See also: 1996 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
Albums Released
- Nine Lives - Aerosmith
- Coal Chamber - Coal Chamber
- Around The Fur - Deftones
- In The Middle Of Nowhere - Hanson
- 4 - Jerky Boys
- Jugulator - Judas Priest
- Three Dollar Bill Y'all - Limp Bizkit
- Cryptic Writings - Megadeth
- Reload - Metallica
- Ixnay On The Hombre - The Offspring
- Brown Album - Primus
- Dots and Loops - Stereolab
- The Mollusk - Ween
Top Hits
- "The Difference" - The Wallflowers
- "Forty Six & 2" - Tool (band)
- "A Long December" - Counting Crows
- "Magdalene" - Lenny Kravitz
- "Don't Speak" - No Doubt
- "Volcano" - Presidents of the United States of America
- "You Were Meant For Me" - Jewel
- "All By Myself" - Celine Dion
- "Good Friday" - The Black Crowes
- "MmmBop" - Hanson
- "Wannabe" - The Spice Girls
Events
Births
Deaths
- August 10 - Conlon Nancarrow, composer
- September - Derek Taylor, Press agent for The Beatles
- September 19 - Rich Mullins, singer
Awards
- The following artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The (Young) Rascals, The Bee Gees, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills and Nash, The Jackson Five, Joni Mitchell and Parliament-Funkadelic
- Inductees of the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame include Gloria Gaither, and Billy Ray Hearn (founder of Myrrh Records