The 1998 year chart of the Dutch Top 40 is the ranking of the best records of that year, calculated across all 51 weekly charts of 1998. Every weekly entry counts 41 minus the position: 40 points for a number 1, 1 point for number 40. The 100 records with the most points are listed below, the best at the top. Top is My Heart Will Go On by Céline Dion, with 730 points from 20 weeks.
All weeks, number ones and new entries of 1998 Decade chart 1990s
The 100 best records of 1998
- 1My Heart Will Go OnCéline Dion · 730 points · 20 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 6
- 2Niet Of Nooit GeweestAcda en de Munnik · 645 points · 22 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 23
- 3Zelfs Je Naam Is MooiHenk Westbroek · 631 points · 23 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 30
- 4Together AgainJanet Jackson · 625 points · 20 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 2
- 5We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)
- 6Life
- 7No Matter What
- 8The Boy Is Mine
- 9Hou me vast
- 10Afscheid
- 11All My LifeK-Ci & JoJo · 472 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 16
- 12You're Still The OneShania Twain · 468 points · 27 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 18
- 13How Do I LiveLeAnn Rimes · 459 points · 16 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 30
- 14La tribu de Dana
- 15TornNatalie Imbruglia · 449 points · 16 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 2
- 16Frozen
- 17Freak MeAnother Level · 442 points · 15 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 32
- 18I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
- 19HighLighthouse Family · 421 points · 17 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 18
- 20Ghetto Supastar - That Is What You Are
- 21Never EverAll Saints · 415 points · 17 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 2
- 22Follow The LeaderThe Soca Boys, Van B. King · 405 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 19
- 23Say What You Want (All Day Every Day)
- 24duetto con Tina Turner - Cose Della Vita - Can't Stop Thinking Of YouEros Ramazzotti · 398 points · 15 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 4
- 25Coming Home
- 26De BestemmingMarco Borsato · 392 points · 12 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 28
- 27Stand by Me4 The Cause · 371 points · 17 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 31
- 28I'll Say GoodbyeTotal Touch · 368 points · 14 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 17
- 29It's Like ThatRun–D.M.C., Jason Nevins · 364 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 2
- 30Up And Down
- 31Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!
- 32No, No, No Pt. 2Destiny's Child · 341 points · 12 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 11
- 33Wat Zou Je Doen?
- 34God Is a DJ
- 35I Want You to Want MeSolid HarmoniE · 327 points · 11 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 12
- 36Be Careful
- 37Come With Me
- 38CasanovaUltimate Kaos · 316 points · 11 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 21
- 39Baby Don't GoClose II You · 315 points · 11 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 2
- 40Are You That Somebody?
- 41Truly Madly DeeplySavage Garden · 309 points · 14 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 15
- 42Viva ForeverSpice Girls · 309 points · 13 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 31
- 43CrushJennifer Paige · 301 points · 13 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 40
- 44StopSpice Girls · 298 points · 13 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 12
- 45Doo Wop (That Thing)
- 46Gettin' Jiggy Wit ItWill Smith · 289 points · 11 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 9
- 47Woorden Zonder Woorden
- 48I'll Be There for YouSolid HarmoniE · 281 points · 12 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 2
- 49Sacrifice
- 50Too Close
- 51Ayohee
- 52CherishPappa Bear, Booya Family · 264 points · 11 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 7
- 53Ben Je Geil Of Wil Je Een Koekje?
- 54Got the Feelin'
- 55C'est la Vie
- 56Yakalelo
- 57Tell Him (Duet with Barbra Streisand)Barbra Streisand, Céline Dion · 256 points · 10 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 2
- 58Save TonightEagle-Eye Cherry · 251 points · 12 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 10
- 59Last Thing on My Mind
- 60Music Sounds Better With You
- 61Carnaval de Paris
- 62Secret Love
- 63Foolish Games
- 64AngelsRobbie Williams · 234 points · 14 weeks · peak position 14 · from week 2
- 65Alane
- 66My Love Is the Shhh!Somethin' For The People · 230 points · 9 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 3
- 67Thank UAlanis Morissette · 229 points · 10 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 43
- 68All 'Bout the Money
- 69Formula
- 70Life - More Days To Come
- 71Feel It
- 72I Want You Back
- 73La Copa de la Vida (La Cancion Oficial de la Copa Mundial, Francia '98)Ricky Martin · 216 points · 11 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 25
- 74When Susannah CriesEspen Lind · 215 points · 11 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 5
- 75Liefs Uit Londen
- 76My LoverUltimate Kaos · 213 points · 11 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 31
- 77All Cried Out
- 78Wanna Get Up2 Unlimited · 208 points · 10 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 13
- 79Ala Day (Ik Leef Alleen Voor Jou)
- 80Het Land Van Mijn Dromen
- 81Bootie CallAll Saints · 203 points · 9 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 38
- 82Believe
- 83Cocktail
- 84Big Big World
- 85Ain't Got NoNina Simone · 190 points · 8 weeks · peak position 9 · from week 5
- 86Do For Love
- 87Turn It Up / Fire It UpBusta Rhymes · 187 points · 6 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 20
- 88All I Have to GiveBackstreet Boys · 185 points · 8 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 7
- 89The Power of Good-Bye
- 90Geld Maakt Niet Gelukkig
- 91How Deep Is Your Love
- 92Nobody's Wife
- 93SomebodyClose II You · 178 points · 8 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 14
- 94Cleopatra's Theme
- 95Wat Ik Je Zeggen WilFrans Bauer · 176 points · 8 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 10
- 96Everybody Get Up
- 97Eltse grins foarby
- 98Voorgoed
- 99Where Are You
- 100Bailando
Source: top40.nl
Frequently asked questions
What is the best record of 1998 in the Dutch Top 40?
My Heart Will Go On by Céline Dion tops the 1998 year chart, with 730 points from 20 weeks in the chart (peak position 1). The top 5: 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), 4. Together Again (Janet Jackson), 5. We Like To Party! (The Vengabus) (Vengaboys).
How is the 1998 year chart calculated?
Every weekly entry in 1998 earns points: 41 minus the position, so 40 points for a number 1 and 1 point for number 40. The sum of those points sets the order; on a tie the peak position counts, then the number of weeks, then the earliest week. Only the weeks of 1998 count, also for a record that entered the year before or stayed on into the next year.
Is the number 1 of the year chart also the record that spent longest at number 1?
Not necessarily. The year chart counts every week in the chart, including the weeks lower in the Top 40; a record that stayed high for a long time can therefore end above a shorter-lived number 1. The number ones of 1998, the longest-charting records and the highest new entries are on the 1998 year page.
How many weeks does the 1998 year chart cover?
51 weekly charts, with 266 different records between them, 13 of which reached number 1. Every week can be viewed separately from the year page.