R&B number-one hits of 1998 (USA)
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These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1998:
Chart history
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 3 | A Song for Mama A Song for Mama "A Song for Mama" is the title of a number-one R&B single by the American R&B group Boyz II Men. The tune, which was written and produced by Babyface, served as the theme song to the 1997 motion picture Soul Food, and spent two weeks at number one on the US R&B chart. To date, it is their last top... |
Boyz II Men Boyz II Men Boyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are the most successful R&B group of all time, having sold more than albums worldwide. In the 1990s, Boyz II Men found fame on Motown Records as a quartet, but original member Michael McCary... |
| January 10 | My Body | LSG LSG LSG was an urban R&B musical supergroup, composed of R&B artists Gerald Levert from Cleveland, Ohio, Keith Sweat from Harlem, NY and Johnny Gill from Washington DC. The group's name "LSG" is derived from the first letter in the last name of each artist .In 1997, LSG released their début album... |
| January 17 | My Body | LSG |
| January 24 | Nice and Slow Nice and Slow "Nice & Slow" is a 1998 single from Usher's second album My Way. It became his first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in early 1998. However, in the UK, it did not follow the number one success of "You Make Me Wanna...", only peaking at #24, therefore becoming the final... |
Usher Usher (entertainer) Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100... |
| January 31 | Nice and Slow | Usher |
| February 7 | Nice and Slow | Usher |
| February 14 | Nice and Slow | Usher |
| February 21 | Nice and Slow | Usher |
| February 28 | Nice and Slow | Usher |
| March 7 | Nice and Slow | Usher |
| March 14 | Nice and Slow | Usher |
| March 21 | No, No, No No, No, No (Destiny's Child song) "No No No" is an R&B song performed by American group Destiny's Child for their debut studio album Destiny's Child and the track was produced by Vincent Herbert, Rob Fusari and Wyclef Jean and received a positive reception from music critics... |
Destiny's Child Destiny's Child Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme... |
| March 28 | Let's Ride | Montell Jordan Montell Jordan Montell Jordan is a former American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer. Jordan became the main solo male artist on its Def Soul imprint until leaving the label in 2003. Of his live performances it is often regarded that he is a rock oriented musician, with Jordan even going as far as to... featuring Master P Master P Percy Robert Miller , better known by his stage name Master P or his business name P. Miller, is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, investor, and producer. He is the founder of the popular label No Limit Records, which went bankrupt and was relaunched as New No Limit Records through Koch... and Silkk the Shocker |
| April 4 | All My Life All My Life (K-Ci and JoJo song) "All My Life" is a song recorded by American R&B duo K-Ci & JoJo. The track was produced and written by Joel "JoJo" Hailey and Rory Bennett for K-Ci & JoJo's debut studio album, Love Always . The song was released physically as from January 6, 1998 as the third single from the album through MCA... |
K-Ci and JoJo K-Ci and JoJo K-Ci & JoJo are an American R&B duo, consisting of brothers Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey and Joel "JoJo" Hailey , Natives of Monroe, North Carolina, they were also members of the chart-topping R&B group Jodeci with the DeGrate brothers—Donald and Dalvin.-On their own:K-Ci and JoJo's first sign of... |
| April 11 | All My Life | K-Ci and JoJo |
| April 18 | Let's Ride | Montell Jordan featuring Master P and Silkk the Shocker |
| April 25 | Let's Ride | Montell Jordan featuring Master P and Silkk the Shocker |
| May 2 | Too Close Too Close "Too Close" is a 1998 song by R&B group Next, and featuring uncredited vocals from Vee of Koffee Brown. It was the second single released from their debut album Rated Next. The song reached number one on the U.S. Hot 100 and R&B charts and has gone Platinum making it their biggest and best known... |
Next Next (band) Next is an American R&B musical group, popular during the late 1990s. They are best known for their hit singles "Too Close" and "Wifey".-History:... |
| May 9 | Too Close | Next |
| May 16 | Too Close | Next |
| May 23 | I Get Lonely I Get Lonely "I Get Lonely" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson from her sixth studio album, The Velvet Rope . Released as the album's third single in late February 1998, it became a top five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, as well as Jackson's twelfth U.S. R&B chart-topper... |
Janet Janet Jackson Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years... and Blackstreet Blackstreet Blackstreet is an American R&B group founded in 1991 by Thomas Taliaferro and Teddy Riley, the inventor of New Jack Swing known for his work as a member of Guy. Chauncey Hannibal and Levi Little were signed under production and management contracts with Thomas Taliaferro and were merged into what... |
| May 30 | I Get Lonely | Janet and Blackstreet |
| June 6 | The Boy Is Mine | Brandy Brandy (entertainer) Brandy Rayana Norwood , known professionally as Brandy, is an American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and dancer. In 2009, she introduced her rap alter-ego Bran'Nu.... and Monica |
| June 13 | The Boy Is Mine | Brandy and Monica |
| June 20 | The Boy Is Mine | Brandy and Monica |
| June 27 | The Boy Is Mine | Brandy and Monica |
| July 4 | The Boy Is Mine | Brandy and Monica |
| July 11 | The Boy Is Mine | Brandy and Monica |
| July 18 | The Boy Is Mine | Brandy and Monica |
| July 25 | The Boy Is Mine | Brandy and Monica |
| August 1 | Friend of Mine | Kelly Price Kelly Price Kelly Price is an American R&B and soul singer, formerly on the Def Soul label.-Life and music career:Kelly Cherelle Price was born in Queens, New York. She was first discovered by Mariah Carey in February 1992 and subsequently introduced to Sony Columbia's then CEO Tommy Mottola... |
| August 8 | Friend of Mine | Kelly Price |
| August 15 | Friend of Mine | Kelly Price |
| August 22 | Friend of Mine | Kelly Price |
| August 29 | Friend of Mine | Kelly Price |
| September 5 | The First Night The First Night "The First Night" is a song by American R&B singer Monica. It was written by Jermaine Dupri, Tamara Savage, Marilyn McLeod, Pam Sawyer and produced by rapper-producer Jermaine Dupri, incorporating a sample of Diana Ross's 1976 recording "Love Hangover," penned by Marilyn McLeod and Pam... |
Monica |
| September 12 | The First Night | Monica |
| September 19 | The First Night | Monica |
| September 26 | The First Night | Monica |
| October 3 | The First Night | Monica |
| October 10 | The First Night | Monica |
| October 17 | How Deep Is Your Love How Deep is Your Love (Dru Hill song) "How Deep Is Your Love" is an R&B single by group Dru Hill and features rapper Redman. It is the first single from the group's second album, Enter the Dru. The song was released on June 23, 1998, the hit song spent three weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart, and peaked at number-three on the US... |
Dru Hill Dru Hill Dru Hill is an American singing group, most popular during the late 1990s, whose repertoire included R&B, soul, and gospel music. Founded in Baltimore, Maryland, and active since 1992, Dru Hill recorded seven Top 40 hits, and is best known for the R&B #1 hits "In My Bed", "Never Make a Promise", ... featuring Redman |
| October 24 | How Deep Is Your Love | Dru Hill featuring Redman |
| October 31 | How Deep Is Your Love | Dru Hill featuring Redman |
| November 7 | Nobody's Supposed to Be Here Nobody's Supposed to Be Here "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" is a single written by Montell Jordan and Anthony "Shep" Crawford. Canadian R&B singer Deborah Cox released the song in 1998 from her second album One Wish.-Chart performance:... |
Deborah Cox Deborah Cox Deborah Cox is a Canadian R&B singer-songwriter and actress. Her 1998 song "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" held the record for longest-running number one single on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart , a record held for nearly eight years. She has achieved ten number-one hits on... |
| November 14 | Nobody's Supposed to Be Here | Deborah Cox |
| November 21 | Nobody's Supposed to Be Here | Deborah Cox |
| November 28 | Nobody's Supposed to Be Here | Deborah Cox |
| December 5 | Nobody's Supposed to Be Here | Deborah Cox |
| December 12 | Nobody's Supposed to Be Here | Deborah Cox |
| December 19 | Nobody's Supposed to Be Here | Deborah Cox |
| December 26 | Nobody's Supposed to Be Here | Deborah Cox |
Chart comparisons
- Five songs reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100/pop chart: "Nice and Slow," "All My Life," "Too Close," "The Boy Is Mine" and "The First Night."
- Five songs reached number-one on the Rhythmic chartRhythmic Top 40 number-one hits of 1998 (USA)This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Rhythmic Top 40 number-ones of 1998.-See also:*1998 in music*Top 40 Mainstream number-one hits of 1998 *Number-one dance hits of 1998 *R&B number-one hits of 1998...
: "Nice and Slow," "All My Life," "Too Close," "The Boy Is Mine" and "How Deep Is Your Love." "You Make Me Wanna..." topped the chart from last year.
See also
- 1998 in music1998 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...
- List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1998 (U.S.)