Number one modern rock hits of 1998
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These are the Billboard magazine Modern Rock Tracks
number one hits of 1998.
Modern Rock Tracks
Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...
number one hits of 1998.
| Issue date | Song | Artist | Reference(s) |
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| January 3 | "Sex and Candy Sex and Candy "Sex and Candy" is a 1997 single released by Marcy Playground from their self-titled debut album Marcy Playground. It was the band's breakthrough single.... " |
Marcy Playground Marcy Playground Marcy Playground is an American alternative rock band consisting of three members: John Wozniak , Dylan Keefe , and Shlomi Lavie . The band is best known for their 1997 hit "Sex and Candy".-Early years:... |
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| January 10 | |||
| January 17 | |||
| January 24 | |||
| January 31 | |||
| February 7 | |||
| February 14 | |||
| February 21 | |||
| February 28 | |||
| March 7 | |||
| March 14 | |||
| March 21 | |||
| March 28 | |||
| April 4 | |||
| April 11 | "The Way The Way (song) "The Way" is a song by the American alternative rock band Fastball from their second studio album, All the Pain Money Can Buy. It peaked at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in April and remained there for seven weeks. The song also reached #1 on Canada's Singles Chart... " |
Fastball Fastball (band) Fastball is an American rock band that formed in Austin, Texas in the 1990s. The band originally called themselves "Magneto U.S.A." but changed their name after signing with Hollywood Records.... |
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| April 18 | |||
| April 25 | |||
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| May 9 | |||
| May 16 | |||
| May 23 | |||
| May 30 | "Closing Time Closing Time (Semisonic song) "Closing Time" is the title of a song by American alternative rock band Semisonic. It was released in March 1998 as the lead single from their album Feeling Strangely Fine. One of the band's most popular songs, it was written by Dan Wilson and produced by Nick Launay. The song was nominated for the... " |
Semisonic Semisonic Semisonic is an American alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1995. The band consisted of three members: Dan Wilson , John Munson , and Jacob Slichter... |
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| June 13 | |||
| June 20 | |||
| June 27 | |||
| July 4 | "Iris" | Goo Goo Dolls Goo Goo Dolls The Goo Goo Dolls are a Grammy-nominated American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik and vocalist and bass guitarist Robby Takac. Since the end of 1994, Mike Malinin has been the band's drummer, a position previously held by George Tutuska... |
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| July 18 | |||
| July 25 | |||
| August 1 | |||
| August 8 | "Inside Out Inside Out (Eve 6 song) "Inside Out" is the debut single of the alternative rock band Eve 6 from their debut album Eve 6. The song was a big hit, managing to top the Modern Rock Tracks chart three times... " |
Eve 6 Eve 6 Eve 6 is an American rock band from Southern California, who are most well known for their hit singles "Inside Out", "Leech", and the slow anthem "Here's to the Night". They disbanded in 2004, returned in 2007 with a new lineup, and finally reunited with all three original members in March 2011... |
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| August 15 | |||
| August 22 | "One Week" | Barenaked Ladies Barenaked Ladies Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian alternative rock band. The band is currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart. Barenaked Ladies formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, then a suburban municipality outside the City of Toronto... |
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| August 29 | "Inside Out" | Eve 6 | |
| September 5 | "One Week" | Barenaked Ladies | |
| September 12 | |||
| September 19 | |||
| September 26 | |||
| October 3 | "Inside Out" | Eve 6 | |
| October 10 | "Celebrity Skin Celebrity Skin (song) "Celebrity Skin" is the tenth single by the American alternative rock band Hole, released on September 1, 1998 by Geffen Records. It is the debut single from their third studio album Celebrity Skin and is Hole's most commercially successful single, being the only one to reach #1 on the Modern Rock... " |
Hole Hole (band) Hole is an American alternative rock band that originally formed in Los Angeles in 1989. The band is fronted by vocalist/songwriter and rhythm guitarist Courtney Love, who co-founded Hole with former songwriter/lead guitarist Eric Erlandson... |
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| October 17 | |||
| October 24 | |||
| October 31 | "Slide Slide (song) "Slide" is the title of a song recorded by The Goo Goo Dolls. It was released in September 1998 as the first commercial single release from their sixth studio album, Dizzy Up the Girl.... " |
Goo Goo Dolls | |
| November 7 | "Celebrity Skin" | Hole | |
| November 14 | "Slide" | Goo Goo Dolls | |
| November 21 | "Fly Away Fly Away (Lenny Kravitz song) "Fly Away" is a song by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, the fourth single from his 1998 album 5.-Chart performance:"Fly Away" is one of Kravitz's most successful songs to date. The song was a hit in both the United Kingdom and United States... " |
Lenny Kravitz Lenny Kravitz Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and arranger, whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, R&B, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk and ballads... |
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| November 28 | |||
| December 5 | "Never There Never There "Never There" is the first single from Cake's third album Prolonging the Magic. The song spent 3 weeks at #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks.The lyrics are from the viewpoint of a lover who is frustrated that, while his beloved claims to love him back, her actions indicate that she does not really care... " |
Cake Cake (band) Cake is an American alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. Consisting of singer John McCrea, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, guitarist Xan McCurdy, bassist Gabe Nelson and drummer Paulo Baldi, the band has been noted for McCrea's sarcastic lyrics and deadpan voice, DiFiore's trumpet parts, and... |
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| December 12 | |||
| December 19 | |||
| December 26 | "What It's Like What It's Like "What It's Like" is a single from Everlast's 1998 album Whitey Ford Sings the Blues. The song is typical of the style Everlast embraced after leaving hip-hop trio House of Pain, being a combination of rock, hip-hop and blues incorporating characterization and empathy towards impoverished... " |
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