Steps, Aerosmith and Posh'n'Becks were hot hot hot

Decipher the clues and guess the year. No cheating you brats! In this year Victoria and David were a hot new couple. We were introduced to Carrie Bradshaw and Saving Private Ryan was in the cinema. You might have been listening to Steps, Brandy and Monica or maybe some Barenaked Ladies. But what year links all of these (and more on air) together?