List of Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles of 1998 - wikipedia List of Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles of 1998 Brandy 's `` The Boy Is Mine '' ( a duet with Monica ) is the longest - running hit single of 1998, topping the Hot 100 for thirteen consecutive weeks. The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best - performing singles of the United States. Published by Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single 's weekly physical sales and airplay. In 1998, there were 16 singles that topped the chart, in 52 issue dates. During the year, 9 acts had achieved a first U.S. number - one single, namely : Usher, Brandy, Monica, Next, Barenaked Ladies, Will Smith, Divine, Lauryn Hill and Aerosmith all of whom were lead artists, and also Monica and Céline Dion as additional featured guest. R&B singer Monica and pop singer Céline Dion had two number - one singles in 1998. Brandy and Monica 's `` The Boy Is Mine '' is the longest - running single of the year, staying at number one for thirteen consecutive weeks. Other singles that had a multiple chart run includes Monica 's `` The First Night '' with five weeks atop and Next 's `` Too Close '', Aerosmith 's `` I Do n't Want to Miss a Thing '' and R. Kelly 's `` I 'm Your Angel '' ( featuring Céline Dion ) with four weeks ( the latter spending two additional weeks at number one in 1999 ). Contents 1 Chart history 2 See also 3 References 4 Additional sources Chart history Key The yellow background indicates the # 1 song on Billboard 's 1998 Year - End Chart of Pop Singles. Issue date Song Artist ( s ) Reference January 3 `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' / `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' Elton John January 10 January 17 `` Truly Madly Deeply '' Savage Garden January 24 January 31 `` Together Again '' Janet February 7 February 14 `` Nice & Slow '' Usher February 21 February 28 `` My Heart Will Go On '' Céline Dion March 7 March 14 `` Gettin ' Jiggy wit It '' Will Smith March 21 March 28 April 4 `` All My Life '' K - Ci & JoJo April 11 April 18 April 25 `` Too Close '' Next May 2 May 9 May 16 May 23 `` My All '' Mariah Carey May 30 `` Too Close '' Next June 6 `` The Boy Is Mine '' Brandy and Monica June 13 June 20 June 27 July 4 July 11 July 18 July 25 August 1 August 8 August 15 August 22 August 29 September 5 `` I Do n't Want to Miss a Thing '' Aerosmith September 12 September 19 September 26 October 3 `` The First Night '' Monica October 10 October 17 `` One Week '' Barenaked Ladies October 24 `` The First Night '' Monica October 31 November 7 November 14 `` Doo Wop ( That Thing ) '' Lauryn Hill November 21 November 28 `` Lately '' Divine December 5 `` I 'm Your Angel '' R. Kelly and Céline Dion December 12 December 19 December 26 See also 1998 in music List of number - one hits ( United States ) References Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of January 3, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of January 10, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of January 17, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of January 24, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of January 31, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of February 7, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of February 14, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of February 21, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of February 28, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of March 7, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of March 14, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of March 21, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of March 28, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of April 4, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of April 11, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of April 18, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of April 25, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of May 2, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of May 9, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of May 16, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of May 23, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of May 30, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of June 6, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of June 13, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of June 20, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of June 27, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of July 4, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of July 11, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of July 18, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of July 25, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of August 1, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of August 8, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of August 15, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of August 22, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of August 29, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of September 5, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of September 12, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of September 19, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of September 26, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of October 3, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of October 10, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of October 17, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of October 24, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of October 31, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of November 7, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of November 14, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of November 21, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of November 28, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of December 5, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of December 12, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of December 19, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of December 26, 1998 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 18. Additional sources Fred Bronson 's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition ( ISBN 0 - 8230 - 7677 - 6 ) Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 2008, 12 Edition ( ISBN 0 - 89820 - 180 - 2 ) Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts : The Nineties ( ISBN 0 - 89820 - 137 - 3 ) Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard 's online archive services and print editions of the magazine. 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Question: what was the number one song on july 28 1998
Answer: "The Boy Is Mine"