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Year-end countdown · John Peel (BBC Radio 1) · December 29, 1998

John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1998

The year-end countdown (December 29, 1998) from John Peel (BBC Radio 1) ranks 50 songs, with “Pull The Wires From The Wall” by The Delgados at number one. The list features 42 different artists; The Delgados has the most entries with three songs.

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1 Pull The Wires From The Wall The Delgados 3 #1
2 Xmas Steps Mogwai 1 #2
3 The Boy With The Arab Strap Belle & Sebastian 4 #3
4 The Claw Ten Benson 1 #4
5 Unworldly Pop-Off Tuesday 1 #5
6 Oh My God They Killed Kenny Cuban Boys 1 #6
7 Eurodisco Bis 1 #7
8 This Is Hardcore Pulp 1 #8
9 Everything Goes Around The Water The Delgados 1 #9
10 Long Live The UK Music Scene Helen Love 1 #10
11 Cracking Up The Jesus and Mary Chain 1 #11
12 Dream Scream Daniel Johnston 1 #12
13 Cement Mixer Clinic 1 #13
14 I Need A Sign Badly Drawn Boy 1 #14
15 Kerry Kerry Cinerama 1 #15
16 Plock Plone 1 #16
17 Soleil L' Augmentation 1 #17
18 Aquarius Boards Of Canada 1 #18
19 Solex All Lickety Spit Solex 1 #19
20 Copyright Violation For The Nation Evolution Control Committee 1 #20
21 Teardrop Massive Attack 12 #21
22 Oh Happy Day Spiritualized 1 #22
23 One Louder Solex Solex 1 #23
24 Lemming, Chameleon Of Feelings Melys 1 #24
25 Turn A Blind Eye Half Man Half Biscuit 1 #25
26 Sleep The Clock Around Belle & Sebastian 1 #26
27 Monkey On Your Back Clinic 1 #27
28 Rockafeller Skank Fatboy Slim 6 #28
29 Ice Hockey Hair Super Furry Animals 1 #29
30 Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key Billy Bragg & Wilco 1 #30
31 Widdershins Freed Unit 1 #31
32 My Own Private Patrick Swayze Male Nurse 1 #32
33 Goddess on a Highway Mercury Rev 2 #33
34 Powder Blue Elbow 1 #34
35 Sweet Johnny Gorky's Zygotic Mynci 1 #35
36 Hush The Warmth Gorky's Zygotic Mynci 1 #36
37 Stimulus For Revolting Virus Melt Banana 1 #37
38 The Actress The Delgados 1 #38
39 If I Were A Carpenter Quickspace 1 #39
40 Alison's Room 60ft Dolls 1 #40
41 Roygbiv Boards Of Canada 1 #41
42 Radar Intruder Derrero 1 #42
43 Pull Yourself Together" (7 Hefner 1 #43
44 Went To Town Rooney 1 #44
45 Turnstyle Sodastream 1 #45
46 The Kids Are Solid Gold" (7 Sportique 1 #46
47 Evil Heat Ten Benson 1 #47
48 fold four wrap five Autechre 1 #48
49 Shake Off The Fall 1 #49
50 Is This Desire? PJ Harvey 1 #50

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About this countdown

John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1998 was voted by John Peel (BBC Radio 1)’s listeners in December 29, 1998. Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Alternative & Modern Rock rankings.

Source: John Peel Wiki (Fandom), "1998 Festive Fifty".

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