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In 1998 there were 51 weekly charts, with 266 different records. Of those, 230 entered the chart that year and 13 reached number 1. Longest at number 1 was My Heart Will Go On by Céline Dion: ten weeks. The record that stayed longest was You're Still The One by Shania Twain: 27 weeks, with number 10 as its peak. The highest new entry was De Bestemming by Marco Borsato, straight in at 3 in week 28. Top of the year chart is My Heart Will Go On by Céline Dion, with 730 points.

Weeks

Year chart 1998

The top 10 of the 1998 year chart, on points: every week in the chart counts 41 minus the position, from 40 for a number 1 down to 1 for number 40. The full list of 100 is on the year chart page.

  1. 1My Heart Will Go On
    Céline Dion · 730 points · 20 weeks · peak position 1
  2. 2Niet Of Nooit Geweest
    Acda en de Munnik · 645 points · 22 weeks · peak position 2
  3. 3Zelfs Je Naam Is Mooi
    Henk Westbroek · 631 points · 23 weeks · peak position 6
  4. 4Together Again
    Janet Jackson · 625 points · 20 weeks · peak position 1
  5. 5We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)
    Vengaboys · 615 points · 22 weeks · peak position 2
  6. 6Life
    Des'ree · 600 points · 22 weeks · peak position 1
  7. 7No Matter What
    Boyzone · 530 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1
  8. 8The Boy Is Mine
    Brandy, Monica · 501 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1
  9. 9Hou me vast
    Volumia! · 483 points · 15 weeks · peak position 2
  10. 10Afscheid
    Volumia! · 476 points · 19 weeks · peak position 4

The full 1998 year chart: the 100 best records

Number ones

  1. wk 2–4It's Like That
    Run–D.M.C., Jason Nevins · 3 weeks at 1 · week 2
  2. wk 5–7Together Again
    Janet Jackson · 3 weeks at 1 · week 5
  3. wk 8–17My Heart Will Go On
    Céline Dion · 10 weeks at 1 · week 8
  4. wk 18–21All My Life
    K-Ci & JoJo · 4 weeks at 1 · week 18
  5. wk 22–24Follow The Leader
    The Soca Boys, Van B. King · 3 weeks at 1 · week 22
  6. wk 25–27Ghetto Supastar - That Is What You Are
    Pras Michel featuring ODB & introducing Mýa · 3 weeks at 1 · week 25
  7. wk 28–30The Boy Is Mine
    Brandy, Monica · 3 weeks at 1 · week 28
  8. wk 31–33De Bestemming
    Marco Borsato · 3 weeks at 1 · week 31
  9. wk 34–38Life
    Des'ree · 5 weeks at 1 · week 34
  10. wk 39God Is a DJ
    Faithless · 1 week at 1 · week 39
  11. wk 40–46No Matter What
    Boyzone · 7 weeks at 1 · week 40
  12. wk 47–50Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!
    Vengaboys · 4 weeks at 1 · week 47
  13. wk 51–52Big Big World
    Emilia · 2 weeks at 1 · week 51

Longest in the chart

  1. 27You're Still The One
    Shania Twain · weeks in 1998 · peak position 10 · from week 18
  2. 23Zelfs Je Naam Is Mooi
    Henk Westbroek · weeks in 1998 · peak position 6 · from week 30
  3. 22Life
    Des'ree · weeks in 1998 · peak position 1 · from week 29
  4. 22We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)
    Vengaboys · weeks in 1998 · peak position 2 · from week 22
  5. 22Niet Of Nooit Geweest
    Acda en de Munnik · weeks in 1998 · peak position 2 · from week 23
  6. 20Together Again
    Janet Jackson · weeks in 1998 · peak position 1 · from week 2
  7. 20My Heart Will Go On
    Céline Dion · weeks in 1998 · peak position 1 · from week 6
  8. 19Afscheid
    Volumia! · weeks in 1998 · peak position 4 · from week 14
  9. 18Come With Me
    Puff Daddy featuring Jimmy Page · weeks in 1998 · peak position 9 · from week 26
  10. 17The Boy Is Mine
    Brandy, Monica · weeks in 1998 · peak position 1 · from week 26

Highest new entries

  1. 3De Bestemming
    Marco Borsato · new at 3 in week 28
  2. 7Big Big World
    Emilia · new at 7 in week 48
  3. 8Frozen
    Madonna · new at 8 in week 9
  4. 8Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!
    Vengaboys · new at 8 in week 44
  5. 9Thank U
    Alanis Morissette · new at 9 in week 43

Source: top40.nl

Sound of 1998

1998 sounded much like 1997, at a tempo around 117 bpm.

Measured across 71 of the 266 records from 1998 with a sound analysis. The mark and the small number: the average of all Dutch Top 40 years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many records reached number 1 in 1998?

In total 13 different records, across 51 charts. The first was It's Like That by Run–D.M.C. and Jason Nevins, the last Big Big World by Emilia.

Which record had the longest run at number 1 in 1998?

My Heart Will Go On by Céline Dion: ten weeks in a row at 1.

Which record stayed in the chart longest in 1998?

You're Still The One by Shania Twain: 27 weeks in 1998, peaking at number 10 that year.

What was the highest new entry of 1998?

De Bestemming by Marco Borsato, straight in at 3 in week 28.

Which record tops the 1998 year chart?

My Heart Will Go On by Céline Dion, with 730 points from 20 weeks. The top 3: 1. My Heart Will Go On (Céline Dion), 2. Niet Of Nooit Geweest (Acda en de Munnik), 3. Zelfs Je Naam Is Mooi (Henk Westbroek).

How is the year chart compiled?

On points from all weekly charts of 1998; only the weeks of that year count. The full ranking and the count are on the year chart of 1998.

How many records made the Dutch Top 40 in 1998?

In total 266 different records, spread over 51 charts. Of those, 230 entered the chart that year.