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.^[1]

Chart history[]

Key

Indicates best performing album of 1998

Issue date	Album	Artist(s)	Label	Ref.
January 3	Sevens	Garth Brooks	Capitol	[2]
January 10				[3]
January 17	Let's Talk About Love	Celine Dion	550 Music	[4]
January 24	Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture	James Horner / Soundtrack	Sony Classical	[5]
January 31				[6]
February 7				[7]
February 14				[8]
February 21				[9]
February 28				[10]
March 7				[11]
March 14				[12]
March 21				[13]
March 28				[14]
April 4				[15]
April 11				[16]
April 18				[17]
April 25				[18]
May 2				[19]
May 9				[20]
May 16	Before These Crowded Streets	Dave Matthews Band	RCA	[21]
May 23	The Limited Series	Garth Brooks	Capitol	[22]
May 30				[23]
June 6	It's Dark and Hell Is Hot	DMX	Ruff Ryders	[24]
June 13	City of Angels	Soundtrack	Warner Sunset	[25]
June 20	MP Da Last Don	Master P	No Limit	[26]
June 27				[27]
July 4	City of Angels	Soundtrack	Warner Sunset	[28]
July 11				[29]
July 18	Armageddon: The Album	Soundtrack	Columbia	[30]
July 25				[31]
August 1	Hello Nasty	Beastie Boys	Grand Royal	[32]
August 8				[33]
August 15				[34]
August 22	Da Game Is to Be Sold Not to Be Told	Snoop Dogg	No Limit	[35]
August 29				[36]
September 5	Follow the Leader	Korn	Immortal	[37]
September 12	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill	Lauryn Hill	Ruffhouse	[38]
September 19				[39]
September 26				[40]
October 3	Mechanical Animals	Marilyn Manson	Nothing	[41]
October 10	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill	Lauryn Hill	Ruffhouse	[42]
October 17	Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life	Jay-Z	Roc-A-Fella	[43]
October 24				[44]
October 31				[45]
November 7				[46]
November 14				[47]
November 21	Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie	Alanis Morissette	Maverick	[48]
November 28				[49]
December 5	Double Live	Garth Brooks	Capitol	[50]
December 12				[51]
December 19				[52]
December 26				[53]

See also[]

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

References[]