Best Albums of 1998

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21.

Yield 

 Pearl Jam

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"Since the 70s there really hasn't been an artist that has put out more than 3 strong albums (usually in a row) and Pearl Jam knocked that usual trend with their 5th strong album straight. They come out pretty straight-forward rockin' on this one for the most part after (and as an extension of) th...""Since the 70s there really hasn't been an artist that has put out more than 3 strong albums (usually in a row) and Pearl Jam knocked that usual trend with their 5th strong album straight. They come out pretty straight-forward rockin' on this one for the most part after (and as an extension of) their inward-looking, old school neil young album no code. The best track is "wishlist", a true wish list of inner demons and hopes for a better life -- one of their finest songs. ("i wish i was a neutron bomb, for once i could go off. i wish i was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.") It's a wishlist that seems to consumes the narrator's life as the song trails off on yet another wish. "Given To Fly" was the introductory song to the album, with soaring aspirations ("A human being that was given to fly "). "do the evolution" is pretty rockin' mixing religion with humanity's supposed evolution ("I'm at peace with my lust / I can kill 'cause in God I trust"). "all those yesterdays" is a good album closer."  [+]  Reply

- paladisiac | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (2 helpful | 1 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

270 charts

Rank Score:

1,256

Rank in 1998:

21

Rank in 1990s:

243

Overall Rank:

1,370

Average Rating:

 75 (495 votes)

Comments:

38

22.

Stratosphere 

 Duster

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"I am completely decided that this is a wonderful glorious album 90/100 (Very Good)"  Reply

- JulianR | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

133 charts

Rank Score:

1,241

Rank in 1998:

22

Rank in 1990s:

247

Overall Rank:

1,390

Average Rating:

 77 (178 votes)

Comments:

6

23.

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Queens Of The Stone Age 

 Queens Of The Stone Age

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"For my money, this is QOTSA's best album. They went on to make more diverse albums, but they never made anything as slick as this awesome debut. As cool as the otherside of the pillow..."  Reply

- zachs83 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

262 charts

Rank Score:

1,206

Rank in 1998:

23

Rank in 1990s:

254

Overall Rank:

1,418

Average Rating:

 76 (425 votes)

Comments:

19

24.

The Masterplan 
Compilation

 Oasis

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"b-sides,smee-sides...who was their A&R man ?...Noel is the best writer of his generation...all apologies to Cobain,Vedder and Grohl...and there hasn't been a better song written by anyone since "the masterplan",maybe..."  Reply

- jojoexile | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

178 charts

Rank Score:

1,188

Rank in 1998:

24

Rank in 1990s:

257

Overall Rank:

1,443

Average Rating:

 75 (457 votes)

Comments:

39

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Ocean Songs 

 Dirty Three

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"I feel like I am on a small boat and I get carried away by the waves. Great atmosphere."  Reply

- donsleep94 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

175 charts

Rank Score:

1,121

Rank in 1998:

25

Rank in 1990s:

272

Overall Rank:

1,530

Average Rating:

 75 (193 votes)

Comments:

25

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Mechanical Animals 

 Marilyn Manson

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""mechanical animals" was marilyn manson's "david bowie album" and probably lost him a few metal fans because of it. But for me, it's my favorite manson album, rising above the usual manson-whored metal template to put a glam sheen on depravity. That "rock is dead" song from the matrix is here, bu..."""mechanical animals" was marilyn manson's "david bowie album" and probably lost him a few metal fans because of it. But for me, it's my favorite manson album, rising above the usual manson-whored metal template to put a glam sheen on depravity. That "rock is dead" song from the matrix is here, but there are other rockin' highlights as well. "Posthuman" (where he sings "god is just a statistic") match "rock"'s ferocity. The mood is set with opener "great big white world" with marilyn singing "In space the stars are no nearer / They just glitter like a morgue / And I dreamed I was a spaceman / Burned like a moth in a flame" adding synth FX after the first verse (and i like the squealing guitar/synth at the end). "the dope show" ("cops and queers make good looking models") and "i don't like the drugs (but the drugs like me)" (ha ha) were the post-"rock is dead" radio hits, but songs "new model no. 15", "the speed of pain" and "user friendly" ("i'm not in love but i'm gonna f*ck you 'til somebody better comes along") are just as wide-audience worthy. As usual with manson, it's a god, drugs & rock'n'roll show. The title track's repeated verse states "you were..as hollow as the 'o' in 'god') and "drugs" says "Our God is white and unforgiving / We're piss tested and we're prayin'" On the subject of drugs there's "There's a hole in our soul / That we're fillin' with dope / And we're feeling fine" I like the backing vox in the spacey, slow-build of "speed of pain" where "the crack inside your f@cking heart is me". But for my money, it's ironic that "rock is dead" is the best song simply being a pretty straight-forward rock song. This definitely non-metal style has since been abandoned by Marilyn, and it's a shame."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

169 charts

Rank Score:

1,093

Rank in 1998:

26

Rank in 1990s:

277

Overall Rank:

1,572

Average Rating:

 68 (280 votes)

Comments:

17

27.

Up 

 R.E.M.

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"I must confess, this is my favourite REM album. After Bill Berry left the band had to do something different and this a great leftfield turn. There's certainly no rockers on here, it's more of an electronic album. I wouldn't say there's any great individual tracks, maybe apart from at my most bea...""I must confess, this is my favourite REM album. After Bill Berry left the band had to do something different and this a great leftfield turn. There's certainly no rockers on here, it's more of an electronic album. I wouldn't say there's any great individual tracks, maybe apart from at my most beautiful, a wonderful Beach Boys pastiche, but it's got a real album feel. Daysleeper, is about the only song on the album that has that conventional REM sound, but that's a good thing, it's what the band needed to do. Opener, airportman, is probably the weirdest thing the band ever did. In fact, if it wasn't for Michael Stipe's voice you wouldn't know it was REM at all. It's definitely their best without Berry with, you're in the air, sad professor and walk unafraid personal faves. Other good tracks are the lovely, suspicion, the apologist, and closing track, fall to climb. Diminished, and, hope(which features the music from Leonard Cohen's, Suzzanne), are also excellent. Great album if you give it enough spins. Their last great album. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

199 charts

Rank Score:

1,084

Rank in 1998:

27

Rank in 1990s:

279

Overall Rank:

1,586

Average Rating:

 69 (327 votes)

Comments:

28

28.

White Ladder 

 David Gray

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"When 'Babylon' cam bursting on to the airwaves in the year 2000 I was introduced to one of Englands best kept secrets....little did I know that the UK was really only discovering him as well. The singles are stand out, " Please Forgive me' & 'Sail Away'. There are no filler songs here every track...""When 'Babylon' cam bursting on to the airwaves in the year 2000 I was introduced to one of Englands best kept secrets....little did I know that the UK was really only discovering him as well. The singles are stand out, " Please Forgive me' & 'Sail Away'. There are no filler songs here every track has a prupose to play. This album is not for those that like their music hard, heavy or electronic, but if you like a ,melody and solid song writing you'll love this album..........."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

214 charts

Rank Score:

1,083

Rank in 1998:

28

Rank in 1990s:

280

Overall Rank:

1,587

Average Rating:

 73 (277 votes)

Comments:

12

29.

Mutations 

 Beck

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"This was supposed to be a B-Sides or EP. The album didn't even want to release it. It is subdued, varied, and less accessible than Odelay. It is a preview of the melancholy of Sea Change, and the funk of Midnight Vultures. An underrated album in a brilliant catelogue."  Reply

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

287 charts

Rank Score:

1,066

Rank in 1998:

29

Rank in 1990s:

285

Overall Rank:

1,614

Average Rating:

 77 (412 votes)

Comments:

20

30.

Mark Hollis 

 Mark Hollis

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"This album gets me SO DAMN PUMPED UP. A must if you are making a party playlist."  Reply

- Necharsian | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +19 votes (21 helpful | 2 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

154 charts

Rank Score:

1,051

Rank in 1998:

30

Rank in 1990s:

287

Overall Rank:

1,629

Average Rating:

 76 (168 votes)

Comments:

10

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Best Albums of 1998 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	19	2%
King Crimson	2	0%
Miles Davis	2	0%
DMX	2	0%
Ringo Starr	2	0%
ボアダムス [Boredoms]	2	0%
Deep Purple	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	433	43%
	210	21%
	49	5%
	34	3%
	33	3%
	30	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%