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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Visual Audio Sensory Theater

VAST

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

186

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112.

Wide Open Spaces

Dixie Chicks

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

181

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113.

End Hits

Fugazi

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

179

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Lenny Kravitz

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

178

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115.

Safe Mode: On

Philophobia

Arab Strap

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

174

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Discouraged Ones

Katatonia

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

172

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117.

A Series Of Sneaks

Spoon

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

171

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Feeling Strangely Fine

Semisonic

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

169

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119.

Slide

Lisa Germano

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

169

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Jurassic 5

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

167

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Best Albums of 1998 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	19	2%
MxPx	2	0%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	2	0%
Lou Reed	2	0%
Aretha Franklin	2	0%
Plastikman	2	0%
Santana	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	437	44%
	208	21%
	47	5%
	34	3%
	32	3%
	31	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	914	91%
Yes	86	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	954	95%
Yes	46	5%

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

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