1998 Top R&b Albums

1 THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL Lauryn Hill Ruffhouse/Columbia

2 IT'S DARK AND HELL IS HOT DMX Ruff Ryders/Def Jam/Mercury

3 VOL. 2... HARD KNOCK LIFE Jay-Z Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/Mercury

4 ANYTIME Brian McKnight Motown

5 LEVERT.SWEAT.GILL LSG EastWest/EEG

6 MY WAY Usher LaFace/Arista

7 MP DA LAST DON Master P No Limit/ Priority

8 CHARGE IT 2 DA GAME Silkk The Shocker No Limit/Priority

9 LIVE Erykah Badu Kedar/Universal

10 R U STILL DOWN? [REMEMBER ME] 2Pac Amaru/Jive

11 CAPITAL PUNISHMENT Big Punisher Loud/RCA

12 DA GAME IS TO BE SOLD, NOT TO BE TOLD Snoop Dogg No Limit/Priority

13 HARLEM WORLD Mase Bad Boy/Arista

14 COOL RELAX Jon B. Yab Yum/550 Music/ Epic

15 LOVE ALWAYS K-Ci & JoJo MCA

16 THE VELVET ROPE Janet Virgin

17 UNPREDICTABLE Mystikal Big Boy/No Limit/Jive

18 NEVER S-A-Y NEVER Brandy Atlantic/AG

19 THE PLAYERS CLUB Soundtrack Heavyweight/A&M

20 BIG WILLIE STYLE Will Smith Columbia

21 DR. DOLITTLE: THE ALBUM Soundtrack Blackground/Atlantic/AG

22 N.O.R.E. Noreaga Penalty/Tommy Boy

23 MY HOMIES Scarface Rap-A-Lot/Virgin

24 JERMAINE DUPRI PRESENTS - LIFE IN 1472 THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Jermaine Dupri So So Def/Columbia

25 LIFE OR DEATH C-Murder No Limit/Priority

26 SPARKLE Sparkle Rock Land/Interscope

27 GHETTO D Master P No Limit/Priority

28 MONEY, POWER & RESPECT The Lox Bad Boy/Arista

29 SOUL OF A WOMAN Kelly Price T-Neck/ Island

30 BUTTERFLY Mariah Carey Columbia

31 SOUL FOOD Soundtrack LaFace/Arista

32 EMBRYA Maxwell Columbia

33 LONG TIME NO SEE Chico DeBarge Kedar/Universal

34 I GOT THE HOOK-UP! Soundtrack No Limit/Priority

35 RATED NEXT Next Arista

36 IN MY LIFETIME, VOL. 1 Jay-Z Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/Mercury

37 NO WAY OUT Puff Daddy & The Family Bad Boy/Arista

38 LOVE & CONSEQUENCES Gerald Levert EastWest/EEG

39 WELCOME TO OUR WORLD Timbaland And Magoo Blackground/Atlantic/AG

40 SHARE MY WORLD Mary J. Blige MCA

41 AQUEMINI OutKast LaFace/Arista

42 STILL STANDING Goodie Mob LaFace/ Arista

43 MYA Mya University/Interscope

44 BULWORTH - THE SOUNDTRACK Soundtrack Interscope

45 ALL I HAVE IN THIS WORLD, ARE...MY BALLS AND MY WORD Young Bleed No Limit/Priority

46 WHEN DISASTER STRIKES... Busta Rhymes Elektra/EEG

47 THERE'S ONE IN EVERY FAMILY Fiend No Limit/Priority

48 TRACES OF MY LIPSTICK Xscape So So Def/Columbia

49 THE BOY IS MINE Monica Arista

50 RUSH HOUR Soundtrack Def Jam/Mercury

51 A JAGGED ERA Jagged Edge So So Def/Columbia

52 PHOENIX RISING The Temptations Motown

53 EVOLUTION Boyz II Men Motown

54 LET'S RIDE Montell Jordan Def Jam/ Mercury

55 CONFESSIONS OF FIRE Cam'Ron Untertainment/Epic

56 ALL THAT I AM Joe Jive

57 LOST Eightball Suave House/Universal

58 EL NINO Def Squad Jive/Def Jam/Mercury

59 MOMENT OF TRUTH Gang Starr Noo Trybe/Virgin

60 AM I MY BROTHERS KEEPER Kane & Abel No Limit/Priority

61 IN THA BEGINNING...THERE WAS RAP Various Artists Priority

62 TAMIA Tamia Qwest/Warner Bros.

63 MY MELODY Queen Pen Lil' Man/ Interscope

64 DON CARTAGENA Fat Joe Mystic/ Atlantic/AG

65 THE NU NATION PROJECT Kirk Franklin Gospo Centric/Interscope

66 THE FIRM - THE ALBUM NAS Escobar, Foxy Brown, AZ And Nature Aftermath/ Interscope

67 GOD'S PROPERTY God's Property From Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation B-Rite/Interscope

68 HEADZ OR TAILZ Do Or Die Neighborhood Watch/Rap-A-Lot/Virgin

69 THE PILLAGE Cappadonna Razor Sharp/ Epic Street/Epic

70 THE 18TH LETTER Rakim Universal

71 ALL WORK, NO PLAY Public Announcement A&M

72 FUNKMASTER FLEX - THE MIX TAPE VOLUME III: 60 MINUTES OF FUNK - THE FINAL CHAPTER Various Artists Loud/RCA

73 SHELL SHOCKED Mac No Limit/Priority

74 THE SWARM Wu-Tang Killa Bees Wu-Tang/Priority

75 HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK Soundtrack Flyte Tyme/MCA

76 SHUT 'EM DOWN Onyx JMJ/Def Jam/ Mercury

77 THE LOVE MOVEMENT A Tribe Called Quest Jive

78 DRU HILL Dru Hill Island

79 LIFE AFTER DEATH The Notorious B.I.G. Bad Boy/Arista

80 STREETS IS WATCHING Soundtrack Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/Mercury

81 WYCLEF JEAN PRESENTS THE CARNIVAL FEATURING REFUGEE ALLSTARS Wyclef Jean Featuring Refugee Allstars Ruffhouse/ Columbia

82 NO MORE GLORY MJG Suave House/ Universal

83 KENNY G GREATEST HITS Kenny G Arista

84 THE TOUR Mary J. Blige MCA

85 A ROSE IS STILL A ROSE Aretha Franklin Arista

86 THE LAST SHALL BE FIRST Sunz Of Man Threat/Wu-Tang/Red Ant

87 STILL IN THE GAME Keith Sweat Elektra/ EEG

88 I KNOW Luther Vandross Virgin

89 THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE E-40 Sick Wid' It/Jive

90 R. R. Kelly Jive

91 RETALIATION, REVENGE AND GET BACK Daz Dillinger Death Row/Priority

92 HEAVEN'Z MOVIE Bizzy Bone Mo Thugs/ Ruthless/Relativity

93 DESTINY'S CHILD Destiny's Child Columbia

94 ENTER THE DRU Dru Hill University/Island

95 TRIN-I-TEE 5:7 Trin-i-tee 5:7 B-Rite/ Interscope

96 CAN-I-BUS Canibus Universal

97 FINALLY KAREN Karen Clark-Sheard Island

98 KURUPTION! Kurupt Antra/A&M

99 GIVE IT 2 'EM RAW Soulja Slim No Limit/ Priority

100 FAMILY SCRIPTURES CHAPTER II: FAMILY REUNION Mo Thugs Family Mo Thugs/ Relativity