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Top Ten Songs of 1998 Trivia Quiz

Do you remember the top songs from 1998? This quiz looks at the top ten songs from that year as compiled from the "Billboard Magazine" Pop Singles Chart. Have fun and good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by maddogmaxx. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
maddogmaxx

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
288,873

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Too Close" earned the top spot of 1998 by capturing the top spot for five weeks and spending a staggering 49 weeks in the Top 40. By what group name did R.L., Tweety and T-Low go by? Hint

TLC

After 7

O-Town

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Question 2 of 10

2. The song at number two for the year features Brandy and Monica together on a song that spent 13 weeks at the top and 27 weeks in the Top 40. What were they arguing over in the song? Hint

where they were going for lunch

a bicycle

a red dress

a boy

3. By the time Shania Twain released "You're Still The One", she had racked up several country mega-hits, three Top 40 pop hits and married record producer "Mutt" Lange. What is Shania's real name? Hint

Cheryl Twain

Shania James

Eileen Edwards

Sandra Tallgrass

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Question 4 of 10

4. Monica's other number one from 1998, "The First Night", comes in at the number four spot for the year. What classic R&B song does it sample? Hint

"Love On A Two-Way Street"

"Love To Love You Baby"

"Love Child"

"Love Hangover"

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Question 5 of 10

5. Savage Garden's "Truly Madly Deeply" accomplished a rare feat by spending a full year on the charts and landed at the fifth spot on the year-end chart. What country is Savage Garden from? Hint

Ireland

Scotland

England

Australia

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Question 6 of 10

6. What song by Canadian singer Deborah Cox landed at the number six spot for the year? Hint

"Nobody's Fool"

"Nobody's Supposed To Be Here"

"Nobody Else"

"Nobody Knows"

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Question 7 of 10

7. The artist who recorded the number seven song of the year, "Together Again", is no stranger to the pop charts. Which member of the Jackson Family recorded the song? Hint

Michael

Stonewall

Jermaine

Janet

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Question 8 of 10

8. Usher's second pop hit and first chart-topper comes in at number eight for 1998. Who backed him up on "Nice & Slow"?
Hint

Macy Gray

Lil John

Jagged Edge

Snoop Dogg

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1998, R. Kelly teamed up with pop megastar Celine Dion on "I'm Your Angel", which spent six weeks at the top and 15 weeks in the Top 40. It also spent a dozen weeks at number one on what other Billboard chart? Hint

Rhythm & Blues

Rap

Adult Contemporary

Dance/Club

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Question 10 of 10

10. The second newcomer among the top ten was a vocal trio from New Jersey. What did Nikki Bratcher, Kia Thornton and Tonia Tash call themselves? Hint

Divine

SWV

En Vogue

TLC

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Too Close" earned the top spot of 1998 by capturing the top spot for five weeks and spending a staggering 49 weeks in the Top 40. By what group name did R.L., Tweety and T-Low go by?

Answer: Next

Next comes from Minneapolis. Their other hits include the gold singles "Butta Love" and "I Still Love You".

2. The song at number two for the year features Brandy and Monica together on a song that spent 13 weeks at the top and 27 weeks in the Top 40. What were they arguing over in the song?

Answer: a boy

Although "The Boy Is Mine" was not the first chart effort for Brandy Norwood or Monica Arnold, it was the first number one single for both artists. They each would follow this duet mega-hit with solo number ones.

Answer: Eileen Edwards

Although it never hit number one, the song's nine weeks at number two and 41 weeks on the pop chart made it number three for the year. Shania was born and raised in Ontario, Canada.

4. Monica's other number one from 1998, "The First Night", comes in at the number four spot for the year. What classic R&B song does it sample?

Answer: "Love Hangover"

"The First Night" is one of the few number one songs that sampled another number one. The first was "Angel" by Shaggy and Rayvon, which sampled "The Joker" by the Steve Miller Band.

5. Savage Garden's "Truly Madly Deeply" accomplished a rare feat by spending a full year on the charts and landed at the fifth spot on the year-end chart. What country is Savage Garden from?

Answer: Australia

Columbia Records forced them to put another sappy ballad on its next album before they would release it. "I Knew I Loved You", which was written in less than hour in response, also went to the top spot. However, a rift formed between the group and Columbia Records and they split up after the next album.

6. What song by Canadian singer Deborah Cox landed at the number six spot for the year?

Answer: "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here"

The Tony Rich Project recorded "Nobody Knows", Tyrese hit with "Nobody Else" and both Kenny Loggins and Cinderella had different hit songs entitled "Nobody's Fool".

7. The artist who recorded the number seven song of the year, "Together Again", is no stranger to the pop charts. Which member of the Jackson Family recorded the song?

Answer: Janet

"Together Again" was Janet's twenty-eighth pop hit. It spent two weeks at number one and 34 weeks on the charts. Stonewall Jackson's only hit "Waterloo" topped the country chart in 1959.

8. Usher's second pop hit and first chart-topper comes in at number eight for 1998. Who backed him up on "Nice & Slow"?

Answer: Jagged Edge

Usher Raymond from Chattanooga, TN certainly didn't start off nice and slow. Before his eighteenth birthday, he had two top-five, platinum singles under his belt. A few years later, he would eclipse his other accomplishments with "Yeah", which stands as the number five song of all-time.

Answer: Adult Contemporary

By the time "Angel" came along, R. Kelly had already established himself as a chart fixture. It was his seventh platinum single, seventh top-ten pop hit and second number one. He was born in Chicago and has spent as much time in the news for his off-stage antics as his singing.

10. The second newcomer among the top ten was a vocal trio from New Jersey. What did Nikki Bratcher, Kia Thornton and Tonia Tash call themselves?

Answer: Divine

Their debut, "Lately", was certainly platinum divine, climbing to the top spot during its twenty-five week run in the Top 40.

Source: Author maddogmaxx

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