Top 42 Music Albums of 1998
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- Chart updated: 02/07/2025 05:45
- (Created: 04/29/2018 07:19).
- Chart size: 42 albums.
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
9,634
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
5,967
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Year of Release:
1998
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,121
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
939
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
1,923
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2021]
Year of Release:
1998
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,020
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2021]
Year of Release:
1998
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,087
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Total albums: 42. Page 1 of 5
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Top 42 Music Albums of 1998 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Dirty Three | 1 | 2% | |
| Massive Attack | 1 | 2% | |
| Unkle | 1 | 2% | |
| Air | 1 | 2% | |
| Eels | 1 | 2% | |
| OutKast | 1 | 2% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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17 | 40% | |
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15 | 36% | |
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3 | 7% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 42 Music Albums of 1998 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 16th to 14th Try Whistling This by Neil Finn |
| Up 1 from 17th to 16th Moment Of Truth by Gang Starr |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 14th to 17th Before These Crowded Streets by Dave Matthews Band |
| Down 3 from 15th to 18th Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg & Wilco |
| Down 1 from 18th to 19th Without You I'm Nothing by Placebo |
| New entries |
|---|
| 99th Dream by Swervedriver |
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