List of number-one R&B singles of 1998 (U.S.)

These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1998

Chart comparisons

 * Five songs reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100/pop chart: "Nice and Slow," "All My Life," "Too Close," "The Boy Is Mine" and "The First Night."
 * Five songs reached number-one on the Rhythmic chart: "Nice and Slow," "All My Life," "Too Close," "The Boy Is Mine" and "How Deep Is Your Love." "You Make Me Wanna..." topped the chart from last year.