Best Albums of 1998
Listed below are the best albums of 1998 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 7 hours ago).
"Powderfinger's 'Internationalist' is a tale of 2 sides Side A is all but perfect that crackles with energy and fizz with tracks such as "Hindley Street" , "Belter" "Passenger" and "Don't Wanna Be Left Out" Flip the record and it's as if the energy has been sucked out and feel's languid in part's ..." [+] Reply
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"Bashung's best with "L'Imprudence". An absolutely wonderful collection of melancholy pop, arranged and produced in stylish manner (Bashung had listened to Portishead a lot and hired Utley for guitar works). Set the criteria of what could be expected of the best of pop-rock chanson for the years t..." [+] Reply
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"While a few of these tracks go for way too long, there is enough melodic and hypnotizing tracks to keep you enjoying it. Favorite tracks: Contre le sexisme, Sunday, Female Mechanic Now on Duty, Hoarfrost, Hits of Sunshine, Karen Koltrane A- 7.5" Reply
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1998
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"I'm shocked that this is only ranked 49th of 1998. It's top 10 in my opinion." Reply
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letty | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Extremely underrated. Okay, it's a little cheesy, but the guitar melodies/harmonies on this album are incredible." Reply
"The debut album of Australia's modern rock legends. 'The Living End' combines the raw energy of punk rock with head-spinning rockabilly swing and takes the term "power trio" to a new level. Perfect at any volume and under whatever circumstance. All killer and no filler - it is an instan..." [+] Reply
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Dr. Mambo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"The first half is much stronger than the second half. This album, unlike his debut, has much stronger Brit-Pop influences. I am surprised to hear the song "Grace" on this album as I have heard it many times before, but I didn't know it was from this album. I wonder if it would have been a hit if ..." [+] Reply
"The electronics may sound slightly lightweight in comparison to Autechre's previous work, but I was completely bowled over by the final two tracks which is exactly when my heart began to swell until the very end of LP5. Complex and intricate as always, this is yet another fine piece of work from ..." [+] Reply
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"This album is rated a little low on here. I think when you look at LTJ this might be their best album because it has the best blend of punk, and ska. They went a little more punk after this album, and were more ska and scrappy before. Don't get me wrong, that's still a great sound, but Hello Rock..." [+] Reply
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Best Albums of 1998 composition
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| Various Artists | 19 | 2% | |
| Deep Purple | 2 | 0% | |
| Guillermo Gregorio | 2 | 0% | |
| Santana | 2 | 0% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 2 | 0% | |
| Lou Reed | 2 | 0% | |
| Valery Gergiev / Kirov Orchestra | 2 | 0% | |
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433 | 43% | |
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210 | 21% | |
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49 | 5% | |
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34 | 3% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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30 | 3% | |
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