Top UK Albums - Year-end 1998

The best selling album in 1998 in United Kingdom was TALK ON CORNERS by THE CORRS which sold 1,680,000 copies.

RankArtistAlbumSalesReleased
1 THE CORRS TALK ON CORNERS 1,680,000 1995
2 GEORGE MICHAEL LADIES & GENTLEMEN - THE BEST OF GEORGE MICHAEL 1,520,000 1998
3 BOYZONE WHERE WE BELONG 1,270,000 1998
4 ROBBIE WILLIAMS LIFE THRU A LENS 1,240,000 1997
5 ROBBIE WILLIAMS I'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU 1,090,000 1998
6 THE VERVE URBAN HYMNS 1,090,000 1997
7 NOW SERIES (UK) NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 41 1,010,000 1998
8 MADONNA RAY OF LIGHT 970,000 1998
9 CELINE DION LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE 950,000 1997
10 ALL SAINTS ALL SAINTS 900,000 1997
11 SOUNDTRACK TITANIC 880,000 1997
12 LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY POSTCARDS FROM HEAVEN 780,000 1997
13 M PEOPLE THE BEST OF M PEOPLE 780,000 1998
14 STEPS STEP ONE 770,000 1998
15 THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH QUENCH 760,000 1998
16 PHIL COLLINS HITS 710,000 1998
17 SAVAGE GARDEN SAVAGE GARDEN 710,000 1997
18 BEE GEES ONE NIGHT ONLY 700,000 1998
19 NOW SERIES (UK) NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 39 670,000 1998
20 LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO THE BEST OF LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO - THE STAR AND WISEMAN 620,000 1998
21 NATALIE IMBRUGLIA LEFT OF THE MIDDLE 620,000 1997
22 CATATONIA INTERNATIONAL VELVET 620,000 1998
23 U2 THE BEST OF 1980 - 1990 570,000 1998
24 NOW SERIES (UK) NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 40 560,000 1998
25 B*WITCHED B*WITCHED 550,000 1998
26 SIMPLY RED BLUE 540,000 1998
27 MANIC STREET PREACHERS THIS IS MY TRUTH TELL ME YOURS 540,000 1998
28 FIVE FIVE 460,000 1998
29 JAMES THE BEST OF JAMES 450,000 1998
30 THE HITS ALBUM SERIES FRESH HITS 98 440,000 1998
31 SPICE GIRLS SPICEWORLD 440,000 1997
32 CHARLOTTE CHURCH VOICE OF AN ANGEL 430,000 1998
33 SOUNDTRACK THE FULL MONTY 430,000 1997
34 THE HITS ALBUM SERIES HITS 99 420,000 1998
35 TEXAS WHITE ON BLONDE 400,000 1997
36 MARIAH CAREY #1'S 390,000 1998
37 ALANIS MORISSETTE SUPPOSED FORMER INFATUATION JUNKIE 390,000 1998
38 CHER BELIEVE 380,000 1998
39 U2 THE BEST OF 1980-1990/THE B SIDES 380,000 1998
40 WILL SMITH BIG WILLIE STYLE 380,000 1997
41 OASIS THE MASTERPLAN 380,000 1998
42 AQUA AQUARIUM 360,000 1997
43 VONDA SHEPARD SONGS FROM ALLY MCBEAL (SOUNDTRACK) 360,000 1998
44 THE MAVERICKS TRAMPOLINE 350,000 1998
45 THE ANNUAL SERIES (UK) THE ANNUAL 4 350,000 1998
46 FINLEY QUAYE MAVERICK A STRIKE 350,000 1997
47 MASSIVE ATTACK MEZZANINE 340,000 1998
48 RADIOHEAD OK COMPUTER 320,000 1997
49 BILLIE HONEY TO THE B 310,000 1998
50 SOUNDTRACK CHEF AID - THE SOUTH PARK ALBUM 310,000 1998
51 GARBAGE VERSION 2.0 310,000 1998
52 MICHAEL BALL THE MOVIES 310,000 1998
53 LIONEL RICHIE TRULY: THE LOVE SONGS 300,000 1997
54 PAUL WELLER MODERN CLASSICS 300,000 1998
55 THE HITS ALBUM SERIES HUGE HITS 98 290,000 1998
56 JANE MCDONALD JANE MCDONALD 290,000 1998
57 MEAT LOAF THE VERY BEST OF MEAT LOAF 270,000 1998
58 THE HITS ALBUM SERIES NEW HITS 1998 270,000 1998
59 R.E.M. UP 260,000 1998
60 FATBOY SLIM YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY 260,000 1998
61 CULTURE CLUB GREATEST MOMENTS 250,000 1998
62 VARIOUS ARTISTS VERY BEST OF THE LOVE ALBUM (VTDCD 213) 250,000 1998
63 EMBRACE THE GOOD WILL OUT 240,000 1998
64 THE HITS ALBUM SERIES BIG HITS 98 240,000 1998
65 LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY OCEAN DRIVE 220,000 1995
66 THE BEST...ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! SERIES THE BEST CHRISTMAS ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! 1996 220,000 1996
67 VARIOUS ARTISTS WOMAN (UK) 220,000 1998
68 DIRE STRAITS SULTANS OF SWING - THE VERY BEST OF 220,000 1998
69 SOUNDTRACK GREASE 210,000 1978
70 ABBA GOLD - GREATEST HITS 210,000 1992
71 FRANK SINATRA MY WAY - THE BEST OF FRANK SINATRA 210,000 1997
72 IBIZA ANNUAL SERIES THE IBIZA ANNUAL 210,000 1998
73 M PEOPLE FRESCO 210,000 1997
74 BEASTIE BOYS HELLO NASTY 200,000 1998
75 DURAN DURAN GREATEST 200,000 1998
76 CELINE DION THESE ARE SPECIAL TIMES 200,000 1998
77 EAGLE EYE CHERRY DESIRELESS 200,000 1997
78 ALL TIME GREATEST SERIES ALL TIME GREATEST LOVE SONGS - VOL 3 190,000 1998
79 VARIOUS ARTISTS MUSIC OF THE NIGHT 190,000 1998
80 SASH! LIFE GOES ON 190,000 1998
81 SHERYL CROW THE GLOBE SESSIONS 190,000 1998
82 THE GREATEST HITS OF SERIES THE GREATEST HITS OF 1998 180,000 1998
83 LIGHTNING SEEDS LIKE YOU DO - BEST OF 180,000 1997
84 STEREOPHONICS WORD GETS AROUND 180,000 1997
85 SPACE TIN PLANET 170,000 1998
86 SHANIA TWAIN COME ON OVER 170,000 1997
87 BRANDY NEVER SAY NEVER 170,000 1998
88 MORCHEEBA BIG CALM 170,000 1998
89 HEARTBEAT SERIES HEARTBEAT - THE 60'S GOLD COLLECTION 170,000 1998
90 WHAM! IF YOU WHERE THERE - THE BEST OF WHAM! 170,000 1997
91 FUN LOVIN' CRIMINALS 100% COLOMBIAN 170,000 1998
92 NOW SERIES (UK) NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 38 170,000 1997
93 GOMEZ BRING IT ON 170,000 1995
94 JANET JACKSON THE VELVET ROPE 170,000 1997
95 BACKSTREET BOYS BACKSTREET'S BACK 170,000 1997
96 PULP THIS IS HARDCORE 160,000 1998
97 ROD STEWART WHEN WE WERE THE NEW BOYS 160,000 1998
98 VARIOUS ARTISTS FANTASTIC 80'S 160,000 1998
99 BEE GEES THE VERY BEST OF THE BEE GEES 160,000 1990
100 THE PRODIGY THE FAT OF THE LAND 160,000 1997
101 IAN BROWN UNFINISHED MONKEY BUSINESS 150,000 1998
102 AIR MOON SAFARI 150,000 1998
103 ALL TIME GREATEST SERIES ALL TIME GREATEST MOVIE SONGS 150,000 1998
104 CLUBBERS GUIDE SERIES CLUBBER'S GUIDE TO IBIZA - JULES/TONG 150,000 1998
105 CHARLATANS MELTING POT 150,000 1998
106 LAURYN HILL THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL 150,000 1998
107 ERIC CLAPTON PILGRIM 150,000 1998
108 HOT CHOCOLATE THEIR GREATEST HITS 150,000 1993
109 RADIOHEAD THE BENDS 150,000 1995
110 DANCE NATION SERIES DANCE NATION 5 - PETE TONG/BOY GEORGE 150,000 1998
111 SOUNDTRACK BACK TO TITANIC-MORE MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE 140,000 1998
112 VARIOUS ARTISTS DIANA - PRINCESS OF WALES - TRIBUTE 140,000 1997
113 ANOTHER LEVEL ANOTHER LEVEL 140,000 1998
114 OASIS BE HERE NOW 140,000 1997
115 THE BEST...ANTHEMS...EVER! SERIES THE BEST ANTHEMS IN THE WORLD...EVER 2 (VTDCD 183) 140,000 1998
116 THE BEST...ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! SERIES THE BEST SIXTIES SUMMER... EVER! (VTDCD 200) 140,000 1998
117 KISS IN IBIZA SERIES KISS IN IBIZA 98 140,000 1998
118 MIXED EMOTIONS SERIES MIXED EMOTIONS II 130,000 1998
119 THE CORRS FORGIVEN, NOT FORGOTTEN 130,000 1995
120 THE BEST...ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! SERIES THE BEST DANCE ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER 8 (VSCDT 196) 130,000 1998
121 ENYA PAINT THE SKY WITH STARS - THE BEST OF ENYA 130,000 1997
122 JOHN LENNON LENNON LEGEND: THE VERY BEST OF JOHN LENNON 130,000 1997
123 ETERNAL GREATEST HITS / THE BEST 130,000 1997
124 LEANN RIMES SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD 130,000 1998
125 NOW SERIES (UK) NOW DANCE 98 130,000 1998
126 GEORGE MARTIN IN MY LIFE 120,000 1998
127 VARIOUS ARTISTS MOST RELAXING CLASSICAL ALBUM...EVER! 120,000 1997
128 THE BEST...ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! SERIES THE BEST CHART HITS IN THE WORLD ... EVER 120,000 1998
129 TOP OF THE POPS POLYGRAM SERIES TOP OF THE POPS 1998 - VOL 1 120,000 1998
130 IN THE MIX SERIES IN THE MIX 98 120,000 1998
131 R. KELLY R. 120,000 1998
132 KISS ANTHEMS SERIES KISS ANTHEMS 98 120,000 1998
133 LESLEY GARRETT LESLEY GARRETT 120,000 1989
134 VARIOUS ARTISTS THE MOST RELAXING CLASSICAL ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! 120,000 1997
135 FUNKY DIVAS SERIES FUNKY DIVAS 120,000 1997
136 DEL AMITRI THE BEST OF - HATFUL OF RAIN 120,000 1998
137 SASH! IT'S MY LIFE 120,000 1997
138 THE PROPELLERHEADS DECKSANDRUMSANDROCKANDROLL 120,000 1998
139 STING & THE POLICE THE VERY BEST OF STING AND THE POLICE 110,000 1997
140 VARIOUS ARTISTS ULTIMATE CLUB MIX 110,000 1998
141 BLUETONES RETURN TO THE LAST CHANCE SALOON 110,000 1998
142 UB40 LABOUR OF LOVE III 110,000 1998
143 VARIOUS ARTISTS SONGS FROM WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND 110,000 1998
144 OCEAN COLOUR SCENE MARCHIN' ALREADY 110,000 1997
145 THE BEST...ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! SERIES THE BEST 60'S ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! IV (VTDCD 216) 110,000 1998
146 BRYAN ADAMS ON A DAY LIKE TODAY 110,000 1998
147 THE ANNUAL SERIES (UK) THE ANNUAL III 110,000 1997
148 NINA SIMONE BLUE FOR YOU - THE VERY BEST OF NINA SIMONE 110,000 1997
149 VARIOUS ARTISTS THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION 110,000 1998
150 IBIZA UNCOVERED SERIES IBIZA UNCOVERED 2 110,000 1998
151 ALANIS MORISSETTE JAGGED LITTLE PILL 110,000 1995
152 DANIEL O'DONNELL LOVE SONGS 110,000 1998
153 TRACY CHAPMAN TRACY CHAPMAN 110,000 1988
154 CELINE DION FALLING INTO YOU 110,000 1996
155 VARIOUS ARTISTS MASSIVE HITS 99 100,000 1998
156 VARIOUS ARTISTS THE EIGHTIES MIX 100,000 1998
157 BLUR BLUR 100,000 1997
158 VARIOUS ARTISTS SOUL ALBUM II 100,000 1998
159 BRYAN ADAMS UNPLUGGED 100,000 1997
160 THE BEATLES SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 100,000 1967
161 SPICE GIRLS SPICE 100,000 1996
162 JULIO IGLESIAS MI VIDA: GRANDES ÉXITOS (MY LIFE: THE GREATEST HITS) 100,000 1998
163 CORNERSHOP WHEN I WAS BORN FOR THE SEVENTH TIME 100,000 1997
164 ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER THE VERY BEST OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER 100,000 1994
165 VARIOUS ARTISTS FEMALE TOUCH 100,000 1998
166 VARIOUS ARTISTS THE BOX HITS 98 VOL 2 100,000 1998
167 THE BEST...ANTHEMS...EVER! SERIES THE BEST CLUB ANTHEMS...EVER III 100,000 1998
168 VARIOUS ARTISTS FUNKY DIVAS 2 100,000 1998
169 GEORGE BENSON ESSENTIALS 100,000 1998
170 NIRVANA NEVERMIND 100,000 1991
171 RADIOHEAD PABLO HONEY 100,000 1993
172 OASIS (WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? 100,000 1995
173 USHER MY WAY 100,000 1997
174 GEORGE MICHAEL OLDER 100,000 1996
175 VARIOUS ARTISTS SUPERWOMAN 100,000 1998
176 VARIOUS ARTISTS CLUB NATION 100,000 1998
177 VARIOUS ARTISTS THE BOX HITS '98 100,000 1998
178 VARIOUS ARTISTS RELAX! THE ULTIMATE 80'S MIX 100,000 1998
179 DEPECHE MODE THE SINGLES 86>98 90,000 1998
180 ARETHA FRANKLIN GREATEST HITS 90,000 1998
181 MASSIVE DANCE SERIES MASSIVE DANCE 98 VOL 2 90,000 1998
182 LEVELLERS ONE WAY OF LIFE - THE BEST OF 90,000 1998
183 THE SMASHING PUMPKINS ADORE 90,000 1998
184 SPEED GARAGE ANTHEMSSERIES SPEED GARAGE ANTHEMS II 90,000 1998
185 VARIOUS ARTISTS OH! WHAT A NIGHT 90,000 1998
186 KISS SMOOTH GROOVES SERIES KISS SMOOTH GROOVES 1998 90,000 1998
187 PLACEBO WITHOUT YOU I'M NOTHING 90,000 1998
188 VARIOUS ARTISTS IBIZA ANTHEMS 90,000 1998
189 SMASH HITS SERIES (UK) SMASH HITS SUMMER 98 (VTDCD 186) 90,000 1998
190 LUTRICIA MCNEAL MY SIDE OF TOWN 90,000 1998
191 THE BEST...ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! SERIES THE BEST ROCK ANTHEMS...EVER! (VTDCD 215) 90,000 1998
192 VARIOUS ARTISTS THE DISNEY EXPERIENCE 90,000 1998
193 BLONDIE ATOMIC - BLONDIE'S GREATEST HITS 90,000 1998
194 SMASH HITS SERIES (UK) SMASH HITS 99 90,000 1998
195 FUN LOVIN' CRIMINALS COME FIND YOURSELF 90,000 1996
196 UNKLE PSYENCE FICTION 90,000 1998
197 VARIOUS ARTISTS LOVE 90,000 1998
198 A PERFECT LOVE SERIES A PERFECT LOVE 90,000 1997
199 A PERFECT LOVE SERIES A PERFECT LOVE 2 90,000 1998
200 VARIOUS ARTISTS DROP DEAD GORGEOUS 90,000 1998