Editing 98 Degrees (section)

{{short description|American boy band}}
{{about|the band|the album|98 Degrees (album)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = 98 Degrees
| alias           = 98°
| image           = 98 Degrees Package Tour 2013-2.jpg
| image_size      =
| caption         = 98 Degrees performing on [[The Package Tour]] in 2013.
| origin          = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| genre           = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]}}
| instrument      =
| years_active    =
* 1996&ndash;2002, 2012&ndash;present
| label           = [[Motown Records|Motown]], [[Universal Records (defunct record label)|Universal]], [[Entertainment One]], [[Hollywood Records|Hollywood]], [[SONGZBank]]
| website         = {{URL|http://www.98degrees.com/}}
| current_members =
* [[Nick Lachey]]
* [[Jeff Timmons]]
* Justin Jeffre
* [[Drew Lachey]]
| past_members    = Jonathan Lippman
}}
 
'''98 Degrees''' (stylized as '''98°''') is an American vocal group consisting of brothers [[Nick Lachey|Nick]] and [[Drew Lachey]], [[Jeff Timmons]], and Justin Jeffre. Their first Christmas album ''[[This Christmas (98 Degrees album)|This Christmas]]'' has sold over two million copies and is widely recognized as one of the most successful holiday albums ever.

The [[Pop music|pop]] and [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] group was started independently by Jeff Timmons in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], although all of its members originate from Ohio. Unlike most boy bands, they were later picked up by a [[record label]], rather than being assembled by a label or a producer. They have sold over 10 million records worldwide and achieved eight [[top 40]] [[Single (music)|singles]] in the U.S. Between late 1997 and 2000, the group reached top-twenty status on the ''Billboard'' U.S. Hot 100 chart, with their debut single "[[Invisible Man (song)|Invisible Man]]" peaking at No. 12, and 1999's pop/R&B cover of the country ballad "[[I Do (Cherish You)]]" peaking at No. 13. The group successfully charted in the U.S. top five with "[[Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)]]", "[[Because of You (98 Degrees song)|Because of You]]", "[[The Hardest Thing (98 Degrees song)|The Hardest Thing]]", and "[[Thank God I Found You]]"—the latter as a guest artist backing [[Mariah Carey]] to give 98 Degrees their only number-one song, which earned a [[43rd Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals|Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals]].

Beginning with an August 2012 performance at the [[Summer MixTape Festival|Mixtape Festival]] in [[Hershey, Pennsylvania]], the group reunited and continues to record new music.<ref name=mixtape />