The best selling album in 1998 in United States was TITANIC by SOUNDTRACK which sold 9,300,000 copies.
Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
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