22 February 1998

Sunday

1998-02-22

Events

 * British-Asian indie group Cornershop go straight in at number one in the UK charts with their single Brimful of Asha, knocking Celine Dion's Titanic anthem My Heart Will Go On down to no.2. The band had been championed by John Peel since 1993 and Brimful of Asha had been number one in his 1997 'Festive Fifty'.
 * 18th Winter Olympics close in Nagano, Japan.

Charts

 * Singles: HNE/NN1 - Cornershop - Brimful of Asha, N2 Celibe Dion - My HEart Will Go On N3 Aqua - Doctor Jones NE/N4 Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply.
 * Albums: N1 Titanic OST N2 Verve - Urban Hymns N3 All Saints - All Saints.