Dutch Top 40 number-one hits of 1998
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These hits topped the Dutch Top 40
in 1998 (see 1998 in music
).
Dutch Top 40
The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...
in 1998 (see 1998 in music
1998 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...
).
| Issue Date | Artist | Song |
| 3 January | No Top 40 released | |
| 10 January | Run DMC Run-D.M.C. Run–D.M.C. was an American hip hop group from Hollis, in the Queens borough of New York City. Founded by Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, and Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell, the group is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential acts in the history of hip hop culture.Run–D.M.C... vs. Jason Nevins Jason Nevins Jason Nevins is an American DJ, producer and remixer, who is most widely known for his pop dance productions.-Career:In the early 1990s, Nevins began releasing singles under various monikers through various dance labels, but achieved global recognition in 1998 with his production of Run-DMC's... |
"It's like That It's Like That (Run-D.M.C. song) "It's like That" is a song by American hip hop group Run-D.M.C. It was first released in 1983 on a cassette backed with the track "Sucker M.C.'s". The release marked the start of Run-D.M.C.'s career and is widely regarded as ushering in a new school of hip hop artists with a street image and an... " |
| 17 January | Run DMC vs. Jason Nevins | "It's like That" |
| 24 January | Run DMC vs. Jason Nevins | "It's like That" |
| 31 January | Janet Janet Jackson Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years... |
"Together Again" |
| 7 February | Janet | "Together Again" |
| 14 February | Janet | "Together Again" |
| 21 February | Céline Dion Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record... |
"My Heart Will Go On My Heart Will Go On "My Heart Will Go On" is the theme song/love theme of the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic. With music by James Horner, lyrics by Will Jennings, and production by Simon Franglen, James Horner and Walter Afanasieff ,, it was recorded by Céline Dion... " |
| 28 February | Céline Dion | "My Heart Will Go On" |
| 7 March | Céline Dion | "My Heart Will Go On" |
| 14 March | Céline Dion | "My Heart Will Go On" |
| 21 March | Céline Dion | "My Heart Will Go On" |
| 28 March | Céline Dion | "My Heart Will Go On" |
| 4 April | Céline Dion | "My Heart Will Go On" |
| 11 April | Céline Dion | "My Heart Will Go On" |
| 18 April | Céline Dion | "My Heart Will Go On" |
| 25 April | Céline Dion | "My Heart Will Go On" |
| 2 May | K-Ci & Jojo K-Ci and JoJo K-Ci & JoJo are an American R&B duo, consisting of brothers Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey and Joel "JoJo" Hailey , Natives of Monroe, North Carolina, they were also members of the chart-topping R&B group Jodeci with the DeGrate brothers—Donald and Dalvin.-On their own:K-Ci and JoJo's first sign of... |
"All My Life All My Life (K-Ci and JoJo song) "All My Life" is a song recorded by American R&B duo K-Ci & JoJo. The track was produced and written by Joel "JoJo" Hailey and Rory Bennett for K-Ci & JoJo's debut studio album, Love Always . The song was released physically as from January 6, 1998 as the third single from the album through MCA... " |
| 9 May | K-Ci & Jojo | "All My Life" |
| 16 May | K-Ci & Jojo | "All My Life" |
| 23 May | K-Ci & Jojo | "All My Life" |
| 30 May | The Soca Boys feat. Van B. King | "Follow the Leader" |
| 6 June | The Soca Boys feat. Van B. King | "Follow the Leader" |
| 13 June | The Soca Boys feat. Van B. King | "Follow the Leader" |
| 20 June | Pras Pras Prakazrel Samuel Michel, known as Pras, is a Grammy Award-winning Haitian-American rapper, actor, film producer, and member of the hip hop trio The Fugees.-Early life:... feat. ODB Ol' Dirty Bastard Russell Tyrone Jones was an American rapper and occasional producer, who went by the stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard or simply ODB... & Mýa Mya -A person:* Bo Mya , Chief Commander of the Karen National Union* Mýa , American R&B singer-songwriter and actress** Mýa , a 1998 album by Mýa-A code:* Burmese language, ISO 639-3 code is mya* Moruya Airport's IATA code... |
"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are) Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are) "Ghetto Supastar " is a Hip-Hop song by American rapper Pras, featuring rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard and recording artist Mýa. The track was produced by Wyclef Jean and Jerry 'Wonda" Duplessis for Pras' debut solo studio album, Ghetto Supastar. It also features on the soundtrack for the motion picture... " |
| 27 June | Pras feat. ODB & Mýa | "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" |
| 4 July | Pras feat. ODB & Mýa | "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" |
| 11 July | Brandy Brandy (entertainer) Brandy Rayana Norwood , known professionally as Brandy, is an American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and dancer. In 2009, she introduced her rap alter-ego Bran'Nu.... & Monica Monica (singer) Monica Denise Brown , and professionally known as Monica, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, Monica began performing as a child and became part of a traveling gospel choir, by the time she was ten... |
"The Boy Is Mine The Boy Is Mine "The Boy Is Mine" is a duet by American recording artists Brandy and Monica. It was written by LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and Brandy with co-production by Darkchild and Dallas Austin, and released as the lead single from both singers' second albums during the... " |
| 18 July | Brandy & Monica | "The Boy Is Mine" |
| 25 July | Brandy & Monica | "The Boy Is Mine" |
| 1 August | Marco Borsato Marco Borsato Marco Borsato is a Dutch singer. He started performing in Italian before switching to Dutch in 1994. He is married to Leontine Ruiters and has three children.-Biography:... |
"De bestemming" |
| 8 August | Marco Borsato | "De bestemming" |
| 15 August | Marco Borsato | "De bestemming" |
| 22 August | Des'ree Des'ree Des'ree is an English pop/soul singer who was popular during the 1990s. She is well known for her hits: "Feel So High", "You Gotta Be", "Life", and "Kissing You"... |
"Life Life (Des'ree song) "Life" is a popular song recorded by the British pop and soul singer Des'ree. It was the third single from her third album Supernatural and was released on 2 June 1998... " |
| 29 August | Des'ree | "Life" |
| 5 September | Des'ree | "Life" |
| 12 September | Des'ree | "Life" |
| 19 September | Des'ree | "Life" |
| 26 September | Faithless Faithless Faithless were a British electronica band consisting of Maxi Jazz, Sister Bliss and Rollo. The group is best known for their dance songs . Faithless recorded six albums. During their career they sold over 15 million records worldwide... |
"God Is a DJ God Is a DJ (Faithless song) "God Is a DJ" is a progressive trance and dance song by Faithless, released as a single on 24 August 1998. The single reached number six in the United Kingdom and also reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for one week in September 1998.... " |
| 3 October | Boyzone Boyzone Boyzone are an Irish boy band comprising Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating,Shane Lynch, and formerly Stephen Gately. Boyzone have 19 singles in the top 40 UK charts and 21 singles in the Ire charts. The group currently have 6 UK number one singles and 9 number one singles in Ireland with 12... |
"No Matter What No Matter What (Boyzone song) "No Matter What" is a song from the 1996 musical Whistle Down the Wind, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman and popularized by the group Boyzone. The song reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart, and was the only Boyzone hit to become popular in the U.S. Jewels & Stone did a remix for the... " |
| 10 October | Boyzone | "No Matter What" |
| 17 October | Boyzone | "No Matter What" |
| 24 October | Boyzone | "No Matter What" |
| 31 October | Boyzone | "No Matter What" |
| 7 November | Boyzone | "No Matter What" |
| 14 November | Boyzone | "No Matter What" |
| 21 November | Vengaboys Vengaboys Vengaboys are a Eurodance pop group based in Amsterdam. The brainchild of two Dutch producers Wessel van Diepen and Dennis van den Driesschen , they enjoyed commercial success in the late 1990s. They are best known for their two UK number one singles, "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" and "We're Going... |
"Boom Boom Boom Boom Boom Boom Boom Boom "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" is a song by the Dutch Eurodance group Vengaboys. It was released as a single on 14 June 1999. It topped the UK Singles Chart on 26 June 1999. The song is not based on Paul Lekakis's "Boom Boom ", from 1987, despite similar lyrics.In the UK, the song is the Vengaboys'... " |
| 28 November | Vengaboys | "Boom Boom Boom Boom" |
| 5 December | Vengaboys | "Boom Boom Boom Boom" |
| 12 December | Vengaboys | "Boom Boom Boom Boom" |
| 19 December | Emilia Emilia Rydberg Emilia Rydberg is a Swedish pop music and soul singer, mostly known for her hit, "Big Big World". Emilia was discovered in 1996 by Lars Anderson, son of ABBA's manager, Stig Anderson.... |
"Big Big World" |
| 26 December | Emilia | "Big Big World" |