1998 Number 1 Single

Cher / Believe

This multi-platinum song, taken from the album ‘Believe’, became Cher’s biggest ever single (at the age of 52!). It spent 7 weeks at number-one and became the biggest selling dance song ever. Additionally, the song became the most played radio song after being played over 1,500,000 times.

1998 Number 2 Single

Celine Dion / My Heart Will Go On

The theme song for the 1997 film ‘Titantic’, this track is Dion's biggest hit, regularly makes it onto love related top 100 lists and is one of the best-selling singles in history. Originally included on the album ‘Let's Talk About Love’, the song has since featured on her greatest hits and live albums.

1998 Number 3 Single

Run DMC vs Jason Nevins / It's Like That

This track first surfaced as a hip-hop song in ’83, but it was Nevin’s house production of it that saw it gain global recognition. The lyrics relate to how hard life can be, but the video instead featured two rival breakdance crews battling each other. It reached number-one in over 30 countries.

1998 Number 4 Single

Boyzone / No Matter What

This song originated from the 1996 musical ‘Whistle Down the Wind’ (by Andrew Lloyd Webber). It was number-one for 3 weeks and meant that ‘Boyzone’ were the 1st ever act to 12 top 5 Music with their 1st 12 releases. Eventually, this became the most successful single produced from a musical in history.

1998 Number 5 Single

B*Witched / C'est La Vie

This was the girl group’s debut single; the title being a French phrase meaning ‘That's life’. It entered the charts at number-one (as did their 1st 4 singles) and went on to achieve worldwide success. The track featured on their album ‘B*Witched’ which was a mixture of Irish folk music and mainstream pop.

1998 Number 1 Album

The Corrs / Talk On Corners

Track Listing
Only When I Sleep; When He's Not Around; What Can I Do; I Never Loved You; Anyway; So Young; Don't Say You Love Me; Love Gives Love Takes; Paddy McCarthy; Hopelessly Addicted; Intimacy; Queen Of Hollywood; No Good For Me; Little Wing

1998 Number 2 Album

George Michael / Ladies And Gentlemen - The Best Of George Michael

Track Listing
Jesus To A Child; Father Figure; Careless Whisper; Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me; You Have Been Loved; Kissing A Fool; I Can't Make You Love Me; Heal The Pain; Moment With You; Desafinado; Cowboys And Angels; Praying For Time; One more try; Different Corner; Outside; As; Fastlove; Too Funky; Freedom 90; Star People; Killer/Papa Was A Rollin' Stone; I Want Your Sex; Strangest Thing 97; Fantasy; Spinning The Wheel; Waiting For The Day; I Knew You Were Waiting; Faith; Somebody To Love

1998 Number 3 Album

Boyzone / Where We Belong

Track Listing
Picture Of You; Baby Can I Hold You; All That I Need; Must Have Been High; And I; That's How Love Goes; Where Did You Go; I'm Learning; One Kiss At A Time; While The World Is Going Crazy; This Is Where I Belong; Will Be Yours; Good Conversation; You Flew Away

1998 Number 4 Album

Robbie Williams / Life Thru A Lens

Track Listing
Lazy Days; Life Thru a Lens; Ego A Go Go; Angels; South of the Border; Old Before I Die; One of God's Better People; Let Me Entertain You; Killing Me; Clean; Baby Girl Window

1998 Number 5 Album

Robbie Williams / I've Been Expecting You

Track Listing
Strong; No Regrets; Millennium; Phoenix From The Flames; Win Some Lose Some; Grace; It's Only Us; Heaven From Here; Karma Killer; She's The One; Man Machine; These Dreams