"Top" can be measured many different ways. The 5-year "Top 40" links list rock and pop songs in each year that charted in the Top 40 from 1930 to 1998. The list shows the artist and the highest rank each song achieved. The songs that have links retrieve the lyrics for the song from Lyrics World.

Year Peak Title Artist
1995
14
1st Of Tha Month Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
1995
38
Ain't Nuthin' But A She Thing Salt-N-Pepa
1995
31
Any Man Of Mine Shania Twain
1995
6
As I Lay Me Down Sophie B. Hawkins
1995
19
Ask Of You Raphael Saadiq
1995
4
Baby Brandy
1995
7
Back For Good Take That
1995
19
Bang And Blame R.E.M.
1995
15
Beautiful Life Ace Of Base
1995
7
Before I Let You Go Blackstreet
1995
7
Before You Walk Out Of My Life Monica
1995
13
Believe Elton John
1995
34
Best Friend Brandy
1995
6
Big Poppa The Notorious B.I.G.
1995
34
Blessed Elton John
1995
3
Boombastic Shaggy
1995
9
Brokenhearted Brandy
1995
27
Brown Sugar D'Angelo
1995
27
Can I Touch You... There? Michael Bolton
1995
36
Can't Cry Anymore Sheryl Crow
1995
30
Can't Stop Lovin' You Van Halen
1995
13
Can't You See Total featuring The Notorious B.I.G.
1995
2
Candy Rain Soul For Real
1995
10
Carnival Natalie Merchant
1995
39
Cell Therapy Goodie Mob
1995
5
Childhood Michael Jackson
1995
4
Colors Of The Wind Vanessa Williams
1995
19
Come And Get Your Love Real McCoy
1995
30
Comedown Bush
1995
16
Constantly Immature
1995
25
Cotton Eye Joe Rednex
1995
1
Creep TLC
1995
9
Dear Mama 2 Pac
1995
20
December Collective Soul
1995
5
Diggin' On You TLC
1995
18
Do You Sleep? Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
1995
2
Don't Take It Personal Monica
1995
29
Dream About You Stevie B
1995
22
Dreaming Of You Selena
1995
27
Everlasting Love Gloria Estefan
1995
20
Every Day Of The Week Jade
1995
17
Every Little Thing I Do Soul For Real
1995
1
Exhale (Shoop Shoop) Whitney Houston
1995
1
Fantasy Mariah Carey
1995
17
Feel Me Flow Naughty By Nature
1995
32
Feels So Good Xscape
1995
38
Foolin' Around Changing Faces
1995
2
Freak Like Me Adina Howard
1995
14
Freek'n You Jodeci
1995
1
Gangsta's Paradise Coolio f/ L.V.
1995
38
Get Down Craig Mack
1995
38
Get Ready For This 2 Unlimited
1995
32
A Girl Like You Edwyn Collins
1995
26
Give It 2 You Da Brat
1995
30
Good Better Than Ezra
1995
1
Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? Bryan Adams
1995
7
He's Mine Mokenstef
1995
3
Hey Lover L.L. Cool J
1995
16
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me U2
1995
10
Hold My Hand Hootie & The Blowfish
1995
16
Hold On Jamie Walters
1995
37
House Of Love Amy Grant with Vince Gill
1995
13
How High Redman & Method Man
1995
8
I Believe Blessid Union Of Souls
1995
28
I Belong To You Toni Braxton
1995
5
I Can Love You Like That All-4-One
1995
8
I Got 5 On It Luniz
1995
7
I Got Id Pearl Jam
1995
12
I Hate U * Prince Symbol
1995
4
I Know Dionne Farris
1995
34
I Like Kut Klose
1995
25
I Like It, I Love It Tim McGraw
1995
26
I Live My Life For You Firehouse
1995
22
I Miss You NIIU
1995
37
I Never Seen A Man Cry (aka I Seen A Man Die) Scarface
1995
13
I Wish Skee-Lo
1995
13
I'd Lie For You (And That's The Truth) Meat Loaf
1995
39
I'll Be Around Rappin' 4-Tay featuring The Spinners
1995
17
I'll Be There For You The Rembrandts
1995
3
I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need To Get ByMethod Man (Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige)
1995
22
I'm Goin' Down Mary J. Blige
1995
8
I'm The Only One Melissa Etheridge
1995
37
Ice Cream Chef Raekwon
1995
16
If I Wanted To Melissa Etheridge
1995
8
If You Love Me Brownstone
1995
17
If You Think You're Lonely Now K-Ci Hailey
1995
14
In The House Of Stone And Light Martin Page
1995
10
Keep Their Heads Ringin' Dr. Dre
1995
1
Kiss From A Rose Seal
1995
9
Let Her Cry Hootie & The Blowfish
1995
29
Let Me Be The One Blessid Union Of Souls
1995
7
Like This And Like That Monica
1995
29
Mental Picture Jon Secada
1995
20
Misery Soul Asylum
1995
38
Mishale Andru Donalds
1995
28
My Love Is For Real Paula Abdul
1995
27
New Age Girl Deadeye Dick
1995
23
No More "I Love You's" Annie Lennox
1995
2
One More Chance / Stay With Me The Notorious B.I.G.
1995
1
One Sweet Day Mariah Carey w/ Boyz II Men
1995
6
Only Wanna Be With You Hootie & The Blowfish
1995
13
Player's Anthem Junior M.A.F.I.A.
1995
25
Pretty Girl Jon B.
1995
2
Red Light Special TLC
1995
11
The Rhythm Of The Night Corona
1995
10
Roll To Me Del Amitri
1995
3
Run Away Real McCoy
1995
8
Run-Around Blues Traveler
1995
3
Runaway Janet Jackson
1995
5
Scream Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson
1995
27
Sentimental Deborah Cox
1995
14
Short Dick Man 20 Fingers featuring Gillette
1995
13
Shy Guy Diana King
1995
10
Someone To Love Jon B. f/ Babyface
1995
21
Somethin' 4 Da Honeyz Montell Jordan
1995
5
Strong Enough Sheryl Crow
1995
25
Sugar Hill AZ The Visualiza
1995
8
Sukiyaki 4 P.M.
1995
3
Summer Time Shaggy (featuring Rayvon)
1995
18
The Sweetest Days Vanessa Williams
1995
1
Take A Bow Madonna
1995
5
Tell Me Groove Theory
1995
31
Tell Me When The Human League
1995
21
Thank You Boyz II Men
1995
14
This Ain't A Love Song Bon Jovi
1995
1
This Is How We Do It Montell Jordan
1995
15
This Lil' Game We Play Subway featuring 702
1995
31
'Til You Do Me Right After 7
1995
8
Tootsee Roll 69 Boyz
1995
2
Total Eclipse Of The Heart Nicki French
1995
6
Warning The Notorious B.I.G.
1995
1
Water Runs Dry Boyz II Men
1995
1
Waterfalls TLC
1995
2
The What The Notorious B.I.G. (The Notorious B.i.g. and Method Man)
1995
8
Who Can I Run To? Xscape
1995
39
Wonderful Adam Ant
1995
1
You Are Not Alone Michael Jackson
1995
13
You Don't Know How It Feels Tom Petty
1995
33
You Got It Bonnie Raitt
1995
5
You Gotta Be Des'ree
1995
4
You Remind Me Of Something R. Kelly
1995
24
You Used To Love Me Faith
1995
6
You'll See Madonna
1996
5
1,2,3,4 (Sumpin'New) Coolio
1996
12
1979 The Smashing Pumpkins
1996
11
All The Things (Your Man Won't Do) Del Amitri
1996
1
Always Be My Baby Mariah Carey
1996
15
Anything 3T
1996
6
Be My Lover La Bouche
1996
1
Because You Loved Me Celine Dion
1996
7
Before You Walk Out Of My Life Monica
1996
5
Breakfast At Tiffany's Deep Blue Something
1996
22
Bullet With Butterfly Wings Smashing Pumpkins
1996
5
Change The World Eric Clapton
1996
21
Children (instrumental) Robert Miles
1996
16
Closer To Free Bodeans
1996
3
C'Mon N'Ride It (The Train) Quad City DJ's
1996
8
Count On Me Whitney Houston & Ce Ce Winans
1996
15
Counting Blue Cars Dishwalla
1996
9
Doin' It LL Cool J
1996
33
Don't Cry Seal
1996
4
Down Low (Nobody Has To Know) R. Kelly feat Ronald Isley
1996
23
The Earth,The Sun The Rain Color Me Badd
1996
12
Elevators (Me & You) Outkast
1996
8
Fast Love George Michael
1996
9
Follow You Down Gin Blossoms
1996
6
Free As A Bird The Beatles
1996
17
Get Money Junior M.A.F.I.A feat The Notorious B.I.G.
1996
3
Give Me One Reason Tracy Chapman
1996
18
Hay Crucial Conflict
1996
3
Hey Lover L.L.Cool J
1996
3
Hit Me Off New Edition
1996
23
Hook Blues Traveler
1996
1
How Do U Want It 2Pac feat KC And JOJO
1996
5
I Can't Sleep Baby(If I) R.Kelly
1996
2
I Love You Always Forever Donna Lewis
1996
22
I Want To Come Over Melissa Etheridge
1996
11
If Your Girl Only Knew Aaliyah
1996
12
Insensitive Jann Arden
1996
4
Ironic Alanis Morissette
1996
2
It's All Coming Back To Me Now Celine Dion
1996
23
Jealousy Natalie Mercahnt
1996
23
Just A Girl No Doubt
1996
10
Keep On,Keepin'On Mc Lyte feat Xscape
1996
14
Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) John Mellencamp
1996
12
Kissin' You Total
1996
10
Lady D'Angelo
1996
9
Last Night Az Yet
1996
3
Loungin LL Cool J
1996
31
Love U 4 Life Jodeci
1996
23
Macarena Los Del Rio
1996
1
Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) Los Del Rio
1996
2
Missing Everything But The Girl
1996
4
Mouth Merril Bainbridge
1996
31
My Boo Ghost Town DJ's
1996
5
Name Goo Goo Dolls
1996
1
No Diggity Blackstreet feat Dr.Dre
1996
22
No One Else Total
1996
2
Nobody Knows The Tony Rich Project
1996
2
Not Gon'Cry Mary J.Blige
1996
13
Old Man & Me Hootie & The Blowfish
1996
4
One Of Us Joan Osborne
1996
13
Only You 112 feat The Notorious B.I.G.
1996
22
Po Pimp Do or Die
1996
6
Pony Ginuwine
1996
26
Set U Free Planet Soul
1996
2
Sittin' Up In My Room Brandy
1996
21
Soon As I Get Home Faith Evans
1996
13
Sweet Dreams La Bouche
1996
1
Tha Crossroads Bone thugs-n-harmony
1996
20
That Girl Maxi Priest feat Shaggy
1996
7
Theme From Mission Impossible (instrumental) Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen
1996
25
This Is Your Night Amber
1996
14
Time Hootie & The Blowfish
1996
12
Tonite's Tha Night Kris Kross
1996
24
Too Hot Coolio
1996
14
Touch Me Tease Me Case feat Foxxy Brown
1996
2
Twisted Keith Sweat
1996
2
Un-Break My Heart Toni Blaxton
1996
10
Untill It Sleeps Metallica
1996
5
Where Do You Go? No Mercy
1996
17
Who Do U Love Deborah Cox
1996
11
Who Will Save Your Soul Jewel
1996
9
Why I Love You So Much Monica
1996
21
Wonder Natalie Merchant
1996
8
Wonderwall Oasis
1996
8
Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check Busta Rhymes
1996
19
The World I Know Collective Soul
1996
6
You Learn Alanis Morissete
1996
6
You Remind Of Something R.Kelly
1996
1
You're Makin' Me High Toni Braxton
1996
5
You're The One SWV
1997
4
2 Become 1 Spice Girls
1997
1
4 Seasons Of Loneliness Boyz II Men
1997
4
All By Myself Celine Dion
1997
4
All Cried Out Allure Feat. 112
1997
11
All For You Sister Hazel
1997
7
Barbie Girl Aqua
1997
16
Barely Breathing Duncan Sheik
1997
18
Big Daddy Heavy D
1997
2
Bitch Meredith Brooks
1997
13
Building A Mystery Sarah Mclachlan
1997
17
Butta Love Next
1997
12
C U When U Get There Coolio Feat. 40 Thevz
1997
1
Candle In The Wind 1997 Elton John
1997
1
Can't Nobody Hold Me Down Puff Daddy Feat. Mase
1997
21
Coco Jamboo Mr. President
1997
11
Cold Rock A Party Mc Lyte
1997
13
Cupid 112
1997
15
Da Dip Freaknasty
1997
7
Do You Know (What It Takes) Robyn
1997
8
Don't Cry For Me Argentina Madonna
1997
2
Don't Let Go (Love) En Vogue
1997
21
Don't Wanna Be A Player Joe
1997
31
Espn Presents The Jock Jam Various Artists
1997
6
Every Time I Close My Eyes Babyface
1997
11
Everyday Is A Winding Road Sheryl Crow
1997
10
Fly Like An Eagle Seal
1997
4
For You I Will Monica
1997
5
The Freshmen The Verve Pipe
1997
8
G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. Changing Faces
1997
10
Get It Together 702
1997
24
Go The Distance Michael Bolton
1997
9
Gotham City R. Kelly
1997
8
Hard To Say I'm Sorry Az Yet Feat. Peter Cetera
1997
1
Honey Mariah Carey
1997
2
How Do I Live LeAnn Rimes
1997
1
Hypnotize The Notorious B.I.G.
1997
2
I Believe I Can Fly R. Kelly
1997
4
I Believe In You And Me Whitney Houston
1997
6
I Belong To You (Every Time I See Your Face) Rome
1997
19
I Don't Want To Toni Braxton
1997
8
I Finally Found Someone Barbra Streisand & Bryan Adams
1997
25
I Like It The Blackout Allstars
1997
11
I Love You Always Forever Donna Lewis
1997
20
I Shot The Sheriff Warren G
1997
4
I Want You Savage Garden
1997
10
If It Makes You Happy Sheryl Crow
1997
7
I'll Be Foxy Brown Feat. Jay-Z
1997
1
I'll Be Missing You Puff Daddy & Faith Evans Feat. 112
1997
7
I'm Still In Love With You New Edition
1997
4
In My Bed Dru Hill
1997
12
Invisible Man 98 Degrees
1997
7
It's Your Love Tim Mcgraw With Faith Hill
1997
25
Let It Go Ray J
1997
30
Let Me Clear My Throat Dj Kool
1997
4
Look Into My Eyes Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
1997
1
Mmmbop Hanson
1997
1
Mo Money Mo Problems The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Puff Daddy & Mase
1997
10
My Baby Daddy B-Rock & The Bizz
1997
4
My Love Is The Shhh! Somethin' For The People Feat. Trina & Tamara
1997
36
Naked Eye Luscious Jackson
1997
7
Never Make A Promise Dru Hill
1997
18
No Time Lil' Kim Feat. Puff Daddy
1997
3
Nobody Keith Sweat Feat. Athena Cage
1997
6
Not Tonight Lil' Kim Feat. Da Brat, Left Eye, Missy Elliott & Angie Martinez
1997
12
On And On Erykah Badu
1997
9
The One I Gave My Heart To Aaliyah
1997
27
One More Time Real Mccoy
1997
12
Ooh Aah... Just A Little Bit Gina G
1997
2
Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) Backstreet Boys
1997
2
Return Of The Mack Mark Morrison
1997
3
Say You'll Be There Spice Girls
1997
19
Secret Garden Bruce Springsteen
1997
4
Semi-Charmed Life Third Eye Blind
1997
12
Smile Scarface Feat. 2pac & Johnny P
1997
19
Someone S.W.V. Feat. Puff Daddy
1997
7
Sunny Came Home Shawn Colvin
1997
6
Tubthumping Chumbawamba
1997
12
Up Jumps Da Boogie Magoo And Timbaland
1997
1
Wannabe Spice Girls
1997
16
What About Us Total
1997
21
What's On Tonight Montell Jordan
1997
12
When You Love A Woman Journey
1997
22
When You're Gone The Cranberries
1997
8
Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? Paula Cole
1997
2
You Make Me Wanna... Usher
1997
21
You Must Love Me Madonna
1997
17
You Should Be Mine (Don't Waste Your Time) Brian Mcknight Feat. Mase
1997
2
You Were Meant For Me/Foolish Games Jewel
1997
23
Your Woman White Town
1998
3
Adia Sarah McLachlan
1998
1
All My Life K-Ci & Jojo
1998
26
All The Places (I Will Kiss You) Aaron Hall
1998
21
Are You That Somebody? Aaliyah
1998
7
The Arms Of The One Who Loves You Xscape
1998
3
Because Of You 98 Degrees
1998
5
Body Bumpin' Yippie-Yi-Yo Public Announcement
1998
1
The Boy Is Mine Brandy & Monica
1998
12
Come And Get With Me Keith Sweat feat. Snoop Dogg
1998
4
Come With Me Puff Daddy feat. Jimmy Page
1998
10
Cruel Summer Ace Of Base
1998
3
Crush Jennifer Paige
1998
9
Dangerous Busta Rhymes
1998
6
Daydreamin' Tatyana Ali
1998
9
Deja Vu Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz
1998
1
Doo Wop (That Thing) Lauryn Hill
1998
4
Everybody (Backstreet's Back) Backstreet Boys
1998
5
Feel So Good Mase
1998
1
The First Night Monica
1998
4
From This Moment On Shania Twain
1998
2
Frozen Madonna
1998
1
Gettin' Jiggy Wit It Will Smith
1998
7
Gone Til November Wyclef Jean
1998
11
Goodbye Spice Girls
1998
32
Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) Jay-Z
1998
3
How Deep Is Your Love Dru Hill feat. Redman
1998
2
How Do I Live Leann Rimes
1998
9
How's It Going To Be Third Eye Blind
1998
36
Husbands And Wives Brooks & Dunn
1998
6
I Don't Ever Want To See You Again Uncle Sam
1998
1
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing Aerosmith
1998
3
I Get Lonely Janet Jakcson Feat. Blackstreet
1998
14
I Still Love You Next
1998
5
I'll Be Edwin McCain
1998
35
I'll Never Break Your Heart Backstreet Boys
1998
1
I'm Your Angel Celine Dion & R. Kelly
1998
28
Inside Out Eve 6
1998
9
Iris Goo Goo Dolls
1998
38
It Must Be Love Ty Hemdon
1998
6
It's All About Me Mya & Sisqo
1998
2
It's All About The Benjamins Puff Daddy & The Family
1998
1
Lately Divine
1998
33
Let Me Let Go Faith Hill
1998
2
Let's Ride Montell Jordan Feat.Master P & Silkk The Shocker
1998
8
Lookin' At Me Mase feat. Puff Daddy
1998
7
Love Like This Faith Evans
1998
17
Love Me 112 feat. Mase
1998
5
Make It Hot Nicole feat. M.Elliott & Mocha
1998
1
My All Mariah Carey
1998
4
My Body Lsg
1998
20
My Favorite Mistake Sheryl Crow
1998
1
My Heart Will Go On Celine Dion
1998
9
My Little Secret Xscape
1998
2
My Way Usher
1998
4
Never Ever All Saints
1998
1
Nice & Slow Usher
1998
3
No, No, No Destiny's Child
1998
2
Nobody's Supposed To Be Here Deborah Cox
1998
1
One Week Barenaked Ladies
1998
11
The Power Of Good-Bye Madonna
1998
5
Ray Of Light Madonna
1998
38
Real World Matchbox 20
1998
6
Romeo And Juliet Sylk-E. Fyne Feat. Chill
1998
10
Say It Voices Of Theory
1998
8
Sex And Candy Marcy Playground
1998
7
Show Me Love Robyn
1998
37
Someone You Used To Know Collin Raye
1998
7
A Song For Mama Boyz II Men
1998
6
Swing My Way K.P. & Envyi
1998
17
Thank U Alanis Morissette
1998
7
They Don't Know Jon B.
1998
7
This Kiss Faith Hill
1998
6
Time After Time Inoj
1998
1
Together Again Janet Jackson
1998
1
Too Close Next
1998
9
Too Much Spice Girls
1998
9
Touch It Monifah
1998
1
Truly Madly Deeply Savage Garden
1998
6
Tubthumping Chumbawamba
1998
10
Turn It Up [Remix] /Fire It Up Busta Rhymes
1998
12
Westside TQ
1998
6
What You Want Mase Feat.Total
1998
10
When The Lights Go Out Five
1998
2
You Make Me Wanna... Usher
1998
39
You're Beginning To Get To Me Clay Walker
1998
40
You're Easy On The Eyes Terri Clark
1998
2
You're Still The One Shania Twain

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