Top 100 Music Albums of 1998
by Exist-en-ciel 
Favorite songs of the year:
• Chaos of the Galaxy / Happy Man - Sparklehorse
• Doo Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill
• Moment of Truth - Gang Starr
• Other People's Lives (single) - Modest Mouse
• Rae - Autechre
• Rosa Parks - OutKast
• Roygbiv - Boards of Canada
• Teardrop - Massive Attack
• Voyager - Jean Leloup
• Waltz #2 (XO) - Elliott Smith
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- (Created: 11/11/2025 23:10).
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
726
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
9,599
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
5,709
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
4,870
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
29,590
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
5,923
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
3,683
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
862
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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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| ボアダムス [Boredoms] | 2 | 2% | |
| Duster | 2 | 2% | |
| Depeche Mode | 1 | 1% | |
| Les Colocs | 1 | 1% | |
| Arvo Pärt | 1 | 1% | |
| Black Star | 1 | 1% | |
| Wolfgang Voigt | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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46 | 46% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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