Best Albums of 1998

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Listed below are the best albums of 1998 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1998 were Neutral Milk Hotel, Massive Attack, Air, Lauryn Hill, OutKast, Boards Of Canada, Elliott Smith, Madonna, Mercury Rev and Eels.

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Into The Electric Castle (A Space Opera)

Ayreon

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

186

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112.

Visual Audio Sensory Theater

VAST

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

184

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Wide Open Spaces

Dixie Chicks

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

180

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114.

End Hits

Fugazi

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

179

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115.

Safe Mode: On

Philophobia

Arab Strap

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

173

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116.

Slide

Lisa Germano

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

171

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Lenny Kravitz

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

171

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118.

A Series Of Sneaks

Spoon

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

53 charts

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170

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119.

Discouraged Ones

Katatonia

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

170

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Feeling Strangely Fine

Semisonic

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

168

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Best Albums of 1998 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	19	2%
Pearl Jam	2	0%
Santana	2	0%
The Rolling Stones	2	0%
Miles Davis	2	0%
Valery Gergiev / Kirov Orchestra	2	0%
DMX	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	436	44%
	210	21%
	47	5%
	33	3%
	32	3%
	31	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	914	91%
Yes	86	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	953	95%
Yes	47	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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