The UK R&B Chart is a weekly chart, first introduced in October 1994, that ranks the 40 biggest-selling singles and albums that are classified in the R&B genre in the United Kingdom. The chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company, [1] and is based on sales of CDs, downloads, vinyl and other formats over the previous seven days. [2]
The following are the number-one albums of 1998.
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Record label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January | All Saints | All Saints | London/Island | [3] |
| 11 January | [4] | |||
| 18 January | [5] | |||
| 25 January | [6] | |||
| 1 February | [7] | |||
| 8 February | [8] | |||
| 15 February | [9] | |||
| 22 February | [10] | |||
| 1 March | Kiss Smooth Grooves 98 | Various Artists | Polygram TV | [11] |
| 8 March | [12] | |||
| 15 March | All Saints | All Saints | London/Island | [13] |
| 22 March | Postcards from Heaven | Lighthouse Family | Wildcard/Polydor | [14] |
| 29 March | Fresco | M People | M People | [15] |
| 5 April | [16] | |||
| 12 April | Urban Rhymes | Various Artists | Global/Polygram TV | [17] |
| 19 April | [18] | |||
| 25 April | The Best Hip Hop Anthemz... Ever! | Virgin/EMI | [19] | |
| 3 May | All Saints | All Saints | London/Island | [20] |
| 10 May | [21] | |||
| 17 May | Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk | Jeff Buckley | Columbia | [22] |
| 24 May | All Saints | All Saints | London/Island | [23] |
| 31 May | [24] | |||
| 7 June | [25] | |||
| 14 June | Never Say Never | Brandy | Atlantic | [26] |
| 21 June | [27] | |||
| 28 June | Embrya | Maxwell | Columbia | [28] |
| 5 July | Postcards from Heaven | Lighthouse Family | Wildcard/Polydor | [29] |
| 12 July | [30] | |||
| 19 July | [31] | |||
| 26 July | [32] | |||
| 2 August | [33] | |||
| 9 August | [34] | |||
| 16 August | Street Vibes | Various Artists | Warner Bros. Records/Global/Sony TV | [35] |
| 23 August | [36] | |||
| 30 August | [37] | |||
| 6 September | [38] | |||
| 13 September | All Saints | All Saints | London/Island | [39] |
| 20 September | [40] | |||
| 27 September | Postcards from Heaven | Lighthouse Family | Wildcard/Polydor | [41] |
| 4 October | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Lauryn Hill | Ruffhouse/Columbia | [42] |
| 11 October | [43] | |||
| 18 October | [44] | |||
| 25 October | [45] | |||
| 1 November | [46] | |||
| 8 November | Medicine 4 My Pain | Lynden David Hall | Cooltempo | [47] |
| 15 November | R. | R. Kelly | Jive | [48] |
| 22 November | #1's | Mariah Carey | Columbia | [49] |
| 29 November | [50] | |||
| 6 December | [51] | |||
| 13 December | [52] | |||
| 20 December | [53] | |||
| 27 December | [54] |