Britney Spears - Baby One More Time

 

PWNS EVERYTHING ELSE. :wub:

 

And yes, it was released in 1998 in the US.

1998 was, for me, the worse year of the 1990s. I can't be bothered posting vids, so here is a list of my chosen tracks from this very bleak year.

 

01: Stardust "Music Sounds Better With You" Goes without saying really, any write up of 98 is incomplete without this.

 

02: Davd Morales "Needin U" Piano-laden Ibiza smash!

 

03: Lauryn Hill + Aretha Franklin "A Rose Is Still A Rose" Gorgeous, under-rated modern soul track... and it's ARETHA!

 

04: MJ Cole "Sincere" Possibly the greatest UK garage track ever? Yes...

 

05: ETA "Casual Sub (Burning Spear)" Slightly random one-off track by this Danish dance act. Very cool summer choon.

 

06: Madonna "The Power Of Goodbye" Taken from one fine album, beautiful track. The strings in this are immense.

 

07: Kylie "Breathe" Very under-rated track from Kylie OBE

 

08: Energy 52 "Cafe Del Mar" Naturally...

 

09: BT "Flaming June" Epic!

 

10: The Tamperer "Feel It" Just what will she look like with a chimney on her?

 

11: Deborah Cox "Sentimental" Not sure if this was 98, but ah well, totally slick track. 98 seems to be the year of long-lost modern soul records.

Edited October 27, 200816 yr by ScottyEm

Well I think I made my feelings about this period of pop music known in the 1997 thread but there were some good tracks around:

 

1. Ray of Light - Madonna A truly terrific pop single.

 

2. The Boy is Mine - Brandy and Monica Loved the harp (sample?) on this. Great song with just a touch of vindictiveness.

 

3. Teardrop - Massive Attack It's Liz Fraser! Gorgeous!

 

4. Right Here Right Now - Fatboy Slim My favourite of his singles in what was a massive year for Norman Cook

 

5. Eurodisco - Bis Why wasn't this number 1?!? A storming change of tack from the former lo-fi popsters

 

6. My Star - Ian Brown I so wanted him to do well with this. I remember feeling worried for him before it came out but what a return. Gloriously mad song about NASA.

 

7. Celebrity Skin - Hole The fact that she is a bonkers old trout shouldn't disguise the fact that this was a storming single.

 

8. Nobody's Fault But My Own - Beck Track from Mutations that just sends the old shivers up the spine when I hear it.

 

9. Everyday Should Be a Holiday - Dandy Warhols Made me feel happy to be alive!

 

10. Pure Morning - Placebo Great updated glam stomp with truly memorable lyrics.

 

11. Sunday - Sonic Youth Languid laid back record from the NY noiseniks.

 

12. If You Tolerate This... - Manic Street Preachers Manics at #1... of course this has to be in the list!

 

 

And each and everyone of them better than the loathsome trailer trash queen. ;)

these are better than britney:

 

3. Teardrop - Massive Attack It's Liz Fraser! Gorgeous!

 

4. Right Here Right Now - Fatboy Slim My favourite of his singles in what was a massive year for Norman Cook

 

9. Everyday Should Be a Holiday - Dandy Warhols Made me feel happy to be alive!

 

10. Pure Morning - Placebo Great updated glam stomp with truly memorable lyrics.

 

this is worse:

 

12. If You Tolerate This... - Manic Street Preachers Manics at #1... of course this has to be in the list!

And each and everyone of them better than the loathsome trailer trash queen. ;)

 

these i dont actually know:

 

7. Celebrity Skin - Hole The fact that she is a bonkers old trout shouldn't disguise the fact that this was a storming single.

 

11. Sunday - Sonic Youth Languid laid back record from the NY noiseniks.

 

Even I remember Celebrity Skin :P

My 1998 top 20:

 

1. Goo Goo Dolls - Iris

2. Spice Girls - Viva Forever

3. Cher - Believe

4. Loona - Hijo De Lona

5. The Tamperer feat. Maya - Feel It

6. Green Day - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)

7. Modern Talking - You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98

8. Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On

9. Oli P - Flugzeuge Im Bauch

10. Run D.M.C. feat. Jason Nevins - It's Like That

 

11. Sash! feat. Tina Cousins - Mysterious Times

12. Shawn Mullins - Lullaby

13. Steps - Tragedy

14. Stars On 54 - If You Could Read My Mind

15. Eros Ramazzotti & Tina Turner - Cose Della Vita

16. Madonna - Frozen

17. K-Ci & JoJo - All My Life

18. Scooter - How Much Is The Fish?

19. Dana International - Diva

20. Boyzone - No Matter What

Edited November 3, 200816 yr by JackJones