The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom. Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1998, as well as albums which peaked in 1997 and 1999 but were in the top 10 in 1998. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
The first new number-one album of the year was Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture by James Horner. Overall, twenty-one different albums peaked at number-one in 1998, with Robbie Williams (2) having the most albums hit that position.
Background Best-selling albums The Corrs had the best-selling album of the year with Talk on Corners. Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael by George Michael came in second place. Where We Belong by Boyzone, Life Thru a Lens by Robbie Williams and I've Been Expecting You by Robbie Williams made up the top five. Albums by The Verve, Madonna, Celine Dion, All Saints and James Horner were also in the top-ten best selling albums of the year.
Top-ten albums Key SymbolMeaning‡Album peaked in 1997 but still in chart in 1998.♦Album released in 1998 but peaked in 1999.(#)Year-end top-ten album position and rankEnteredThe date that the album first appeared in the chart.PeakHighest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.
Entered (week ending)Weeksintop10 Single ArtistPeak Peakreached (week ending)WeeksatpeakAlbums in 1997 42White on Blonde ‡Texas 1 2 19OK Computer ‡Radiohead 1 2 8Maverick A Strike ‡Finley Quaye 3 1 42Urban Hymns ‡The Verve 1 12 7Fresco ‡M People 2 1 25Postcards from Heaven ‡Lighthouse Family 2 2 12Greatest Hits ‡Eternal 2 1 56Talk on CornersThe Corrs 1 10 6Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon ‡John Lennon 4 1 11Spiceworld ‡Spice Girls 1 3 7Paint the Sky with Stars: The Best of Enya ‡Enya 4 2 8Like You Do... Best of The Lightning Seeds ‡The Lightning Seeds 5 1 29Let's Talk About Love ‡Celine Dion 1 5 7The Best of Wham!: If You Were There... ‡Wham! 4 5 15Left of the Middle ‡Natalie Imbruglia 5 1 23All SaintsAll Saints 2 3Albums in 1998 44Life Thru a LensRobbie Williams 1 2 1Moon SafariAir 6 1 7Truly: The Love SongsLionel Richie 5 2 1The Blue CafeChris Rea 10 1 15Titanic: Music from the Motion PictureJames Horner 1 3 1DecksandrumsandrockandrollPropellerheads 6 1 1Unfinished Monkey BusinessIan Brown 4 1 1YieldPearl Jam 7 1 5AquariumAqua 6 1 2Melting PotThe Charlatans 4 1 20Ray of LightMadonna 1 2 2Tin PlanetSpace 3 1 2PilgrimEric Clapton 6 1 1Return to the Last Chance SaloonThe Bluetones 10 1 9The Best OfJames 1 1 2In My LifeGeorge Martin 5 1 1Kylie Minogue (1998)Kylie Minogue 10 1 2This is HardcorePulp 1 1 3Essentials – The Very Best of George BensonGeorge Benson 8 2 5MezzanineMassive Attack 1 2 1Walking into ClarksdaleJimmy Page & Robert Plant 3 1 18International VelvetCatatonia 1 1 1From the Choirgirl HotelTori Amos 6 1 7Version 2.0Garbage 1 1 1Sketches for My Sweetheart the DrunkJeff Buckley 7 1 18BlueSimply Red 1 2 2My Way: The Best of Frank SinatraFrank Sinatra 7 1 27Where We BelongBoyzone 1 3 4When We Were the New BoysRod Stewart 2 1 1AdoreThe Smashing Pumpkins 5 1 1Let It RideShed Seven 9 1 6The Good Will OutEmbrace 1 1 1Try Whistling ThisNeil Finn 5 1 1TrampolineThe Mavericks 10 1 4FiveFive 1 1 4Hello NastyBeastie Boys 1 1 1Moving On911 10 1 6Jane McDonaldJane McDonald 1 3 5DesirelessEagle-Eye Cherry 3 1 9Savage GardenSavage Garden 2 1 1Follow the LeaderKorn 5 1 2100% ColombianFun Lovin' Criminals 3 1 1Psyence FictionUnkle 4 1 1Life Goes OnSash! 5 1 2Tubular Bells IIIMike Oldfield 4 1 1Fin de SiècleThe Divine Comedy 9 1 1Back to TitanicJames Horner 10 1 10One Night OnlyBee Gees 4 1 1Hatful of Rain (The Best of Del Amitri)Del Amitri 5 1 1SixMansun 6 1 10This Is My Truth Tell Me YoursManic Street Preachers 1 3 25Step OneSteps 2 1 1Mechanical AnimalsMarilyn Manson 8 1 2The Globe SessionsSheryl Crow 2 1 7The Best of Ladysmith Black Mambazo – The Star and the WisemanLadysmith Black Mambazo 2 1 1Sunday 8PMFaithless 10 1 10The Miseducation of Lauryn HillLauryn Hill 2 3 1The Singles 86>98Depeche Mode 5 1 9HitsPhil Collins 1 1 4Songs from Ally McBealVonda Shepard 3 1 1Nu-Clear SoundsAsh 7 1 7QuenchThe Beautiful South 1 2 6B*WitchedB*Witched 3 1 1Without You I'm NothingPlacebo 7 1 1Labour of Love IIIUB40 8 1 22You've Come a Long Way, Baby ♦Fatboy Slim 1 4 2Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire StraitsDire Straits 6 1 1Love SongsDaniel O'Donnell 9 1 1Real as I Wanna BeCliff Richard 10 1 31I've Been Expecting YouRobbie Williams 1 3 1UpR.E.M. 2 1 2Believe ♦Cher 7 1 2The Best of 1980–1990 & B-SidesU2 1 1 2The MasterplanOasis 2 1 2Supposed Former Infatuation JunkieAlanis Morissette 3 1 11The Best of M PeopleM People 2 1 16Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George MichaelGeorge Michael 1 8 1Modern Classics: The Greatest HitsPaul Weller 7 1 11The Best of 1980-1990 (Single-Disc Version)U2 4 1 4Voice of an AngelCharlotte Church 4 1 1#1'sMariah Carey 10 1
See also 1998 in British music List of number-one albums from the 1990s (UK)
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External links 1998 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)