Big Hits 98 is a compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 released in September 1998. It is part of the Hits compilation series begun in 1984.

Big Hits 98 is one of the more notable albums in the series, as it had charted in the UK Compilations Chart at #1 and stayed there for 5 weeks, and was also the first Hits album released in September, avoiding competition with Hits lead rivals Now That's What I Call Music!

Now That's What I Call Music!

Now That's What I Call Music! is a series of various artists compilation albums released in the United Kingdom and Ireland by Polygram /EMI/Sony Music/Virgin Records ; spinoff series were later introduced in South Africa and many other countries worldwide, including the United States...

, who only release main albums in March/April, July and November.

Disc One

1. Five
   Five (band)
   Five were an English boyband put together in 1997 by the same team that managed the Spice Girls before they launched their career. The five members were Scott Robinson, Ritchie Neville, J Brown, Abs Breen and Sean Conlon. Signed by Simon Cowell, they were a manufactured band and held several...
   
    — Everybody Get Up
2. All Saints — Bootie Call (Club Asylum Dub)
3. Savage Garden — To The Moon And Back
4. Another Level — Freak Me (C & J Radio Edit)
5. Sweetbox — Everything's Gonna Be Alright
6. Will Smith
   Will Smith
   Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood...
   
    — Just The Two Of Us
7. Cleopatra — I Want You Back
8. Kleshay — Reasons
9. Destiny's Child — With Me
10. Peter Andre
    Peter André
    Peter James Andrea , better known by the stage name as Peter Andre, is an English-born Australian musician, singer-songwriter, television personality and businessman. As a recording artist, he has achieving four top 10 UK albums and ten top 10 singles.-Early life:Andre was born at Northwick Park...
    
     — Kiss The Girl
11. Ultra — The Right Time
12. Des'ree
    Des'ree
    Des'ree is an English pop/soul singer who was popular during the 1990s. She is well known for her hits: "Feel So High", "You Gotta Be", "Life", and "Kissing You"...
    
     — Life
13. Leanne Rimes — How Do I Live
14. Matthew Marsden — The Hearts Lone Desire
15. Catatonia — Strange Glue
16. Garbage — I Think I'm Paranoid
17. Rod Stewart — Rocks
18. The Mavericks — Dance The Night Away
19. Suggs — I Am
20. Depeche Mode — Only When I Lose Myself

Disc Two

1. Manic Street Preachers
   Manic Street Preachers
   Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...
   
    — If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
2. Jamiroquai
   Jamiroquai
   Jamiroquai is a British jazz funk and acid jazz band formed in 1992. Jamiroquai were initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito, the James Taylor Quartet, and the Brand New Heavies. Other Acid Jazz artists such as...
   
    — Deeper Underground
3. Apollo Four Forty — Lost In Space
4. Dario G — Sunmachine
5. The Corrs
   The Corrs
   The Corrs are an Irish band which combine pop rock with traditional Celtic folk music. The brother and sisters are from Dundalk, Ireland. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea ; Sharon ; Caroline ; and Jim .The Corrs came to international prominence with their performance at the...
   
    — What Can I Do
6. Simply Red
   Simply Red
   Simply Red were a British soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Their style drew influences from blue-eyed soul, new romantic, rock, reggae and jazz...
   
    — The Air That I Breathe
7. Celine Dion
   Celine Dion
   Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
   
    & The Bee Gees — Immortality
8. Steps — One For Sorrow
9. Jocelyn Brown
   Jocelyn Brown
   Jocelyn Lorette Brown is an American R&B and dance music singer...
   
    — Ain't No Mountain High Enough
10. Martha Walsh — Catch The Light (Todd Terry's 'm&t' Radio Mix)
11. Solid Harmonie — I Wanna Love You
12. Lovestation — Teardrops
13. Energy 52
    Energy 52
    Energy 52 was a solo project comprising Paul Schmitz-Moormann and Harald Blüchel. The 1993 track "Café del Mar" became one of the most heard trance songs in the world; its dozens of remixes have appeared on hundred of compilation albums. In April 2011, the song was voted number one by BBC Radio 1...
    
     — Cafe Del Mar '98
14. N-Trance — Paradise City
15. Fatboy Slim
    Fatboy Slim
    Norman Quentin Cook better known by his former stage name Fatboy Slim, is a British DJ, electronic dance music musician, and record producer. He is a pioneer of the big beat genre that achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s...
    
    — The Rockfeller Skank
16. Hi-Rise — I Believe In Miracles
17. Echobeatz — Mas Que Nada
18. Los Sombreros — No Tengo Dinero