This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.
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- January 28 - "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia. At the same time, he grows out his hair and shaves off is moustache, radically changing his signature look.
- Feb - Six Feet Under Hired Steve Swanson.
- February 15 - Sir Edward Elgar's unfinished third symphony, completed by Anthony Payne was performed for the first time at the Royal Festival Hall, London, UK.[citation needed]
- February 17 - Illegal Art and ®™ark released Deconstructing Beck which quickly spawned reactions from Beck's publisher, record label, and personal lawyer.[citation needed]
- February 19
- February 22 - In Los Angeles, California, Stevie Wonder was honored as the 1999 MusiCares Person of the Year.[citation needed]
- February 24
- February 28 - A failed assassination attempt against the band RAM during the Port-au-Prince Carnival celebration in Haiti resulted in the death of eight innocent bystanders.[citation needed]
- March 13 - The Smashing Pumpkins filed a $1 million lawsuit against UK-based Sound And Media Ltd. alleging that the company released a book and CD about the band without proper clearances.[citation needed]
- March 17- Van Halen III is released. It is the first Van Halen album to feature Gary Cherone on vocals.
- March 26 - Chuck Negron filed a lawsuit against his fellow Three Dog Night band mates alleging that they broke a 1990 settlement agreement and interfered with his career.[citation needed]
- April - John Frusciante rejoined the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the personal request of Flea.[citation needed]
- April 7 - George Michael was arrested in a public restroom in Beverly Hills, California, USA for lewd conduct. He was subsequently sentenced to community service.[citation needed]
- 17–April 19 - The second Terrastock festival took place in San Francisco, USA
- April 29 - Steven Tyler broke his knee at a concert in Anchorage, Alaska, USA delaying Aerosmith's Nine Lives Tour and necessitating camera angle adjustments for the filming of the video for "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing".[citation needed]
- May - The third European Festival of Youth Choirs was held in Basel, Switzerland.
- May 8 - A British court ruled in favor of The Beatles and John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, stopping the release of another Live at the Star Club recording. All copies of the recording and the original tape are awarded to the Beatles, as well as damages and legal costs.
- May 9 - The 43rd Eurovision Song Contest, held in Birmingham, United Kingdom, is won by Israel's transsexual performer Dana International with the song "Diva" See: [1]
- May 29 - Geri Halliwell went into hiding and her public relations representative, Julian Torton, confirmed that she had left the Spice Girls permanently.[1]
- July 15 - Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer suffered burns when his Ferrari caught fire at a gas station.[citation needed]
- August 29 - The Bee Gees open their One Night Only tour in Dublin, Ireland[2]
- October 23 - Britney Spears' debut single, ...Baby one more time releases becoming the top selling single of 1999, and going on to sell over six million units worldwide.
- December 5 - Billboard changed its policy for its Hot 100 chart to allow airplay-only singles or album cuts to be accounted in the chart.[citation needed]
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[edit] Albums released [edit] January [edit] February [edit] August [edit] September-December [edit] September [edit] October [edit] November [edit] December [edit] Release Date Unknown [edit] Biggest hit singles The following singles achieved the highest aggregated chart positions in 1998, according to TsorT.[3] | # | Artist | Title | Year | Chart entries | | 1 | Celine Dion | My Heart Will Go On | 1998 | UK 1 - Feb 1998; US BB 1 of 1998; Holland 1 - Jan 1998; Sweden 1 - Feb 1998; Austria 1 - Feb 1998; Switzerland 1 - Jan 1998; Norway 1 - Feb 1998; Germany 1 - Jan 1998; Éire 1 - Feb 1998; Australia 1 for 4 weeks Apr 1998; Oscar in 1997; Grammy in 1998; Poland 2 - Jan 1998; Australia 3 of 1998; Italy 4 of 1998; Germany 7 of the 1990s; Global 7 (10 M sold) - 1997; POP 9 of 1998; Europe 14 of the 1990s; AFI 14; US BB 24 of 1998; Party 48 of 1999; Scrobulate 67 of soundtrack; OzNet 162; RIAA 246; Acclaimed 1784 | | 2 | Cher | Believe | 1998 | UK 1 - Oct 1998; US BB 1 of 1999; Holland 1 - Nov 1998; Sweden 1 - Nov 1998; Switzerland 1 - Nov 1998; Norway 1 - Jan 1998; Germany 1 - Jan 1999; Éire 1 - Nov 1998; New Zealand 1 for 1 weeks Jan 1999; Australia 1 for 5 weeks May 1999; Austria 2 - Nov 1998; Poland 2 - Nov 1998; Italy 2 of 1999; Global 7 (10 M sold) - 1998; US BB 8 of 1999; POP 8 of 1999; Scrobulate 10 of gay; Australia 14 of 1999; Germany 31 of the 1990s; Europe 72 of the 1990s; OzNet 252; Acclaimed 1839 | | 3 | Aerosmith | I Don't Want to Miss a Thing | 1998 | US BB 1 of 1998; Sweden 1 - Aug 1998; Austria 1 - Aug 1998; Switzerland 1 - Aug 1998; Norway 1 - Aug 1998; Italy 1 of 1998; Germany 1 - Jul 1998; Éire 1 - Oct 1998; Australia 1 for 9 weeks Jan 1999; POP 1 of 1998; US BB 2 of 1998; Australia 2 of 1998; Holland 3 - Aug 1998; UK 4 - Sep 1998; Poland 4 - Jul 1998; Scrobulate 26 of soundtrack; Party 52 of 2007; Germany 71 of the 1990s; Europe 80 of the 1990s; RYM 100 of 1998; OzNet 974 | | 4 | Run DMC & Jason Nevins | It's Like That | 1998 | UK 1 - Mar 1998; Holland 1 - Dec 1997; Switzerland 1 - Dec 1997; Norway 1 - Feb 1998; Germany 1 - Jan 1998; Éire 1 - Mar 1998; New Zealand 1 for 2 weeks May 1998; Australia 1 for 1 weeks May 1998; Austria 2 - Jan 1998; Australia 4 of 1998; Sweden 6 - Jan 1998; RYM 29 of 1983; Italy 31 of 1997; Poland 33 - Feb 1998; Germany 34 of the 1990s; Acclaimed 1050 | | 5 | Shania Twain | You're Still The One | 1998 | US Country 1 - May 2; 1998; US Country Sales 1 - May 1998; US Adult 1- May 1998; Australia 1- May 10; 1998; Canada 1- March 1998; Philippines 1 - April 1998; US BB 2 - May 23; 1998; US ARC 2 - May 1998; Canada RPM 2 - March 1998; US Dance 3- May 1998; US BB Top 40 3 - June 1998; Taiwan 4 - May 1998; US Adult Top 40 6- April 1998; Japan 16 - May 1998; Dutch 10 - May 1998; Belgium 16 - June 1998; The Biggest Hit in Country Music in 1998 winning Best selling Country Single; Song of the Year; Music Video of the Year; Single of the Year in all Country Music awards; and 2 Grammy Award for Best Country Song and Best Female Country Performance in 1998. | [edit] Top hits | | This section contains information which may be of unclear or questionable importance or relevance to the article's subject matter.
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In alphabetical order by title.
[edit] Classical music [edit] Musical theater [edit] Deaths - January 4 - Mae Questel, singer and actress, the voice of Betty Boop, Olive Oyl, Little Audrey & Little Lulu 89
- January 5 - Sonny Bono, singer and songwriter, 63
- January 8 - Michael Tippett, composer, 93
- January 11 - Klaus Tennstedt, conductor, 71
- January 15 - Junior Wells, harmonica player, 64
- January 19 - Carl Perkins, complications following a series of strokes
- February 3 - Fat Pat, American rapper, shot
- February 6:
- February 17 - Bob Merrill, songwriter, suicide
- February 19 - Grandpa Jones, star of Hee Haw, comedian and musician, 84
- February 25 - Rockin' Sidney, soul musician, 59
- February 28 - Todd Duncan, first Porgy in Porgy and Bess, 95
- March 8 - Roger Christian, The Christians
- March 12 - Judge Dread, ska and reggae performer (died on stage)[citation needed]
- April 1 - Rozz Williams, founder of Christian Death, suicide (hanging)[citation needed]
- April 2 - Rob Pilatus , member of Milli Vanilli
- April 5 - Cozy Powell, drummer for Rainbow and Black Sabbath, car accident
- April 6 - Tammy Wynette, country singer, 55
- April 7 - Wendy O. Williams, The Plasmatics, suicide[citation needed]
- April 9 - Tom Cora, cellist and composer, 44
- April 11 - Lillian Briggs, US singer and trombonist, lung cancer
- April 15 - Rose Maddox
- April 17 - Linda McCartney, Wings, breast cancer, 56
- May 2 - Hideto "Hide" Matsumoto, Japanese rock artist, hanging (apparently accidental), 33
- May 7 - Eddie Rabbitt, country singer, lung cancer, 56
- May 9 - Alice Faye, actress and singer, 83
- May 14 - Frank Sinatra, singer and actor, heart attack, 82
- June 10 - Steve Sanders, the Oak Ridge Boys, suicide, 45
- June 25 - Lounès Matoub, assassinated[citation needed]
- July 6 - Roy Rogers, actor, singer, 86
- July 23 - André Gertler, violinist
- August 3 - Alfred Schnittke, composer
- August 24 - Gene Page, arranger, producer and conductor, 58
- August 29 - Charlie Feathers, country blues musician
- September 26 - Betty Carter, jazz singer, 69
- October 14 - Frankie Yankovic, America's "Polka King," 83
- November 20 - Roland Alphonso, saxophonist, 67
- December 11 - Lynn Strait, Snot, 30
[edit] Awards [edit] Grammy Awards Main article Grammy Awards of 1998 [edit] Country Music Association Awards [edit] Eurovision Song Contest Main article Eurovision Song Contest 1998 [edit] Mercury Music Prize [edit] MTV Video Music Awards Main article 1998 MTV Video Music Awards [edit] Charts [edit] Triple J Hottest 100 Main article Triple J Hottest 100, 1998 [edit] See also [edit] References - ^ "Geri Halliwell Quits Spice Girls". MTV.com. 1998. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1429905/19980531/halliwell_geri.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
- ^ "People". The Fresno Bee (Fresno, California: The McClatchy Company): p. A2. June 4, 1998. ISSN 08896070.
- ^ unattributed (26 October 2008). "Songs from the Year 1998". TsorT. http://tsort.info/music/yr1998.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
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