Top 72 Music Albums of 1998
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Repo 
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1. The Truman Show
- Chart updated: 04/27/2026 18:45
- (Created: 08/17/2018 02:47).
- Chart size: 72 albums.
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HOF [First added to this chart: 11/06/2018]
HOF [First added to this chart: 11/06/2018]
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
4,918
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Post-rock
HOF [First added to this chart: 11/27/2025]
HOF [First added to this chart: 11/27/2025]
Year of Release:
1997*
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Rank Score:
6,340
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Indie Rock
HOF [First added to this chart: 11/06/2018]
HOF [First added to this chart: 11/06/2018]
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
1,036
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Indie Rock
HOF [First added to this chart: 11/06/2018]
HOF [First added to this chart: 11/06/2018]
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
30,049
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2018]
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
9,595
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Post Rock
HOF [First added to this chart: 11/06/2018]
HOF [First added to this chart: 11/06/2018]
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
1,539
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Hip Hop
Essential [First added to this chart: 11/06/2018]
Essential [First added to this chart: 11/06/2018]
Year of Release:
1998
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,435
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Indie Rock
HOF [First added to this chart: 11/06/2018]
HOF [First added to this chart: 11/06/2018]
Year of Release:
1998
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,754
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2018]
Year of Release:
1998
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,665
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Hip Hop
HOF [First added to this chart: 11/06/2018]
HOF [First added to this chart: 11/06/2018]
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
5,821
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Total albums: 72. Page 1 of 8
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Top 72 Music Albums of 1998 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Cave In | 2 | 3% | |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor | 1 | 1% | |
| Pedro The Lion | 1 | 1% | |
| R.E.M. | 1 | 1% | |
| Dirty Three | 1 | 1% | |
| PJ Harvey | 1 | 1% | |
| Belle And Sebastian | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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49 | 68% | |
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14 | 19% | |
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3 | 4% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 72 Music Albums of 1998 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 57 from 71st to 14thCamoufleur by Gastr Del Sol |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 15th to 17th1965 by The Afghan Whigs |
| Down 2 from 16th to 18thMermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg & Wilco |
| Down 2 from 17th to 19thCar Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams |
| New entries |
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| Life Won't Wait by Rancid |
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