List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1998

The Billboard 200, published in Billboard magazine, is a weekly chart that ranks the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States. This data is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan from a universe of merchants that represents more than 90% of the U.S. music retail market. The sample includes music stores and the music departments at electronics and department stores, as well as direct-to-consumer transactions and internet sales.

Chart history

+KeyIndicates best performing album of 1998

Issue date Album Artist(s) Label Sales SevensCapitol678,000 684,000 Let's Talk About Love550 Music284,000 Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture / SoundtrackSony Classical243,000 419,000 664,500 582,500 588,000 847,500 562,000 505,000 477,511 448,000 454,000 476,000 390,000 410,000 268,000 184,000 Before These Crowded StreetsRCA421,000 The Limited SeriesGarth BrooksCapitol372,410 190,000 It's Dark and Hell Is HotDMXRuff Ryders251,391 City of AngelsSoundtrackWarner Sunset165,000 MP Da Last DonMaster PNo Limit495,000 217,000 City of AngelsSoundtrackWarner Sunset169,000 145,000 Armageddon: The AlbumSoundtrackColumbia184,000 236,000 Hello NastyBeastie BoysGrand Royal681,572 315,000 244,000 Da Game Is to Be Sold Not to Be ToldSnoop DoggNo Limit519,000 246,000 Follow the LeaderKornImmortal268,000 The Miseducation of Lauryn HillRuffhouse422,624 265,000 214,000 Mechanical AnimalsNothing223,000 The Miseducation of Lauryn HillLauryn HillRuffhouse168,000 Vol. 2... Hard Knock LifeJay-ZRoc-A-Fella352,000 208,000 186,000 189,000 174,000 Supposed Former Infatuation JunkieMaverick469,054 268,000 Double LiveGarth BrooksCapitol1,085,000 649,496 423,332 450,906

See also 1998 in music List of number-one albums (United States)

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