The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1998, as well as albums which peaked in 1997 and 1999 but were in the top 10 in 1998. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
The first new number-one album of the year was Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture by James Horner. Overall, twenty-one different albums peaked at number-one in 1998, with Robbie Williams (2) having the most albums hit that position.
Background
editBest-selling albums
editThe Corrs had the best-selling album of the year with Talk on Corners. Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael by George Michael came in second place. Where We Belong by Boyzone, Life Thru a Lens by Robbie Williams and I've Been Expecting You by Robbie Williams made up the top five. Albums by The Verve, Madonna, Celine Dion, All Saints and James Horner were also in the top-ten best selling albums of the year.
Top-ten albums
edit- Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Album peaked in 1997 but still in chart in 1998. |
| ♦ | Album released in 1998 but peaked in 1999. |
| (#) | Year-end top-ten album position and rank |
| Entered | The date that the album first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart. |
| Entered (week ending) |
Weeks in top 10 |
Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) |
Weeks at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums in 1997 | ||||||
| 15 February 1997 | 42 | White on Blonde ‡ | Texas | 1 | 15 February 1997 | 2 |
| 28 June 1997 | 19 | OK Computer ‡ | Radiohead | 1 | 28 June 1997 | 2 |
| 4 October 1997 | 8 | Maverick A Strike ‡ | Finley Quaye | 3 | 4 October 1997 | 1 |
| 11 October 1997 | 42 | Urban Hymns ‡ | The Verve | 1 | 11 October 1997 | 12 |
| 25 October 1997 | 7 | Fresco ‡ | M People | 2 | 25 October 1997 | 1 |
| 1 November 1997 | 25 | Postcards from Heaven ‡ | Lighthouse Family | 2 | 1 November 1997 | 2 |
| 12 | Greatest Hits ‡ | Eternal | 2 | 8 November 1997 | 1 | |
| 56 | Talk on Corners | The Corrs | 1 | 27 June 1998 | 10 | |
| 8 November 1997 | 6 | Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon ‡ | John Lennon | 4 | 8 November 1997 | 1 |
| 15 November 1997 | 11 | Spiceworld ‡ | Spice Girls | 1 | 15 November 1997 | 3 |
| 7 | Paint the Sky with Stars: The Best of Enya ‡ | Enya | 4 | 15 November 1997 | 2 | |
| 22 November 1997 | 8 | Like You Do... Best of The Lightning Seeds ‡ | The Lightning Seeds | 5 | 22 November 1997 | 1 |
| 29 November 1997 | 29 | Let's Talk About Love ‡ | Celine Dion | 1 | 29 November 1997 | 5 |
| 6 December 1997 | 7 | The Best of Wham!: If You Were There... ‡ | Wham! | 4 | 6 December 1997 | 5 |
| 15 | Left of the Middle ‡ | Natalie Imbruglia | 5 | 6 December 1997 | 1 | |
| 13 December 1997 | 23 | All Saints | All Saints | 2 | 17 January 1998 | 3 |
| Albums in 1998 | ||||||
| 17 January 1998 | 44 | Life Thru a Lens | Robbie Williams | 1 | 18 April 1998 | 2 |
| 31 January 1998 | 1 | Moon Safari | Air | 6 | 31 January 1998 | 1 |
| 7 | Truly: The Love Songs | Lionel Richie | 5 | 21 February 1998 | 2 | |
| 1 | The Blue Cafe | Chris Rea | 10 | 31 January 1998 | 1 | |
| 7 February 1998 | 15 | Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture | James Horner | 1 | 14 February 1998 | 3 |
| 1 | Decksandrumsandrockandroll | Propellerheads | 6 | 7 February 1998 | 1 | |
| 14 February 1998 | 1 | Unfinished Monkey Business | Ian Brown | 4 | 14 February 1998 | 1 |
| 1 | Yield | Pearl Jam | 7 | 14 February 1998 | 1 | |
| 5 | Aquarium | Aqua | 6 | 28 February 1998 | 1 | |
| 7 March 1998 | 2 | Melting Pot | The Charlatans | 4 | 7 March 1998 | 1 |
| 14 March 1998 | 20 | Ray of Light | Madonna | 1 | 14 March 1998 | 2 |
| 21 March 1998 | 2 | Tin Planet | Space | 3 | 21 March 1998 | 1 |
| 2 | Pilgrim | Eric Clapton | 6 | 21 March 1998 | 1 | |
| 1 | Return to the Last Chance Saloon | The Bluetones | 10 | 21 March 1998 | 1 | |
| 4 April 1998 | 9 | The Best Of | James | 1 | 4 April 1998 | 1 |
| 2 | In My Life | George Martin | 5 | 25 April 1998 | 1 | |
| 1 | Kylie Minogue (1998) | Kylie Minogue | 10 | 4 April 1998 | 1 | |
| 11 April 1998 | 2 | This is Hardcore | Pulp | 1 | 11 April 1998 | 1 |
| 25 April 1998 | 3 | Essentials – The Very Best of George Benson | George Benson | 8 | 25 April 1998 | 2 |
| 2 May 1998 | 5 | Mezzanine | Massive Attack | 1 | 2 May 1998 | 2 |
| 1 | Walking into Clarksdale | Jimmy Page & Robert Plant | 3 | 2 May 1998 | 1 | |
| 18 | International Velvet | Catatonia | 1 | 16 May 1998 | 1 | |
| 16 May 1998 | 1 | From the Choirgirl Hotel | Tori Amos | 6 | 16 May 1998 | 1 |
| 23 May 1998 | 7 | Version 2.0 | Garbage | 1 | 23 May 1998 | 1 |
| 1 | Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk | Jeff Buckley | 7 | 23 May 1998 | 1 | |
| 30 May 1998 | 18 | Blue | Simply Red | 1 | 30 May 1998 | 2 |
| 2 | My Way: The Best of Frank Sinatra | Frank Sinatra | 7 | 30 May 1998 | 1 | |
| 6 June 1998 | 27 | Where We Belong | Boyzone | 1 | 6 June 1998 | 3 |
| 13 June 1998 | 4 | When We Were the New Boys | Rod Stewart | 2 | 13 June 1998 | 1 |
| 1 | Adore | The Smashing Pumpkins | 5 | 13 June 1998 | 1 | |
| 1 | Let It Ride | Shed Seven | 9 | 13 June 1998 | 1 | |
| 20 June 1998 | 6 | The Good Will Out | Embrace | 1 | 20 June 1998 | 1 |
| 27 June 1998 | 1 | Try Whistling This | Neil Finn | 5 | 27 June 1998 | 1 |
| 1 | Trampoline | The Mavericks | 10 | 27 June 1998 | 1 | |
| 4 July 1998 | 4 | Five | Five | 1 | 4 July 1998 | 1 |
| 18 July 1998 | 4 | Hello Nasty | Beastie Boys | 1 | 18 July 1998 | 1 |
| 1 | Moving On | 911 | 10 | 18 July 1998 | 1 | |
| 25 July 1998 | 6 | Jane McDonald | Jane McDonald | 1 | 25 July 1998 | 3 |
| 1 August 1998 | 5 | Desireless | Eagle-Eye Cherry | 3 | 1 August 1998 | 1 |
| 29 August 1998 | 9 | Savage Garden | Savage Garden | 2 | 19 September 1998 | 1 |
| 1 | Follow the Leader | Korn | 5 | 29 August 1998 | 1 | |
| 5 September 1998 | 2 | 100% Colombian | Fun Lovin' Criminals | 3 | 5 September 1998 | 1 |
| 1 | Psyence Fiction | Unkle | 4 | 5 September 1998 | 1 | |
| 1 | Life Goes On | Sash! | 5 | 5 September 1998 | 1 | |
| 12 September 1998 | 2 | Tubular Bells III | Mike Oldfield | 4 | 12 September 1998 | 1 |
| 1 | Fin de Siècle | The Divine Comedy | 9 | 12 September 1998 | 1 | |
| 1 | Back to Titanic | James Horner | 10 | 12 September 1998 | 1 | |
| 19 September 1998 | 10 | One Night Only | Bee Gees | 4 | 19 September 1998 | 1 |
| 1 | Hatful of Rain (The Best of Del Amitri) | Del Amitri | 5 | 19 September 1998 | 1 | |
| 1 | Six | Mansun | 6 | 19 September 1998 | 1 | |
| 26 September 1998 | 10 | This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours | Manic Street Preachers | 1 | 26 September 1998 | 3 |
| 25 | Step One | Steps | 2 | 26 September 1998 | 1 | |
| 1 | Mechanical Animals | Marilyn Manson | 8 | 26 September 1998 | 1 | |
| 3 October 1998 | 2 | The Globe Sessions | Sheryl Crow | 2 | 3 October 1998 | 1 |
| 7 | The Best of Ladysmith Black Mambazo – The Star and the Wiseman | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | 2 | 17 October 1998 | 1 | |
| 1 | Sunday 8PM | Faithless | 10 | 3 October 1998 | 1 | |
| 10 October 1998 | 10 | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Lauryn Hill | 2 | 10 October 1998 | 3 |
| 1 | The Singles 86>98 | Depeche Mode | 5 | 10 October 1998 | 1 | |
| 17 October 1998 | 9 | Hits | Phil Collins | 1 | 17 October 1998 | 1 |
| 4 | Songs from Ally McBeal | Vonda Shepard | 3 | 17 October 1998 | 1 | |
| 1 | Nu-Clear Sounds | Ash | 7 | 17 October 1998 | 1 | |
| 24 October 1998 | 7 | Quench | The Beautiful South | 1 | 24 October 1998 | 2 |
| 6 | B*Witched | B*Witched | 3 | 24 October 1998 | 1 | |
| 1 | Without You I'm Nothing | Placebo | 7 | 24 October 1998 | 1 | |
| 1 | Labour of Love III | UB40 | 8 | 24 October 1998 | 1 | |
| 31 October 1998 | 22 | You've Come a Long Way, Baby ♦ | Fatboy Slim | 1 | 23 January 1999 | 4 |
| 2 | Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits | Dire Straits | 6 | 31 October 1998 | 1 | |
| 1 | Love Songs | Daniel O'Donnell | 9 | 31 October 1998 | 1 | |
| 1 | Real as I Wanna Be | Cliff Richard | 10 | 31 October 1998 | 1 | |
| 7 November 1998 | 31 | I've Been Expecting You | Robbie Williams | 1 | 7 November 1998 | 3 |
| 1 | Up | R.E.M. | 2 | 7 November 1998 | 1 | |
| 2 | Believe ♦ | Cher | 7 | 20 March 1999 | 1 | |
| 14 November 1998 | 2 | The Best of 1980–1990 & B-Sides | U2 | 1 | 14 November 1998 | 1 |
| 2 | The Masterplan | Oasis | 2 | 14 November 1998 | 1 | |
| 2 | Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie | Alanis Morissette | 3 | 14 November 1998 | 1 | |
| 11 | The Best of M People | M People | 2 | 12 December 1998 | 1 | |
| 21 November 1998 | 16 | Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael | George Michael | 1 | 21 November 1998 | 8 |
| 1 | Modern Classics: The Greatest Hits | Paul Weller | 7 | 21 November 1998 | 1 | |
| 11 | The Best of 1980-1990 (Single-Disc Version) | U2 | 4 | 5 December 1998 | 1 | |
| 28 November 1998 | 4 | Voice of an Angel | Charlotte Church | 4 | 28 November 1998 | 1 |
| 1 | #1's | Mariah Carey | 10 | 28 November 1998 | 1 | |
See also
editReferences
editGeneral
- "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
Specific
- ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
- ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
External links
edit- 1998 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)