These hits topped the Dutch Top 40 in 1998 (see 1998 in music).
| Issue Date | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 3 January | "Tell Him" | |
| 10 January | "It's Like That" | |
| 17 January | ||
| 24 January | ||
| 31 January | "Together Again" | |
| 7 February | ||
| 14 February | ||
| 21 February | "My Heart Will Go On" | |
| 28 February | ||
| 7 March | ||
| 14 March | ||
| 21 March | ||
| 28 March | ||
| 4 April | ||
| 11 April | ||
| 18 April | ||
| 25 April | ||
| 2 May | "All My Life" | |
| 9 May | ||
| 16 May | ||
| 23 May | ||
| 30 May | The Soca Boys feat. Van B. King | "Follow the Leader" |
| 6 June | ||
| 13 June | ||
| 20 June | "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" | |
| 27 June | ||
| 4 July | ||
| 11 July | "The Boy Is Mine" | |
| 18 July | ||
| 25 July | ||
| 1 August | "De bestemming" | |
| 8 August | ||
| 15 August | ||
| 22 August | "Life" | |
| 29 August | ||
| 5 September | ||
| 12 September | ||
| 19 September | ||
| 26 September | "God Is a DJ" | |
| 3 October | "No Matter What" | |
| 10 October | ||
| 17 October | ||
| 24 October | ||
| 31 October | ||
| 7 November | ||
| 14 November | ||
| 21 November | "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" | |
| 28 November | ||
| 5 December | ||
| 12 December | ||
| 19 December | "Big Big World" | |
| 26 December | ||