List of Top 25 singles for 1998 in Australia

These are the Top 25 singles of 1998 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) End of Year singles chart.[1]

"The Cup Of Life/María" by Ricky Martin was the biggest song of the year, peaking at #1 for six weeks and staying in the top 50 for 27 weeks.[2] The longest stay at #1 was by Aerosmith with "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" which spent nine weeks at the top spot.[3]

Top 25

# Title Artist Highest pos. reached[4] weeks at No. 1 [4]
1. "La Copa De La Vida (The Cup Of Life) / Un, Dos, Tres (María)" Ricky Martin 1 6 [nb 1]
2. "It's Like That" Run DMC vs. Jason Nevins 1 1 [nb 2]
3. "Iris" The Goo Goo Dolls 1 5[6]
4. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" Aerosmith 1 9[nb 3]
5. "Never Ever" All Saints 1 7[7]
6. "Second Solution/Prisoner of Society" The Living End 4
7. "Crush" Jennifer Paige 1 2[8]
8. "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)/Redundant" Green Day 2
9. "You're Still the One" Shania Twain 1 4 [9]
10. "From This Moment On" Shania Twain 2
11. "High" Lighthouse Family 1 1[10]
12. "All My Life" K-Ci & JoJo 1 1[11]
13. "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" Pras ft. Mýa 2
14. "My Heart Will Go On" Celine Dion 1 4[12]
15. "5, 6, 7, 8" Steps 1 1[13]
16. "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" The Offspring 1 6[nb 4]
17. "The Boy Is Mine" Brandy & Monica 3
18. "Last Thing on My Mind" Steps 5
19. "Lollipop (Candyman)" Aqua 3
20. "Doctor Jones" Aqua 1 7[nb 5]
21. "Rollercoaster" B*Witched 1 2[16]
22. "Finally Found" The Honeyz 3
23. "Viva Forever" The Spice Girls 2
24. "If You Could Read My Mind" Stars on 54 3
25. "When the Lights Go Out" Five 2

Notes

  1. ^ "Cup of Life" took fifteen weeks before it reached #1 in June, 1998 where it remained in that position for six consecutive weeks before dropping out of the charts six weeks later.[2]
  2. ^ "It's Like That" first entered the charts in November, 1997 and didn't reach #1 until March, 1998. The song stayed in the charts for 37 weeks.[5]
  3. ^ "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" entered the charts in August, 1998 and reached #1 five weeks later where it remained for an unbroken nine weeks. The song stayed in the charts for 30 weeks.[3]
  4. ^ "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" reached #1 in December, 1998 and remained in that spot for six weeks until January, 1999. The song stayed in the charts for 22 weeks.[14]
  5. ^ "Doctor Jones" reached #1 in the last week of December, 1997 and remained in that spot for a further six weeks until February, 1998. The song stayed in the charts for a total of 15 weeks.[15]

References

  1. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Singles 1998". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-1998.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
  2. ^ a b "ARIA Charts - Cup of Life". Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ricky+Martin&titel=%28Un%2C+Dos%2C+Tres%29+Maria+%2F+La+Copa+De+La+Vida+%28The+Cup+Of+Life%29&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
  3. ^ a b "ARIA Charts - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing". Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aerosmith&titel=I+Don%27t+Want+To+Miss+A+Thing&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
  4. ^ a b "ARIA Singles Charts". Australian Charts Portal. http://www.australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2009-01-04. 
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts - It's Like That". Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Run%2DD%2EM%2EC%2E+vs%2E+Jason+Nevins&titel=It%27s+Like+That&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts - Iris". Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Goo+Goo+Dolls&titel=Iris&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts - Never Ever". Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=All+Saints&titel=Never+Ever&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
  8. ^ "ARIA Charts - Crush". Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jennifer+Paige&titel=Crush&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
  9. ^ "ARIA Charts - You're Still the One". Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Shania+Twain&titel=You%27re+Still+The+One&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
  10. ^ "ARIA Charts - High". Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lighthouse+Family&titel=High&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
  11. ^ "ARIA Charts - All My Life". Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=K%2DCi+%26+JoJo&titel=All+My+Life&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
  12. ^ "ARIA Charts - My Heart Will Go On". Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=C%E9line+Dion&titel=My+Heart+Will+Go+On&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts - 5, 6, 7, 8". Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Steps&titel=5%2C+6%2C+7%2C+8&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
  14. ^ "ARIA Charts - Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)". Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Offspring&titel=Pretty+Fly+%28For+A+White+Guy%29&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
  15. ^ "ARIA Charts - Doctor Jones". Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aqua&titel=Doctor+Jones&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
  16. ^ "ARIA Charts - Rollercoaster". Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=B%2AWitched&titel=Rollercoaster&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-06-17.