▸ the year you arrived
1998
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You will be 28 this year — a child of the '90s.
The song that ruled the year you arrived
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Top of your year, by vibe
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Top 10 of 1998
- 1
Too Close
Next
- 2
The Boy Is Mine
Brandy & Monica
- 3
You're Still the One
Shania Twain
- 4
Truly Madly Deeply
Savage Garden
- 5
How Do I Live
LeAnn Rimes
- 6
Together Again
Janet Jackson
- 7
All My Life
K-Ci & JoJo
- 8
Something About the Way You Look Tonight
Elton John, Anne Dudley & Orchestra
- 9
Nice & Slow
USHER
- 10
I Don't Want to Wait
Paula Cole
Your stats
Your generation
Gen Z
1998 belonged to
Next
3 year-end chart hits
🔙 The world you were born into
The world around the music — what was on screen, and what was on the shelf.
🎬 Set the scene
1998 smelled like screen static, warm sidewalks, a Wonder Ball, and a Clearly Canadian.
📼 Saturday cartoons
- Doug👕 tee →
- Rugrats👕 tee →
- The Ren & Stimpy Show
- X-Men👕 tee →
- Batman: The Animated Series👕 tee →
- Animaniacs👕 tee →
- Rocko's Modern Life
- Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
- Spider-Man👕 tee →
- Hey Arnold!
How well do you remember 1998?
7 quick questions — the songs, the artists, the year. No cheating. 😏
💬 Memories from 1998
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