In Retrospect

If I had the power, perhaps in an alternate timeline, the Top 40 would have been quite different...

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Number
1

Sex and Candy
Marcy Playground
From the album: Marcy Playground
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
12
Number
2 Up by 1

I'm Afraid Of Americans
David Bowie
From the album: Earthling
Peak
2
Weeks
10
Number
3 Down by 1

Karma Police
Radiohead
From the album: OK Computer
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
14
Number
4 Up by 2

Monosynth
Joy Electric
Peak
4
Weeks
4
Number
5 Down by 1

Sweet Surrender
Sarah McLachlan
From the album: Surfacing
Peak
4
Weeks
16
Number
6 Down by 1

On and On
Longpigs
From the album: The Sun Is Often Out
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
17
Number
7

Saint of Me
The Rolling Stones
From the album: Bridges to Babylon
Peak
7
Weeks
15
Number
8

Brick
Ben Folds Five
From the album: Whatever and Ever Amen
Peak
8
Weeks
11
Number
9

These Are the Things About You
Ivy
From the album: Apartment Life
Peak
9
Weeks
11
Number
10 Up by 1

Seems So
The Apples in Stereo
From the album: Tone Soul Evolution
Peak
10
Weeks
13
Number
11 Up by 1

You're Gorgeous
Babybird
From the album: Ugly Beautiful
Peak
11
Weeks
11
Number
12 Down by 2

Tubthumping
Chumbawamba
From the album: Tubthumper
Peak
3
Weeks
19
Number
13 Up by 2

She Said
Longpigs
From the album: The Sun Is Often Out
Peak
13
Weeks
7
Number
14

Fall on Tears
Love Spit Love
From the album: Trysome Eatone
Peak
14
Weeks
11
Number
15 Up by 1

Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance)
Green Day
From the album: Nimrod
Peak
15
Weeks
9
Number
16 Up by 1

Wash It Away
Black Lab
From the album: Your Body Above Me
Peak
16
Weeks
8
Number
17 Down by 4

Bitter Sweet Symphony
The Verve
From the album: Urban Hymns
Peak
7
Weeks
17
Number
18 Up by 5

Lost Myself
Longpigs
From the album: The Sun Is Often Out
Peak
18
Weeks
5
Number
19

I Do
Lisa Loeb
From the album: Firecracker
Peak
19
Weeks
10
Number
20

Candy Girl
Babybird
From the album: Ugly Beautiful
Peak
20
Weeks
6
Number
21

Around the World
Daft Punk
From the album: Homework
Peak
21
Weeks
8
Number
22 Up by 2

The Mummers' Dance
Loreena McKennitt
Peak
22
Weeks
7
Number
23 Down by 5

All That That Implies
Michael Penn
From the album: Resigned
Peak
5
Weeks
18
Number
24 Down by 2

Brimful Of Asha
Cornershop
From the album: When I Was Born for the 7th Time
Peak
11
Weeks
16
Number
25

Streets of Where I'm From
Old 97's
From the album: Too Far to Care
Peak
25
Weeks
13
Number
26

I've Got a Feeling
Ivy
From the album: Apartment Life
Peak
26
Weeks
14
Number
27 Up by 4

Salome
Old 97's
From the album: Too Far to Care
Peak
27
Weeks
3
Number
28 Down by 1

16 Days
Whiskeytown
Peak
2
Weeks
22
Number
29 Down by 1

Barrier Reef
Old 97's
From the album: Too Far to Care
Peak
10
Weeks
21
Number
30 Down by 1

Everything to Everyone
Everclear
From the album: So Much for the Afterglow
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
19
Number
31 Down by 1

Deadweight
Beck
Peak
25
Weeks
13
Number
32 Up by 6

Shine a Light
The Apples in Stereo
From the album: Tone Soul Evolution
Peak
32
Weeks
2
Number
33 Debut

Untouchable
Rialto
Peak
33
Weeks
1
Number
34

Ain't Goin' to Goa
A3
Peak
34
Weeks
8
Number
35 Up by 1

Losing a Whole Year
Third Eye Blind
From the album: Third Eye Blind
Peak
35
Weeks
3
Number
36 Up by 3

Tomorrow Never Dies
Sheryl Crow
From the album: Tomorrow Never Dies
Peak
36
Weeks
2
Number
37 Down by 5

All Mine
Portishead
From the album: Portishead
Peak
16
Weeks
15
Number
38 Down by 5

Nosering Girl
Nerf Herder
Peak
28
Weeks
13
Number
39 Down by 4

Silicon Teens
Pulsars
From the album: Pulsars
Peak
4
Weeks
21
Number
40 Debut

Trampoline
Wild Strawberries
Peak
40
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
37 Dropout

Timebomb
Old 97's
From the album: Too Far to Care
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
25
Number
40 Dropout

Electric Barbarella
Duran Duran
From the album: Medazzaland
Peak
36
Weeks
8

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Date

January 24, 1998

Songs

40

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1 1 Marcy Playground – “Sex and Candy” 1(×2) 12

3 2 David Bowie – “I'm Afraid Of Americans” 2 10

2 3 Radiohead – “Karma Police” 1(×4) 14

6 4 Joy Electric – “Monosynth” 4 4

4 5 Sarah McLachlan – “Sweet Surrender” 4 16

5 6 Longpigs – “On and On” 1(×4) 17

7 7 The Rolling Stones – “Saint of Me” 7 15

8 8 Ben Folds Five – “Brick” 8 11

9 9 Ivy – “These Are the Things About You” 9 11

11 10 The Apples in Stereo – “Seems So” 10 13

12 11 Babybird – “You're Gorgeous” 11 11

10 12 Chumbawamba – “Tubthumping” 3 19

15 13 Longpigs – “She Said” 13 7

14 14 Love Spit Love – “Fall on Tears” 14 11

16 15 Green Day – “Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance)” 15 9

17 16 Black Lab – “Wash It Away” 16 8

13 17 The Verve – “Bitter Sweet Symphony” 7 17

23 18 Longpigs – “Lost Myself” 18 5

19 19 Lisa Loeb – “I Do” 19 10

20 20 Babybird – “Candy Girl” 20 6

21 21 Daft Punk – “Around the World” 21 8

24 22 Loreena McKennitt – “The Mummers' Dance” 22 7

18 23 Michael Penn – “All That That Implies” 5 18

22 24 Cornershop – “Brimful Of Asha” 11 16

25 25 Old 97's – “Streets of Where I'm From” 25 13

26 26 Ivy – “I've Got a Feeling” 26 14

31 27 Old 97's – “Salome” 27 3

27 28 Whiskeytown – “16 Days” 2 22

28 29 Old 97's – “Barrier Reef” 10 21

29 30 Everclear – “Everything to Everyone” 1(×2) 19

30 31 Beck – “Deadweight” 25 13

38 32 The Apples in Stereo – “Shine a Light” 32 2

NE 33 Rialto – “Untouchable” 33 1

34 34 A3 – “Ain't Goin' to Goa” 34 8

36 35 Third Eye Blind – “Losing a Whole Year” 35 3

39 36 Sheryl Crow – “Tomorrow Never Dies” 36 2

32 37 Portishead – “All Mine” 16 15

33 38 Nerf Herder – “Nosering Girl” 28 13

35 39 Pulsars – “Silicon Teens” 4 21

NE 40 Wild Strawberries – “Trampoline” 40 1

DROPOUTS:

37 -- Old 97's – “Timebomb” 1(×2) 25

40 -- Duran Duran – “Electric Barbarella” 36 8

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