Top 10 Best Songs of 1998

Ah, 1998. It was a surprisingly simpler time when frosted tips were a totally valid life choice and dial-up internet screeching was the daily soundtrack to our digital lives. The music industry was naturally having an absolute field day. Record executives were practically swimming in cash as North American music sales rocketed past the fourteen-billion-dollar mark. That mountain of money bought us a wildly eclectic buffet of auditory treats. Teen pop exploded across the radio dial like a highly synchronized glitter bomb. Meanwhile, dramatic movie soundtracks made everyone weep, and hip hop firmly cemented its mainstream dominance.

The sonic landscape of the late 1990s was simply undeniable. Whether you were riding the school bus trying to keep your portable CD player from skipping or awkwardly slow dancing in a gymnasium, these tunes were always playing in the background. So grab your butterfly clips and your absolute baggiest jeans. We are counting down the best tracks from a year that permanently shaped the musical tastes of an entire generation.

The Top Ten

  1. ...Baby One More Time - Britney Spears

    For me, it's Britney's signature.

  2. Frozen - Madonna

    One of the most successful Madonna songs.

    This is one of the best songs of all time.

  3. I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith

  4. Changes - 2Pac

  5. Iris - Goo Goo Dolls

  6. Believe - Cher

    First song to have Auto-Tune.

  7. You're Still the One - Shania Twain

  8. Fly Away - Lenny Kravitz

  9. Dragula - Rob Zombie

  10. Got the Life - Korn

    It's Korn. So honestly, I'd rather hear this song than most songs today.

    11. The Newcomers
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    Daysleeper - R.E.M.

  12. ?

    Highlights - Backyard Babies

    13. The Contenders

  13. Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) - The Offspring

    The Offspring is a decent band in my opinion.

  14. Ray of Light - Madonna

    And Frozen is as good. Madonna slays!

  15. Cruel Summer - Ace of Base

  16. Tunak Tunak Tun - Daler Mehndi

  17. Prisoner of Society - The Living End

  18. My All - Mariah Carey

  19. Everybody (Backstreet's Back) - Backstreet Boys

    Everybody remembers that song and the video. Even the non-fans love that song. That song is one of the greatest. They made everyone love that song.

  20. Closing Time - Semisonic

    The 30th best song I've heard in my life. The reason why 1998 was my favorite music year. I find this also nostalgic even though I'm a 2010s kid.

    However, in recent years it's been overplayed severely, but I don't care. I just love this song.

    I heard this song some time ago. It is great.

  21. Intergalactic - Beastie Boys

  22. My Hero - Foo Fighters

    I know Foo Fighters and this favorable song too.

  23. Sugar - System of a Down

  24. Push It - Garbage

  25. Whiskey in the Jar - Metallica

  26. The Way - Fastball

  27. You Get What You Give - New Radicals

    It took some time to grow on me, but yeah, this song is great. It is one of the more underrated songs of the '90s in my humble opinion.

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