Top US Albums Soundscan - Year-end 1998

The best selling album in 1998 in United States was TITANIC by SOUNDTRACK which sold 9,300,000 copies.

RankArtistAlbumSalesReleased
1 SOUNDTRACK TITANIC 9,300,000 1997
2 CELINE DION LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE 5,900,000 1997
3 BACKSTREET BOYS BACKSTREET BOYS (U.S.) 5,700,000 1996
4 SHANIA TWAIN COME ON OVER 4,900,000 1997
5 NSYNC NSYNC 4,400,000 1997
6 SOUNDTRACK CITY OF ANGELS 4,100,000 1998
7 GARTH BROOKS DOUBLE LIVE 3,900,000 1998
8 WILL SMITH BIG WILLIE STYLE 3,700,000 1997
9 SAVAGE GARDEN SAVAGE GARDEN 3,200,000 1997
10 SOUNDTRACK ARMAGEDDON 3,200,000 1998
11 MATCHBOX TWENTY YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU 3,200,000 1996
12 BEASTIE BOYS HELLO NASTY 3,200,000 1998
13 BRANDY NEVER SAY NEVER 2,900,000 1998
14 LAURYN HILL THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL 2,900,000 1998
15 MADONNA RAY OF LIGHT 2,800,000 1998
16 JAY-Z VOL 2…HARD KNOCK LIFE 2,800,000 1998
17 CELINE DION THESE ARE SPECIAL TIMES 2,700,000 1998
18 BARENAKED LADIES STUNT 2,700,000 1998
19 USHER MY WAY 2,600,000 1997
20 SPICE GIRLS SPICEWORLD 2,400,000 1997
21 K-CI & JOJO LOVE ALWAYS 2,300,000 1997
22 DIXIE CHICKS WIDE OPEN SPACES 2,300,000 1998
23 DMX IT'S DARK AND HELL IS HOT 2,300,000 1998
24 JEWEL SPIRIT 2,300,000 1998
25 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND BEFORE THESE CROWDED STREETS 2,200,000 1998
26 CREED MY OWN PRISON 2,200,000 1997
27 SOUNDTRACK HOPE FLOATS 2,100,000 1998
28 GARTH BROOKS SEVENS 2,000,000 1997
29 MASTER P MP DA LAST DON 2,000,000 1998
30 SOUNDTRACK DOCTOR DOLITTLE: THE ALBUM 2,000,000 1998
31 SARAH MCLACHLAN SURFACING 1,900,000 1997
32 ALANIS MORISSETTE SUPPOSED FORMER INFATUATION JUNKIE 1,800,000 1998
33 THIRD EYE BLIND THIRD EYE BLIND 1,800,000 1997
34 NATALIE IMBRUGLIA LEFT OF THE MIDDLE 1,800,000 1997
35 GARTH BROOKS THE LIMITED SERIES 1,700,000 1998
36 MARIAH CAREY #1'S 1,700,000 1998
37 SNOOP DOGG DA GAME IS TO BE SOLD, NOT TO BE TOLD 1,700,000 1998
38 FAITH HILL FAITH / LOVE WILL ALWAYS WIN 1,700,000 1998
39 SPICE GIRLS SPICE 1,600,000 1996
40 BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA THE DIRTY BOOGIE 1,600,000 1998
41 JANET JACKSON THE VELVET ROPE 1,600,000 1997
42 SOUNDTRACK THE WEDDING SINGER 1,500,000 1998
43 BRIAN MCKNIGHT ANYTIME 1,500,000 1997
44 THE OFFSPRING AMERICANA 1,500,000 1998
45 MASE HARLEM WORLD 1,500,000 1997
46 ANDREA BOCELLI ROMANZA 1,400,000 1997
47 METALLICA GARAGE INC. 1,400,000 1998
48 SILKK THE SHOCKER CHARGE IT 2 DA GAME 1,400,000 1998
49 PUFF DADDY NO WAY OUT 1,400,000 1997
50 KORN FOLLOW THE LEADER 1,400,000 1998
51 CHERRY POPPIN' DADDIES ZOOT SUIT RIOT 1,400,000 1997
52 PEARL JAM YIELD 1,400,000 1998
53 NSYNC HOME FOR CHRISTMAS 1,300,000 1998
54 METALLICA RELOAD 1,300,000 1997
55 2PAC GREATEST HITS 1,300,000 1998
56 SOUNDTRACK GODZILLA 1,300,000 1998
57 MARIAH CAREY BUTTERFLY 1,300,000 1997
58 LEANN RIMES SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD 1,300,000 1998
59 ERIC CLAPTON PILGRIM 1,200,000 1998
60 BIG PUNISHER CAPITAL PUNISHMENT 1,200,000 1998
61 SOUNDTRACK GREASE 1,200,000 1978
62 EVERCLEAR SO MUCH FOR THE AFTERGLOW 1,200,000 1997
63 GEORGE STRAIT ONE STEP AT A TIME 1,200,000 1998
64 SOUNDTRACK BULWORTH 1,200,000 1998
65 CHUMBAWAMBA TUBTHUMPER 1,200,000 1997
66 VONDA SHEPARD SONGS FROM ALLY MCBEAL (SOUNDTRACK) 1,200,000 1998
67 MASTER P GHETTO D 1,200,000 1997
68 TIM MCGRAW EVERYWHERE 1,100,000 1997
69 MARCY PLAYGROUND MARCY PLAYGROUND 1,100,000 1997
70 GOO GOO DOLLS DIZZY UP THE GIRL 1,100,000 1998
71 LEANN RIMES YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE - INSPIRATIONAL SONGS 1,100,000 1997
72 ROB ZOMBIE HELLBILLY DELUXE 1,100,000 1998
73 FLEETWOOD MAC THE DANCE 1,100,000 1997
74 OUTKAST AQUEMINI 1,100,000 1998
75 MYA MYA 1,100,000 1998
76 MONICA THE BOY IS MINE 1,100,000 1998
77 LOREENA MCKENNITT THE BOOK OF SECRETS 1,100,000 1997
78 NEXT RATED NEXT 1,000,000 1997
79 METHOD MAN TICAL 2000: JUDGEMENT DAY 1,000,000 1998
80 SOUNDTRACK RUSH HOUR 1,000,000 1998
81 DRU HILL ENTER THE DRU 1,000,000 1998

Source: Nielsen SoundScan