The Beastie Boys went to #1 on the UK album charts with Hello Nasty on July 18th, 1998

On July 18th of 1998 The Beastie Boys became only the second rap group to hit #1 on the UK album charts with Hello Nasty. The first rap group to hit #1 on the UK album charts was the Wu-Tang Clan.

The album's biggest hit was "Intergalactic" which hit #5 on the UK singles chart.