| Period |
Where.
total
|
Interpreter |
Title
Author (s)
|
Additional Information
|
| (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information)
|
December 19, 1997 - January 15, 1998
4 weeks (16 total)
|
16
|
Elton John
|
Something About the Way You Look Tonight / Candle in the Wind 1997
Elton John, Bernie Taupin
|
-
|
January 16, 1998 - January 22, 1998
1 week
|
1
|
Oasis
|
All Around the World
Noel Gallagher
|
-
|
January 23, 1998 - February 5, 1998
2 weeks (16 total)
|
16
|
Elton John
|
Something About the Way You Look Tonight / Candle in the Wind 1997
Elton John, Bernie Taupin
|
-
|
February 6, 1998 - February 12, 1998
1 week (total 10)
|
10
|
Celine Dion
|
My Heart Will Go On
James Horner , Will Jennings
|
The title song of the film Titanic brought the Canadian singer her first and only number one hit in Italy.
|
February 13, 1998 - February 19, 1998
1 week
|
1
|
Madonna
|
Frozen
Madonna, Patrick Leonard
|
-
|
February 20, 1998 - March 12, 1998
3 weeks (total 10)
|
10
|
Celine Dion
|
My Heart Will Go On
James Horner, Will Jennings
|
-
|
March 13, 1998 - March 19, 1998
1 week
|
1
|
Renato Zero
|
L'impossibile vivere / Il mercante di stelle
Renato Zero, Claudio Guidetti, Maurizio Fabrizio , Vincenzo Incenzo
|
The artist from Rome had the third number one hit of his career.
|
March 20, 1998 - April 30, 1998
6 weeks (total 10)
|
10
|
Celine Dion
|
My Heart Will Go On
James Horner, Will Jennings
|
-
|
May 1, 1998 - May 7, 1998
1 week (total 2)
|
2
|
Ricky Martin
|
La copa de la vida
Luis Gómez Escolar, Desmond Child , Draco Rosa
|
After a first top 10 success with Maria last year, the Portorican singer was able to reach the top of the Italian chart for the first time.
|
May 8, 1998 - May 21, 1998
2 weeks
|
2
|
Lighthouse Family
|
High
Paul Tucker
|
-
|
May 22, 1998 - May 28, 1998
1 week (total 2)
|
2
|
Ricky Martin
|
La copa de la vida
Luis Gómez Escolar, Desmond Child, Draco Rosa
|
-
|
May 29, 1998 - June 4, 1998
1 week
|
1
|
Savage Garden
|
Truly Madly Deeply
Darren Hayes , Daniel Jones
|
The title song of the film Love at First Cry also landed at number one on the charts this year; for the Australian duo it would remain the only number one hit in Italy.
|
June 5, 1998 - June 25, 1998
3 weeks
|
3
|
Claudio Baglioni
|
Da me a te
Claudio Baglioni
|
With the anthem written on the occasion of the centenary of the FIGC football association , the Cantautore achieved his fifth number one hit.
|
June 26, 1998 - August 27, 1998
9 weeks
|
9
|
Des'ree
|
Life
Prince Sampson, Des'ree Weekes
|
-
|
August 28, 1998 - October 22, 1998
8 weeks (9 in total)
|
9
|
Aerosmith
|
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
Diane Warren
|
With the rock ballad from the soundtrack of the film Armageddon - The Last Judgment , the band achieved their greatest single success worldwide and also in Italy.
|
October 23, 1998 - October 29, 1998
1 week
|
1
|
U2
|
Sweetest Thing
U2
|
Although originally released as the B-side of Where the Streets Have No Name in 1987 , the Irish rock band's song only became a success when it was re-released in 1998 as part of the first best-of album.
|
October 30, 1998 - November 5, 1998
1 week
|
1
|
Aerosmith
|
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
Diane Warren
|
-
|
November 6, 1998 - December 10, 1998
5 weeks
|
5
|
Goo Goo Dolls
|
Iris
John Rzeznik
|
Another movie song topped the charts, in this case from the City of Angels soundtrack ; for the band it is the only chart success in Italy.
|
December 11, 1998 - December 17, 1998
1 week
|
1
|
Spice Girls
|
Goodbye
Victoria Beckham , Melanie Brown , Emma Bunton , Melanie Chisholm , Richard Stannard, Matt Rowe
|
Immediately after Geri Halliwell left , the girl group landed their only number one hit in Italy.
|
December 18, 1998 - February 4, 1999
7 weeks
|
7th
|
Cher
|
Believe
Brian Higgins, Stuart McLennen, Paul Barry, Steven Torch, Matthew Gray, Timothy Powell, Jeff Lynne
|
-
|
List of number one hits in Italy
