The world bites its fingernails over the Y2K computer bug as females dominate the Pop charts like never before. Latins invade, TLC returns, Auto-Tune appears and teenaged Millennials launch idols Britney, Christina, Backstreet Boys and ‘NSYNC to Pop stardom with a little help from MTV’s new show, Total Request Live.

#1 Song of the Year   The top song according to our Chartcrush ranking of all Hot100 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year

Artists of the Year   The top three artists based on all charted songs during the calendar year

1. Whitney Houston
2. Backstreet Boys
3. Goo Goo Dolls

Artist with Most Charting Songs   Artist(s) with the most Hot100 charting songs during the year (song count in parentheses)

• 3-WAY TIE: Shania Twain/Jay-Z/R. Kelly (5)

Average #1 Artist Age   The average of how old artists who scored #1 Hot100 hits during the year were when their songs first reached #1

• 28.3 years

#1 Songs   List of Hot100 #1 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year, and (in parentheses), the month the song first hit #1 and the total number of weeks it was #1

1. Lauryn Hill – Doo Wop (That Thing) (November ’98, 2 wks)
2. R. Kelly & Celine Dion – I’m Your Angel (December ’98, 6 wks)
3. Brandy – Have You Ever? (January, 2 wks)
4. Britney Spears – ..Baby One More Time (January, 2 wks)
5. Monica – Angel of Mine (February, 4 wks)
6. Cher – Believe (March, 4 wks)
7. TLC – No Scrubs (April, 4 wks)
8. Ricky Martin – Livin’ la Vida Loca (May, 5 wks)
9. Jennifer Lopez – If You Had My Love (June, 5 wks)
10. Destiny’s Child – Bills, Bills, Bills (July, 1 wk)
11. Will Smith feat. Dru Hill & Kool Mo Dee – Wild Wild West (July, 1 wk)
12. Christina Aguilera – Genie in a Bottle (July, 5 wks)
13. Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos (September, 2 wks)
14. TLC – Unpretty (September, 3 wks)
15. Mariah Carey feat. Jay-Z – Heartbreaker (October, 2 wks)