Billboard 200

Week of September 19, 1998

Billboard 200

The week’s most popular albums as compiled by Luminate, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruffhouse/Columbia/Legacy

Lauryn Hill to Join Tom Joyner Foundation Cruise Benefiting HBCUs

Billboard 200

Week of September 19, 1998

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
  Lauryn Hill
- 1
- 1
- 2
- - 1
  - 1
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruffhouse/Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

2
- Back To Titanic
  London Symphony Orchestra (Horner)
- 7
- 2
- 2
- - 7
  - 2
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sony Classical/Sony Masterworks

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

3
- 'N Sync
  'N Sync
- 6
- 3
- 24
- - 6
  - 3
  - 24

RIAA Certification: Diamond

4 NEW
NEW
- High Mileage
  Alan Jackson
- -
- 4
- 1
- - -
  - 4
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista Nashville/SMN

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

5
- Hello Nasty
  Beastie Boys
- 2
- 1
- 8
- - 2
  - 1
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brooklyn Dust/Grand Royal/Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

6
- Stunt
  Barenaked Ladies
- 4
- 3
- 9
- - 4
  - 3
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

7 NEW
NEW
- Don Cartagena
  Fat Joe
- -
- 7
- 1
- - -
  - 7
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mystic/Atlantic/AG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

8
- Armageddon -- The Album
  Soundtrack
- 3
- 1
- 11
- - 3
  - 1
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

9
- Backstreet Boys
  Backstreet Boys
- 11
- 4
- 56
- - 11
  - 4
  - 56

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

10
- Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be Told
  Snoop Dogg
- 8
- 1
- 5
- - 8
  - 1
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

No Limit/Priority

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

11
- Dr. Dolittle: The Album
  Soundtrack
- 10
- 4
- 12
- - 10
  - 4
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blackground/Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

12
- Hellbilly Deluxe
  Rob Zombie
- 5
- 5
- 2
- - 5
  - 5
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/Interscope

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

13
- Come On Over
  Shania Twain
- 12
- 2
- 44
- - 12
  - 2
  - 44

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury Nashville/UMGN

RIAA Certification: Diamond x2

14
- Follow The Leader
  Korn
- 9
- 1
- 3
- - 9
  - 1
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Immortal/Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

15
- The Dirty Boogie
  The Brian Setzer Orchestra
- 14
- 14
- 11
- - 14
  - 14
  - 11

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

16 NEW
NEW
- The Assassin
  Big Ed
- -
- 16
- 1
- - -
  - 16
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

No Limit/Priority

Gains In Performance

17
- For The Record: 41 Number One Hits
  Alabama
- 13
- 13
- 2
- - 13
  - 13
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Nashville/SMN

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

18
- Never S-A-Y Never
  Brandy
- 18
- 2
- 13
- - 18
  - 2
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

19
- Big Willie Style
  Will Smith
- 17
- 8
- 41
- - 17
  - 8
  - 41

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x9

20
- City Of Angels
  Soundtrack
- 16
- 1
- 23
- - 16
  - 1
  - 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Sunset/Reprise/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

21
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back
  Soundtrack
- 15
- 8
- 4
- - 15
  - 8
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Flyte Tyme/MCA

RIAA Certification: Gold

22
- It's Dark And Hell Is Hot
  DMX
- 21
- 1
- 16
- - 21
  - 1
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruff Ryders/Def Jam/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

23
- Yourself Or Someone Like You
  matchbox 20
- 20
- 5
- 79
- - 20
  - 5
  - 79

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Melisma/Lava/Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Diamond

24
- Jermaine Dupri Presents -- Life In 1472 The Original Soundtrack
  Jermaine Dupri
- 19
- 3
- 7
- - 19
  - 3
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

So So Def/Columbia/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum

25
- Titanic
  Soundtrack
- 43
- 1
- 39
- - 43
  - 1
  - 39

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sony Classical/Sony Masterworks

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

26
- ESPN Presents: Jock Jams Vol. 4
  Various Artists
- 32
- 26
- 2
- - 32
  - 26
  - 2

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

27
- Let's Talk About Love
  Celine Dion
- 29
- 1
- 42
- - 29
  - 1
  - 42

Imprint/Promotion Label:

550 Music/Epic

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

28
- Soul Of A Woman
  Kelly Price
- 26
- 15
- 4
- - 26
  - 15
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T-Neck/Island/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

29
- The Boy Is Mine
  Monica
- 24
- 8
- 8
- - 24
  - 8
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

30
- The Key
  Vince Gill
- 27
- 11
- 4
- - 27
  - 11
  - 4

RIAA Certification: Gold

31
- My Own Prison
  Creed
- 25
- 22
- 49
- - 25
  - 22
  - 49

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

32
- Hope Floats
  Soundtrack
- 23
- 4
- 16
- - 23
  - 4
  - 16

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

33
- Mya
  Mya
- 30
- 29
- 20
- - 30
  - 29
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

University/Interscope

RIAA Certification: Platinum

34
- Savage Garden
  Savage Garden
- 28
- 3
- 73
- - 28
  - 3
  - 73

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

35
- Funkmaster Flex The Mix Tape Volume III: 60 Minutes Of Funk The Final Chapt
  Funkmaster Flex
- 22
- 4
- 4
- - 22
  - 4
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Loud/RCA

RIAA Certification: Gold

36
- Wide Open Spaces
  Dixie Chicks
- 38
- 36
- 32
- - 38
  - 36
  - 32

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monument/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Diamond

37
- Zoot Suit Riot
  Cherry Poppin' Daddies
- 35
- 17
- 30
- - 35
  - 17
  - 30

Billboard 200

Week of September 19, 1998

Billboard 200

The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lauryn Hill to Join Tom Joyner Foundation Cruise Benefiting HBCUs

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Back To Titanic

Imprint/Promotion Label:

'N Sync

High Mileage

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hello Nasty

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stunt

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Don Cartagena

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Armageddon -- The Album

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Backstreet Boys

Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be Told

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dr. Dolittle: The Album

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Hellbilly Deluxe

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Come On Over

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Follow The Leader

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The Dirty Boogie

The Assassin

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For The Record: 41 Number One Hits

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Never S-A-Y Never

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Willie Style

Imprint/Promotion Label:

City Of Angels

Imprint/Promotion Label:

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

Imprint/Promotion Label:

It's Dark And Hell Is Hot

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Yourself Or Someone Like You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jermaine Dupri Presents -- Life In 1472 The Original Soundtrack

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Titanic

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ESPN Presents: Jock Jams Vol. 4

Let's Talk About Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul Of A Woman

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The Boy Is Mine

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Key

My Own Prison

Hope Floats

Mya

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Savage Garden

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Funkmaster Flex The Mix Tape Volume III: 60 Minutes Of Funk The Final Chapt

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wide Open Spaces

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Zoot Suit Riot

Imprint/Promotion Label: