Best Albums of 1998

Listed below are the best albums of 1998 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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81.

Follow The Leader 

 Korn

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

113 charts

Rank Score:

309

Rank in 1998:

81

Rank in 1990s:

766

Overall Rank:

4,542

Average Rating:

 69 (235 votes)

Comments:

6

82.

The K&D Sessions 

 Kruder & Dorfmeister

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

300

Rank in 1998:

82

Rank in 1990s:

778

Overall Rank:

4,648

Average Rating:

 76 (68 votes)

Comments:

2

83.

Oceanborn 

 Nightwish

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

299

Rank in 1998:

83

Rank in 1990s:

782

Overall Rank:

4,667

Average Rating:

 75 (59 votes)

Comments:

2

84.

Permutation 

 Amon Tobin

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

287

Rank in 1998:

84

Rank in 1990s:

803

Overall Rank:

4,816

Average Rating:

 78 (87 votes)

Comments:

3

85.

Embrya 

 Maxwell

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

284

Rank in 1998:

85

Rank in 1990s:

810

Overall Rank:

4,852

Average Rating:

 77 (31 votes)

Comments:

1

86.

The Legend Of Zelda Original Sound Track 
Soundtrack

 近藤浩治 [Koji Kondo]

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

281

Rank in 1998:

86

Rank in 1990s:

821

Overall Rank:

4,912

Average Rating:

 83 (68 votes)

Comments:

10

87.

Downward Is Heavenward 

 Hum

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

279

Rank in 1998:

87

Rank in 1990s:

823

Overall Rank:

4,930

Average Rating:

 76 (65 votes)

Comments:

1

88.

The Black Light 

 Calexico

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

78 charts

Rank Score:

276

Rank in 1998:

88

Rank in 1990s:

830

Overall Rank:

4,982

Average Rating:

 75 (101 votes)

Comments:

2

89.

Dónde Están Los Ladrones? 

 Shakira

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

271

Rank in 1998:

89

Rank in 1990s:

837

Overall Rank:

5,041

Average Rating:

 74 (71 votes)

Comments:

3

90.

Acme 

 The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

264

Rank in 1998:

90

Rank in 1990s:

859

Overall Rank:

5,151

Average Rating:

 73 (67 votes)

Comments:

4

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Best Albums of 1998 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	19	2%
Brighter Death Now	2	0%
Deep Purple	2	0%
Guillermo Gregorio	2	0%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	2	0%
MxPx	2	0%
Lou Reed	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	437	44%
	211	21%
	49	5%
	34	3%
	32	3%
	31	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%