World Chart Airplay 🌎Top 50 of September 1998

From around the world, the new entries this month burst with flavor and variety 🎉

🎸 Rock & Pop from the UK, US, and Beyond
At #50, Canada’s fun-loving Barenaked Ladies jump in with the quirky and catchy “One Week”, while Italy’s heartthrob Nek makes us swoon at #49 with the romantic “Se Io Non Avessi Te”. Sweden’s sparkling pop star Meja gives us the slick “All ‘Bout The Money” (#45), and Sheryl Crow returns at #33 with her reflective, radio-friendly “My Favorite Mistake”. UK icons Boyzone remind us that pop ballads still rule with “No Matter What” debuting strong at #34 💕

🪩 Dancefloor Dreams & Electronic Grooves
We’re vibing hard with the French house anthem “Music Sounds Better With You” by Stardust (#44), the energetic “Rendez-Vous” by Culture Beat (#24), and the hypnotic “Mysterious Time” by Sash! featuring Tina Cousins at #27. Jamiroquai delivers funky fire with “Deeper Underground” at #20, while Fatboy Slim keeps the big beats coming at #35 💃🏽🕺🏽

🎤 Pop Queens & Smooth Voices
The ever-intriguing Madonna enters again at #37 with the introspective “Drowned World/Substitute For Love”, showing yet another side of her artistry. UK darling Billie keeps the youth energized with “Because We Want To” (#38), while Neja glides in with the glossy euro-pop track “Restless” at #39.

💘 Romance, R&B & Emotion
Donna Lewis’s tender vocals shine at #12 with “I Could Be The One”, while Eagle-Eye Cherry returns with the heartfelt “Falling In Love Again” at #16. Pop-soul group Simply Red charms us at #18 with a sweet cover of “The Air That I Breathe”, and 4 The Cause delivers nostalgia with “Stand By Me” at #17. Meanwhile, the silky vocals of Savage Garden glide in at #41 with “Break Me Shake Me”.

🎤 Hip-Hop, Urban & R&B Hits That Hit Hard
Will Smith keeps it wholesome at #6 with “Just The Two Of Us”, while Puff Daddy collaborates with Jimmy Page on the dramatic “Come With Me” at #7. And at #5, the ultra-cool Pras Michel, with ODB & Mya, delivers the unforgettable “Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)” 🔥

🎶 A Touch of Latin & Global Pop
Loona dances her way in with the summery “Bailando” at #23, while Ace Of Base keeps up the double play — still grooving with “Cruel Summer” at #8 and “Life Is A Flower” hanging on at #42 🌺

Repeat Favorites Holding Strong
The stunning Des’ree keeps her reign at #1 with the ever-inspiring “Life”, marking a full month at the top spot 🌟
Rock legends Aerosmith jump to #2 with the cinematic and emotional ballad “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing”, giving us all the feels 💞
And Brandy & Monica’s R&B power duet “The Boy Is Mine” still holds strong at #3 — an epic battle of voices and hearts 🎤❤️

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TM LM 2M MS SONG ARTIST LABEL
1 1 29 4 Life Des’ree Epic Records
2 7 26 3 I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing  Aerosmith Columbia Records
3 2 24 3 The Boy Is Mine Brandy & Monica Atlantic Records
4 20 NEW 2 Viva Forever Spice Girls Virgin Records
5 25 NEW 2 Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are) Pras Michel Feat. ODB & Mya Interscope Records
6 15 35 3 Just The Two Of Us Will Smith Columbia Records
7 11 21 3 Come With Me Puff Daddy Feat. Jimmy Page Epic Records
8 29 NEW 2 Cruel Summer Ace Of Base Polydor Records
9 5 9 4 Save Tonight Eagle-Eye Cherry Polydor Records
10 24 50 3 Looking For Love [Remix] Karen Ramirez Mercury Records
11 4 15 3 Horny ’98 Mousse T. Vs. Hot ‘N’ Juicy A&M Records
12 43 NEW 2 I Could Be The One Donna Lewis Atlantic Records
13 3 2 4 Stranded Lutricia McNeal Wildstar Records
14 22 NEW 2 Lady Marmalade All Saints London Records
15 6 14 3 Dreams The Corrs Atlantic Records
16 45 NEW 2 Falling In Love Again Eagle-Eye Cherry Polydor Records
17 19 NEW 2 Stand By Me 4 The Cause RCA Records
18 46 NEW 2 The Air That I Breathe Simply Red EastWest Records
19 12 38 3 C’est La Vie B*Witched Epic Records
20 NEW   1 Deeper Underground Jamiroquai Epic Records
21 8 6 3 Wishing I Was There Natalie Imbruglia RCA Records
22 17 17 4 The Way Fastball Hollywood Records
23 31 NEW 2 Bailando Loona Universal Records
24 NEW   1 Rendez-Vous Culture Beat Columbia Records
25 NEW   1 Closing Time Semisonic MCA Records
26 18 NEW 2 Got The Feelin’ Five RCA Records
27 NEW   1 Mysterious Time Sash! Feat. Tina Cousins Multiply Records
28 9 31 3 Go Deep Janet Jackson Virgin Records
29 50 NEW 2 Crush Jennifer Paige Hollywood Records
30 NEW   1 Millennium Robbie Williams Chrysalis Records
31 30 NEW 2 Happy People Mr. President WEA Records
32 38 NEW 2 I Think I’m Paranoid Garbage Mushroom Records
33 NEW   1 My Favorite Mistake Sheryl Crow A&M Records
34 NEW   1 No Matter What Boyzone Polydor Records
35 23 NEW 2 The Rockafeller Skank Fatboy Slim Skint Records
36 13 4 4 Feel It The Tamperer Feat. Maya Jive Records
37 NEW   1 Drowned World/Substitute For Love Madonna Maverick Records
38 47 NEW 2 Because We Want To Billie Virgin Records
39 NEW   1 Restless (I Know You Know) Neja BMG Records
40 NEW   1 Freak Me Another Level BMG Records
41 NEW   1 Break Me Shake Me Savage Garden Columbia Records
42 21 5 5 Life Is A Flower Ace Of Base Polydor Records
43 10 10 4 Uninvited Alanis Morissette Reprise Records
44 NEW   1 Music Sounds Better With You Stardust Virgin Records
45 NEW   1 All ‘Bout The Money Meja Columbia Records
46 NEW   1 Question Of Faith Lighthouse Family Polydor Records
47 14 1 5 Ray Of Light Madonna Maverick Records
48 41 NEW 2 Can’t Get Enough Of You Baby Smash Mouth Interscope Records
49 NEW   1 Se Io Non Avessi Te   Nek WEA Records
50 NEW   1 One Week Barenaked Ladies Reprise Records