# List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1998

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, 10 acts had achieved a first U.S. number-one single, namely: Savage Garden, Usher, Will Smith, Next, Brandy, Monica, Aerosmith, Barenaked Ladies, Lauryn Hill, and Divine. R&B singer Monica and pop singer Céline Dion both 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 Don'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).

## Chart history

Key :
| † | Indicates best-performing single of 1998 |
| No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
| 821 | January 3 | "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" | Elton John |
| 821 | January 10 | "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" | Elton John |
| 822 | January 17 | "Truly Madly Deeply" | Savage Garden |
| 822 | January 24 | "Truly Madly Deeply" | Savage Garden |
| 823 | January 31 | "Together Again" | Janet |
| 823 | February 7 | "Together Again" | Janet |
| 824 | February 14 | "Nice & Slow" | Usher |
| 824 | February 21 | "Nice & Slow" | Usher |
| 825 | February 28 | "My Heart Will Go On" | Céline Dion |
| 825 | March 7 | "My Heart Will Go On" | Céline Dion |
| 826 | March 14 | "Gettin' Jiggy wit It” | Will Smith |
| 826 | March 21 | "Gettin' Jiggy wit It” | Will Smith |
| 826 | March 28 | "Gettin' Jiggy wit It” | Will Smith |
| 827 | April 4 | "All My Life" | K-Ci & JoJo |
| 827 | April 11 | "All My Life" | K-Ci & JoJo |
| 827 | April 18 | "All My Life" | K-Ci & JoJo |
| 828 | April 25 | "Too Close" | Next |
| 828 | May 2 | "Too Close" | Next |
| 828 | May 9 | "Too Close" | Next |
| 828 | May 16 | "Too Close" | Next |
| 829 | May 23 | "My All" | Mariah Carey |
| re | May 30 | "Too Close" | Next |
| 830 | June 6 | "The Boy Is Mine" | Brandy and Monica |
| 830 | June 13 | "The Boy Is Mine" | Brandy and Monica |
| 830 | June 20 | "The Boy Is Mine" | Brandy and Monica |
| 830 | June 27 | "The Boy Is Mine" | Brandy and Monica |
| 830 | July 4 | "The Boy Is Mine" | Brandy and Monica |
| 830 | July 11 | "The Boy Is Mine" | Brandy and Monica |
| 830 | July 18 | "The Boy Is Mine" | Brandy and Monica |
| 830 | July 25 | "The Boy Is Mine" | Brandy and Monica |
| 830 | August 1 | "The Boy Is Mine" | Brandy and Monica |
| 830 | August 8 | "The Boy Is Mine" | Brandy and Monica |
| 830 | August 15 | "The Boy Is Mine" | Brandy and Monica |
| 830 | August 22 | "The Boy Is Mine" | Brandy and Monica |
| 830 | August 29 | "The Boy Is Mine" | Brandy and Monica |
| 831 | September 5 | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Aerosmith |
| 831 | September 12 | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Aerosmith |
| 831 | September 19 | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Aerosmith |
| 831 | September 26 | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Aerosmith |
| 832 | October 3 | "The First Night" | Monica |
| 832 | October 10 | "The First Night" | Monica |
| 833 | October 17 | "One Week" | Barenaked Ladies |
| re | October 24 | "The First Night" | Monica |
| re | October 31 | "The First Night" | Monica |
| re | November 7 | "The First Night" | Monica |
| 834 | November 14 | "Doo Wop (That Thing)" | Lauryn Hill |
| 834 | November 21 | "Doo Wop (That Thing)" | Lauryn Hill |
| 835 | November 28 | "Lately" | Divine |
| The Billboard Hot 100 updates its chart formula to include airplay-only songs that never had a commercial single release. |||||
| 836 | December 5 | "I'm Your Angel" | R. Kelly and Céline Dion |
| 836 | December 12 | "I'm Your Angel" | R. Kelly and Céline Dion |
| 836 | December 19 | "I'm Your Angel" | R. Kelly and Céline Dion |
| 836 | December 26 | "I'm Your Angel" | R. Kelly and Céline Dion |

## Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one :
| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
| 1 | Monica | 18 |
| 2 | Brandy | 13 |
| 3 | Céline Dion | 6 |
| 4 | Next | 5 |
| 5 | Aerosmith | 4 |
| 5 | R. Kelly | 4 |
| 7 | Will Smith | 3 |
| 7 | K-Ci & JoJo | 3 |
| 9 | Elton John | 2 |
| 9 | Savage Garden | 2 |
| 9 | Janet | 2 |
| 9 | Usher | 2 |
| 9 | Lauryn Hill | 2 |
| 8 | Mariah Carey | 1 |
| 8 | Barenaked Ladies | 1 |
| 8 | Divine | 1 |