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

Key

†	Indicates best performing album of 1998

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

See also

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