Top 100 Music Albums of 1998
by Moondance 
~comments to be updated~
age 42
A year that had some redeeming features with 2 albums that feature in my top 100 greatest chart - Living End and Placebo, plus one of my all time favourite songs New Radicals - You Can't Always Get What You Want.
In terms of overall ranking, 1998 would come in at #TBA of the 63 years between 1960 - 2023.
- Chart updated: 06/01/2026 04:15
- (Created: 12/03/2020 03:36).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/10/2022]
[First added to this chart: 02/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
2,084
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[First added to this chart: 02/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
649
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[First added to this chart: 02/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
3,729
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[First added to this chart: 02/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
637
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
1,121
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Saints | 1 | 1% | |
| Heather Nova | 1 | 1% | |
| The Afghan Whigs | 1 | 1% | |
| The Velvet Janes | 1 | 1% | |
| Jonny Lang | 1 | 1% | |
| Rusted Root | 1 | 1% | |
| Bob Dylan | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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32 | 32% | |
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27 | 27% | |
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19 | 19% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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Up 2 from 100th to 98th |
Up 2 from 99th to 97th |
Up 2 from 37th to 35th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 3 from 34th to 37th |
Down 3 from 96th to 99th |
Down 3 from 97th to 100th |
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| Leavers |
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