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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Junk Science

Deep Dish

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1998

Appears in:

6 charts

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Rise Up!

Bobby Conn

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1998

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7 charts

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The Answers

Blue October

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1998

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4 charts

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Gold

Bethany Curve

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1998

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11 charts

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Monk Alone: The Complete Columbia Solo Studio Recordings: 1962-1968
Compilation

Thelonious Monk

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1998

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2 charts

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Rites

Jan Garbarek

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1998

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5 charts

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Into The Sun

Sean Lennon

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1998

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10 charts

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Cruelty And The Beast

Cradle of Filth

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1998

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15 charts

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Noséqué-Nosécuántos

Sr. Chinarro

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1998

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10 charts

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Oremi

Angélique Kidjo

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1998

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8 charts

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Best Albums of 1998 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	19	2%
Deep Purple	2	0%
Guillermo Gregorio	2	0%
MxPx	2	0%
Lou Reed	2	0%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	2	0%
Aretha Franklin	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	440	44%
	210	21%
	47	5%
	33	3%
	32	3%
	31	3%
	24	2%
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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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