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- They released their debut album “Garbage”, which included hits such as “Queer” and “Only Happy When It Rains”.
- The rock group Black Grape reached number one on the UK chart with their debut studio album “It’s Great When You’re Straight…Yeah”.
- Foo Fighters' debut album was released in the United Kingdom; it had already been released in the United States in July of the same year.
- Heart released the album "The Road Home", one of the albums commemorated as part of the musical anniversaries for August 29.
- Jethro Tull released the album Roots to Branches.
- Oasis released their second album “(What's the Story?) Morning Glory,” which entered the British album chart at No. 1 and, according to the source, turned the British band into global stars. It sold more than 18 million copies worldwide and in 2010 received the award for Best British Album of the Last 30 Years at the BRIT Awards. The epic song “Champagne Supernova,” released as a single only in the United States, reached No. 1 on the Modern Rock chart.
- A five-CD compilation album by Elvis Presley, Walk a Mile in My Shoes – The Essential '70s Masters, was released.
- No Doubt released their third studio album, Tragic Kingdom, featuring the hits “Just a Girl” and “Don't Speak.” The album reached number one in nine countries, including the U.S. and Canada, sold 10 million copies in America, and catapulted singer Gwen Stefani to fame.
- Peter Frampton released his second live album, Frampton Comes Alive! II, through IRS Records, 21 years after the enormous success of the 1975 album Frampton Comes Alive!, which sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. The new album featured live versions of songs from his solo albums of the 1980s and 1990s, but it was not commercially successful, reaching only number 121 in the UK and failing to enter the U.S. Billboard 200.
- Tom Petty released the album “She's the One,” which also served as the soundtrack to the film of the same name, written and directed by Edward Burns.
- Pearl Jam released their fourth studio album “No Code” through Epic Records. The album debuted at No. 1 on the US album chart, but was not as commercially successful as their previous three albums and quickly fell down the chart.
- The Cranberries released the album To the Faithful Departed.
- Puff Daddy & The Family reached No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 with their debut album “No Way Out”. The album also reached No. 1 in Austria, Canada and Switzerland, and No. 8 in the UK.
- Backstreet Boys released their second album Backstreet's Back in international markets. The album reached No. 1 in several countries, including Canada, Spain and Germany. In the US, some of its songs appeared on their next album, Millennium, in 1999.
- They released the reunion live album The Dance on Reprise Records, capturing their successful return in the classic lineup and their appearance on MTV Unplugged. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and sold one million copies in just eight weeks. Although it was primarily a live retrospective of well-known concert songs and fan favorites, it also contained new material by the group’s principal songwriters, including two songs by Lindsey Buckingham.
- Oasis released their long-awaited third studio album “Be Here Now” through Creation Records. It became an immediate commercial success, selling more than 350,000 copies on its first day and becoming one of the fastest-selling albums ever. The album reached No. 1 in sixteen countries around the world, although it later received mixed reactions and was criticized as overly long and derivative. Britpop was beginning to lose popularity. The album cover was photographed at Stocks House in Hertfordshire, the former home of Victor Lownes, head of Playboy Clubs in the UK.
- Creed released their debut album “My Own Prison”.
- WAR released the album Coleccion Latina, their twentieth recording.
- Fleetwood Mac reached No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with their live album "The Dance". The album featured live versions of some of their biggest hits, including "The Chain", "Dreams" and "Rhiannon".
- Fleetwood Mac reached No. 1 on the US album chart with the live album The Dance, recorded following the group's reunion after a ten-year break. It sold more than 5 million copies in the US. The album featured the singles “Landslide”, “The Chain” and “Silver Springs” and received three Grammy nominations in 1998.
- Kid Rock released Devil Without a Cause, his first album on Lava Records after being dropped by Jive and releasing two independent albums. The album sold 11 million copies and turned the rap-rock musician into a major star.
- Korn released their most successful album, Follow the Leader, which featured the songs “Freak on a Leash” and “Got the Life.”
- Lauryn Hill released her debut solo studio album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill”. The album sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, reached number one in Canada, Ireland and the US and number two in the UK. It became the first hip-hop album to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
- Rock group Marilyn Manson reached No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 album chart with their third studio album Mechanical Animals.
- Elvis Presley's album Memories – The '68 Comeback Special was released.
- Eighteen-year-old Christina Aguilera released her self-titled debut album, which contained three No. 1 hits: „Genie in a Bottle“, „What a Girl Wants“ and „Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)“. The album ushered in a new era of teen pop alongside her former Mickey Mouse Club colleague Britney Spears.
- Warner Bros. released Prince's album „The Vault...Old Friends 4 Sale“.
- Scottish rock band Travis reached No. 1 on the UK album chart with their second studio album “The Man Who”.
- Red Hot Chili Peppers released the album “Californication” as part of its international release.
- Led by the successful single "Ready To Run", the Dixie Chicks released their second major-label album, "Fly".
- David Bowie released the album Hours…
- David Bowie released the album “Hours...”, which was first made available as a complete digital album for download over the Internet. It became the first complete album by a major artist to be officially released in this way. The physical CD followed in October 1999.
- Paul McCartney released the album “Run Devil Run,” returning to his rock 'n' roll roots after the period following the death of his wife Linda. The album consisted mainly of rock 'n' roll cover versions, including “Coquette” and “Movie Magg.” Musicians who played on the recording included David Gilmour of Pink Floyd and Ian Paice of Deep Purple.
- Paul McCartney released the album Run Devil Run, his first album following the death of Linda McCartney in April 1998. The album combined early rock 'n' roll covers with new original songs and reached No. 27 in the US and No. 12 in the UK.
- Garth Brooks released an album as “Chris Gaines,” a fictional character created for a planned film. The concept alienated some fans, and the album was Brooks's first since 1995 not to debut at No. 1; it ranked behind Creed's Human Clay.
- Tom Jones went to number one in the United Kingdom with his thirty-fourth studio album "Reload." The LP sold over 4 million copies worldwide and features the international hit "Sex Bomb."
- Nineteen-year-old Craig David released his debut album Born To Do It, which debuted at number one on the UK album chart and became the fastest-selling debut album by a British solo artist.
- Craig David reached No. 1 on the UK album chart with his debut studio album “Born to Do It”.
- De La Soul released “Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump”, their first album in four years. The album debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 and No. 3 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
- Nelly began a five-week run at No. 1 on the US album chart with his debut studio album “Country Grammar”.