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Biggest Hits 1998

A look back at some of the biggest hits of 1998, with the artists featured include Robbie Williams, Jay-Z, Cher, Steps, Fat Les, Aerosmith, Celine Dion, The Cardigans and Usher.

A look back at聽some of the biggest hits of 1998, courtesy of the extensive Top of the Pops back catalogue.

Film soundtracks dominated the charts with C茅line Dion鈥檚 My Heart Will Go On breaking records and hearts, and Aerosmith鈥檚 power ballad I Don鈥檛 Want to Miss a Thing gaining the band their first and only US No 1 single. Debut artists stunned the charts with Usher, Billie Piper, B*Witched, The Corrs, Cleopatra and Leann Rimes all earning their first performances on the Top of the Pops stages. Robbie Williams proved he would always entertain us, and Cher鈥檚 auto-tune iconic Believe became the best-selling single of all time by a female artist, performed live in Elstree. Add in a bittersweet ballad from Green Day, an unofficial football anthem from Fat Les and many more.

Featuring Robbie Williams, Mousse T. v Hot 'n' Juicy, Catatonia, Jay-Z, B*Witched, Cher, Five, Steps, Fat Les, Aerosmith, The Corrs, Cleopatra, Savage Garden, Leann Rimes, The Mavericks, Celine Dion, Cornershop, Green Day, The Cardigans, Usher, Eagle-Eye Cherry, and Pras Michel.

58 minutes

Last on

Sat 21 May 2022 21:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Executive Producer Alison Howe
Producer Becci Dyson

Broadcast

  • Sat 21 May 2022 21:00

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