This is a list of the top 50 albums in New Zealand of 1998 as compiled by Recorded Music NZ in the end-of-year chart of the Official New Zealand Music Chart. Five albums by New Zealand artists are included on the chart, the highest being The Feelers' debut album Supersystem at No. 2.
Chart Key – Album of New Zealand origin
Rank Artist Title 1 Bee Gees One Night Only 2 The Feelers Supersystem † 3 Celine Dion Let's Talk About Love 4 Martin Winch Espresso Guitar † 5 Five Five 6 Vonda Shepard Songs from Ally McBeal 7 Spice Girls Spiceworld 8 The Verve Urban Hymns 9 John Travolta / Olivia Newton-John Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture 10 Massive Attack Mezzanine 11 U2 The Best of 1980–1990 12 Boyzone Where We Belong 13 James Horner Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture 14 Lighthouse Family Postcards from Heaven 15 Aqua Aquarium 16 Madonna Ray of Light 17 Matchbox 20 Yourself or Someone Like You 18 Sublime Sublime 19 Radiohead OK Computer 20 Various artists City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture 21 Shania Twain Come On Over 22 Dean Martin The Very Best of Dean Martin: The Capitol & Reprise Years 23 B*Witched B*Witched 24 Backstreet Boys Backstreet's Back 25 Beastie Boys Hello Nasty 26 Neil Finn Try Whistling This † 27 Savage Garden Savage Garden 28 Alanis Morissette Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie 29 Garbage Version 2.0 30 The Smashing Pumpkins Adore 31 Various artists The Wedding Singer 32 Portishead Portishead 33 Phil Collins Hits 34 Emma Shapplin Carmine Meo 35 Celine Dion These Are Special Times 36 The Mavericks Trampoline 37 All Saints All Saints 38 Morcheeba Big Calm 39 Janet Jackson The Velvet Rope 40 George Michael Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael 41 Bic Runga Drive † 42 Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 43 Sash! It's My Life 44 Pearl Jam Yield 45 Cherry Poppin' Daddies Zoot Suit Riot: The Swingin' Hits of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies 46 Natalie Imbruglia Left of the Middle 47 Finley Quaye Maverick A Strike 48 Che Fu 2b S.Pacific † 49 Marilyn Manson Mechanical Animals 50 Dire Straits Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits
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