Top 72 Music Albums of 1998
by 
MadhattanJack 
One of the more disappointing years in pop music history, 1998 didn't produce a single truly great album, though many were good, and a handful were very good. My actual favorite album of 1998 isn't even on this list — it's a compilation called "Skelleftea" by Swedish power-pop band The Wannadies, a combination of two earlier albums (plus a new song, "Easier to Sing").
I blame the internet, personally. I blame the internet for everything of course, but in this case it might really be responsible, as 1998 marked the beginning of the MP3 filesharing "boom." Musicians, seeing the bleak future of the music business and the looming end of CD sales, began to give up in droves. Meanwhile, the format wars were still in full swing, with Minidiscs, DATs and now DVDs all in play, and all reducing artist revenue. The music press didn't help either, nor did some of the fans, this also being the peak year of online advance-copy album leaks.
I'd like to end this on a positive note by pointing out something good that happened in 1998, but I can't think of anything. Sorry.
- Chart updated: 04/30/2026 10:15
- (Created: 09/02/2022 05:14).
- Chart size: 72 albums.
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1998
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Top 72 Music Albums of 1998 composition
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| The Posies | 1 | 1% | |
| The Jesus And Mary Chain | 1 | 1% | |
| The Squires Of The Subterrain | 1 | 1% | |
| Hefner | 1 | 1% | |
| Splitsville | 1 | 1% | |
| Polara | 1 | 1% | |
| Mike Oldfield | 1 | 1% | |
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38 | 53% | |
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21 | 29% | |
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3 | 4% | |
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3 | 4% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 72 Music Albums of 1998 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 58th to 59th1 by The Black Heart Procession |
| Down 1 from 59th to 60thWide Prairie by Linda McCartney |
| Down 1 from 60th to 61stBreaking God's Heart by Hefner |
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| People Now Human Beings by The White Birch |
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