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Top Rock Songs of 1998

1997 <-1998-> 1999

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1.
05/1998
373

✫1
US
13
AC


4
rock


4
UK
ninth song in hot 100 history to debut at #1
[Columbia 78952]
written by Diane Warren
2.
06/1998
360

✫1
US






✫1
alt.
5
UK
[Reprise 17174]
written by Ed Robertson
3.
07/1998

Fly Away by Lenny Kravitz

from 5   5
330

12
US




✫1
rock
✫1
alt.
✫1
UK
written by Lenny Kravitz
4.
12/1998
269

3
US
27
AC


38
rock
✫1
alt.
10
UK
5.
07/1998
256

5
US






8
alt.
6
UK
written by Eagle-Eye Cherry
6.
10/1998
251

53
US




5
rock
3
alt.
✫1
UK
[album cut]
written by Dexter Holland, Noodles, Greg K. & Ron Welty
7.
02/1998
211

5
US




25
rock
✫1
alt.
21
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Tony Scalzo
8.
01/1998
206









15
alt.
✫1
UK
written by Noel Gallagher
9.
09/1998
205

7
US






9
alt.
9
UK
written by David Nichtern
10.
10/1998
189

17
US






12
alt.
5
UK
[album cut]
written by Alanis Morissette & Glen Ballard
11.
06/1998
176

28
US






4
alt.
5
UK
[Grand R. 58705]
written by Mario Caldato, Mike D (as Michael Diamond), Ad-Rock (as Adam Horovitz) & MCA (as Adam Yauch)
12.
10/1998
172

63
US




31
rock
9
alt.
3
UK
[album cut]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.
13.
01/1998
167

21
US




✫1
rock
3
alt.
12
UK
[Epic 78797]
written by Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder
14.
09/1998
166

8
US




4
rock
✫1
alt.
43
UK
written by John Rzeznik
15.
10/1998
160

36
US






8
alt.
5
UK
16.
04/1998
154

9
US
22
AC


8
rock
✫1
alt.
50
UK
Iris spent a record 18 weeks at number one on the Hot 100 Airplay chart, but did not hit number one on the US Hot 100 as Billboard (at the time) did not allow songs to enter the Hot 100 without a commercial single release.
[Warner Sunset LP Cut]
written by John Rzeznik
17.
10/1998
153

13
US




✫1
rock
✫1
alt.
34
UK
written by Everlast (as Erik Schrody)
18.
04/1998
150

4
US






26
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Alanis Morissette
19.
08/1998
144







40
rock
19
alt.
4
UK
written by Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal & Steve Hewitt (as Steven Hewitt)
20.
07/1998
142

5
US






9
alt.


[Elektra 64058]
written by Stephan Jenkins
21.
09/1998
139

20
US






26
alt.
9
UK
[album cut]
written by Sheryl Crow & Jeff Trott
22.
10/1998

Daysleeper by R.E.M.

from Up   Up
136

57
US




30
rock
18
alt.
6
UK
[Warner 17129]
written by Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe
23.
04/1998
135

52
US


5
dance


5
alt.
9
UK
[Almo Sounds 89014]
written by Butch Vig, Steve Marker, Duke Erikson & Shirley Manson
24.
05/1998
127

42
US




8
rock
3
alt.
11
UK
written by Billy Corgan
25.
06/1998
124

76
US






39
alt.
6
UK
[Skint 66242 (Astralwerks)]
written by Fatboy Slim, John Barry, Winifred Terry & Robert Hall
26.
03/1998
120

11
US




13
rock
✫1
alt.
147
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Dan Wilson
27.
02/1998
116

16
US
2
AC


26
rock


33
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[Duck LP Cut]
written by Eric Clapton
28.
07/1998
111

70
US






6
alt.
9
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[Almo Sounds 88005]
written by Duke Erikson (as Doug Erikson), Shirley Manson, Steve Marker & Butch Vig
29.
09/1998
106

85
US




4
rock
✫1
alt.
19
UK
[DGC album cut]
written by Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson & Billy Corgan
30.
10/1998
98

52
US


10
dance


11
alt.
15
UK
31.
06/1998
96

25
US






26
alt.
19
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Colin Campsie, Phil Thornalley & Andrew Wright
32.
08/1998
92

122
US




12
rock
15
alt.
12
UK
[album cut]
written by Twiggy Ramirez
33.
04/1998
83

49
US






13
alt.
16
UK
[Atlantic 84104]
written by Tori Amos
34.
05/1998

Inside Out by Eve 6

from Eve 6   Eve 6
82

28
US




5
rock
✫1
alt.


[album cut]
written by Max Collins
35.
12/1998
80

81
US




16
rock
3
alt.
22
UK
36.
02/1998

Wishlist by Pearl Jam

from Yield   Yield
78

47
US




6
rock
6
alt.
30
UK
[Epic 78896]
written by Eddie Vedder
37.
06/1998
78

54
US




33
rock
3
alt.
24
UK
[Virgin 38650]
written by Billy Corgan
38.
01/1998
74







8
rock
6
alt.
21
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel & Pat Smear (as Georg Ruthenberg)
39.
11/1998
72





44
dance


15
alt.
15
UK
written by Mario Caldato, Mike D (as Michael Diamond), Ad-Rock (as Adam Horovitz), MCA (as Adam Yauch) & Tito Puente
40.
10/1998
72









16
alt.
14
UK
41.
09/1998
70

61
US






36
alt.
17
UK
[Reprise 44546]
written by Martin Gore
42.
05/1998
68

27
US




4
rock
9
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by David Bowie & Brian Eno
43.
12/1998
66

56
US


2
dance
18
rock
4
alt.


[Elementree 44555]
written by Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris & Bernard Sumner
44.
04/1998
64







✫1
rock


26
UK
45.
12/1998

One by Creed

from My Own Prison   My Own Prison
60

70
US




2
rock
2
alt.


[album cut]
written by Scott Stapp & Mark Tremonti
46.
04/1998
60

38
US




33
rock
3
alt.
57
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Aaron Huffman, Jeff J. Lin (as Jeff Lin), Sean Nelson & Evan Sult
47.
05/1998
60

18
US






32
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Natalie Merchant
48.
11/1998
59

44
US






15
alt.
28
UK
written by Steven Page
49.
08/1998
58







15
rock
17
alt.
23
UK
written by Jonathan Davis [Korn], James Shaffer (as James "Munky" Shaffer), Reginald Arvizu (as Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu), Brian Welch (as Brian "Head" Welch) & David Silveria
50.
06/1998
57









12
alt.
20
UK
written by Dave Grohl
51.
02/1998
55

33
US




20
rock
3
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Art Alexakis, Greg Eklund & Craig Montoya
52.
03/1998

Shimmer by Fuel

from Sunburn   Sunburn
55

42
US




11
rock
2
alt.


[550 Music 15155]
written by Carl Bell
53.
09/1998
51

78
US




40
rock
✫1
alt.
66
UK
written by John McCrea
54.
12/1998

Lotus by R.E.M.

from Up   Up
44







31
rock
31
alt.
26
UK
55.
09/1998
44









40
alt.
23
UK
written by Mark Oliver Everett (as Mark Everett) & Michael Simpson
56.
04/1998
42

38
US




17
rock
13
alt.
119
UK
written by Rob Thomas
57.
04/1998
42









16
alt.
27
UK
written by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt (as Mike Pritchard) & Tré Cool (as Frank Wright)
58.
11/1998
42

117
US






6
alt.
36
UK
featuring Pigeonhead
[Skint 79102]
written by Steve Fisk & Shawn Smith
59.
08/1998
42

116
US




6
rock
27
alt.
44
UK
[album cut]
written by Rob Zombie & Scott Humphrey
60.
09/1998
42









33
alt.
25
UK
written by PJ Harvey
61.
12/1998
41









16
alt.
28
UK
62.
07/1998
41

27
US






30
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Sandy Linzer & Denny Randell
63.
06/1998
40







✫1
rock
10
alt.


64.
07/1998
39

94
US






15
alt.
34
UK
as Brian Setzer Orchestra
[album cut]
written by Louis Prima
65.
01/1998
38

78
US




✫1
rock




as Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
written by Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Mark Selby & Tia Sillers
66.
11/1998
37

118
US




3
rock


55
UK
[American/Columbia album cut]
written by Chris Robinson & Rich Robinson
67.
06/1998
36







✫1
rock
19
alt.


written by Travis Meeks
68.
11/1998
35

102
US




✫1
rock
39
alt.


[album cut]
written by Bob Seger
69.
08/1998
35

104
US




8
rock
5
alt.


[Trauma album cut]
written by Adam Paskowitz
70.
12/1998

Leech by Eve 6

from Eve 6   Eve 6
35







10
rock
6
alt.
81
UK
71.
07/1998
35

70
US




29
rock
4
alt.


[album cut]
written by Art Alexakis, Greg Eklund & Craig Montoya
72.
03/1998
34

41
US






15
alt.
93
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Steve Perry [Oregon musician] (as Stephen Perry)
73.
09/1998
34







31
rock
11
alt.
39
UK
written by Dan Wilson
74.
03/1998
29







✫1
rock




75.
03/1998
29







✫1
rock




76.
09/1998
28







✫1
rock




77.
06/1998
28







2
rock
32
alt.


78.
09/1998
28

62
US
19
AC


15
rock




[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[Columbia LP Cut]
written by John Mellencamp & George Green (as George M. Green)
79.
01/1998
27







3
rock
22
alt.


written by Travis Meeks
80.
02/1998
27

70
US






28
alt.
60
UK
[Echo 568285]
written by Martin Virgo
81.
10/1998
27







20
rock


39
UK
written by Dave Wyndorf (as David Wyndorf)
82.
04/1998
27







19
rock
4
alt.


written by Dave Matthews
83.
02/1998
27







5
rock
15
alt.


written by Jerry Cantrell
84.
03/1998
27







4
rock
20
alt.


85.
10/1998
26









21
alt.
39
UK
written by Beck (as Beck Hansen)
86.
10/1998
26

116
US




7
rock
19
alt.


[Republic album]
written by Sully Erna & Tony Rombola
87.
05/1998
25







3
rock
29
alt.


written by Dave Wyndorf (as David Wyndorf)
88.
03/1998
24







39
rock


37
UK
89.
01/1998
23







8
rock
12
alt.


written by Chris Cornell
90.
07/1998
23







7
rock
16
alt.


91.
04/1998
23

58
US






14
alt.


[Atlantic 84144]
written by Alex McKinney, Grey Brewster, Mark Kano & Nic Brown
92.
08/1998
22

86
US




25
rock
13
alt.


[Hollywood album cut]
written by Miles Zuniga
93.
03/1998
21







19
rock
21
alt.
82
UK
written by Royston Langdon
94.
02/1998

Torn by Creed

from My Own Prison   My Own Prison
21







3
rock




95.
07/1998
21







3
rock




as Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
written by Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Danny Tate
96.
10/1998
21







3
rock




97.
10/1998
21

75
US






11
alt.


[album cut]
written by Dave Matthews
98.
07/1998
20

69
US






12
alt.


99.
01/1998
20

49
US




29
rock




[Christmas]
[instrumental]
[R]
[album cut]
written by Robert Kinkel, Paul O'Neill & Jon Oliva
100.
07/1998
19







4
rock





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