Best Albums of 1998

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Listed below are the best albums of 1998 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1998 year summaryThe best artists of 1998 were Neutral Milk Hotel, Massive Attack, Air, OutKast, Lauryn Hill, Boards Of Canada, Elliott Smith, Mercury Rev, Madonna and Eels.

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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,390 charts

Rank Score:

38,375

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Average Rating:

87 (2,893 votes)

Comments:

428

Mezzanine

Massive Attack

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

1,013 charts

Rank Score:

10,133

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Overall Rank:

150

Average Rating:

83 (1,247 votes)

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Moon Safari

Air

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

809 charts

Rank Score:

6,949

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Overall Rank:

248

Average Rating:

81 (984 votes)

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Aquemini

OutKast

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

661 charts

Rank Score:

6,167

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Overall Rank:

284

Average Rating:

83 (737 votes)

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The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

616 charts

Rank Score:

5,925

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Overall Rank:

306

Average Rating:

78 (788 votes)

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Music Has The Right To Children

Boards Of Canada

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

617 charts

Rank Score:

5,496

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Overall Rank:

327

Average Rating:

82 (730 votes)

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Elliott Smith

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

492 charts

Rank Score:

3,989

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

423 charts

Rank Score:

2,749

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Madonna

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

412 charts

Rank Score:

2,625

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116

Overall Rank:

686

Average Rating:

74 (611 votes)

Comments:

10.

Electro-Shock Blues

Eels

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

373 charts

Rank Score:

2,596

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120

Overall Rank:

696

Average Rating:

79 (464 votes)

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Best Albums of 1998 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	21	2%
MxPx	2	0%
Pearl Jam	2	0%
Valery Gergiev / Kirov Orchestra	2	0%
Deep Purple	2	0%
Frank Zappa	2	0%
DMX	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	435	43%
	208	21%
	47	5%
	33	3%
	31	3%
	31	3%
	26	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	913	91%
Yes	88	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	957	96%
Yes	44	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	15	1%

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