Well, I guess we can say 1998 wasn't the greatest year I've seen in music. In fact, I found difficult to make my personal top 55 of the year (in which Sparkle & Shine from Econoline Crush and No Surprises from Radiohead are kings). No phenomenon in the sales, except for the Titanic soundtrack which success is greatly due to the success of the movie (the movie made a north american income of 488 millions $ in 1998 only, which is about 2½ times more than the second spot, Armageddon). In fact, this is for the international scene, 'cause in Quebec, we got three records who sold incredibly well: Dehors Novembre from the Colocs, the Notre-Dame de Paris soundtrack and, of course, the successor of the huge success Pigeon d'Argile, Grand Parleur Petit Faiseur from Kevin Parent. Also, I think obvious that the 3 biggest hits in Quebec this year goes to 3 Quebeckers. See this on my top 160 of 1998. The biggest news of the year: Geri (Ginger) Halliwell who leaved the Spice Girls and Bill Berry who left R.E.M., which is now a trio without any drummer, like The Smashing Pumpkins. We saw a couple of breakthroughs, like the rappers Manau, Fastball, Nathalie Imbruglia, All Saints, Semisonic, Marcy Playground, Eve 6, La Gamic, Creed (chosen Mainstream Rock Band of the Year by the Billboard, a well merited title because their excellent album My Own Prison have been sold for more than 2 million units in USA only this year) and the German band Rammstein, to mention only these. There have also been this incredible performance of Garth Brooks who, with it's live album, have beaten the record of best sales for a first week before that owned by Pearl Jam with Vs. Alanis Morissette and the Beastie Boys have also sold a lot of records on the first week of their '98 releases.
Here is now the top 160 of the BIGGEST HITS OF 1998 in QUEBEC, as made by myself. After all the revisions I made, I think it's now very representative, at least a lot more than CKOI's top 50 and also more than Musique Plus - Radio Énergie 's top 50. Take that as a reference, it's my gift to you for the new year! If you think I forgot a song, submit it to me in the text field just below. To vote for the "supposed to be weekly" top Powhertz, use the second text field.
1. My Heart Will Go On
Céline Dion
2. Fréquenter l'oubli
Kevin Parent
3. Tassez-vous de d'là
Les Colocs
4. Iris
Goo Goo Dolls
5. The Boy is Mine
Brandy & Monica
6. I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
Aerosmith
7. Les Boys
Éric Lapointe
8. La Tribu de Dana
Manau
9. Gettin' Jiggy Wit it
Will Smith
10. Stop
Spice Girls
11. Break Me Shake Me
Savage Garden
12. The Way
Fastball
13. La Lune Pleure
Okoumé
14. Torn
Nathalie Imbruglia
15. Uninvited
Alanis Morissette
16. Belle
Garou/Daniel Lavoie/Patrick Fiori
17. Intergalactic
Beastie Boys
18. You Make me Wanna...
Usher
19. Back to you
Bryan Adams
20. Ray of Light
Madonna
21. I Know Where it's at
All Saints
22. Maudite Jalousie
Kevin Parent
23. Thank U
Alanis Morissette
24. Closing Time
Semisonic
25. Sweet Surrender
Sarah McLachlan
26. Aime
Bruno Pelletier
27. Viva Forever
Spice Girls
28. Plus Rien n'est Pareil
Dubmatique
29. Ghetto Supastar
Pras Michel & Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya B.O. Bulworth
30. Sex and Candy
Marcy Playground
31. Everything's Gonna Be Alright
Sweetbox
32. Le Vent a Tourné
Noir Silence
33. If You Could Read my Mind
Stars on 54
34. Never Ever
All Saints
35. Frozen
Madonna
36. Crush
Jennifer Paige
37. Forestfire
David Usher
38. Truly Madly Deeply
Savage Garden
39. Feels
Lili Fatale
40. Le Bruit des Origines
Okoumé
41. My Favorite Mistake
Sheryl Crow
42. Le Temps des Cathédrales
Bruno Pelletier
43. Time of Your Life (Good Riddance)
Green Day
44. Together Again
Janet Jackson
45. Zora Sourit
Céline Dion
46. Dolly...On est comme on est
France D'Amour
47. Brimful of Asha
Cornershop
48. Solitude dans la Foule
Rudeluck
49. Can't Take my Eyes off of you
Lauryn Hill
50. Go Deep
Janet Jackson
51. Feel so Good
Mase
52. Push it
Garbage
53. Coriace
Bruno Pelletier
54. History Repeating
Propellerheads & Miss Shirley Bassey
55. C'est d'l'amour
Les Frères à Ch'val
56. Je t'aime Encore
France D'Amour
57. Celebrity Skin
Hole
58. Can't get Enough of you
Smash Mouth
59. All I Have to Give
Backstreet Boys
60. Save Tonight
Eagle-Eye Cherry
61. Too Much
Spice Girls
62. Simple Cité
La Gamic
63. Adia
Sarah McLachlan
64. My Father's Eyes
Eric Clapton
65. Hip Hip Hurray
Marie-Chantal Toupin
66. Just the Two of us
Will Smith
67. Je t'Oublierai, je t'Oublierai
Isabelle Boulay
68. The Dope Show
Marilyn Manson
69. Flagpole Sitta
Harvey Danger
70. Inside Out
Eve 6
71. On a Day Like Today
Bryan Adams
72. That's the Way I Like it
Backstreet Boys
73. Come With me
Puff Daddy & Jimmy Page
74. Perfect
The Smashing Pumpkins
75. Outside
George Michael
76. Heroes
The Wallflowers
77. Sweetest Thing
U2
78. Un été à Montréal
Dubmatique
79. ...Baby one More Time
Britney Spears
80. The Rockafeller Skank
Fatboy Slim
81. Weird
Hanson
82. The Power of Good-bye
Madonna
83. 4 am
Our Lady Peace
84. Gasoline
Moist
85. I Want you Back
N'Sync
86. Parler aux Anges
Nancy Dumais
87. Ava Adore
The Smashing Pumpkins
88. My Own Prison
Creed
89. Laisse-moi Seul
Éric Lapointe
90. Music Sounds Better With you
Stardust
91. Tu ne m'aimes plus come tu m'as déjà aimé
The Philosopher Kings
92. Treat her like a Lady
Céline Dion
93. Gone ‘til November
Wyclef Jean
94. Too Close
Next
95. Given to Fly
Pearl Jam
96. Nice & Slow
Usher
97. Donne-moi un peu de ta Peur
Martine Mai
98. J'oublis ma Folie
Bruno Pelletier
99. Hard to Make a Stand
Sheryl Crow
100. Zoot Suit Riot
Cherry Poppin' Daddies
101. He Got Game
Public Enemy
102. Hey Now Now
Swirl 360
103. Jesus was my Girl
David Usher
104. Pas d'Chilling
Rainmen
105. I'll be There for you
The Moffatts
106. Dr. Jones
Aqua
107. La Lune
Isabelle Boulay
108. Marqué(e)
Axelle Red
109. This is How we Party
S.O.A.P.
110. Missing Your Love
Jonny Lang
111. Gros Tas (d'Marde)
GrimSkunk
112. Nés Sous la même Étoile
IAM
113. Sang d'Encre
Jean Leloup
114. Tearin' up my Heart
N'Sync
115. No Shelter
Rage Against the Machine
116. Lucky Man
The Verve
117. Because we Want to
Billie
118. Cruel (il fait froid, on gèle)
Daniel Bélanger
119. Je Zappe et je Mate
Passi
120. I Will Buy you a new Life
Everclear
121. Du Hast
Rammstein
122. Tears of Pearls
Savage Garden
123. Contrôle
Squeegee
124. Touché en Plein Coeur
G Squad
125. Mlle A
Alain Simard
126. Got the Life
Korn
127. Cose Della Vito / Can't Stop Thinking of you Eros
Ramazzotti & Tina Turner
128. Chaque Jour de ta Vie
Roch Voisine & Richard Marx
129. Wishing I Was There
Nathalie Imbruglia
130. Slide
Goo Goo Dolls
131. Poets
The Tragically Hip
132. The First Night
Monica
133. Sparkle & Shine
Econoline Crush
134. Touch, Peel and Stand
Days of the New
135. J'ai Zappé
Lara Fabian
136. Miroir Miroir
Vilain Pingouin
137. J't'emmène au Vent
Louise Attaque
138. Ta Femme
Yannick St-Arnaud
139. Everywhere
Bran Van 3000
140. Tout Seul
Les Colocs
141. Myriam
Les Mauvais Quarts d'Heure
142. Father of Mine
Everclear
143. Jumper
Third Eye Blind
144. Never There
Cake
145. How's it gonna be
Third Eye Blind
146. I'm Ready
Bryan Adams
147. The Ghost of Tom Joad
Rage Against the Machine
148. Sexy Boy
Air
149. Flashback
Térez Montcalm
150. Daysleeper
R.E.M.
151. Lollipop (Candyman)
Aqua
152. Il Fait Chaud
Passi
153. Le Temps Court
La Gamic
154. I Think I'm Paranoid
Garbage
155. Lullabye
Shawn Mullins
156. I Do
Lisa Loeb
157. Marche ou Crève
Éric Lapointe
158. Stay (Wasting Time)
Dave Matthews Band
159. Teardrop
Massive Attack
160. No Surprises
Radiohead
Powhertz
99/01/08