100 Proof That There Will Never Be A More Iconic Year In Music Than 1998

Get the Full StoryA year that defined #LegendsOnly.

First, we said 1999 was the greatest year in music history...

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...but then we changed our minds, because this is BuzzFeed and we do that all the time.

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Then, we said it was time to recognize that 1997 was the most underrated year in music...

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...and yeah, no. We fucked that up. That wasn't true either.

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But this time, THIS TIME, we got it right. Brace yourself because you are about to read about how 1998 was the most iconic year in music history!

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First and foremost, let's talk about a little diddy known as the GREATEST BALLAD OF ALL-TIME, from the greatest movie of all-time which also has the greatest movie soundtrack of all-time . Yes, I'm talking about "My Heart Will Go On."

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Not only did we have C line, but Cher released not only her big comeback single, but, one that would change music FOREVER: "Believe."

Auto-Tune shaking.

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Also, 1998 was also the year Ricky Martin sang "The Cup of Life" at the Grammys, changing the way I look at leather pants and ribbed sweaters forever.

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Madonna released her best and most artsy fartsy album to date, Ray of Light.

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NSYNC released their debut album, NSYNC, in the States. And it would begin one of the BIGGEST arguments of our time who is better: Backstreet Boys or NSYNC?

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It also meant "Tearin' Up My Heart" came out that year, too. Gratuitous awkwardly posed armpit shots would never be the same.

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