

Freak on a Leash

Freak on a Leash

Korn
Frozen

Frozen

Madonna
Ray of Light

Ray of Light

Madonna
God Is a DJ

God Is a DJ

Faithless
Life Is a Flower

Life Is a Flower

Ace of Base
Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)

Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)

The Offspring
Intergalactic

Intergalactic

Beastie Boys
Praise You

Praise You

Fatboy Slim
Blue (Da Ba Dee)

Blue (Da Ba Dee)

Eiffel 65
Baby One More Time

Baby One More Time

Britney Spears
Cloud Number Nine

Cloud Number Nine

Bryan Adams
Got the Life

Got the Life

Korn
I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)

I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)

Marilyn Manson
Rock Is Dead

Rock Is Dead

Marilyn Manson
The Dope Show

The Dope Show

Marilyn Manson
Changes

Changes

2Pac
Bailamos

Bailamos

Enrique Iglesias
Meet Virginia

Meet Virginia

Train
Bring My Family Back

Bring My Family Back

Faithless
Cruel Summer

Cruel Summer

Ace of Base
Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)

Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)

Jay-Z
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing

I Don't Want to Miss a Thing

Aerosmith
9PM (Till I Come)

9PM (Till I Come)

ATB
Believe

Believe

Cher
Gimme Some More

Gimme Some More

Busta Rhymes
Gym Tonic

Gym Tonic

Bob Sinclar
Strong Enough

Strong Enough

Cher
The Kids Aren't Alright

The Kids Aren't Alright

The Offspring
Can't Let Go

Can't Let Go

Lucinda Williams
Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

Lucinda Williams
It's Not Right But It's Okay

It's Not Right But It's Okay

Whitney Houston
Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks

OutKast
Angel

Angel

Massive Attack
Are You That Somebody?

Are You That Somebody?

Aaliyah
Black Balloon

Black Balloon

Goo Goo Dolls
Iris

Iris

Goo Goo Dolls
Right Here, Right Now

Right Here, Right Now

Fatboy Slim
Slide

Slide

Goo Goo Dolls
Teardrop

Teardrop

Massive Attack
Thank You

Thank You

Dido
Automatic

Automatic

Hikaru Utada
Bongo Bong

Bongo Bong

Manu Chao
Doo Wop (That Thing)

Doo Wop (That Thing)

Lauryn Hill
Ex-Factor

Ex-Factor

Lauryn Hill
Fly Away

Fly Away

Lenny Kravitz
Kelly Watch the Stars

Kelly Watch the Stars

Air
La vida es un carnaval

La vida es un carnaval

Celia Cruz
Waltz #2 (XO)

Waltz #2 (XO)

Elliott Smith
Там, де нас нема

Там, де нас нема

Океан Ельзи
C'est La Vie

C'est La Vie

B*Witched
Closing Time

Closing Time

Semisonic
Crush

Crush

Jennifer Paige
Music Sounds Better with You

Music Sounds Better with You

Stardust
One Week

One Week

Barenaked Ladies
Roygbiv

Roygbiv

Boards of Canada
You Get What You Give

You Get What You Give

New Radicals

1998 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 56 songs first released in 1998. Pop, Rock and Electronic lead the year. Goo Goo Dolls, Marilyn Manson and Ace of Base are among the voices of 1998.

Artists of 1998

The sound of 1998

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