The UK R&B Chart is a weekly chart 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 physical and other physical formats. [2] This is a list of the UK's biggest R&B hits of 1998. [3]
| † | Best-selling R&B single of the year |
| Issue date | Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 3 January | "Never Ever" | All Saints |
| 10 January | ||
| 17 January | ||
| 24 January | ||
| 31 January | "You Make Me Wanna..." | Usher |
| 7 February | ||
| 14 February | "Cleopatra's Theme" | Cleopatra |
| 21 February | "Never Ever" | All Saints |
| 28 February | "Be Alone No More" | Another Level |
| 7 March | "Show Me Love" | Robyn |
| 14 March | "Holler" | Ginuwine |
| 21 March | "Be Alone No More" | Another Level |
| 28 March | "No, No, No" | Destiny's Child |
| 4 April | "I Get Lonely" | Janet Jackson |
| 11 April | ||
| 18 April | "Turn It Up (Remix)/Fire It Up" | Busta Rhymes |
| 25 April | ||
| 2 May | ||
| 9 May | "Under the Bridge" | All Saints |
| 16 May | "Gone till November" | Wyclef Jean |
| 23 May | ||
| 30 May | "Under the Bridge" | All Saints |
| 6 June | "The Boy Is Mine" | Brandy and Monica |
| 13 June | ||
| 20 June | "Life" | Des'ree |
| 27 June | "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" † | Pras |
| 4 July | "Intergalactic" | Beastie Boys |
| 11 July | "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" † | Pras |
| 18 July | "Freak Me" | Another Level |
| 25 July | "Deeper Underground" | Jamiroquai |
| 1 August | "Just the Two of Us" | Will Smith |
| 8 August | "Come with Me" | Puff Daddy featuring Jimmy Page |
| 15 August | "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" † | Pras |
| 22 August | "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" | Sweetbox |
| 29 August | ||
| 5 September | "Finally Found" | Honeyz |
| 12 September | "Bootie Call" | All Saints |
| 19 September | ||
| 26 September | "I Want You Back" | Mel B featuring Missy Elliott |
| 3 October | "Doo Wop (That Thing)" | Lauryn Hill |
| 10 October | "Top of the World" | Brandy |
| 17 October | "The First Night" | Monica |
| 24 October | "How Deep Is Your Love" | Dru Hill |
| 31 October | "Little Bit of Lovin'" | Kele Le Roc |
| 7 November | "Blue Angels" | Pras |
| 14 November | "Each Time" | E-17 |
| 21 November | ||
| 28 November | ||
| 5 December | "Miami" | Will Smith |
| 12 December | "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" | Jay-Z |
| 19 December | ||
| 26 December | "End of the Line" | Honeyz |