THE OFFICIAL NEW ZEALAND'S (R.I.A.N.Z) (Website) CHART'S TOP ALBUMS FOR 1998

No.-Album-Artist-Peak Month
  1 ONE NIGHT ONLY-BEE GEES-DECEMBER
  2 SUPERSYSTEM-THE FEELERS-September 
  3 LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE-CELINE DION
  4 ESPRESSO GUITAR-MARTIN WINCH-September
  5 5IVE-FIVE-October
  6 SONGS FROM ALLY McBEAL (TV SOUNDTRACK)-VONDA SHEPHERD-October 
  7 SPICEWORLD-SPICE GIRLS-January
  8 URBAN HYMNS-The Verve-January
  9 GREASE-Soundtrack-August   (1978) 
 10 MEZZANINE-Massive Attack-May 
 11 Best Of 1980-1990-U2-November
 12 Where We Belong-Boyzone-October
 13 Titanic-Soundtrack-April
 14 Postcards From Heaven-Lighthouse Family-August
 15 Aquarium-Aqua-March
 16 Ray Of Light-Madonna-March
 17 Yourself Or Someone Like You-Matchbox 20-May
 18 Sublime-Sublime-June
 19 OK Computer-Radiohead-January 
 20 City Of Angels-Soundtrack-August
 21 Come On Over-Shania Twain-June
 22 The Very Best Of Dean Martin-Dean Martin-December
 23 B*Witched-B*Witched-November 
 24 Backstreet's Back-Backstreet Boys-January
 25 Hello Nasty-Beastie Boys-July
 26 Try Whistling This-Neil Finn-July
 27 Savage Garden-Savage Garden-January
 28 Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie-Alanis Morissette-November
 29 Version 2.0-Garbage-May
 30 Adore-Smashing Pumpkins-June
 31 Wedding Singer-Soundtrack-June
 32 Portishead-Portishead-January
 33 ...Hits-Phil Collins-November
 34 Carmine Meo-Emma Shapplin-October
 35 These Are Special Times-Celine Dion-December 
 36 Trampoline-The Mavericks-October
 37 All Saints-All Saints-April
 38 Big Calm-Morcheeba-September
 39 The Velvet Rope-Janet Jackson-January
 40 Ladies & Gentlemen:Best Of-George Michael-December
 41 Drive-Bic Runga-January
 42 The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill-Lauryn Hill-October
 43 It's My Life-Sash!-May
 44 Yield-Pearl Jam-February
 45 Zoot Suit Riot-Cherry Poppin' Daddies-July
 46 Left Of The Middle-Natalie Imbruglia-February
 47 Maverick A Strike-Finlay Quaye-March
 48 2B Spacific-Che Fu-November
 49 Mechanical Animals-Marilyn Manson-September
 50 Sultans Of Swing:The Very Best Of-Dire Straits-November