Best Albums of 1998

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Listed below are the best albums of 1998 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 41,000 greatest album charts.

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

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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,154 charts

Rank Score:

55,794

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Average Rating:

88 (2,518 votes)

Comments:

392

Mezzanine

Massive Attack

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

866 charts

Rank Score:

12,128

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Overall Rank:

152

Average Rating:

83 (1,062 votes)

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Moon Safari

Air

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

683 charts

Rank Score:

8,292

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Overall Rank:

242

Average Rating:

81 (850 votes)

Comments:

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards Of Canada

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

522 charts

Rank Score:

6,632

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Overall Rank:

294

Average Rating:

82 (623 votes)

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Aquemini

OutKast

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

502 charts

Rank Score:

6,437

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Overall Rank:

309

Average Rating:

82 (604 votes)

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The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

441 charts

Rank Score:

4,587

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Overall Rank:

421

Average Rating:

77 (621 votes)

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Elliott Smith

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

410 charts

Rank Score:

4,347

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Overall Rank:

444

Average Rating:

82 (536 votes)

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Ray Of Light

Madonna

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

343 charts

Rank Score:

3,288

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Eels

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

336 charts

Rank Score:

3,185

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109

Overall Rank:

598

Average Rating:

79 (408 votes)

Comments:

10.

Deserter's Songs

Mercury Rev

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

345 charts

Rank Score:

3,000

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114

Overall Rank:

630

Average Rating:

81 (414 votes)

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Best Albums of 1998 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	12	1%
DMX	2	0%
Miles Davis	2	0%
MxPx	2	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	2	0%
Deep Purple	2	0%
Lou Reed	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	454	45%
	205	21%
	37	4%
	32	3%
	30	3%
	29	3%
	26	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	917	92%
Yes	83	8%

Live?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	9	1%

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Best Albums of 1991
1. Nevermind by Nirvana
2. Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
3. Ten by Pearl Jam
4. Spiderland by Slint
5. Achtung Baby by U2
6. Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers
7. The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest
8. Laughing Stock by Talk Talk
9. Metallica by Metallica
10. Screamadelica by Primal Scream
11. Blue Lines by Massive Attack
12. Out Of Time by R.E.M.
13. Badmotorfinger by Soundgarden
14. Trompe Le Monde by Pixies
15. Use Your Illusion II by Guns N' Roses
16. Dangerous by Michael Jackson
17. Yerself Is Steam by Mercury Rev
18. Innuendo by Queen
19. Temple Of The Dog by Temple Of The Dog
20. Gish by The Smashing Pumpkins