Number 1 Songs in 1998 — UK and US Charts
UK #1
"Believe"
Cher
Cher's comeback single pioneered the use of Auto-Tune as a vocal effect and became the best-selling single of 1998 in the UK, spending seven weeks at number one.
US #1
"Too Close"
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The R&B hit spent 10 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 but the best-selling single of the year was Elton John's Candle in the Wind carrying over from 1997.
Biggest Films of 1998 — Box Office Hits
Armageddon
Box Office: $553 million worldwide
Michael Bay's asteroid disaster film starring Bruce Willis edged out rival asteroid film Deep Impact and Saving Private Ryan at the worldwide box office, though Steven Spielberg's war epic received far greater critical acclaim.
Fashion and Style of 1998
Fashion, clothing and visual culture from the era
Architecture and Buildings of 1998
Buildings completed and structures opened in 1998