http://www.youtube.com/wa...xAO2rPWL78 (click to play in another window)


[ January ]
Erykah Badu - Tyrone
Janet Jackson - Together Again

[ February ]
Boyz II Men - A Song For Mama
Uncle Sam - I Don't Ever Want To See You Again

[ March ]
Destiny's Child - No, No, No
Usher - Nice & Slow

[ April ]
Wyclef Jean - Gone Till November
K.P. & Envyi - Swing My Way
K-Ci & JoJo - All My Life

[ May ]
Brian McKnight - Anytime
Next - Too Close
Janet Jackson - I Get Lonely
Mariah Carey - My All
Public Announcement - Body Bumpin Yippie-Yi-Yo

[ June ]
Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine
Babyface & Des'ree - Fire
Christion - I Wanna Get Next To You
Playa - Cheers 2 U

[ July ]
Beenie Man - Who Am I
Voices of Theory - Say It
Will Smith - Just The Two of Us

[ August ]
Usher - My Way
All Saints - Never Ever
Kelly Price - Friend of Mine

[ September ]
Janet Jackson - Go Deep
Monica - The First Night
Tamia - So Into You
Mya - Movin' On

[ October ]
Tatyana Ali - Daydreamin'
Aaliyah - Are You That Somebody?
Dru Hill - How Deep Is Your Love?
Shaggy & Janet Jackson - Luv Me, Luv Me

[ November ]
Sweetbox - Everything's Gonna Be Alright
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop/That Thing
Monifah - Touch It

[ December ]
Faith Evans - Love Like This
Deborah Cox - Nobody's Supposed To Be Here
Divine - Lately

Cinnie said:

My "like" list is pretty short.

Cinnie said:

I dig only these.

Moonbeam said:

But you looooove those ones

http://www.imeem.com/giob...ting-life/

http://www.imeem.com/jlor...ver-again/

You guys are sick of that Lauryn Hill song or what? Is if you weren't feeling "Doo Wop (That Thing)" in `98!

Cinnie said:

I hated that song, actually. I liked "Ex Factor" a lot, though.

Truth be told, radio was a minefield for me in '98.

C'monnnnn

Cinnie said:

This was the end of my junior year and the beginning of my senior year in college. Good times, good times...

FWIW, I hated "Too Close" by Next back then except for the obvious comic relief. I like it more now, but I'm still mystified that it was so popular.

Cinnie said:

Didn't like it then and still don't.

Cinnie said:

I used to dig this Bruce Springsteen cover.

[Edited 7/1/09 9:26am]

My favorite Gerald LeVert single:


Also, one of my favorite Babyface compositions (from '97 but still hot when '98 began):

Cinnie said:

These are the ones I really liked back then, I had just gotten out of High School the year before so I was still a heavy radio listener.

AlexdeParis said:

nice!

[Edited 7/1/09 9:58am]

AlexdeParis said:

Me too. I never understood how it got to be that big that year. It went number one on so many charts.

I still like the song, I just hate that they consider it "old school" now.

Another '97 hit that bled into 1998:


My favorite Total song and one of my favorites from Timbaland:


Timbaland & Missy's most underrated hit? (just missed #1)


[Edited 7/1/09 9:53am]

Chic35 said:

That song was from 1991!

AlexdeParis said:

It was jamming so hard on youtube, I corrected it...

AlexdeParis said:

Yes! Thank you for posting this gem

AlexdeParis said:

I remember reaaaaally liking the Malcolm Mclaren-based remix with Black Rob on it. I was on their album:

Missy's "Hit Em Wit Da Hee (Remix)" was released in 1998:
http://www.truveo.com/Mis...3434257926

Love that Bjork-sampled ending beat!

Man, this thread is bringing back memories. I was in end of 10th/beginning of 11th grades in '98. Thats when it was ideal to listen to the radio on a regular basis. I'm telling you....

"Friend of Mine" - Kelly Price
Christion's whole "Ghetto Cyrano" cd was hott, but was downplayed. "Full of Smoke" was my shit!!!!

daaaamn....5th/6th grade....



YESSSSS!

I now interrupt my own 1998 R&B thread to bring you the 1998 Jay-Z special:
(he was crossing over on the charts that year anyway)