List of top 25 albums for 1998 in Australia explained

The following lists the top 100 albums of 1998 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) End of Year Albums Chart.[1] [2]

Title ArtistHighest pos. reachedweeks at No. 1
1. Yourself or Someone Like You Matchbox 201 6 [3]
2. Aquarium 1 2 [4]
3. Titanic Soundtrack 1 11 [5]
4. Backstreet's Back 2
5. Left of the Middle 1 3 [6]
6. The Best of 1980–1990 1 5
7. Come On Over 1 20
8. Highlights from The Main Event 1 2 [7]
9. Spiceworld 2 [8]
10. Ray of Light 1 1 [9]
11. Let's Talk About Love 1 5
12. Romanza 2
13. Soundtrack 1 1 [10]
14. All Saints 4
15. Hits 2
16. Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Best of 2
17. The Wedding Singer Soundtrack 1 1 [11]
18. Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie 2
19. Songs from Ally McBeal 1 1 [12]
20. Unit 4
21. The Last Wave of Summer 1 1 [13]
22. Americana 1 5
23. Eternal Nightcap 14
24. 5ive 8
25. Grease Soundtrack 1 4
26. Vuelve 2
27. City of Angels Soundtrack 1 2
28. Yield 1 1
29. The Living End 1 2
30. B*Witched 5
31. Impossible Princess 4
32. Urban Hymns 9
33. Postcards from Heaven 2
34. Talk on Corners 3
35. Step One 5
36. Garage Inc. 2
37. Sumo 2
38. Spice 3
39. 4
40. On Eagle's Wings 5
41. Pieces of You 5
42. VH1 Divas Live 12
43.
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6
44. Try Whistling This 1 2
45. These Are Special Times 6
46. Dude Ranch 25
47. Adore 1 1
48. Whatever and Ever Amen 8
49. Follow the Leader 1 1
50. Lemon Parade 12
51. The Full Monty Soundtrack 3
52. Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk 1 1
53. Mezzanine 1 1
54. Slightly Odway 7
55. Backstreet Boys 6
56. Nimrod 3
57. Spirit 5
58. The Best That I Could Do 1978–1988 5
59. My Best Friend's Wedding Soundtrack 1 4
60. Savage Garden 1 19
61. Hat Town 7
62. Songs from the South 2
63. Live on Two Legs 4
64. Guide to Better Living 11
65. Soundtrack 8
66. Internationalist 1 1
67. Paint the Sky with Stars 10
68. Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits 4
69. The Best of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds 2
70. Hello Nasty 1 1
71. The Greatest Hits 2
72. 20,000 Watt R.S.L. 1 1
73. 1 1
74. Viaggio Italiano 15
75. Reload 2
76. Mechanical Animals 1 1
77. Let's Face It 27
78. Soundtrack 5
79. I'm Telling You for the Last Time 11
80. 3 Car Garage 3
81. Version 2.0 5
82. The Velvet Rope 4
83. Celebrity Skin 4
84. Eat Your Peas 27
85. In Deep 1 3
86. OK Computer 7
87. The Best of Van Morrison 1 3
88. Waiting for the Day 20
89. Premonition 25
90. The Ultimate Collection 10
91. The Wedding Singer 2 Soundtrack 8
92. 29
93. In My Life 7
94. Back to Titanic 7
95. The Very Best of the Bee Gees 7
96. No. 4 Record 1 1
97. Chisel 3
98. Ixnay on the Hombre 2
99. Led Zeppelin Remasters 1 1
100. (Songbook) A Collection of Hits 22

Peak chart positions from 1998 are from the ARIA Charts, overall position on the End of Year Chart is calculated by ARIA based on the number of weeks and position that the records reach within the Top 50 albums for each week during 1998.[2]

Notes

  1. Web site: ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 1998. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 2009-02-16.
  2. Web site: Official ARIA Charts. Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. 2009-02-16.
  3. Web site: ARIA Charts - Yourself Or Someone Like You. Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. 2009-02-17.
  4. Web site: ARIA Charts - Aquarium. Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. 2009-02-17.
  5. Web site: ARIA Charts - Titanic Soundtrack. Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. 2009-02-17.
  6. Web site: ARIA Charts - Left of Middle. Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. 2009-02-17.
  7. Web site: ARIA Charts - Highlights from The Main Event. Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. 2009-02-17.
  8. Web site: ARIA Charts - Spice Girls. Australian Charts Portal. 2018-07-16. 2018-07-16.
  9. Web site: ARIA Charts - Ray of Light. Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. 2009-02-17.
  10. Web site: ARIA Charts - Chef Aid: The South Park Album. Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. 2009-02-17.
  11. Web site: ARIA Charts - The Wedding Singer Soundtrack. Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. 2009-02-17.
  12. Web site: ARIA Charts - Songs from Ally McBeal. Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. 2009-02-17.
  13. Web site: ARIA Charts - The Last Wave of Summer. Australian Charts Portal. 2009-02-08. 2009-02-17.