The best selling album in 1998 in Japan was B'Z THE BEST PLEASURE by B'Z which sold 5,034,980 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
B'Z |
B'Z THE BEST PLEASURE |
5,034,980 |
1998 |
| 2 |
B'Z |
B'Z THE BEST TREASURE |
4,291,660 |
1998 |
| 3 |
EVERY LITTLE THING |
TIME TO DESTINATION |
3,403,250 |
1998 |
| 4 |
RYUICHI KAWAMURA (河村 隆一) |
LOVE |
2,788,170 |
1997 |
| 5 |
YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷 由実) |
NEUE MUSIK |
2,452,230 |
1998 |
| 6 |
SOUTHERN ALL STARS (サザンオールスターズ) |
UMI NO YEAH!! (海のYEAH!!) |
2,445,280 |
1998 |
| 7 |
GLAY |
PURE SOUL |
2,270,180 |
1998 |
| 8 |
MISIA |
MOTHER FATHER BROTHER SISTER |
2,246,400 |
1998 |
| 9 |
SPEED |
RISE |
2,048,270 |
1998 |
| 10 |
B'Z |
SURVIVE |
1,723,030 |
1997 |
| 11 |
NAMIE AMURO (安室 奈美恵) |
181920 |
1,677,420 |
1998 |
| 12 |
GLOBE |
LOVE AGAIN |
1,657,970 |
1998 |
| 13 |
T.M.REVOLUTION |
TRIPLE JOKER |
1,650,740 |
1998 |
| 14 |
BOØWY |
THIS BOØWY |
1,457,500 |
1998 |
| 15 |
L'ARC-EN-CIEL |
HEART |
1,400,910 |
1998 |
| 16 |
THE BRILLIANT GREEN |
THE BRILLIANT GREEN |
1,378,460 |
1998 |
| 17 |
TOMOMI KAHARA (華原 朋美) |
STORYTELLING |
1,365,860 |
1997 |
| 18 |
SOUNDTRACK |
TITANIC |
1,335,410 |
1997 |
| 19 |
GLAY |
REVIEW ～ BEST OF GLAY |
1,317,750 |
1997 |
| 20 |
LUNA SEA |
SINGLES |
1,235,830 |
1997 |
| 21 |
PUFFY |
JET CD |
1,222,530 |
1998 |
| 22 |
JUDY AND MARY |
POP LIFE |
1,146,450 |
1998 |
| 23 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
MAXIMUM 2 |
1,074,530 |
1997 |
| 24 |
MARIAH CAREY |
#1'S |
1,046,710 |
1998 |
| 25 |
TRF |
WORKS ～THE BEST OF TRF～ |
1,000,570 |
1998 |
| 26 |
LUNA SEA |
SHINE |
902,310 |
1998 |
| 27 |
HIROSE KOHMI (広瀬 香美) |
HIROSE KOHMI THE BEST LOVE WINTERS |
895,310 |
1998 |
| 28 |
CELINE DION |
LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE |
883,620 |
1997 |
| 29 |
KIRORO |
NAGAI AIDA ~KIRORO NO MORI~ (長い間 〜キロロの森〜) |
868,910 |
1998 |
| 30 |
KINKI KIDS |
B-ALBUM |
867,180 |
1998 |
| 31 |
COCCO |
クムイウタ |
863,000 |
1998 |
| 32 |
SOUTHERN ALL STARS (サザンオールスターズ) |
SAKURA (さくら) |
847,500 |
1998 |
| 33 |
MY LITTLE LOVER |
NEW ADVENTURE |
782,070 |
1998 |
| 34 |
DEEN |
SINGLES＋1 |
781,340 |
1998 |
| 35 |
YAMASHITA TATSURO (山下 達郎) |
COZY |
770,520 |
1998 |
| 36 |
AIKAWA NANASE (相川 七瀬) |
CRIMSON |
737,530 |
1998 |
| 37 |
DA PUMP |
EXPRESSION |
714,120 |
1998 |
| 38 |
MAKI OHGURO (大黒 摩季) |
MOTHER EARTH |
714,120 |
1998 |
| 39 |
SPITZ (スピッツ) |
フェイクファー |
693,470 |
1998 |
| 40 |
HIDE |
JA, ZOO |
686,290 |
1998 |
| 41 |
OKAMOTO MAYO (岡本 真夜) |
HELLO |
679,070 |
1998 |
| 42 |
SHAZNA |
GOLD SUN AND SILVER MOON
[Limited edition] |
603,130 |
1998 |
| 43 |
KYOSUKE HIMURO (氷室 京介) |
COLLECTIVE SOULS～THE BEST OF BEST～ |
592,070 |
1998 |
| 44 |
ENYA |
PAINT THE SKY WITH STARS - THE BEST OF ENYA |
591,670 |
1997 |
| 45 |
MY LITTLE LOVER |
PRESENTS |
590,780 |
1998 |
| 46 |
YUZU (ゆず) |
YUZU IKKA (ゆず一家) |
576,990 |
1998 |
| 47 |
X JAPAN |
BALLAD COLLECTION |
566,160 |
1997 |
| 48 |
THE YELLOW MONKEY |
PUNCH DRUNKARD |
561,040 |
1998 |
| 49 |
MAKIHARA NORIYUKI (槇原 敬之) |
SUCH A LOVELY PLACE |
557,950 |
1997 |
| 50 |
DREAMS COME TRUE |
SING OR DIE |
509,720 |
1997 |
| 51 |
RINA CHINEN (知念 里奈) |
GROWING |
501,120 |
1998 |
| 52 |
YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷 由実) |
スユアの波 |
494,760 |
1997 |
| 53 |
TUBE |
HEAT WAVER |
493,480 |
1998 |
| 54 |
ZILCH |
3 ・ 2 ・ 1 |
492,130 |
1998 |
| 55 |
KUROYUME (黒夢) |
CORK SCREW |
480,400 |
1998 |
| 56 |
RYOKO HIROSUE (広末 涼子) |
ARIGATO! |
464,840 |
1997 |
| 57 |
UA |
アメトラ |
434,930 |
1998 |
| 58 |
SMAP |
SMAP 012 VIVA AMIGOS! |
423,100 |
1998 |
| 59 |
SHAZNA |
GOLD SUN AND SILVER MOON
[Standard edition] |
395,940 |
1998 |
| 60 |
MEJA |
SEVEN SISTERS |
394,560 |
1998 |
| 61 |
TOKO FURUUCHI (古内 東子) |
TOKO～BEST SELECTION |
393,000 |
1998 |
| 62 |
FUKUYAMA MASAHARU (福山 雅治) |
SING A SONG |
386,220 |
1998 |
| 63 |
MIHO KOMATSU (小松 未歩) |
謎 |
380,280 |
1997 |
| 64 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
PUNCH THE MONKEY! ルパン三世30周年記念リミックス集 |
379,210 |
1998 |
| 65 |
HIROSE KOHMI (広瀬 香美) |
RHAPSODY |
377,810 |
1998 |
| 66 |
KYOSUKE HIMURO (氷室 京介) |
I・DE・A |
341,760 |
1997 |
| 67 |
TOKO FURUUCHI (古内 東子) |
魔法の手 |
318,170 |
1998 |
| 68 |
SOPHIA |
ALIVE |
317,360 |
1998 |
| 69 |
SING LIKE TALKING (シング・ライク・トーキング) |
SECOND REUNION～THE BEST OF SING LIKE TALKING～ |
314,420 |
1998 |
| 70 |
MIKI IMAI (今井 美樹) |
IMAI MIKI FROM 1986 |
314,320 |
1998 |
| 71 |
KUROYUME (黒夢) |
1997 10.31 LIVE AT 新宿LOFT |
311,270 |
1998 |
| 72 |
TAMIO OKUDA (奥田 民生) |
股旅 |
307,960 |
1998 |
| 73 |
MALICE MIZER |
MERVEILLES |
307,450 |
1998 |
| 74 |
ERIC CLAPTON |
PILGRIM |
306,770 |
1998 |
| 75 |
LAURYN HILL |
THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL |
304,420 |
1998 |
| 76 |
MORNING MUSUME (モーニング娘。) |
ファーストタイム |
301,350 |
1998 |
| 77 |
TOHKO |
籐子 |
295,860 |
1998 |
| 78 |
HITOMI |
DEJA-VU |
290,300 |
1997 |
| 79 |
DANCE MANIA SERIES (JAPAN) |
DANCE MANIA EXTRA |
286,790 |
1998 |
| 80 |
CELINE DION |
THESE ARE SPECIAL TIMES |
283,770 |
1998 |
| 81 |
D & D |
LOVE IS A MELODY～D&D MEMORIAL 1ST～ |
276,610 |
1998 |
| 82 |
MOON CHILD |
MY LITTLE RED BOOK |
276,460 |
1997 |
| 83 |
BONNIE PINK |
EVIL AND FLOWERS |
256,440 |
1998 |
| 84 |
DANCE MANIA SERIES (JAPAN) |
DANCE MANIA 10 |
254,870 |
1998 |
| 85 |
TOMOYASU HOTEI (布袋 寅泰) |
SUPER SONIC GENERATION |
253,800 |
1998 |
| 86 |
L'ARC-EN-CIEL |
TRUE |
253,090 |
1996 |
| 87 |
YO-YO MA |
YO-YO MA PLAYS PIAZZOLLA |
252,830 |
1997 |
| 88 |
SIAM SHADE |
SIAM SHADE 4・ZERO |
252,440 |
1998 |
| 89 |
PAMELAH |
HIT COLLECTION - CONFIDENCE |
251,810 |
1997 |
| 90 |
MAKIHARA NORIYUKI (槇原 敬之) |
LISTEN TO THE MUSIC |
251,660 |
1998 |
| 91 |
LENNY KRAVITZ |
5 |
250,560 |
1998 |
| 92 |
FAVORITE BLUE |
MISSING PLACE |
250,170 |
1998 |
| 93 |
LINDBERG |
LINDBERG BEST ～FLIGHT RECORDER III～ |
249,160 |
1998 |
| 94 |
MADONNA |
RAY OF LIGHT |
246,460 |
1998 |
| 95 |
COMPLEX |
COMPLEX BEST |
245,690 |
1998 |
| 96 |
TAKAKO MATSU (松 たか子) |
AI NO TOBIRA (アイノトビラ) |
245,150 |
1998 |
| 97 |
DREAMS COME TRUE |
BEST OF DREAMS COME TRUE |
241,710 |
1997 |
| 98 |
SMAP |
LA FESTA |
237,410 |
1998 |
| 99 |
SOUNDTRACK |
BACK TO TITANIC-MORE MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE |
236,060 |
1998 |
| 100 |
V6 |
SUPER HEROES |
235,830 |
1998 |
Source: Oricon Charts
