Best Albums of 1998
Listed below are the best albums of 1998 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 5 hours ago).
"Fantastic partnership in re-imagining the work of Woody Guthrie. Wilco offsets the folksy dead-pan approach of Billy Bragg well in alternating tracks. Sometimes it comes close to hitting the mark, and others they hit a home run. Highlights - California Stars, Ingrid Bergman, Christ for President,..." [+] Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1998
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"with Iris being possibly the best rock ballad EVER written and the rest of the album being a decent soft rock collection it bugs my mind how in the world this album is not in top 10 of '98 on this site." Reply
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zwiebel | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1998
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"I won't necessarily put this or Jagged Little Pill above one another. I like them both for different reasons. But, with this being said, I really do think that they are two different beasts. While Jagged Little Pill was a really great album that especially emphasized and brought to life the teena..." [+] Reply
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"The addition of the orchestra makes Portishead sound even more dramatic and haunting. In particular, the alternative version of Sour Times is magnificent." Reply
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flyingcitrus | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"If "You Get What You Give" isn't the best song Mick Jagger wishes he wrote, I don't know what is. Outstanding songwriting, and the music is only about a half-step behind. People love to crack wise on this, but whatever. This was one of the better albums of the 90s and an album that was essential ..." [+] Reply
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ShaneSpear | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +11 votes (11 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1998
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"Despite its incompletion, 'Sketches of My Sweetheart the Drunk' is a very worthy follow-up to 'Grace'. It's bold, daring, and yet somehow, still maintains that wonderful, beautiful quality that was always a constant throughout his music. Tim, his father, would've been very proud." Reply
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"A live set from the day after the album Blonde On Blonde dropped. 2 disc set, first disc is his first acoustic set and disc 2 is when he comes back out with his band The Band and ROCKS THEIR SOCKS OFF! It's his rock stuff, and the boos and the back and forth with the crowd ("JUDAS!" "I don't beli..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1998
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668
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"After more than two years and nearly a hundred listens probably, this still feels extremely fresh and invigorating. Almost as good as immaculate Little Earthquakes, and a truly perfect album. If I didn't have my one-album-per-artist rule, this would be around #8 on my chart." Reply
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Applerill | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1998
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664
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"These guys once played on the shore of the Arctic Ocean with Metallica for a bunch of Inuit kids and Molson contest winners. Could you imagine? A hell of a show, I'm sure." Reply
- junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Gomez is consistently underrated. Bring It On is a fine debut album. "Get Myself Arrested", "78 Stone Wobble", and "Whippin' Piccadilly" are all great songs." Reply
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Romanelli | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1998
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 5 of 100
Best Albums of 1998 composition
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| Various Artists | 19 | 2% | |
| Deep Purple | 2 | 0% | |
| Guillermo Gregorio | 2 | 0% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 2 | 0% | |
| Santana | 2 | 0% | |
| MxPx | 2 | 0% | |
| Lou Reed | 2 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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434 | 43% | |
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210 | 21% | |
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49 | 5% | |
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34 | 3% | |
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34 | 3% | |
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30 | 3% | |
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25 | 3% | |
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