Billboard 200

Week of December 19, 1998

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

see charts legends

Double Live

Garth Brooks

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol Nashville

Garth Brooks to Receive Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award at Nashville Songwriter Awards

Billboard 200

Week of December 19, 1998

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Double Live
  Garth Brooks
- 1
- 1
- 3
- - 1
  - 1
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol Nashville

RIAA Certification: Diamond x2

2
- These Are Special Times
  Celine Dion
- 3
- 2
- 5
- - 3
  - 2
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

550 Music/Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

3
- 'N Sync
  'N Sync
- 6
- 2
- 37
- - 6
  - 2
  - 37

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

4
- Spirit
  Jewel
- 4
- 3
- 3
- - 4
  - 3
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

5
- Garage Inc.
  Metallica
- 2
- 2
- 2
- - 2
  - 2
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blackened

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

6
- Greatest Hits
  2Pac
- 5
- 5
- 2
- - 5
  - 5
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Amaru/Death Row/Interscope/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

7
- # 1's
  Mariah Carey
- 7
- 4
- 3
- - 7
  - 4
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

8
- Backstreet Boys
  Backstreet Boys
- 9
- 4
- 69
- - 9
  - 4
  - 69

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

9
- Home For Christmas
  'N Sync
- 10
- 7
- 4
- - 10
  - 7
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Sony Commercial Music Group/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

10
- Come On Over
  Shania Twain
- 14
- 2
- 57
- - 14
  - 2
  - 57

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury Nashville/UMGN

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond x2

11
- Americana
  The Offspring
- 12
- 6
- 3
- - 12
  - 6
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

12
- Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
  JAY-Z
- 8
- 1
- 10
- - 8
  - 1
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

13
- Never S-A-Y Never
  Brandy
- 20
- 2
- 26
- - 20
  - 2
  - 26

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Rhino

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

14
- Wide Open Spaces
  Dixie Chicks
- 19
- 10
- 45
- - 19
  - 10
  - 45

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monument/Sony Music

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

15
- Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
  Alanis Morissette
- 13
- 1
- 5
- - 13
  - 1
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Maverick/Reprise/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

16
- Chef Aid: The South Park Album
  Soundtrack
- 17
- 16
- 2
- - 17
  - 16
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

American/Columbia/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum

17
- Stunt
  Barenaked Ladies
- 21
- 3
- 22
- - 21
  - 3
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

18
- Tical 2000: Judgement Day
  Method Man
- 11
- 2
- 3
- - 11
  - 2
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

19
- My Love Is Your Love
  Whitney Houston
- 18
- 13
- 3
- - 18
  - 13
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

20
- The Rugrats Movie
  Soundtrack
- 29
- 20
- 5
- - 29
  - 20
  - 5

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

21
- Big Willie Style
  Will Smith
- 26
- 8
- 54
- - 26
  - 8
  - 54

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Sony Music

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x9

22
- R.
  R. Kelly
- 22
- 2
- 4
- - 22
  - 2
  - 4

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

23
- Armageddon -- The Album
  Soundtrack
- 24
- 1
- 24
- - 24
  - 1
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

24
- Enter The Dru
  Dru Hill
- 25
- 2
- 6
- - 25
  - 2
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Soul/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

25
- Dizzy Up The Girl
  The Goo Goo Dolls
- 30
- 15
- 11
- - 30
  - 15
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

26
- Live On Two Legs
  Pearl Jam
- 15
- 15
- 2
- - 15
  - 15
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum

27
- The Christmas Angel
  Mannheim Steamroller
- 31
- 27
- 6
- - 31
  - 27
  - 6

RIAA Certification: Platinum

28
- The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
  Lauryn Hill
- 27
- 1
- 15
- - 27
  - 1
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruffhouse/Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

29
- The Best Of 1980-1990/The B-Sides
  U2
- 28
- 2
- 5
- - 28
  - 2
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

30
- War & Peace Vol. I (The War Disc)
  Ice Cube
- 23
- 7
- 3
- - 23
  - 7
  - 3

RIAA Certification: Platinum

31
- It's Dark And Hell Is Hot
  DMX
- 33
- 1
- 29
- - 33
  - 1
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruff Ryders/Def Jam/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

32
- City Of Angels
  Soundtrack
- 34
- 1
- 36
- - 34
  - 1
  - 36

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Sunset/Reprise/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

33
- Faith
  Faith Hill
- 39
- 7
- 33
- - 39
  - 7
  - 33

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros. Nashville/WMN

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

34
- Now
  Various Artists
- 36
- 21
- 6
- - 36
  - 21
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

PolyGram-Universal-EMI/Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum

35
- Romanza
  Andrea Bocelli
- 56
- 35
- 53
- - 56
  - 35
  - 53

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sugar/Phillips/Universal Music Classics

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

36
- RZA As Bobby Digital In Stereo
  RZA As Bobby Digital
- 16
- 16
- 2
- - 16
  - 16
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gee Street/V2

RIAA Certification: Gold

37
- Let's Talk About Love
  Celine Dion
- 44
- 1
- 55
- - 44
  - 1
  - 55

Imprint/Promotion Label:

550 Music/Epic

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

38
- Touched By An Angel: The Album
  Soundtrack
- 35
- 16
- 5
- - 35
  - 16
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

550 Music/Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum

39
- Breath Of Heaven -- A Christmas Collection
  Vince Gill With Patrick Williams And His Orchestra
- 49
- 39
- 6
- - 49
  - 39
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville/UMGN

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

40
- Whitey Ford Sings The Blues
  Everlast
- 48
- 40
- 10
- - 48
  - 40
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tommy Boy

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

41
- The Globe Sessions
  Sheryl Crow
- 40
- 5

Billboard 200

Week of December 19, 1998

Billboard 200

Double Live

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Garth Brooks to Receive Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award at Nashville Songwriter Awards

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Double Live

Imprint/Promotion Label:

These Are Special Times

Imprint/Promotion Label:

'N Sync

Spirit

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Garage Inc.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Greatest Hits

Imprint/Promotion Label:

# 1's

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Backstreet Boys

Home For Christmas

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Come On Over

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Americana

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Never S-A-Y Never

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wide Open Spaces

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chef Aid: The South Park Album

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stunt

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tical 2000: Judgement Day

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My Love Is Your Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Rugrats Movie

Big Willie Style

Imprint/Promotion Label:

R.

Armageddon -- The Album

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enter The Dru

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dizzy Up The Girl

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Live On Two Legs

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Christmas Angel

The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Best Of 1980-1990/The B-Sides

Imprint/Promotion Label:

War & Peace Vol. I (The War Disc)

It's Dark And Hell Is Hot

Imprint/Promotion Label:

City Of Angels

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Faith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Now

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Romanza

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RZA As Bobby Digital In Stereo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Let's Talk About Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Touched By An Angel: The Album

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Breath Of Heaven -- A Christmas Collection