The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1998
# The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1998

This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 1998.

| Date | Book | Author |
| - | - | - |
| January 4 | Cold Mountain | Charles Frazier |
| January 11 | Cold Mountain | Charles Frazier |
| January 18 | Cold Mountain | Charles Frazier |
| January 25 | Cold Mountain | Charles Frazier |
| February 1 | Paradise | Toni Morrison |
| February 8 | Paradise | Toni Morrison |
| February 15 | Paradise | Toni Morrison |
| February 22 | The Street Lawyer | John Grisham |
| March 1 | The Street Lawyer | John Grisham |
| March 8 | The Street Lawyer | John Grisham |
| March 15 | The Street Lawyer | John Grisham |
| March 22 | The Street Lawyer | John Grisham |
| March 29 | The Street Lawyer | John Grisham |
| April 5 | The Street Lawyer | John Grisham |
| April 12 | The Street Lawyer | John Grisham |
| April 19 | The Street Lawyer | John Grisham |
| April 26 | The Long Road Home | Danielle Steel |
| May 3 | The Long Road Home | Danielle Steel |
| May 10 | You Belong to Me | Mary Higgins Clark |
| May 17 | You Belong to Me | Mary Higgins Clark |
| May 24 | You Belong to Me | Mary Higgins Clark |
| May 31 | "N" Is for Noose | Sue Grafton |
| June 7 | You Belong to Me | Mary Higgins Clark |
| June 14 | A Widow for One Year | John Irving |
| June 21 | A Widow for One Year | John Irving |
| June 28 | A Widow for One Year | John Irving |
| July 5 | I Know This Much Is True | Wally Lamb |
| July 12 | The Klone and I | Danielle Steel |
| July 19 | I Know This Much is True | Wally Lamb |
| July 26 | Point of Origin | Patricia Cornwell |
| August 2 | Point of Origin | Patricia Cornwell |
| August 9 | I Know This Much is True | Wally Lamb |
| August 16 | Point of Origin | Patricia Cornwell |
| August 23 | Rainbow Six | Tom Clancy |
| August 30 | Rainbow Six | Tom Clancy |
| September 6 | Rainbow Six | Tom Clancy |
| September 13 | Rainbow Six | Tom Clancy |
| September 20 | Rainbow Six | Tom Clancy |
| September 27 | Rainbow Six | Tom Clancy |
| October 4 | Rainbow Six | Tom Clancy |
| October 11 | Bag of Bones | Stephen King |
| October 18 | Bag of Bones | Stephen King |
| October 25 | Bag of Bones | Stephen King |
| November 1 | Bag of Bones | Stephen King |
| November 8 | The Path of Daggers | Robert Jordan |
| November 15 | The Path of Daggers | Robert Jordan |
| November 22 | A Man in Full | Tom Wolfe |
| November 29 | A Man in Full | Tom Wolfe |
| December 6 | A Man in Full | Tom Wolfe |
| December 13 | A Man in Full | Tom Wolfe |
| December 20 | A Man in Full | Tom Wolfe |
| December 27 | A Man in Full | Tom Wolfe |
