Top 100 Music Albums of 1998
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1998
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2,370
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2012]
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1998
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2025]
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1998
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12
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4. (16) Up 12
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[First added to this chart: 08/27/2012]
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1998
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13
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2025]
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1998
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11
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6. (=)
Pixies At The BBC 
Live compilation
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[First added to this chart: 04/19/2013]
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1998
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57
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2012]
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1998
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13
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8. New entry
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Year of Release:
1998
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16
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9. (3) Down 6
The Three E.P.'s 
Compilation
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[First added to this chart: 08/27/2012]
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1998
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849
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10. (14) Up 4
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2012]
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1998
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2,723
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 composition

Country Albums %


United States 64 64%
United Kingdom 27 27%
Australia 3 3%
Mixed Nationality 3 3%
Canada 1 1%
Norway 1 1%
Iceland 1 1%
Compilation? Albums %
No 96 96%
Yes 4 4%
Live? Albums %
No 92 92%
Yes 8 8%

Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 37 from 78th to 41stMark Hollis
by Mark Hollis
Climber Up 18 from 58th to 40thScraps At Midnight
by Mark Lanegan
Climber Up 12 from 16th to 4thDigging You Up
by Hazeldine
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 6 from 3rd to 9thThe Three E.P.'s
by The Beta Band
Faller Down 6 from 80th to 86thTurnstiles
by Bellwether
Faller Down 6 from 81st to 87thAdore
by The Smashing Pumpkins

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