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	Reference
January 3	Sevens	Garth Brooks	[2]
January 10			[3]
January 17	Let's Talk About Love	Celine Dion	[4]
January 24	Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture	James Horner / Soundtrack	[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	[21]
May 23	The Limited Series	Garth Brooks	[22]
May 30			[23]
June 6	It's Dark and Hell Is Hot	DMX	[24]
June 13	City of Angels	Soundtrack	[25]
June 20	MP Da Last Don	Master P	[26]
June 27			[27]
July 4	City of Angels	Soundtrack	[28]
July 11			[29]
July 18	Armageddon	Soundtrack	[30]
July 25			[31]
August 1	Hello Nasty	Beastie Boys	[32]
August 8			[33]
August 15			[34]
August 22	Da Game Is to Be Sold Not to Be Told	Snoop Dogg	[35]
August 29			[36]
September 5	Follow the Leader	Korn	[37]
September 12	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill	Lauryn Hill	[38]
September 19			[39]
September 26			[40]
October 3	Mechanical Animals	Marilyn Manson	[41]
October 10	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill	Lauryn Hill	[42]
October 17	Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life	Jay-Z	[43]
October 24			[44]
October 31			[45]
November 7			[46]
November 14			[47]
November 21	Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie	Alanis Morissette	[48]
November 28			[49]
December 5	Double Live	Garth Brooks	[50]
December 12			[51]
December 19			[52]
December 26			[53]

See also

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

References