BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP ALBUMS OF 1998
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No.-Album-Artist-Peak Month 1 BACKSTREET BOYS-BACKSTREET BOYS-APRIL 2584 2 N SYNC-N Sync-October 1894 3 THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL-September 1524 4 LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE-CELINE DION-January 1504 5 TITANIC-SOUNDTRACK-March 1398 6 YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU-MATCHBOX 20-February 1360 7 VOLUME II...A HARD KNOCK LIFE-JAY Z-October 1162 8 CITY OF ANGELS SOUNDTRACK-July 1126 9 BIG WILLIE STYLE-Will Smith-July 886* 10 SAVAGE GARDEN-Savage Garden-April 876 11 Spiceworld-Spice Girls-February 792 12 Armageddon Soundtrack-July 768 13 Never S-A-Y Never-Brandy-July 748 14 Tubthumper-Chumbawamba-January 732 15 Hello Nasty-Beastie Boys-August 728 16 My Way-Usher-February 648 17 Love Always-K.C.I. & Jo Jo-March 536 18 Hope Flats Soundtrack-July 526 19 Double Live-Garth Brooks-December 500 20 Ray Of Light-Madonna-March 470 21 Spirit-Jewel-December 462 22 These Are Special Times-Celine Dion-December 442 23 MP DA Last Don-Master P-July 422 24 The Limited Series-Garth Brooks-May 422 25 Before These Crowded Streets-Dave Matthews Band-May 398 26 Godzilla-Soundtrack-June 394 27 Stunt-Bare Naked Ladies-July 360 28 Dr. Doolittle:The Album-August 348 29 It's Dark And Hell Is Hot-DMX-June 328 30 Da Game Is to Be Sold,Not To Be Told-Snoop Dogg-August 322 31 Rush Hour-Soundtrack-October 310 32 Left Of The Middle-Natalie Imbruglia-April 278 33 Pilgrim-Eric Clapton-March 272 34 Wedding Singer Soundtrack-March 268 35 Home For Christmas-`N Sync-December 262 36 Aquemini-Outkast-October 250 37 R.-R.Kelly-January 240 38 Garage, Inc.-Metallica-December 230 39 Sittin' On Top Of The World-Leann Rimes-May 226 40 Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie-Alanis Morissette-November 222 41 The Dirty Boogie-Brian Setzer Orchestra-September 220 42 Yield-Pearl Jam-February 208 43 Charge It 2 Da Game-Silkk The Shocker-March 200 44 The Globe Sessions-Sheryl Crow-October 198 45 Back To The Titanic Soundtrack-September 194 46 One Step At A Time-George Strait-May 192 47 Songs From Ally McBeal (TV Soundtrack)-Vonda Shepard-May 186 48 Adore-Smashing Pumpkins-July 184 49 I Got The Hook Up Soundtrack-April 182 50 Nu Nation Project-Kirk Franklin-October 164 51 Jermaine Dupri Presents Life In 1472-Soundtrack-August 156 52 Bulworth-June 152 53 The Players Club-Soundtrack-April 150 54 Follow The Leader-Korn-September 148 55 Enter The Dru-Dru Hill-November 148 56 Life Or Death-C-Murder-April 146 57 Embrya-Maxwell-July 136 58 Capital Punishment-Big Punisher-May 126 59 Mechanical Animals-Marilyn Manson-September 122 60 Best Of U2 (1980-1990) (B Sides)-November 110 61 Sparkle-Sparkle-June 104 62 My Homies-Scarface-March 98 63 Tical 2000:Judgement Day-Method Man-December 98 64 Herave Dz Move-Bizzy Bone-October 96 65 El Nino-DEF Squad-July 96 66 High Mileage-Alan Jackson-September 96 67 The Love Moment-A Tribe Called Quest-October 94 68 The Swarm-Wu Tang Killa Bees-August 94 69 Belly Soundtrack-November 92 70 Faith-Faith Hill-May 92 71 Musical Chairs-Hootie & The Blowfish-September 92 72 Van Halen 3-Van Halen-April 90 73 Hellbilly Deluxe-Rob Zombie-September 90 74 Money,Power & Respect-The Lox-January 90 75 Still In The Game-Keith Sweat-October 88 76 How Stella Got Her Groove Back-Soundtrack-August 88 77 Celebrity Skin-Hole-September 86 78 Ophelia-Natalie Merchant-June 84 79 The Boy Is Mine-Monica-July 80 80 If You See Him-Reba Mc Entire-June 80 81 Anytime-Brian McKnight-February 70 82 Can-i-bus-Canibus-September 58 83 Psycho Circus-Kiss-October 56 84 Up-R.E.M.-November 56 85 N.O.R.E.-Noreaga-July 56 86 The Pillage-Cappadonna-April 56 87 Funkmaster Flex 60 Minutes Of Funk:The Final Chapter-Various Artists-August 54 88 Supernatural-DC Talk-October 54 89 Ghetto Fabulous-Mystikal-December 52 90 From The Choirgirl Hotel-Tori Amos-May 52 91 Lost-Eightball-June 52 92 Am I My Brothers Keeper-Kane & Abel-July 52 93 3 Car Garage-Hanson-May 50 94 Still Standing-Goodie Mob-April 50 95 Moment Of Truth-Gang Starr-April 50 96 Confessions Of Fire-Cam' Ron-August 50 97 Keep The Faith-Faith Evans-November 50 98 Dan Cartegena-Fat Joe-September 48 99 Mama Drama-Mia X-November 48 100 War & Peace Volume I (war Disc)-Ice Cube-December 48 101 Walking Into Clarksdale-Page/Plant-May 46 102 The Story Of The Ghost-Phish-November 46 103 Kuruption-Kurupt-October 46 104 There's One In Every Family-Fiend-May 46 105 Retaliation,Revenge And Get Back-Daz Dillinger-April 46 106 Mean Green-Major Players Compilation-October 44 107 Shut 'Em Down-Onyx-June 42 108 All I Have In This World Are My Balls And My Word-Young Bleed-February 42 109 1998 Grammy Award Nominees-Various Artists-March 40 110 If You See Her-Brooks & Dunn-July 40 111 Shell Shocked-Mac-August 40 112 The Key-Vince Gill-August 40 113 Reunion-Black Sabbath-November 40 114 Cypress Hill IV-Cypress Hill-October 40 115 Doc's Da Name-Redman-December 40 116 A Little South Of Sanity-Aerosmith-November 38 117 Blues Brothers 2000 Soundtrack-February 38 118 Version 2.0-Garbage-May 36 119 The Element Of Surprise-E-40-August 36 120 Give It 2 'Em Raw-Sonja Slim-June 36 121 Headz Or Tail-Do Or Die-April 36 122 Mutations-Beck-November 36 123 My Love Is Your Love-Whitney Houston-December 36 124 For The Record #1 Hits-Alabama-September 36