Lists of the number one and top·ranked Alternative Rock Songs of 1998
| Title | Artist | Weeks at #1 | Starting Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex & Candy | Marcy Playground | 15 weeks (14 week(s) in 1998) | see 1997 Number Ones for start date |
| The Way | Fastball | 7 weeks | 1998-04-11 |
| Closing Time | Semisonic | 5 weeks | 1998-05-30 |
| Iris | Goo Goo Dolls | 5 weeks | 1998-07-04 |
| Inside Out | Eve 6 | 4 weeks | 1998-08-08 |
| One Week | Barenaked Ladies | 5 weeks | 1998-08-22 |
| Celebrity Skin | Hole | 4 weeks | 1998-10-10 |
| Slide | Goo Goo Dolls | 2 weeks | 1998-10-31 |
| Fly Away | Lenny Kravitz | 2 weeks | 1998-11-21 |
| Never There | Cake | 3 weeks | 1998-12-05 |
| What It's Like | Everlast | 9 weeks (1 week(s) in 1998) | 1998-12-26 |
| 11 total | |||
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The countdown below comes straight from Billboard Magazine's year·end edition of the top 40 Modern Rock Tracks of 1998.
Bear in mind, Billboard takes their ranking from November of the previous year, to November of the current year, so this method won't be accurate for any calendar year.
| Rank | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sex And Candy | Marcy Playground |
| 2. | Inside Out | Eve 6 |
| 3. | Closing Time | Semisonic |
| 4. | Shimmer | Fuel |
| 5. | Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance) | Green Day |
| 6. | Iris | Goo Goo Dolls |
| 7. | Flagpole Sitta | Harvey Danger |
| 8. | The Way | Fastball |
| 9. | I Will Buy You A New Life | Everclear |
| 10. | One Week | Barenaked Ladies |
| 11. | Bittersweet Symphony | The Verve |
| 12. | Clumsy | Our Lady Peace |
| 13. | Given To Fly | Pearl Jam |
| 14. | Intergalactic | Beastie Boys |
| 15. | How's It Going To Be | Third Eye Blind |
| 16. | My Own Prison | Creed |
| 17. | Brick | Ben Folds Five |
| 18. | My Hero | Foo Fighters |
| 19. | Perfect | The Smashing Pumpkins |
| 20. | Wishlist | Pearl Jam |
| 21. | Push It | Garbage |
| 22. | Everything To Everyone | Everclear |
| 23. | (It's) 3 AM | Matchbox 20 |
| 24. | Touch, Peel And Stand | Days Of The New |
| 25. | Father Of Mine | Everclear |
| 26. | Ava Adore | The Smashing Pumpkins |
| 27. | Dammit (Growing Up) | Blink 182 |
| 28. | I Think I'm Paranoid | Garbage |
| 29. | Celebrity Skin | Hole |
| 30. | Don't Drink The Water | Dave Matthews Band |
| 31. | What's This Life For | Creed |
| 32. | Jumper | Third Eye Blind |
| 33. | Save Tonight | Eagle·Eye Cherry |
| 34. | Torn | Natalie Imbruglio |
| 35. | Real World | Matchbox 20 |
| 36. | Zoot Suit Riot | Cherry Poppin' Daddies |
| 37. | Saint Joe On The School Bus | Marcy Playground |
| 38. | Mouth | Bush |
| 39. | Fly Away | Lenny Kravitz |
| 40. | Jump Right In | The Urge |
source: Billboard Magazine back issue from December 26, 1998 via Google Books
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KROQ gets credit as the very first Modern Rock radio station ever! At year's end starting in 1980, KROQ ranked the top "106.7" songs of each year, based on votes by their listeners. The 106.7 comes from their place on the FM dial.
Instead of listing the chart, just follow the link below to go directly to the website providing the chart.
Bear in mind, the ranking has a year·end bias, as the top·ranked songs tended to be the ones most heavily played toward the end of the year.
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91X, another early Modern Rock station from San Diego, also made a listener·based year·end countdown. 91X ranked their top 91 songs each year, beginning in 1983.
Follow the link below to go directly to the website providing the chart.
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WKQX, or Q101 in Chicago, ran with an Alternative Rock format from 1996 to 2003. They ranked their station's top 101 songs each of those years.
Follow the link below to go directly to the website providing the chart.
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