Best Albums of 1998

Listed below are the best albums of 1998 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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Car Wheels On A Gravel Road 

 Lucinda Williams

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

378 charts

Rank Score:

2,340

Rank in 1998:

11

Rank in 1990s:

128

Overall Rank:

742

Average Rating:

 79 (354 votes)

Comments:

24

12.

Without You I'm Nothing 

 Placebo

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

304 charts

Rank Score:

2,214

Rank in 1998:

12

Rank in 1990s:

136

Overall Rank:

784

Average Rating:

 77 (391 votes)

Comments:

16

13.

Adore 

 The Smashing Pumpkins

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

340 charts

Rank Score:

1,975

Rank in 1998:

13

Rank in 1990s:

163

Overall Rank:

877

Average Rating:

 77 (568 votes)

Comments:

36

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This Is Hardcore 

 Pulp

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

345 charts

Rank Score:

1,903

Rank in 1998:

14

Rank in 1990s:

171

Overall Rank:

907

Average Rating:

 78 (432 votes)

Comments:

17

15.

The Shape Of Punk To Come (A Chimerical Bombination In 12 Bursts) 

 Refused

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

277 charts

Rank Score:

1,829

Rank in 1998:

15

Rank in 1990s:

182

Overall Rank:

954

Average Rating:

 77 (311 votes)

Comments:

14

16.

The Boy With The Arab Strap 

 Belle And Sebastian

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

340 charts

Rank Score:

1,787

Rank in 1998:

16

Rank in 1990s:

186

Overall Rank:

975

Average Rating:

 79 (431 votes)

Comments:

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17.

System Of A Down 

 System Of A Down

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

265 charts

Rank Score:

1,671

Rank in 1998:

17

Rank in 1990s:

201

Overall Rank:

1,040

Average Rating:

 75 (432 votes)

Comments:

18

18.

TNT 

 Tortoise

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

260 charts

Rank Score:

1,551

Rank in 1998:

18

Rank in 1990s:

215

Overall Rank:

1,120

Average Rating:

 79 (300 votes)

Comments:

7

19.

Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star 

 Black Star

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

276 charts

Rank Score:

1,420

Rank in 1998:

19

Rank in 1990s:

227

Overall Rank:

1,224

Average Rating:

 79 (268 votes)

Comments:

11

20.

Stratosphere 

 Duster

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

136 charts

Rank Score:

1,391

Rank in 1998:

20

Rank in 1990s:

231

Overall Rank:

1,246

Average Rating:

 77 (176 votes)

Comments:

6

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Best Albums of 1998 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	19	2%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	2	0%
MxPx	2	0%
Lou Reed	2	0%
Plastikman	2	0%
Santana	2	0%
Pearl Jam	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	436	44%
	212	21%
	49	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%