1998 representative songs

11 songs

1998: Titanic power ballad and teen-pop explosion define the year.

Song of the year

My Heart Will Go On

Song of the year

Céline Dion

Lyrics by:: Will Jennings
Music by:: James Horner

「Near, far, wherever you are」

Representative songs

The Boy Is Mine

Brandy & Monica

Lyrics by:: Rodney Jerkins / Fred Jerkins III / LaShawn Daniels / Brandy Norwood / Kelly Price
Music by:: Rodney Jerkins

「The boy is mine」

Too Close

Lyrics by:: Robert Kelly / Raphael Brown / Darren Higginbotham / Albert Menendez
Music by:: Robert Kelly

「Baby when we're grinding」

Truly Madly Deeply

Savage Garden

Lyrics by:: Darren Hayes / Daniel Jones
Music by:: Darren Hayes / Daniel Jones

「Truly madly deeply」

Gettin' Jiggy wit It

Will Smith

Lyrics by:: Will Smith / Baybe / Nas / Calvin Broadus / Sean Combs / J.J. Fad
Music by:: Will Smith

「Gettin' jiggy wit it」

All My Life

K-Ci & JoJo

Lyrics by:: Joel Hailey / Cedric Hailey / James Harris III / Terry Lewis
Music by:: Joel Hailey / Cedric Hailey

「All my life」

One Week

Barenaked Ladies

Lyrics by:: Ed Robertson
Music by:: Ed Robertson

「It's been one week since you looked at me」

Tearin' Up My Heart

'N Sync

Lyrics by:: Max Martin / Kristian Lundin
Music by:: Max Martin / Kristian Lundin

「Tearin' up my heart」

Nice & Slow

Usher

Lyrics by:: Brian Michael Cox / Jermaine Dupri / Usher Raymond IV
Music by:: Brian Michael Cox / Jermaine Dupri

「Nice and slow」

Are You That Somebody?

Aaliyah

Lyrics by:: Static Major / Timbaland
Music by:: Timbaland

「Are you that somebody」

Clocks

Coldplay

Lyrics by:: Guy Berryman / Jonny Buckland / Will Champion / Chris Martin
Music by:: Coldplay

「Tides that I tried to swim against」

Only short lyric excerpts are shown for identification. Full lyrics may be subject to copyright.