BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES OF 1998

   1-TOO CLOSE-NEXT-APRIL                 1574
   2-TRULY MADLY DEEPLY-SAVAGE GARDEN-January              1510
   3-YOU'RE STILL THE ONE-SHANIA TWAIN-April                               1316
   4-THE BOY IS MINE-BRANDY & MONICA-July                                  1204
   5-THE FIRST NIGHT-MONICA-October                                        1032
   6-MY WAY-USHER-August                                                    936
   7-CRUSH-JENNIFER PAGE-August                                             906
   8-ALL MY LIFE-K-CI & Jo Jo-April                                         856
   9-LATELY-Divine-December                                                 832
 10-NICE AND SLOW-Usher-February                                           814
 11-Together Again-Janet Jackson-January                                   810
 12-Tubthumping-Chumbawamba-January                                        758
 13-Adia-Sarah McLachlan-August                                            756
 14-Because Of You-98 Degrees-December                                     750
 15-I Don't Want To Miss A Thing-Aerosmith-September                       722
 16-Everybody-Backstreet Boys-May                                          670
 17-This Kiss-Faith Hill-October                                           658
 18-My All-Mariah Carey-May                                                646
 19-Doo Wop (That Thing)-Lauryn Hill-November                              626
 20-I'm Your Angel-R.Kelly & Celine  Dion-December                         618
 21-Body Bumpin' Yippie-Yi-Y0-Public Announcement-May                      572
 22-One Week-Barenaked Ladies-November                                     548
 23-Let's Ride-Montell Jordan & Silkk The Shocker-April                    530
 24-A Song For Mama-Boyz/Men-January                                       500
 25-My Heart Will Go On-Celine Dion-March                                  492
 26-Frozen-Madonna-April                                                   490
 27-When The Lights Go Out-Five-September                                  486
 28-No,No,No-Destiny's Child-March                                         478
 29-Sex And Candy-Marcy Playground-April                                   472
 30-I'll Be-Edwin McCain-October                                           468
 31-It's All About The Benjamins-Puff Daddy & Family-January               466
 32-How Deep Is Your Love-Dru Hill & Redmen-October                        462
 33-Never Ever-All Saints-August                                           446
 34-Come With Me-Jimmy Page & Puff Daddy-July                              420
 35-Gone Til November-Wycliff Jean-March                                   420
 36-Gettin' Jiggy-Will Smith-March                                         410
 37-Make It Hot-Nicole & "Missy" Misdemeanor-August                        408
 38-I Don't Ever Want To See You Again-Uncle Sam-January                   406
 39-Daydreamin'-Tatyana Ali-September                                      398
 40-I Get Lonely-Janet Jackson-May                                         358
 41-From This Moment-Shania Twain-December                                 342
 42-Time After Time-Inoj-August                                            342
 43-I Don't Want To Wait-Paula Cole-February                               328
 44-Lookin' At Me-Mase & Puff Daddy-September                              310
 45-It's All About Me-Mya & Sisqo-May                                      308
 46-The Arms Of The One Who Loves You-Xscape-May                           306
 47-Love Like This-Faith Evans-December                                    306
 48-They Don't Know-Jon B.-July                                            294
 49-What You Want-Mase-March                                               294
 50-Been Around The World-Puff Daddy-February                              284
 51-Deja Vu(Uptown Baby)-Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz-March                     276
 52-Cruel Summer-Ace Of Base-August                                        238
 53-Touch It-Monifah-October                                               236
 54-Say It-Voices Theory-July                                              232
 55-Romeo And Juliet-Sylk E.-April                                         224
 56-Westside-TQ-October                                                    216
 57-Ray Of Light-Madonna-July                                              190
 58-The Power Of Good-bye-Madonna-November                                 180
 59-Swingin' My Way-K.P. & Envyi-March                                     178
 60-Dangerous-Busta Rhymes-January                                         158
 61-How's It Going To Be-Third Eye Blind-February                          156
 62-Turn It Up(Remix/Fire It Up)-Busta Ryhmes-May                          150
 63-Come And Get With Me-Keith Sweat & Snoop Dogg-October                  148
 64-I Want You Back-'N Sync-May                                            142
 65-Too Much-Spice Girls-February                                          124
 66-Iris-Goo Goo Dolls-September                                           118
 67-My Little Secret-Xscape-October                                         86
 68-Bitter Sweet Symphony-The Verve-April                                   74
 69-Friend Of Mine-Kelly Price-July                                         74
 70-We're Not Making Love No More-Dru Hill-January                          70
 71-I Still Love You-Next-October                                           68
 72-Thinkin' Bout It-Gerald Levert-September                                38
 73-Are You Jimmy Ray?-Jimmy Ray-March                                      36
 74-I Can Do That-Montell Jordan-September                                  34