Best Albums of 1998

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Listed below are the best albums of 1998 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1998 were Neutral Milk Hotel, Massive Attack, Air, Lauryn Hill, OutKast, Boards Of Canada, Elliott Smith, Madonna, Mercury Rev and Eels.

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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,419 charts

Rank Score:

35,408

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Average Rating:

87 (2,937 votes)

Comments:

428

Mezzanine

Massive Attack

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

1,029 charts

Rank Score:

10,073

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Overall Rank:

144

Average Rating:

83 (1,270 votes)

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Moon Safari

Air

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

832 charts

Rank Score:

6,955

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Overall Rank:

237

Average Rating:

81 (1,001 votes)

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The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

652 charts

Rank Score:

6,342

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Overall Rank:

270

Average Rating:

78 (809 votes)

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Aquemini

OutKast

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

683 charts

Rank Score:

6,111

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Overall Rank:

278

Average Rating:

83 (750 votes)

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Music Has The Right To Children

Boards Of Canada

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

626 charts

Rank Score:

5,215

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Overall Rank:

337

Average Rating:

82 (739 votes)

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Elliott Smith

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

507 charts

Rank Score:

3,876

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Overall Rank:

451

Average Rating:

82 (653 votes)

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Ray Of Light

Madonna

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

423 charts

Rank Score:

2,715

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

435 charts

Rank Score:

2,715

Rank in 1998:

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110

Overall Rank:

648

Average Rating:

80 (504 votes)

Comments:

10.

Electro-Shock Blues

Eels

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

378 charts

Rank Score:

2,534

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123

Overall Rank:

701

Average Rating:

79 (467 votes)

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Best Albums of 1998 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	19	2%
Plastikman	2	0%
Santana	2	0%
Aretha Franklin	2	0%
Pearl Jam	2	0%
The Rolling Stones	2	0%
Valery Gergiev / Kirov Orchestra	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	437	44%
	208	21%
	47	5%
	34	3%
	32	3%
	31	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	914	91%
Yes	86	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	954	95%
Yes	46	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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