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 5 weeks)
Weeks
15
Number
2

I'm Afraid Of Americans
David Bowie
From the album: Earthling
Peak
2
Weeks
13
Number
3

Monosynth
Joy Electric
Peak
3
Weeks
7
Number
4 Up by 1

Sweet Surrender
Sarah McLachlan
From the album: Surfacing
Peak
4
Weeks
19
Number
5 Up by 1

Brick
Ben Folds Five
From the album: Whatever and Ever Amen
Peak
5
Weeks
14
Number
6 Down by 2

Karma Police
Radiohead
From the album: OK Computer
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
17
Number
7

These Are the Things About You
Ivy
From the album: Apartment Life
Peak
7
Weeks
14
Number
8 Up by 3

You're Gorgeous
Babybird
From the album: Ugly Beautiful
Peak
8
Weeks
14
Number
9 Up by 3

She Said
Longpigs
From the album: The Sun Is Often Out
Peak
9
Weeks
10
Number
10

Seems So
The Apples in Stereo
From the album: Tone Soul Evolution
Peak
10
Weeks
16
Number
11 Up by 3

Lost Myself
Longpigs
From the album: The Sun Is Often Out
Peak
11
Weeks
8
Number
12 Down by 4

Saint of Me
The Rolling Stones
From the album: Bridges to Babylon
Peak
7
Weeks
18
Number
13

Fall on Tears
Love Spit Love
From the album: Trysome Eatone
Peak
13
Weeks
14
Number
14 Down by 5

On and On
Longpigs
From the album: The Sun Is Often Out
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
20
Number
15

Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance)
Green Day
From the album: Nimrod
Peak
15
Weeks
12
Number
16

Wash It Away
Black Lab
From the album: Your Body Above Me
Peak
16
Weeks
11
Number
17

Candy Girl
Babybird
From the album: Ugly Beautiful
Peak
17
Weeks
9
Number
18 Up by 4

Untouchable
Rialto
Peak
18
Weeks
4
Number
19

Around the World
Daft Punk
From the album: Homework
Peak
19
Weeks
11
Number
20

The Mummers' Dance
Loreena McKennitt
Peak
20
Weeks
10
Number
21

Salome
Old 97's
From the album: Too Far to Care
Peak
21
Weeks
6
Number
22 Down by 4

I Do
Lisa Loeb
From the album: Firecracker
Peak
18
Weeks
13
Number
23 Up by 3

Shine a Light
The Apples in Stereo
From the album: Tone Soul Evolution
Peak
23
Weeks
5
Number
24

I've Got a Feeling
Ivy
From the album: Apartment Life
Peak
24
Weeks
17
Number
25 Up by 5

Tomorrow Never Dies
Sheryl Crow
From the album: Tomorrow Never Dies
Peak
25
Weeks
5
Number
26 Down by 3

Bitter Sweet Symphony
The Verve
From the album: Urban Hymns
Peak
7
Weeks
20
Number
27 Down by 2

Tubthumping
Chumbawamba
From the album: Tubthumper
Peak
3
Weeks
22
Number
28

Brimful Of Asha
Cornershop
From the album: When I Was Born for the 7th Time
Peak
11
Weeks
19
Number
29 Up by 4

Trampoline
Wild Strawberries
Peak
29
Weeks
4
Number
30 Up by 1

I Will Buy You a New Life
Everclear
From the album: So Much for the Afterglow
Peak
30
Weeks
3
Number
31 Up by 4

Lucky Man
The Verve
From the album: Urban Hymns
Peak
31
Weeks
3
Number
32

Losing a Whole Year
Third Eye Blind
From the album: Third Eye Blind
Peak
32
Weeks
6
Number
33 Up by 6

No Surprises
Radiohead
From the album: OK Computer
Peak
33
Weeks
2
Number
34 Down by 7

Streets of Where I'm From
Old 97's
From the album: Too Far to Care
Peak
25
Weeks
16
Number
35 Up by 3

Sexy Boy
Air
Peak
35
Weeks
2
Number
36 Down by 7

All That That Implies
Michael Penn
From the album: Resigned
Peak
5
Weeks
21
Number
37 Down by 3

Ain't Goin' to Goa
A3
Peak
34
Weeks
11
Number
38 Down by 2

Everything to Everyone
Everclear
From the album: So Much for the Afterglow
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
22
Number
39 Debut

Clarity
Dump
Peak
39
Weeks
1
Number
40 Debut

Are You Jimmy Ray?
Jimmy Ray
From the album: Jimmy Ray
Peak
40
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
37 Dropout

Barrier Reef
Old 97's
From the album: Too Far to Care
Peak
10
Weeks
23
Number
40 Dropout

16 Days
Whiskeytown
Peak
2
Weeks
24

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Date

February 14, 1998

Songs

40

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1 1 Marcy Playground – “Sex and Candy” 1(×5) 15

2 2 David Bowie – “I'm Afraid Of Americans” 2 13

3 3 Joy Electric – “Monosynth” 3 7

5 4 Sarah McLachlan – “Sweet Surrender” 4 19

6 5 Ben Folds Five – “Brick” 5 14

4 6 Radiohead – “Karma Police” 1(×4) 17

7 7 Ivy – “These Are the Things About You” 7 14

11 8 Babybird – “You're Gorgeous” 8 14

12 9 Longpigs – “She Said” 9 10

10 10 The Apples in Stereo – “Seems So” 10 16

14 11 Longpigs – “Lost Myself” 11 8

8 12 The Rolling Stones – “Saint of Me” 7 18

13 13 Love Spit Love – “Fall on Tears” 13 14

9 14 Longpigs – “On and On” 1(×4) 20

15 15 Green Day – “Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance)” 15 12

16 16 Black Lab – “Wash It Away” 16 11

17 17 Babybird – “Candy Girl” 17 9

22 18 Rialto – “Untouchable” 18 4

19 19 Daft Punk – “Around the World” 19 11

20 20 Loreena McKennitt – “The Mummers' Dance” 20 10

21 21 Old 97's – “Salome” 21 6

18 22 Lisa Loeb – “I Do” 18 13

26 23 The Apples in Stereo – “Shine a Light” 23 5

24 24 Ivy – “I've Got a Feeling” 24 17

30 25 Sheryl Crow – “Tomorrow Never Dies” 25 5

23 26 The Verve – “Bitter Sweet Symphony” 7 20

25 27 Chumbawamba – “Tubthumping” 3 22

28 28 Cornershop – “Brimful Of Asha” 11 19

33 29 Wild Strawberries – “Trampoline” 29 4

31 30 Everclear – “I Will Buy You a New Life” 30 3

35 31 The Verve – “Lucky Man” 31 3

32 32 Third Eye Blind – “Losing a Whole Year” 32 6

39 33 Radiohead – “No Surprises” 33 2

27 34 Old 97's – “Streets of Where I'm From” 25 16

38 35 Air – “Sexy Boy” 35 2

29 36 Michael Penn – “All That That Implies” 5 21

34 37 A3 – “Ain't Goin' to Goa” 34 11

36 38 Everclear – “Everything to Everyone” 1(×2) 22

NE 39 Dump – “Clarity” 39 1

NE 40 Jimmy Ray – “Are You Jimmy Ray?” 40 1

DROPOUTS:

37 -- Old 97's – “Barrier Reef” 10 23

40 -- Whiskeytown – “16 Days” 2 24

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