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Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture by
James Horner was the best-selling album of 1998, and the highest-selling primarily orchestral film score in Billboard history.
Double Live by
Garth Brooks had the biggest sales week of 1998, selling over 1 million copies in its first week.
The
Billboard 200 , published in
Billboard magazine , is a weekly chart that ranks the 200 highest-selling
music albums and
EPs in the United States. This data is compiled by
Nielsen SoundScan from a universe of merchants that represents more than 90% of the U.S. music retail market. The sample includes music stores and the music departments at electronics and
department stores , as well as
direct-to-consumer transactions and
internet sales.
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Chart history
Key
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Indicates best performing album of 1998
See also
References
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Billboard 200 .
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"January 24, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"January 31, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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" 'Titanic' Sails Ahead" .
Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 8 August 2022 .
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"February 7, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"February 14, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"February 21, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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" 'Yield' Second In Sales To 'Titanic' " . Retrieved 8 August 2022 .
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Billboard 200 .
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Billboard 200 .
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"March 14, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"Soundtrack For 'Titanic' Stays On Top" . Retrieved 8 August 2022 .
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"March 21, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
^ MTV News Staff.
"Madonna's "Ray Of Light" Makes A Big Splash, But Not As Big As "Titanic" " .
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"March 28, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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" "Titanic' soundtrack holds to No. 1 spot" . Retrieved 8 August 2022 .
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"April 4, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"April 11, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
^ L.A. Times Archives (2 April 1998).
" 'Titanic' Album Gets a Nudge From Oscars" .
Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 8 August 2022 .
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"April 18, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
^ L.A. Times Archives (9 April 1998).
" 'Titanic' Ties Second-Longest Run at the Top" .
Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 8 August 2022 .
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"April 25, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Sandler, Adam (16 April 1998).
" 'Titanic' ties track record of 'Exodus' " . Retrieved 8 August 2022 .
^
"May 2, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Sandler, Adam (23 April 1998).
" 'Titanic' disc still No. 1" . Retrieved 8 August 2022 .
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"May 9, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
^ L.A. Times Archives (30 April 1998).
"Best-Selling 'Titanic' Holds Off George Strait's 'One Step' " .
Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 8 August 2022 .
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"May 16, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"May 23, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"May 30, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"June 6, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"June 13, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"June 20, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"June 27, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"July 4, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Boehlert, Eric (25 June 1998).
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"July 11, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Boehlert, Eric (2 July 1998).
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Rolling Stone . Retrieved 8 August 2022 .
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"July 18, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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Rolling Stone . Retrieved 8 August 2022 .
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"July 25, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"August 1, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"August 8, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
^ MTV News Staff.
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"August 15, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"August 22, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"August 29, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"September 5, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"September 12, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"September 19, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"September 26, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"October 3, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"October 10, 1998" .
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"October 17, 1998" .
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"October 31, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"November 7, 1998" .
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"November 14, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"November 21, 1998" .
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"November 28, 1998" .
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"December 5, 1998" .
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"December 12, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
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"December 19, 1998" .
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"December 26, 1998" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Reiss, Randy.
"Garth Brooks' Reign Continues As The Charts Feels Holiday Surge" .
MTV . Retrieved 8 August 2022 .
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