JANUARY
Top hit
Candle In The Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look Tonight · Elton John
Top album
Sevens · Garth Brooks
Year
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Teen pop industrialization
1998
Backstreet Boys and Britney arrive with choreography and engineered hooks while Lauryn Hill, OutKast, and nu-metal prove the charts have many centers.
Teen Pop Factory Year
The Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears arrive with choreography, midriffs, and hooks engineered for maximum singalong density. Hip-hop keeps innovating with Lauryn Hill and OutKast while rock holds its ground with Korn and the Offspring. Every label wants a star under twenty who can sell posters and platinum in the same quarter. Every label wants a star under twenty who can sell posters and platinum in the same quarter.
- Backstreet Boys
- Britney Spears
- teen pop
- Lauryn Hill
- nu-metal
- Britney Spears' '...Baby One More Time' launches a new teen-pop era
- Lauryn Hill's 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' wins Album of the Year
- Monica and Brandy's 'The Boy Is Mine' defines R&B duet drama
- Shania Twain's 'Come On Over' becomes country-pop crossover king
Hot 100 · weeks at #1
Top songs
Album chart · weeks at #1
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Through the year
Tap a month to drill into chart weeks.
FEBRUARY
Top hit
Together Again · Janet
Top album
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MARCH
Top hit
My Heart Will Go On · Celine Dion
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APRIL
Top hit
All My Life · K-ci
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MAY
Top hit
Too Close · Next
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Before These Crowded Streets · Dave Matthews Band
JUNE
Top hit
The Boy Is Mine · Brandy
Top album
It's Dark And Hell Is Hot · Dmx
JULY
Top hit
The Boy Is Mine · Brandy
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AUGUST
Top hit
The Boy Is Mine · Brandy
Top album
Hello Nasty · Beastie Boys
SEPTEMBER
Top hit
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing · Aerosmith
Top album
Follow The Leader · Korn
OCTOBER
Top hit
The First Night · Monica
Top album
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill · Lauryn Hill
NOVEMBER
Top hit
The First Night · Monica
Top album
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life · Jay-z
DECEMBER
Top hit
I'm Your Angel · R. Kelly
Top album
Double Live · Garth Brooks
