All of this information comes from Billboard Magazine's Special Double Issue: 1998 The Year In Music.
This bit of new comes from the actual Billboard Magazine section. It is from Air Waves by Chuck Taylor. There was a tiny picture of SG, nothing new.

 "Triple-play: Savage Garden holds the distinction of being the focus of three AirWaves columns in the past two years. At the time of each one, the duo had taken enormous steps forward, first with the breakthrough clamor of "I Want You", then with the No. 1 "Truly Madly Deeply", and next with the second release of "To The Moon & Back." Lead Darren Hayes looks forward to the next step, saying, "Spice Girls and Hanson had incredible success, nearly to the point of saturation, and yet the average person on the street doesn't know the name Savage Garden. I'm kind of glad about that, because we're serious about having a career." So that's how his Garden grows.

  AND NOW... the REALLY cool stuff. From "1998 The Year in Music"!

The Critics' Poll  was a section of critics' choices for songs, tours, videos, etc. And from my #1 main man again, Chuck Taylor, comes his vote for Best live performance of 1998. As if we didn't know that already!

"Best live performance: Savage Garden (Columbia). With elements of Madonna and Liza Minnelli amid his own liberating sense of live artistry, lead Darren Hayes renews the spectacle of pop music come to life."

And now for more cool Billboard information... "Truly Madly Deeply" was the most played track on US radio in the past *5 years*!! WOW! *go SG*

Savage Garden was mentioned several times in an article called "The Year in Charts" by Fred Bronson, however since I am going to post their chart results ANYWAY I am not going to type the one sentence they get in each section of the article. I will get the article scanned eventually so you read it if you want.

Well it is not surprising, but Savage Garden were mentioned in "The Year in Australia" by Christine Eliezer. The article wasn't really about them, more about what happened in the music scene, but I will post the paragraph that mentions them. By the way, there was a color picture of them on this page with the caption "Eight million sold: Savage Garden."

"MELBOURNE- In 1998, Savage Garden was the most played Australian act on U.S. radio and sold 8 million copes of it's eponymously titled debut album, while Natalie Imbruglia's "Left of Middle" shifted 5 million units globally. Notably, both acts were initially signed outside Australia, like Crowded House before them. Nevertheless, such successes have fueled local A&R activity and investment by Australia's record companies."
(Ok I have some commentary... Didn't SG sign first in Australia and then with Columbia later? Oh well... maybe Billboard needs a better fact checker or maybe I do! LOL)

And now for the moment you all have been waiting for... the 1998 year ending charts!!! Ok here's how it's organized: the category (I am only listing categories SG was in, duh!) and under it, the top 10. The first # is the position, then the artist, and the # of charted singles/albums (depending on the category) in parenthesis. Savage Garden's places are in bold red print.

TOP POP ARTISTS
1. Usher (4)
2. Shania Twain (4)
3. Savage Garden (3)
4. LeAnn Rimes (7)
5. Next (4)
6.  Backstreet Boys (3)
7. Celine Dion (3)
8. Spice Girls (6)
9. Janet (3)
10. Monica (2)

TOP BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Celine Dion (3)
2. Garth Brooks (2)
3. Spice Girls (2)
4. Backstreet Boys (1)
5. Shania Twain (1)
6. LeAnn Rimes (4)
7. Matchbox 20 (1)
8. Will Smith (1)
9. Master P (3)
10. Savage Garden (1)

TOP BILLBOARD 200 ALBUMS
1. Titanic- Soundtrack
2. Let's Talk About Love- Celine Dion
3. Sevens- Garth Brooks
4. Backstreet Boys- Backstreet Boys
5. Come On Over- Shania Twain
6. Yourself Or Someone Like You- Matchbox 20
7. City of Angels- Soundtrack
8. Big Willie Style- Will Smith
9. Savage Garden- Savage Garden
10. Spiceworld- Spice Girls

TOP BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM ARTISTS- DUO/GROUP
1. Spice Girls (2)
2. Backstreet Boys (1)
3. Matchbox 20 (1)
4. Savage Garden (1)
5. Hanson (3)
6. Metallica (2)
7. Dave Matthews Band (2)
8. Beastie Boys (1)
9. Chumbawamba (1)
10. Barenaked Ladies (1)

HOT 100 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Usher (3)
2. Next (3)
3. Shania Twain (3)
4. Savage Garden (2)
5. LeAnn Rimes (3)
6. Monica (1)
7. Janet (2)
8. Mase (6)
9. Third Eye Blind (2)
10. Elton John (1)

HOT 100 SINGLES
1. Too Close- Next
2. The Boy Is Mine- Brandy & Monica
3. You're Still The One- Shania Twain
4. Truly Madly Deeply- Savage Garden
5. How Do I Live- LeAnn Rimes
6. Together Again- Janet
7. All My Life- K-Ci & JoJo
8. Candle In The Wind 1997/ Something About The Way You Look Tonight- Elton John
9. Nice & Slow- Usher
10. I Don't Want To Wait- Paula Cole

HOT 100 SINGLES ARTISTS- DUO/GROUP
1. Next (3)
2. Savage Garden (2)
3. Third Eye Blind (2)
4. K-Ci & JoJo (2)
5. Backstreet Boys (2)
6. Destiny's Child (1)
7. Spice Girls (4)
8. Boyz II Men (2)
9. Aerosmith (2)
10. Public Announcement (1)

HOT 100 SINGLES PRODUCERS
1. Jermaine Dupri (10)
2. Robert John "Mutt" Lange (3)
3. Charles Fisher (2)
4. Sean "Puffy" Combs (12)
5. Wyclef Jean (7)
6. Poke & Tone (3)
7. Timbaland (6)
8. Max Martin (7)
T9. Kaygee (3)
T9. Darren Lighty (3)

HOT 100 SINGLES SALES
1. The Boy Is Mine- Brandy & Monica
2. Too Close- Next
3. You're Still The One- Shania Twain
4. Something About The Way You Look Tonight/ Candle In The Wind 1997- Elton John
5. Been Around The World- Puff Daddy & The Family
6. How Do I Live- LeAnn Rimes
7. Nice & Slow- Usher
8. No, No, No- Destiny's Child
9. My Way- Usher
10. My All- Mariah Carey
...and because they decided to pull singles in order to boost album sales...
51. Truly Madly Deeply- Savage Garden

HOT 100 SINGLES AIRPLAY
1. Truly Madly Deeply- Savage Garden
2. Torn- Natalie Imbruglia
3. 3am- Matchbox 20
4. Iris- Goo Goo Dolls
5. All My Life- K-Ci & JoJo
6. As Long As You Love Me- Backstreet Boys
7. You're Still The One- Shania Twain
8. My Heart Will Go On- Celine Dion
9. Walkin' On The Sun- Smash Mouth
10. I Don't Want To Wait- Paula Cole
This picture was on the page that listed that chart

HOT 100 SINGLES SONGWRITERS
1. Diane Warren (8)
2. Jermaine Dupri (10)
3. Max Martin (7)
4. Babyface (3)
5. Robert John "Mutt" Lange (4)
6. Shania Twain (3)
7. Manuel Seal (7)
8. Paula Cole (1)
9. Darren Hayes (2)
10. Daniel Jones (2)
 (Ok, small comment, later they list #21 as being Chumbawamba, so why did they separate Savage Garden? And what makes Darren's song writing abilities so much better that he is 1 number up from Daniel? Why not be tied? Ok enough rambling...)

HOT ADULT CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS
1. Celine Dion (2)
2. Backstreet Boys (3)
3. Elton John (2)
4. Shania Twain (2)
5. LeAnn Rimes (2)
6. Savage Garden (2)
7. Eric Clapton (1)
8. Paula Cole (1)
9. Natalie Imbruglia (1)
10. Rod Stewart (1)

HOT ADULT CONTEMPORARY SINGLES & TRACKS
1. Truly Madly Deeply- Savage Garden
2. You're Still The One- Shania Twain
3. Something About The Way You Look Tonight/ Candle In The Wind 1997- Elton John
4. My Father's Eyes- Eric Clapton
5. My Heart Will Go On- Celine Dion
6. As Long As You Love Me- Backstreet Boys
7. I Don't Want To Wait- Paula Cole
8. To Love You More- Celine Dion
9. How Do I Live- LeAnn Rimes
10. Torn- Natalie Imbruglia
A picture very similar to this one, but in black and white accompanied this chart

HOT ADULT TOP 40 ARTISTS
1. Matchbox 20 (4)
2. Natalie Imbruglia (2)
3. Smash Mouth (1)
4. Goo Goo Dolls (1)
5. Third Eye Blind (3)
6.  Savage Garden (2)
7. Fastball (2)
8. Sarah McLachlan (3)
9. Paula Cole (2)
10. Edwin McCain

HOT ADULT TOP 40 SINGLES & TRACKS
1. Torn- Natalie Imbruglia
2. 3am- Matchbox 20
3. Iris- Goo Goo Dolls
4. The Way- Fastball
5. Truly Madly Deeply- Savage Garden
6. I'll Be- Edwin McCain
7. Walkin' On The Sun- Smash Mouth
8. Real World- Matchbox 20
9. Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance)- Green Day
10. All For You- Sister Hazel