Billboard 200

Week of December 5, 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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Double Live

Garth Brooks

New this week!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol Nashville

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

Garth Brooks Teams Up With Nashville to Open Police Substation Next to His Planned Bar & Honky-Tonk

Billboard 200

Week of December 5, 1998

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1 NEW
NEW
- Double Live
  Garth Brooks
- -
- 1
- 1
- - -
  - 1
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol Nashville

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond x2

2 NEW
NEW
- Tical 2000: Judgement Day
  Method Man
- -
- 2
- 1
- - -
  - 2
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

3 NEW
NEW
- Spirit
  Jewel
- -
- 3
- 1
- - -
  - 3
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

4 NEW
NEW
- # 1's
  Mariah Carey
- -
- 4
- 1
- - -
  - 4
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

5
- These Are Special Times
  Celine Dion
- 3
- 3
- 3
- - 3
  - 3
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

550 Music/Epic/Legacy

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

6 NEW
NEW
- Americana
  The Offspring
- -
- 6
- 1
- - -
  - 6
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Sony Music

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

7 NEW
NEW
- War & Peace Vol. I (The War Disc)
  Ice Cube
- -
- 7
- 1
- - -
  - 7
  - 1

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

8
- Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
  Alanis Morissette
- 1
- 1
- 3
- - 1
  - 1
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Maverick/Reprise/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

9
- 'N Sync
  'N Sync
- 6
- 2
- 35
- - 6
  - 2
  - 35

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

10
- Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
  JAY-Z
- 4
- 1
- 8
- - 4
  - 1
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

11
- R.
  R. Kelly
- 2
- 2
- 2
- - 2
  - 2
  - 2

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

12
- Home For Christmas
  'N Sync
- 7
- 7
- 2
- - 7
  - 7
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Sony Commercial Music Group/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

13 NEW
NEW
- My Love Is Your Love
  Whitney Houston
- -
- 13
- 1
- - -
  - 13
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

14
- Come On Over
  Shania Twain
- 8
- 2
- 55
- - 8
  - 2
  - 55

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury Nashville/UMGN

RIAA Certification: Diamond x2

15
- Backstreet Boys
  Backstreet Boys
- 10
- 4
- 67
- - 10
  - 4
  - 67

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

16
- Touched By An Angel: The Album
  Soundtrack
- 105
- 16
- 3
- - 105
  - 16
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

550 Music/Epic

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

17
- Never S-A-Y Never
  Brandy
- 14
- 2
- 24
- - 14
  - 2
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Rhino

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

18
- Wide Open Spaces
  Dixie Chicks
- 13
- 10
- 43
- - 13
  - 10
  - 43

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monument/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Diamond

19
- Stunt
  Barenaked Ladies
- 15
- 3
- 20
- - 15
  - 3
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

20
- Enter The Dru
  Dru Hill
- 9
- 2
- 4
- - 9
  - 2
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Soul/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

21
- The Best Of 1980-1990/The B-Sides
  U2
- 5
- 2
- 3
- - 5
  - 2
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

22 NEW
NEW
- Human Being
  Seal
- -
- 22
- 1
- - -
  - 22
  - 1

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

23
- The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
  Lauryn Hill
- 12
- 1
- 13
- - 12
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruffhouse/Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

24
- Armageddon -- The Album
  Soundtrack
- 36
- 1
- 22
- - 36
  - 1
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Sony Music

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

25
- Dizzy Up The Girl
  The Goo Goo Dolls
- 19
- 15
- 9
- - 19
  - 15
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

26 NEW
NEW
- Da Good Da Bad & Da Ugly
  Geto Boys
- -
- 26
- 1
- - -
  - 26
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rap-A-Lot/Capitol

Gains In Performance

27
- Hope Floats
  Soundtrack
- 23
- 4
- 27
- - 23
  - 4
  - 27

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

28
- Big Willie Style
  Will Smith
- 32
- 8
- 52
- - 32
  - 8
  - 52

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Sony Music

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x9

29
- City Of Angels
  Soundtrack
- 26
- 1
- 34
- - 26
  - 1
  - 34

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Sunset/Reprise/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

30
- Aquemini
  OutKast
- 17
- 2
- 8
- - 17
  - 2
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

31
- Now
  Various Artists
- 29
- 21
- 4
- - 29
  - 21
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

PolyGram-Universal-EMI/Capitol

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

32
- It's Dark And Hell Is Hot
  DMX
- 18
- 1
- 27
- - 18
  - 1
  - 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruff Ryders/Def Jam/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

33
- The Globe Sessions
  Sheryl Crow
- 22
- 5
- 8
- - 22
  - 5
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Interscope

RIAA Certification: Platinum

34
- The Rugrats Movie
  Soundtrack
- 44
- 34
- 3
- - 44
  - 34
  - 3

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

35
- Belly
  Soundtrack
- 11
- 5
- 3
- - 11
  - 5
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

36
- The Christmas Angel
  Mannheim Steamroller
- 80
- 36
- 4
- - 80
  - 36
  - 4

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

37
- Rush Hour
  Soundtrack
- 21
- 5
- 10
- - 21
  - 5
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

38
- Hellbilly Deluxe
  Rob Zombie
- 28
- 5
- 13
- - 28
  - 5
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/Interscope

RIAA Certification:

Billboard 200

Week of December 5, 1998

Billboard 200

Double Live

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Garth Brooks Teams Up With Nashville to Open Police Substation Next to His Planned Bar & Honky-Tonk

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Double Live

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tical 2000: Judgement Day

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spirit

Imprint/Promotion Label:

# 1's

Imprint/Promotion Label:

These Are Special Times

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Americana

Imprint/Promotion Label:

War & Peace Vol. I (The War Disc)

Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie

Imprint/Promotion Label:

'N Sync

Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life

Imprint/Promotion Label:

R.

Home For Christmas

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My Love Is Your Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Come On Over

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Backstreet Boys

Touched By An Angel: The Album

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Never S-A-Y Never

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wide Open Spaces

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stunt

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enter The Dru

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Best Of 1980-1990/The B-Sides

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Human Being

The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Armageddon -- The Album

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dizzy Up The Girl

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Da Good Da Bad & Da Ugly

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hope Floats

Big Willie Style

Imprint/Promotion Label:

City Of Angels

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Aquemini

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Now

Imprint/Promotion Label:

It's Dark And Hell Is Hot

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Globe Sessions

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Rugrats Movie

Belly

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Christmas Angel

Rush Hour

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hellbilly Deluxe

Imprint/Promotion Label: