The best selling album in 1998 in Italy was MINA CELENTANO by MINA & ADRIANO CELENTANO which sold 1,000,000 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
MINA & ADRIANO CELENTANO |
MINA CELENTANO |
1,000,000 |
1998 |
| 2 |
RENATO ZERO |
AMORE DOPO AMORE |
900,000 |
1998 |
| 3 |
VASCO ROSSI |
CANZONI PER ME |
800,000 |
1998 |
| 4 |
883 |
GLI ANNI |
650,000 |
1996 |
| 5 |
PINO DANIELE |
THE BEST OF PINO DANIELE YES I KNOW MY WAY |
600,000 |
1998 |
| 6 |
U2 |
THE BEST OF 1980 - 1990 |
600,000 |
1998 |
| 7 |
MADONNA |
RAY OF LIGHT |
600,000 |
1998 |
| 8 |
SPICE GIRLS |
SPICEWORLD |
500,000 |
1997 |
| 9 |
MICHELE ZARRILLO |
L'AMORE VUOLE AMORE |
500,000 |
1997 |
| 10 |
ZUCCHERO |
BLUE SUGAR |
500,000 |
1998 |
| 11 |
RICKY MARTIN |
VUELVE |
400,000 |
1998 |
| 12 |
GEORGE MICHAEL |
LADIES & GENTLEMEN - THE BEST OF GEORGE MICHAEL |
400,000 |
1998 |
| 13 |
MARIAH CAREY |
#1'S |
300,000 |
1998 |
| 14 |
NEK |
IN DUE / ENTRE TÚ Y YO |
300,000 |
1998 |
| 15 |
LIGABUE |
RADIOFRECCIA (SOUNDTRACK) |
300,000 |
1998 |
| 16 |
DIRE STRAITS |
SULTANS OF SWING - THE VERY BEST OF |
290,000 |
1998 |
| 17 |
ARTICOLO 31 |
NESSUNO |
270,000 |
1998 |
| 18 |
FESTIVALBAR SERIES |
FESTIVALBAR COMPILATION ROSSA 1998 |
270,000 |
1998 |
| 19 |
FESTIVALBAR SERIES |
FESTIVALRAR COMPILATION BLU 1998 |
250,000 |
1998 |
| 20 |
PHIL COLLINS |
HITS |
250,000 |
1998 |
| 21 |
CELINE DION |
THESE ARE SPECIAL TIMES |
250,000 |
1998 |
| 22 |
NATALIE IMBRUGLIA |
LEFT OF THE MIDDLE |
250,000 |
1997 |
| 23 |
ALANIS MORISSETTE |
SUPPOSED FORMER INFATUATION JUNKIE |
250,000 |
1998 |
| 24 |
LAURA PAUSINI |
LA MIA RISPOSTA / MI RESPUESTA |
250,000 |
1998 |
| 25 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
SUPER SAMREMO 98 |
250,000 |
1998 |
| 26 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
VH1 DIVAS LIVE |
250,000 |
1998 |
Source: Musica & Dischi
