These are the Canadian number-one albums of 1998. The chart is compiled by Nielsen Soundscan and published by Jam! Canoe, issued every Sunday. The chart also appears in Billboard magazine as Top Canadian Albums.
Issue date | Album | Artist |
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January 3 | Big Shiny Tunes 2 | Various Artists |
January 10 | ||
January 17 | ||
January 24 | ||
January 31 | ||
February 7 | Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture | James Horner |
February 14 | ||
February 21 | ||
February 28 | ||
March 7 | ||
March 14 | ||
March 21 | Ray of Light | Madonna |
March 28 | Titanic: Music from The Motion Picture | James Horner |
April 4 | ||
April 11 | ||
April 18 | ||
April 25 | ||
May 2 | Hit Zone 4 | Various Artists |
May 9 | ||
May 16 | ||
May 23 | Now! 3 | |
May 30 | ||
June 6 | ||
June 13 | ||
June 20 | ||
June 27 | ||
July 4 | ||
July 11 | ||
July 18 | ||
July 25 | ||
August 1 | Phantom Power | The Tragically Hip |
August 8 | ||
August 15 | Armageddon: The Album | Soundtrack |
August 22 | ||
August 29 | ||
September 5 | Follow the Leader | Korn |
September 12 | Armageddon: The Album | Soundtrack |
September 19 | ||
September 26 | S'il Suffisait d'Aimer | Céline Dion |
October 3 | Mechanical Animals | Marilyn Manson |
October 10 | Armageddon: The Album | Soundtrack |
October 17 | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Lauryn Hill |
October 24 | ||
October 31 | ...Hits | Phil Collins |
November 7 | ||
November 14 | ||
November 21 | The Best of 1980-1990 | U2 |
November 28 | These Are Special Times | Céline Dion |
December 5 | Double Live | Garth Brooks |
December 12 | These Are Special Times | Céline Dion |
December 19 | Big Shiny Tunes 3 | Various Artists |
December 26 |
...And Then There Was X is the third studio album by American rapper DMX. The album was released on December 21, 1999, by Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings. The album was certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA on February 7, 2001. The album was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2001 Grammys.
Greatest Hits is a posthumous double-disc greatest hits album by American rapper 2Pac, released by Amaru Entertainment, Death Row Records, Interscope Records, and Jive Records on November 24, 1998.
The Best of 1980–1990 is the first greatest hits compilation by Irish rock band U2, released on 2 November 1998. It mostly contains the group's hit singles from the 1980s, but also mixes in some live staples, as well as a re-recording of the 1987 B-side "Sweetest Thing". In April 1999, a companion video was released. The album was followed by another compilation, The Best of 1990–2000, in 2002.
"Last Kiss" is a song released by Wayne Cochran in 1961 on the Gala label. It failed to do well on the charts. Cochran subsequently re-recorded his song for the King label in 1963. It was revived by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers, who took it to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Wednesday, Pearl Jam, and several international artists also covered the song, with varying degrees of success. The song was one of several teen tragedy songs from that period.
War & Peace Volume 2 is the sixth studio album by American rapper Ice Cube, released March 21, 2000 on his own label Lench Mob Records with distribution by Priority Records. It is the second part from the two-album project War & Peace; the previous volume, War & Peace Vol. 1 was released in 1998. This was Ice Cube's final album under Priority Records and his last until the release of Laugh Now, Cry Later in 2006.
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood is the second studio album by American rapper DMX. The album was released on December 22, 1998, by Def Jam Recordings and Ruff Ryders Entertainment, over seven months after his debut album, It's Dark and Hell Is Hot.
"Wishlist" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. Written by vocalist Eddie Vedder, "Wishlist" was released on May 5, 1998, as the second single from the band's fifth studio album, Yield (1998). In the United States, the song peaked at number six on both the Billboard Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock Tracks charts. The song was included on Pearl Jam's 2004 greatest hits album, rearviewmirror .
"Who You Are" is a song by American rock band Pearl Jam. Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music co-written by drummer Jack Irons and guitarist Stone Gossard, "Who You Are" was released on July 30, 1996, as the first single from the band's fourth studio album, No Code (1996). The song topped the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and the Canadian Alternative 30 chart. It also peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100, number two on the UK Rock Chart, and reached the top 10 in Australia, Canada, Norway, and Finland—where the song reached number two and became the band's highest-charting single.
The discography of American alternative rock band Pearl Jam, consists of 11 studio albums, 23 live albums, 3 compilation albums, 42 singles, and numerous official bootlegs.
"Given to Fly" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by guitarist Mike McCready, "Given to Fly" was released to radio on December 22, 1997, as the first single from the band's fifth studio album, Yield (1998).
Merkin Ball is an extended play (EP) by American alternative rock band Pearl Jam. The EP contains two songs: A-side "I Got Id" and B-side "Long Road", both written by Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder. The EP features Canadian-American musician Neil Young and was released on December 4, 1995, through Epic Records. Merkin Ball is a companion to Young's 1995 album, Mirror Ball.
"Just Breathe" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. "Just Breathe" was released on October 31, 2009 as the second single from the band's ninth studio album, Backspacer (2009). The song was triggered by a chord from "Tuolumne", an instrumental from Eddie Vedder's soundtrack for the 2007 film Into the Wild.