Best Albums of 1998 : Best Ever Albums

Best Albums of 1998

« View best albums of 1997View best albums of 1999 »

Listed below are the greatest albums of 1998 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 9,600 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

View by decade:	1930s	1940s	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s	2010s
View by year:	1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

1998 year summaryThe best bands of 1998 were Neutral Milk Hotel, Massive Attack, Air, Boards Of Canada, Eels, Madonna, Lauryn Hill, Elliott Smith, OutKast and The Smashing Pumpkins.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Share | |

| RSS feed:

| Download CSV file: Log in / register
URL to this chart: |

Collector's summaryLog in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Rank

Album

Band

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	731 charts
Rank in 1998:	1	Rank Score:	40,587
Rank in 1990s	4	Overall Rank:	18
Download / Buy In The Aeroplane Over The Sea on MP3:

Buy album

Mezzanine

Massive Attack

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	255 charts
Rank in 1998:	2	Rank Score:	8,224
Rank in 1990s	33	Overall Rank:	147
Download / Buy Mezzanine on MP3:

Buy album

Moon Safari

Air

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	193 charts
Rank in 1998:	3	Rank Score:	5,611
Rank in 1990s	48	Overall Rank:	216
Download / Buy Moon Safari on MP3:

Buy album

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards Of Canada

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	132 charts
Rank in 1998:	4	Rank Score:	4,152
Rank in 1990s	58	Overall Rank:	287
Download / Buy Music Has The Right To Children on MP3:

Buy album

Electro-Shock Blues

Eels

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	105 charts
Rank in 1998:	5	Rank Score:	2,955
Rank in 1990s	81	Overall Rank:	398
Download / Buy Electro-Shock Blues on MP3:

Buy album

Ray Of Light

Madonna

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	90 charts
Rank in 1998:	6	Rank Score:	2,773
Rank in 1990s	83	Overall Rank:	416
Download / Buy Ray Of Light on MP3:

Buy album

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	97 charts
Rank in 1998:	7	Rank Score:	2,698
Rank in 1990s	86	Overall Rank:	430
Download / Buy The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill on MP3:

Buy album

Elliott Smith

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	100 charts
Rank in 1998:	8	Rank Score:	2,655
Rank in 1990s	90	Overall Rank:	437
Download / Buy XO on MP3:

Buy album

Aquemini

OutKast

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	90 charts
Rank in 1998:	9	Rank Score:	2,579
Rank in 1990s	91	Overall Rank:	451
Download / Buy Aquemini on MP3:

Buy album

10.

Adore

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	76 charts
Rank in 1998:	10	Rank Score:	2,006
Rank in 1990s	124	Overall Rank:	573
Download / Buy Adore on MP3:

Buy album

Best Albums of 1998 composition

Band	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	1%
Deep Purple	2	0%
Marc Ribot	2	0%
Plastikman	2	0%
R.E.M.	2	0%
John Lennon	2	0%
Jade Warrior	2	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	335	34%
	147	15%
	24	2%
	22	2%
	20	2%
	18	2%
	17	2%
Show all

« View best albums of 1997View best albums of 1999 »

BestEverAlbums.com Site Newsletter
Sign up to receive the latest site news.
We value your privacy.

BestEverAlbums.com Music Stores
Shop at your favourite store:

Amazon Top Songs
Just Give Me a Reason P!nk featuring Nate Ruess Format: MP3 Music 98 days in the top 100 From the Album: The Truth About Love [Explicit] (152) Download: $1.29 (Visit the Best Sellers in MP3 Songs list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.)
Blurred Lines [feat. T.I., Pharrell] Robin Thicke Format: MP3 Music 59 days in the top 100 From the Album: Blurred Lines (76) Download: $1.29 (Visit the Best Sellers in MP3 Songs list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.)
Radioactive Imagine Dragons Format: MP3 Music 224 days in the top 100 From the Album: Night Visions (170) Download: $1.29 (Visit the Best Sellers in MP3 Songs list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.)
Can't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton) Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Format: MP3 Music 82 days in the top 100 From the Album: The Heist [Explicit] (49) Download: $1.29 (Visit the Best Sellers in MP3 Songs list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.)
Come & Get It Selena Gomez Format: MP3 Music 47 days in the top 100 From the Album: Come & Get It (26) Download: $1.29 (Visit the Best Sellers in MP3 Songs list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.)