US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending May 16, 1998

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending May 16, 1998

US Top 40 Singles Week Ending MAY 16, 1998

#1 TOO CLOSE By Next

US Top 40 Singles – MAY 16, 1998

TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 1 TOO CLOSE –•– Next – 14 (1)
2 2 MY ALL –•– Mariah Carey – 2 (2)
3 3 YOU’RE STILL THE ONE –•– Shania Twain – 14 (2)
4 4 EVERYBODY (BACKSTREET’S BACK) –•– Backstreet Boys – 5 (4)
5 6 BODY BUMPIN’ YIPPIE-YI-YO –•– Public Announcement – 13 (5)
6 11 IT’S ALL ABOUT ME –•– Mya Featuring Sisqo Of Dru Hill – 10 (6)
7 5 TRULY MADLY DEEPLY –•– Savage Garden – 24 (1)
8 15 THE ARMS OF THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU –•– Xscape – 3 (8)
9 8 ALL MY LIFE –•– K-Ci & JoJo – 8 (1)
10 7 LET’S RIDE –•– Montell Jordan Featuring Master P & Silkk The Shocker – 11 (2)

11 9 FROZEN –•– Madonna – 9 (2)
12 10 TURN IT UP (REMIX) / FIRE IT UP –•– Busta Rhymes – 2 (10)
13 14 I WANT YOU BACK –•– N Sync – 11 (13)
14 12 SEX AND CANDY –•– Marcy Playground – 6 (8)
15 13 ROMEO AND JULIET –•– Sylk-E Fyne Featuring Chill – 14 (6)
16 22 MAKE EM’ SAY UHH! –•– Master P Featuring Fiend, Silkk The Shocker, Mia X & Mystikal – 16 (16)
17 20 MONEY, POWER & RESPECT –•– The Lox Featuring DMX & Lil’ Kim – 7 (17)
18 16 NO, NO, NO –•– Destiny’s Child – 25 (3)
19 23 GETTIN’ JIGGY WIT IT –•– Will Smith – 12 (1)
20 19 VICTORY –•– Puff Daddy & The Family Featuring Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes – 9 (19)

21 17 NICE & SLOW –•– Usher – 17 (1)
22 25 TOGETHER AGAIN –•– Janet – 22 (1)
23 24 WHAT YOU WANT –•– Mase Featuring Total – 16 (6)
24 21 MY HEART WILL GO ON –•– Celine Dion – 12 (1)
25 26 HOW’S IT GOING TO BE –•– Third Eye Blind – 24 (9)
26 18 GONE TILL NOVEMBER –•– Wyclef Jean – 15 (7)
27 34 LOOKING THROUGH YOUR EYES –•– LeAnn Rimes – 5 (27)
28 27 DEJA VU (UPTOWN BABY) –•– Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz – 23 (9)
29 32 I GOT THE HOOK UP –•– Master P Featuring Sons Of Funk – 6 (29)
30 30 RAISE THE ROOF –•– Luke Featuring No Good But So Good – 8 (30)

31 28 HOW DO I LIVE –•– LeAnn Rimes – 48 (2)
32 29 I DON’T WANT TO WAIT –•– Paula Cole – 29 (11)
33 31 SECOND ROUND –•– K.O. Canibus – 6 (28)
34 33 A ROSE IS STILL A ROSE –•– Aretha Franklin – 10 (26)
35 42 THIS KISS –•– Faith Hill – 9 (35)
36 35 KISS THE RAIN –•– Billie Myers – 28 (15)
37 40 YOU MAKE ME WANNA… –•– Usher – 39 (2)
38 38 IMAGINATION –•– Tamia – 9 (38)
39 37 CLOCK STRIKES –•– Timbaland & Magoo – 3 (37)
40 36 BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY –•– The Verve – 8 (12)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – MAY 16, 1998

45 39 DO FOR LOVE –•– 2 Pac Featuring Eric Williams – 9 (21)

POWER PLAYS – MAY 16, 1998

41 44 GET AT ME DOG –•– DMX Featuring Sheek Of The Lox – 12 (41)
42 50 SAY IT –•– Voices Of Theory – 7 (42)
43 46 CHEERS 2 U –•– Playa – 8 (43)
44 47 WHO AM I –•– Beenie Man – 10 (44)

NEW THIS WEEK – MAY 16, 1998

85 — THERE’S YOUR TROUBLE –•– Dixie Chicks – 1 (85)
95 — I DON’T WANNA GO ON –•– Innerlude – 1 (95)