1998
The top grossing movies were:
1. Saving Private Ryan ***Winner-Best Director. 1999 Academy Awards
2. Armageddon
3. There's Something About Mary
4. A Bug's Life
5. Deep Impact
6. Godzilla
7. The Waterboy
8. Dr. Dolittle
9. Shakespeare in Love ***Winner-Best Picture. 1999 Academy Awards
10. Lethal Weapon 4
Seinfeld airs its final episode, which everyone either loved or hated.
In sports, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa chased the home run record. McGwire would end the season with 70. Cal Ripken Jr. ended his consecutive game streak at 2,632 in Baltimore against the New York Yankees. It was the first time he wasn't in the lineup since 1982.
As for the music, here is the list of songs that were on the top of the charts in 1998.
Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine
R. Kelly & Celine Dion - I'm Your Angel
Next - Too Close
Monica - The First Night
Aerosmith - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
K-Ci & JoJo - All My Life
Will Smith - Gettin' Jiggy Wit It
Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply
Janet Jackson - Together Again
Usher - Nice & Slow
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On
Divine - Lately
Mariah Carey - My All
Barenaked Ladies - One Week
Shania Twain - You're Still The One
Deborah Cox - Nobody's Supposed To Be Here
Usher - My Way
Montell Jordan Featuring Master P & Silkk The Shocker - Let's Ride
Puff Daddy & The Family - It's All About The Benjamin's
Madonna - Frozen
Jennifer Paige - Crush
Dru Hill Featuring Redman - How Deep Is Your Love
98° - Because Of You
Sarah McLachlan - Adia
Destiny's Child Featuring Wyclef Jean - No, No, No Part II
Janet Jackson Featuring BLACKstreet - I Get Lonely
Backstreet Boys - The Everybody (Backstreet's Back)
Shania Twain - From This Moment On
Puff Daddy Featuring Jimmy Page - Come With Me
All Saints - Never Ever
Puff Daddy Featuring Notorious B.I.G. & Mase - Been Around The World
Nicole Featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott & Mocha - Make It Hot
Edwin McCain - I'll Be
Public Announcement - Body Bumpin' Yippie-Yi-Yo
Madonna - Ray Of Light
Uncle Sam - I Don't Ever Want To See You Again
Mya With Sisqo - It's All About Me
Tatyana Ali - Daydreamin'
Mase Featuring Total - What You Want
Inoj - Time After Time
Faith Hill - This Kiss
Boyz II Men - A Song For Mama
Faith Evans - Love Like This
Xscape - The Arms Of The One Who Loves You
Wyclef Jean - Gone Till November
Jon B. - They Don't Know
Marcy Playground - Sex And Candy
Mase Featuring Puff Daddy - Lookin' At Me
Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz - Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)
Is there other information that you would like to see about 1998? What year would you like to hear from next?