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1998 rock radio charts

Every number one and the biggest songs on our Alternative and Mainstream rock charts in 1998: 10 number ones on the Alternative chart and 9 number ones on the Mainstream chart.

Alternative rock, 1998

Number ones

SongArtistWeeks at #1First week at #1
Sex And CandyMarcy Playground14Jan 5, 1998
The WayFastball7Apr 13, 1998
Closing TimeSemisonic7Jun 1, 1998
ShimmerFuel1Jul 20, 1998
IrisGoo Goo Dolls1Jul 27, 1998
Inside OutEve 66Aug 3, 1998
One WeekBarenaked Ladies5Aug 24, 1998
Celebrity SkinHole3Oct 19, 1998
SlideGoo Goo Dolls4Nov 2, 1998
Never ThereCake4Dec 7, 1998

Biggest songs of 1998

Ranked by points across the year’s charts: 25 points for a week at #1, down to 1 point for #25.

#SongArtistPeakWeeks
1Inside OutEve 6#132
2ShimmerFuel#130
3Sex And CandyMarcy Playground#125
4Closing TimeSemisonic#126
5The WayFastball#125
6I Will Buy You A New LifeEverclear#327
7IrisGoo Goo Dolls#126
8One WeekBarenaked Ladies#125
9Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance)Green Day#221
10Father Of MineEverclear#422
11Given To FlyPearl Jam#219
12Celebrity SkinHole#117
13ClumsyOur Lady Peace#420
14My Own PrisonCreed#523
15Flagpole SittaHarvey Danger#625
16JumperThird Eye Blind#623
17PerfectThe Smashing Pumpkins#322
18SlideGoo Goo Dolls#115
19Save TonightEagle-Eye Cherry#621
20My HeroFoo Fighters#624
21IntergalacticBeastie Boys#723
22WishlistPearl Jam#521
23BrickBen Folds Five#417
24How's It Going To BeThird Eye Blind#518
25Fly AwayLenny Kravitz#215

Mainstream rock, 1998

Number ones

SongArtistWeeks at #1First week at #1
Touch, Peel And StandDays Of The New3Jan 5, 1998
Given To FlyPearl Jam9Jan 26, 1998
Sex And CandyMarcy Playground1Mar 30, 1998
Shelf In The RoomDays Of The New9Apr 6, 1998
HeroesThe Wallflowers4Jun 8, 1998
The Down TownDays Of The New16Jul 6, 1998
Celebrity SkinHole2Oct 26, 1998
Fly AwayLenny Kravitz4Nov 9, 1998
Turn The PageMetallica4Dec 7, 1998

Biggest songs of 1998

Ranked by points across the year’s charts: 25 points for a week at #1, down to 1 point for #25.

#SongArtistPeakWeeks
1Blue On BlackKenny Wayne Shepherd Band#236
2The Down TownDays Of The New#125
3My Own PrisonCreed#226
4Sex And CandyMarcy Playground#125
5Shelf In The RoomDays Of The New#125
6What's This Life ForCreed#225
7Space LordMonster Magnet#325
8Touch, Peel And StandDays Of The New#123
9Given To FlyPearl Jam#121
10Inside OutEve 6#221
11The Unforgiven IIMetallica#322
12Fly AwayLenny Kravitz#119
13Celebrity SkinHole#116
14It's AlrightCandlebox#216
153AMmatchbox 20#217
16TornCreed#425
17My HeroFoo Fighters#626
18ShimmerFuel#524
19Closing TimeSemisonic#824
20SlideGoo Goo Dolls#214
21FuelMetallica#520
22IrisGoo Goo Dolls#623
23I Lie In The Bed I MakeBrother Cane#218
24Cut You InJerry Cantrell#321
25Psycho CircusKISS#216

Week by week

Each week’s #1 song. Click one to open that week’s full top 25.

WeekAlternative #1Mainstream #1
Jan 5, 1998Sex And CandyMarcy PlaygroundTouch, Peel And StandDays Of The New
Jan 12, 1998Sex And CandyMarcy PlaygroundTouch, Peel And StandDays Of The New
Jan 19, 1998Sex And CandyMarcy PlaygroundTouch, Peel And StandDays Of The New
Jan 26, 1998Sex And CandyMarcy PlaygroundGiven To FlyPearl Jam
Feb 2, 1998Sex And CandyMarcy PlaygroundGiven To FlyPearl Jam
Feb 9, 1998Sex And CandyMarcy PlaygroundGiven To FlyPearl Jam
Feb 16, 1998Sex And CandyMarcy PlaygroundGiven To FlyPearl Jam
Feb 23, 1998Sex And CandyMarcy PlaygroundGiven To FlyPearl Jam
Mar 2, 1998Sex And CandyMarcy PlaygroundGiven To FlyPearl Jam
Mar 9, 1998Sex And CandyMarcy PlaygroundGiven To FlyPearl Jam
Mar 16, 1998Sex And CandyMarcy PlaygroundGiven To FlyPearl Jam
Mar 23, 1998Sex And CandyMarcy PlaygroundGiven To FlyPearl Jam
Mar 30, 1998Sex And CandyMarcy PlaygroundSex And CandyMarcy Playground
Apr 6, 1998Sex And CandyMarcy PlaygroundShelf In The RoomDays Of The New
Apr 13, 1998The WayFastballShelf In The RoomDays Of The New
Apr 20, 1998The WayFastballShelf In The RoomDays Of The New
Apr 27, 1998The WayFastballShelf In The RoomDays Of The New
May 4, 1998The WayFastballShelf In The RoomDays Of The New
May 11, 1998The WayFastballShelf In The RoomDays Of The New
May 18, 1998The WayFastballShelf In The RoomDays Of The New
May 25, 1998The WayFastballShelf In The RoomDays Of The New
Jun 1, 1998Closing TimeSemisonicShelf In The RoomDays Of The New
Jun 8, 1998Closing TimeSemisonicHeroesThe Wallflowers
Jun 15, 1998Closing TimeSemisonicHeroesThe Wallflowers
Jun 22, 1998Closing TimeSemisonicHeroesThe Wallflowers
Jun 29, 1998Closing TimeSemisonicHeroesThe Wallflowers
Jul 6, 1998Closing TimeSemisonicThe Down TownDays Of The New
Jul 13, 1998Closing TimeSemisonicThe Down TownDays Of The New
Jul 20, 1998ShimmerFuelThe Down TownDays Of The New
Jul 27, 1998IrisGoo Goo DollsThe Down TownDays Of The New
Aug 3, 1998Inside OutEve 6The Down TownDays Of The New
Aug 10, 1998Inside OutEve 6The Down TownDays Of The New
Aug 17, 1998Inside OutEve 6The Down TownDays Of The New
Aug 24, 1998One WeekBarenaked LadiesThe Down TownDays Of The New
Aug 31, 1998Inside OutEve 6The Down TownDays Of The New
Sep 7, 1998One WeekBarenaked LadiesThe Down TownDays Of The New
Sep 14, 1998One WeekBarenaked LadiesThe Down TownDays Of The New
Sep 21, 1998One WeekBarenaked LadiesThe Down TownDays Of The New
Sep 28, 1998One WeekBarenaked LadiesThe Down TownDays Of The New
Oct 5, 1998Inside OutEve 6The Down TownDays Of The New
Oct 12, 1998Inside OutEve 6The Down TownDays Of The New
Oct 19, 1998Celebrity SkinHoleThe Down TownDays Of The New
Oct 26, 1998Celebrity SkinHoleCelebrity SkinHole
Nov 2, 1998SlideGoo Goo DollsCelebrity SkinHole
Nov 9, 1998Celebrity SkinHoleFly AwayLenny Kravitz
Nov 16, 1998SlideGoo Goo DollsFly AwayLenny Kravitz
Nov 23, 1998SlideGoo Goo DollsFly AwayLenny Kravitz
Nov 30, 1998SlideGoo Goo DollsFly AwayLenny Kravitz
Dec 7, 1998Never ThereCakeTurn The PageMetallica
Dec 14, 1998Never ThereCakeTurn The PageMetallica
Dec 21, 1998Never ThereCakeTurn The PageMetallica
Dec 28, 1998Never ThereCakeTurn The PageMetallica