This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot R&B Singles of 1998. The chart is on page 97 of the PDF.
No. Title Artist(s)1 "Too Close" Next2 "They Don't Know" / "Are U Still Down" Jon B.3 "The Boy Is Mine" Brandy and Monica4 "No, No, No" Destiny's Child5 "Nice & Slow" Usher6 "Let's Ride" Montell Jordan featuring Master P and Silkk the Shocker7 "My Body" LSG8 "All My Life" / "Don't Rush (Take Love Slowly)" K-Ci & JoJo9 "I Don't Ever Want to See You Again" Uncle Sam10 "Friend of Mine" Kelly Price11 "It's All About Me" Mýa and Sisqó12 "A Song for Mama" Boyz II Men13 "I Get Lonely" Janet Jackson featuring Blackstreet14 "What You Want" Mase featuring Total15 "You Make Me Wanna..." Usher16 "Body Bumpin' (Yippie-Yi-Yo)" Public Announcement17 "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz18 "Make It Hot" Nicole featuring Missy Elliott and Mocha19 "The First Night" Monica20 "We're Not Making Love No More" Dru Hill21 "Been Around the World" / "It's All About the Benjamins" Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase22 "A Rose Is Still a Rose" Aretha Franklin23 "The Arms of the One Who Loves You" Xscape24 "My All" / "Breakdown" Mariah Carey25 "Gone till November" Wyclef Jean26 "Swing My Way" K. P. & Envyi27 "Still Not a Player" Big Pun featuring Joe28 "Romeo and Juliet" Sylk-E. Fyne featuring Chill29 "My Way" Usher30 "What About Us" Total31 "Thinkin' Bout It" Gerald Levert32 "So Into You" Tamia33 "Lately" Divine34 "Am I Dreaming" Ol' Skool 35 "Butta Love" Next36 "Movin' On" Mya featuring Silkk the Shocker37 "I Still Love You" Next38 "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" Deborah Cox39 "Money, Power & Respect" The Lox featuring DMX and Lil' Kim40 "Dangerous" Busta Rhymes41 "Say It" Voices of Theory42 "Get at Me Dog" DMX featuring Sheek Louch43 "Cheers 2 U" Playa44 "Together Again" Janet Jackson45 "How Deep Is Your Love" Dru Hill46 "Do for Love" 2Pac featuring Eric Williams47 "My Love Is the Shhh!" Somethin' for the People featuring Trina & Tamara48 "Make 'Em Say Uhh!" Master P featuring Fiend, Silkk the Shocker, Mia X and Mystikal49 "Victory" Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes50 "Imagination" Tamia51 "Sock It 2 Me" / "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" Missy Elliott featuring Da Brat52 "Money Ain't a Thang" Jermaine Dupri featuring Jay-Z53 "Feel So Good" Mase54 "Rain" SWV55 "Who Am I (Sim Simma)" Beenie Man56 "I Got the Hook Up" Master P and Sons of Funk57 "Daydreamin'" Tatyana Ali58 "Lookin' at Me" Mase featuring Puff Daddy59 "Horse & Carriage" Cam'ron featuring Mase60 "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" Pras Michel featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard and Mýa61 "Strawberries" Smooth62 "The Party Continues" Jermaine Dupri featuring Da Brat and Usher63 "Touch It" Monifah64 "Bring It On" Keith Washington65 "I Gotta Be" Jagged Edge66 "Everything" Mary J. Blige67 "I Can Do That" Montell Jordan68 "Second Round K.O." Canibus69 "Do Your Thing" 7 Mile70 "Raise the Roof" Luke featuring No Good but So Good71 "Off the Hook" Jody Watley72 "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" Will Smith73 "All I Do" Somethin' for the People74 "I Care 'Bout You" Milestone75 "Turn It Up (Remix) / Fire It Up" Busta Rhymes76 "My Little Secret" Xscape77 "I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto" 2Pac78 "How Do I Say I'm Sorry" Tami Davis79 "Doo Wop (That Thing)" Lauryn Hill80 "Father" LL Cool J81 "Whatcha Gonna Do" Link82 "Westside" TQ83 "The One I Gave My Heart To" Aaliyah84 "Just Clownin'" WC85 "All My Love" Queen Pen featuring Eric Williams86 "Can I Get A..." Jay-Z featuring Ja Rule and Amil87 "Nobody Else" Tyrese88 "Superthug" Noreaga89 "They Like It Slow" H-Town90 "How's It Goin' Down" DMX featuring Faith Evans91 "All the Places (I Will Kiss You)" Aaron Hall92 "Burn" Militia93 "Destiny" Myron94 "Splackavellie" Pressha95 "4 Seasons of Loneliness" Boyz II Men96 "4, 3, 2, 1" LL Cool J featuring Method Man, Redman, Master P, DMX and Canibus97 "Come and Get with Me" Keith Sweat featuring Snoop Dogg98 "In Harm's Way" BeBe Winans99 "Still a G Thang" Snoop Dogg100 "If You Think I'm Jiggy" The Lox
See also 1998 in music Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1998 Billboard Year-End Hot Rap Singles of 1998 List of number-one R&B singles of 1998 (U.S.)
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