New Zealand top 50 albums of 1998

This is a list of the top 50 albums in New Zealand of 1998 as compiled by Recorded Music NZ in the end-of-year chart of the Official New Zealand Music Chart. Five albums by New Zealand artists are included on the chart, the highest being The Feelers' debut album Supersystem at No. 2.[1]

Chart

Key
 †  – Album of New Zealand origin
Rank Artist Title
1 Bee Gees One Night Only
2 The Feelers Supersystem †
3 Celine Dion Let's Talk About Love
4 Martin Winch Espresso Guitar †
5 Five Five
6 Vonda Shepard Songs from Ally McBeal
7 Spice Girls Spiceworld
8 The Verve Urban Hymns
9 John Travolta / Olivia Newton-John Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
10 Massive Attack Mezzanine
11 U2 The Best of 1980–1990
12 Boyzone Where We Belong
13 James Horner Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture
14 Lighthouse Family Postcards from Heaven
15 Aqua Aquarium
16 Madonna Ray of Light
17 Matchbox 20 Yourself or Someone Like You
18 Sublime Sublime
19 Radiohead OK Computer
20 Various artists City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture
21 Shania Twain Come On Over
22 Dean Martin The Very Best of Dean Martin: The Capitol & Reprise Years
23 B*Witched B*Witched
24 Backstreet Boys Backstreet's Back
25 Beastie Boys Hello Nasty
26 Neil Finn Try Whistling This †
27 Savage Garden Savage Garden
28 Alanis Morissette Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
29 Garbage Version 2.0
30 The Smashing Pumpkins Adore
31 Various artists The Wedding Singer
32 Portishead Portishead
33 Phil Collins Hits
34 Emma Shapplin Carmine Meo
35 Celine Dion These Are Special Times
36 The Mavericks Trampoline
37 All Saints All Saints
38 Morcheeba Big Calm
39 Janet Jackson The Velvet Rope
40 George Michael Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael
41 Bic Runga Drive †
42 Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
43 Sash! It's My Life
44 Pearl Jam Yield
45 Cherry Poppin' Daddies Zoot Suit Riot: The Swingin' Hits of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies
46 Natalie Imbruglia Left of the Middle
47 Finley Quaye Maverick A Strike
48 Che Fu 2b S.Pacific †
49 Marilyn Manson Mechanical Animals
50 Dire Straits Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits

References

  1. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1998". Official NZ Music Charts. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 7 May 2021.