title: List of Oricon number-one albums of 1998
text: # List of Oricon number-one albums of 1998
  
  These are the Oricon number one albums of 1998, per the Oricon Albums Chart.
  
  ## Chart history
  
  Key :
  
  | † | Indicates best-selling album of 1998 |
  | - | - |
  | Issue Date | Album | Artist(s) |
  | January 12 | Storytelling | Tomomi Kahala |
  | January 19 | Works: The Best of TRF | TRF |
  | January 26 | Works: The Best of TRF | TRF |
  | February 2 | Triple Joker | T.M. Revolution |
  | February 9 | 181920 | Namie Amuro |
  | February 16 | 181920 | Namie Amuro |
  | February 23 | Super Heroes | V6 |
  | March 2 | Missing Place | Favorite Blue |
  | March 9 | Heart | L'Arc-en-Ciel |
  | March 16 | Punch Drunkard | The Yellow Monkey |
  | March 23 | The Boøwy | Boøwy |
  | March 30 | Deen Singles +1 | Deen |
  | April 6 | Fake Fur | Spitz |
  | April 13 | Love again | Globe |
  | April 20 | Jet-CD | Puffy |
  | April 27 | Time to Destination | Every Little Thing |
  | May 4 | Time to Destination | Every Little Thing |
  | May 11 | Rise | Speed |
  | May 18 | Rise | Speed |
  | May 25 | Kumuiuta | Cocco |
  | June 1 | B'z The Best "Pleasure" † | B'z |
  | June 8 | B'z The Best "Pleasure" † | B'z |
  | June 15 | B'z The Best "Pleasure" † | B'z |
  | June 22 | B'z The Best "Pleasure" † | B'z |
  | June 29 | Smap 012 Viva Amigos | SMAP |
  | July 6 | Umi no Yeah!! | Southern All Stars |
  | July 13 | Umi no Yeah!! | Southern All Stars |
  | July 20 | Crimson | Nanase Aikawa |
  | July 27 | Mother Father Brother Sister | Misia |
  | August 3 | Shine | Luna Sea |
  | August 10 | Pure Soul | GLAY |
  | August 17 | Pure Soul | GLAY |
  | August 24 | B Album | KinKi Kids |
  | August 31 | Mahō no Te | Tōko Furuuchi |
  | September 7 | Cozy | Tatsuro Yamashita |
  | September 14 | New Adventure | My Little Lover |
  | September 21 | Mother Earth | Maki Ohguro |
  | September 28 | B'z The Best "Treasure" | B'z |
  | October 5 | B'z The Best "Treasure" | B'z |
  | October 12 | B'z The Best "Treasure" | B'z |
  | October 19 | Nagai Aida: Kiroro no Mori | Kiroro |
  | October 26 | Samurai | Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi |
  | November 2 | Sakura | Southern All Stars |
  | November 9 | Sakura | Southern All Stars |
  | November 16 | Neue Muzik | Yumi Matsutoya |
  | November 23 | Neue Muzik | Yumi Matsutoya |
  | November 30 | The #1's | Mariah Carey |
  | December 7 | The #1's | Mariah Carey |
  | December 14 | Maximum Groove | MAX |
  | December 21 | Relation | Globe |
  | December 28 | Moment | Speed |
  
  ## Trivia
  
  * Number one album of 1998: B'z The Best "Pleasure" by B'z.
  * Most weeks at number-one: B'z with a total of 7 weeks.
  