Eveniments 11 de julhet : Love-parade techno a Berlin. agost : al festenal Woodstock '98, los organizadors vòlon tornar editar lo succès de Woodstock '93, mas la fèsta es perturbada pels desbordaments de violéncia. 19 de setembre : primièra Techno Parade a París. Formacion del grop britanic Steadman
Principals albums de l'annada Quelques gouttes suffisent - Ärsenik Le combat continu - Ideal J Suprem NTM - NTM Let's Talk About Love - Céline Dion The Party Album - Vengaboys A Song For xx - Ayumi Hamasaki Aquarium (Limited Christmas Edition) - Aqua Donde estan los ladrones? - Shakira Titanic (soundtrack) - James Horner Ray of Light - Madonna Helvetissä on syntisen taivas - Ajattara Engine - American Music Club Inquisition Symphony, - Apocalyptica Stigmata - Arch Enemy Hillside Album - Arnold Nu-Clear Sounds - Ash Time Capsule - The B-52's, Compilacion 1979-1992 Stunt - Barenaked Ladies Reunion - Black Sabbath Nightfall in Middle-Earth - Blind Guardian Races of a Thousand Camels - BoA Head Shrinkin' Fun - The Bomboras Kingsize - The Boo Radleys Mermaid Avenue - Billy Bragg & Wilco Smitten - Buffalo Tom French - Buzzcocks Somewhere in the City - John Cale Even My Sure Things Fall Through - Calexico Waulkroots - Capercaillie Sideral Torment - Carcariass Full Service On Waiting - Peter Case Clandestino - Manu Chao Uneasy Listening - Chumbawamba Tubthumper - Chumbawamba Greatest Hits - Sam Cooke - Sam Cooke, Compilacion 1957-1963 Give Yourself A Hand - Crash Test Dummies Dada - Dada Symphonic Screams - The Dandys The Singles 86-98 - Depeche Mode Spacey And Shakin' - Peter Droge Twistin' In The Wind - Joe Ely Out Of The Dark - Falco All The Pain Money Can Buy - Fastball Five Easy Pieces - Five Easy Pieces Premonition - John Fogerty Version 2.0 - Garbage Weird Tales - Golden Smog Bring It On - Gomez Jubilee - Grant Lee Buffalo Summer Wine - Hazeldine, EP Digging You Up - Hazeldine Get Down - The Hi-Fives Wu-Wei - Hint Musical Chairs - Hootie & The Blowfish Hisser - Howe The Hybirds - The Hybirds Hope Is Important - Idlewild What Is Not To Love - Imperial Teen Cracking Up - The Jesus and Mary Chain Independant Intavenshan: The Island Anthology - Linton Kwesi Johnson King Of The Delta Blues - Robert Johnson, reedicion CD Acme - The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Follow The Leader - KoRn 5 - Lenny Kravitz This World Is Not My Home - Lone Justice, compilacion If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next - Manic Street Preachers Best Of Mano Negra - Mano Negra Trampoline - The Mavericks John Mellencamp - John Mellencamp Ophelia - Natalie Merchant Deserter's songs - Mercury Rev The Last Dog And Pony Show - Bob Mould Soul's Core - Shawn Mullins Street Trash - The New York Dolls, album enregistrar Live en 1973 One Trip/One Noise - Noir Désir Americana - Offspring Not If It Pleases Me - Graham Parker & The Rumours, enregistrament Live de 1976-1977 New Sheets - Possum Dixon Bubbling Up - The Primitives Dial 'M' For Motherfucker - Pussy Galore Up - R.E.M. Fundamental - Bonnie Raitt Space Heater - The Reverend Horton Heat Fiction Romance, Fast Machines - The Rondelles Concert Classics - Roxy Music (live) Calling Dr. Strong - RRAF The Gaelic Collection - Runrig Eu Sei Tu Es... - Santamaria The Selecter Live - The Selecter Feeling Strangely Fine - Semisonic Between Us - Jules Shear Happy Hour - Shonen Knife Neo Wave - Silver Sun Pull Me Up… … Drag Me Down - Silverjet Navy Blues - Sloan Virgin Stripes - Slowpoke Beauty And Sadness - The Smithereens, EP Candy From A Stranger - Soul Asylum 1 Douar - Alan Stivell Songs From The Pipe - The Surfers System of a Down - System of a Down In A Dog House - The Throwing Muses The Very Best Of Toots & The Maytals - Toots and the Maytals The Best Of U2 1980-1990 - U2 Van Halen III - Van Halen 500 Miles - Gene Vincent, compilation Beautiful Maladies - Tom Waits Almost Here - Unbelievable Truth Faithless Street - Whiskeytown One Hot July - Tony Joe White Car Wheels on a gravel road - Lucinda Williams Imagination - Brian Wilson Made in Love - Zazie The Real One - 2 Live Crew Little joe - 2 Live Crew Playing My Game - Lene Marlin Toto XX - Toto Out Of The Dark - Falco (sortit a títol postum).
Succès de l'annada en França 15 melhoras vendas de singles en 1998 : Belle - BO Notre-Dame Suprem NTM NTM La tribu de Dana - Manau Bye bye - Ménélik La Copa de la Vida - Ricky Martin My heart will go on - Céline Dion Vivo per lei - Andrea Bocelli e Hélène Ségara Yakalelo - Nomads Pata pata - Coumba Gawlo Together again - Janet Jackson I will survive - Hermes House Band Chanter pour ceux qui sont loin de chez eux - Laam La fiesta - Patrick Sébastien Frozen - Madonna Mon papa à moi est un gangster - Stomy Bugsy Torn - Natalie Imbruglia
Naissenças Lo grop francés Lazuli Le grop portugués Santamaria Le grop American Punkamania
Decèsses principals 6 de febrièr : Hans Hölzel, aliàs Falco, cantaire austriac, morís dins un accident de la rota - Carl Wilson, guitarrista del grop de rock american The Beach Boys 5 d'abril : Cozy Powell - Whitesnake, Rainbow, Black Sabbath 12 de novembre : Kenny Kirkland 2 Mai: HideJapon Hideto Matsumoto, cantaire e guitarrista.
Recompensas
Grammy Awards (Estats Units) 25 de febrièr : Bob Dylan recep tres Grammy awards per Time Out Of My Mind
Prèmi Juno (Canadà) x
Prèmi Félix (Quebèc) Lista dels laureats dels prèmis Félix en 1998
Brit Awards (Reialme Unit) x
Victòrias de la musica (França)
Artista interprèt masculin de l'annada : Florent Pagny Artista interprèta femenina de l'annada : Zazie Revelacion de l'Annada : Lara Fabian Album de l'annada : L'École du micro d'argent de IAM Album de musicas tradicionalas o de musicas del mond de l'annada : Finisterres de Dan Ar Braz e l'Héritage des Celtes Album de musicas electronicas, groove, dance de l'annada : 30 de Laurent Garnier Album de musica originala de cinèma o de television de l'annada : Le Patient anglais de Gabriel Yared Cançon de l'annada : L'Homme pressé de Noir Désir (autor/compositor : Bertrand Cantat / Noir Désir - arrangaire : Andy Baker) Concèrt de l'annada : Sol en si al Casino de París Videoclip de l'annada : Savoir aimer de Florent Pagny (realizator : Sylvain Bergère)
Categoria:Cronologia de la musica *