Best Albums of 1998

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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1998
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1998
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1998
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Buy album United States
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1998
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1998
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8
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
8
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
8
Rank in 1998:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
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Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1998
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8
Rank in 1998:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
8
Rank in 1998:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of 1998 composition

Country Albums %


United States 436 44%
United Kingdom 210 21%
Mixed Nationality 47 5%
Germany 34 3%
Sweden 32 3%
Japan 31 3%
France 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%
Best Albums of 1952
1. Bird & Diz by Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie
2. Moanin' The Blues by Hank Williams
3. Billie Holiday Sings by Billie Holiday
4. The Amazing Bud Powell by Bud Powell
5. Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2 by Thelonious Monk
6. La Vie En Rose by Édith Piaf
7. Unforgettable by Nat King Cole
8. Satchmo Serenades by Louis Armstrong
9. Singin' In The Rain (Recorded Directly From The Sound Track Of The M-G-M Technicolor Musical) by Various Artists
10. A Second Album Of Bahamian Songs by Blind Blake And His Royal Victoria Calypsos
11. Dancers Of Bali by Anak Agung Gde Mandera / Gamelan Orchestra From The Village Of Pliatan, Bali, Indonesia
12. Penthouse Serenade by Nat King Cole
13. Legend Of The Sun Virgin by Yma Sumac
14. La Mauvaise Réputation by Georges Brassens
15. Blazing Ballads by Dinah Washington
16. Vol. 1 by Charlie Parker
17. Harmony Encores by The Chordettes
18. Country Classics by Hank Snow The Singing Ranger & The Rainbow Ranch Boys
19. Stravinsky: Rite Of Spring by Igor Markevitch / Vienna Philharmonic
20. South Of The Border by Charlie Parker
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