# List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 1998

The UK R&B Chart is a weekly chart, first introduced in October 1994, that ranks the 40 biggest-selling singles and albums that are classified in the R&B genre in the United Kingdom. The chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company, and is based on sales of CDs, downloads, vinyl and other formats over the previous seven days.
The following are the number-one albums of 1998.

## Number-one albums

| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Record label |
| 4 January | All Saints | All Saints | London/Island |
| 11 January | All Saints | All Saints | London/Island |
| 18 January | All Saints | All Saints | London/Island |
| 25 January | All Saints | All Saints | London/Island |
| 1 February | All Saints | All Saints | London/Island |
| 8 February | All Saints | All Saints | London/Island |
| 15 February | All Saints | All Saints | London/Island |
| 22 February | All Saints | All Saints | London/Island |
| 1 March | Kiss Smooth Grooves 98 | Various Artists | Polygram TV |
| 8 March | Kiss Smooth Grooves 98 | Various Artists | Polygram TV |
| 15 March | All Saints | All Saints | London/Island |
| 22 March | Postcards from Heaven | Lighthouse Family | Wildcard/Polydor |
| 29 March | Fresco | M People | M People |
| 5 April | Fresco | M People | M People |
| 12 April | Urban Rhymes | Various Artists | Global/Polygram TV |
| 19 April | Urban Rhymes | Various Artists | Global/Polygram TV |
| 25 April | The Best Hip Hop Anthemz... Ever! | Various Artists | Virgin/EMI |
| 3 May | All Saints | All Saints | London/Island |
| 10 May | All Saints | All Saints | London/Island |
| 17 May | Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk | Jeff Buckley | Columbia |
| 24 May | All Saints | All Saints | London/Island |
| 31 May | All Saints | All Saints | London/Island |
| 7 June | All Saints | All Saints | London/Island |
| 14 June | Never Say Never | Brandy | Atlantic |
| 21 June | Never Say Never | Brandy | Atlantic |
| 28 June | Embrya | Maxwell | Columbia |
| 5 July | Postcards from Heaven | Lighthouse Family | Wildcard/Polydor |
| 12 July | Postcards from Heaven | Lighthouse Family | Wildcard/Polydor |
| 19 July | Postcards from Heaven | Lighthouse Family | Wildcard/Polydor |
| 26 July | Postcards from Heaven | Lighthouse Family | Wildcard/Polydor |
| 2 August | Postcards from Heaven | Lighthouse Family | Wildcard/Polydor |
| 9 August | Postcards from Heaven | Lighthouse Family | Wildcard/Polydor |
| 16 August | Street Vibes | Various Artists | Warner Bros. Records/Global/Sony TV |
| 23 August | Street Vibes | Various Artists | Warner Bros. Records/Global/Sony TV |
| 30 August | Street Vibes | Various Artists | Warner Bros. Records/Global/Sony TV |
| 6 September | Street Vibes | Various Artists | Warner Bros. Records/Global/Sony TV |
| 13 September | All Saints | All Saints | London/Island |
| 20 September | All Saints | All Saints | London/Island |
| 27 September | Postcards from Heaven | Lighthouse Family | Wildcard/Polydor |
| 4 October | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Lauryn Hill | Ruffhouse/Columbia |
| 11 October | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Lauryn Hill | Ruffhouse/Columbia |
| 18 October | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Lauryn Hill | Ruffhouse/Columbia |
| 25 October | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Lauryn Hill | Ruffhouse/Columbia |
| 1 November | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Lauryn Hill | Ruffhouse/Columbia |
| 8 November | Medicine 4 My Pain | Lynden David Hall | Cooltempo |
| 15 November | R. | R. Kelly | Jive |
| 22 November | #1's | Mariah Carey | Columbia |
| 29 November | #1's | Mariah Carey | Columbia |
| 6 December | #1's | Mariah Carey | Columbia |
| 13 December | #1's | Mariah Carey | Columbia |
| 20 December | #1's | Mariah Carey | Columbia |
| 27 December | #1's | Mariah Carey | Columbia |